Rev 19:11-16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Rev 19:11-20:15: 19:11–20:15 The drama moves into its climactic scenes: God’s enemies are defeated and punished in two episodes (19:11-21 ; 20:7-10 ). Meanwhile, the faithful experience a 1,000-year resurrection (20:1-6 ) followed by the final judgment (20:11-15 ). Summary for Rev 19:11-16: 19:11-16 Then I saw: John describes a new vision of Jesus Christ as the holy warrior and conquering King (see 14:1 ; see also Exod 15:1-7 ; Pss 24:8 ; 78:49-50 ; Isa 59:16-17 ). 19:11 The rider is both a judge and a righteous warrior (see Isa 11:1-5 ). He is named Faithful and True: He embodies God’s authenticity and reliability (see Rev 19:2 ; 21:5-6 ).

Summary for Rev 19:11-20:15: 19:11–20:15 ^a The drama moves into its climactic scenes: God’s enemies are defeated and punished in two episodes (19:11-21 ^b; 20:7-10 ^c). Meanwhile, the faithful experience a 1,000-year resurrection (20:1-6 ^d) followed by the final judgment (20:11-15 ^e).
Summary for Rev 19:11-16: 19:11-16 ^f Then I saw: John describes a new vision of Jesus Christ as the holy warrior and conquering King (see 14:1 ^g; see also Exod 15:1-7 ^h; Pss 24:8 ⁱ; 78:49-50 ^j; Isa 59:16-17 ^k). 19:11 ^l The rider is both a judge and a righteous warrior (see Isa 11:1-5 ^m). He is named Faithful and True: He embodies God’s authenticity and reliability (see Rev 19:2 ⁿ; 21:5-6 ^o).
19:12 ^p His eyes were like flames of fire: See 1:14-16 ^q; Dan 10:6 ^r.

• Christ, wearing many crowns, is contrasted with the dragon, whose seven heads were each crowned (see Rev 12:3 ^s).
19:13 ^t He wore a robe dipped in blood: This description may refer to (1) the blood of Christ’s enemies, signifying his total victory (Isa 63:2-4 ^u); or (2) Christ’s sacrificial death for humanity (Rev 1:7 ^v).

• The Word of God is John’s distinctive designation for Jesus (see John 1:1 ^w, 14 ^x).
19:14 ^y Christ’s armies of heaven, dressed in victorious white and riding on white horses, contrast with the locust forces of the abyss (9:3-11 ^z), the three frog-like evil spirits (16:13 ^aa), and the defeated armies at Armageddon (16:16 ^ab; see also 19:19 ^ac).
19:15 ^ad From his mouth ... a sharp sword: See 1:16 ^ae; Heb 4:12 ^af; see also Isa 49:2 ^ag; 2 Thes 2:8 ^ah.

• The iron rod represents Christ’s power as ruler and as supreme shepherd (see Pss 2:9 ^ai; 23:4 ^aj).

• God, the Almighty: See Rev 1:8 ^ak; 4:8 ^al; 11:17 ^am; 16:7 ^an, 14 ^ao; 21:22 ^ap.

• His fierce wrath will crush his enemies like grapes in a winepress (Isa 63:2-4 ^aq).
19:16 ^ar King ... and Lord: See 1:5 ^as; 15:3 ^at; 17:14 ^au.