Rev 19 | ESV | STEP |

‏ Revelation of John 19

And ^ain her was found the blood of prophets and of saints,
and of ^ball who have been slain on earth.”
1

Rejoicing in Heaven

2 After this I heard ^cwhat seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
^dSalvation and glory and power belong to our God,
3 for ^ehis judgments are true and just;
for he has judged ^fthe great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and ^ghas avenged on her the blood of his servants.” ^{▼▼Greek bondservants; also verse 5}

4 Once more they cried out,

“Hallelujah!
ⁱThe smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”

5 And ^jthe twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” 6 And from the throne came a voice saying,

^k“Praise our God,
all you his servants,
^lyou who fear him,
small and great.”

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

7 Then I heard what seemed to be ^mthe voice of a great multitude, like ⁿthe roar of many waters and ^olike the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty ^preigns.
8 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for ^qthe marriage of the Lamb has come,
and ^rhis Bride has made herself ready;
9 ^sit was granted her to clothe herself
with fine linen, bright and pure”—

for the fine linen is ^tthe righteous deeds of the saints.

10 And the angel said ^{▼▼Greek he said} to me, “Write this: ^vBlessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, ^w“These are the true words of God.” 11 Then ^xI fell down at his feet to worship him, ^ybut he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant ^{▼▼Greek fellow bondservant} with you and your brothers who hold to ^aathe testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

The Rider on a White Horse

12 Then I saw ^abheaven opened, and behold, ^aca white horse! The one sitting on it is called ^adFaithful and True, and ^aein righteousness he judges and makes war. 13 ^afHis eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are ^agmany diadems, and he has ^aha name written that no one knows but himself. 14 He is clothed in ^aia robe dipped in ^{▼▼Some manuscripts sprinkled with} blood, and the name by which he is called is ^akThe Word of God. 15 And the armies of heaven, ^alarrayed in fine linen, white and pure, ^amwere following him on white horses. 16 ^anFrom his mouth comes a sharp sword ^aowith which to strike down the nations, and ^aphe will rule them with a rod of iron. ^aqHe will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 17 On his robe and on his thigh ^arhe has a name written, ^asKing of kings and Lord of lords.

18 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to ^atall the birds that fly directly overhead, ^au“Come, gather for ^avthe great supper of God, 19 ^awto 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, ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} both small and great.” 20 And I saw ^aythe beast and the kings of the earth with their armies ^azgathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. 21 And the beast was captured, and with it ^bathe false prophet ^bbwho in its presence ^{▼▼Or on its behalf} had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who ^bdworshiped its image. These two were ^bethrown alive into the lake of ^bffire that burns with sulfur.