Rejoicing in Heaven

19 After these things I heard something like the loud sound of a great crowd in heaven saying,

“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
    because his judgments are true and righteous,
because he has passed judgment on the great prostitute
    who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,
and has avenged the blood of his slaves shed by[a] her hand!”

And a second time they said,

“Hallelujah!”

And her smoke goes up forever and ever[b]. And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying,

“Amen! Hallelujah!”

And a voice came out from the throne, saying,

“Praise our God
    all his slaves,
and those who fear him,
    the small and the great!”

The Wedding Celebration of the Lamb

And I heard something like the sound of a great crowd and something like the sound of many waters and something like the sound of powerful thunder, saying,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord God,[c] the All-Powerful, reigns!
Let us rejoice and be glad
    and give him the glory,
because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has prepared herself.
And it has been granted to her that she be dressed in bright, clean fine linen (for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints).

And he said to me, “Write: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet of the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” 10 And I fell down before his feet to worship him, and he said to me, “Do not do that![d] I am a fellow slave of you and of your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

The Warrior on the White Horse

11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and the one seated on it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice[e] he judges and makes war. 12 Now his eyes were a flame of fire, and on his head were many royal headbands having a name written that no one except he himself knows. 13 And he was dressed in an outer garment dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God. 14 And the armies that are in heaven, dressed in clean, white fine linen, were following him on white horses. 15 And out of his mouth came a sharp sword, so that with it he could strike the nations. And he will shepherd them with an iron rod,[f] and he stomps the winepress of the wine of the furious wrath of God, the All-Powerful. 16 And he has a name written on his outer garment and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”

17 And I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly directly overhead[g],

“Come! Assemble for the great banquet of God,
18 in order that you may eat the flesh of kings,
and the flesh of military tribunes,
and the flesh of the powerful,
and the flesh of horses and those seated on them,
and the flesh of all people,
both free and slave,
and small and great!”

19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with the one who is seated on the horse and with his army. 20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs before him, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped his image. The two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur. 21 And the rest were killed by the sword of the one who is seated on the horse—the sword that comes out of his mouth—and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:2 Literally “from”
  2. Revelation 19:3 Literally “for the ages of the ages”
  3. Revelation 19:6 Some manuscripts have “the Lord our God, the All-Powerful”
  4. Revelation 19:10 Literally “do not see to it”
  5. Revelation 19:11 Or “in righteousness”
  6. Revelation 19:15 An allusion to Ps 2:9
  7. Revelation 19:17 Literally, “in midheaven”

19 After meta this houtos I heard akouō what sounded like hōs the roar phōnē megas of a great polys throng ochlos in en · ho heaven ouranos, saying legō, “ Hallelujah hallēlouia! · ho Salvation sōtēria and kai · ho glory doxa and kai · ho power dynamis belong to ho our hēmeis God theos, because hoti true alēthinos and kai just dikaios are · ho his autos judgments krisis. For hoti he has judged krinō the ho great megas prostitute pornē · ho who hostis corrupted phtheirō the ho earth with en · ho her autos immorality porneia, and kai has avenged ekdikeō the ho blood haima of ho his autos servants shed by ek her autos hand cheir.” Then kai again deuteros they cried out legō, “ Hallelujah hallēlouia! · kai The ho smoke kapnos from her autos burning rises anabainō for eis all ho time aiōn ho!” · ho And kai the ho twenty-four eikosi elders presbyteros · ho and kai the ho four tessares living creatures zōon fell down piptō and kai worshiped proskyneō · ho God theos who ho was seated kathēmai on epi the ho throne thronos, saying legō, “ Amen amēn! Hallelujah hallēlouia!” And kai from apo the ho throne thronos came exerchomai a voice phōnē saying legō, “ Praise aineō · ho our hēmeis God theos, all pas you ho his autos servants and kai you ho who fear phobeomai him autos, · ho small mikros and kai · ho great megas.” Then kai I heard akouō what sounded like hōs the voice phōnē of a great polys multitude ochlos · kai it was like hōs the roar phōnē of many polys waters hydōr, · kai like hōs the sound phōnē of crashing ischuros thunder brontē crying out legō, “ Hallelujah hallēlouia! For hoti the Lord kyrios · ho our hēmeis God theos the ho Almighty pantokratōr reigns basileuō! Let us rejoice chairō and kai be glad agalliaō and kai give didōmi him autos the ho glory doxa, for hoti the ho marriage gamos of the ho Lamb arnion has come erchomai, and kai · ho his autos bride gynē has made herself heautou ready hetoimazō. · kai To her autos it has been granted didōmi to hina be clothed periballō in fine linen byssinos, bright lampros and clean katharos”— for gar the ho fine linen byssinos is eimi the ho righteous acts dikaiōma of the ho saints hagios.

And kai the angel said legō to me egō, “ Write graphō, ‘ Blessed makarios are those ho who are invited kaleō to eis the ho marriage gamos supper deipnon · ho of the ho Lamb arnion!’” He also kai said legō to me egō, “ These houtos are eimi the ho true alēthinos words logos of ho God theos.” 10 Then kai I fell piptō down at emprosthen · ho his autos feet pous to worship proskyneō him autos, but kai he said legō to me egō, “ Do horaō not do that! I am eimi a fellow servant syndoulos with you sy and kai · ho your sy brothers adelphos who ho hold echō to the ho testimony martyria about Jesus Iēsous. Worship proskyneō · ho God theos! For gar the ho testimony martyria about Jesus Iēsous is eimi the ho spirit pneuma of ho prophecy prophēteia.”

11 Then kai I saw · ho heaven ouranos opened anoigō, and kai behold idou, a white leukos horse hippos! · kai The ho one riding kathēmai it autos is called kaleō Faithful pistos and kai True alēthinos, and kai with en justice dikaiosynē he judges krinō and kai makes war polemeō. 12 · ho · de His autos eyes ophthalmos are like hōs a flame phlox of fire pyr, and kai on epi · ho his autos head kephalē are many polys diadems diadēma, and he has echō a name onoma written graphō that hos no one oudeis knows oida except ei mē himself autos. 13 · kai He is clothed in periballō a robe himation dipped baptō in blood haima, and kai the ho name onoma by which autos he is called kaleō is the ho Word logos of ho God theos. 14 And kai the ho armies strateuma · ho of en · ho heaven ouranos, arrayed in endyō fine linen byssinos, white leukos and clean katharos, were following akoloutheō him autos on epi white leukos horses hippos. 15 · kai From ek · ho his autos mouth stoma extends ekporeuomai a sharp oxys sword rhomphaia so that hina with en it autos he can strike down patassō the ho nations ethnos. · kai He autos will rule poimainō them autos with en a rod rhabdos of iron sidērous. · kai He autos will tread pateō the ho winepress lēnos ho · ho of the ho furious thumos · ho wrath orgē of ho God theos the ho Almighty pantokratōr. 16 · kai On epi his ho robe himation and kai on epi · ho his autos thigh mēros he has echō a name onoma written graphō, King basileus of kings basileus and kai Lord kyrios of lords kyrios.

17 Then kai I saw an heis angel angelos standing histēmi in en the ho sun hēlios, and kai he called krazō with en a loud megas voice phōnē to all pas the ho birds orneon · ho flying petomai in en midair mesouranēma, “ Come deute, gather together synagō for eis the ho great megas supper deipnon · ho of ho God theos, 18 to hina eat esthiō the flesh sarx of kings basileus, · kai the flesh sarx of captains chiliarchos, · kai the flesh sarx of mighty warriors ischuros, · kai the flesh sarx of horses hippos and kai those ho who ride kathēmai on epi them autos · kai the flesh sarx of all pas, both te free eleutheros and kai slave, and kai small mikros and kai great megas.” 19 Then kai I saw the ho beast thērion and kai the ho kings basileus of the ho earth and kai · ho their autos armies strateuma gathered synagō to make poieō · ho war polemos against meta the ho one who rode kathēmai the ho horse hippos and kai against meta · ho his autos army strateuma. 20 And kai the ho beast thērion was captured piazō, and kai with meta him autos the ho false prophet pseudoprophētēs, who ho in enōpion his autos presence enōpion performed poieō · ho signs sēmeion by en which hos he deceived planaō those ho who had received lambanō the ho mark charagma of the ho beast thērion and kai those ho who worshiped proskyneō · ho his autos image eikōn. These ho two dyo were thrown ballō alive zaō into eis the ho lake limnē of ho fire pyr · ho burning kaiō with en sulfur theion. 21 And kai the ho rest loipos were killed apokteinō by en the ho sword rhomphaia that ho extended exerchomai from ek the ho mouth stoma of ho the one who rode kathēmai the ho horse hippos; and kai all pas the ho birds orneon gorged themselves chortazō with ek · ho their autos flesh sarx.