Revelation 19:21 BSB

Revelation 19:21

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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Andreas of Caesarea

COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 19:21 (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 …

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

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.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
οἱ	hoi	the	G3588 →
λοιποὶ	loipoi	rest	G3062 →
ἀπεκτάνθησαν	apektanthēsan	were killed	G615 →
ἐν	en	with	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ῥομφαίᾳ	rhomphaia	sword	G4501 →
τοῦ	tou	of the [One]	G3588 →
καθημένου	kathēmenou	sitting	G2521 →
ἐπὶ	epi	on	G1909 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
ἵππου	ippou	horse	G2462 →
τῇ	tēa	<the>	G3588 →
ἐξελθούσῃ	exelthousē	having gone out	G1831 →
ἐκ	ek	out of	G1537 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
στόματος	stomatos	mouth	G4750 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of him.	G846 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
πάντα	panta	all	G3956 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ὄρνεα	ornea	birds	G3732 →
ἐχορτάσθησαν	echortasthēsan	were filled	G5526 →
ἐκ	ek	with	G1537 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
σαρκῶν	sarkōn	flesh	G4561 →
αὐτῶν.¶	autōn	of them.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

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.
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.
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.