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19 這些事以後,我聽見天上好像有一大群人大聲說:

“哈利路亞!

救恩、榮耀、權能都屬於我們的 神,

因為他的審判是真實公義的。

他審判了那大淫婦,

那以淫亂敗壞了世界的;

並且為他的僕人向淫婦伸了流血的冤。”

他們再一次說:

“哈利路亞!

燒淫婦的煙往上冒,

直到永永遠遠!”

那二十四位長老和四個活物,就俯伏敬拜那坐在寶座上的 神,說:

“阿們!哈利路亞!”

羊羔的婚筵

接著有聲音從寶座發出來,說:

“所有 神的僕人哪!

凡是敬畏他的,

無論大小,

你們都應當讚美我們的 神!”

我又聽見一個聲音,好像一大群人的聲音,像眾水的聲音,又像大雷的聲音,說:

“哈利路亞!

因為主、我們全能的 神作王了!

我們要歡喜快樂,

把榮耀歸給他!

因為羊羔的婚期到了;

他的新娘也自己預備好了。

並且有光潔的細麻衣,

賜給她穿上;

這細麻衣就是聖徒的義行。”

天使對我說:“你要寫下來:‘被邀請赴羊羔婚筵的人有福了!’”他又對我說:“這都是 神真實的話。” 10 我就俯伏在天使腳前要拜他。但他對我說:“千萬不可以這樣!我和你,以及你那些為耶穌作見證的弟兄,都是同作僕人的。你應當敬拜 神!因為預言的精義,就是耶穌的見證。”

騎白馬的基督

11 我觀看,見天開了。有一匹白馬,那騎馬的稱為“忠信”和“真實”;他按著公義審判和作戰。 12 他的眼睛好像火燄,頭上戴著許多皇冠,他身上寫著一個名字,這名字除了他自己沒有人認識。 13 他身穿一件浸過血的衣服,他的名字稱為“ 神的道”。 14 天上的眾軍,都騎著白馬,穿著潔白的細麻衣,跟隨著他。 15 有一把利劍從他口中吐出來,他要用這劍擊打列國,他必用鐵杖治理他們;並且還要踹全能 神烈怒的壓酒池。 16 在他的衣服和大腿上,寫著“萬王之王,萬主之主”的名號。

17 我又看見一位天使站在太陽中,向高空所有的飛鳥大聲呼喊說:“你們來吧!齊集起來赴 神的大筵席! 18 可以吃君王的肉、將領的肉、壯士的肉,馬和騎士的肉,以及自由的、作奴隸的、大的、小的,所有人的肉。” 19 我看見那獸和地上的眾王,以及他們的眾軍,都集合起來,要跟那騎白馬的和他的眾軍作戰。 20 那獸被捉住了;連同在獸面前用奇事迷惑人,使他們接受獸的記號,並且拜獸像的那假先知,也一起被捉住了。他們兩個就活活地被拋在燒著硫磺的火湖裡去。 21 其餘的人都被那位騎白馬的口中所吐出來的劍殺了。所有飛鳥都吃飽了他們的肉。

Heaven Rejoices Over God’s Judgment

19 After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven[a] of ones saying “Hallelujah— the salvation and the glory and the power of [b] our God! Because His judgments are true and righteous. Because He judged the great prostitute who corrupted[c] the earth with her sexual-immorality, and He avenged the blood of His slaves from her hand”. And a second time they have said, “Hallelujah! And her smoke goes up forever and ever”. And the twenty four elders and the four living-creatures fell and gave-worship to God, the One sitting on the throne, saying “Amen. Hallelujah!”

Heaven Rejoices Over The Wedding of The Lamb

And a voice came out from the throne, saying “Give-praise[d] to our God, all His slaves, and[e] the ones fearing Him— the small and the great”. And I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of strong thunders, saying “Hallelujah! Because the Lord our God, the Almighty, began[f] to reign. Let us rejoice and be overjoyed, and give the glory to Him, because the wedding[g] of the Lamb came, and His wife prepared herself ”. And[h] authority was given to her to[i] clothe herself with shining clean fine-linen. For the fine-linen is the righteous-acts of the saints. And he[j] says to me, “Write— ‘Blessed are the ones having been called[k] to the banquet of the wedding of the Lamb’”.

These Words Are True Words of God

And he says to me, “These[l] words are true ones of God”. 10 And I fell in front of his feet to give-worship[m] to him. And he says to me “See that you not do it. I am a fellow-slave of you and your brothers— the ones holding the testimony of [n] Jesus. Give-worship to God. For the testimony of [o] Jesus is the spirit[p] of prophecy”.

Vision 5: Heaven Is Opened. The King of Kings Comes To Earth On a White Horse

11 And I saw heaven having been opened. And behold— there was a white horse, and the One sitting on it being called Faithful and True. And He judges and wages-war in righteousness. 12 And His eyes are like a flame of fire, and upon His head are many diadems[q]He having a name having been written which no one knows except Himself, 13 and having clothed Himself with a garment having been dipped in blood[r]. And His name has been called “The Word of God”. 14 And the armies in heaven were following Him on white horses, the riders having been dressed-in white clean fine-linen. 15 And a sharp sword comes out of His mouth, in order that He may strike the nations with it. And He Himself will shepherd[s] them with an iron rod. And He Himself treads the winepress of the wine of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 And He has a name having been written on the garment and[t] on His thigh: “King of kings, and Lord of lords”.

An Angel Calls The Birds To Feast On Human Flesh

17 And I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he cried-out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds flying in mid-heaven, “Come, be gathered-together for the great banquet of God, 18 in order that you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of commanders, and the flesh of powerful ones, and the flesh of horses and of the ones sitting on them, and the flesh of everyone— both free and slaves, both[u] small and great”.

The Beast And His Followers Are Conquered. The Birds Are Satisfied

19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies having been gathered-together to make[v] war against the One sitting on the horse, and against His army. 20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false-prophet having done the signs in his presence, by which he deceived the ones having received the mark of the beast, and the ones giving-worship to his image. While living, the two were thrown into the lake of fire burning with sulphur. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword of the One sitting on the horse, the sword having come-out of His mouth. And all the birds were filled-to-satisfaction from their flesh.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:1 John’s perspective changes from earth (17:3-18:24) back to heaven, where he hears heaven’s response to the events in 16:17-21.
  2. Revelation 19:1 Or, belonging to, belongs to. Or, of our God came, as in 12:10.
  3. Revelation 19:2 Or, was corrupting.
  4. Revelation 19:5 Note that verses 6 and 7 come in response to this command. Or, this command may be in response to v 4, concluding that paragraph; verse 6 then beginning a second thing John ‘heard’ (v 1).
  5. Revelation 19:5 Or, even.
  6. Revelation 19:6 Or, reigned, became king, as also in 11:17.
  7. Revelation 19:7 Or, wedding-celebration.
  8. Revelation 19:8 The preceding quotation may extend to ‘fine-linen’ or ‘saints’ in this verse.
  9. Revelation 19:8 Or, that she might.
  10. Revelation 19:9 That is, the angel who has been guiding John since 17:1; or, the voice in 19:5, who is now with John in person.
  11. Revelation 19:9 Or, summoned, invited.
  12. Revelation 19:9 That is, all that this angel has been a part of since 17:1; or, the words in verse 9 in particular.
  13. Revelation 19:10 John takes the preceding declaration to mean God is directly speaking to him.
  14. Revelation 19:10 That is, given by; or, about.
  15. Revelation 19:10 That is, given by.
  16. Revelation 19:10 Or, breath. That is, the testimony given by Jesus is the inspiration producing what the prophets speak.
  17. Revelation 19:12 That is, royal crowns.
  18. Revelation 19:13 The blood could be Christ’s own (at the Cross), that of the martyrs, or that of His enemies.
  19. Revelation 19:15 That is, rule. He will herd this flock to its destiny in a way that permits no opposition or deviation.
  20. Revelation 19:16 Or, even.
  21. Revelation 19:18 Or, and.
  22. Revelation 19:19 Or, make the war; that is, the one previously mentioned in 16:14, 16; 17:14.