THE KING!

Text: Revelation 19:11-21

11 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.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

1. The War Story Of The King (v. 11)

• In righteousness, Jesus, does judge and make
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• All throughout the Revelation is the unfolding, unveiling, of the drama of war between God and Satan carried out through Jesus and the Antichrist and through the Holy Spirit and the False Prophet, through God’s people (saints, believers) and Satan’s minions (unbelievers, the rebellious).

2. The Coming Of The King (vv. 11-16)

1) His

(vv. 11-16)

• The second coming of Jesus is the climax of the book and world history, but 19:11-16 are not the first mention of Jesus’ return in the book of Revelation.
• We see Christ’s second return at least six times in the Revelation.
• In verse 7 of the introductory chapter we see Him returning on clouds of glory. (Rev. 1:7; cf. Acts 1:9-11; Mt. 26:64)
• In the last of the symbolic histories of chapters 12-14 we see Jesus returning on a cloud in preparation for the battle of Armageddon. (Rev. 14:14; cf. Dan. 7:13-14)
• With the opening of the 6th seal we see Christ’s return. (Rev. 6:12-17; cf. Mt. 24:29-30)
• With the blowing of the 7th trumpet we see Christ’s return. (Rev. 11:15-18)
• With the pouring out of the 7th vial we see Christ’s return. (Rev. 16:17-21)
• Our text is the last viewing of the great, glorious, victorious return of Jesus.
• His return is sufficient alone to announce: The King! (Rev. 19:11-16)

2) His

(vv. 11-16)

• His eyes are like flames of fire. (cf. Rev. 1)
• He is wearing many crowns. He is the King of kings and Lord of lords.
• He has names written upon Him.
• His vesture is dipped in blood. This is not His blood. This is not a symbol of His sacrifice and our redemption. This blood isn’t looking back. It is looking forward to what is coming. He will tread the winepress of God’s wrath. He will wear the blood of His enemies. It will be splattered upon His vesture.
• His scepter is a rod of iron. Ps. 2 is a messianic psalm that speaks of how the Messiah will rule with a rod of iron and dash to pieces enemy nations. His rule will be inflexible.

3) His

(v. 14)

• Who is the army? The bride, the church age saints. Note the apparel – fine linen, white and clean – is the same as the bride in v. 8.
• It could also be or include, in addition to the church age saints, angels.
• The army is not likely to include Old Testament saints or Tribulation saints martyred for their faith.

• Why? They are not yet raised from the dead. Only the “dead in Christ” are raised at this point.

• In medieval times, you might see a king at the rear of his army watching them go forth into battle. Or, you might see him at the vanguard, charging first leading his forces.

• Sometimes we see the army fighting for their king, and sometimes we see the army fighting with their king.
• But here in Rev. 19, we see the king fighting
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  His army, i.e. Jesus will be the only one on offense in this battle.
• He is the only one who draws a sword in battle.

3. The Victory Of The King (vv. 17-21)

1) Invited to a supper (vv. 17-18; cf. Rev. 16:12-16)

• We see two groups invited to this supper: the
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  and the
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• The eaters are the birds of prey, scavenger birds, etc. God says, “Come and eat.”
• The second group is the enemy of the King, His adversaries, the armies controlled by the antichrist.

2) This ain’t chess (v. 20)

• The first move Jesus makes in the battle is to
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  the antichrist and false prophet alive and
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  them into the lake of fire.
• Following this move, Jesus now slays the entirety of the antichrist’s army with the sword that proceeds from His mouth, i.e. with simply His word He slays the entire enemy. He treads the winepress of God’s fierce wrath.

3) Down the gullet (v. 21b)

• The birds that had been invited to the supper of the great God now
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  on the meal that has been especially prepared for them.

Bottom line: Jesus’ victory determines your

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or

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• Jesus’ victories separate believers and unbelievers, living and the dead, saved and the lost, the victorious and the defeated.
• Which group are you in?