John, overcome with this scene, │ │ and filled with rapturous joy │ │ in view of the final triumphs of │ │ the church, prostrates himself │ │ before the angel to worship him, │ │ ver. 10. │ │ │ │ 4. The final conquest over the │ │ beast and the false prophet, │ │ ver. 11‒21:―― │ │ │ │ (a) A description of the │ │ conqueror――the Son of God――as │ │ he goes forth to victory, │ │ attended by the armies of │ │ heaven, ver. 11‒16. │ │ │ │ (b) An angel is seen standing │ │ in the sun, calling on all the │ │ fowls of heaven to come to the │ │ great feast prepared for them │ │ in the destruction of the │ │ enemies of God, ver. 17, 18. │ │ │ │ (c) The final war, ver. 19‒21. │ │ The beast and the kings of the │ │ earth and their armies gather │ │ together for the battle; the │ │ beast and the false prophet │ │ taken, and cast into the │ │ lake that burns with fire │ │ and brimstone; the remainder │ │ of the enemies of the church │ │ slain. The last enemy of the │ │ church on earth is destroyed, │ │ and the way is prepared for │ │ its universal triumph. │ └ │ ┌ │ IX. The │ 1. The binding of Satan, ver. 1‒3. │ Millennial │ │ period and │ 2. The Millennium, ver. 4‒6. │ the final │ Thrones are placed _as if_ │ judgment, │ there were to be a judgment; │ Ch. xx. │ the spirit of the martyrs and │ │ saints is revived again _as if_ │ │ they were raised from the dead,