When the Lord returns, he is called by several names:

Faithful 19:11 – totally trustworthy, he is absolutely dependable to do exactly what he said he would do [i.e. 1 Corinthians 10:13, 1 John 1:9]

True 19:11 – he is true in the sense that he is the standard by which all righteousness is judged and also in the sense that he is totally reliable – Pilate questioned Jesus on this attribute John 18:37-38 and Jesus told his disciples that he is the truth John 14:6

A name only he knows 19:12 – this will be the tetragrammaton [the name of God comprised of 4 Hebrew radicals that no man knows precisely how to pronounce] – Ex 3:14 and John 8:58

The Word of God 19:13 – John 1:1, 1 John 5:7 this name shows that he is God and that God uses words to reveal himself to man

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS 19:16 – there are certainly many kings and there are certainly many lords [1 Corinthians 8:5-6] but there is only one supreme King and one supreme Lord as far as God is concerned and that is his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ 1 Timothy 6:14-16 and soon he will be the king over all the kingdoms of the earth [Revelation 11:15]

Here are the notable details on the Lord’s return that we can find in this passage of scripture:

19:11 heaven opened – this is the second time [Revelation 4:1] – the first time was at the rapture of the church age saints and the second time is for the return of the Lord with his saints

19:11 a white horse – this horse and rider are often mistaken for the horse and rider seen after the opening of the first seal [Revelation 6:1-2] – but these are not the same at all – the rider of Revelation 19 is the Lord Jesus Christ – he makes war in righteousness, his eyes are a flame of fire [Revelation 1:14] and on his head were MANY crowns, not just one – the rider of Rev 6 comes promising peace but he uses this false proclamation to destroy [Daniel 8:25, 11:21-24] – Jesus comes promising war and does indeed destroy his enemies to establish peace

19:11 – judge and make war – his judgment is two-fold – he judges the nations at his return [Matthew 25:31-46] but his judgment is also like that of the judges in the Book of Judges who deliver the Jews from their oppressors – it is no surprise that he makes war at his coming because that is the single most prophesied event in the Bible [comp 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9]

19:13 clothed with a vesture dipped in blood – this is the fulfillment of Isaiah 63:1-6 and results from the Lord treading the winepress of Almighty God [Revelation 19:15, Revelation 14:19-20] at which time 100’s of millions of people are killed

19:14 armies which were in heaven – these are the saints that were raptured to be with the Lord – we join the Lord in his fight to destroy agnostics and unbelievers [2 Thessalonians 1:7-9] – in Joel 2:1-11 we see that we are invincible – we have supernatural bodies and it is impossible for anyone of us to even be wounded in the fight – here is sobering thought – all of the friends, family and acquaintances you have that reject Jesus Christ and who survive to this point are going to be killed in this war – shouldn’t you try to win them to the Lord – that will certainly be better than slaying them with a sword and sending them to hell

19:14 fine linen white and clean – see Revelations 19:8 and notes

19:15 the sword and the rod of iron are discussed in the next lesson

True 19:11 – he is true in the sense that he is the standard by which all righteousness is judged and also in the sense that he is totally reliable – Pilate questioned Jesus on this attribute John 18:37-38 and Jesus told his disciples that he is the truth John 14:6

A name only he knows 19:12 – this will be the tetragrammaton [the name of God comprised of 4 Hebrew radicals that no man knows precisely how to pronounce] – Ex 3:14 and John 8:58

The Word of God 19:13 – John 1:1, 1 John 5:7 this name shows that he is God and that God uses words to reveal himself to man

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS 19:16 – there are certainly many kings and there are certainly many lords [1 Corinthians 8:5-6] but there is only one supreme King and one supreme Lord as far as God is concerned and that is his Son, the Lord Jesus Christ 1 Timothy 6:14-16 and soon he will be the king over all the kingdoms of the earth [Revelation 11:15]

Here are the notable details on the Lord’s return that we can find in this passage of scripture:

19:11 heaven opened – this is the second time [Revelation 4:1] – the first time was at the rapture of the church age saints and the second time is for the return of the Lord with his saints

19:11 a white horse – this horse and rider are often mistaken for the horse and rider seen after the opening of the first seal [Revelation 6:1-2] – but these are not the same at all – the rider of Revelation 19 is the Lord Jesus Christ – he makes war in righteousness, his eyes are a flame of fire [Revelation 1:14] and on his head were MANY crowns, not just one – the rider of Rev 6 comes promising peace but he uses this false proclamation to destroy [Daniel 8:25, 11:21-24] – Jesus comes promising war and does indeed destroy his enemies to establish peace

19:11 – judge and make war – his judgment is two-fold – he judges the nations at his return [Matthew 25:31-46] but his judgment is also like that of the judges in the Book of Judges who deliver the Jews from their oppressors – it is no surprise that he makes war at his coming because that is the single most prophesied event in the Bible [comp 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9]

19:13 clothed with a vesture dipped in blood – this is the fulfillment of Isaiah 63:1-6 and results from the Lord treading the winepress of Almighty God [Revelation 19:15, Revelation 14:19-20] at which time 100’s of millions of people are killed

19:14 armies which were in heaven – these are the saints that were raptured to be with the Lord – we join the Lord in his fight to destroy agnostics and unbelievers [2 Thessalonians 1:7-9] – in Joel 2:1-11 we see that we are invincible – we have supernatural bodies and it is impossible for anyone of us to even be wounded in the fight – here is sobering thought – all of the friends, family and acquaintances you have that reject Jesus Christ and who survive to this point are going to be killed in this war – shouldn’t you try to win them to the Lord – that will certainly be better than slaying them with a sword and sending them to hell

19:14 fine linen white and clean – see Revelations 19:8 and notes

19:15 the sword and the rod of iron are discussed in the next lesson

Here are the notable details on the Lord’s return that we can find in this passage of scripture:

19:11 heaven opened – this is the second time [Revelation 4:1] – the first time was at the rapture of the church age saints and the second time is for the return of the Lord with his saints

19:11 a white horse – this horse and rider are often mistaken for the horse and rider seen after the opening of the first seal [Revelation 6:1-2] – but these are not the same at all – the rider of Revelation 19 is the Lord Jesus Christ – he makes war in righteousness, his eyes are a flame of fire [Revelation 1:14] and on his head were MANY crowns, not just one – the rider of Rev 6 comes promising peace but he uses this false proclamation to destroy [Daniel 8:25, 11:21-24] – Jesus comes promising war and does indeed destroy his enemies to establish peace

19:11 – judge and make war – his judgment is two-fold – he judges the nations at his return [Matthew 25:31-46] but his judgment is also like that of the judges in the Book of Judges who deliver the Jews from their oppressors – it is no surprise that he makes war at his coming because that is the single most prophesied event in the Bible [comp 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9]

19:13 clothed with a vesture dipped in blood – this is the fulfillment of Isaiah 63:1-6 and results from the Lord treading the winepress of Almighty God [Revelation 19:15, Revelation 14:19-20] at which time 100’s of millions of people are killed

19:14 armies which were in heaven – these are the saints that were raptured to be with the Lord – we join the Lord in his fight to destroy agnostics and unbelievers [2 Thessalonians 1:7-9] – in Joel 2:1-11 we see that we are invincible – we have supernatural bodies and it is impossible for anyone of us to even be wounded in the fight – here is sobering thought – all of the friends, family and acquaintances you have that reject Jesus Christ and who survive to this point are going to be killed in this war – shouldn’t you try to win them to the Lord – that will certainly be better than slaying them with a sword and sending them to hell

19:14 fine linen white and clean – see Revelations 19:8 and notes

19:15 the sword and the rod of iron are discussed in the next lesson

19:13 clothed with a vesture dipped in blood – this is the fulfillment of Isaiah 63:1-6 and results from the Lord treading the winepress of Almighty God [Revelation 19:15, Revelation 14:19-20] at which time 100’s of millions of people are killed

19:14 armies which were in heaven – these are the saints that were raptured to be with the Lord – we join the Lord in his fight to destroy agnostics and unbelievers [2 Thessalonians 1:7-9] – in Joel 2:1-11 we see that we are invincible – we have supernatural bodies and it is impossible for anyone of us to even be wounded in the fight – here is sobering thought – all of the friends, family and acquaintances you have that reject Jesus Christ and who survive to this point are going to be killed in this war – shouldn’t you try to win them to the Lord – that will certainly be better than slaying them with a sword and sending them to hell

19:14 fine linen white and clean – see Revelations 19:8 and notes

19:15 the sword and the rod of iron are discussed in the next lesson