The Conquering King (Rev. 19:14-16)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 11/9/2005

 

My Worship Time                                                                  Focus:  Conquering King

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                         Reference:  Revelation 19:14-16

 

            Message of the verse:  “14 And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses.  15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.  16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."

            The armies that are mentioned are the Church and probably the tribulation saints, but this army is without weapons because it will be Jesus Christ and His angels who will do battle with His enemies. 

            The battle of Armageddon from the Lord Jesus Christ’s perspective is described in verse fifteen, for this verse tells of the power and might that the Lord Jesus Christ has absolute rule over the nations and will conquer them and then will present them to His Father. 

            The name written on the Lord Jesus Christ’s thigh “King of Kings, and Lord of Lords,” shows that He indeed is the supreme ruler over all of the nations of the world, and it is interesting to me that this name can be seen as opposed to in verse twelve where the name on His head no one knew except Himself.

 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  I think that there are two perspectives that I can take out of these verses, and one of them is that I will be with the Lord Jesus Christ when He returns to the earth to defeat His enemies, I will be with Him ridding on a white horse as these verses show.  The second perspective is that these verses along with the verses at the beginning of this letter which describe the Lord Jesus Christ show Him in His absolute power and glory, which is something that I do not think about as much as how He is portrayed in the Gospels and He is not like He was then at this time, for He returned to His glory, but still has the scars from redeeming His own from sin. 

 

The Word of God has been convicting and refreshing to my heart as I read it this morning.

 

My Steps of Faith Today:  Continue to trust the Lord even though there is much frustration in my life at this time due to the fact that there are people that owe me a lot of money.  I realize that there were mistakes made by me in my investment practice, but that does not negate the fact that Andrew still owes me a lot of money.