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Rev. 19: 11 - 21: 5.--"And I saw":--
1.
The Apocalypse (19: 11-16).
2.
The Supper (19: 17, 18).
3.
The Beast (19: 19-21).
4.
Satan bound (20: 1-3).
5.
Millennial Reign (20: 4-6).
6.
Great White Throne (20: 11-15).
7.
New heaven and earth (21: 1).
8.
Holy City (21: 2-5).
The assurance from the throne.--"These words are true and faithful."
Rev. 21: 9 - 22: 7.--"And he shewed me":--
1. The Bride (21: 9).
2. The Holy Jerusalem (21: 10-27).
3. The river of water of life (22: 1-5).
The angel's assurance.--"These sayings are faithful and true."
The first of the series of events prefaced with the words, "And I saw", is the glorious
apocalypse of Christ so long anticipated throughout this book:--
"And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse: and He that sat upon him
was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He doth judge and make war"
(Rev. 19: 11).
Judgment and War.--These two themes are stated as the object of this appearance.
"In righteousness doth he judge and make war." For war the Lord occupies a white
horse. For judgment a white throne. In both offices He is Faithful and True. The title,
Faithful, turns the mind back to Isaiah.
"There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of
his roots . . . . . He shall not judge after the sight of His eyes . . . . . but with righteousness
shall He judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and He shall
smite the OPPRESSOR (ariz, instead of erez, `the earth') with the rod of His mouth, and
with the breath of His lips shall He slay the LAWLESS ONE. And righteousness shall be
the girdle of His loins, and faithfulness the girdle of His reins. The wolf also shall dwell
with the lamb . . . . ." (Isa. 11: 1-9).
Psa. 45: is also clearly indicated in Rev. 19: There in that Psalm is united together
the triumphant rider and the King's daughter. Space will not permit the citation, but the
whole Psalm should be read through. The reference in Rev. 19: 13 to the vesture
dipped in blood shows that here in this glorious apocalypse we have the fulfillment of
Isa. 63: 1-6.
"Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is
glorious in His apparel, traveling in the greatness of His strength? I that speak in
righteousness, mighty to save. Wherefore art Thou red in Thine apparel, and Thy
garments like Him that treadeth the winefat? I have trodden the winepress alone; and of