SCRIPTURE: Revelation 19:1-21 (Page 1470); Ezekiel 39:1- 29 (Page 1036)
SERMON: Jesus is Coming to Judge the World!					         1 April 2001

INTRODUCTION
A. OUR KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR (19:11f,1f; see Ps.45:3-5,1f; Is.19:1; Mt.25:30)

B. CLIMAX IN CONTRASTS (17:1(chps.16-20) & 21:9(chps.21,22); see Ps.1:6; 2:12; Mt.25:31f)

C. REVERSAL OF FORTUNES (12:3f; 13:1f,11f; 17:1f // 18:2f; 19:19f; 20:2f)

  I. LIBERATION INVASION (19:11-21; see 2Th.1:7f; 2:8)

A. THE WAR: COSMIC & CONCLUSIVE (11; see Jer.50:25(Rev.13:5f,14f); Ps.18:6f; 144:5f; 2Th.1,2)

B. THE HORSE & HIS RIDER (11; see 6:2f; 9:7f; see Ezk.26:7f; see Ex.15:1; Rev.15:2f)
1. wages war (11,19; see 11:7; 13:4,7; 17:14; Dan.7:21,22; see Rev.6:16)

2. white (11; see 14,8; 3:4,5,18; Is.1:18; see Rev.19:11; Mt.17:2; 28:3)

3. according to law (11; see Ps.45:3-6; 72:2f; 96:13; 98:9; Acts 17:31)

4. power and authority to execute judgment (12a; 17f&19f(see chp.14:6f&14f); see 1:14;(Dan.10:9))

5. in process (13,14; see Is.63:1-6; Rev.14:17-20; see Mt.12:27,28; Jn.12:31; Col.2:15; Rev.12:5f)

6. with a word (13,15,21; see Is.11:4(2Th.2:8); Ps.2:9(Rev.2:7; 12:5); see Ps.33:6,9; see Rev.20:9f; Ps.110:1f)

7. His army (14; see 8; 3:4,5,18; 4:4; 6:11; 7:9f; see Ps.149:5f; 1Th.4:17?; Mt.24::30,31; 25:31)

8. His enemies (15; Ps.2:1f(Rev.13:14; 19:21); and Rev.19:17-21; Ezk.39:17f(39:1f; 38:1f; Rev.20:8; 2Th.2:8,3f))

C. THE NAMES OF THE RIDER (19:11-16)
1. Called: Faithful and True (11; see 21:5; 22:6; 3:14; see 15:3; Jer.42:5; Ps.9:8; 72:2; 96:13; 98:9)

2. Name Called: The Word of God (13; see 1:9; 6:9; 20:4; see Heb.1:1f(4:12); Jn.1:1f; Col.1:15-19; 2:9; Jn.14:9)

3. Name Written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords (16(15; Ps.2:8,9); 17:14; see Dan.2:37,44,45(Rev.1:3,19); 7:37LXX,17,25,32; 7:8f,11f,21f; see Ps.45:3-7(10f; Rev.19:7f))

4. Name Written: The Unknown Name (12; 2:17; see Ex.6:2,3,7; Ps.106:8; Ezk.39:7f,22,28; 17f(Rev.19:17f); see 6:10,etc.; 28:22f, 26; 36:22,23; see Col.3:3,4; 2Th.1:7f,10f; 2Pt.3:3f)

 II. JESUS IS JUDGE (11f; see 5:5fF; 6:16; Ps.2,110)
A. ALL JUDGMENT IS GIVEN TO HIM (11f; Jn.5:22,27; see Dan.7:13,14; Mt.28:18-20; Rom.2:16; Acts 10:42; 17:31; 2Tm.4:1; 1Pt.4:5; 2Cor.5:10; Phil.2:10)

B. HE IS COMING TO JUDGE (11f; Mt.24:30,31; 25:31f; Heb.9:27,28; see Ps. 96:13; 98:9)

C. WE WILL JUDGE WITH HIM (14(20:4); Ps.149:6-9; 1Cor.6:2; Mt.19:28(Rev.3:21,18); Dan.7:18,22,27)

D. HE WILL JUDGE ALL THOSE AGAINST HIM (15; Ps2:8,9,1f/ Rev18(17); 19:19f(13:1f); 20:10f(12:1f); see Mt.12:30)

E. HE IS BOTH JUDGE & SAVIOR (Ps.2:12; see Rev.19:11f & Mt.21:5)

III. PREPARE TO GREET THE LORD! (18:20; 14:3(Ps.96:1,13; 98:1,9) & 15:2-4; see Mt.24:3f,42,44,46; 25:10,13f, 31f,34f; Lk.21:34-36; 2Pt.3:3f,11f; see Heb.10:36; 11:27; 12:1)