Revelation 19: The Spirits and Flesh at the Wedding Banquet of the Lamb Flashcards
After what event does Rv 19 take place ? What is the Heaven seen in v1 ?
After the judgment of Babylon in Rv 18.
It refers to the New Heaven.
What is the great multitude heard ?
Why do they offer salvation, glory, and power to God ?
Those who have perceived the events of Rv, and have come out before God.
Ref. Rv 3:4 , Rv 5:9-10 , Rv 7 , Rv 11:1 , Rv 12:11 , Rv 14:1-5 , Rv 15:2
Because the Lamb has called out those who were captive in Babylon and saved them.
What is the smoke that comes from the prostitute ?
Why is her judgment “true and just” ?
The eternal gospel, the sound of God’s victory.
By judging the great prostitute, God judges the Devil who used her and avenges the blood of the martyrs.
Ref. Mt 12:36-37, Jn 16:11, Rv 20:11-12
Who is the bride of the Lamb ? Who are those invited to the wedding supper ?
The bride : the HWO (Rv 22:17)
Those invited : the congregation (1 Cor 3:16)
Where else in the NT do we see a description of the wedding clothes described here ? (3 references)
Mt 22, Mt 25, Lk 14
Who are God’s oxen and the fattened cattle (Ez 39) at the SC ?
God’s oxen: the 7 messengers that betrayed (1 Cor 9:9-10)
Fattened cattle: beast with 7+10 (Dn 4:20-22, Rv 13)
In v11, what does it mean that Heaven is “opened” ?
God’s Kingdom is created
Who is the rider called “faithful and true” ? Who is the white horse ?
Who are the armies of Heaven and the white horses ?
Rider: Jesus
Horse: the New John
Armies: thousands upon thousands of angels (the spirit of the martyrs)
Horses: the HWO + those who are one with him
What does the robe dipped in blood represent ? Why is the rider called “the Word of God” ? What is the sword that comes out of his lips ? What is the winepress of wrath ? Who are those that are judged ?
robe: represents Jesus’ martyrdom
name: Jesus is the Word in flesh
sword: words of judgment (Eph 6:17, Rv 1:16, Rv 2:27)
winepress: words of judgment (Rv 14:19)
who is judged: the beast 7+10
Who is the sun mentioned in v17 ? What does it mean that the angel is standing in the sun ?
Sun: God’s pastor, the HWO (Gn 37:9-10, Jn 9:4-5)
The angel is working together with the pastor that has the word of Truth
What are the birds of the air ? What does it mean that they are called to eat the flesh of the inhabitants of the Earth ? Where else in the OT and NT do we hear about this event ?
birds: the spirits of the martyrs (Mt 3:16, Mt 13:32) that are invited to the wedding banquet of the lamb
eat flesh: they are satisfied upon hearing the testimony that the group of the beast is captured.
Ref. Mt 22, Ez 39:17
Who are the beast, the false pastor, and the armies that follow them ?
beast: the beast from the sea, also, the prostitute
false pastor: the beast from the earth
riders+horses: the evil spirits and group of Babylon (seen in Rv 9)
