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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Revelation 19:11-21

No sooner was the marriage solemnized between Christ and his church by the conversion of the Jews than the glorious head and husband of the church is called out to a new expedition, which seems to be the great battle that was to be fought at Armageddon, foretold Rev. 16:16. And here observe, I. The description of the great Commander, 1. By the seat of his empire; and that is heaven; his throne is there, and his power and authority are heavenly and divine. 2. His equipage: he is again described... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:11

19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and, behold, a white horse, and he who is mounted on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. Here is one of the most dramatic moments in the Revelation, the emergence of the conquering Christ. (i) John sees Christ as the conqueror. He is, as H. B. Swete puts it, "a royal commander followed by a dazzling retinue." Here is a picture which is essentially Jewish. Jewish dreams were full of the warrior Messiah, who would... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:12

19:12 His eyes are a flame of fire, and on his head are many royal crowns, and he has a name written which no one knows except himself. We begin the description of the conquering Christ. His eyes are a flame of fire. We have already met this description in Revelation 1:14 and Revelation 2:18 . It stands for the consuming power of the victorious Christ. On his head he has many crowns. The word used here for crown is diadema ( Greek #1238 ), which is the royal crown, as opposed to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Revelation 19:13

19:13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is the Word of God. Here are two further pictures of the warrior Christ. (i) He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, not his own but that of his enemies. As R. H. Charles puts it, it is essential to remember that the Heavenly Leader is this time, not the Slain One, but the Slayer. As usual John takes his picture from the Old Testament and is thinking of the terrible picture in Isaiah 63:1-3 , where the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:11

And I saw heaven opened ,.... This vision refers not to the same time the first seal does, Revelation 6:2 for though a white horse, with a rider on it, is seen here, as there; that respects the first times of the Gospel, this the latter part of the dispensation of it; nor to the war in heaven between Michael and the dragon, and their angels, Revelation 12:7 that issued in the downfall of Paganism in the Roman empire, this will issue in the downfall of the Papacy in it; nor to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:12

His eyes were as a flame of fire ,.... Which denotes the perspicuity and penetration of them, the omniscience of Christ to look into and discover the secret machinations, schemes, and devices of his enemies against his people, and his exercise of it in favour of them, his eyes, like a flame of fire, running to and fro on their behalf; and also this may signify the fierceness of his anger against the enemies of his people, the eyes of his glory being provoked by their cruelty and wickedness;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Revelation 19:13

And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood ,.... Either in his own, by which he became the Saviour of his church and people; or else in the blood of his saints, he now comes to avenge; or rather in the blood of his enemies, with which he appears as stained, before the battle is fought, the victory being sure, and their slaughter unavoidable: the metaphor is taken from persons treading in a winepress, whose garments are stained with blood of grapes; see Revelation 19:15 . Here may be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:11

A white horse - This is an exhibition of the triumph of Christ after the destruction of his enemies. The white horse is the emblem of this, and Faithful and True are characters of Christ. See Revelation 3:14 . In righteousness he doth judge and make war - The wars which he wages are from no principle of ambition, lust of power, or extension of conquest and dominion; they are righteous in their principle and in their object. And this is perhaps what no earthly potentate could ever say. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:12

His eyes were as a flame of fire - To denote the piercing and all-penetrating nature of his wisdom. On his head were many crowns - To denote the multitude of his conquests, and the extent of his dominion. A name written, that no man knew - This is a reference to what the rabbins call the shem hammephorash , or tetragrammaton, יהוה Yhvh ; or what we call Jehovah. This name the Jews never attempt to pronounce: when they meet with it in the Bible, they read אדני Adonai for it;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Revelation 19:13

He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood - To show that he was just come from recent slaughter. The description is taken from Isaiah 63:2 , Isaiah 63:3 , where Judas Maccabeus, or some other conqueror, is described. The Word of God - Written in the Targum, and in other Jewish writings, דיי מימרא meimera daiya , "the word of Jehovah;" by which they always mean a person, and not a word spoken. See the notes on John 1:1 , etc. read more

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