Revelation 19:1-21
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war... And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”
King James Version
John's vision of the heavenly Bridegroom returning as the conquering King of kings to judge and to reign, following the marriage supper of the Lamb.
Fulfillment References
Revelation 17:14 Isaiah 63:1-6 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 Zechariah 14:3
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe rider named 'Faithful and True' and 'KING OF KINGS' is Jesus, the Word of God (v.13) — the one God whose name is above every name (Phil. 2:9-11).
JewishThe imagery of a divine warrior treading the winepress (Isa. 63) belongs to Jewish Day-of-the-LORD expectation; Judaism awaits God's decisive victory over the nations.
CatholicThe triumphant return of Christ the King to judge the living and the dead, consummating history.
ProtestantThe glorious Second Coming in power; the title 'KING OF KINGS' anchors the hope of Christ's final, public victory.
OrthodoxChrist Pantokrator returning in glory; the marriage supper prefigures the eternal communion of Christ and the Church.
DispensationalThe literal return of Christ to earth with His saints to defeat the Antichrist at Armageddon and inaugurate the thousand-year reign (Rev. 20).
AcademicScholars read Revelation 19 as apocalyptic counter-imperial rhetoric, casting the slain Lamb as the true Lord against Rome's claims.
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