Revelation Chapter 19
Verse 11 (NASB) 
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11. And I saw heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and
He
who sat upon it is called Faithful and True; and in righteousness He
judges and
wages war.
This may seem strange, but apparently heaven is not a wide-open place.
Rather, at least with respect to this sin-riddled earth, heaven is
protected from evil (Matthew
3:13-16-17, Acts
7:54-56-60, Revelation
4:1, and Revelation 15:5). One
should be aware that Hades is within
sight/hearing distance of Abraham's boson (heaven?). The need to
protect heaven from evil should also make us much more alert to the
foibles of the devil The devil is very crafty and will be able to
deceive many (like the sand of the seashore - Revelation
20:8) after
the millennial reign of Christ.
This may also explain why the New Jerusalem (heaven) has gates
(Revelation 21:12).
and BEHOLD, a WHITE HORSE, and HE
who sat upon it
The WHITE HORSE symbolizes power and warfare from a righteous, pure,
and holy army. The commander-in-chief, here denoted as HE, is none
other than Jesus Christ. While we have seen how Jesus Christ looks in
heaven (Revelation
1:12-16), here we find Him in his "military" role
and as Messiah (John
4:25-26).
(1) is CALLED FAITHFUL and TRUE;
This ties back to Jesus being called
"The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Beginning of the Creation
of God....(Revelation 3:14). The Creator
of this earth is coming back
to earth as Commander-in-chief with his armies (verse
14) to
reclaim the earth as the rightful owner.
In human terms, we never can be FAITHFUL and TRUE because of the sin
curse placed upon us. So we hear phrases like "fair" or "impartial"
used; but even these are hard to confirm. Comparing among earthlings
always leaves room for untruth. Not so with Jesus Christ; He is CALLED
(by God, we assume) FAITHFUL and TRUE;
(2) and in RIGHTEOUSNESS HE JUDGES and WAGES WAR.
Because Jesus is TRUE, He is able to JUDGE and execute this WAR against
evil. We, as His supporting army, should have been faithful during our
basic training (Ephesians
6:10-12-20). Then we will be able to wage war with Jesus. Sadly,
too many so-called Christians never go to 'boot camp'; it is doubtful
they'll be part of the army (verse 14).
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