king of kings and lord of lords.

Revelation 19:11-21

 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords.

And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, great and small.”

Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army.  But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest were killed with the sword coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

We expect to see the Lamb- the Bridegroom- at this point. Instead, we are shown a Warrior. The name we know him by and there are depths to his character we cannot fathom. is the word of God. His victory is certain. He is King of kings and Lord of lords: supreme. Carrion is summoned already to gorge at a feast far removed from the banquet of the Lamb. The beast and the false prophet, Satan's two henchmen, and their allies are seized and destroyed - in a 'war' without weapons, armor, or battle, so great is the power of this horseman.

Why?

This is the final feature of the war between the Lamb and the beast, Satan, and false prophets. The kings and followers were killed and eaten by the birds,  The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.

The Lamb whose name is Faithful and True, he judges with justice.

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約翰描述耶穌在審判時的形象。

騎白馬代表有權柄，眼睛帶著怒氣，注意許多人，事、物的罪惡。口中出利劍，可以擊殺所有惡者。耶穌得勝不是流他人的血，而是流自己的血。基督的名是萬王之王，為何寫在大腿上，可以說騎馬的關係。沒有人知道只有他自己知道的名字，是人們無法理解的裏面奧秘，超越人的理解。唯一的理由是愛，神的揀選我們也明白。

爭戰的過程完全不提，因為勝負已定了。我們單單的敬拜讚美神，神就得勝了如保羅、西拉在監獄中唱詩歌讚美神。為我們所遇見的敬拜、讚美感恩！

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How?

My God is faithful and true, so I don't worry or be afraid of any wicked. Do the right things and living out the truth of God's word.