Revelation 19

The Rider on the White Horse

¹¹ Then I saw heaven opened, and there before me was a white horse. The rider on the horse is called Faithful and True, and he is right when he judges and makes war. ¹² His eyes are like burning fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him, which no one but himself knows. ¹³ He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. ¹⁴ The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and clean, were following him on white horses. ¹⁵ Out of the rider’s mouth comes a sharp sword that he will use to defeat the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will crush out the wine in the winepress of the terrible anger of God the Almighty. ¹⁶ On his robe and on his upper leg was written this name: king of kings and lord of lords.

¹⁷ Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he called with a loud voice to all the birds flying in the sky: “Come and gather together for the great feast of God ¹⁸ so that you can eat the bodies of kings, generals, mighty people, horses and their riders, and the bodies of all people—free, slave, small, and great.”

¹⁹ Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth. Their armies were gathered together to make war against the rider on the horse and his army. ²⁰ But the beast was captured and with him the false prophet who did the miracles for the beast. The false prophet had used these miracles to trick those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped his idol. The false prophet and the beast were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. ²¹ And their armies were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds ate the bodies until they were full.