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16 The man who rides on the white horse has a name that is written on his shirt. It is also written high on his leg. His name is: ‘The King who rules over all other kings. The Lord who rules over all lords’.[a]

17 Then I saw an angel who was standing in the sun. He shouted loudly to all the birds that were flying high in the sky, ‘Come here! Come together to eat the big meal that God has prepared. 18 Eat the meat from the dead bodies of God's enemies! Come and eat the meat of kings, the meat of army captains and the meat of powerful men. Eat the meat of dead horses and the soldiers who ride them. Eat the meat of all kinds of people: slaves and free people, important people and ordinary people.’

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Footnotes

  1. 19:16 These verses describe Jesus. He is the great King who will win against all his enemies.

16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:(A)

king of kings and lord of lords.(B)

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds(C) flying in midair,(D) “Come,(E) gather together for the great supper of God,(F) 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty, of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,(G) free and slave,(H) great and small.”(I)

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