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Revelation 19:18

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both] free and bond, both small and great.

Revelation 19:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Revelation 19:18

Theological / Devotional

Flesh. Literally, “flesh pieces” (cf. on ch. 17:16).

Kings. The confederate nations of earth, acting in concert under the direct supervision of Satan in the guise of an angel of light (cf. on chs. 16:14, 16, 17; 17:12, 14).

Captains. The leaders in command of the military forces assembled to carry out Satan’s will in the closing scenes of the great controversy.

Mighty men. Armed forces organized, trained, and equipped.

Flesh of horses. The remainder of v. 18 is a graphic word picture of the total destruction of all the forces of evil at the second coming of Christ (cf. chs. 6:15; 14:17–20; 16:21).

Free and bond. Compare ch. 13:16.

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