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14 The armies of heaven followed him, mounted on white horses and wearing clean white linen.(A) 15 Out of his mouth came a sharp sword to strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod, and he himself will tread out in the wine press[a] the wine of the fury and wrath of God the almighty.(B) 16 He has a name written on his cloak and on his thigh, “King of kings and Lord of lords.”(C)

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  1. 19:15 The treading of the wine press is a prophetic symbol used to describe the destruction of God’s enemies; cf. Is 63:1–6; Jl 4:13.

14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,(A) white(B) and clean. 15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword(C) with which to strike down(D) the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.”[a](E) He treads the winepress(F) of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(G)

king of kings and lord of lords.(H)

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  1. Revelation 19:15 Psalm 2:9