SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 11/07/2005
My Worship Time Focus: Christ’s Description
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Revelation 19:11-13
Message of the verse: “11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a
white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness He judges and wages war. 12
His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a
name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. 13 He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood,
and His name is called The Word of God.”
In the
first part of verse eleven John saw heaven opened and then he saw a white
horse, and the one who sat on this white horse is described as Faithful and
True. In chapter six John introduced his
readers to another person on a white horse, and it was discovered that he was
the Antichrist, and he proved to be unfaithful, and also not truthful. Jesus Christ is Faithful and True and John
goes on to say that He judges in righteousness, and also He will wage war. Christ is coming back to earth to wage war
against His enemies who consist of Antichrist, the False Prophet, and all of
their followers. He is also coming to
wage war against Satan and will conquer Satan and put him into the lake of fire
as will be seen latter on in this letter.
John goes on with his description
of Jesus Christ in verse twelve, where he writes that His eyes are a flame of
fire, and His head has many crowns upon it.
The eyes that look like flames of fire have to do with judgment, and the
crowns upon His head show Christ is the Ruler.
John goes on to say that He also has a name on His head that no one
knows except Himself. John could see
this name, but could not understand what it was or what it meant.
Verse thirteen describes Christ
robe that had been dipped in blood, and also John gives another name for Jesus
the Word of God. This is a name that
only John has used for Christ. Jesus
Christ is the One who, as the second person of the godhead, explains the Father
to His followers, just as words in a letter describe what the letter is about
so Jesus Christ describes who and what God is all about. As far as the robe and the blood on it, this
describes some of the battles that Christ has gone through in judgment, and it
also could be referring to the battle of Armageddon which He will shortly go
through. At any rate this is not His
blood, but the blood of His enemies.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: These
verses are a wonderful reminder as to the fact that Jesus Christ is on the
throne, and it is He who is ruler of all, and in charge of everything. This is Jesus Christ in His resurrected body
doing the things that were prophesied He would do. As I think about the resurrection and how
very thankful for it, for without it life would be worthless and have no
meaning. I am thankful for the
resurrection of Jesus Christ, for because of it my life does have purpose and
meaning, and it also, as seen in this letter, guarantees for me that I will be
with Him someday forever and ever.
The Word of God has been a wonderful encouragement to my
heart as I read and studied it this morning.
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