Revelation 19:15

13 ^aHe was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called ^bThe Word of God.

14 ^aAnd the armies in heaven, ^bclothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.

15 Now ^aout of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And ^bHe Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. ^cHe Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

16 And ^aHe has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: ^bKING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

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17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, ^a“Come and gather together for the¹ supper of the great God,

18 ^athat you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people,¹ free and slave, both small and great.”

19 ^aAnd I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army.

20 ^aThen the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and ^bthose who worshiped his image. ^cThese two were cast alive into the lake of fire ^dburning with brimstone.

21 And the rest ^awere killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. ^bAnd all the birds ^cwere filled with their flesh.

Commentaries:

Barnes' Notes

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Revelation 19:15

And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword - See the notes on Revelation 1:16. In that place the sword seems to be an emblem of his words or doctrines, as penetrating the hearts of people; here it is the emblem of a work of destruction worked on his foes.

That with it he should smite the nations - The nations that were opposed to him; to wit, those especially who were represented by the beast and the false prophet, Revelation 19:18-20.

And he shall rule them with a rod of iron - See the notes on Revelation 2:27; Revelation 12:5.

And he treadeth the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God - This language is probably derived from Isaiah 63:1-4. See it explained in the notes on that place, and on Revelation 14:19-20. It means here that his enemies would be certainly crushed before him - as grapes are crushed under the feet of him that treads in the winevat.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Revelation 19:15:

Psalms 2:9
Psalms 2:9
Psalms 45:3
Isaiah 63:2
Joel 3:13
Nahum 2:13
2 Thessalonians 2:8
Hebrews 4:12
Revelation 1:13
Revelation 6:2
Revelation 19:21

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