Revelation 19:19
in Revelation 19Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Revelation 19
Commentary
10 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And I saw the beast - notes on Rev 13:1, Rev 13:11. Compare Rev 17:13. And the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together - There is allusion here to the same assembling of hostile forces which is described in Rev 16:13-14, for the great decisive battle that is to determine the destiny of the world - the question whether the Messiah or antichrist shall reign.
This site's exposition
the beast, and the kings of the earth
The gathering at Armageddon named at 16:16 comes to its point: the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies. They wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army, the war begun against the Lamb at 17:14.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
The war with the Lord and the divine angels was waged by both the Devil and the Antichrist, for he calls him a false prophet of the beastly Devil, and kings who band together with them; but they were defeated sooner than speech. What do …
If you compare the words of the blessed Daniel, you will find one and the same thing. "He will come with a great multitude so that he might exterminate and destroy many." However, in the Revelation it is said that, when the kings of the …
The Medieval Church2 voices
It speaks of the armies allied with the devil in the plural, because of the many forms of their sin and their divisions and various opinions. [By contrast], it speaks of the angelic powers and of those persons like the angels who follow Christ in …
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth ... to make war, etc. He explains how that supper of God is prepared, namely by the devil attacking the Church but being defeated.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Though the divine vengeance will chiefly fall upon the beast, and the false prophet, yet it will be no excuse to those who fight under their banner that they only followed their leaders and obeyed their command; since they would fight for them, they must fall and perish with them.
3 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And l saw the beast,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
gathered together--at Armageddon, under the sixth vial. For "their armies" in B and ANDREAS, there is found "His armies" in A. war--so ANDREAS. But A and B read, "the war," namely, that foretold, Re 16:14;
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I saw the beast - See the notes on Revelation 12 (note), Revelation 13 (note) and Revelation 17 (note).
The words behind it
28 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| εἶδον | eidon | I saw | G1492 → | 374 times |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θηρίον | therion | beast | G2342 → | 46 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| βασιλεῖς | basileis | kings | G935 → | 114 times |
| τῆς | tes | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| γῆς | ges | earth | G1093 → | 248 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| στρατεύματα | strateumata | armies | G4753 → | 8 times |
| αὐτῶν | auton | of them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| συνηγμένα | sunegmena | gathered together | G4863 → | 59 times |
| ποιῆσαι | poiesai | to make | G4160 → | 569 times |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πόλεμον | polemon | war | G4171 → | 18 times |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the [One] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| καθημένου | kathemenou | sitting | G2521 → | 91 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 → | 883 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἵππου | ippou | horse | G2462 → | 17 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| στρατεύματος | strateumatos | army | G4753 → | 8 times |
| αὐτοῦ. | autou | of Him. | G846 → | 5565 times |
ΚαὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
εἶδονI saw
eidonG1492 →374 times
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
θηρίονbeast
therionG2342 →46 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τοὺςthe
tousG3588 →19766 times
βασιλεῖςkings
basileisG935 →114 times
τῆςof the
tesG3588 →19766 times
γῆςearth
gesG1093 →248 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τὰthe
taG3588 →19766 times
στρατεύματαarmies
strateumataG4753 →8 times
αὐτῶνof them
autonG846 →5565 times
συνηγμέναgathered together
sunegmenaG4863 →59 times
ποιῆσαιto make
poiesaiG4160 →569 times
τὸν<the>
tonG3588 →19766 times
πόλεμονwar
polemonG4171 →18 times
μετὰwith
metaG3326 →461 times
τοῦthe [One]
touG3588 →19766 times
καθημένουsitting
kathemenouG2521 →91 times
ἐπὶon
epiG1909 →883 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
ἵππουhorse
ippouG2462 →17 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
μετὰwith
metaG3326 →461 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
στρατεύματοςarmy
strateumatosG4753 →8 times
αὐτοῦ.of Him.
autouG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 16:14These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
it leads to
- Revelation 17:14
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- Revelation 20:8
and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore.
- 1 John 5:19
We know that we are of God, and that the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
- James 3:15
Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
- Revelation 17:14
Through
Revelation 16:16And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
it leads to
- Zechariah 12:11
On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
- Judges 5:19
Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.
- Zechariah 12:11
Through
Daniel 8:25Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he…
it leads to
- Daniel 8:11
It magnified itself, even to the Prince of the host; it removed His daily sacrifice and overthrew the place of His sanctuary.
- Daniel 8:11
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:19; Apringius of Beja, TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:19; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation.
