Revelation 19:1

After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The seer (John) reports hearing a shout from a great multitude in heaven, occurring "after these things" — i.e., following the fall of Babylon described in chapter 18.

The words — μετὰ ταῦτα (meta tauta), "after these things," is a temporal hinge that binds the praise to the specific event of Babylon's judgment rather than to generic worship.

The thread — The ascription of salvation, glory, and power to God echoes 1 Chronicles 29:11 and the heavenly acclamation in Revelation 7:10, where salvation is given to both God on the throne and the Lamb.

Why it lands — The praise is not free-floating devotion; it is a response to a named act of judgment (the fall of the great prostitute), which means the reader is expected to recognize that the shout is occasioned by something concrete and specific.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:

Cross-references

Revelation 7:10 And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
Revelation 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
Revelation 19:3 And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”
Revelation 12:10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.
Psalms 148:1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
Revelation 19:6 And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.
Psalms 106:1 Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.