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Revelation 19:21

in Revelation 19

And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

and the rest were killed with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, even the sword which came forth out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

KJV

And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

This verse in Revelation 19

Commentary

12 notes on this verse

A commentator

Andreas of Caesarea

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:21 · Written before 614.

There are two deaths, the first that of the separation of the soul and body, and the second that of being sent to Gehenna. Concerning those who ally themselves with the antichrist, there is reason to think that they will suffer the first death, that …

This site's exposition

the rest were killed

The armies of verse 19 fall to the weapon named in verse 15: the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth. The birds summoned in verse 17 gorged themselves on their flesh, closing the chapter's second supper.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers4 voices

A commentator

Primasius of Hadrumetum

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:20-21 · Written before 560.

proposed

"The beast was captured and with him the false prophet." This refers to the devil and the antichrist or the leaders and their entire following.… There are two, the head and the body, the devil and his society … which shall continue until the end …

A commentator

Primasius of Hadrumetum

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:21 · Written before 560.

proposed

"And all the birds were gorged with their flesh." We ought not think of this in a carnal manner so that we believe that the saints, who seek higher things, are sated on the flesh of the impious. Rather, when the equity of the divine …

A commentator

Apringius of Beja

TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:21 · Written before 600.

proposed

All who have believed [the beast] will be killed by the judgment of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the breath of his mouth, and their flesh will be put out for the birds of the air and for the beasts of the earth.

A commentator

Oecumenius

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 550.

proposed

Having begun once to speak about the judgment which he will give to the Devil, guarding the continuity of the discourse, he also recounts what he suffered in the incarnation of the Lord; and taking this as his theme, he speaks more at length about …

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Bede

Commentary on Revelation · Written before 735.

proposed

And all the birds were filled with their flesh. If now the righteous will rejoice when they see the vengeance of the wicked, how much more will they then, when present with the judge himself, become one spirit with Him. However, the birds can also …
5 more voices on this verse

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

proposed

Here is a most magnificent description of the overthrow of the beast and his adherents. It has, in particular, one exquisite beauty; that, after exhibiting the two opposite armies, and all the apparatus for a battle, verses 11-19; chap. xix, 11-19 then follows immediately, verse 20, xix, 20 the account of the victory, without one word of an engagement or fighting.

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The Nineteenth Century3 voices

And the remnant - The remainder of the assembled hosts - the army at large, in contradistinction from the leaders. Were slain with the sword - Cut down with the sword; not rescued for protracted torment. A proper distinction is thus made between the deceived multitudes and the leaders who had deceived them. Of him that sat upon the horse - The Messiah, Rev 19:11. Which sword proceeded out of his mouth - notes on Rev 19:15. That is, they were cut down by a word.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

the remnant--Greek, "the rest," that is, "the kings and their armies" (Re 19:19) classed together in one indiscriminate mass. A solemn confirmation of the warning in Ps 2:10.

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A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

With the sword of him that sat upon the horse - He who sat on the white horse is Christ; and his sword is his word - the unadulterated Gospel.

The words behind it

27 Greek words

Every 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.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each 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 1:16

    He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 4:12

      For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

    • Revelation 2:12

      To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of the One who holds the sharp, double-edged sword.

    • Revelation 19:15

      And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath…

    • Revelation 2:16

      Therefore repent! Otherwise I will come to you shortly and wage war against them with the sword of My mouth.

    • Isaiah 49:2

      He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.

  • Through

    Revelation 17:16

    And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.

    it leads to

    • Revelation 18:8

      Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

    • Ezekiel 16:37–44

      therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you…

    • Leviticus 21:9

      If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by prostituting herself, she profanes her father; she must be burned in the fire.

Where this verse is studied

About Revelation

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Jan and Hubert van Eyck, about 1430 to 1432. Public domain.
The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, Jan and Hubert van Eyck, about 1430 to 1432. Public domain.
This page draws on 12 works. Open the list of works

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 19:21; Apringius of Beja, TRACTATE ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:21; 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); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation; Primasius of Hadrumetum, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:20-21 and Primasius of Hadrumetum, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:21.