Revelation 19:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. ”

• Revelation 19:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And he hath on his vesture - That is, this name was conspicuously written on his garment - probably his military robe. And on his thigh - The robe or military cloak may be conceived of as ope...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (16) And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (16) The name agreeing to Christ according to the former qualities, expressed after the manner of...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Vision of the Triumphant Christ. This paragraph really forms an introduction to the closing section of the book, where at last, after many pauses and delays, we reach the real dé nouement. Th...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  KING... LORDS. See Revelation 17:14 . Here at length we have the final fulfillment of Psalms 2

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• Revelation 19:16 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 2526 CHRIST THE KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS Revelation 19:16 . He hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written , KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. OF all the Apostles none...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. On his vesture and on his thigh a name written - Dr. Dodd has well observed on this passage, that "it a...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  I saw heaven opened, &c.— It was said by the angel, speaking of the kings subject to the beast, These s hall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them, &c. ch. Revelation...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 'His name written on His vesture and thigh' was partly on the vesture, partly on the thigh itself,...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Christ and His Armies conquer the Beast and his Prophet The harlot city having been destroyed, the marriage of the Lamb with the glorified Church is announced. But before this can take place, the...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And he hath on his vesture... — The King rides at the head of His host. On His robe, where it spreads out from the waist, His title is inscribed; it proclaims Him to be the one who is the true supr...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER XV. THE PAUSE OF VICTORY AND JUDGMENT OF THE BEAST AND THE FALSE PROPHET. Revelation 19:1-21 . THOSE who have followed with attention the course of this commentary can hardly fail to ha...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “King of Kings, and Lord of Lords” Revelation 19:11-21 A sublime vision of Christ, as He comes to judge the beast, that is, the world-power, which has ever been in antagonism to the principles...

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• Revelation 19:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  We now come to the things leading up to the establishment of the Kingdom. There are three great movements of praise: one by a great multitude who have been slain; the second by the elders and the liv...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (14) And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. (15) And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nation...

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• Revelation 19:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  THE ALMIGHTY REDEEMER ‘And He hath on His vesture and on His thigh a name written, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords.’ Revelation 19:16 Who is this? It is the Lord Jesus Christ. I. The tit...

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• Revelation 19:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written ,.... This name, afterwards expressed, is said to be written on his vesture, in allusion to the custom of persons of note and eminence havi...

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• Revelation 19:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. Ver. 16. And on his thigh ] Where his sword hangs, Psalms 45:3 , to show that he will keep what he...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And I saw heaven opened This is a new and peculiar opening of it, in order to show the magnificent expedition of Christ and his attendants against his great adversary; and behold a white horse Ma...

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• Revelation 19:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  More Rejoicing in Heaven The prophet John hears in heaven a celebration of great magnitude (v. 1). How rightly so, for the true bride (the Church- Revelation 19:7 ) is there, and to see all the cl...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Triumph of the Saints. A. D.  95.       11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; a...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The same name as in Revelation 17:14 1 Timothy 6:15 ; See Poole on " Revelation 17:14 " , See Poole on " 1 Timothy 6:15 " ; denoting the sovereign power and authority which he had. This he alw...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Great Last Battle ( Revelation 19:11-21 ). The purpose behind this narrative is to exalt Him Who is the Word of God and to demonstrate the total defeat of the forces of evil. As with much in R...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  FINAL VICTORY OF THE LAMB CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES THE time now draws near for the final termination of the conflict. The irrevocable doom has been pronounced. But before the final consu...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Revelation 19:16 Christ the Universal Sovereign. I. The title of the text testifies to Christ's permanent kingly qualities. The true king is not merely the man who reigns, but whose qualities mar...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Revelation 19:1-4 . And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: for true and righteo...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Revelation 19:1 . I heard a great voice of much people, songs in full choir, the songs of heaven and of earth, for both are now made one, saying, Alleluia, written as John expressed it in Greek....

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• Revelation 19:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Revelation 19:1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying; after these things I heard, as it were, a great voice of a great multitude, et...

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• Revelation 19:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The vision of the exalted Christ:

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• Revelation 19:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Timothy 6:15 ; Daniel 2:47 ; Philippians 2:9-11 ; Proverbs 8:15 ; Proverbs 8:16 ; Psalms 72:11 ; Revelation 17:14 ; Revelation 19:12 ; Revelation 19:13

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• Revelation 19:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Battle of Armageddon Revelation 19:11-21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When we think of the battle of Armageddon, we are thinking of several Scriptures besides the one written in this study, Some of...

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• Revelation 19:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh — That is, on the part of his vesture which is upon his thigh. A name written — It was usual of old, for great personages in the eastern countries, to ha...

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