And on HIS ROBE and on HIS THIGH He has a NAME written,
If you compare Psalm 45:1-9, it is almost as if the Psalmist is writing about this verse. While the Psalm refers to the sword on the thigh, we know that the sword really is coming from His mouth (verse 15). Since the sword represents the spoken truth, what is more true than "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS."
This is the same bloodied ROBE in verse 13. Since ROBES represent righteousness, only Christ using His pure RIGHTEOUSNESS could even assume this NAME. Furthermore, since the NAME is across the THIGH part of the ROBE, we can understand that this is part of His role or position as Son of Man. Placing the NAME on the THIGH part of the ROBE makes it very visible as He is riding the white horse. There is no doubt what Christ's name is. And we could assume that this is the same name that is written on the outside of the scroll (Revelation 5:1). We see here that Christ is the rightful owner of the earth and in quasi-military fashion is reclaiming it. This also allows Christ to establish His thousand year reign (Revelation 20:4-6).
Before Christ received His blood stain on the ROBE, Pilate asked Him this very question, "So you are a KING?" (John 18:33-37-38). Jesus gave Pilate an answer appropriate for that moment; here, we have the complete answer. Jesus said He was born to be a king, but not just a king, but rather "KING OF KINGS"!
I wondered why both "KING OF KINGS" and "LORD OF LORDS" were used. Either one would be sufficient. But then I recalled how corporations are structured and realized that this is a direct answer to the corporate materialism of Babylon. That is,
| Christ's
NAME |
Corporate
NAME |
Representation |
| KING of KINGS |
Chairman of
the Board: Legitimizes the corporation. Board members typically are
Chairmen or "kings" of other corporations. Denomination leadership from
a religious organization viewpoint. Interestingly, denominations don't
usually have leaders from other denominations within their top
structures. |
Authorization |
| LORD of LORDS |
Corporate organization with layers of management up through Officers of the corporation. In the religious viewpoint, districts or dioceses or missions boards or orders or equivalents. (1 Timothy 3) | Administration |