He is clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood. His name is called “The Word of God.”
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He is clothed in a garment sprinkled with blood. His name is called “The Word of God.”
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And he was clothed with a garment dipt in blood, and his name is called THE WORD OF GOD.
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- John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Isaiah 63:1-6 Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? Who is this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.” Why is your clothing red, and your garments like him who treads in the wine vat? “I have trodden the wine press alone. Of the peoples, no one was with me. Yes, I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my wrath. Their lifeblood is sprinkled on my garments, and I have stained all my clothing. For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed has come. I looked, and there was no one to help; and I wondered that there was no one to uphold. Therefore my own arm brought salvation to me. My own wrath upheld me. I trod down the peoples in my anger and made them drunk in my wrath. I poured their lifeblood out on the earth.”
- John 1:14 The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Psalms 58:10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
- Revelation 14:20 The wine press was trodden outside of the city, and blood came out of the wine press, even to the bridles of the horses, as far as one thousand six hundred stadia.
- 1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we saw, and our hands touched, concerning the Word of life
- Isaiah 9:5 For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
- Isaiah 34:3-8 Their slain will also be cast out, and the stench of their dead bodies will come up. The mountains will melt in their blood. All of the army of the sky will be dissolved. The sky will be rolled up like a scroll, and all its armies will fade away, as a leaf fades from off a vine or a fig tree. For my sword has drunk its fill in the sky. Behold, it will come down on Edom, and on the people of my curse, for judgment. Yahweh’s sword is filled with blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. The wild oxen will come down with them, and the young bulls with the mighty bulls; and their land will be drunken with blood, and their dust made greasy with fat. For Yahweh has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
- 1 John 5:7 For there are three who testify:
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped…
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
Ver. 13. Dipped in blood] In the blood of his enemies, as a victor returning from a huge slaughter. Caesar is said to have taken prisoner one million of men, and to have slain as many; Mahomet I (emperor of the Turks), to have been the death of 800,000 men; Seanderbeg, to have slain 800 Turks with his own hand. But our Conqueror shall outdo all these; when he shall tread them in his anger, and trample them in his fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon his garments, and he will stain all his raiment, Isa 63:3.
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The word of God] Joh 1:1; Joh 1:7. Hereby it appears that this was John the Evangelist that wrote this book. Idiotismus Ioannis. (Pareus.)
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in…
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood; either to denote that he was he who redeemed us by his blood; or rather, to signify that he was now coming forth to shed the blood of his enemies, both in vindication of his own honour and glory, or of his people; in which notion it also agrees with Isaiah’s vision of him, Isa 63:1-3; Their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
And his name is called The Word of God:
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See Poole on "Joh 1:1". He is also called the Word, Rev 1:2, a name given him hardly by any except this apostle.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in…
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood,.... Either in his own, by which he became the Saviour of his church and people; or else in the blood of his saints, he now comes to avenge; or rather in the blood of his enemies, with which he appears as stained, before the battle is fought, the victory being sure, and their slaughter unavoidable: the metaphor is taken from persons treading in a winepress, whose garments are stained with blood of grapes; see Rev 19:15. Here may be also an allusion to the Roman general's vesture, which was sometimes purple or scarlet, in which he fought, as did Lucullus (s).
And his name is called the Word of God; the name of Christ, often used by John in his Gospel, epistles, and in this book, Joh 1:1 Jo1 1:1. Of the signification, reason, and import of this name; see Gill on Joh 1:1. The reason why he is called by it here may be partly to express his greatness, glory, and majesty, this being a name which principally belongs to him, is a person, as the Creator of all things, and as previous to his incarnation; and partly because all the promises of God in his word, and which are all yea, and amen in Christ, will be now shortly fulfilled.
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(s) Alex. ab Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 1. c. 20.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain And he is clothed in a vesture dipped in…
And he is clothed in a vesture dipped in blood - The blood of the enemies he hath already conquered. Isaiah lxiii, 1, &c.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 13. He was clothed with a vesture dipped…
Verse 13. He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood] To show that he was just come from recent slaughter. The description is taken from Isa 63:2-3, where Judas Maccabaeus, or some other conqueror, is described.
The Word of God.] Written in the Targum, and in other Jewish writings, מימרא דיי meimera daiya, "the word of Jehovah;" by which they always mean a person, and not a word spoken. See Clarke on Joh 1:1, &c.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in…
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood - Red, as if dipped in blood - emblem of slaughter. The original of this image is probably Isa 63:2-3. See the notes on that passage.
And his name is called The Word of God - The name which in Rev 19:12, it is said that no one knew but he himself. This name is Ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ Ho logos tou Theou, or “the Logos of God.” That is, this is his unique name; a name which belongs only to him, and which distinguishes him from all other beings. The name “Logos,” as applicable to the Son of God, and expressive of his nature, is found in the New Testament only in the writings of John, and is used by him to denote the higher or divine nature of the Saviour. In regard to its meaning, and the reason why it is applied to him, see the notes on Joh 1:1. The reader also may consult, with great advantage, an article by Prof. Stuart in the Bibliotheca Sacra, vol. vii. pp. 16-31. The following may be some of the reasons why it is said Rev 19:12 that no one understands this but he himself:
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No one but he can understand its full import, as it implies so high a knowledge of the nature of the Deity;
(2)No one but he can understand the relation which it supposes in regard to God, or the relation of the Son to the Father;
(3)No one but he can understand what is implied in it, regarded as the method in which God reveals himself to his creatures on earth;
(4)No one but he can understand what is implied in it in respect to the manner in which God makes himself known to other worlds.
It may be added, as a further illustration of this, that none of the attempts made to explain it have left the matter so that there are no questions unsolved which one would be glad to ask.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Sprinkled with blood, &c. Which betokens the carnage made…
Sprinkled with blood, &c. Which betokens the carnage made among his enemies.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain vesture dipped in blood-- Isa 63:2 is alluded to…
vesture dipped in blood-- Isa 63:2 is alluded to here, and in Rev 19:15, end. There the blood is not His own, but that of His foes. So here the blood on His "vesture," reminding us of His own blood shed for even the ungodly who trample on it, is a premonition of the shedding of their blood in righteous retribution. He sheds the blood, not of the godly, as the harlot and beast did, but of the blood-stained ungodly, including them both.
The Word of God--who made the world, is He also who under the same character and attributes shall make it anew. His title, Son of God, is applicable in a lower sense, also to His people; but "the Word of God" indicates His incommunicable Godhead, joined to His manhood, which He shall then manifest in glory. "The Bride does not fear the Bridegroom; her love casteth out fear. She welcomes Him; she cannot be happy but at His side. The Lamb [Rev 19:9, the aspect of Christ to His people at His coming] is the symbol of Christ in His gentleness. Who would be afraid of a lamb? Even a little child, instead of being scared, desires to caress it. There is nothing to make us afraid of God but sin, and Jesus is the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world. What a fearful contrast is the aspect which He will wear towards His enemies! Not as the Bridegroom and the Lamb, but as the [avenging] judge and warrior stained in the blood of His enemies."
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. A vesture dipped in blood—The allusion may be…
13. A vesture dipped in blood—The allusion may be to Isa_63:1-2, where a warrior comes from Bozrah, with garments “dyed,” that is, “sprinkled,” with blood. But here the word dipt, βεβαμμενον, suggests that there may be an allusion to his own atoning blood. This view lies in close connexion with his gospel name next given, and with the white raiment of the armies, next verse.
His name—Known to the world as his gospel name.
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Word of God—The incarnate expression to men of the divine nature. Hence a name of truth, of revelation, and of salvation. And so our John says in his Gospel, Rev_1:14, “The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us… full of grace and truth.”
The armies— Namely, of martyred, disembodied spirits; the souls once under the altar, Rev_6:9-11; then, on Mount Zion, with the Lamb, Rev_14:1-5 : next, here; and finally, as the souls of Rev_20:4.
Fine linen—The righteousness of the saints, Rev_19:18.
White—The leader is arrayed in red; the armies are in white. They are whitened by his crimson. They bear no carnal armour; they are the white warriors for purity and peace.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. vesture] Or, cloak: it is the outer garment…
13. vesture] Or, cloak: it is the outer garment that is so described.
dipt in blood] There is almost equal authority for this reading, “dipped,” or “dyed,” and for “sprinkled.” Either is almost equally supported by the language of Isa_63:1; Isa_63:3, “With dyed garments … their blood shall be sprinkled upon My garments.” The reference to that passage is unquestionable, and so the primary meaning must be, as there, to describe the Conqueror as stained with the blood of His enemies. But no doubt it is legitimate for the Christian to remember, in interpreting both passages, that the way that Christ overcomes His enemies is by shedding, not their blood, but His own.
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The Word of God] The only place in Scripture (unless Heb_4:12 be so interpreted, which is not probable) where this exact phrase is used of the personal Word, the Son of God. But of course the use of “the Word” in St Joh_1:1 is the same in principle and meaning.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in…
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood; and he is arrayed in a garment, etc. The idea here is evidently derived from Isa_63:3, "I have trodden the wine press alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury: and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment" (cf. ver. 15). Probably the similarity of this passage has caused the reading, "sprinkled with blood," which is found in a few manuscripts. In the original passage in Isaiah, the blood is doubtless the blood of his enemies; but it is possible that there is here a reference to the blood of Christ himself, which he shed in his warfare with Satan. And his Name is called The Word of God. Only in St. John"s writings does this title appear a strong argument in favour of his authorship of the Apocalypse. (cf. Joh_1:1 1Jn_1:1) This cannot be the "name" of ver. 12, which, as there explained, is unknown. This Name, the Word of God, is appropriately used when he is going forth to judgment.
Intense earnestness of being.
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"Clothed in a vesture dipped in blood." What was the "blood" that dyed the robes of the illustrious Chieftain? Not that crimson fluid that streams from the veins of slaughtered men. It may be regarded
I AS A SYMBOL OF HIS OWN AGONIZING EARNESTNESS. In Gethsemane it is said that he "sweated great drops of blood." It was earnestness. The man who wrote the Epistle to the Hebrews speaks of those who have not resisted unto blood, "striving against sin." There is moral blood the blood of intense earnestness.
II AS A SYMBOL OF THE MORTAL ENMITY OF HIS FOES. During the three years of his public ministry they thirsted for his blood. "His blood be upon us." It is characteristic of the enemies of the Church in all ages that they seek his destruction the destruction of his character, his influence, himself.
Our great Leader does not prosecute his grand campaign against evil in a cold, mechanical, professional manner, but with the earnestness of "blood. D.T.
The Word of God.
"The Word of God." The infinite Father has spoken two great words to his intelligent family. One word is nature. "The heavens declare his glory," etc. The other word is Christ. He is the Logos. The latter word is specially addressed to fallen humanity, and is a soul-redeeming word. In relation to this Word the following things may be predicated. He is
I THE WORD OF ABSOLUTE INFALLIBILITY. Conventionally, men call the Scriptures the Word of God. Mere traditional believers assert their infallibility. The best, however, that can be said concerning that book is that it contains the Word of God. It is not the Divine jewel, but the human chest. Christ is the Word itself, absolutely true, the Bible. He is the Word. By him every word, whether oral or written, written in whatever form, language, style, or book, is to be tested, whether true or false. "No man hath seen the Father at any time:" nor Moses, or the prophets, or the evangelists, but "the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath revealed him." Let us, therefore, reject all words, wherever we find them, if they agree not with the spirit, character, and aim of Christ.
II THE WORD OF EXHAUSTLESS SIGNIFICANCE. There are faculties and possibilities in him, ideas, purposes, and susceptibilities in him that will take ages upon ages without end fully to develop. "In him dwells all the fulness of God." In this he meets the law of mind, which bids it ever to search after the new and the fresh.
III THE WORD OF ALMIGHTY POWER. The character of a word is determined by the character of the mind that utters it. Weak minds utter weak words; strong minds, vigorous words. The words of some are as empty as the wind; others are as vigorous as electricity; they shatter the mountains and shake the globe. Christ, as the Word, is Almighty. He has not only created Christendom, but by him were "all things created.
IV THE WORD OF UNIVERSAL INTERPRETABILITY. Even the written words that make up what we call the Bible are frequently uninterpretable. Hence their renderings and meanings are constantly fluctuating, and often contradictive. But here is a word that stands forever same yesterday, and today, and forever." This Word is a life. A life a child can interpret; and the greater the life of a man, the more generous, truthful, loving he is, the more readily a child can read and understand him. Hence no life is so interpretable as Christ"s life. D.T.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 13. He is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with.…
13. He is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with. See Revision. The word in the best Greek MSS. is not Bebammemnon (“dipped”), but “sprinkled.” The usual idea is that the sprinkled blood is that of his conquered enemies. I believe that the thought is the sprinkling of his own blood, the blood through which he conquers.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 19:13 He wore a robe dipped in blood: This…
19:13 He wore a robe dipped in blood: This description may refer to (1) the blood of Christ’s enemies, signifying his total victory (Isa 63:2-4); or (2) Christ’s sacrificial death for humanity (Rev 1:7). • The Word of God is John’s distinctive designation for Jesus (see John 1:1, 14).
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