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Revelation 19: 17 -21 The Last Battle and Banquet by Eric Douma May 20, 2018 The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 1

God Assembles His Enemies Revelation 19: 17 -18 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great supper of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small and great. ” The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 2

The Reversal at the Great Banquet Believers: Dining with Christ Unbelievers: Fed upon by birds of the air Genesis 19: 3 Yet he urged them strongly, so they turned aside to him and entered his house; and he prepared a feast for them, and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. § Lot + family = saved § Sodom + Gomorrah = judged The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 3

The Reversal at the Great Banquet Genesis 21: 8 The child grew and was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. § Isaac = made heir to the promise § Ishmael = sent away The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 4

The Reversal at the Great Banquet 2 Sam. 3: 20 Then Abner and twenty men with him came to David at Hebron. And David made a feast for Abner and the men who were with him. § David’s house = established § Saul’s house (Abner) = subjugated Esther 5: 4 Esther said, “If it pleases the king, may the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him. ” The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 5

The Reversal at the Great Banquet Isaiah 5: 12 Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine; but they do not pay attention to the deeds of the LORD, nor do they consider the work of His hands. § Remnant + Gentiles = Messianic banquet § Proud unbelievers = judged The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 6

The Reversal at the Great Banquet Isaiah 25: 6 -8 The LORD of hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all peoples on this mountain; a banquet of aged wine, choice pieces with marrow, and refined, aged wine. 7 And on this mountain He will swallow up the covering which is over all peoples, Even the veil which is stretched over all nations. 8 He will swallow up death for all time, and the Lord GOD will wipe tears away from all faces, and He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth; for the LORD has spoken. The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 7

The Reversal at the Great Banquet Luke 13: 26 -29 Then you will begin to say, “We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets”; 27 and He will say, “I tell you, I do not know where you are from; DEPART FROM ME, ALL YOU EVILDOERS. ” 28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out. 29 And they will come from east and west and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God. The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 8

The Last Battle Revelation 19: 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. Zech. 14: 2 -4 For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be captured, the houses plundered, the women ravished and half of the city exiled, but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city. 3 Then the LORD will go forth and fight against those nations, as when He fights on a day of battle. 4 In that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of Jerusalem on the east… The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 9

The Beast + False Prophet in Hell Revelation 19: 20 -21 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 10

Eschatology Doctrine Hades = Place of temporary punishment of unbelievers awaiting White Throne Judgment and hell. Revelation 20: 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds. Death = focus on state Hades = focus on location The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 11

Eschatology Doctrine Lake of Fire Is synonymous with hell (Matt. 10: 28; 25: 41). This is the place of eternal torment (2 Thess. 1: 9; Rev. 20: 10) for Satan, his angels, and all unbelievers. Revelation 20: 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. Believers: Born twice; die once Unbelievers: Born once; die twice The Last Battle and Banquet ggf. church 12