Revelation 19:3 Meaning and Explanation
“And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.”
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Read Full Chapter →A second Alleluia rises as the smoke of the fallen city ascends forever, a lasting sign of completed judgment.
What Does Revelation 19:3 Mean?
For the second time the multitude cries Alleluia, and the reason follows: the smoke of the fallen city goes up for ever and ever. The rising smoke echoes the prophets' images of cities given over to ruin, a sign that the judgment is final and will not be reversed.
The praise here is sobering, yet it is praise. Heaven rejoices not in suffering for its own sake but in the triumph of righteousness over a power that had corrupted the earth and shed innocent blood. The permanence of the smoke testifies that what God settles, He settles fully. For the faithful, this is assurance that evil's grip is not eternal; only the verdict against it is.
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What does Revelation 19:3 mean?
A second Alleluia rises as the smoke of the fallen city ascends forever, a lasting sign of completed judgment.