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19:1  After ·this vision and announcement [L these things] I heard ·what sounded like a great many people [L the loud voice/sound of a great crowd] in heaven saying: “·Hallelujah! [C From the Hebrew meaning “Praise the Lord/Yahweh!] Salvation, ·glory [honor], and power belong to our God,
19:2  because his judgments are true and ·right [just]. He has ·punished [judged] the [L great] ·prostitute [whore] who ·made the earth evil [corrupted the earth] with her ·sexual sin [fornication]. He has ·paid her back for [avenged] the ·death [L blood] of his servants [which she shed; L by her hand].”
19:3  Again they said: “Hallelujah [see 19:1]! She is burning [C implied by the context], and her smoke will rise forever and ever.”
19:4  Then the twenty-four elders [4:4] and the four living creatures ·bowed [fell] down and worshiped God, who sits on the throne. They said: “Amen [C meaning, “So be it!”], Hallelujah [see 19:1]!”
19:5  Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all ·you who serve him [his servants/slaves] and all you who ·honor [L fear; Prov. 1:7] him, both small and great!”
19:6  Then I heard ·what sounded like a great many people [L the voice/sound of a great crowd], like the noise of ·flooding water [many waters], and like the noise of loud thunder. The people were saying: “Hallelujah [19:1]! [L For] Our Lord God, the ·Almighty [All-powerful], ·rules [reigns].
19:7  Let us rejoice and ·be happy [exult] and give ·God [L him] ·glory [honor], because the ·wedding [marriage] of the Lamb has come, and the Lamb’s bride has made herself ready.
19:8  Fine linen, bright and ·clean [pure], was given to her to wear.” (The fine linen ·means [is; stands for] the ·good things done by God’s holy people [L righteousness/righteous deeds of the saints/holy ones].)
19:9  And the angel said to me, “Write this: ·Blessed [Happy] are those who have been invited to the wedding ·meal [supper; banquet] of the Lamb!” And the angel said [L to me], “These are the true words of God.”
19:10  Then I ·bowed down [fell] at the angel’s feet to worship him, but he said to me, “·Do not worship me [Don’t do that!; L See, not]! I am a ·servant like you [fellow servant with you] and your brothers and sisters who have the ·message [witness; testimony] of Jesus. Worship God, because the ·message [witness; testimony] ·about [or from] Jesus ·is the spirit that gives all prophecy [or is the essence of true prophecy; or is Spirit-inspired prophecy; L is the spirit/Spirit of prophecy].”
19:11  Then I saw heaven opened, and there before me was a white horse. The rider [C Jesus] on the horse is called Faithful and True, and ·he is right when [with justice/righteousness] he judges and makes war [Ps. 96:13; 98:9].
19:12  His eyes are like ·burning [blazing; flames of] fire [Dan. 10:6], and on his head are many ·crowns [diadems; royal crowns; C contrast 12:3; 13:1]. He has a name written on him, which no one but himself knows.
19:13  He is dressed in a ·robe [garment] dipped in blood [C indicating judgment; Is. 63:1–3], and his name is the Word of God [John 1:1].
19:14  The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and ·clean [pure], were following him on white horses.
19:15  Out of the rider’s mouth comes a sharp sword [1:16] that he will use to ·defeat [strike down] the nations [Is. 11:4], and he will ·rule [or shepherd] them with a ·rod [staff; scepter] of iron [Ps. 2:9]. He will ·crush out [tread; stomp] the wine in the winepress of the ·terrible anger [furious wrath] of God the ·Almighty [All-powerful; 19:13; Is. 63:1–6].
19:16  On his robe and on his upper leg was written this name: king of kings and lord of lords [17:14; Deut. 10:17; Dan. 2:47].
19:17  Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called with a loud voice to all the birds flying in ·the sky [L mid-heaven]: “Come and gather together for the great ·feast [supper; banquet] of God
19:18  so that you can eat the ·bodies [flesh] of kings, ·generals [captains; officers], mighty people, horses and their riders, and the bodies of all people—free, slave, small, and great [13:16; Ezek. 39:17–20].”
19:19  Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth. Their armies were gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse [C Jesus] and his army.
19:20  But the beast was captured and with him the false prophet who ·did the miracles [performed signs] ·for the beast [on his behalf; in his presence]. The false prophet had used these ·miracles [signs] to ·trick [deceive; lead astray] those who had the ·mark [brand; stamp] of the beast and worshiped his ·idol [image]. ·The false prophet and the beast [L The two] were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.
19:21  And ·their armies [L the rest] were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds ·ate the bodies until they were full [L were gorged/filled up with their flesh].