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Revelation 19
New Catholic Bible
Revelation 19
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 19
Song of Victory and Wedding Day of the Lamb.[a] 1 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting:
“Alleluia![b]
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2 for true and just are his judgments.
He has condemned the great harlot
who corrupted the earth with her harlotry.
And he has paid her back
for the blood of his servants.”
3 Once again they shouted:
“Alleluia!
Her smoke will rise
forever and ever.”
4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures threw themselves to the ground and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, and they cried:
“Amen. Alleluia!”
5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying:
“Praise our God,
all you his servants,
and all who fear him,
small and great alike.”
6 And I heard what seemed to be the sound of a vast multitude, like the sound of a torrential stream or of great peals of thunder, crying out:
“Alleluia.
The reign of the Lord our God,
the Almighty, has begun.
7 Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory.
For the wedding day of the Lamb has come,
and the bride has made herself ready.
8 She has been permitted to wear
a bright and clean garment of fine linen.”
(The fine linen represents the righteous deeds of the saints.)
9 Then the angel said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed[c] are those who are invited to the wedding banquet of the Lamb.’ ” And he added, “These are the true words of God.”
10 I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brethren who have given witness to Jesus.[d] Worship God! For the witness to Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
Recapitulative Visions of the History of Salvation[e]
11 The White Horse and the King of Kings.[f] Now I saw heaven opened, and a white horse appeared. Its rider was called “Faithful and True,” for with righteousness he judges and wages war. 12 His eyes were like fiery flames, and on his head were many crowns. The name inscribed on him was known to no one but himself.
13 He was clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and he was known by the name The Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 Coming out of his mouth was a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter, and he will tread the winepress[g] of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh[h] he had a name inscribed: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”
17 The Great Booty.[i] Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he cried out to all the birds flying in midair, “Come here! Gather together for the great supper of God, 18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of commanders, and the flesh of warriors, the flesh of horses and their riders, the flesh of all, both free and slave, both small and great.”
19 The Beast and the False Prophet.[j] Next I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the one upon the horse and against his army. 20 The beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had performed the signs by which he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and those who had worshiped its image.
These two were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. 21 The rest were killed by the sword that came forth from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
Footnotes
- Revelation 19:1 No other image could better evoke the fulfillment of all the expectations of believers than this vast heavenly liturgy and the vision of the wedding feast (see Mt 22:1-14; 25:1-13).
The plea of the martyrs (see Rev 6:9) has been heard; the immense throng, along with the twenty-four elders and the four living beings, makes up the entire Church, reunited at last. The Kingdom of God reveals itself in all its reality. It is described as Christ’s marriage to the Church and as the complete manifestation of the Covenant, which is God’s ardent, jealous love for his people (see Isa 54:1-8; Hos 2:16-18) and Christ’s nuptial love for his Church (see Eph 5:23, 25, 32; see also Jn 3:29). - Revelation 19:1 Alleluia: an important exclamation of praise in the Psalms that is found only here in the New Testament. It is derived from two Hebrew words meaning “Praise the Lord.”
- Revelation 19:9 Blessed: the fourth beatitude (see note on Rev 1:3).
- Revelation 19:10 Witness to Jesus: the proclamation that the predictions of the Prophets have been truly fulfilled.
- Revelation 19:11 There now follows a new series of six tableaus, which the imagination projects onto the destiny of the world. Is it necessary then to foresee a new series of events in an ever more distant future? And is the history of God’s judgments something that is forever beginning again? The author has no intention of setting forth an indefinite series of calendars of the future. But before sketching the tableau of the new heaven and the new earth, he wishes one last time to interpret the drama of the world; for he has at hand other materials, some of which greatly resemble those that he has already used. He organizes them to compose this rapid sequence: a powerful summary of the whole History of Salvation. It begins with Jesus and takes us well beyond the fall of Rome to the resurrection of the dead and the last judgment—a kind of tragic prelude whose contrast heightens the dazzling joy that will later inform the grand symphony of the heavenly Jerusalem.
- Revelation 19:11 To describe the victory of Christ, the author uses the classic images of the warrior Messiah who establishes justice (Isa 11:4), annihilates hostile powers (Isa 63:3), subjects the nations (Ps 2:9), and traverses the world as the efficacious Word of God (see Wis 18:14-18). Through him justice reigns upon the world. He is the truthful and faithful one who fulfills God’s promise and makes his justice a reality.
- Revelation 19:15 Will tread the winepress: the image was commonplace in the Prophets for symbolizing God’s destruction of the enemies of his people on the great day of his wrath (see Gen 49:9-12; Isa 63:1-6; Jer 25:30; Joel 4:13); the wine is the blood of the enemies.
- Revelation 19:16 Thigh: this should probably be “standard”; the two words are quite similar in Hebrew and can be confused. King of kings and Lord of lords: see note on Rev 17:14.
- Revelation 19:17 In a final, gigantic combat, the forces of destruction will be annihilated (see Rev 14:6-13). This is the terrible sacrifice of which Ezekiel speaks (39:2, 17-20).
- Revelation 19:19 The beast and the false prophet are thrown into the fiery lake and destroyed. The vision sums up in a single scene all the tableaus of the fall of Rome, and corresponds to that in Rev 14:14-20. The beast, the false prophet, and the entire campaign aimed at imposing emperor worship are described in ch. 13.
Revelation 19
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Revelation 19
New International Version
Threefold Hallelujah Over Babylon’s Fall
19 After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude(A) in heaven shouting:
“Hallelujah!(B)
Salvation(C) and glory and power(D) belong to our God,
2 for true and just are his judgments.(E)
He has condemned the great prostitute(F)
who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(G)
3 And again they shouted:
4 The twenty-four elders(J) and the four living creatures(K) fell down(L) and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:
“Amen, Hallelujah!”(M)
5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying:
6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,(P) like the roar of rushing waters(Q) and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
“Hallelujah!(R)
For our Lord God Almighty(S) reigns.(T)
7 Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!(U)
For the wedding of the Lamb(V) has come,
and his bride(W) has made herself ready.
8 Fine linen,(X) bright and clean,
was given her to wear.”
(Fine linen stands for the righteous acts(Y) of God’s holy people.)
9 Then the angel said to me,(Z) “Write this:(AA) Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!”(AB) And he added, “These are the true words of God.”(AC)
10 At this I fell at his feet to worship him.(AD) But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God!(AE) For it is the Spirit of prophecy who bears testimony to Jesus.”(AF)
The Heavenly Warrior Defeats the Beast
11 I saw heaven standing open(AG) and there before me was a white horse, whose rider(AH) is called Faithful and True.(AI) With justice he judges and wages war.(AJ) 12 His eyes are like blazing fire,(AK) and on his head are many crowns.(AL) He has a name written on him(AM) that no one knows but he himself.(AN) 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,(AO) and his name is the Word of God.(AP) 14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(AQ) white(AR) and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(AS) with which to strike down(AT) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](AU) He treads the winepress(AV) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(AW)
king of kings and lord of lords.(AX)
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds(AY) flying in midair,(AZ) “Come,(BA) gather together for the great supper of God,(BB) 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,(BC) free and slave,(BD) great and small.”(BE)
19 Then I saw the beast(BF) and the kings of the earth(BG) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse(BH) and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(BI) who had performed the signs(BJ) on its behalf.(BK) With these signs he had deluded(BL) those who had received the mark of the beast(BM) and worshiped its image.(BN) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(BO) of burning sulfur.(BP) 21 The rest were killed with the sword(BQ) coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse,(BR) and all the birds(BS) gorged themselves on their flesh.
Footnotes
- Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9
Revelation 19
King James Version
Revelation 19
King James Version
19 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:
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.
3 And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.
4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
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.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.
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;
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.
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.
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.
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.
Khải Huyền 19
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Khải Huyền 19
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Ca Mừng trên Thiên Ðàng
19 Sau những điều ấy, tôi nghe có tiếng như tiếng của một đám đông rất lớn trên trời hô to rằng,
“Ha-lê-lu-gia!
Ơn cứu rỗi, vinh hiển, và quyền lực đều thuộc về Ðức Chúa Trời chúng ta,
2 Vì những phán quyết của Ngài đều là chân chính và công bình.
Ngài đã đoán phạt con điếm trứ danh,
Kẻ đã làm băng hoại thế gian bằng sự gian dâm của nó.
Ngài đã báo thù cho máu của các đầy tớ Ngài bị nó làm đổ ra.”
3 Họ lại nói lần nữa rằng,
“Ha-lê-lu-gia!
Khói từ nó bay lên đời đời vô cùng.”
4 Hai mươi bốn vị trưởng lão và bốn Sinh Vật sấp mình xuống và thờ lạy Ðức Chúa Trời, Ðấng đang ngự trên ngai, và nói,
“A-men! Ha-lê-lu-gia!”
5 Kế đó một tiếng nói từ ngai vang ra, bảo rằng,
“Hãy ca ngợi Ðức Chúa Trời chúng ta,
Hỡi các đầy tớ của Ngài và hỡi những người kính sợ Ngài, cả nhỏ lẫn lớn.”
Tiệc Cưới của Chiên Con
6 Bấy giờ tôi nghe có tiếng gì như tiếng của một đám đông rất lớn, như tiếng của nhiều dòng nước chảy, và như tiếng của nhiều tiếng sấm nổ vang rền rằng,
“Ha-lê-lu-gia!
Vì Chúa là Ðức Chúa Trời Toàn Năng của chúng ta trị vì.
7 Chúng ta hãy vui mừng, hớn hở, và dâng vinh hiển lên Ngài,
Vì hôn lễ của Chiên Con đã đến,
Và cô dâu của Ngài đã chuẩn bị cho nàng sẵn sàng.”
8 Cô dâu ấy đã được ban cho bộ y phục bằng vải gai mịn, tinh bạch, và rạng ngời để mặc; vì vải gai mịn tượng trưng cho những việc công chính của các thánh đồ.
9 Bấy giờ vị thiên sứ bảo tôi, “Hãy chép điều này, ‘Phước cho những người được mời đến dự tiệc cưới của Chiên Con.’” Vị thiên sứ ấy lại bảo tôi, “Ðây là những lời chân thật của Ðức Chúa Trời.”
10 Tôi liền sấp mình xuống trước mặt vị thiên sứ ấy để thờ lạy, nhưng vị thiên sứ ấy bảo tôi, “Chớ làm vậy, vì ta cũng chỉ là một đồng bạn làm đầy tớ với ngươi và với anh chị em ngươi, những người giữ vững lời chứng của Ðức Chúa Jesus; hãy thờ phượng Ðức Chúa Trời; vì lời chứng của Ðức Chúa Jesus là linh khí của lời tiên tri.”
Ðấng Cỡi Ngựa Trắng
11 Bấy giờ tôi thấy trời mở ra; và kìa, một con ngựa trắng với người cỡi nó được xưng là Ðấng Thành Tín và Chân Thật, và Ngài cứ theo lẽ công chính mà đoán xét và tuyên chiến. 12 Mắt Ngài như ngọn lửa hừng, trên đầu Ngài có nhiều vương miện, và Ngài có một danh được ghi rõ, nhưng không ai biết, ngoại trừ Ngài. 13 Ngài mặc một áo choàng đã nhúng trong máu, và danh Ngài được xưng là Lời Ðức Chúa Trời. 14 Các đạo binh trên trời mặc quân phục bằng vải gai mịn, trắng ngần, và tinh sạch, cỡi ngựa trắng, đi theo Ngài. 15 Từ miệng Ngài ra một thanh gươm sắc bén, để Ngài dùng nó đánh hạ các nước; Ngài chăn dắt họ bằng một cây gậy sắt; và Ngài đạp nát nho trong bồn ép nho cho thành rượu sủi bọt thịnh nộ phừng phừng của Ðức Chúa Trời Toàn Năng. 16 Trên áo Ngài và nơi đùi Ngài có ghi một danh, “Vua của các vua và Chúa của các chúa.”
17 Sau đó tôi thấy một vị thiên sứ đứng trong mặt trời; vị thiên sứ ấy lớn tiếng bảo mọi loài chim bay giữa trời rằng, “Hãy đến! Hãy tụ họp để dự đại tiệc của Ðức Chúa Trời, 18 để các ngươi có thể ăn thịt các vua, thịt các quan tướng, thịt các dũng sĩ, thịt các chiến mã, thịt các kỵ binh, và thịt của mọi người, cả tự do lẫn nô lệ, cả nhỏ lẫn lớn.”
19 Bấy giờ tôi thấy Con Thú, các vua trên đất, và các đạo quân của họ tập họp lại để chiến đấu với Ðấng cỡi ngựa trắng và với đạo quân của Ngài. 20 Con Thú và tiên tri giả của nó đều bị bắt sống; tiên tri giả ấy là kẻ đã thực hiện những dấu lạ trước mặt Con Thú; nó đã dùng những dấu lạ để gạt những kẻ đã nhận dấu của Con Thú và những kẻ thờ phượng hình tượng của Con Thú. Hai kẻ đó bị quăng sống vào lò lửa cháy phừng phừng với lưu huỳnh. 21 Còn những kẻ khác bị giết bằng thanh gươm của Ðấng cỡi trên lưng ngựa, đó là thanh gươm đã ra từ miệng Ngài; và tất cả chim trời được no nê vì thịt của chúng.
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