REVELATION 19. THE HALLELUJAH OF VICTORY IN HEAVEN AND THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB. We have here another illustration of the contrasts in the Book of Revelation. Ch. 18 gives us a dark and gloomy picture of Rome, 19 paints the scene of triumph in heaven.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB. Revelation 19:1. Hallelujah: this term is found in NT only in this chapter. It means Praise ye the Lord. It occurs in several psalms, but is always translated in the versions. The term itself is first found in the Apocrypha; _cf._ Tob_13:18, All her streets shall say - Hal... [ Continue Reading ]
THE VISION OF THE TRIUMPHANT CHRIST. This paragraph really forms an introduction to the closing section of the book, where at last, after many pauses and delays, we reach the real _dé nouement._ The last act of the drama falls into five scenes, of which this is the first. In this scene Christ is por... [ Continue Reading ]