19: 2 for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
19: 3 And a second time they 208say, Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth up 209for ever and ever.
208Gk. have said,
209Gk. unto the ages of the ages, And so elsewhere.
19: 4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshipped God that sitteth on the throne, saying, Amen; Hallelujah.
19: 5 And a voice came forth from the throne, saying, Give praise to our God, all ye his 210servants,211 ye that fear him, the small and the great.
210Gk. bondservants,
211Cℵ P eth copsa add even
19: 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of strong thunders, saying, Hallelujah: for 212the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigneth.
212So 1611 2053 2062 and the majority, vg. A f 1006 copbo read the Lord God, ℵ reads God our Lord, 209 051 read our God, syrph* reads the Lord,
19: 7 Let us rejoice and be exceeding glad, and 213let us give the glory unto him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
213So ℵ* 1611 (2062 P 2344 2329) and most, vg. ℵa?A 2053 read we will give
19: 8 And it was given unto her that she should array herself in fine linen, bright and pure: for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
19: 9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they that are bidden to the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are true words of God.
19: 10 And I fell down before his feet to 214worship him. And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren that hold the witness of Jesus: worship God: for the witness of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.
214See marginal note on ch. 3:9. (twice)
19: 11 And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sitteth thereon is 215called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
215A P 209 arm almost alone omit called
19: 12 And his eyes are216 a flame of fire, and upon his head are many diadems; and he hath a name written which no one knoweth but he himself.
216So ℵ 1611 2053 2062 and most lesser Gk. mss. arm. But A f 1006 vg and most ancient versions add as
19: 13 And he is arrayed in a garment 217dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
217So A and the majority of lesser Gk. mss., copsa. (1611) 2053 2062 read sprinkled f 1006 (P 2329) vg eth read having sprinkled itself ℵ* reads having been covered
19: 14 And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure.
19: 15 And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the 218winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.
218Gk. winepress of the wine of the fierceness
19: 16 And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
19: 17 And I saw 219an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid heaven, Come and be gathered together unto the great supper of God;
219Gk. one angel
19: 18 that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of 220captains, and the flesh of strong men, and the flesh of horses and of them that sit thereon, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, and small and great.
220Or, military tribunes, Gk. chiliarchs
19: 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sitteth upon the horse, and against his army.
19: 20 And the beast was taken, and with it the false prophet that wrought the signs in its sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped its image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:
19: 21 and the rest were killed with the sword of him that sitteth upon the horse, even the sword which cometh forth out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
