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11:1. After Nahash is defeated, he becomes David's friend. That's quite a change around. See 2Sam 10:2
Question: Have you ever been humbled by someone, or some event, which has eventually turned out for the best? Do you think God was working in your life on that occasion? Do you think God was working with Nahash, even though he started off so badly?
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2011 Reply to Rob
12:18So, Samuel called unto Yahweh; and Yahweh sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared Yahweh and Samuel.
Yahweh sent thunder and rain, the reason being in v17 was that they may perceive that their wickedness was great in seeking a king notice that they feared Samuel and Yahweh but not Saul. But how would thunder and rain be troubling to Israel? Because in v17 it was time of wheat harvest.
Now the wheat harvest in Israel is between May and June, it was called feast of weeks or Pentecost it came 7 weeks after Passover and during May and June no rain fell thus creating perfect weather conditions to harvest.
The word rain here is the word Matar it is the most common word used for rain in the Bible. Gesenius emphasises that it is not simply a shower and it normally used in a negative sense for example in Gen 7:4-5 during the flood, Matar implies a rain that is directly and intentionally caused by God just as it was here in 1 Sam 12. Matar is not always be associated with water for in Gen 19 we read of fire and brimstone raining down upon Sodom.
stephen cox [Sedgley UK] Comment added in 2019 Reply to stephen
1 Samuel 11:11 Saul divided the army into three companies. Gideon also used this method (Judges 7:16). Napoleon also used this method which is totally different to the Roman style of fighting. At Austerlitz, just outside of Vienna, Napoleon employed this technique, firstly using the two outer thirds, and then engaged the middle third last, using the cavalry like a battering ram. This battle brought down the Holy Roman Empire and was the key to Napoleon's success.
Beulah Edwards [Christchurch West New Zealand] Comment added in 2022 Reply to Beulah
10:8 On this occasion Saul did wait for Samuel. He has not yet developed the arrogance that he later would show in his dealing with Samuel. By the time we reach 13:8-9, even though he waited the appointed number of days he still took it upon himself todisregard Samuel’s command. Such arrogancy cost him the kingdom.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2024 Reply to Peter
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1. Then Nahash <5176> the Ammonite <5984> came up <5927>(8799), and encamped <2583>(8799) against Jabeshgilead <3003> <1568>: and all the men <582> of Jabesh <3003> said <559>(8799) unto Nahash <5176>, Make <3772>(8798) a covenant <1285> with us, and we will serve <5647>(8799) thee.
2. And Nahash <5176> the Ammonite <5984> answered <559>(8799) them, On this <2063> condition will I make <3772>(8799) a covenant with you, that I may thrust out <5365>(8800) all your right <3225> eyes <5869>, and lay <7760>(8804) it for a reproach <2781> upon all Israel <3478>.
3. And the elders <2205> of Jabesh <3003> said <559>(8799) unto him, Give us seven <7651> days <3117>' respite <7503>(8685), that we may send <7971>(8799) messengers <4397> unto all the coasts <1366> of Israel <3478>: and then, if there be no man to save <3467>(8688) us, we will come out <3318>(8804) to thee.
4. Then came <935>(8799) the messengers <4397> to Gibeah <1390> of Saul <7586>, and told <1696>(8762) the tidings <1697> in the ears <241> of the people <5971>: and all the people <5971> lifted up <5375>(8799) their voices <6963>, and wept <1058>(8799).
5. And, behold, Saul <7586> came <935>(8804) after <310> the herd <1241> out of the field <7704>; and Saul <7586> said <559>(8799), What aileth the people <5971> that they weep <1058>(8799)? And they told <5608>(8762) him the tidings <1697> of the men <582> of Jabesh <3003>.
6. And the Spirit <7307> of God <430> came <6743>(8799) upon Saul <7586> when he heard <8085>(8800) those tidings <1697>, and his anger <639> was kindled <2734>(8799) greatly <3966>.
7. And he took <3947>(8799) a yoke <6776> of oxen <1241>, and hewed them in pieces <5408>(8762), and sent <7971>(8762) them throughout all the coasts <1366> of Israel <3478> by the hands <3027> of messengers <4397>, saying <559>(8800), Whosoever cometh not forth <3318>(8802) after <310> Saul <7586> and after <310> Samuel <8050>, so shall it be done <6213>(8735) unto his oxen <1241>. And the fear <6343> of the LORD <3068> fell <5307>(8799) on the people <5971>, and they came out <3318>(8799) with one <259> consent <376>.
8. And when he numbered <6485>(8799) them in Bezek <966>, the children <1121> of Israel <3478> were three <7969> hundred <3967> thousand <505>, and the men <376> of Judah <3063> thirty <7970> thousand <505>.
9. And they said <559>(8799) unto the messengers <4397> that came <935>(8802), Thus shall ye say <559>(8799) unto the men <376> of Jabeshgilead <3003> <1568>, To morrow <4279>, by that time the sun <8121> be hot <2527>, ye shall have help <8668>. And the messengers <4397> came <935>(8799) and shewed <5046>(8686) it to the men <582> of Jabesh <3003>; and they were glad <8055>(8799).
10. Therefore the men <582> of Jabesh <3003> said <559>(8799), To morrow <4279> we will come out <3318>(8799) unto you, and ye shall do <6213>(8804) with us all that seemeth <5869> good <2896> unto you.
11. And it was so on the morrow <4283>, that Saul <7586> put <7760>(8799) the people <5971> in three <7969> companies <7218>; and they came <935>(8799) into the midst <8432> of the host <4264> in the morning <1242> watch <821>, and slew <5221>(8686) the Ammonites <5983> until the heat <2527> of the day <3117>: and it came to pass, that they which remained <7604>(8737) were scattered <6327>(8799), so that two <8147> of them were not left <7604>(8738) together <3162>.
12. And the people <5971> said <559>(8799) unto Samuel <8050>, Who is he that said <559>(8802), Shall Saul <7586> reign <4427>(8799) over us? bring <5414>(8798) the men <582>, that we may put them to death <4191>(8686).
13. And Saul <7586> said <559>(8799), There shall not a man <376> be put to death <4191>(8714) this day <3117>: for to day <3117> the LORD <3068> hath wrought <6213>(8804) salvation <8668> in Israel <3478>.
14. Then said <559>(8799) Samuel <8050> to the people <5971>, Come <3212>(8798), and let us go <3212>(8799) to Gilgal <1537>, and renew <2318>(8762) the kingdom <4410> there.
15. And all the people <5971> went <3212>(8799) to Gilgal <1537>; and there they made Saul <7586> king <4427>(8686) before <6440> the LORD <3068> in Gilgal <1537>; and there they sacrificed <2076>(8799) sacrifices <2077> of peace offerings <8002> before <6440> the LORD <3068>; and there Saul <7586> and all the men <582> of Israel <3478> rejoiced <8055>(8799) greatly <3966>.
1. And Samuel <8050> said <559>(8799) unto all Israel <3478>, Behold, I have hearkened <8085>(8804) unto your voice <6963> in all that ye said <559>(8804) unto me, and have made <4427>(8686) a king <4428> over you.
2. And now, behold, the king <4428> walketh <1980>(8693) before <6440> you: and I am old <2204>(8804) and grayheaded <7867>(8804); and, behold, my sons <1121> are with you: and I have walked <1980>(8694) before <6440> you from my childhood <5271> unto this day <3117>.
3. Behold, here I am: witness <6030>(8798) against me before the LORD <3068>, and before his anointed <4899>: whose ox <7794> have I taken <3947>(8804)? or whose ass <2543> have I taken <3947>(8804)? or whom have I defrauded <6231>(8804)? whom have I oppressed <7533>(8804)? or of whose hand <3027> have I received any bribe <3724> to blind <5956>(8686) mine eyes <5869> therewith? and I will restore <7725>(8686) it you.
4. And they said <559>(8799), Thou hast not defrauded <6231>(8804) us, nor oppressed <7533>(8804) us, neither hast thou taken <3947>(8804) ought <3972> of any man's <376> hand <3027>.
5. And he said <559>(8799) unto them, The LORD <3068> is witness <5707> against you, and his anointed <4899> is witness <5707> this day <3117>, that ye have not found <4672>(8804) ought <3972> in my hand <3027>. And they answered <559>(8799), He is witness <5707>.
6. And Samuel <8050> said <559>(8799) unto the people <5971>, It is the LORD <3068> that advanced <6213>(8804) Moses <4872> and Aaron <175>, and that brought <5927> <0> your fathers <1> up <5927>(8689) out of the land <776> of Egypt <4714>.
7. Now therefore stand still <3320>(8690), that I may reason <8199>(8735) with you before <6440> the LORD <3068> of all the righteous acts <6666> of the LORD <3068>, which he did <6213>(8804) to you and to your fathers <1>.
8. When Jacob <3290> was come <935>(8804) into Egypt <4714>, and your fathers <1> cried <2199>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>, then the LORD <3068> sent <7971>(8799) Moses <4872> and Aaron <175>, which brought forth <3318>(8686) your fathers <1> out of Egypt <4714>, and made them dwell <3427>(8686) in this place <4725>.
9. And when they forgat <7911>(8799) the LORD <3068> their God <430>, he sold <4376>(8799) them into the hand <3027> of Sisera <5516>, captain <8269> of the host <6635> of Hazor <2674>, and into the hand <3027> of the Philistines <6430>, and into the hand <3027> of the king <4428> of Moab <4124>, and they fought <3898>(8735) against them.
10. And they cried <2199>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>, and said <559>(8799), We have sinned <2398>(8804), because we have forsaken <5800>(8804) the LORD <3068>, and have served <5647>(8799) Baalim <1168> and Ashtaroth <6252>: but now deliver <5337>(8685) us out of the hand <3027> of our enemies <341>(8802), and we will serve <5647>(8799) thee.
11. And the LORD <3068> sent <7971>(8799) Jerubbaal <3378>, and Bedan <917>, and Jephthah <3316>, and Samuel <8050>, and delivered <5337>(8686) you out of the hand <3027> of your enemies <341>(8802) on every side <5439>, and ye dwelled <3427>(8799) safe <983>.
12. And when ye saw <7200>(8799) that Nahash <5176> the king <4428> of the children <1121> of Ammon <5983> came <935>(8804) against you, ye said <559>(8799) unto me, Nay; but a king <4428> shall reign <4427>(8799) over us: when the LORD <3068> your God <430> was your king <4428>.
13. Now therefore behold the king <4428> whom ye have chosen <977>(8804), and whom ye have desired <7592>(8804)! and, behold, the LORD <3068> hath set <5414>(8804) a king <4428> over you.
14. If ye will fear <3372>(8799) the LORD <3068>, and serve <5647>(8804) him, and obey <8085>(8804) his voice <6963>, and not rebel <4784>(8686) against the commandment <6310> of the LORD <3068>, then shall both ye and also the king <4428> that reigneth <4427>(8804) over you continue following <310> the LORD <3068> your God <430>:
15. But if ye will not obey <8085>(8799) the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068>, but rebel <4784>(8804) against the commandment <6310> of the LORD <3068>, then shall the hand <3027> of the LORD <3068> be against you, as it was against your fathers <1>.
16. Now therefore <1571> stand <3320>(8690) and see <7200>(8798) this great <1419> thing <1697>, which the LORD <3068> will do <6213>(8802) before your eyes <5869>.
17. Is it not wheat <2406> harvest <7105> to day <3117>? I will call <7121>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>, and he shall send <5414>(8799) thunder <6963> and rain <4306>; that ye may perceive <3045>(8798) and see <7200>(8798) that your wickedness <7451> is great <7227>, which ye have done <6213>(8804) in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, in asking <7592>(8800) you a king <4428>.
18. So Samuel <8050> called <7121>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>; and the LORD <3068> sent <5414>(8799) thunder <6963> and rain <4306> that day <3117>: and all the people <5971> greatly <3966> feared <3372>(8799) the LORD <3068> and Samuel <8050>.
19. And all the people <5971> said <559>(8799) unto Samuel <8050>, Pray <6419>(8690) for thy servants <5650> unto the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, that we die <4191>(8799) not: for we have added <3254>(8804) unto all our sins <2403> this evil <7451>, to ask <7592>(8800) us a king <4428>.
20. And Samuel <8050> said <559>(8799) unto the people <5971>, Fear <3372>(8799) not: ye have done <6213>(8804) all this wickedness <7451>: yet turn not aside <5493>(8799) from following <310> the LORD <3068>, but serve <5647>(8804) the LORD <3068> with all your heart <3824>;
21. And turn ye not aside <5493>(8799): for then should ye go after <310> vain <8414> things, which cannot profit <3276>(8686) nor deliver <5337>(8686); for they are vain <8414>.
22. For the LORD <3068> will not forsake <5203>(8799) his people <5971> for his great <1419> name's <8034> sake: because it hath pleased <2974>(8689) the LORD <3068> to make <6213>(8800) you his people <5971>.
23. Moreover as for me <595>, God forbid <2486> that I should sin <2398>(8800) against the LORD <3068> in ceasing <2308>(8800) to pray <6419>(8692) for you: but I will teach <3384>(8689) you the good <2896> and the right <3477> way <1870>:
24. Only fear <3372>(8798) the LORD <3068>, and serve <5647>(8804) him in truth <571> with all your heart <3824>: for consider <7200>(8798) how great things he hath done <1431>(8689) for you.
25. But if ye shall still <7489>(8687) do wickedly <7489>(8686), ye shall be consumed <5595>(8735), both ye and your king <4428>.
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1. Ho <1945>, every one that thirsteth <6771>, come <3212>(8798) ye to the waters <4325>, and he that hath no money <3701>; come <3212>(8798) ye, buy <7666>(8798), and eat <398>(8798); yea, come <3212>(8798), buy <7666>(8798) wine <3196> and milk <2461> without money <3701> and without price <4242>.
2. Wherefore do ye spend <8254>(8799) money <3701> for that which is not bread <3899>? and your labour <3018> for that which satisfieth <7654> not <3808>? hearken <8085>(8798) diligently <8085>(8800) unto me, and eat <398>(8798) ye that which is good <2896>, and let your soul <5315> delight <6026>(8691) itself in fatness <1880>.
3. Incline <5186>(8685) your ear <241>, and come <3212>(8798) unto me: hear <8085>(8798), and your soul <5315> shall live <2421>(8799); and I will make <3772>(8799) an everlasting <5769> covenant <1285> with you, even the sure <539>(8737) mercies <2617> of David <1732>.
4. Behold, I have given <5414>(8804) him for a witness <5707> to the people <3816>, a leader <5057> and commander <6680>(8764) to the people <3816>.
5. Behold, thou shalt call <7121>(8799) a nation <1471> that thou knowest <3045>(8799) not, and nations <1471> that knew <3045>(8804) not thee shall run <7323>(8799) unto thee because of the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, and for the Holy One <6918> of Israel <3478>; for he hath glorified <6286>(8765) thee.
6. Seek <1875>(8798) ye the LORD <3068> while he may be found <4672>(8736), call <7121>(8798) ye upon him while he is near <7138>:
7. Let the wicked <7563> forsake <5800>(8799) his way <1870>, and the unrighteous <205> man <376> his thoughts <4284>: and let him return <7725>(8799) unto the LORD <3068>, and he will have mercy <7355>(8762) upon him; and to our God <430>, for he will abundantly <7235>(8686) pardon <5545>(8800).
8. For my thoughts <4284> are not your thoughts <4284>, neither are your ways <1870> my ways <1870>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
9. For as the heavens <8064> are higher <1361>(8804) than the earth <776>, so are my ways <1870> higher <1361>(8804) than your ways <1870>, and my thoughts <4284> than your thoughts <4284>.
10. For as the rain <1653> cometh down <3381>(8799), and the snow <7950> from heaven <8064>, and returneth <7725>(8799) not thither, but watereth <7301>(8689) the earth <776>, and maketh it bring forth <3205>(8689) and bud <6779>(8689), that it may give <5414>(8804) seed <2233> to the sower <2232>(8802), and bread <3899> to the eater <398>(8802):
11. So shall my word <1697> be that goeth forth <3318>(8799) out of my mouth <6310>: it shall not return <7725>(8799) unto me void <7387>, but it shall accomplish <6213>(8804) that which I please <2654>(8804), and it shall prosper <6743>(8689) in the thing whereto I sent <7971>(8804) it.
12. For ye shall go out <3318>(8799) with joy <8057>, and be led forth <2986>(8714) with peace <7965>: the mountains <2022> and the hills <1389> shall break forth <6476>(8799) before <6440> you into singing <7440>, and all the trees <6086> of the field <7704> shall clap <4222>(8799) their hands <3709>.
13. Instead of the thorn <5285> shall come up <5927>(8799) the fir tree <1265>, and instead of the brier <5636> shall come up <5927>(8799) the myrtle tree <1918>: and it shall be to the LORD <3068> for a name <8034>, for an everlasting <5769> sign <226> that shall not be cut off <3772>(8735).
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Our reading in Isa 55challenges us in a really pointed way today! It begins with an invitation, “”Come, everyone who thirsts …” Thirsty for what? “He who has no money” is invited! “Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.” The challenge is made in the 2nd verse, “Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which does not satisfy?”
What do God’s words through the prophet mean? Life today is a self-centred life, how few think of their Creator and take any notice of the invitation God gave through Isaiah long ago – but which God has seen preserved for those living in the 21st Century. The invitation is to “delight yourselves in rich food.” What kind of food – for the stomach or for the mind and heart? Obviously the latter! Food to give eternal meaning to your life!
Verse 3 tells us! “Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant …” The prophet is then caused to write of God’s “steadfast, sure love for David. Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples …” [v.4]
To better understand this we must go and deeply consider the promises God made to him – which David perceived were “… spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord GOD!” [2Sam 7:19 It now increasingly clear we are living in that time!
Our Isaiah chapter builds up to a climax in revealing in fairly straightforward wording the power of the promises we read in God’s word. “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed …” Isa 55:10-11
We each have that word in our hands – but has it really entered our heart to create a “crop” that God can harvest. We read in Isaiah 45 that God declared “from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: (until)’To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance.’ [v.23]
Are you and I living so God’s word is alive in our hearts? How are we spending our “money“? Let us all labour for that which will satisfy – eternally.
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1. And <2532> after <3326> these things <5023> I heard <191>(5656) a great <3173> voice <5456> of much <4183> people <3793> in <1722> heaven <3772>, saying <3004>(5723), Alleluia <239>; Salvation <4991>, and <2532> glory <1391>, and <2532> honour <5092>, and <2532> power <1411>, unto the Lord <2962> our <2257> God <2316>:
2. For <3754> true <228> and <2532> righteous <1342> are his <846> judgments <2920>: for <3754> he hath judged <2919>(5656) the great <3173> whore <4204>, which <3748> did corrupt <5351>(5707) the earth <1093> with <1722> her <848> fornication <4202>, and <2532> hath avenged <1556>(5656) the blood <129> of his <848> servants <1401> at <1537> her <846> hand <5495>.
3. And <2532> again <1208> they said <2046>(5758), Alleluia <239>. And <2532> her <846> smoke <2586> rose up <305>(5719) for <1519> ever <165> and ever <165>.
4. And <2532> the four <5064> and <2532> twenty <1501> elders <4245> and <2532> the four <5064> beasts <2226> fell down <4098>(5627) and <2532> worshipped <4352>(5656) God <2316> that sat <2521>(5740) on <1909> the throne <2362>, saying <3004>(5723), Amen <281>; Alleluia <239>.
5. And <2532> a voice <5456> came <1831>(5627) out of <1537> the throne <2362>, saying <3004>(5723), Praise <134>(5720) our <2257> God <2316>, all ye <3956> his <846> servants <1401>, and <2532> ye that fear <5399>(5740) him <846>, both <2532> small <3398> and <2532> great <3173>.
6. And <2532> I heard <191>(5656) as it were <5613> the voice <5456> of a great <4183> multitude <3793>, and <2532> as <5613> the voice <5456> of many <4183> waters <5204>, and <2532> as <5613> the voice <5456> of mighty <2478> thunderings <1027>, saying <3004>(5723), Alleluia <239>: for <3754> the Lord <2962> God <2316> omnipotent <3841> reigneth <936>(5656).
7. Let us be glad <5463>(5725) and <2532> rejoice <21>(5741), and <2532> give <1325>(5632) honour <1391> to him <846>: for <3754> the marriage <1062> of the Lamb <721> is come <2064>(5627), and <2532> his <846> wife <1135> hath made <2090> <0> herself <1438> ready <2090>(5656).
8. And <2532> to her <846> was granted <1325>(5681) that <2443> she should be arrayed <4016>(5643) in fine linen <1039>, clean <2513> and <2532> white <2986>: for <1063> the fine linen <1039> is <2076>(5748) the righteousness <1345> of saints <40>.
9. And <2532> he saith <3004>(5719) unto me <3427>, Write <1125>(5657), Blessed <3107> are they which are called <2564>(5772) unto <1519> the marriage <1062> supper <1173> of the Lamb <721>. And <2532> he saith <3004>(5719) unto me <3427>, These <3778> are <1526>(5748) the true <228> sayings <3056> of God <2316>.
10. And <2532> I fell <4098>(5627) at <1715> his <846> feet <4228> to worship <4352>(5658) him <846>. And <2532> he said <3004>(5719) unto me <3427>, See <3708>(5720) thou do it not <3361>: I am <1510>(5748) thy <4675> fellowservant <4889>, and <2532> of thy <4675> brethren <80> that have <2192>(5723) the testimony <3141> of Jesus <2424>: worship <4352>(5657) God <2316>: for <1063> the testimony <3141> of Jesus <2424> is <2076>(5748) the spirit <4151> of prophecy <4394>.
11. And <2532> I saw <1492>(5627) heaven <3772> opened <455>(5772), and <2532> behold <2400>(5628) a white <3022> horse <2462>; and <2532> he that sat <2521>(5740) upon <1909> him <846> was called <2564>(5746) Faithful <4103> and <2532> True <228>, and <2532> in <1722> righteousness <1343> he doth judge <2919>(5719) and <2532> make war <4170>(5719).
12. <1161> His <846> eyes <3788> were as <5613> a flame <5395> of fire <4442>, and <2532> on <1909> his <846> head <2776> were many <4183> crowns <1238>; and he had <2192>(5723) a name <3686> written <1125>(5772), that <3739> no man <3762> knew <1492>(5758), but <1508> he himself <846>.
13. And <2532> he was clothed <4016>(5772) with a vesture <2440> dipped <911>(5772) in blood <129>: and <2532> his <846> name <3686> is called <2564>(5743) The Word <3056> of God <2316>.
14. And <2532> the armies <4753> which were <3588> in <1722> heaven <3772> followed <190>(5707) him <846> upon <1909> white <3022> horses <2462>, clothed <1746>(5765) in fine linen <1039>, white <3022> and <2532> clean <2513>.
15. And <2532> out of <1537> his <846> mouth <4750> goeth <1607>(5736) a sharp <3691> sword <4501>, that <2443> with <1722> it <846> he should smite <3960>(5661) the nations <1484>: and <2532> he shall rule <4165>(5692) them <846> with <1722> a rod <4464> of iron <4603>: and <2532> he treadeth <3961>(5719) the winepress <3025> <3631> of the fierceness <2372> and <2532> wrath <3709> of Almighty <3841> God <2316>.
16. And <2532> he hath <2192>(5719) on <1909> his vesture <2440> and <2532> on <1909> his <848> thigh <3382> a name <3686> written <1125>(5772), KING <935> OF KINGS <935>, AND <2532> LORD <2962> OF LORDS <2962>.
17. And <2532> I saw <1492>(5627) an <1520> angel <32> standing <2476>(5761) in <1722> the sun <2246>; and <2532> he cried <2896>(5656) with a loud <3173> voice <5456>, saying <3004>(5723) to all <3956> the fowls <3732> that fly <4072>(5740) in <1722> the midst of heaven <3321>, Come <1205>(5773) and <2532> gather yourselves together <4863>(5744) unto <1519> the supper <1173> of the great <3173> God <2316>;
18. That <2443> ye may eat <5315>(5632) the flesh <4561> of kings <935>, and <2532> the flesh <4561> of captains <5506>, and <2532> the flesh <4561> of mighty men <2478>, and <2532> the flesh <4561> of horses <2462>, and <2532> of them that sit <2521>(5740) on <1909> them <846>, and <2532> the flesh <4561> of all <3956> men, both free <1658> and <2532> bond <1401>, both <2532> small <3398> and <2532> great <3173>.
19. And <2532> I saw <1492>(5627) the beast <2342>, and <2532> the kings <935> of the earth <1093>, and <2532> their <846> armies <4753>, gathered together <4863>(5772) to make <4160>(5658) war <4171> against <3326> him that sat <2521>(5740) on <1909> the horse <2462>, and <2532> against <3326> his <846> army <4753>.
20. And <2532> the beast <2342> was taken <4084>(5681), and <2532> with <3326> him <5127> the false prophet <5578> that wrought <4160>(5660) miracles <4592> before <1799> him <846>, with <1722> which <3739> he deceived <4105>(5656) them that had received <2983>(5631) the mark <5480> of the beast <2342>, and <2532> them that worshipped <4352>(5723) his <846> image <1504>. These both <1417> were cast <906>(5681) alive <2198>(5723) into <1519> a lake <3041> of fire <4442> burning <2545>(5746) with <1722> brimstone <2303>.
21. And <2532> the remnant <3062> were slain <615>(5681) with <1722> the sword <4501> of him that sat <2521>(5740) upon <1909> the horse <2462>, which <3588> sword proceeded <1607>(5740) out of <1537> his <846> mouth <4750>: and <2532> all <3956> the fowls <3732> were filled <5526>(5681) with <1537> their <846> flesh <4561>.
1. And <2532> I saw <1492>(5627) an angel <32> come down <2597>(5723) from <1537> heaven <3772>, having <2192>(5723) the key <2807> of the bottomless pit <12> and <2532> a great <3173> chain <254> in <1909> his <848> hand <5495>.
2. And <2532> he laid hold on <2902>(5656) the dragon <1404>, that old <744> serpent <3789>, which <3739> is <2076>(5748) the Devil <1228>, and <2532> Satan <4567>, and <2532> bound <1210>(5656) him <846> a thousand <5507> years <2094>,
3. And <2532> cast <906>(5627) him <846> into <1519> the bottomless pit <12>, and <2532> shut <2808> <0> him <846> up <2808>(5656), and <2532> set a seal <4972>(5656) upon <1883> him <846>, that <3363> <0> he should deceive <4105>(5661) the nations <1484> no <3363> more <2089>, till <891> the thousand <5507> years <2094> should be fulfilled <5055>(5686): and <2532> after <3326> that <5023> he <846> must <1163>(5748) be loosed <3089>(5683) a little <3398> season <5550>.
4. And <2532> I saw <1492>(5627) thrones <2362>, and <2532> they sat <2523>(5656) upon <1909> them <846>, and <2532> judgment <2917> was given <1325>(5681) unto them <846>: and <2532> I saw the souls <5590> of them that were beheaded <3990>(5772) for <1223> the witness <3141> of Jesus <2424>, and <2532> for <1223> the word <3056> of God <2316>, and <2532> which <3748> had <4352> <0> not <3756> worshipped <4352>(5656) the beast <2342>, neither <3777> his <846> image <1504>, <2532> neither <3756> had received <2983>(5627) his mark <5480> upon <1909> their <848> foreheads <3359>, or <2532> in <1909> their <848> hands <5495>; and <2532> they lived <2198>(5656) and <2532> reigned <936>(5656) with <3326> Christ <5547> a thousand <5507> years <2094>.
5. But <1161> the rest <3062> of the dead <3498> lived <326> <0> not <3756> again <326>(5656) until <2193> the thousand <5507> years <2094> were finished <5055>(5686). This <3778> is the first <4413> resurrection <386>.
6. Blessed <3107> and <2532> holy <40> is he that hath <2192>(5723) part <3313> in <1722> the first <4413> resurrection <386>: on <1909> such <5130> the second <1208> death <2288> hath <2192>(5719) no <3756> power <1849>, but <235> they shall be <2071>(5704) priests <2409> of God <2316> and <2532> of Christ <5547>, and <2532> shall reign <936>(5692) with him <3326> a thousand <5507> years <2094>.
7. And <2532> when <3752> the thousand <5507> years <2094> are expired <5055>(5686), Satan <4567> shall be loosed <3089>(5701) out of <1537> his <848> prison <5438>,
8. And <2532> shall go out <1831>(5695) to deceive <4105>(5658) the nations <1484> which <3588> are in <1722> the four <5064> quarters <1137> of the earth <1093>, Gog <1136> and <2532> Magog <3098>, to gather <4863> <0> them <846> together <4863>(5629) to <1519> battle <4171>: the number <706> of whom <3739> is as <5613> the sand <285> of the sea <2281>.
9. And <2532> they went up <305>(5627) on <1909> the breadth <4114> of the earth <1093>, and <2532> compassed <2944> <0> the camp <3925> of the saints <40> about <2944>(5656), and <2532> the beloved <25>(5772) city <4172>: and <2532> fire <4442> came down <2597>(5627) from <575> God <2316> out of <1537> heaven <3772>, and <2532> devoured <2719>(5627) them <846>.
10. And <2532> the devil <1228> that deceived <4105>(5723) them <846> was cast <906>(5681) into <1519> the lake <3041> of fire <4442> and <2532> brimstone <2303>, where <3699> the beast <2342> and <2532> the false prophet <5578> are, and <2532> shall be tormented <928>(5701) day <2250> and <2532> night <3571> for <1519> ever <165> and ever <165>.
11. And <2532> I saw <1492>(5627) a great <3173> white <3022> throne <2362>, and <2532> him that sat <2521>(5740) on <1909> it <846>, from <575> whose <3739> face <4383> the earth <1093> and <2532> the heaven <3772> fled away <5343>(5627); and <2532> there was found <2147>(5681) no <3756> place <5117> for them <846>.
12. And <2532> I saw <1492>(5627) the dead <3498>, small <3398> and <2532> great <3173>, stand <2476>(5761) before <1799> God <2316>; and <2532> the books <975> were opened <455>(5681): and <2532> another <243> book <975> was opened <455>(5681), which <3739> is <2076>(5748) the book of life <2222>: and <2532> the dead <3498> were judged <2919>(5681) out of <1537> those things which were written <1125>(5772) in <1722> the books <975>, according to <2596> their <846> works <2041>.
13. And <2532> the sea <2281> gave up <1325>(5656) the dead <3498> which <3588> were in <1722> it <846>; and <2532> death <2288> and <2532> hell <86> delivered up <1325>(5656) the dead <3498> which <3588> were in <1722> them <846>: and <2532> they were judged <2919>(5681) every man <1538> according to <2596> their <846> works <2041>.
14. And <2532> death <2288> and <2532> hell <86> were cast <906>(5681) into <1519> the lake <3041> of fire <4442>. This <3778> is <2076>(5748) the second <1208> death <2288>.
15. And <2532> whosoever <1536> was <2147> <0> not <3756> found <2147>(5681) written <1125>(5772) in <1722> the book <976> of life <2222> was cast <906>(5681) into <1519> the lake <3041> of fire <4442>.