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Revised Standard Version

Revelation 19:19

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.

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.
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
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.
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 opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems; and he has a name inscribed which no one knows but himself. 13 He is clad in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, followed him on white horses. 15 From his mouth issues a sharp sword with which to smite the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron; he will tread the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name inscribed, King of kings and Lord of lords. 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly in midheaven, "Come, gather for the great supper of God, 18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great." 19 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. 20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had worked the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulphur.

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
Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared on your account."
Genesis 19:1
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening; and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the earth,
Genesis 19:7
and said, "I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly.
Genesis 19:11
And they struck with blindness the men who were at the door of the house, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves groping for the door.
Genesis 19:14
So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, "Up, get out of this place; for the LORD is about to destroy the city." But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting.
Genesis 19:16
But he lingered; so the men seized him and his wife and his two daughters by the hand, the LORD being merciful to him, and they brought him forth and set him outside the city.
Genesis 19:17
And when they had brought them forth, they said, "Flee for your life; do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley; flee to the hills, lest you be consumed."
Genesis 19:19
behold, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness in saving my life; but I cannot flee to the hills, lest the disaster overtake me, and I die.
Genesis 19:22
Make haste, escape there; for I can do nothing till you arrive there." Therefore the name of the city was called Zo'ar.
Genesis 19:25
and he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

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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