The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw heaven opened,(A) and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True,(B) and with justice he judges and makes war.(C) 12 His eyes were like a fiery flame,(D) and many crowns[a] were on his head.(E) He had a name written that no one knows except himself.(F) 13 He wore a robe dipped in blood,(G) and his name is called the Word of God.(H) 14 The armies that were in heaven followed him on white horses, wearing pure white linen. 15 A sharp[b] sword(I) came from his mouth, so that he might strike the nations with it.(J) He will rule[c] them with an iron rod.(K) He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God,(L) the Almighty. 16 And he has a name written on his robe and on his thigh: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.(M)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:12 Or diadems
  2. 19:15 Other mss add double-edged
  3. 19:15 Or shepherd

Christ defeats the beast

11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider was called Faithful and True, and he judges and makes war justly. 12 His eyes were like a fiery flame, and on his head were many royal crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. 13 He wore a robe dyed[a] with blood, and his name was called the Word of God. 14 Heaven’s armies, wearing fine linen that was white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword that he will use to strike down the nations. He is the one who will rule them with an iron rod. And he is the one who will trample the winepress of the Almighty God’s passionate anger. 16 He has a name written on his robe and on his thigh: King of kings and Lord of lords.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:13 Critical editions of the Gk New Testament read dipped or covered with.