Revelation 19:11

Jesus Christ Faithfulness and loyalty Justice

⁹ Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

¹⁰ So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

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.

¹² He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.

¹³ He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
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.
WEB: I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.
ASV: And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteous he doth judge and make war.
DARBY: And I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and one sitting on it, [called] Faithful and True, and he judges and makes war in righteousness.
BLB: And I saw heaven having been opened, and behold, a white horse, and the One sitting upon it called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.

ÅB: Og jeg så himmelen åpnet, og se, en hvit hest, og han som satt på den, heter Trofast og Sanndru, og han dømmer og strider med rettferdighet.
OTB: Jeg så himmelen åpnet, og der var en hvit hest. Rytteren dens kalles Trofast og Sann, og med rettferdighet dømmer han og fører krig.
B1930: Og jeg så himmelen åpnet, og se, en hvit hest, og han som satt på den, heter Trofast og Sanndru, og han dømmer og strider med rettferdighet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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.
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Isaiah 11:3–5
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
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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.
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Psalms 50:6
And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
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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.
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Jeremiah 23:5–6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
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Psalms 45:3–7
Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.
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Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
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