Revelation Chapter 19

            1 After that, I heard what sounded like a great crowd in heaven,

                        “Hallelujah!

                        Salvation, glory, and power to our God

             2 because his judgments are true and just;

                                                he’s judged the great prostitute

                                                      that corrupted the earth with her immorality;

                                                he’s avenged the murder of his servants at her hand.”     

Rev 19:1-2

3 A second time they shouted,

“Hallelujah!”

and her smoke rose up forevermore. 4 The 24 elders and the 4 living beings knelt down and worshiped God Almighty, who sits on the throne, 

“Amen! Hallelujah!”

5 A voice came from the throne,

                        “Praise our God, all his servants,

                                    everybody that fears him from least to greatest.”                               

6 I heard a great crowd like crashing waves and loud thunder,

                        “Hallelujah!

                                    the LORD God Almighty has taken up his reign.

                        7 Let’s rejoice, be happy, and give him glory,

                                    because the marriage of the Lamb has come,

                                                and his bride has gotten herself ready.”

8 She was allowed to dress in bright clean linen, the righteous acts of the saints.             

Rev 19:3-8

            9 The angel said to me, “Write this down: ‘People are fortunate who are invited to the marriage feast of the Lamb. That is God’s true message.’” 10 I fell down in front of him in worship him, but he said, “Don’t do that. I’m a fellow servant with you and your brothers that have the message about Jesus. Worship God. The message about Jesus is the purpose of prophecy.”

11 I watched heaven open up. There was a white horse with a Rider called Faithful and True. He judged rightly and waged war justly. 12 His eyes were like flames; he wore several diadems and had a name that nobody understood but him. 13 He wore a robe soaked in blood; his name was The Word of God. 14 The armies in heaven, wearing clean white linen, followed him on white horses. 15 From his mouth came a sharp sword for striking the nations. He shepherded them with an iron rod and trod the winepress of the fierce anger of God Almighty. 16 On the thigh of his robe, it said King of kings, Lord of lords.                                                                                      

Rev 19:9-16

17 I saw an angel standing in the sun. He shouted to the vultures in the sky, “Flock to God’s great feast! 18 Eat the flesh of kings, commanders [chiliarchs]*, powerful men, horses, and riders!” 19 I watched the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies gather to battle the Rider on the horse and his armies. 20 He and his forces captured the beast and the false prophet that performed signs in front of it, signs it used to deceive people that had the stamp of the beast and worshiped its image. They threw them both alive into the burning sulfur lake. 21 The Rider on the horse killed the rest with the sword from his mouth, and the vultures gorged on their flesh.                                                             Rev 19:17-21

From the CNT translation by Virgil Warren, PhD