Halleluhah!

After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”

Once more they cried out, “Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” And from the throne came a voice saying, “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great.” Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”—for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.

And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. Revelation 19:1-10

The time has come for celebration among the saints and the angelic beings in heaven. God has avenged the blood of His servants upon the great prostitute of politics, commerce and religion. She is no more. “Hallelujah” means praise the Lord. It is used only here in the New Testament. It is an expression of praise from God’s people for whom great things have been and are about to be done, previously used in Psalms.

The Bride of Christ has now been made ready. She is in her resurrection body with her eternal rewards and is clothed in white linen, the divine good of deeds done in the power of the Holy Spirit. These prophesies are for the purpose of glorifying Jesus. They are not for the glory of angels. Angels are another form of created being, with specific work to do for the kingdom of God.

Jesus now comes with His Bride to meet the armies of the earth in battle at Armageddon. He comes upon the steed of the conqueror:

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows but himself. He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. Revelation 19:11-16

“Faithful and True” are characteristics of Jesus Christ. This is His second advent. This time He will return bodily to the earth. The first time, He came as a lamb, in the form of a helpless infant, sinless, and born to die for the penalty of the sins of mankind. At His second advent, He comes as the victor over Satan and his followers. He is the righteous One. He is perfect justice. His judgments are always fair, and He has made provision for the salvation of all who will believe. The flaming eyes represent omniscience and power. He can make perfect judgments because He knows all there is to know about any person or situation. The diadems are symbols of authority, and there is that unknown name again, which is His personal name and which may be the one He bestows upon the believers at His judgment seat. His robe is dipped in blood (the judgment for our sins), and the name by which we know Him is The Word of God (John 1:1,1:14).

His army of elect angels and redeemed saints (that'll be us) are dressed in God’s righteousness, and follow on white horses. The sharp sword out of His mouth is the Word of God (Hebrews 4:12) which lives eternally, rules with power, discerns all truth and divides the natural from the spiritual. He knows who we are and what we believe, and how we will respond to Him. He has already executed our salvation by taking our judgment, now He will execute His judgment on those who oppose Him. He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The sovereign ruler of the universe.

Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, “Come, gather for the great supper of God, to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great.” And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army. And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh. Revelation 19:17-21

The carrion-eaters are gathered to consume the rotting flesh of Kings, captains, moguls, freemen and slaves, titans and peons. They have one thing in common: they not only rejected, but openly opposed the Lord Jesus Christ, who has paid the penalty for their sins. They believed and followed Satan, the evil ruler of this world, and they even were willing to do battle with Jesus and His holy army. They had received the mark of the beast (perhaps a microchip with personal identification and health and financial records) and actually worshiped his image. The beast (dictator of the revived Roman empire) and the false profit (ruler of Israel) are thrown alive into the lake of fire. The deluded masses are slain by the Word out of His mouth, and their bodies become food for the buzzards.