Faithful and True Revelation 19:11

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 continued to write, “And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments: for he has judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever .And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshiped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all you his servants, and you that fear him, both small and great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigns. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife has made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. And he says unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he said unto me, These are the true sayings of God. And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See you do it not: I am your fellow-servant, and of your brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy”, and in Revelation chapter nineteen and verse eleven John saw “a white horse; , and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True” where we read:

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 doth judge and make war.

The verse reads, “And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse;” John began with the words, “and I saw” which means “and John perceived, noticed, discovered and discerned” “heaven” or “the region above the sidereal heavens and the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings” “opened” which means “stood or was open”, “and behold” or “lo and see” “a white horse” which means “a horse which was light, brilliant and dazzling from it's splendor”. John watched as “heaven” stood open, and he saw a “splendidly bright and dazzling white colored” “horse”.

The verse continues, “and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.” John added the words, “and he that sat” which means “and the One who was seated and road” “upon him” or “on the “white dazzling horse” “was called” which means “was named and saluted as” “Faithful” or “the person who shows themselves faithful in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties” “and True” which means “that which has not only the name and resemblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name and in every respect corresponding to the idea signified by the name, real and genuine”, “and in righteousness” or “in the state of him who is as he ought to be and the condition acceptable to God ” “he does judge” which means “this One riding the white horse resolves, decrees, pronounces an opinion concerning right and wrong, rules and governs over” “and make war” or “and produces, carries on and engages in battle”. John heard the “voice from heaven” declare this One on the horse to have the attributes of “faithfulness, truth and righteousness” as He “makes decrees” and engages in battle.

When we think through John's words in this verse, we see that this one upon “the white horse” is “faithful” to God's directives, and He engages in battle according to the “truth” of God. Jesus proclaimed, “I am the way, the truth and the life, and no man comes to the Father, but by me”. (John 14:6) Jesus is the One riding upon this “brilliant white horse”, and He prepares Himself and His army to engage in battle against those who oppose Him. God desires for every person to be in a relationship with Him through His Son Jesus, and those who do shall follow this mighty warrior Jesus upon His “white horse”, but woe be to those who even dare to oppose Him.

Next time John saw how, “his eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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