Revelation 19

The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw heaven opened,  * 19:11 Jn 1:51; Rv 4:1; 11:19; 15:5 and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True,  * 19:11 Rv 3:14 and with justice he judges and makes war.  * 19:11 Ps 9:8; 96:13; Rv 16:7; 19:212 His eyes were like a fiery flame,  * 19:12 Rv 1:14; 2:18 and many crowns  * 19:12 Or diadems were on his head.  * 19:12 Rv 12:3; 13:1 He had a name written that no one knows except himself.  * 19:12 Rv 2:17; 3:1213 He wore a robe dipped in blood,  * 19:13 Is 63:1–6; Rv 14:14–20 and his name is called the Word of God.  * 19:13 Jn 1:1–5; Heb 4:1214 The armies that were in heaven followed him on white horses, wearing pure white linen. 15 A sharp  * 19:15 Other mss add double-edged sword  * 19:15 Is 49:2; Heb 4:12; Rv 1:16; 2:12,16 came from his mouth, so that he might strike the nations with it.  * 19:15 Is 11:4; 2Th 2:8; Rv 1:16; 2:12 He will rule  * 19:15 Or shepherd them with an iron rod.  * 19:15 Ps 2:9; Rv 12:5 He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God,  * 19:15 Jr 25:15; Rv 14:8,10,19–20; 16:19; 18:3 the Almighty. 16 And he has a name written on his robe and on his thigh: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  * 19:16 Dt 10:17; Dn 2:47; 1Tm 6:15; Rv 17:14