Revelation
19:11–12 (NRSV) 11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse!
Its rider is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes
war. 12 His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many
diadems; and he has a name inscribed that no one knows but himself.
NOTE: A response I hear a lot from those who do not
want to believe, is that the God of the OT is different from the God of the NT.
Of course, it is almost comical because it immediately communicates that the
person has not done any research on the topic, but has based his opinion on
generalizations of the two testaments. In the OT, God said that he would send a
Messiah, one who would be the gentle suffering servant (Jesus's first coming),
and one who would be a king leading an army that would squash his enemies
(Jesus's second coming). The passage above is the prophecy of that second
coming. It is the same God in both books. He shows mercy at first and then when
people choose not to listen, he executes judgment. He is perfect in love and he
is perfect in justice. He is the same person and has the same modus operandi in
both books. We are just disturbed when we see the God of judgment acting, as he
does in the OT against nations that array themselves against his people. He
will act similarly at the end of time for the same reasons against the enemies
of today, those who refuse to believe in him. And not researching the truth
will not be an acceptable excuse.
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