“And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.”
'Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations; 'he will rule them with an iron scepter'; he treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty' - the sword from his mouth (the power of his word to judge and execute) will strike down the nations. The iron scepter (Psalm 2:9) and treading the winepress show him executing divine judgment with absolute authority.
Church Fathers on Revelation 19:15
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True.” The horse, and He that sits upon him, sets forth our Lord coming to His kingdom with the heavenly army. Because from the sea of the north, which is the Arabian Sea, even to the sea of Phœnice, and even to the ends of the earth, they will command these greater parts in the coming of the Lord Jesus, and all the souls of the nations will be assembled to judgment.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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