A White Horse, and He Who Sat on It is called Faithful and True

Observe carefully that this is Jesus Christ's second approach to earth. He is riding on a white horse leading the armies of heaven to war, and He arrives with several majestic superlatives:

He who sat on it is called Faithful and True

He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself.

His name is called The Word of God.

On His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Jesus is described with a fearful physical appearance which emphasized His divine purpose of carrying out His Father's judgment:

His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems.

He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood.

From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.

Assisting Jesus Christ, in carrying out God's judgment, are the unfallen angels in heaven (Matt 13:41-42):

And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. (Rev 19:14)

Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, "Come, assemble for the great supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small and great." (Rev 19:17-18)

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