Christ on a White Horse - Revelation 19:11-16

Welcome to God, committed to encouraging you to put God first, while viewing life the window in the Bible. Now, in honor of the one and only true God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob left doing fine. See Thomas for today's message. Well, this week we are looking that Christ's own, a white horse were talking about the glorious appearing of our great Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, which is by far the most exciting events in all of Bible prophecy found it interesting today when I look at people in the world in how people get so excited about certain things I see people when the Super Bowl is approaching and the start several weeks out with the countdown of the counting down the weeks in the days and the hours in the minutes and there's this around-the-clock coverage is they are looking forward to this big game. And then I see when it comes to basketball games. The big rivalry games and how people mark the calendars and they are looking forward to that events and maybe use a vacation or maybe it's a wedding day, but people have things that there are excited about things that they are looking forward to maybe use the premiere of the movie but everybody has something that they are excited about the how many today are excited about the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ because all Christians should be looking forward to that day when our Lord will be truly glorified. Now we can't counting down in the sense of the way we can do for events in which the date has already been set because the Bible says no one knows the day of the hour. We don't know exactly. We our Lord is going to return to this earth but what we do know is that he will come back again and when he comes back is going to greatly contrast his first coming because in his first coming. He came humbly, being born in a manger with smelly animals in a feeding trough. He allowed himself to be abused. He allowed himself to be spat on, he'd allowed himself to be falsely accused and then he was crucified by his own creation. He did it out of his love for us so that we might have the opportunity for eternal life was going to be quite different when he comes back the second time because the Bible says he's going to arrive in power and great glory. So as we come today to Revelation chapter 19 were transitioning when we come to this crisis on a white horse text. Look at verse 10 of Revelation 19 is says and I feel it is for to worship him. This is a transition verse between the marriage supper of the Lamb that we looked at previously, and the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ we find the apostle John being overwhelmed by the vision he falls before the angel to worship him. But the angel rebukes him with see that you do not do that. I am your fellow servant. Worship God in the resurrection. Christians will evidently be people with the Angels in this command to worship God coincides with the first of the 10 Commandments, we see it in Exodus chapter 20 verse three you shall have no other gods before me. The deity of Jesus Christ is clearly established in Scripture. He is the only person in the Bible who freely receive worship without rebuke there people out there who question the deity of Christ.

They say what he was a man. He is the son of God. He's only a man. Yes, he is the son of God but the son meaning he is God in the flesh. He is God manifested as a human being and so he was fully man and fully God at the same time, we see evidence of that in Scripture because he was worshiped on 10 different occasions in the New Testament and not once did he rebuke those who did so, but every time we see someone fall before names of the angel says do not worship me worship God. But Jesus received the worship because he is God that 10th verse of Revelation 19 goes on to state for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. So, whether human or angelic true service of God.

Work toward the testimony of Jesus and we find that this prophecy receives is value in its meaning from its relation to Jesus Christ.

Now there are times in which all of us make errors in interpretation and we may make some mistakes when it comes to the details, but there should be no error in understanding that the purpose and direction of prophecy points to Jesus Christ as what is all about, and thus the prophetic teaching should warm the hearts of us just like you did in Luke chapter 24 verse 32.

When they did, they were walking along and he said did our hearts, not brewing within us, so we look at the study of Revelation should cause our hearts to burn within us. So what you turn your Bibles with me to Revelation chapter 19 going to begin today with verse 11.

Heavenly father, we thank you Lord for this day. We thank you for your word is my prayer, Lord, that all things that are spoken there to be nothing but sound doctrine, and may you be honored and glorified in all things in your name Jesus. Amen. Revelation chapter 19 verse 11.

The text reads as follows.

Now I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse and he who sat on him was called faithful and true in righteousness he judges and makes war.

This glorious appearing of Jesus Christ.

Again, the most exciting event in all of Bible prophecy and the quality that makes prophecy a literary masterpiece is its unusual simplicity. What I mean by that is this verse is a simple introduction to the grand climax of the ages because for thousands of years.

It has been the father's plan that Jesus Christ reign over all the earth and all things their own. So being such a climactic event that all things that are pointing to everything is building towards this.

There are numerous references to the return of Christ throughout Scripture we find in the book of Isaiah chapter 63 verses one through six. We find here that Jesus is going to first go to even when he returns, where many Israelites will have fled from the antichrist to defeat the enemies of Israel. He's described as wearing red garments, which represents his vengeance that he's going to have is going to come back with vengeance. Jesus Christ is going to come back to bring judgment upon those who have rejected him is going to come back to bring judgment upon those who advocate for the taking of the life of the unborn is coming back to bring judgment upon those who claim to be believers in him but yet refuse to speak up and to speak out when it comes to the unborn. Jesus Christ is coming back is wearing his red garments and he has his vengeance because all who have rejected God's mercy which is through the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. They want to receive his wrath we find in Matthew chapter 24 the all of the discourse verses 27 through 31. This is the next CERT again from the all of the discourse which predicts that is coming will be attended by signs and natural phenomena. The Bible says the sun, the moon and the stars will not give lights solid attention will be focused on the Son of Man in the sky coming with power and great glory. Just imagine for a moment if you can.

What this moment will be like this will be a time in which the Bible says that the stars, the moon, the sun will not give lights so the entire earth will be in total darkness.

The dinner that points Jesus Christ is going to come in the sky. The Bible says is coming in power and great glory in his glory is going to illuminates the entire universe, and everyone will be able to see him as he comes back to claim his earthly kingdom and then the second installment of the rapture will occur when his electives are gathered up to him at his second coming. We find in the book of Psalms chapter 50 verses one through six. That Jesus is above the earth but below heaven. He says he's looking down severe then he looked back up to heaven.

She's looking back up to heaven and he rapture is the tribulation saints, that is those who are alive on earth, and the souls of those on to the altar in heaven, we find that in Revelation chapter 6.

This will likely include the Old Testament saints's will is our Lord gathers up the saints. To him it is coming refining the book of Jude. Verses 14 and 15. This is the only passage of the Bible to states that Enoch was a prophet and God revealed to him that Christ will come with myriads of holy ones to execute judgment on mankind, and this judgment will begin with antichrist as spoken of in second Thessalonians chapter 2 verses seven through 10 we find more evidence of the second coming of our great Lord in the book of Zechariah chapter 14 verses three through five. Not reading through all the verses for the sake of time to just make a note of these verses that I'm sharing with you as we see in this text that Jesus ascended into heaven, from the Mount of olives and he's going to return to the same location in the same manner as the Angels prophesied in acts chapter 1 verse 11.

This is when his feet going to touch down in the Scripture says the mounts will be split into when our Lord comes back with great power and great glory.

There are actually geological reports that states that there is a fault line that runs under the Mount of olives and that the slightest earthquake can cause it to split how many know that Jesus does not need a fault line because of our Lord was there at the split is going to split his power is going to be manifested when he comes back. Now the term glorious appearing does not appear in the book of Revelation, but we get it from Titus chapter 2 verse 13 the text that tells us looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. This is the physical visible return of our Lord to the earth contrasting the blessed hope, which is the rapture of the church. We are called up to meet him one is before the tribulation.

The other at the end of the tribulation and John here for the second time he sees heaven open the first time was in chapter 4 verse one of Revelation and so he had the first time was invited up to heaven, but this time, heaven opens so that the white horse rider exits.

So this is not the same white horse rider of Revelation, chapter 6, verse two, which is antichrist but here we see our great Lord Jesus Christ who is the faithful and true witness in the Bible says that he is coming again in power and great glory. He's coming to judge his commencement will work with antichrist, with all the followers of antichrist who has rejected our great Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is coming back from vengeance you're listening to Brian on God for more crying, please visit God not orbit around the library. There you'll find articles and messages available as MP3 downloads on various topics such as salvation, Bible, marriage, and the significance of the lesson is just to name a few. Also, sign up for our monthly newsletter and visit our web store visit God.now let's return the description of Jesus Christ is in contrast to the unfaithful deceivers, antichrist, and Satan.

Our Lord is always been faithful. He is always faithful, fully fulfill all of his prophecies second Peter 38 suggest that a promise of God given a thousand years ago is as though it were given yesterday because God, the Bible says to him thousand years is as one day. So believers today. We can accept his faithfulness by faith. But one day everybody will see the tangible evidence of his faithfulness.

Christ is truth. Satan is a lie. Christ is the true way to God.

Satan is the way to hail and so today. Folks come to Christ that is the only way by which you can receive eternal life. He already paid the sin debt at Calvary. He already died on the cross so come to him today professing him as Lord and Savior.

Confess your sins and repent and turn away and come to Jesus so that you might inherit eternal life because the only other outcome will be with Satan in eternal damnation.

And so again this great contrasts between the first and second coming of Jesus as fulfillment of Zechariah chapter 9 verse nine, Jesus entered Jerusalem and the lowly beast of burden at his first coming, but now he's coming on the white horse which displays his power, which displays his glory. Some may find the idea of horses in heaven. A strange but second Kings chapter 2 verse 11 second Kings chapter 613 through 17. All reference horses and chariots of fire in heaven. And then we see our Lord is the righteous judge he will come in righteousness to judge the earth on the basis of what it has done concerning him on the basis of have you received him as Lord and Savior. It will be the righteous warrior is this world has known nothing but war since it rejected God the father and son, Jesus Christ. We found in world war warned that the total deaths was 40 million World War II, the total deaths was 60 million. The war that Christ will bring will be a righteous one. It will be a one battle war he will consume all who stand in his opposition she comes back again to claim his earthly throne when he will come with power and glory to be honored in the way that he so rightfully deserves Revelation 1912, reads his eyes were like a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except himself Plaza Jesus will be like a flame of fire, his eyes a fire indicate that he will judge according to the truth. Unlike mankind who has limited knowledge we all see United Christ will review all truth of all individuals in all nations.

Every thoughts every acts.

Jesus is going to judge the many crowns that we find here of our Lord are symbolic of the fact that Christ will come in great authority. We find throughout history that a crown has symbolized authority we we find the Kings war crowns we find even today that pokes where a Triple Crown and in the kingdom of antichrist is represented by crowns and then we find that the team Kings of the tribulation will have crowns, but when Christ returns all power will be given to him as the King of all Kings, and we see his threefold nature on full display as judge, warrior and King. Linda says he had a name written that no one knew except himself. And many have speculated about this name in the Bible names reveal the nature of the person in many names reveal the character of God, however, was Jesus being divine. Some aspects of his nature are likely incomprehensible to our finite minds that we have today but he says he's going to have a name written that no one knew except himself. Then in verse 13 says, and he was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, his name is Cole. The word of God.

Now that blood could be an indication of the bloodshed caused by the battle of the great day of God Almighty or it may be a reference to his blood at Calvary which allows us to be washed clean the shed blood of Jesus Christ. The power of the blood that redeems all to righteousness.

If you would just receive his gift. The apostle John is the only New Testament writer to use the term word of God to describe Jesus. It comes from the Greek word logos and literally means the expression of God. And just as humans reveal falls to one another through words we talk we communicate with one another to reveal things to one another. Jesus Christ, the word of God reveals God the father to us.

John 118… Know that if we want to know about the father then studied the sun tells is there no one has seen God at any time, the only begotten son who is in the bosom of the father. He has declared him. That is why Jesus said if you have seen me, you seen the father again. Jesus Christ is God, he is God the father manifested in the flesh so that he could come to the earth to become like us to die for us so that we might have eternal life. Verse 14, Revelation 19 and the arm is in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed him on white horses. So the angelic host.

The Old Testament saints.

The church of the tribulation saints. They want to comprise this army and we think about militaries today me and then battle the they wear fatigue uniforms for camouflage for the dirtiness of battle, but our Commander-in-Chief Allah great Lord is going to address his army of whites. So this is unheard of, but he's going to dresses in white to demonstrate how we now have the righteousness of him and to demonstrate that we won't even have to get dirty.

We're not even going to have to fight because our Lord is going to speak a word and is all going to be over all of his enemies will be defeated. So don't overlook the message in this, that no member of the Army of Christ will engage in battle. We will see why. The next verse in verse 15 out of his mouth goes a sharp soul with that with it he should strike the nations. And he himself will rule them with a rod of on your he himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God for the battle will be consummated by the spoken word of our Lord. Some believe this is the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God spoken of in Ephesians chapter 6 verse 17 and it is used symbolically here to represent a sharp instrument of war with which Christ will smite the nations and establish his absolute rule book of Psalms chapter 2 verse nine. In Revelation 227 reference the room with a rod of iron by our Lord Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 11 Ford declares he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked is all the worse.

It is verse represent the absolute, the unyielding government ruled by Christ that all me and will be required to submit to and I look forward to this time another little room and rain on the earth because there will be no more debates about same-sex marriage, they will be more debates about abortion. There will be no more debates about this in a more debates about that because the Bible says he will rule with a rod of iron and everyone must submit to his word word of God is going to be what rules in the Bible says that we as believers in Christ will rule and reign with our Lord. That is going to be a great wonderful Dave and his righteousness will feel the earth.

Verse 16 and he has on his robe and on his thigh a name written, King of Kings and Lord of lords know her some .1. Say that Jesus had a tattoo they were using this to justify themselves having tattoos and I was puzzled by that. It was relayed to me from someone else and I'll scratch my head is and where did they come up with that idea from, and then as I came to this text. I thought this is what they're pointing to the Jesus has a says on his thigh a name written, King of Kings and Lord of lords of their trying to say that is a tattoo that is not what this is talking about. This is speaking of the five that I will Lord it is glorious appearing. He's going to call him he's going to in the reign of Satan, the of of antichrist of the false prophet, he will usher in the millennial kingdom which is he a warrior in ancient days they would go into battle with a sword on his thigh.

That would be his tool by which he would overcome his enemies with the sword of Christ will be his spoken word.

The word that called the world into being, will call human leaders and armies of all nations into control.

He will speak a word and his authority is power. His authorship over all things is going to go forth in all of his imminent enemies will be defeated at once, so it will be clearly established. On that day that Christ is the King of Kings and is the Lord of lords is at this point when there will be fulfillment of the Scripture that we so often reference at Christmas time. In Isaiah chapter 9 verse six we we reference this at Christmas as a a a coming of Jesus Christ to the earth in the manger, but will think about the fact that is actually also pointing to his second coming for the verse tells us. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon his shoulder and his name will be called wonderful Counselor, mighty God, everlasting father, Prince of peace. You see, yes, our Lord was born as a child he came to us as the son of God, but the government is not yet been upon his shoulder, and he's not yet been referred to as the mighty God, the everlasting father, the Prince of peace, but that will all be fulfilled at a second coming when this verse that speaks of the first and second coming of Jesus Christ will be full for you and then there's another verse that we so often quote that I think we don't realize we are speaking prophecy when we quoted that is Matthew chapter 6 verse 10 we give the Lord's prayer, reset your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We speaking of the kingdom of Christ is going to come to the earth when he will come in ruling rain 4000 years and then at the end of that thousand years Satan will be released from his prison one last time and will be defeated. Ultimately, for eternity, cast into the lake of fire and then we will continue to ruling rain God the father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit in all of eternity.

And I don't know about you but I'm excited about it. I look forward to this time when Jesus is coming back for us when our Lord, who was humiliated was being who was Bruce who suffered so mightily for my seniors for your seniors for everyone sins, but I will is going to be assaulted.

The Bible says that at that time, every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ use Lord when our Lord again will receive the exaltation that he so rightfully deserves what a mighty God we serve are you looking forward to that day. Are you excited about it. If you're not, I encourage you to get excited. Look forward to the day. If you're not if you are fearful Lord your nervous. I encourage you to examine your heart and find out what it is that is there that is not causing you and not allowing you to be excited about Jesus Christ because we should look forward to the coming of our great Lord and King. Let us pray. Heavenly father, we thank you Lord for this day.

We thank you Lord for your great word. We thank you Lord that you promise that you will come back for us one day you left here at first, you said you were going away to the father's house where there are many mansions and you said if it were not so, you would have told us but you said you were going away to prepare a place and you will come again to receive us, so that where you are there.

We may be also. So Lord, we look forward to that day you will come back for your people and we will give you glory. We will give you a lot of them will give you praise all of eternity. When there will be nothing but perfect peace nothing but perfect joy, no sin, no death, and we will live with you and glorify you worship you for all of eternity. Thank you Laura for your lovely, thank you for your sacrifice so Lord as we close, we remember today to pray for the peace of Jerusalem blessings over the great nation of Israel and unto you, the only wise God be glory through Jesus Christ, forever. Amen. You can think of the Bible buying theater boundary of God for Brian and I first was a right protected under our copyright is available@ourwebsite.org until next great nation of Israel first