Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and 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. 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. 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. Berean Literal Bible And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, having been gathered together to make war with the One sitting on the horse and with His army. King James Bible 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 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 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. NASB 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. NASB 1977 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, assembled to make war against Him who sat upon the horse, and against His army. Legacy Standard Bible Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war with Him who sits 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. 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. Holman 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. 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. 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. 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. 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. 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. Majority 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. NET Bible 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 Heart 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. 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. Weymouth 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 World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd 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 on the horse, and with His army; Berean Literal Bible And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, having been gathered together to make war with the One sitting on the horse and with His army. 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; Smith's Literal Translation And I saw the wild beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to war with him sitting upon the horse, and with his army. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. Catholic Public Domain Version And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, having been gathered together to do battle against him who was sitting upon the horse, and against his army. New American Bible Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered to fight against the one riding the horse and against his army. New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I saw The Beast and its armies and the Kings of The Earth and their Soldiers who gathered to make war with him who sat upon the horse, and with his Soldiers. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, assembled together to make war with him that sat on the horse, and with his army. Godbey New Testament And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, assembled to make war with the one sitting on the horse, and with his army. Haweis New Testament And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war with him that was sitting upon the horse, and with his army. Mace New Testament 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. Weymouth 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 Worrell New Testament And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war with Him Who was sitting on the horse, and with His army. Worsley New Testament And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to make war with him that sitteth upon the horse, and against his army. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Defeat of the Beast and False Prophet…18so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” 19Then 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. 20But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.… Cross References Revelation 16:14 These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. Revelation 17:14 They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.” Revelation 20:8 and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore. Daniel 7:21 As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them, Daniel 11:40-45 At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood. / He will also invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the Ammonites. / He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape. ... Ezekiel 38:8-9 After a long time you will be summoned. In the latter years you will enter a land that has recovered from war, whose people were gathered from many nations to the mountains of Israel, which had long been desolate. They had been brought out from the nations, and all now dwell securely. / You and all your troops, and many peoples with you will go up, advancing like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land. Ezekiel 38:15-16 And you will come from your place out of the far north—you and many peoples with you, all riding horses—a mighty horde, a huge army. / You will advance against My people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the latter days, O Gog, that I will bring you against My land, so that the nations may know Me when I show Myself holy in you before their eyes. Ezekiel 39:1-2 “As for you, O son of man, prophesy against Gog and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. / I will turn you around, drive you along, bring you up from the far north, and send you against the mountains of Israel. Ezekiel 39:17-20 And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood. / You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan. / At the sacrifice I am preparing, you will eat fat until you are gorged and drink blood until you are drunk. ... Zechariah 14:2-3 For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city. / Then the LORD will go out to fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle. Zechariah 12:3-9 On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured. / On that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with panic, and every rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of Judah, but I will strike with blindness all the horses of the nations. / Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts: ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength, for the LORD of Hosts is their God.’ ... Joel 3:9-14 Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack! / Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’ / Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD. ... Psalm 2:1-3 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: / “Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.” Psalm 110:5-6 The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath. / He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide. Isaiah 34:1-2 Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it. / The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. Treasury of Scripture 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. I saw. Revelation 13:1-10 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy… Revelation 14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, Revelation 16:14,16 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty… him. Revelation 19:11-14 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war… Jump to Previous Armies Army Assembled Beast Captured Earth False. Gathered Horse Kings Once Prophet Rider Sat Seated Sits Together War WildJump to Next Armies Army Assembled Beast Captured Earth False. Gathered Horse Kings Once Prophet Rider Sat Seated Sits Together War WildRevelation 19 1. God is praised in heaven for judging the great harlot, and avenging the blood of his saints.7. The marriage of the Lamb. 10. The angel will not be worshipped. 17. The birds called to the great slaughter. Then I saw the beast The "beast" refers to the Antichrist, a figure of ultimate evil and opposition to God, as described earlier in Revelation 13. This entity symbolizes the culmination of human rebellion against divine authority. The beast is often associated with oppressive political power and false religious systems that deceive and lead people away from God. and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse and against His army Persons / Places / Events 1. The BeastRepresents the antichrist, a figure of ultimate opposition to God, often associated with political and spiritual rebellion. 2. The Kings of the Earth These are the rulers and leaders who align themselves with the beast, symbolizing worldly powers in opposition to God's kingdom. 3. Their Armies The collective military forces gathered by the beast and the kings, representing the culmination of human rebellion against divine authority. 4. The One Seated on the Horse This is Jesus Christ, depicted as a victorious warrior, symbolizing His ultimate authority and power over evil. 5. His Army The followers of Christ, both angelic and redeemed humans, who participate in the final victory over evil. Teaching Points The Reality of Spiritual WarfareThis passage reminds believers of the ongoing spiritual battle between good and evil, encouraging vigilance and faithfulness. The Sovereignty of Christ Despite the formidable opposition, Christ's ultimate victory is assured, reinforcing the believer's trust in His power and authority. The Futility of Earthly Rebellion The gathering of the beast and the kings highlights the futility of opposing God, urging believers to align with God's purposes. The Call to Stand Firm As part of Christ's army, believers are called to stand firm in their faith, knowing they are on the winning side. Hope in Final Victory This passage offers hope and assurance of the final triumph of good over evil, encouraging perseverance in the faith.Verse 19. - And I saw the beast; viz. that described in Revelation 13:1, typical of the hostile world power. And the kings of the earth, and their armies. The kings summoned by the unclean spirits of Revelation 16:13, 14, typical of the forces which the beast employs in his spiritual warfare with God. The armies are the adherents of the beast, described in Revelation 13. - the ungodly, those who follow the world rather than God. Gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. Gathered as described in Revelation 16:14 and ver. 17 of this chapter. Again (as in ver. 7) a double operation. The gathering is voluntary on the part of the wicked (Revelation 16:14), and yet it is overruled by God, and made to serve his ends (Revelation 19:17). Him that sat on the horse; Christ (see ver. 11). "His army" consists of the faithful followers of Christ. They are here pictured as a heavenly army (ver. 14), because the victory which they achieved is the leading feature here depicted, but their warfare took place while they were on earth (cf. Revelation 14:13). The war (with the article); viz. that war which is perpetually waged between the powers of light and darkness, and which will not be terminated until the great judgment. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek ThenΚαὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. I saw εἶδον (eidon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. beast θηρίον (thērion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 2342: Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; met: a brute. Diminutive from the same as thera; a dangerous animal. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. kings βασιλεῖς (basileis) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign. of the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. earth γῆς (gēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1093: Contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe. [with] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. armies στρατεύματα (strateumata) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 4753: An army, detachment of troops. From strateuomai; an armament, i.e. a body of troops. assembled συνηγμένα (synēgmena) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 4863: From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain. to wage ποιῆσαι (poiēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. war πόλεμον (polemon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 4171: A war, battle, strife. From pelomai; warfare. against μετὰ (meta) Preposition Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. the [One] τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. seated καθημένου (kathēmenou) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. horse, ἵππου (hippou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2462: A horse. Of uncertain affinity; a horse. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. against μετὰ (meta) Preposition Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. His αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. army. στρατεύματος (strateumatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 4753: An army, detachment of troops. From strateuomai; an armament, i.e. a body of troops. Links Revelation 19:19 NIVRevelation 19:19 NLT Revelation 19:19 ESV Revelation 19:19 NASB Revelation 19:19 KJV Revelation 19:19 BibleApps.com Revelation 19:19 Biblia Paralela Revelation 19:19 Chinese Bible Revelation 19:19 French Bible Revelation 19:19 Catholic Bible NT Prophecy: Revelation 19:19 I saw the beast and the kings (Rev. Re Apocalypse) |
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