Revelation Chapter 19 Verse 11

 All of a sudden, heaven bursts onto the scene! And the Lead of the

heavenly infantry is Jesus Christ. Announced somehow or just known

by John as “Faithful and True!” Two things that make Jesus entirely

unique among men and among all other gods! No other is perfectly

faithful! No other is perfectly true! The One unlike any other is Jesus

of Nazareth, the Son of God, the Son of Mary. Fully God and fully

Man, alone in all of history in who He is and what He can accomplish!

 How does John know this (His name)? Not sure! Maybe it’s a chorus

he hears, a proclamation, it’s not given to us! But at any rate, the

entrance announcement, the walk-up music for Jesus, it’s SO good!

Faithful and True! That literally means never failing, always

winning, and opposite of what is counterfeit, defective, imperfect and

uncertain! What other god is even remotely 1% like this!? There is

NONE!

 I can’t help but see this also as a warning. Why? There was one other

time Jesus was specifically called, “Faithful and True.” That was to

the church of Laodicea. Revelation 3:14, “To the angel of the church

of the Laodiceans write, ‘These things says the Amen, the Faithful and

True…” The final church. The church that believed they were ok but

they were lifeless. The church where Jesus was relieved of His

authority. I can’t help but see His final entrance as a wakeup call to

those living unto themselves.

 He rides a white horse, a noble steed. We wonder if animals will be in

heaven!? Well, definitely horses! Not dogs! Sorry! Ha!! We’ve seen a

white horse rider before, haven’t we? Revelation 6:2 and the rider of

that horse was the Anti-Christ! The descriptions of the riders are very

different yet one characteristic is common. They both make war.

Recall the Anti-Christ goes out to conquer…, to cause war. Conquer

who, you! But Jesus goes forth in righteousness to make war FOR

you and for the good of those that are yours!

 We don’t have time to fully develop this comparison but that single

point alone has profound application in our everyday lives! Are you

looking to conquer, get what you want, have it your way, be served…,

or are you looking to make war against all unrighteousness? All of

the things of the flesh that steal, kill and destroy your life and the life

of those you love? What the answer does is reveals whom you are

serving…which rider!!

 In righteousness, setting all things to right like turning the hands of a

clock, He judges and makes war! A fact and character trait of the Lord

that I often forget. I’ve said this to myself countless times, John 6:63,

“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing!” What I really

want to happen is only going to happen if I honor and trust and submit

to Jesus over myself, which means quite practically, do it His way!

Matt, shut up and color! Why? He’s the warrior on the white horse

and His name is Faithful and True!

Revelation Chapter 19 Verse 12

 Very similar to how John described Jesus in Chapter 1 except now

John sees Jesus wearing many crowns. Speaking of authority over

authorities. Not just one crown but many crowns carrying the

implication of ALL of the crowns. Interesting that it is now that Jesus

appears with crowns. After Babylon the Great has fallen, and all of sin

has been dealt with and judged upon the earth through the multiple

waves of judgement, He now wears the crowns, taken them back even.

 No longer is the enemy the god of this age. His age is over. No longer

is the enemy the prince of the power of the air. The air has been

judged. Satan once said to Jesus to bow to him and he would deliver to

Jesus all the kingdoms of the world but Jesus didn’t take the bait. He

served the Father and in the end, He still ends up with the kingdoms of

the world! Just like you and me! We trust the Lord and even if we lose

the battle, we win the war! One of the many promises of God to those

who obey Him!

 And He has a name written that no one knew except Himself!

Incredibly mysterious! That there is an element of Jesus that is just

simply unknowable because He is greater, further, more than we can

even perceive in our most perfect form! His truths and depths of

character are inexhaustible and we will learn of His love and of His

depth of Person forever!

 Paul wrote in Romans 11:33, “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the

wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His

judgements and His ways past finding out!!”

Revelation Chapter 19 Verse 13

 Oh my! So much for us here! He was clothed with a robe dipped with

blood! Is that the blood He shed for me? Not so much. Isaiah 63:1-4,

“Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from

Bozrah? This One who is glorious in His apparel, traveling in the

greatness of His strength? ‘I who speak in righteousness, mighty to

save.’ Why is Your apparel red, and your garments like one who

treads in the winepress? ‘I have trodden the winepress alone, and

from the peoples no one was with Me. For I have trodden them in My

anger, and trampled them in My fury. Their blood is sprinkled upon

My garments, and I have stained all My robes. For the day of

vengeance is in My heart, and the year of My redeemed has come.”

 His name is called The Word of God! The Logos in the Greek. The

Greek philosophers believed that before anything existed in form, it

existed in thought. Just like my Apple Watch. It was in thought. Every

chip. The flow of the power in orders by voltage regulation making

functionality and display. It was thought up before it was ever brought

forth. An undeniable truth.

 The thought preexisting the actual is the logos. So, the word

preexisting everything else. And then, from the word, all things came

into existence. The issue is however that they stopped short. As true

and profound as their philosophy was and is, behind the thought there

must be a thinker! And so, the Word of God Himself. John wrote, “In

the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the

Word was God, and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. All

things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made

that was made.” And thus, Jesus, the Logos.

 The Word of God is His name. And we were already told that He is

called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes

war. Let me show you something about the Word of God. Hebrews

4:12-13, “The Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than

any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit,

and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and

intents of the heart.” Ready for this? “And there is no creature hidden

from His sight…!” HIS!? The Word of God is His name.

 The codified character of the King sits on the pages of your lap! The

world rejects it. The enemy hates it. The mind of man battles with it!

But when you get into the Word of God you are quite literally

spending time with the Lord Himself. Not the book, but the Spirit that

teaches you the depth of meaning of the contents of the book!

 One day Jesus said in John Chapter 5:39, “You search the scriptures,

for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which

testify of Me.” To grow in the scriptures (knowledge and

application) is a critical element to growing in a real relationship

with Him. So essential, that if you’re not growing in the Word of God

then you are not growing in the Son of God.

Revelation Chapter 19 Verses 14

 The armies in heaven! Who are they? Well, it says here that they are

clothed in fine linen, white and clean. All we have to do is go back just

a couple of verses in this chapter to find out that this is us! This is the

bride of Christ as we read in verse 8, “To her it was granted to be

arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright!” So, there is no doubt and it is

clear that Jesus returns in His second coming with His bride who is the

church (Ephesians 5) so this is you and this is me returning with the

King of kings!

 Where have we been for the last seven years? With the Lord!

Remember the marriage chamber!? The groom would come back for

his bride and they would go to be alone for a period of seven days only

to emerge and join everyone else at the marriage feast! So, for the

seven years when judgement for sin is being poured out on the earth,

we are with the Lord as He has already come back in the clouds to

receive us unto Himself in the rapture, the taking away of the bride,

the church!

 This moment was prophesied since the beginning! Enoch the seventh

from Adam, the father of Methusaleh, the friend of Adam! Enoch was

308 years old when Adam died! So, this is from the very beginning!

And we read in Jude 1:14-15, “Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam,

prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes

with ten thousands of His saints, to execute judgment on all!” So,

from the beginning, the prophecy of this day has been around!

 Notice, it’s His robe that is stained in blood. Not the rest of them.

None of the rest that ride with Jesus could endure what He had to

endure, but because He did, because of His righteousness and His

blood…, many ride. It’s not their works, not their blood, not their

righteousness that make them worthy of riding with Him or backing

Him up. It’s His totally.

 How can you let your light shine when you are such a total mess? Step

into the grace of God. How can you speak about grace, joy, truth and

love when you are in such a difficult season? Encouraging someone

who needs it when it’s you that needs it the most? Ride with Jesus in

your perfect linens because of His imperfect one. Step into who Jesus

says you are and not who your past or even your situation says

you are!