Revelation 17:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.

Shall make

The lamb shall

Revelation 6:12

1 Corinthians 15:24

And they

1 Peter 2:9

And faithful

Revelation 2:10

General references

Luke 23:12

Bible References

Shall make

As soon as they have completed their testimony, 'the wild Beast that ascends from the bottomless pit will make war upon them and conquer' and kill them.

Then the seven angels holding the seven trumpets prepared to blow their blasts.

They are the spirits of demons, and perform marvels; they go to kings all over the world, to collect them for the battle on the Great Day of Almighty God.

From his mouth comes a sharp sword, with which 'to smite the nations; and he will rule them with an iron rod.' He 'treads the grapes in the press' of the maddening wine of the Wrath of Almighty God;

And the King will reply 'I tell you, as often as you did it to one of these my Brothers, however lowly, you did it to me.'

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him-- "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

The lamb shall

And I saw the Lamb break the sixth seal, and then there was a great earthquake. The sun became black, like sackcloth, and the moon, which was at its full, like blood.

Then will come the end-when he surrenders the Kingdom to his God and Father, having overthrown all other rule and all other authority and power.

And they

Then, in my vision, I saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion. With him were a hundred and forty-four thousand men, with his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads.

The armies of Heaven followed him, mounted on white horses and clothed in fine linen, white and pure.

It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you, and I appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit that should remain, so that the Father might grant you whatever you ask in my Name.

And those whom God destined for this he also called; and those whom he called he also pronounced righteous; and those whom he pronounced righteous he also brought to Glory.

A soldier on active service, to please his superior officer, always avoids entangling himself in the affairs of ordinary life.

Therefore, Christian Brothers, you who, all alike, have received the Call from Heaven, fix your attention on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest of our Religion.

But you are 'a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, God's own People,' entrusted with the proclamation of the goodness of him who called you out of Darkness into his wonderful Light.

And faithful

Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The Devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tempted, and may undergo persecution for ten days. Be faithful even to death, and I will give you the Crown of Life.

General references

And Herod and Pilate became friends that very day, for before that there had been ill-will between them.