KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS
Revelation 19:11-21
On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords. (16)
chapter 19
11. I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.
12. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself.
13. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
14. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
15. Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. "He will rule them with an iron scepter." He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
16. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords.
17. And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, "Come, gather together for the great supper of God,
18. so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, great and small."
19. Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army.
20. But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.
21. The rest were killed with the sword coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.
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1. The heavens open and a white horse comes, whose rider is called “Faithful and True”. He judges and, with righteousness, makes war. The rider represents Jesus Christ, who will come again as Judge and will bring the final defeat of Satan and his minions. The many crowns he wears shows his supreme authority over all of creation. He wears a robe dipped in blood, signifying the ultimate victory over sin and death that he will bring. A sharp sword comes out of his mouth by which he will conquer and judge. And his name is the Word of God. He is King of kings and Lord of lords. He is the Righteous Judge, and he is our Savior from sin and death.
2. The armies of the earth, led by the beast, will unite and come out against the Lamb. But their defeat is assured. The beast, along with his ally the false prophet, would be captured and thrown into the fiery lake of burning sulfur and would be destroyed. The rider would kill the rest with the sword extended from his mouth. The victory will be complete, with the birds gorging themselves on the flesh of the conquered.
Prayer: Father, help us to be assured of your victory in the end times. Thank you for the salvation from sin and death that Jesus Christ brings us.
One Word: Jesus is King of kings and Lord of lords!