For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
The fall of Babylon being fixed, finished, and declared to be irrecoverable in the foregoing chapter, this begins with a holy triumph over her, in pursuance of the order given forth: Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, Rev 18:20. They now gladly answer the call; and here you have, 1.
Commenting on Revelation 19:1-4
For true and righteous are his judgments,.... As in See Gill on Rev 15:3; see Gill on Rev 16:7, this is to be understood of God's judgments in general, and is a reason of the attribution of praise and glory to him; which may be said to be true, because, being threatened, are now fulfilled; and to be "righteous", because according to the demerit of...
Verse 2. For true and righteous are his judgments. That is, the calamities that come upon the power here referred to are deserved. For he hath judged the great whore. The power represented by the harlot, . Which did corrupt the earth with her fornication. ; ; . Compare . And hath avenged the blood of his servants. , . At her hand. Shed by her hand.