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Revelation 19:19

Then I saw the beast and the rulers of the earth. Their armies were gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Animals;   Horse;   Vision;   Wicked (People);   Scofield Reference Index - Armageddon;   Day (of Christ);   Day (of Destruction);   Day (of Jehovah);   Day of the Lord;   Lord;   Summary;   The Topic Concordance - Deception;   Hell;   War/weapons;   Worship;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Birds;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - War;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Armageddon;   Dead Sea Scrolls;   Nahum, Theology of;   War, Holy War;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Antichrist;   Armageddon;   Babylon, Mystical;   War;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Armageddon;   Army;   Birds;   Esdraelon;   Revelation, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Antichrist;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels;   Army;   Horse;   King;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Horse;   Prophets, the;   39 War Fighting;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Antichrist;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Army;   Parousia;   Peter, Simon;   Revelation of John:;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and against his army.
King James Version (1611)
And I saw the beast, & the Kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to make warre against him that sate on the horse, and against his armie.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse, and against His army.
New Century Version
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth. Their armies were gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army.
THE MESSAGE
I saw the Beast and, assembled with him, earth's kings and their armies, ready to make war against the One on the horse and his army. The Beast was taken, and with him, his puppet, the False Prophet, who used signs to dazzle and deceive those who had taken the mark of the Beast and worshiped his image. They were thrown alive, those two, into Lake Fire and Brimstone. The rest were killed by the sword of the One on the horse, the sword that comes from his mouth. All the birds held a feast on their flesh.
English Standard Version
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army.
Berean Standard Bible
Then 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.
Contemporary English Version
I also saw the beast and all kings of the earth come together. They fought against the rider on the white horse and against his army.
Complete Jewish Bible
I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to do battle with the rider of the horse and his army.
Darby Translation
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I sawe the beast, and the Kings of the earth, and their hostes gathered together to make battell against him that sate on the horse, and against his armie.
George Lamsa Translation
Then I saw the wild beast and the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to fight against him who sat on the horse, and against his armies.
Good News Translation
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered to fight against the one who was riding the horse and against his army.
Lexham English Bible
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with the one who is seated on the horse and with his army.
Literal Translation
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth, and their armies being assembled to make war with the One sitting on the horse, and with His army.
Amplified Bible
Then I saw the beast and the kings and political leaders of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against Him who is mounted on the [white] horse and against His army.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, come together to make war against him who was seated on the horse and against his army.
Hebrew Names Version
I saw the beast, and the kings of the eretz, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.
International Standard Version
Then I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army.Revelation 16:16; 17:13-14;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And I saw the beast of prey, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war with him who sat on the throne, and with his armies.
Murdock Translation
And I saw the beast of prey, and the kings of the earth, and their warriors, that they assembled to wage battle with him who sat on the [fn] horse, and with his warriors.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I sawe the beast, and the kinges of the earth, and their warryers gathered together, to make battayle agaynst hym that sate on the horse, and agaynst his souldyers.
English Revised Version
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.
World English Bible
I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And I saw the wild beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together, to make war with him that sat on the horse and with his army.
Weymouth's New Testament
And I saw the Wild Beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, all assembled to make war, once for all, against the Rider upon the horse and against His army. And the Wild Beast was captured, and with him the false Prophet
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y sai the beeste, and the kyngis of the erthe, and the oostis of hem gaderid, to make batel with hym, that sat on the hors, and with his oost.
Update Bible Version
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, assembled to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
New English Translation
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to do battle with the one who rode the horse and with his army.
New King James Version
And 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.
New Living Translation
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the world and their armies gathered together to fight against the one sitting on the horse and his army.
New Life Bible
Then I saw the wild animal and the kings of the earth and their armies gather together. They were ready to fight against the One Who is sitting on the white horse and against His army.
New Revised Standard
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against the rider on the horse and against his army.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And I saw the wild-beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together - to make war with him who was sitting upon the horse, and with his army.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, gathered together to make war with him that sat upon the horse and with his army.
Revised Standard Version
And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who sits upon the horse and against his army.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And I sawe the beste and the kynges of the erth and their warriers gaddred to gedder to make battayle agaynste him that satt on the horsse and agaynst his sowdiers.
Young's Literal Translation
And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, having been gathered together to make war with him who is sitting upon the horse, and with his army;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And I sawe the beeste and the kynges of ye earth, and their warriers gadred togedder, to make battayle agaynste him that sat vpon the horsse, and agaynst his sowdiers.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Then I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, with their armies assembled, to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth marshal their armies against the cowboy on the white horse and his army.

Contextual Overview

11 Then I saw heaven open. There before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse was called Faithful and True, because he is right in his judging and in making war. 12 His eyes were like burning fire. He had many crowns on his head. A name was written on him, but he was the only one who knew its meaning. 13 He was dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and he was called the Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven were following the rider on the white horse. They were also riding white horses. They were dressed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 A sharp sword came out of the rider's mouth, a sword that he would use to defeat the nations. And he will rule the nations with a rod of iron. He will crush the grapes in the winepress of the terrible anger of God All-Powerful. 16 On his robe and on his leg was written this name: king of kings and lord of lords 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun. In a loud voice the angel said to all the birds flying in the sky, "Come together for the great supper of God. 18 Come together so that you can eat the bodies of rulers and army commanders and famous men. Come to eat the bodies of the horses and their riders and the bodies of all people—free, slave, small, and great." 19 Then I saw the beast and the rulers of the earth. Their armies were gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and the false prophet was also captured. He was the one who did the miracles for the beast. He had used these miracles to trick those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its idol. The false prophet and the beast were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I saw: Revelation 13:1-10, Revelation 14:9, Revelation 16:14, Revelation 16:16, Revelation 17:12-14, Revelation 18:9, Ezekiel 38:8-18, Daniel 7:21-26, Daniel 8:25, Daniel 11:40-45, Joel 3:9-14

him: Revelation 19:11-14

Reciprocal: Joshua 8:16 - drawn away Judges 5:19 - kings Judges 8:12 - took 2 Samuel 10:15 - gathered Job 12:19 - General Psalms 18:37 - General Psalms 83:5 - For Psalms 118:10 - All nations Isaiah 26:14 - dead Isaiah 44:11 - let them all Isaiah 54:15 - they shall Jeremiah 1:10 - to root out Jeremiah 25:35 - the shepherds Ezekiel 14:10 - the punishment Daniel 11:44 - east Daniel 11:45 - he shall come Joel 3:2 - also Joel 3:11 - Assemble Joel 3:14 - multitudes Zechariah 1:8 - riding Zechariah 12:3 - though Zechariah 12:6 - they Matthew 22:44 - till Acts 2:35 - thy foes Acts 14:15 - why 2 Corinthians 11:15 - his Revelation 11:7 - the beast Revelation 11:18 - the nations Revelation 12:17 - to make Revelation 19:20 - the beast Revelation 22:8 - I fell

Cross-References

Genesis 12:13
So tell them that you are my sister. Then they will be good to me because of you. In this way you will save my life."
Genesis 19:1
That evening the two angels came to the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting near the city gates and saw them. He got up and went to them. He bowed to show respect and said, "Sirs, please come to my house, and I will serve you. There you can wash your feet and stay the night. Then tomorrow you can continue your journey." The angels answered, "No, we will stay the night in the city square."
Genesis 19:7
He said to the men, "No, my friends, I beg you, please don't do this evil thing!
Genesis 19:11
Then they did something to the men outside the door—they caused all these evil men, young and old, to become blind. So the men trying to get in the house could not find the door.
Genesis 19:14
So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, the men who had married his other daughters. He said, "Hurry and leave this city! The Lord will soon destroy it!" But they thought he was joking.
Genesis 19:16
When Lot did not move fast enough, the two men grabbed his hand. They also took the hands of his wife and his two daughters. The two men led Lot and his family safely out of the city. The Lord was kind to Lot and his family.
Genesis 19:17
So after the two men brought Lot and his family out of the city, one of the men said, "Now run to save your life! Don't look back at the city, and don't stop anywhere in the valley. Run until you are in the mountains. If you stop, you will be destroyed with the city!"
Genesis 19:19
You have been very kind to me, your servant. You have been very kind to save me, but I cannot run all the way to the mountains. What if I am too slow and something happens? I will be killed!
Genesis 19:22
But run there quickly. I cannot destroy Sodom until you are safely in that town." (That town is named Zoar, because it is a small town.)
Genesis 19:25
He destroyed the whole valley—all the cities, the people living in the cities, and all the plants in the valley.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And l saw the beast,.... Not the devil, for after this he is taken and bound for a thousand years, and then loosed, and laid hold on again, and cast into the lake of fire; not but that this war will be by his instigation, and under his influence, Revelation 16:14 not the Roman Pagan empire, which has been destroyed long ago, under the sixth seal, and was the issue of the battle between Michael and his angels, and the dragon and his; but the antichristian civil powers, or antichrist in his civil capacity; and which, though it may chiefly regard the western antichrist, and the remains of the Latin idolatry, yet may take in the eastern antichrist, or the Mahometan powers, which may all join together in this battle; the beast will survive for a while the downfall of his seat, Babylon or Rome.

And the kings of the earth; these, as they stand distinguished from the beast, or the antichristian kings, and civil states, may design as many of the Pagan kings and princes, as the pope and Turk by their emissaries can persuade to assist them in this war;

Revelation 16:14- :.

And their armies gathered together; at Armageddon, or in the valley of Jehoshaphat, Revelation 16:16

to make war against him that sat on the horse; the white horse,

Revelation 19:11 as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions read, which must be downright folly and madness, since he is the Word of God, the great God, the King of kings, and Lord of lords:

and against his army, Revelation 19:14 who, though unarmed, and only clothed in fine linen, have nothing to fear, since Christ, the Captain of their salvation, is at the head of them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I saw the beast - notes on Revelation 13:1, Revelation 13:11. Compare Revelation 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 Revelation 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. There can be no doubt that the writer in these passages designed to refer to the same events - the still future scenes that are to occur when the Roman, the pagan, and the Muhammedan powers shall be aroused to make common cause against the true religion, and shall stake all on the issue of the great conflict. See the notes on Revelation 16:13-14.

Against him that sat on the horse - The Messiah - the Son of God. notes on Revelation 19:11.

And against his army - The hosts that are associated with him - his redeemed people. See the notes on Revelation 19:14.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 19:19. I saw the beast — See the notes on chapters xii., xiii., and xvii. Revelation 12:1-18; Revelation 17:1-18


 
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