18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of high captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all freemen, and bondmen, and of small and great.

19 [a]And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their hosts gathered together to make battle against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.

20 But the beast [b]was taken, and with him [c]that false Prophet that wrought miracles before him, whereby he deceived them that received the beast’s mark, and them that worshipped his image. These both were alive cast into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:19 The third member (as was said, verse 11) of the victory obtained by Christ. Unto this apppertaineth two things: his bucking with the beast and his forces in this verse: and the event most magnificent, described after the manner of men, in the verses following. All these things are plain.
  2. Revelation 19:20 Namely, that beast with seven heads, of which before, Rev. 13:1 and 17:3.
  3. Revelation 19:20 That is, that beast with two heads, of which Rev. 13:11. See also Rev. 16:14.

18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,(A) free and slave,(B) great and small.”(C)

19 Then I saw the beast(D) and the kings of the earth(E) and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse(F) and his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet(G) who had performed the signs(H) on its behalf.(I) With these signs he had deluded(J) those who had received the mark of the beast(K) and worshiped its image.(L) The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake(M) of burning sulfur.(N)

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