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Revelation 19:13
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The vision addresses John regarding the rider on the white horse, immediately following the description of His fiery eyes and multiple crowns. This scene occurs before the arrival of the purified heavenly armies marching behind Him.
The words — The Greek βεβαμμένον (bebammenon) means "dipped" or "thoroughly soaked," and αἵματι (aimati) translates to "blood." These terms describe a garment completely saturated with red liquid.
The thread — The crimson-stained garment imagery parallels Isaiah 63:1, which describes one marching from Edom with garments dyed crimson. The title "The Word of God" identifies this figure as the divine Logos of John 1:1 and links to John 1:14 where the Word takes on flesh.
Why it lands — The text states that the warrior wears a blood-soaked robe and bears the name "The Word of God." This demands recognition of His dual identity as the source of divine revelation and the executor of judgment.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
Cross-references
- John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- Isaiah 63:1 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
- John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Psalms 58:10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Revelation 14:20 And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
- 1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.
- Isaiah 9:5 For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.
- Isaiah 34:3 Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood.
- 1 John 5:7 For there are three that testify: