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14-16 The armies of Heaven follow him, riding upon white horses and clad in white and spotless linen. Out of his mouth there comes a sharp sword with which to strike the nations. ‘He will rule them with a rod of iron’, and alone he will tread the winepress of the furious wrath of God the Almighty. Written upon his cloak and upon his thigh is the name, KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

The feast of death after the battle

17-18 Then I saw an angel standing alone in the blazing light of the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice, calling to all the birds flying in mid-air, “Come, flock together to God’s great feast! Here you may eat the flesh of kings and captains, the flesh of strong men, of horses and their riders—the flesh of all men, free men and slaves, small and great!”

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15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(A) with which to strike down(B) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](C) He treads the winepress(D) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(E)

king of kings and lord of lords.(F)

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds(G) flying in midair,(H) “Come,(I) gather together for the great supper of God,(J)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9