Revelation 19:11

καλούμενος. Lach[717] omits with Revelation 1 Hipp[718] And[719]? Areth[720]: the reading of am[721] fu[722] tol[723] vocabatur fidelis et verax vocatur looks as if both verbs might be intrusive.

[717] Lachmann’s larger edition.
[718] St Hippolytus. The readings not given by Tischendorf are from the newly published 4th book of his commentary on Daniel.
[719] Andreas Archbishop of Caesarea.
[720] Arethas, Archbishop of Caesarea.
[721] Codex Amiatinus 6th century in Laurentian Library at Florence.
[722] Codex Fuldensis 6th century at Fulda.
[723] Codex Toletanus 10th century at Madrid.

11. τὸν οὐρανὸν ἠνεῳγμένον. Ezekiel 1:1; St Matthew 3:16, and parallels, St John 1:51; Acts 7:56; Acts 10:11. Something more seems to be implied than in Revelation 4:1; the “door” through which the seer was called up is not sufficient to let out this mounted army, or “the chariot of paternal Deity” which appeared to Ezekiel.

ἵππος λευκός, Revelation 6:2, where see note. Here at least, there is no doubt about the interpretation.

ὁ καθήμενος. Connected like the previous words with ἰδού.

καλούμενος. He is called Faithful and True (Revelation 3:14, also Revelation 1:15; Revelation 3:7), and rightly, but these are not His Name.

ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ. Isaiah 11:4-5; Psalms 96 (95):13.

πολεμεῖ. In Psalms 45:3-5 (4–6) we have the same mixture as here of the Bridegroom with the triumphant Warrior. Compare St Chrysostom on Romans 13:12, “Fear not at hearing of array and arms … for it is of light that the arms are … As the bridegroom goes forth with joyous looks from his chamber, so doth he too who is defended with these arms; for he is at once soldier and bridegroom.”