Revelation 19

Is a virgin afraid to be matched into the crown? Now is but the contract, at death is the marriage-supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:9). What hurt does death do but take us from among fiery serpents, and place us among angels?

I told you before what a glorious palace they shall have; but a man may starve in a house if there be no cheer. The saints at Death shall have a royal banquet, shadowed out in Scripture by a marriage supper (Revelation 19:9). Bullinger and Gregory the Great understand by that ma…

Resp. In subduing us to himself, and in restraining and conquering his and our enemies. Now of Christ's regal office, (Revelation 19:16) And he has on his vesture, and on his thigh a name written, King of kings, and Lord of lords. Jesus Christ is of mighty renown, he is a King;…

That soul who has tasted how sweet the Lord is, should long for a fuller enjoyment of him in Heaven. Has Christ put this ring of assurance on your hand, and so espoused you to himself, how should you long for the marriage supper of the Lamb, (Revelation 19:9). O Christian, think…

He has the key of justice in his hand, to lock up whom he will in the fiery prison of Hell; and he has the key of mercy in his hand, to open Heaven's gate to whom he pleases. This is the name engraved upon his vesture, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords (Revelation 19:16). He sits…

A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom. 3. He has his crown royal (Revelation 19:12). On his head were many crowns; he has his Iura Regalia, his kingly prerogatives; he has power to make laws, to seal pardons, which are the flowers and jewels belonging to his…

White robes denote three things: 1. Their dignity; the Persians were arrayed in white, in token of honor. 2. Their purity; the magistrates among the Romans were clothed in white, ergo called candidati, to show their integrity: Thus the queen, the Lamb's wife, is arrayed in fine…

They shall reign for ever and ever. (2.) A royal feast: It is called, The marriage supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:9), which Bullinger and Gregory the Great understand of the magnificent supper prepared in the Kingdom of Heaven. A glorious feast it will be in respect of the fo…

All the torments of this life are but Ludibrium & Risus, a kind of sport to hell-torments; what is a burning fever, to the burning in hell? It is called the wrath of the Almighty (Revelation 19:15). The Almighty God inflicts the punishment, therefore it will be heavy; a child ca…

Secondly, they may disturb and hinder her peace and proceedings; but Thirdly, they shall in the end be restrained, as in (Revelation 19:20): And the beast was taken, and with him the false Prophet that wrought miracles before him, &c. These both were cast alive into a lake of fi…

See (Colossians 2:15). And because outward force and opposition is always used by the world in the defence of the interest of Satan, he will also sometimes apply the outward sword for the destruction of his stubborn adversaries (Isaiah 63:1, 2, 3; Revelation 19). This therefore…

And by his Spirit he makes his Disciples to carry on the same work until the Covenant was fully declared (Hebrews 2:3; see John 1:17, 18). And the whole ministry of Angels in the giving of this Covenant, was merely in a way of service and obedience to Christ, and they owned them…

Even the terror and the glory of it, with the vengeance which shall be executed in it, are proposed as the matter of highest consolation to believers, as indeed they are, on many accounts not here to be insisted on. See Isaiah 35:3, 4; Luke 21:31; Revelation 19:7; 2 Timothy 4:8;…

But here is no such declaration made, and so no provision laid in against idolatry. For when one speaks in the name of God, not as from God, but as God, who would judge but divine honor and religious worship were due to them, which yet are not to Angels however gloriously sent o…

Even the souls of the saints in Heaven seem to express a little too much haste in this matter (Revelation 6:9, 10, 11). The thing which they desired was suited to the holiness, righteousness, and faithfulness of God, and wherein he had designed to glorify himself in his appointe…

2 Use. Praise the Lord whenever this work is accomplished; not I, but grace; it must not be ascribed to our works, or to any power that is in ourselves, but to God's mercy, Christ's merits, and the Spirit's efficacy. There is God's grant; To her it was granted to be covered with…

The variety of his Providences gives us matter for new songs and compositions. What volleys of joyful shouts? what hallelujahs to God do we find upon the ruin of Antichrist (Revelation 19:1-3). God calls for praise out of the throne, verse 5, and the Church returns it, verse 6-7.

But if every particular church be the wife of Christ, how many hundred wives should he have? 1. If the Church of Israel (Jeremiah 2:2), the Church of Corinth (2 Corinthians 11:2), the Jewish Church (Revelation 19:7), be the spouse and wife of Christ, there is no reason but other…

And if that be but a crumb that the great master of the family casts to a dog, you should never then bless yourselves in the enjoyment of a little of the world. But though the Assyrian may be called the King of Princes in regard of his power over some great men, yet most properl…

And secondly, the day of God's feast, that time when God does execute his wrath upon wicked men is the day of a feast to God. In (Revelation 19:17, 18), an Angel cried with a loud voice to all the fowls that fly in the heavens, Come, and gather yourselves together to the supper…

A time wherein the world shall be delivered from that multitude of sore calamities that before had prevailed (Ezekiel 47:20), and there shall be a universal blessing of God upon mankind, in soul and body, and in all their concerns, and all manner of tokens of God's presence and…

And they must suppose so; for they suppose, that immediately after the sufferings the Church shall endure in that war, she shall arise, and as it were ascend into Heaven; that is, as they interpret it, the Church shall be directly advanced to her latter-day rest, prosperity and…

No image of God must be made, because he is a Spirit, nor of Christ, because pictures and images are teachers of lies, neither those, nor any other such should be suffered in the Church or at home, because we are instructed sufficiently in the Gospel. Forbidden in the second par…

2. It has influence to obstruct folk's giving him credit, which is of the very essence of faith; so then, where he is not esteemed of, he is not, he cannot be believed on; the former says, that we will not marry him, this says, we will not trust him, nor trust the reality of his…

Sinful men have been stricken with fear at the sight of them; they are persons of a more excellent country than the earth. John the Apostle did overvalue an angel (Revelation 19; Revelation 21), and fell down to worship him. 2. Angels elect and chosen, never lost their birth-rig…

Position 2. The Scripture and all the ordinances are but created things, and not the ultimate object of our faith, and highest and completest love, that is reserved to God in Jesus Christ. Indeed, the most perfect we read of, Paul a chosen vessel stood in need of comfort from Ti…

2. Christ was never weaker and lower than now, and never more glorious in his working (Isaiah 63:2): "Why are you red in your apparel, and your garments like one that treads in the wine-press?" (Revelation 19:15): he himself was trodden on in the wine-press, and the fierceness a…

He obtained it from pagans and idolaters, not from Christ. The angel deprecates and detests it (Revelation 19:10): "And I fell at his feet, to worship him, and he said to me, see you do it not, for I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren, that have the testimony of Jesus;…

Now from the [illegible], God will be distinguished by his jealousy, that he will not endure any partners in his worship. It is against examples (Revelation 19:10 and 22:8). When I had heard, and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel, which showed me these th…

See Exodus 6:3 then he was known to them by his name Jehovah, in giving being by his Providences to the mercies promised. Thus when Christ shall give his people the last and greatest deliverance from Antichrist, he shall shew himself to his people in a vesture dipt in blood, and…

Kings of armies shall fly apace and shee that taries at home shall divide the spoyle (Psalm 68:12). All opposers though Nations and Kingdomes shall perish and be utterly destroyed (Isaiah 60:12; Revelation 19:18). God will not exalt any creature to a pitch of opposition to himse…

Is it not said, that he shall do so? So doing is he described in the Revelation with glory and power (Revelation 19:11, 12, 13, 14), from Isaiah 63:2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Who should this work more become, or belong to than him, who was persecuted and opposed by them?

(4.) From the time and place of his appearance, which was upon the first entrance of the people into Canaan, and the first opposition, which therein they met withal; so engaging his presence with his Church in all things which oppose them in their way to eternal rest. (5.) From…

While it's said, he has a crown, hereby is not signified any material crown, but majesty and glory, as Psalm 21:3, You set a Crown of pure Gold on his head, etc. And so Christ conquering on the white horse (Revelation 6:3) is said to have a crown: And (Revelation 19:12) it's sai…

So also (Psalm 45:14) and (Psalm 119:63), "I am a companion of all that fear you," etc. And this title is given them for these two reasons: 1. Because there is jointness and communion among them, in all their interests, both of duties and privileges, and also in sufferings, etc.…

3. What is the scope of these allegories, in other Scriptures, as that of Psalm 45, that of planting a vineyard (Matthew 21), that of marriage (Matthew 22), (which none can deny) is meant of espousing spiritually. (See this same allegory of marriage, Jeremiah 3, Hosea 2-3, Ezeki…

2. If the same allegories in other places of Scripture, will bear solid doctrines concerning Christ, his covenant, faith, etc. even such as are in plain Scriptures; then must this Song do the like, seeing it is the word of God, tending to the same scope with these. But it is cle…

When God treads the winepress of his wrath without the city, and the blood comes out of the winepress even to the horses' bridles (Revelation 14:20). In a word, when the Lord shall come forth upon his white horse with his armies, and shall destroy the Beast, and all the powers o…

This was the first thing of the nature that ever was done in the world; and it was a great thing that God did towards further advancing this great building of redemption. There had been before occasional prophecies of Christ, as was shown; but now the time drawing nearer when th…

They were all forerunners of the great prophet. The main end why the spirit of prophecy was given them was, that they might give testimony to Jesus Christ, the great Redeemer, that was to come; and therefore the testimony of Jesus, and the spirit of prophecy, are spoken of as th…

It is represented as a battle; it is called the battle of the great day of God Almighty. There will be some way or other a mighty struggle between Satan's kingdom and the church, and probably in all ways of opposition that can be; and doubtless great opposition by external force…

I answer, all that will be found in the King's House without Grace when the King comes in to see the Guests, are doubtless Reprobates. If it be questioned, whether by the Wedding-Garment be meant true Piety, or whether hereby is not intended moral Sincerity, let the Scripture in…

What streets of gold the rich citizens walk in with their feet (Revelation 21)? The structure of the new Jerusalem, the twelve ports, the foundation of the wall, garnished with all manner of precious stones, the building of the wall of Jasper, what a bride the Lamb's wife is, as…

The Devil has ever shown a mortal spite and hatred towards that holy Book, the Bible: He has done all that has been in his power to extinguish that light, and to draw men off from it: He knows that it is that light by which his kingdom of darkness is to be overthrown. He has had…

As to those prayers against his enemies, which we find in some of his Psalms, and which sometimes sound a little harsh, surely they did not proceed from any such irregular passion, as did in the least clash even with the evangelical laws of meekness: we cannot imagine, that one…

But to them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but contradict it, and rebel against the light and laws of it, being resolved to obey unrighteousness, to them he will render, with a just and Almighty hand, indignation and wrath, the effect of which will be such trib…

As the Tree falls at Death and Judgment, so it lies for ever. If in Heaven, there you are a Pillar, and shalt go forth no more, Revelation 3:12. If in Hell, no Redemption from there, but the smoke of their torments ascends for ever and ever, Revelation 19:3. REFLECTION.

This also renders him graceful: by his whiteness, he fulfilled the law, by his redness he satisfied justice: this is our beloved, O you daughters of Jerusalem. 3. His endearing excellency in the administration of his kingdom, is hereby also expressed: He is white in love and mer…

Thus he sets out his whole communion with his church under this allusion: and that most frequently. The time of his taking the church unto himself, is the day of his marriage, and the church is his bride, his wife (Revelation 19:7-8). The entertainment he makes for his saints, i…

He speaks only of those, whom Christ loved antecedently to his dying for them, whereof his love to them was the cause; who they are is manifest (John 10:15; John 17:17). And those on whom by his death he accomplished the effects mentioned, of washing, cleansing and sanctifying b…