{"id":1069,"date":"2018-06-21T09:37:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T17:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2018-06-21T09:37:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T17:37:43","slug":"devotion-revelation-1911-16-faithful-and-true-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=1069","title":{"rendered":"Devotion Revelation 19:11-16 Faithful And True Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Revelation 19:11-16<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0I saw heaven standing open\u00a0and there before me was a white horse, whose rider\u00a0is called Faithful and True.\u00a0With justice He judges and wages war.<\/span>\u00a012\u00a0His eyes are like blazing fire,\u00a0and on His head are many crowns. He has a name written on Him\u00a0that no one knows but He himself.<\/span>\u00a013\u00a0He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood,\u00a0and His name is the Word of God.14\u00a0The armies of heaven were following Him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen,\u00a0white\u00a0and clean.<\/span>\u00a015\u00a0Coming out of His mouth is a sharp sword\u00a0with which to strike down\u00a0the nations. \u201cHe will rule them with an iron scepter.\u201d\u00a0He treads the winepress\u00a0of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.<\/span>\u00a016\u00a0On His robe and on His thigh He has this name written:\u00a0<\/span><\/i>KING OF KING AND LORD OF LORDS<\/i><\/span>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHis eyes are like blazing fire\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 We see in\u00a0Revelation 1:14<\/b>\u00a0that the eyes of Jesus are said to be like a \u201cblazing fire.\u201d\u00a0 In\u00a0Revelation 2:18<\/b>\u00a0Jesus describes Himself as having eyes that \u201care like blazing fire.\u201d\u00a0 Immediately following He states in\u00a0V19<\/b>\u00a0\u201cI know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0 He is here stating that He thoroughly knows the saints of Thyatira.\u00a0 He knows what they do, how deep is their love and faith, what are the habits and hopes and that they have not only not wearied of doing well, but are growing in their dedication to doing the works of God. In knowing what Jesus said in\u00a0V19<\/b>\u00a0we understand why his eyes are described as being \u201clike\u201d a blazing fire.\u00a0 Family, His eyes, both here in\u00a0V18<\/b>\u00a0and also in\u00a0V19:12<\/b>\u00a0are not said to\u00a0be<\/i>\u00a0a blazing fire, but to be\u00a0like<\/i>\u00a0blazing fire. \u00a0We may understand these descriptions to mean that He completely knows us, and what we do, and what we hope for.\u00a0 To use a common vernacular, we could say the He \u201clooks right through us.\u201d\u00a0 Family, in the time of judgement, Jesus knows all and makes no mistakes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026and on His head are many crowns.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0 The crowns represent authority over many.\u00a0 It is not said who or what the many are that the crowns represent authority over.\u00a0 It could be thought that it represents authority over the nations.\u00a0 However, He has authority over all the earth so \u201cmany\u201d would seem to be an odd way to express His absolute authority over all the earth.\u00a0 One commentator (Jon Courson) believes that the crowns are the denominations of His people.\u00a0 The Lord has many people in many denominations of His church.\u00a0 He shall, in the End Times, gather them all together.\u00a0 We quibble and argue and believe that only what we believe is right.\u00a0 We let matters that are not matters of eternal life and eternal death separate us.\u00a0\u00a0 While certainly we should stand for the right interpretations of the Word, we also let ourselves be divided by such things that are trivial spiritually, like smoking, or tattoos.\u00a0 God Himself will judge who are His and who are not.\u00a0 That judgement belongs solely to Him.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Roman guards mocked Jesus and made a crown of thorns (Matthew 27:29, Mark 15:17, John 19:2<\/b>) and mashed it onto His head.\u00a0 These verses use the same word (the transliteration is stephanos) used in these verses is the same as is in\u00a0V12<\/b>. Therefore the crowns may be a rebuff of what these evil men did.\u00a0 They mocked Him with a crown of thorns, but they will bow before Him as His royalty and divine kingship is revealed.\u00a0 Men of this world mock God, but one day they will be reminded of their deed and word and they will shudder.\u00a0 Jesus is the King of kings!\u00a0 Praise God!<\/span><\/p>\n

The crowns may also represent His victory over the enemy, and also over all who oppose His divine right to rule.\u00a0 In\u00a0Revelation 2:10\u00a0<\/b>Jesus tells the church of Smyrna that if they remain faithful, even to the point of death, He will give them life as their victor\u2019s crown.\u00a0 Also in\u00a02 Timothy 4:8<\/b>\u00a0the Apostle Paul writes that he, and all who continue to love Jesus until His appearing, will receive a crown.\u00a0 Jesus indeed persevered and was true \u201ceven to the point of death.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Surely it is possible that His many crowns represent the complete victory that He had over the enemy as He took back each of our eternal companionship from him back to eternal companionship with God.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Proverbs 1:7a<\/b>\u00a0\u201cThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.\u201d\u00a0 As we read through the Word of God we ought to become increasingly reverent to the point of the fear of God.\u00a0 It is one thing to tell how beautiful a lion is when one is securely protected by a barrier between the lion and oneself.\u00a0 But to stand bare handed and face to face with a four hundred pound lion that has an inch and half long claws and four inch fangs is quite another.\u00a0 Then this creature of beauty, when to face to face with its ability to kill and maim, is not admired for its beauty but feared for its mighty power. The lion may have no intent to hurt, but what it could do is dreadful.\u00a0 We do not fear God knowing that He loves us, but being face to face with the Almighty God is a very fearful thing as we see Him in all His power and might.\u00a0 Family, I know many will run to the verse\u00a01 John 4:18<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThere is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0Some will smugly wave this first part of the verse to proclaim they do not understand how a child of God could fear Him.\u00a0 Well, those who say such things must not read the rest of the verse because the whole of\u00a0V18\u00a0<\/b>states\u00a0<\/span>\u201cThere is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0 This verse is speaking of not fearing punishment from God because we dwell in His love and grace through Jesus our Savior and Lord.\u00a0 It is not speaking of beholding God in all His power and majesty.\u00a0 To know the infinite power of God, and to know that He, even more so than a lion, has our destiny entirely in His hands, is very frightful to those who are not covered by His love and grace.\u00a0 Even mighty men of God, when in His presence, have fallen to their knees and quivered.\u00a0\u00a0Isaiah 6:1-5<\/b>\u00a0describes when Isaiah was in the presence of God.\u00a0 He fell to the floor and cried out \u201cWoe is me!\u201d\u00a0 Family, it is easy for those who don\u2019t understand who God is, how mighty and awesome He is, to ignorantly speak that they could have no fear of Him.\u00a0 People say such things till they are face to face with the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.\u00a0 We must remember that we will all bow our knees in reverential fear and being overwhelmed by His glory (Romans 4:11, Philippians 2:10<\/b>).\u00a0 Bowing to ones knees is what one does before one who has absolute power.\u00a0 Family, yes, ultimately we have nothing to fear from the God who completely loves us, but as Isaiah did, and as John did (Revelation 1:17<\/b>) (even before angels ((Revelation 19:10<\/b>)) and the power they possess from living in the presence of God) we all will be overcome by, and even fear, when at first we actually see Him.\u00a0 Oh my, oh my, what a wonderful day!\u00a0 But we also know that His hand will reach out to us and cause us to rise to His embrace (Revelation 1:17<\/b>).\u00a0 Oh, praise God!\u00a0 Our God is powerful to create the all the universe and tender to wipe away all our tears (Revelation 21:4<\/b>).\u00a0 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment and indeed we, Family, will face no punishment because of the perfect and complete work of Jesus.\u00a0 Praise our God! Praise God!<\/p>\n

Psalm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear\u00a0me.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Micah 6:8<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He has shown You, O man, what\u00a0is\u00a0good; And what does the\u00a0Lord\u00a0require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with Your God.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Revelation 19:11-16\u00a0–\u00a0I saw heaven standing open\u00a0and there before me was a white horse, whose rider\u00a0is called Faithful and True.\u00a0With justice He judges and wages war.\u00a012\u00a0His eyes are like blazing fire,\u00a0and on His head are many crowns. He has a name written on Him\u00a0that no one knows but He himself.\u00a013\u00a0He is dressed in a robe dipped…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1192],"tags":[103,100,93,101,94,1871,88,17,711,10,2036],"class_list":["post-1069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotion","tag-isaiah","tag-john","tag-mark","tag-matthew","tag-micah","tag-philippians","tag-proverbs","tag-psalm","tag-revelation","tag-romans","tag-timothy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1070,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069\/revisions\/1070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}