Talk:Biblical Studies/New Testament Commentaries/Revelation/Chapter 19

Throughout Chapter 19 the scene is being set for a huge battle between good and evil. The righteous and his army on one said of the battlefield and the beast and his army on the other side. It describes the rider of the white horse having a sword that is coming out of his mouth. Then all of a sudden the Beast and the false prophet are captured and thrown into the lake of fire. The Beast’s army is said to be killed by the sword of the rider of the white horse.

This battle seemed to end quite quickly without a real battle. This seems to bring up the question of how did the Beast and the prophet get captured? Did they just give up on the sight of the rider on the white horse? Or did God use his divine power to end the battle before it even began? This also raises the question of how did the Beast’s army die? Did the word of God kill them on the spot? Chapter 19 makes the reader ponder many questions, but what do you think happened?