Revelation 19:11-16
Hail the Conquering Hero!
(pt. 1)
INTRO- Popular portraits of Christ: (click here to listen to to Sunday's exposition)
A) The tame and mild babe of Bethlehem. A very safe Jesus.
B) The humanitarian "peace to all" Christ. An all-inclusive Jesus.
Overarching questions to ponder: Is
the Person I worship, live for, and tell people about the COMPLETE JESUS?
“Are we presenting a
user-friendly Christ and a truncated gospel-in hopes of saving face with a
lost and hostile world?” If we're being honest, many portraits of Jesus do not mesh with the (biblical) Christ of Revelation 5 or Revelation 19:11-21.
The entire Scriptures (2 Tim. 3:16-4:5) are given to us for a reason (including passages like Rev. 19-20). The Holy Spirit wastes no ink in the Holy Scriptures. Do we really believe what we say we believe about the Bible? Does our preaching, worship, and evangelism give evidence of this?
The future earthly reign of the
Messiah was prophesied in
the O.T.; anticipated in the Gospels and Acts, and finally comes to fruition in
John’s inspired Revelation of greater
things yet to come!
This
new inspired vision of future things
presents three interconnected scenes:
I) The Return of the King
Revelation 19:11-16
II) The Feast of flesh
Revelation 19:17-18
III) Armageddon
Revelation 19:19-21
Three Divine Names of Christ (as
presented in Revelation 19:11-16):
1) Faithful and True
Rev. 19:11
2) The Unknown Name
Rev. 19:12
3) The Word of God
Rev. 19:13
One Overarching Title helps us
understand and appreciate who Jesus truly is:
1) King of kings and Lord of lords!
Rev. 19:16b
For Further Reflection/Application:
What are some views or
portraits of Christ that are imbalanced that need to be filled in with related
passages of Scripture? List 2-3 that are
common among “religious” people.
What are some views or
portraits of Christ that are flat out heretical? (see 2 Corinthians 11)
Why do we prefer to keep
Jesus as a baby in a manger (as opposed to the Christ of Revelation 5, 19-20)?
Why do so many professing
evangelical preachers today skip over passages of Scripture like Revelation
19:11-21? Is this ok? Why or why not? Read 2 Timothy 3:16-4:5 and Acts 20:25-28.
What are some of the
unintended consequences of avoiding hard passages of Scripture like Revelation
19:11-21?
Jesus is Faithful and
True. How has He lived up to this Name
in your own Christian pilgrimage?
Satan is a boldfaced liar
and a deceiver? What religious books
does Satan endorse (some even under the banner of Christianity)? What lies is Satan currently seeking to
deceive you with?
What is the practical
significance of the “unknown Name” of Jesus?
Read a few chapters from the
Foxe’s classic Book of Martyrs or
visit www.persecution.com. After you do this then read
Revelation 6:10. This holy cry for justice is answered in Revelation
19:11-21! We must remind those who
struggle to accept texts like this that our God is a Consuming Fire and that
Jesus is also a righteous Judge! We must
quote John 3:36 in it’s entirety when witnessing to the lost.
Related Praise Songs:
The Hallelujah Chorus- Handel
Eternal Praise- Enfield (YouTube)
O Victory in Jesus
Hallelujah What a Savior (note especially verse 4)
The Sands of Time Are
Sinking- see Capital Hill Baptist Church on
YouTube
The Battle Hymn of the Republic- When sung through the prism of Revelation 19:11-21
The Lord is a Warrior- Caedmon's Call
Related Biblical Texts:
Psalm 2. 73. Matthew 3:7-12; 16:21-27; chapters
24-25. Romans 12:19. Hebrews 1-2. Jude 4-16. Revelation 19-20.
Related
Resources:
Because the Time is Near- John
MacArthur
Foxe’s Book of Martyrs
The Voice of the Martyrs ministries. www.persecution.com
