They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
The Lamb shall overcome, though to earthly eyes His army seems absurdly weak beside the great red dragon. Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords; all powers of earth and hell bow to His check and control. His followers are called, chosen, and faithful, such an army under such a Commander will carry all the world before them.
AI summary
Commenting on Revelation 17:14-18
These shall make war with the Lamb,.... The Lord Jesus Christ, so often spoken of in this book under this character, Rev 5:6. And this war is not to be understood of a war with him personally, or of that last and decisive, battle at Armageddon, in which will be the kings of the earth; but of a war with his members, of their persecuting...
Verse 14. These shall make war with the Lamb. The Lamb of God--the Lord Jesus, (Barnes on "Re 5:6";) that is, they would combine with the Papacy in opposing evangelical religion. It is not meant that they would openly and avowedly proclaim war against the Son of God, but that they would practically do this in sustaining a persecuting power.