REVELATION 19: 11 - 21 PART 2 of 2

REVELATION 19: 11 - 21

PART 2 of 2
ARMAGEDDON

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 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 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.  King James Version (KJV) public domain

COMMENTARY

   And John sees heaven open and Jesus come riding on His white steed with all the saints, dressed in white fine linen with Him.  He is coming to claim His right to His creation, the earth.  He has the deed.  He wears many crowns to show His authority over all the earth. He is The King of Kings.  His vesture is dripping in blood, His blood that paid the price of salvation.  He is the only One who could pay it, as He alone is without sin.

   Notice in verse 15 that it is written that He shall smite the nations and He shall tread the winepress.  We will accompany Him from heaven, but He is powerful enough by Himself to do all that will be done.  We are witnesses. 

   Then the invitation goes out to all the foul of the air to come and gather for the supper of God, to feast on the flesh of all those who denied Jesus, even their horses. 

   You remember in chapter 6 that we had the battle of Gog and Magog.  That was the beginning of the tribulation.  This battle, the battle of Armageddon, brings an end to the tribulation.   Satan has been strategically gathering his armies, powers, and principalities to Armageddon probably since mid-tribulation.  The time is now at hand.  The first casualties were the false prophet and the beast.  It will be terrifying for those who follow them, to see them taken out first,  and cast alive into the lake of fire.  The false prophet and the beast are just men who receive their power from Satan.

   Those who had rejected Christ were terrified that the first casualties were their leaders.  They had thought they were invincible, powerful, could defy death!  Now, they anticipate their own fate but they have come too far in the process to reconsider.  Maybe there is a chance.....?  No, Jesus is The Most Powerful.  He slays all of them.  Blood runs as high as the bridle of the horses and as long as 1,600 stadia.  See Revelation 14: 19, 20

What about you?  Where do you plan to spend eternity?  Jesus paid the price for your sins so that you can spend eternity with Him in heaven.  You cannot buy it.  You cannot work for it.  All you need to do is accept it!  Learn more on our "Pathway to Salvation" page here:   https://omaswisdom.blogspot.com/p/path-to-salvation.html.

  
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