David guzik blue letter bible commentary

While it is certainly possible to make praise and worship a self-indulgent focus on our feelings or a disorderly expression of the flesh, there is nothing wrong with loud, enthusiastic praise. This is obviously loud, enthusiastic praise. At this point, Revelation approaches the consummation of God's plan for all history, so we also come to a summit of praise. The voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings: The height of praise on earth is only a dim shadow of what these verses describe. Then he said to me, 'Write: 'Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!' ' And he said to me, 'These are the true sayings of God.'ДЄ. ( Rev 19:6-9) Praise for the marriage of the Lamb.ДЄnd I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, 'Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.' And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Then a voice came from the throne: This voice from the throne of God might be Jesus, but more likely it is the voice of one of the angels that serve at the throne of God.Дў. He has judged the great harlot вЂ¦ He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her: Here, the focus of worship is on the great works of God, specifically, His work of righteous judgment.Д®. In Revelation 18, Babylon's friends mourned her fall but here, God's people celebrate it.Д. For true and righteous are His judgments: This section is really the climax of Revelation 18. 'Anselm of Canterbury, considers it an angelic word, which cannot be fully reproduced in any language of man, and concurs with Augustine that the feeling and saying of it embodies all the blessedness of heaven.' (Seiss)Д¬. It's such a wonderful word that we should never use it without thinking. Some seem afraid of saying Alleluia, but we'll all be saying it in heaven. It is an encouragement and an exhortation to Praise the Lord! Alleluia is Hebrew for 'Praise the Lord,' saying it in the imperative sense. It belongs here - because God's people rejoice without restraint at His victory over Babylon.

Alleluia вЂ¦ Alleluia вЂ¦ Alleluia: This wonderful word, borrowed from Hebrew, occurs four times in Revelation 19, but nowhere else in the New Testament. Here, finally, their prayer is answered.Д«. A part of this great multitude - those martyred saints who fell at the hand of Antichrist during the Great Tribulation - cried out for God's righteous judgment in Revelation 6:10. Here, this great multitude, the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures all join in celebrating the fall of the Antichrist and the world system that supported him. A great multitude in heaven: Back in Revelation 7:9-14, we saw a great multitude saved out of the Great Tribulation, ready for the end of the world system and the Antichrist's reign on earth.

( Rev 19:1-5) Praise for the judgment of Babylon.ДЄfter these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, 'Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! For true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.' Again they said, 'Alleluia! Her smoke rises up forever and ever!' And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, 'Amen! Alleluia!' Then a voice came from the throne, saying, 'Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, both small and great!'ДЄ.

David guzik blue letter bible commentary