Rev 19:17-18 | JFB | STEP | 17. an — Greek, "one." in the sun —so as to be conspicuous in sight of the whole world. to all the fowls — ( ). and gather yourselves —A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS read, "be gathered," omitting "and." of the great God —A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS read, "the great supper (that is, banquet) of God."

Revelation of John 19:17-18

17. an—Greek, "one."

in the sun—so as to be conspicuous in sight of the whole world.

to all the fowls— (Eze 39:17-20).

and gather yourselves—A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS read, "be gathered," omitting "and."

of the great God—A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, and ANDREAS read, "the great supper (that is, banquet) of God."

18. Contrast with this "supper," Re 19:17, 18, the marriage supper of the Lamb, Re 19:9.

captains—Greek, "captains of thousands," that is, chief captains. The "kings" are "the ten" who "give their power unto the beast."

free and bond—specified in Re 13:16, as "receiving the mark of the beast." The repetition of flesh (in the Greek it is plural: masses of flesh) five times in this verse, marks the gross carnality of the followers of the beast. Again, the giving of their flesh to the fowls to eat, is a righteous retribution for their not suffering the dead bodies of Christ's witnesses to be put in graves.