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The Rejoicing in Heaven

19 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying,

“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power to our God,(A)
    for his judgments are true and just;
he has judged the great whore[a]
    who corrupted the earth with her prostitution,
and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(B)

Once more they said,

“Hallelujah!
The smoke goes up from her forever and ever.”(C)

And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying,

“Amen. Hallelujah!”(D)

And from the throne came a voice saying,

“Praise our God,
    all you his servants
and[b] all who fear him,
    small and great.”(E)

Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunderpeals, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord[c] God
    the Almighty reigns.(F)
Let us rejoice and exult
    and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
    and his bride has made herself ready;(G)
to her it has been granted to be clothed
    with fine linen, bright and pure”—

for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.(H)

And the angel said[d] to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are true words of God.”(I) 10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold the testimony of Jesus.[e] Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus[f] is the spirit of prophecy.”(J)

The Rider on the White Horse

11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse! Its rider is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and wages war.(K) 12 His eyes are like[g] a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name inscribed that no one knows but himself.(L) 13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in[h] blood, and his name is called The Word of God.(M) 14 And the armies of heaven, wearing fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule[i] them with a scepter of iron; he will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.(N) 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, “King of kings and Lord of lords.”(O)

The Beast and Its Armies Defeated

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly in midheaven, “Come, gather for the great supper of God,(P) 18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of the mighty, the flesh of horses and their riders—flesh of all, both free and slave, both small and great.”(Q) 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to wage war against the rider on the horse and against his army.(R) 20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed in its presence the signs by which he deceived those who had received the brand of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were killed by the sword of the rider on the horse, the sword that came from his mouth, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.

Footnotes

  1. 19.2 Or prostitute
  2. 19.5 Other ancient authorities lack and
  3. 19.6 Other ancient authorities add our
  4. 19.9 Gk he said
  5. 19.10 Or to Jesus
  6. 19.10 Or to Jesus
  7. 19.12 Other ancient authorities omit like
  8. 19.13 Other ancient authorities read sprinkled with
  9. 19.15 Or will shepherd

Rejoicing in Heaven

19 After this I heard (A)what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
(B)Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
    for (C)his judgments are true and just;
for he has judged (D)the great prostitute
    who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and (E)has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

Once more they cried out,

“Hallelujah!
(F)The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”

And (G)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” And from the throne came a voice saying,

(H)“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,
(I)you who fear him,
    small and great.”

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

Then I heard what seemed to be (J)the voice of a great multitude, like (K)the roar of many waters and (L)like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
    the Almighty (M)reigns.
Let us rejoice and exult
    and give him the glory,
for (N)the marriage of the Lamb has come,
    and (O)his Bride has made herself ready;
(P)it was granted her to clothe herself
    with fine linen, bright and pure”—

for the fine linen is (Q)the righteous deeds of the saints.

And the angel said[a] to me, “Write this: (R)Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, (S)“These are the true words of God.” 10 Then (T)I fell down at his feet to worship him, (U)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to (V)the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw (W)heaven opened, and behold, (X)a white horse! The one sitting on it is called (Y)Faithful and True, and (Z)in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 (AA)His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are (AB)many diadems, and he has (AC)a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in (AD)a robe dipped in[b] blood, and the name by which he is called is (AE)The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, (AF)arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, (AG)were following him on white horses. 15 (AH)From his mouth comes a sharp sword (AI)with which to strike down the nations, and (AJ)he will rule[c] them with a rod of iron. (AK)He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh (AL)he has a name written, (AM)King of kings and Lord of lords.

17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to (AN)all the birds that fly directly overhead, (AO)“Come, gather for (AP)the great supper of God, 18 (AQ)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,[d] both small and great.” 19 And I saw (AR)the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies (AS)gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with it (AT)the false prophet (AU)who in its presence[e] had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who (AV)worshiped its image. These two were (AW)thrown alive into the lake of (AX)fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the sword (AY)that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and (AZ)all the birds were gorged with their flesh.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:9 Greek he said
  2. Revelation 19:13 Some manuscripts sprinkled with
  3. Revelation 19:15 Greek shepherd
  4. Revelation 19:18 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
  5. Revelation 19:20 Or on its behalf

Louvor a Deus no céu

19 Depois disso, ouvi algo no céu como se fosse uma voz forte de uma grande multidão, dizendo:

—Louvem a Deus![a]
A vitória, a glória e o poder pertencem ao nosso Deus!
    Pois os seus julgamentos são justos e verdadeiros.
Ele julgou a grande prostituta
    que corrompeu a terra com a sua imoralidade sexual.
Ele vingou a morte dos seus servos,
    os quais ela matou.

Novamente eles disseram:

—Louvem a Deus!
    A sua fumaça subirá para todo o sempre.

Então, os vinte e quatro líderes e os quatro seres viventes se ajoelharam e adoraram a Deus, que estava sentado no trono. Eles diziam:

—Amém! Louvem a Deus!

Então saiu uma voz do trono, dizendo:

—Louvem o nosso Deus,
    todos vocês que são servos dele
e todas as pessoas que o temem,
    tanto os simples como os importantes.

Então eu ouvi algo que era como a voz de uma grande multidão, como o barulho de uma grande cachoeira e como o barulho de fortes trovões, dizendo:

—Louvem a Deus!
    O Senhor nosso Deus,
    o Todo-Poderoso, reina.
Vamos ficar alegres e contentes
    e vamos dar-lhe glória,
pois a hora do casamento do Cordeiro chegou.
    A sua noiva[b] já está pronta,
e o vestido que ela usará é feito de linho finíssimo,
    resplandecente e puro.

O linho representa as boas ações do povo de Deus.

Então o anjo me disse:

—Escreva isto: “Felizes são aqueles que são convidados para a festa de casamento do Cordeiro!”

E o anjo acrescentou:

—Estas são as verdadeiras palavras de Deus.

10 Eu me ajoelhei aos pés dele para adorá-lo, mas ele me disse:

—Cuidado! Não faça isso! Eu sou seu companheiro, assim como sou companheiro dos irmãos que proclamam a verdade que Jesus revelou. E é proclamando essa verdade que eles provam que têm o espírito profético. É a Deus que você deve adorar!

O cavaleiro do cavalo branco

11 Depois eu vi o céu aberto e, diante de mim, havia um cavalo branco. O seu cavaleiro se chamava Fiel e Verdadeiro, pois é com justiça que ele julga e luta. 12 Os seus olhos eram como chamas de fogo e na sua cabeça havia muitas coroas. Nele havia um nome escrito e ninguém sabia o que esse nome significava, a não ser ele mesmo. 13 Ele estava vestido com um manto que havia sido tingida em sangue e o seu nome era “A Palavra de Deus”. 14 Os exércitos do céu o seguiam, montados em cavalos brancos e vestidos com roupas de linho finíssimo, branco e puro. 15 Da boca do cavaleiro saía uma espada afiada, com a qual ele iria ferir as nações. Ele mesmo as governará com vara de ferro, pisará as uvas no tanque e fará com que as nações bebam do vinho da tremenda ira do Deus Todo-Poderoso. 16 No seu manto e na sua coxa estava escrito isto:

Rei dos reis e Senhor dos senhores.

17 Depois vi um anjo de pé sobre o sol e, com uma voz forte, ele gritou para todas as aves que voavam no alto céu:

—Venham e se ajuntem para a grande festa de Deus, 18 para que vocês possam comer corpos de reis, de comandantes, de poderosos, de cavalos e de seus cavaleiros e de todos os homens, tanto livres como escravos, tanto importantes como simples.

19 Depois vi o monstro e os reis da terra. Eles e seus exércitos estavam reunidos para lutar contra aquele que estava montado no cavalo e contra o seu exército. 20 O monstro foi capturado juntamente com o falso profeta que tinha realizado milagres na sua presença. Com estes milagres, ele tinha enganado aqueles que tinham recebido a marca do monstro e que tinham adorado a sua imagem. E tanto o monstro como o falso profeta foram jogados vivos dentro do lago de fogo que queima com enxofre. 21 Os exércitos deles foram mortos com a espada que saía da boca daquele que estava montado no cavalo. E todas as aves comeram dos seus corpos até não poderem mais.

Footnotes

  1. 19.1 Louvem a Deus! Literalmente, “Aleluia!”
  2. 19.7 noiva Refere-se à igreja. Ver Igreja no vocabulário.