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

The Coming of Christ

11 And I saw (A)heaven opened, and behold, a (B)white horse, and He who sat on it is called (C)Faithful and True, and in (D)righteousness He judges and wages war. 12 His (E)eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many (F)crowns; and He has a (G)name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. 13 He is clothed with a (H)robe dipped in blood, and His name is called (I)The Word of God. 14 And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in (J)fine linen, (K)white and clean, were following Him on white horses. 15 (L)From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that (M)with it He may strike down the nations, and He will [a](N)rule them with a rod of iron; and (O)He treads the [b]wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. 16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has (P)a name written: “(Q)KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 19:15 Or shepherd
  2. Revelation 19:15 Lit wine press of the wine of the wrath of God’s anger