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.