Passage Research
Revelation 19 — Sermon Preparation
Heaven erupts in praise over Babylon's fall, the Lamb's wedding supper is announced, and a rider on a white horse defeats the beast and its armies. Below is a research summary for Revelation 19, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Revelation 19 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἵππος | híppos | G2462 | 5 | horse |
| φωνή | phōnḗ | G5456 | 6 | noise, sound, voice |
| σάρξ | sárx | G4561 | 6 | carnal, flesh |
| μέγας | mégas | G3173 | 6 | exceedingly, great, high, large |
| κάθημαι | káthēmai | G2521 | 5 | dwell, sit |
| βύσσινος | býssinos | G1039 | 3 | fine linen |
| προσκυνέω | proskynéō | G4352 | 4 | worship |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Revelation 19, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter we have, I. A further account of the triumphant song of angels and saints for the fall of Babylon, ver. 1-4. II. The marriage between Christ and the church proclaimed and perfected, ver. 5-10. III. Another warlike expedition of the glorious head and husband of the church, with the success of it, ver. 10, &c. The Triumph of the Saints. (a. d. 95.) 1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on Revelation 19:1–25 (Public Domain)
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