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Revelation 19

Introduction

1  God is praised in heaven for judging the great whore, and avenging the blood of his saints.
7  The marriage of the Lamb.
10  The angel will not be worshipped.
17  The fowls called to the great slaughter.

Verse 1

And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
after
18:1-24
I heard
11:15, 18:20
Alleluia
3,4,6, Psalms 106:1, 111:1, 115:18, 146:1, 148:1, 149:1, 150:1; *marg:
Salvation
4:10,11, 5:9-13, 7:10-12, 11:15, 12:10, 1 Chronicles 29:11, Psalms 3:8, Jonah 2:9, Matthew 6:13, 1 Timothy 1:16,17

Verse 2

For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
true
15:3, 16:5-7, Deuteronomy 32:4, Psalms 19:9, Isaiah 25:1
judged
17:1,2,15,16, 18:3,9,10,23
and hath
6:10, 18:20,24, Deuteronomy 32:35,43

Verse 3

And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
Alleluia
1
And her
14:11, 18:9,18, Genesis 19:28, Isaiah 34:10, Jude 1:7

Verse 4

And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
the four
4:4-10, 5:8-11,14, 11:15,16, 15:7
Amen
5:14, 1 Chronicles 16:36, Nehemiah 5:13, 8:6, Psalms 41:13, 72:19, 89:52, 106:48, Jeremiah 28:6, Matthew 6:13, 28:20, 1 Corinthians 14:16
Alleluia
1

Verse 5

And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.
a voice
7:15, 11:19, 16:17
Praise
Psalms 103:20-22, 134:1, 135:1,19,20, 148:11-13, 150:6
both
11:18, 20:12

Verse 6

And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
and as the voice of many
1:15, 14:2, Ezekiel 1:24, 43:2
and as the voice of mighty
4:5, 6:1, 8:5, 14:2, 19:6, Job 40:9, Psalms 29:3-9, 77:18
for
11:15-18, 12:10, 21:22, Psalms 47:2,7, 93:1, 97:1,12, 99:1, Isaiah 52:7, Matthew 6:13

Verse 7

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
be glad
Deuteronomy 32:43, 1 Samuel 2:1, Psalms 9:14, 48:11, 95:1-3, 100:1,2, 107:42, Proverbs 29:2, Isaiah 66:10,14, Zechariah 9:9, John 3:29, Philippians 3:3
for
21:2,9, Psalms 45:10-16, Song of Solomon 3:11, Isaiah 62:5, Hosea 2:19,20, Matthew 22:2, Matthew 25:1-10, 2 Corinthians 11:2, Ephesians 5:32
and his
Isaiah 52:1

Verse 8

And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
to her
3:4,5,18, Psalms 45:13,14, Isaiah 61:10, Ezekiel 16:10, Matthew 22:12, Romans 3:22, Romans 13:14, Ephesians 5:26,27
white
or, bright.
Matthew 17:2, Mark 9:3, Luke 24:4, Acts 1:10
the fine
7:13,14, Psalms 132:9

Verse 9

And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Write
1:19, 2:1,8,12,18, 3:1,7,14, 10:4, 14:13, Isaiah 8:1, Habakkuk 2:2
Blessed
7,8, 3:20, Matthew 22:2-4, Luke 14:15,16
These
11, 21:5, 22:6, 1 Timothy 1:15, 4:9, 2 Timothy 2:11, Titus 3:8

Verse 10

And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
I fell
22:8,9, Mark 5:22, 7:25, Acts 10:25,26, 14:11-15, 1 John 5:21
See
2 Corinthians 8:7, Ephesians 5:15,33, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Hebrews 12:25
I am
Psalms 103:20,21, Daniel 7:10, Luke 1:19, Hebrews 1:14
the testimony
1:9, 12:11,17, 22:9, 1 John 5:10
worship
4:10, 14:7, 15:4, Exodus 34:14, 2 Kings 17:36, Psalms 45:11, Matthew 4:10, John 4:22-24, Philippians 3:3
for the
Luke 24:25-27,44, John 5:39, Acts 3:12-18, 10:43, 13:27, Romans 3:21,22, 1 Peter 1:10-12, 2 Peter 1:19-21

Verse 11

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
heaven
4:1, 11:19, 15:5
a white
6:2, Zechariah 1:8
Faithful
1:5, 3:7,14, John 14:6
and in
15:3-7, Psalms 45:3-7, 50:6, 72:2-4, 96:13, 98:9, 99:4, Isaiah 11:3-5, 32:1, Isaiah 45:21, 63:1-5, Jeremiah 23:5,6, 33:15, Zechariah 9:9,10, Hebrews 7:1,2

Verse 12

His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
eyes
1:14, 2:18
on his
6:2, 12:3, 13:1, Psalms 8:5, Song of Solomon 3:11, Isaiah 62:3, Zechariah 9:16, Matthew 21:5, 28:18, Hebrews 2:9
a name
16, 2:17, 3:12, Genesis 32:29, Exodus 23:21, Judges 13:18, Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 11:27, Luke 10:22

Verse 13

And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
clothed
14:20, Psalms 58:10, Isaiah 9:5, 34:3-8, 63:1-6
The
John 1:1,14, 1 John 1:1, 5:7

Verse 14

And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
the armies
14:1,20, 17:14, Psalms 68:17, 149:6-9, Zechariah 14:5, Matthew 26:53, 2 Thessalonians 1:7, Jude 1:14
white horse
11
clothed
8, 4:4, 7:9, Matthew 28:3

Verse 15

And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
out
21, 1:16, 2:12,16, Isaiah 11:4, 30:33, 2 Thessalonians 2:8
and he shall
2:27, 12:5, Psalms 2:9
and he treadeth
14:17-20, Isaiah 63:2-6

Verse 16

And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
on his vesture
12,13
KING
17:14, Psalms 72:11, Proverbs 8:15,16, Daniel 2:47, Philippians 2:9-11, 1 Timothy 6:15

Verse 17

And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
an angel
8:13, 14:6, Isaiah 34:1-8
saying
21, Isaiah 56:9, Jeremiah 12:9, Ezekiel 39:17-20

Verse 18

That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
ye
Deuteronomy 28:26, 1 Samuel 17:44,46, Psalms 110:5,6, Jeremiah 7:33, 16:4, 19:7, 34:20, Ezekiel 29:5, 39:18-20, Matthew 24:28, Luke 17:37
of all
6:15, 13:16

Verse 19

And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
I saw
13:1-10, 14:9, 16:14,16, 17:12-14, 18:9, Ezekiel 38:8-18, Daniel 7:21-26, Daniel 8:25, 11:40-45, Joel 3:9-14
him
11-14

Verse 20

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
the beast
19, 13:1-8,18, 17:3-8,12, Daniel 2:40-45, 7:7,12-14,19-21,23
the false
13:11-17, 16:13,14, 20:10, 22:15, Daniel 7:8-11,24-26, 8:24,26, 2 Thessalonians 2:8-11
These
20:10,14, Daniel 7:11, 11:45
burning
14:10, 21:8, Genesis 19:24, Deuteronomy 29:23, Job 18:15, Psalms 11:6, Isaiah 30:33, 34:9, Ezekiel 38:22

Verse 21

And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
the remnant
11-15, 1:16
and all
17,18, 17:16

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