Revelation 19:11 BSB

Revelation 19:11

Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book IV (202)

And after these things, seeing the same Lord in a second vision, he says: "For I saw in the midst of the throne, and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing as it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth." And again, he says, speaking of this very same Lamb: "And behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True; and in righteousness doth He judge and make war.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And behold a white horse - Many little regarded Christ, when he came meek, "riding upon an ass;" but what will they say, when he goes forth upon his white horse, with the sword of his mouth? White - Such as generals use in solemn triumph. And he that sitteth on him, called Faithful - In performing all his promises.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

His attributes: he is faithful and true to his covenant and promise, he is righteous in all his judicial and military proceedings, he has a penetrating insight into all the strength and stratagems of his enemies, he has a large and extensive dominion, many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
εἶδον	eidon	I saw	G1492 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
οὐρανὸν	ouranon	heaven	G3772 →
ἠνεῳγμένον	ēneōgmenon	opened	G455 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	behold	G2400 →
ἵππος	ippos	a horse	G2462 →
λευκός	leukos	white	G3022 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the [One]	G3588 →
καθήμενος	kathēmenos	sitting	G2521 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	upon	G1909 →
αὐτὸν	auton	it	G846 →
καλούμενος	kaloumenos	being called	G2564 →
πιστὸς	pistos	Faithful	G4103 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀληθινός,	alēthinos	True,	G228 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
δικαιοσύνῃ	dikaiosunē	righteousness	G1343 →
κρίνει	krinei	He judges	G2919 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
πολεμεῖ·	polemei	makes war;	G4170 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 98:9
before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
leads to
- Psalms 96:10
  Declare among the nations: “The LORD reigns!” The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved; He will judge the peoples with equity.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 96:13
  before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
Through
Revelation 6:2
So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.
leads to
- Zechariah 6:3–8
  the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.
Through
Psalms 50:6
And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
leads to
- Psalms 97:6
  The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.
- Psalms 89:5
  The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones.
- Psalms 75:7
  but it is God who judges; He brings down one and exalts another.
- Revelation 19:2
  For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her…
Through
Psalms 96:13
before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:8
  From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who…