^19:13And He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood; and His name is called The Word of God.

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6. He is clothed with a ROBE dipped in BLOOD; and

   Often this phrase is compared to the 'vengeance' passage in Isaiah 63:1-6. This implies that the ROBE is covered with enemies' blood. While this may be, it is more likely that this is Christ's own blood. He is coming from heaven (verse 11) and the battle hasn't been enjoined yet (verse 19). Moreover, in the Revelation, the blood mentioned is always Christ's blood (Revelation 1:5; Revelation 5:6, 9; Revelation 7:14; and Revelation 12:11).

   Symbolically, we are seeing salvation portrayed. It gives us our white robes (Revelation 7:14 and Revelation 22:14) when we ride into 'battle' (next verse). We are seeing the pure revelation of Jesus Christ. That is, righteousness expunging evil (Hebrews 9:11-22).

7. HIS NAME is called THE WORD OF GOD.

   In the previous verse, Jesus has a name written on Him which 'no one knows except Himself', and now we are told His NAME is called 'THE WORD OF GOD". One could look upon the previous verse as an endearing nickname that is used by a parent for his child (Matthew 3:13-17). In this verse, His NAME is essentially how Christ is or should be known by us, His bride (verse 7). It is the essence of God's spiritual nature (John 1:1-5) placed in us when we accept Him as our Lord and Savior (John 15:1-17).

   During our present period of grace, we most often take 'THE WORD OF GOD' to mean the Gospel or Good News, and that meaning still is included here. However, a broader meaning is implied. As commander-in-chief (verse 11), the WORD OF GOD is now mostly judgments or vengeance as requested (Revelation 6:9-11 (5th seal)). Words come from the mouth .... recall what comes from Jesus' mouth (Revelation 1:16 and Revelation 19:21). Again, we see righteousness supplanting evil using military imagery.

   Placing these two phrases together in this verse reinforces the idea that the BLOOD on the ROBE is CHRIST'S own BLOOD. NO enemy (evil) can come close to Christ as long as that sword (WORD OF GOD) of pure truth (verse 11) comes from His mouth. The devil introduced Adam and Eve (and the whole world) to evil (Genesis 3:1-5-7); now Christ is restoring the world to its pristine nonevil state prior to the millennial reign (Revelation 20:4-6).

Taking a composite look at the 7 spiritual items in verses 11-13, we realize that we have just been given the Revelation of Jesus Christ.