1 After this I heardnSee ch. 11:15 what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
och. 4:11; 7:10; 12:10 Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2 forpch. 15:3; 16:7 his judgments are true and just;
for he has judgedqSee ch. 17:1 the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
andrDeut. 32:43; 2 Kgs. 9:7; [ch. 16:6]; See ch. 6:10 has avenged on her the blood of his servants. ”
3 Once more they cried out,
“Hallelujah!
sch. 18:9, 18; Isa. 34:10; [ch. 14:11] The smoke from her goes up forever and ever. ”
4 Andtch. 4:4, 6, 10; 5:14 the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah! ”
5 And from the throne came a voice saying,
uPs. 22:23; 113:1; 134:1; 135:1 “Praise our God,
all you his servants,
vch. 11:18 you who fear him,
small and great. ”
6 Then I heard what seemed to bewDan. 10:6; [ver. 1] the voice of a great multitude, likexSee ch. 1:15 the roar of many waters andych. 6:1; 14:2 like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almightyzch. 11:15, 17; Ps. 97:1 reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
foraMatt. 22:2; 25:10; Luke 12:36; 14:8; John 2:1; [Eph. 5:22-32] the marriage of the Lamb has come,
andbch. 21:2, 9; [Isa. 54:5; Hos. 2:19, 20] his Bride has made herself ready;
8 c[Ps. 45:13-15; Ezek. 16:10] it was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure ” — for the fine linen isd[Ps. 132:9; Isa. 61:10] the righteous deeds of the saints.
9 And the angel said to me, “Write this:eLuke 14:15; See ver. 7 Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb. ” And he said to me,f[ch. 21:5; 22:6] “These are the true words of God. ” 10 Thengch. 22:8 I fell down at his feet to worship him,hch. 22:9; See Acts 10:26 but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold toich. 1:2; 6:9; 12:17 the testimony of Jesus. Worship God. ” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
11 Then I sawjSee Ezek. 1:1 heaven opened, and behold,kSee ch. 6:2 a white horse! The one sitting on it is calledlSee ch. 3:7, 14 Faithful and True, andm[Ps. 96:13; Isa. 11:4] in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 nch. 1:14; 2:18 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head areo[ch. 12:3] many diadems, and he haspver. 16; ch. 2:17; [Prov. 30:4] a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed inqIsa. 63:2, 3 a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called isrSee John 1:1 The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven,sch. 3:4; 7:9 arrayed in fine linen, white and pure,t[ch. 14:20] were following him on white horses. 15 uver. 21; See ch. 1:16 From his mouth comes a sharp swordv[Isa. 11:4; 2 Thess. 2:8] with which to strike down the nations, andwch. 2:27; 12:5 he will rule them with a rod of iron.xch. 14:20; Isa. 63:3 He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thighyver. 12 he has a name written,zSee ch. 17:14 King of kings and Lord of lords.
17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called toaver. 21 all the birds that fly directly overhead,bJer. 12:9; Ezek. 39:17 “Come, gather forc[Isa. 34:6; Jer. 46:10; Ezek. 39:19] the great supper of God, 18 dEzek. 39:18, 20 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great. ” 19 And I sawech. 11:7; 13:1 the beast and the kings of the earth with their armiesfch. 16:16 gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with itgch. 16:13; 20:10 the false prophethch. 13:11-14 who in its presence1Or on its behalf had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those whoiSee ch. 13:15 worshiped its image. These two werejch. 20:10, 14, 15; [Dan. 7:11] thrown alive into the lake ofkch. 14:10; 21:8; See 2 Thess. 1:8 fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the swordlver. 15 that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, andmver. 17 all the birds were gorged with their flesh.