Revelation 19:13

Revelation 19:13 Meaning and Explanation

And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

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The rider wears a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

What Does Revelation 19:13 Mean?

The vision continues with the rider clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is declared to be The Word of God. The blood-dipped garment recalls the prophet's image of one who comes from treading the winepress of judgment, His clothing stained in the conflict. The title names Him as the very self-expression of God.

To be called The Word of God is to be the One through whom God speaks and acts, the living revelation of the Father's heart and will. He does not merely deliver a message; He is the message. The robe marked with blood holds together two truths that meet only in Him: He is both the one who lays down His life and the one who comes to judge. In Christ, the Word who was with God has stepped into history.

Revelation 19:13 in the Original Language

logos (λόγος), 'word' -- the living utterance and self-revelation of God.

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The rider wears a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

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