LEARNING DAILY

 

Revelation 19:11-16, 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 in blood with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called the Word of God.  And the armies in heaven, clothed in 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.

 

Here is what we have been waiting for – the good stuff of The Revelation.  Satan and his evil army are defeated and put away for a thousand years.  The KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS wins and the voices of those who asked, ”How long?”,  are silenced. 

 

The armies of Satan and the antichrist have been gathered at the plain of Megiddo to do battle against the Lord and His army.  What arrogance he has to think he can defeat the Lord Jesus. Yet, here he is.  Notice the description of the Lord as heaven is opened!  Remember when another rider on a white horse appeared carrying a bow with the mission to conquer?  Once again an attempt to fool people into believing this was the Lord Jesus Christ.  Heaven opens and the beginning of the second coming of Jesus Christ to earth as the KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.  This time He comes as a Warrior-Messiah to establish truth and justice, to judge the nations and wage war against evil.  This is what the prophets, apostles and all the faithful saints of followers of the Lord have been waiting for.  There is never any doubt what the outcome will be – this battle is not going to be like anything the world has ever seen.  The Lord comes with his army and with His Word (out of his mouth goes a sharp sword) destroys His enemies.  The army that follows does nothing as the battle is over as soon as His word goes out. 

 

“He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.” Indicates the fierceness of God’s judgment on sin.  He hates sin!  That destroys the belief that Christ tolerates sin because of His love.  So great is the destruction of the Battle of Armageddon that it will require a great multitude of birds to clean up the battlefield; God will provide the birds of prey to do this cleanup. 

 

The title “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS” is majestic and designates Him as the sovereign ruler of the earth.  His iron rod is a symbol of His absolute and righteous reign. When He returns every knee will bow and every tongue confess that He is the absolute ruler of earth.  This fulfills the prophecy found in Isaiah 9:6-7.

 

Makes me want this to happen soon!