Week 9, Tuesday: The Final Sortie
The Rider on the white horse, Whom we first encountered in chapter 6, makes His final appearance on the earth. He has been going forth in His Church and by His Word and Spirit through all the tribulations of men and history, advancing His Kingdom and preparing His Bride. Now He comes in full, visible glory to bring His Kingdom to its consummation and to deal a final blow to all His enemies.

Read Revelation 19

Meditate on Revelation 19.11-16
1.      In what ways is this vision of Christ similar to what we observed in Revelation 1?

2.      While this is probably a vision of Christ’s final sortie on the earth, it also, in many ways, represents His daily going forth “conquering and to conquer.” What aspects of this final appearing should we also expect to see in our own daily experience (meditate on verses 11, 14, and 15 in particular)?

3.      In what sense, or what ways, does the “sharp sword” “strike the nations”? Should this be happening in our own day? Explain.

4.      Note the names given to Christ in this passage (vv. 11, 13, 16). What do these suggest about this One with Whom we will be sharing an eternal wedding feast? How should this encourage and guide us as we look forward to His coming?

5.      Meditate on verse 16, recalling, as you do, Acts 2.29-36. How should this affect the way we share the Good News of Jesus?

My Reflection
Are you ready to ride forth today with the Rider on the white horse? Why or why not?

The Glory of God
The image of Christ presented in these verses is all about power. What kind of power? How is it wielded? To what ends? What is our role in this as members of the “armies of heaven”?

Glory to Glory
Do the believers in your Personal Mission Field understand Jesus in the way He is presented in these verses? That is, do they follow Him as Faithful, True, the Word of God, King of kings, and Lord of lords? Ask a few of them to explain what these names of Jesus mean to them.

Memorize
Let’s look more closely at our memory verse, Revelation 20.6. Recite your memory verse aloud. How will you serve as a priest of God and of Christ today? How will it be apparent that Jesus is ruling and advancing His Kingdom in and through you?

Closing Prayer
Those who trust in the LORD
Are like Mount Zion,
Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the LORD surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
On the land allotted to the righteous,
Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.
Do good, O LORD, to those who are good,
And to those who are upright in their hearts.

 Psalm 125.1-4

T. M. Moore

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