Thinking Thursday

[Rev 19:17-21 ESV] 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, "Come, gather for the great supper of God,

John sees an angel standing in the sun who gives an invitation to birds. 

18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great."

The birds will have their fill. 

19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.

You wonder if they that are about to oppose the King of kings and Lord of lords have any inkling of the folly on which they are about to embark. 

20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 

The outcome has been known for over 2,000 years.

21 And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.

You wonder if in their last seconds of life they realize that they made a huge mistake by following a lie.