IsiTyhilelo 17:14

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

14 Aba baya kwenza imfazwe neMvana. IMvana iya kubeyisa, ngokuba inguNkosi kankosi, inguKumkani kakumkani; baya kweyisa nabo banayo, babiziweyo, banyuliweyo, bathembekileyo.

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shall make: Revelation 11:7, Revelation 8:6, Revelation 8:7, Revelation 16:14, Revelation 19:15-21, Daniel 7:21, Daniel 7:25, Daniel 11:9-12, Daniel 11:24, Daniel 11:25, Zechariah 2:8, Matthew 25:40, Acts 9:4, Acts 9:5

the Lamb shall: Revelation 6:12-17, Psalms 2:8, Psalms 2:9, Psalms 21:8-12, Psalms 110:5, Jeremiah 50:44, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 7:26, Daniel 7:27, 1 Corinthians 15:24

Lord: Revelation 1:5, Revelation 19:16, Deuteronomy 10:17, Psalms 136:2, Psalms 136:3, Proverbs 8:15, Proverbs 8:16, Daniel 2:47, 1 Timothy 6:15

and they: Revelation 14:1-4, Revelation 19:14, Psalms 149:5-9, Jeremiah 1:15, Jeremiah 1:19, Micah 5:7-9, John 15:16, Romans 8:30, Romans 8:37, 2 Timothy 2:4, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 3:2, 1 Peter 2:9

and faithful: Revelation 2:10

Reciprocal: Judges 7:3 - Whosoever 1 Samuel 14:45 - he hath Ezra 7:12 - Artaxerxes Job 12:19 - General Psalms 2:1 - people Psalms 29:3 - The voice Psalms 72:11 - all kings Psalms 74:23 - tumult Psalms 98:1 - his right Psalms 106:5 - may see Psalms 132:18 - but upon Psalms 137:8 - happy Psalms 149:9 - to execute Isaiah 24:21 - the Lord Isaiah 32:1 - princes Isaiah 40:10 - his arm Isaiah 43:20 - my chosen Isaiah 48:12 - my called Isaiah 59:19 - the enemy Daniel 2:34 - which Daniel 2:37 - a king Daniel 7:14 - that all Daniel 8:11 - the prince Daniel 8:25 - stand Daniel 12:1 - the great Micah 2:13 - their Micah 5:5 - then Zechariah 3:2 - chosen Zechariah 9:13 - bent Zechariah 10:4 - of him came forth Matthew 28:18 - All Luke 23:12 - General John 1:29 - Behold Acts 2:30 - he Acts 2:39 - as many Acts 9:15 - a chosen Acts 10:36 - he is Romans 1:6 - the called Romans 9:11 - but of Romans 10:12 - Lord Romans 13:1 - there Ephesians 1:1 - which Colossians 3:12 - as Colossians 4:1 - ye 1 Thessalonians 5:24 - calleth 1 Timothy 1:17 - the King Revelation 3:12 - overcometh Revelation 5:6 - a Lamb Revelation 6:2 - and he went Revelation 11:15 - The kingdoms Revelation 12:17 - to make Revelation 13:4 - who is able Revelation 13:15 - cause Revelation 14:4 - which follow Revelation 15:3 - saints Revelation 16:16 - he

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These shall make war with the Lamb,.... The Lord Jesus Christ, so often spoken of in this book under this character, Revelation 5:6. And this war is not to be understood of a war with him personally, or of that last and decisive, battle at Armageddon, in which will be the kings of the earth; but of a war with his members, of their persecuting of the saints, and faithful witnesses of Christ in all ages, within their jurisdictions, being instigated to it by the beast, under whose influence they are:

and the Lamb shall overcome them: partly through the constancy of his people, who will not love their lives to the death, but freely lay them down for him; nor can anything separate them from the love of Christ, or prevail upon them to desert him, his truths and ordinances, cause and interest, but are more than conquerors through him, and so he overcomes in them; and partly through a reformation which he effects, as in some of those kingdoms already, as Sweden, Denmark, England, Scotland, and Ireland, and others, and will do in others hereafter; see Revelation 17:16

for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; he is so by nature, as God and Creator, to whom the kingdom of nature and providence belongs; and by office, as Mediator, being made higher than the kings of the earth; hence he is more than a match for them, they cannot stand before him; this is a reason why he overcomes them, and it cannot be thought it should be otherwise: this Lamb is the lion of the tribe of Judah, and when he rouses himself, and stirs up his wrath, and exerts his power, kings and great men flee from him; see Revelation 6:15. This is a proof of Christ's proper deity, the same titles being given to him, the Word and Son of God, as to God himself, Revelation 19:16.

And they that are with him: his servants and his soldiers, that fight under him, and abide by him,

are called, and chosen, and faithful; they are chosen in Christ from all eternity, to grace here, and glory hereafter, and so stand opposed to the admirers of the beast, whose names are not written in the book of life, Revelation 17:8 for this is to be understood of their eternal election, and not of their separation by the effectual calling in time, for that is expressed by their being "called"; and though their calling is here set before election, as in 2 Peter 1:10 yet it does not precede it; the Arabic version reads, "chosen, called, faithful"; first "chosen" by God the Father, then "called", not with the bare external call by the ministry of the word, for, so, many are called, and not chosen; but by special grace to special benefits, and with an holy and heavenly calling, and which is irresistible, and without repentance; and being called they remain "faithful": the meaning is, either that they have faith, or are believers in Christ; which faith they have bestowed on them in the effectual calling, as a fruit of electing grace; and by this they overcome the world: or else, that they are persons of integrity and uprightness, that are on the side of Christ; they are the faithful in the Lord, and are made so by him; and they are faithful to him, and abide by his Gospel and ordinances, and in his cause and interest, even unto death; and so this character is expressive of the perseverance of those who are chosen and called, even unto the end.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

These shall make war with the Lamb - The Lamb of God - the Lord Jesus (See the notes at Revelation 5:6); that is, they would combine with the papacy in opposing evangelical religion. It is not meant that they would openly and avowedly proclaim war against the Son of God, but that they would practically do this in sustaining a persecuting power. It is unnecessary to show how true this has been in history; how entirely they sustained the papacy in all its measures of persecution.

And the Lamb shall overcome them - Shall ultimately gain the victory over them. The meaning is, that they would not be able to extinguish the true religion. In spite of all opposition and persecution, that would still live in the world, until it would be said that a complete triumph was gained.

For he is Lord of lords, and King of kings - He has supreme power over all the earth, and all kings and princes are subject to his control. Compare Revelation 19:16.

And they that are with him - The reference is to the persecuted saints who have adhered to him as his faithful followers in all these protracted conflicts.

Are called - That is, called by him to be his followers; as if he had selected them out of the world to maintain his cause. See the notes on Romans 1:7.

And chosen - See the John 15:16 note, and 1 Peter 1:2 note. In their steadfast adherence to the truth, they had shown that they were truly chosen by the Saviour, and could be relied on in the warfare against the powers of evil.

And faithful - They had shown themselves faithful to him in times of persecution, and in the hour of darkness.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 17:14. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and, faithful.] The ten powers of the beast must compose the secular kingdom of antichrist, for they make war with the Lamb, who is Christ Jesus. This is perfectly true of all popish states, for they have constantly opposed, as long as they have had any secular power, the progress of pure Christianity. They make war with the Lamb by persecuting his followers; but the Lamb shall overcome them, for he is the Lord of lords, and King of kings-all lords have their authority from him, and no king can reign without him; therefore the ten Latin kings are God's ministers to execute his vengeance upon the idolatrous nations. But when these antichristian monarchies have executed the Divine purpose, those that are with the Lamb-the called, the chosen, and the faithful, those who have kept THE TRUTH in the love of it, shall prevail against all their adversaries, because their battles are fought by the Lamb, who is their God and Deliverer. See Revelation 19:19; Revelation 19:20.