An
“angel”
from heaven showed John the apostle many things which will occur in
the tribulation time on the earth, and John wrote about commercial
Babylon's destruction and the people who were affected by it. John
wrote about great worship which occurred in heaven afterward and then
shared,
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat
upon him was
called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he does judge and make
war. His eyes were
as a flame of fire, and on his head were
many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he
himself. And he was
clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The
Word of God. And the armies which
were
in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen,
white and clean”,
and in Revelation chapter nineteen and verse fifteen John saw “out
of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should mite the
nations”
where
we read:
And
out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the
nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the
wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
The
verse reads, “And
out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the
nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron:”
John began with the words, “and
out of his mouth”
which means “from the orifice in the face of the One upon the white
horse which is used for eating, drinking and speaking” “goes”
or “proceeds and flows forth” “a
sharp sword”
which means “a swift, quick and keen long Thracian javelin”,
“that
with it”
which means “that with the sword” “he
should smite”
or “the One on the white horse should strike, afflict, cut down,
slay and kill” “the
nations”
which means “the companies, troops, multitudes of individuals of
the same nature or genus”: “and
he shall rule them”
or “and the One on the white horse will govern over” “with
a rod”
which means “with a staff, walking stick and royal scepter” “of
iron”
or “made of iron”. John saw how a “quick and keen sword” came
from the “mouth”
of
Jesus so that He might “strike, afflict and govern over the
nations” with His “iron
rod”.
The
verse goes on to say, “
and he treads the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty
God.”
John continued with the words, “and
he treads”
which means “the One upon the white horse will trample and crush
with His feet” “the
wine-press” or
“the tub or trough shaped receptacle or vat in which grapes are
trodden” “of
the fierceness”
which means “pertaining to the passion, anger, heat, glow and
ardor” “and
wrath”
or “anger, temper, movement or agitation of the soul, impulse,
desire and violent emotion” “of
Almighty”
which means “pertaining to the One who hold sway over all things
and is ruler of all” “God”
which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised
of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. John saw
how the One upon the “white
horse”
or Jesus “tramples” with “passion, heated anger” and the
“wrath”
of God Almighty.
When
we consider John's words in this verse, we see Jesus coming in power
and authority. He no longer comes as the “suffering Savior” but
as the mighty conquering King who shall have “rule” over all the
“nations” of the world. With only the “sharp sword” or
His “word” within His mouth, He shall reign with a “rod of
iron” over all the earth. God Almighty will pour out His
“wrath” upon the world at this time, and the only way to
avoid it is to be in a relationship with Him through His Son Jesus.
Those who are wise will take heed to the warning concerning the
powerful and “fierce” One upon the “white horse” well
in advance of Him coming in “passionate wrath”.
Next
time
John saw how,“he
has on his vesture and on his thigh...KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF
LORDS”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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