REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND!/Chapter Thirty Nine - The One Called "Faithful and True" - Conclusion

 John adds:"And he is arrayed with an outer garment sprinkled with blood, and the name he is called is The Word of God." (Revelation 19:13)  Whose "blood"  is this? It could be Jesus' lifeblood, shed for the sake of mankind. (Revelation 1:5) But, in this context, it more likely refers to the blood of his enemies that is spilled when Jehovah's judgments are executed upon them.  We are reminded of the earlier vision in which the vine of the earth is reaped and trodden in the great winepress of the anger of God until the blood reaches "as high up as  the bridles of the horses"-signifying a great victory over God's enemies. (Revelation 14:18-20) Likewise, the blood sprinkled on Jesus' outer garment confirms that his victory is decisive and complete. (Compare Isaiah 63:1-6)  Now John speaks again of Jesus' being called by a name. This time is a widely known name-"The Word of God"-identifying this Warrior-King as Jehovah's Chief Spokesman and Champion of truth. - JOHN 1:1; REVELATION 1:1. 

Next time: REVELATION ITS GRAND CLIMAX AT HAND!/Chapter Thirty Nine - Jesus' Fellow Warriors

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