Lesson 49 — The Marriage Supper, Second Advent, and Armageddon

1. 1 THE MARRIAGE SUPPER, SECOND ADVENT, ARMAGEDDON

The Marriage Supper, Second Advent, Armageddon

This passage Revelation 19:1-10 is generally taken to be parenthetical, and such is the case, for while it is given in the Revelation after the vial judgments, it will be fulfilled in Heaven when all the Tribulation saints and the two witnesses are raptured at the end of the Week. The return of Christ will take place at the seventh vial or soon thereafter, but the Marriage Supper will be before He comes, so Rev. 19:1-10 must be parenthetical, as it explains what takes place in Heaven just before Christ comes back to the Earth with the saints. It is clear that the multitudes in Heaven in this passage will be giving glory to God because He has already judged the “great whore” and the smoke of the destruction of Literal Babylon is at that time ascending up.

This “great whore” could not be the same as the woman in Rev. 17, for she will have been destroyed 3½ years before the fulfillment of this passage and her smoke would not be ascending at this time. Then too, this judgment will be from God Himself who will have avenged the blood of His servants at her hand. Hence, this rejoicing is to be in obedience to the command of Rev. 18:20, calling all of “heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets” to rejoice over her judgment. Her smoke is to ascend to God “for ever and ever,” which term is used fourteen times in this book. This corresponds to the eternal desolations of Literal Babylon in Isa. 13:19-22; Jer. 50:13, 23, 39, 40; 51:26, 37, 62. This may be the one place where the eternal lake of fire will be visible to the earth-dwellers in the New Earth after the Millennium Isaiah 66:22-24Revelation 14:9-11.

Next, we have mention in this passage of the elders and living creatures worshipping God. This is the last time they are seen in Revelation. Then a voice from the throne says, “Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.” John next hears the voice of a great multitude as the sound of many waters and powerful thunderings saying, “Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.” Then, the angel shows John the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

The statement in Rev. 19:7, “His wife hath made herself ready,” shows that there are certain preparations to make in order to be ready. This seems clear from her white robe which is the righteousness of the saints Revelation 19:8. It is impossible to describe the wedding supper as we have no description given us of it. All we know about it is that it will be a real banquet, as real as any that has ever been held.

The Greek word for “marriage” means “marriage feast” and proves that the supper will be just as literal and real as any we know of on the Earth. Compare Rev. 19:1-10 with Mt. 22:2; 25:10. The magnitude of such a wedding supper need not disturb the reader for “with God all things are possible.” If we can conceive of thousands eating here at some banquet we can understand on the same basis how innumerable companies will do so in Heaven. That food will be eaten in Heaven is clear from Lk. 22:16, 18, 30; Rev. 2:7, 17; 22:1-2; Ps. 78:25; Exod. 24:11.

When John saw these things, he fell down to worship the angel as he would worship God, but was immediately restrained from doing so, and was told that he (the angel) also was a redeemed person and was a fellow-servant, and of the brethren the prophets, and of those who have the testimony of Jesus, which is the spirit of prophecy.

II. The Second Coming of Christ Revelation 19:11-21

“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. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS” Revelation 19:11-16.

The second coming of Christ is the chief theme of Revelation. We shall briefly state here the facts on the subject as found in Rev. 19:11-21:

1. He is coming from Heaven Revelation 19:11, 142 Thessalonians 1:7.

2. He is coming on a white horse Revelation 19:11.

3. His appearance will be somewhat similar to that in the first vision Revelation 1:12-18. Five of the eight characteristics of Christ dealt with in Chapter Three of my book Revelation Expounded are enumerated here again Revelation 19:12, 13.

4. His titles and names are “Faithful,” “True,” “The Word of God,” and “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS,” besides a name that no man knows, but He Himself Revelation 19:11-16.

5. He is coming with authority and for the purpose of making war upon the nations and judging them Isaiah 11:4Isaiah 49:2, of treading them in the fierceness of the winepress of the wrath of Almighty God Isaiah 63:3Revelation 14:17-20Revelation 19:15, and of ruling (shepherding) them with a rod of iron Psalms 2:9Psalms 12:5Psalms 149:7-9.

6. He will command the armies of Heaven, who will follow Him on white horses, clothed in linen, white and clean, which is the righteousness of the saints Revelation 9:8, 14.

These six points sum up the glorious coming of Christ with His saints and angels to defeat the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet with their armies, and to deliver Israel and establish a reign of righteousness on the Earth. Never will there be a more glorious event, or a more beautiful sight than this spectacle of the armies of Heaven, clothed in spotless white and in perfect order and rank, following Christ on white horses, and accompanied by heavenly angels, anxious for the fray, to take vengeance on the enemies of God (For spirit horses in Heaven, see Lesson Six).

The second coming of Christ is also vividly pictured in many other Scriptures, as can be seen by the reader in looking up the many references given in the points below:

1. 1 The Fact of the Second Coming of Christ

(1) The testimony of the second coming is given by Old Testament prophets as follows: “Enoch” Genesis 5:21-24; “Jacob” Genesis 49:10; “Balaam” Numbers 24:7, 17; “Isaiah” (59:20; 63:1-5); “Jeremiah” (23:5, 6; 25:30-33); “Ezekiel” (34:23-29; 37:17-29; 43:7); “Daniel” (2:44, 45; 7:13, 14); “Hosea” (2:18-23; 3:4, 5); “Joel” (2:28-3:21); “Amos” (5:15-21); “Micah” (1:3, 4; 2:12, 13; 4:1–5:7); “Nahum” (1:5, 6); “Habakkuk” (2:13, 14); “Zephaniah” (1:14-18; 3:8, 9); “Haggai” Hebrews 12:25-29; “Zechariah” (2:10-13; 3:8; 6:12, 13; 8:3-23; 12:4-14; 13:1-9; 14:1-21); and “Malachi” (3:1–4:6).

(2) The following testimony is that of the New Testament prophets: “Jesus” Matthew 16:27Matthew 24:1-25Luke 17:22-37Luke 21:1-33; “Peter” Acts 3:212 Peter 1:162 Peter 3:3-9; “Paul” Romans 11:26, 272 Thessalonians 1:7-102 Thessalonians 2:1-8Hebrews 9:28; “John” Revelation 1:7Revelation 19:11-21; and “Jude” (Jude 14, 15).

(3) The Lord’s Supper declares the second coming Luke 22:191 Corinthians 11:26.

(4) Angels declare it Acts 1:10, 11Acts 2:8-18.

(5) In the Old Testament there are as many, if not more, references to the second coming of Christ as there are to His first coming. In the 260 chapters of the New Testament the subject is referred to about 300 times. Every time one repeats the Lord’s Prayer he is praying for the Lord’s coming. Nearly every book in both Testaments directly or indirectly predicts His second coming to the Earth.

1. 1 Some Theories of His Second Coming

(1) That He spiritually descended on the day of Pentecost which was the second coming. This theory does not hold true, for all the New Testament was written after that day and all the writers wrote of a future coming of Christ. Jesus, in speaking of the Holy Spirit, said He would be another Comforter and not a second coming of Himself John 14:16, 17John 15:26, 27John 16:7-16.

(2) That the second coming is when the Lord comes at the conversion of the sinner. This cannot be, for at conversion there is no literal coming of the sinner to Jesus nor the literal coming of Jesus to the sinner. At conversion there is a spiritual work in the heart of the sinner who merely repents.

(3) That death is the second coming of the Lord. This would be absurd, for about three people die every two seconds; 90 every minute; 5,400 hourly; 129,600 daily; 907,200 weekly; and 47,304,000 annually.

(4) That His coming transpired at the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 a.d. This view is fallacious, for at His coming Jesus will restore Jerusalem, not destroy it Zechariah 14:1-21Luke 21:24.

(5) That His coming is the preaching of the gospel. This is certainly not correct, for the preaching of the gospel has covered a period of many centuries, while His coming is to take place suddenly Matthew 24:27-512 Thessalonians 1:7-10.

(6) That all the prophecies concerning His coming are to be spiritually interpreted and that there is no literal coming. This would practically destroy the veracity of God’s Word and render it of none effect as did the belief of the Jews when they spiritualized the prophecies of the first coming, which were literally fulfilled Luke 1:31. If this verse was literally fulfilled in the first coming of Christ, so must Lk. 1:32, 33, be literally fulfilled relative to His second coming. It is a gross perversion of Scripture to attempt to make a literal meaning convey the idea that the second coming will simply be a spiritual coming. This fact will be readily seen by the reader upon perusal of the passages as given in Point 1, above.

1. 1 The Time of His Second Coming

Just because some in recent years have vainly and foolishly tried and failed to set a definite time for the second coming of Christ, it does not eliminate the fact that He will come, for we have been warned by Jesus Himself against such date-setting hypotheses Matthew 24:32-51Matthew 25:13.

Although we can neither know the day nor the hour of His second coming, we can know and realize that it is to be a pre-millennial, and not a post-millennial coming. That is, it is obvious that Christ is coming before and not after the 1,000 years reign of Christ on the Earth Revelation 20:1-7. The theory of Postmillennialism is dangerous because it would have us substitute man and his works for the work of God. The theory is that man ushers in the Millennium through his own efforts, and secures his own happiness without the grace of God. This school of interpreters believes that the organized Church is to prosper and extend its scope until the whole world is converted, thus bringing in the Millennium, when in reality, the Church is not as near to this accomplishment as it was in the time of the apostles. It further teaches that Christ could not, or would not come back to the Earth while the world is sinful, but when the world is converted, men will then invite Christ back to the world to reign. This certainly is not the teaching of Scripture. The purpose of this dispensation is not the conversion of the world for all men will not believe. It is the calling out of a people to serve as kings and priests with Christ during the Millennium and forever Revelation 1:5, 6Revelation 5:9, 10Revelation 20:4Revelation 22:5. The passages under Point 1 above certainly do not harmonize with the idea that the world will be a converted world or picture such condition at Christ’s coming.

1. 1 Reasons for a Pre-Millennial Second Coming

(1) The Antichrist, whose coming all agree will be pre-millennial, is destroyed with the brightness of Christ’s coming Revelation 19:11-212 Thessalonians 2:8. This fixes His coming as pre-millennial.

(2) The coming of Christ is “immediately after the Tribulation” Matthew 24:27-31. The tribulation is just before the Millennium Matthew 24:15-31.

(3) When Christ comes He will separate the tares from the wheat, but, as the Millennium is after this separation, He must come before the Millennium Matthew 13:40-43.

(4) The same conditions existing in the days of Lot and Noah will be existent when Christ comes Matthew 24:37-51Luke 17:22-37Luke 4:1-32 Peter 3:2-5. These passages certainly are out of harmony with the post-millennial theory.

(5) The Millennial kingdom will be a literal kingdom and will not simply be the exaltation of the Church, or the continuance of a converted world Revelation 5:1, 10Revelation 11:15Revelation 20:1-10Daniel 2:44, 45Daniel 7:13, 14.

(6) The resurrections prove a pre-millennial coming, as the righteous dead will be raised before the Millennium, for they are to live and reign with Him during the Millennium. The wicked dead will not be raised until after the Millennium Revelation 20:1-15.

(7) When Christ comes, Satan is to be bound, and since he is to be bound during the Millennium, there can be no Millennium until Christ comes Revelation 20:1-7.

(8) Israel will be restored and regathered when Christ comes Matthew 24:31 and, as they are in a state of restoration during the Millennium, Christ must first come before the Millennium Ezekiel 36:24-28Isaiah 11:1-16.

(9) See Lesson Fifty, Point III, 5, for other reasons for the time of the second coming of Christ.

The time of His coming to Earth, then, is immediately after Daniel’s Seventieth Week and at the beginning of the Millennium Revelation 19:11-21Matthew 24:27-31. It takes place at the beginning of “the day of the Lord,” as is clear in all the passages in which this expression is found. The day of the Lord never refers to the rapture, for it does not begin until after that event. Paul does not correct the early Christians for expecting the rapture of the Church but he does rebuke them for expecting “the day of the Lord” at any moment 1 Thessalonians 5:1-112 Thessalonians 2:1-12.

1. 1 Signs of the Second Coming of Christ

There are many events, or signs, that must come to pass and many prophecies must yet be fulfilled before Christ can come back to the Earth. We have listed many of the signs of the second advent in Lesson Forty-four, Point II. We know from the signs now coming to pass that we are only a few years from Christ’s literal coming to the Earth, and, if this event is near, how much nearer is the rapture of the Church, which is at least seven years nearer than the second advent? We are to expect the rapture to take place at any time, but not the second advent until all the signs of the second coming of Christ have come to pass.

1. 1 The Manner of His Second Coming

There are four Greek words that are used to explain the manner of Christ’s coming which we will consider, together with the main passages in which each word occurs.

(1) Parousia means “personal coming,” “immediate presence,” “arrival,” “advent,” or “return.” The word is used in this connection in Mt. 24:3, 27, 37, 39; 2 Thess. 2:8; 2 Pet. 3:4. It is translated “coming” in every one of these passages and refers to the personal appearance of Christ on the Earth.

(2) Phaneros means “to shine,” “be apparent,” “to appear publicly,” “be manifest,” and “be seen.” It is only used in this connection in Mt. 24:30.

(3) Erchomai means “to go” or “to come.” It is used generally relative to the second coming of Christ, as in Mt. 24:30, 42, 43, 48; 25:13, 19, 27, 31; Jn. 21:23; Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 5:2; Jude 14; Rev. 1:7; etc. The English translations in these passages are “come,” “cometh,” and “coming.”

(4) Epiphaneia means “advent,” “appearing,” “brightness,” “to give light,” or “become visible.” It is used in 1 Tim. 6:14; 2 Tim. 4:1, 8; Titus 2:13; Heb. 9:28. The English translations are “appear” and “appearing.”

The passages above bring out the following facts concerning the manner in which Christ will come back to the Earth:

(1) He is coming “as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west” Matthew 24:27. This has reference to the direction from which He is to come to Mount Olivet in His descent to the Earth Isaiah 63:1-5Zechariah 14:1-5. It also has reference to the coming of Christ to one particular place in the world from which place He departed.

(2) He is coming as a great destruction to the ungodly, as did the flood Matthew 24:38-51Matthew 25:31-461 Thessalonians 5:22 Thessalonians 1:7-102 Thessalonians 2:8.

(3) He is coming visibly in the same way that He went away Acts 1:11Revelation 1:7.

(4) He is coming in mighty brightness and fire 2 Thessalonians 1:7-102 Thessalonians 2:8Ezekiel 38:17-21Malachi 4:1-6.

(5) He is coming in vengeance and wrath to punish His enemies Revelation 14:14-20Revelation 19:11-212 Thessalonians 1:7-10.

(6) He is coming with power and great glory Matthew 24:27-31.

(7) He is coming with all His saints and angels Revelation 19:11-21Zechariah 14:52 Thessalonians 1:7-10Matthew 24:31.

(8) He is coming with clouds Revelation 1:7Daniel 7:13, 14Matthew 24:27-30Revelation 19:11-21.

(9) He is coming as Judge and King Revelation 19:11-21Matthew 25:31-46.

(10) He is coming “as a thief in the night” 1 Thessalonians 5:2-42 Peter 3:10Revelation 16:15.

These passages are the only ones in the Bible where this expression is used of the second advent and the day of the Lord. It is not used once in reference to the rapture. It is used only one other time in the Bible and that is as a warning of judgment to the church at Sardis. This manner of Christ’s coming is clearly pictured in Mt. 24:36, 39, 42-51; 25:13, as being as sudden and unexpected as the coming of a thief.

III. The Battle of Armageddon or the Supper of the Great God

The last part of Rev. 19 is devoted to the Battle of Armageddon or “the supper of the great God.” It is wrong to think that Armageddon must be fought between nations just like traditional war. When the last two world wars broke out some of the dailies printed flaming headlines reading “Armageddon!” or “Is it Armageddon?” All such musings in the hearts of men show a failure to discern the times in which we live and what prophecy has to say on the subject. To answer any question about Armageddon, we must consult the Bible, for Armageddon is exclusively a Bible theme. Armageddon is to follow the fulfillment of all the Revelation recorded down to chapter 19.

1. 1 The Place Where Armageddon Will Be Fought

The word “Armageddon” occurs only once in Scripture. It is the name of a place where the greatest battle of all times will be fought. The battle itself however, under different terms, is mentioned many times in Scripture. The battleground is a place where the three unclean spirits will gather the nations together to battle Revelation 16:13-16. Armageddon is called “the valley of Jehoshaphat” in other places in the Bible, which identifies the location of the battle as a place extending from Mount Carmel southeast to Jerusalem (Joel 3).

The word “Armageddon” is derived from two Hebrew words, har, meaning “a mountain or range of hills, hill country,” and Megiddo, meaning “rendezvous.” The two words put together (Har-Megiddo) refer to the Hill of Megiddo on the south side of the valley of Megiddo or Esdraelon southeast of Mount Carmel Zechariah 12:11. “Megiddo” was the capital of a portion of Canaan that fell to Joshua Joshua 12:21Joshua 17:11Judges 1:27. It is at the entrance to a pass across the Carmel mountain range, on the main highway between Asia and Africa, and is the key position between the Euphrates and the Nile. It has been a battlefield of many peoples throughout many ages. Thothmes III, the founder of the old Egyptian empire, said, “Megiddo is worth a thousand cities.”

This place will no doubt be the headquarters of Antichrist when he comes down from the north, after having conquered Russia and the countries north and east of the old Roman Empire. Revelation 16:13-16 says, “And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.” There he will await the return of Christ who is expected to come from Heaven to set His feet on the Mount of Olives and deliver Israel when half of the city of Jerusalem is taken Zechariah 14:1-5. The devil “knoweth that he hath but a short time” Revelation 12:12 and it will be common knowledge to the Antichrist and others that Christ is expected at the end of the 1,260 days of Rev. 11:1-3; 12:6, 14; 13:5.

By some means, the Antichrist will have lost out in his control of Jerusalem toward the last part of the Week. He will have been personally directing his armies against the countries of the north and east Daniel 11:44 and the Jews in his absence will get control of the city again and will be in possession at the time Antichrist comes down from the north to destroy them. The two witnesses will have a hand in helping the remnant of Israel get control of the city by use of the miracles they will be able to perform. At any rate, it is clear from Zech. 14 that the Antichrist comes back from the north and gathers the nations against the Jews and Jerusalem by the time Christ comes back to the Earth.

Ezekiel 38 and 39 are also clear that after Antichrist conquers Russia, Germany, and the other countries north and east of his empire, he comes back from the north with the armies of these newly conquered countries and of the ten kingdoms and other nations that cooperate with him, to destroy Israel and stop Christ from setting up His kingdom. These chapters in Ezekiel are generally interpreted as proving that Antichrist will come from Russia because he is “the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal,” who will lead Russia and Germany and others down from the north into Palestine. But Dan. 11:44 proves that the Antichrist first conquers these countries of the north and east before he can be their chief prince and lead them down against the Jews.

1. 1 The Time Armageddon Will Be Fought

(1) Armageddon will be fought when Israel will be safe in the wilderness and “Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof [called Edom, Moab, chief of the children of Ammon, including all the Arabian chiefs of the Arabian peninsula, Dan. 11:41; Rev. 12:6, 14-17], shall say to thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? . . . to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?” Ezekiel 38:1-16.

(2) It will be fought when Antichrist has completed his conquest of Russia, Germany, and the other countries north and east of his ten-kingdom empire Daniel 11:44Ezekiel 38:1-16.

(3) It will be at the second coming of Christ in order to deliver the Jews and Jerusalem from the armies of the Antichrist Isaiah 63:1-62 Thessalonians 1:7-10.

(4) It will be immediately after the Tribulation Matthew 24:29-31Matthew 25:31-46.

(5) It will be after the Marriage Supper of the Lamb Revelation 19:1-21.

(6) It will be at the time Satan is bound for the 1,000 years Revelation 19:11Revelation 20:3.

(7) It will be at the time when Jerusalem is surrounded by the armies of the nations and half of the city is taken Zechariah 14:1-15Revelation 14:14-21Revelation 16:13-16.

(8) It will be just before the Millennium Revelation 19:11–20.

(9) It will be at the end of this age Matthew 13:40-43Matthew 25:31-46.

(10) It will be at the time God sets up His kingdom on the Earth Daniel 2:44Daniel 7:13, 14.

(11) It will be when the first resurrection has been completed Revelation 19:11–20.

(12) It will be at the end of Daniel’s Seventieth Week Daniel 9:27Revelation 13:5Revelation 19:11-21.

(13) It will be forty-two months after Antichrist is given power over the ten kingdoms Revelation 13:5Revelation 19:11-21.

(14) It will take place when men will think there will be universal peace because Antichrist will have conquered much of the world 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3.

(15) It will be at the beginning of the day of the Lord 2 Thessalonians 2:1-122 Thessalonians 5:1-3Revelation 19:11-21Revelation 20:1-3.

1. 1 The Combatants at Armageddon

The Battle of Armageddon will not be an ordinary battle between two sets of earthly nations, as some teach. It will be a battle between the armies of Heaven under Christ and the armies of the Earth under the dragon, the beast, and false prophet. On the side of Christ there will be earthly Israel Zechariah 14:1-15, the angels of God Matthew 25:31-452 Thessalonians 1:7-10, and the resurrected saints of all ages Zechariah 14:1-5Revelation 19:11-21. On the side of Antichrist there will be the devil and his angels and demons Revelation 12:7-12Revelation 16:13-16Revelation 20:1-3, the ten kings Revelation 17:14-17Daniel 2:44Daniel 7:19-27, the countries north and east of the ten kingdoms who will have been recently conquered by Antichrist Daniel 11:44Revelation 16:12, and many other nations that will cooperate with the Antichrist through the ministry of the three unclean frogs Revelation 16:13-16Zechariah 14:1-5, 16

1. 1 The Purpose of Armageddon

The purpose of God will be to deliver Israel from total destruction by the Antichrist and the many nations under him Isaiah 63:1-10, to punish these nations for persecution of the Jews Matthew 25:31-46, to set up a kingdom on the Earth with Christ as its head Daniel 7:13, 14Luke 1:32, to rid the Earth of all rebellion and to restore God’s dominion on Earth as before the Fall 1 Corinthians 15:24-29Ephesians 1:10, to give man one more dispensational test before destroying every rebel on the Earth Ephesians 1:10Revelation 20:1-10, and to establish the eternal perfect state Revelation 21:1–222 Peter 3:10-13. The purpose of man and Satan will be to stop God’s plan in taking over the earthly governments, and to avert their own impending doom, should they be defeated Revelation 12:12Revelation 19:19-21Revelation 20:1-10Zechariah 14:1-5.

1. 1 The Length of the Battle of Armageddon

According to Zech. 14:1-14, the battle will only be one day long: “The Lord my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: but it shall be one day which shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light.”

1. 1 The Results of Armageddon

(1) There will be total defeat of the armies of the Earth and the spirit forces under Satan Isaiah 24:21-23Isaiah 25:7Isaiah 63:1-6Revelation 19:19–20.

(2) All the vast armies of the nations will be destroyed except “the sixth part” Ezekiel 39:2Revelation 19:19-21Zechariah 14:1-15.

(3) These armies will make carcasses for the fowls of the heavens to eat for as long as seven months Ezekiel 39:4-24Revelation 19:17-21Matthew 24:27, 28Luke 17:34-37Job 39:27-30.

(4) The beast and false prophet will be cast into the Lake of Fire Revelation 19:20Daniel 7:11Daniel 8:25Daniel 11:452 Thessalonians 2:8, 9.

(5) The devil and angels will be cast into the bottomless pit Revelation 20:1-7.

(6) Blood will flow up to the horses’ bridles Revelation 14:14-20Ezekiel 39:17-24.

(7) Israel will be delivered and vindicated and God’s eternal kingdom will be set up Matthew 25:31-46Daniel 2:44Daniel 7:18, 23Revelation 11:15Revelation 20:1-10Revelation 21:2-22.

1. 1 Ways in Which Antichrist’s Armies Will Be Destroyed:

(1) By the brightness of Christ’s coming 2 Thessalonians 2:8.

(2) By angels Matthew 24:27-312 Thessalonians 1:7-10.

(3) By the saints Zechariah 14:5Revelation 17:14Revelation 19:11-21.

(4) By hail and rain from Heaven Ezekiel 38:22Revelation 16:21.

(5) By the Jews Zechariah 12:1–13Zechariah 14:14.

(6) By the armies of the beast slaying each other Ezekiel 38:21Zechariah 14:13.

(7) By fire, brimstone, and pestilence falling from Heaven Ezekiel 38:222 Thessalonians 1:7-10.

(8) By a plague from God which will consume their flesh Zechariah 14:12.

(9) By the rod and sword of Christ’s mouth Isaiah 11:14Revelation 19:15.

1. 1 The Supper of the Great God Revelation 19:17-21

This title is found in Rev. 19:17. In Rev. 16:14 Armageddon is called “the battle of that great day of God Almighty.” God is to make a great supper for certain created beings. The supper will be closely related to the second coming of Christ and will be necessary to cleanse the land of all refuse from the Battle of Armageddon. The need of cleansing the land will be so great that the animal and fowl creations will be called upon to assist. Note the following points which are so clear in themselves that we shall simply quote the verses applicable to each point and give corresponding references to each passage.

“And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God” Revelation 19:17Ezekiel 39:17-23Matthew 24:28, 40Luke 17:34-37.

“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 19:18Isaiah 34:3Ezekiel 39:17-23Matthew 24:28Luke 17:37.

“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” Revelation 19:19Revelation 14:14-20Revelation 16:13-16Revelation 17:142 Thessalonians 1:7-9Isaiah 63:1-5.

“And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he had deceived them that received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a Lake of Fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth” Revelation 19:20, 21Revelation 14:14-20.

“And all the fowls were filled with their flesh” Revelation 19:2Ezekiel 39:4, 17Matthew 24:28Luke 17:37.