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Revelation 19: 11-16, Revelation 19:11-21, “Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse.  And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.  His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns.  He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.  He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.  And the armies in heaven, clothed in the fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.  Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations.  And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron.  He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.  And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:

                                            KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”

The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is with power, with strength, and to judge and destroy the works of the devil.  Today let’s look at the Commander leading the armies of heaven.  The first thing to notice is that He comes from heaven, the very center of His power and authority.  He is sitting on a white horse – no donkey this time.  A horse in Scripture is used as a symbol or agent of God’s wrath on sinful man (See Zechariah 6:1-8).  As was mentioned yesterday it is symbolic of His authority and the success He will achieve.

One of the names given the Lord in this passage is Faithful and True.  Because He is righteous the warfare, He is about to conduct what is righteous.  He knows the enemy, knows his tactics and strategies and has judged him.  The name indicates His intimacy with God the Father and His eternal existence.  It is also in complete contrast to the enemy who was neither faithful nor true.

In His eyes, judgment is seen; it is righteous judgment!  On His head were many crowns representing the many kingdoms that He will rule.  No longer will there be many nations under many rulers.  Now there will be one kingdom who will be united under one King, One Lord.

The “armor” He wears is a robe dipped in blood; scholars believe it represents the blood shed on the cross giving Him the authority and right to judge the world. A second name for this Commander is The Word of God which refers back to His first coming.  John 1:14, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”  He walked among us as a man and revealed the God to humanity.

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