Apocalisse 19:16

16 Ed egli avea in su la sua vesta, e sopra la coscia, questo nome scritto: IL RE DEI RE, E IL SIGNOR DE’ SIGNORI.

Apocalisse 19:16 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 19:16

And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written,
&c.] This name, afterwards expressed, is said to be written on his vesture, in allusion to the custom of persons of note and eminence having their names interwoven in their garments, and which was sometimes done in letters of gold, as Zeuxis had ^F20; and it is expressive of the conspicuousness of Christ's kingdom, which now will come with observation; his judgments, the administrations of his kingly office, will be manifest, and he will reign before his ancients gloriously: and its being said to be written on his thigh may mean either that it was upon that part of his garment which covered his thigh; or else that it was also on his sword, which he sometimes girt upon his thigh. Mr. Daubuz has given an instance out of Victor Vitensis, of Clementianus, a monk, who had written on his thigh,

``"a manichee" disciple of Jesus Christ.''

And this being done in Africa, he supposes it to be a Phoenician custom continued. It may here denote the perpetuity of Christ's name, power, and dominion, which will continue to the latest posterity, ( Psalms 72:17 ) which spring from the thigh; and it may denote the subjection of his people to him, signified by the putting the hand under the thigh, ( Genesis 24:2 ) . And this name is

King of kings and Lord of lords;
which will well suit him now when he shall be openly King over all the earth; (See Gill on Revelation 17:14).

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 Plin. Nat. Hist. l. 35. c. 9.

Apocalisse 19:16 In-Context

14 E gli eserciti che son nel cielo lo seguitavano in su cavalli bianchi, vestiti di bisso bianco e puro.

15 E dalla bocca d’esso usciva una spada a due tagli, acuta, da percuoter con essa le genti; ed egli le reggerà con una verga di ferro, ed egli stesso calcherà il tino del vino dell’indegnazione, e dell’ira dell’Iddio onnipotente.

16 Ed egli avea in su la sua vesta, e sopra la coscia, questo nome scritto: IL RE DEI RE, E IL SIGNOR DE’ SIGNORI.

17 Poi vidi un angelo in piè nel sole, il qual gridò con gran voce, dicendo a tutti gli uccelli che volano in mezzo del cielo: Venite, raunatevi al gran convito di Dio;

18 per mangiar carni di re, e carni di capitani, e carni d’uomini prodi, e carni di cavalli, e di coloro che li cavalcano; e carni d’ogni sorte di genti, franchi e servi, piccoli e grandi.