Revelation 19:11

The Victory of the Rider on the White Horse, Revelation 19:11-21

11. heaven opened 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.

a white horse Revelation 6:2, where see notes. Here, at least, there is no doubt about the interpretation.

and he that sat upon him Had better not be separated in punctuation from the previous clause: "behold a white horse, and he that sat upon him, [who was] called," &c.

called There is some, but not sufficient, authority for omitting this word.

Faithful and True Revelation 3:14; also Revelation 1:5; Revelation 3:7.

in righteousness Isaiah 11:4.

make war 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 Rom. xiii. 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."