Wahyu 19:11

The Son of God Goes to War

19:11 Then ¹  I saw heaven opened and here came ²  a white horse! The ³  one riding it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice ⁴  he judges and goes to war.

Wahyu 19:21

19:21 The ⁵  others were killed by the sword that extended from the mouth of the one who rode the horse, and all the birds gorged ⁶  themselves with their flesh.

[19:11]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:11]  ² tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[19:11]  ³ tn A new sentence was started in the translation at this point and καί (kai) was not translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[19:11]  ⁴ tn Or “in righteousness,” but since the context here involves the punishment of the wicked and the vindication of the saints, “justice” was preferred.

[19:21]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[19:21]  ⁶ tn On the translation of ἐχορτάσθησαν (ecortasqhsan) BDAG 1087 s.v. χορτάζω 1.a states, “of animals, pass. in act. sense πάντα τὰ ὄρνεα ἐχορτάσθησαν ἐκ τῶν σαρκῶν αὐτῶν all the birds gorged themselves with their flesh Rv 19:21 (cp. TestJud. 21:8).”