Revelation 19 Bible study: Hallelujah

John says, "After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God;" (19:1) "for his judgments are true and righteous. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”" (19:2) (tap multitude, Hallelujah, Salvation, glory, true and judgments). "A second said, “Hallelujah! Her smoke goes up forever and ever.”" (19:3). "The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, “Amen! Hallelujah!”" (19:4) (tap Amen). Then "A voice came from the throne, saying, “Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!”" (19:5) (tap praise and fear). The word Hallelujah comes four times in the chapter: in 19:1, 19:3 and 19:4, and once more in 19:6. These notes give 19:2 and 19:3 as the WEB has them, and say no more of them than their own words. They identify no one and nothing in this chapter with any person, people, power, nation, church or event, give no time for anything in it, and apply none of it to anyone, then or now.

1 Chronicles 18:14→leads toRevelation 19:11

"The LORD gave victory to David wherever he went" (18:13), and "David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people" (18:14). In Revelation, heaven is opened, and the one who sits on a white horse "is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war" (Revelation 19:11); on his garment is written "KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS" (Revelation 19:16), a name Revelation also gives the Lamb, "he is Lord of lords and King of kings" (Revelation 17:14). No New Testament passage cites 1 Chronicles 18, and no link between the Hebrew and Greek words is claimed, so setting the two side by side is a reading. Some see a likeness: a king who goes to war and who does what is right, said of David in this chapter (18:13-14) and of the rider in Revelation (Revelation 19:11). Others read each on its own terms: 1 Chronicles 18 records David's wars and how he ruled Israel, and says the victory was the LORD's (18:6, 18:13), while Revelation 19 tells what was seen when heaven was opened (Revelation 19:11).

ἀλληλουϊαallelouiasay al-lay-LOO-ee-ah

Strong's says the word is "of Hebrew origin" and calls it "an adoring exclamation". Thayer gives it as "praise ye the Lord, Hallelujah". "Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God" (19:1): behind Hallelujah is this word, and it comes again in 19:3, in "Amen! Hallelujah!" (19:4) and in 19:6. The New Testament has it four times, all in this chapter (counted in RP2018, and in all eight editions TAGNT compares). In the WEB's English too, Hallelujah stands in these four verses and nowhere else.