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David typifies the Lord Jesus as a man in His suffering on earth before His resurrection; David's suffering was for the conquering of the usurping enemies and the gaining of the good land, the ground for God's building—Psa. 69:1-9.
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David's being established by God is seen in his repeated victories over the Philistines; thus, he is a type of the warrior Christ—2 Sam. 5:17-25.
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Because Jehovah is the Warrior fighting the battle for us and triumphing over all our enemies, He is our triumph, our victory—Exo. 17:8-16.
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Psalm 110:5-6 reveals that in addition to being the King and the Priest, Christ is the Warrior:
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In the day of His anger at His coming back, Christ will be the greatest Victor, overcoming all the nations, shattering the kings and the head of the enemies, and executing judgment on all those who oppose Him—vv. 1-2, 5-6.
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According to Revelation 19:11-14, in His coming back Christ will be the fighting One:
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The Lord will not fight alone against Antichrist and the armies of the nations.
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Christ will come with His bride as His army, and with her He will fight against Antichrist and his armies—vv. 7-9.
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The Warrior Christ is the victorious Christ—John 12:31; Eph.4:8; Heb. 2:14:
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In His earthly ministry the victorious Christ defeated the devil and destroyed his works—Matt. 4:1-11; 1 John 3:8.
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In His crucifixion the victorious Christ cast out the ruler of this world, destroyed the devil, caused the rulers and authorities to be stripped off, and nullified death—John 12:31; Matt. 27:51; Heb. 2:14; Col. 2:15; 2 Tim. 1:10.
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The resurrection of the victorious Christ declares that He is victorious over death—2:8.
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In His ascension the victorious Christ "led captive those taken captive"; He released us from the usurping hand of Satan and brought us to the highest place in the universe—Eph. 2:6; 4:8.
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The victorious Christ will come as the fighting General, the Warrior, with His army to fight Antichrist, the kings under him, and their armies at Armageddon—Rev. 19:11-21.
Morning Nourishment
Rev. 19:11 …I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sits on it called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.14-15 And the armies which are in heaven followed Him on white horses, dressed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of His mouth proceeds a sharp sword, that with it He might smite the nations; and He will shepherd them with an iron rod…
David is a type of Christ in His suffering on earth before His resurrection. David suffered from his youth and was a fighting king who defeated the enemy, gained the land, and prepared materials for the building of the holy temple (1 Chron. 18:7-11; 22:2-5, 14-16; 28:2; 29:2-9). (CWWL, 1966, vol. 3, p. 170)
Today’s Reading
In Revelation 19:11-16 and 19-21, Christ is revealed as the Word of God—King of kings and Lord of lords—who returns to defeat and destroy Antichrist and the false prophet. After His wedding feast, Christ will come as a fighting General with His bride, the overcoming believers who are His army, to fight Antichrist, the kings under him, and their armies at Armageddon. These three will continue to oppose Him. Under the instigation of Antichrist, man will even wage war directly against the Lord of lords and the King of kings. Antichrist, the false prophet, and the ten kings and their armies will make war against the Lamb. This war will be a fighting of the earth against the heavens, of man against God. Christ’s enemies will become all the more evil, even declaring war against Him. It is indeed astounding that man could actually declare war on God. Therefore, Christ, the Bridegroom, will come with His bride to fight against them.In 19:11-21 we see that the Bridegroom comes to fight against His enemies with the help of His bride. The Bridegroom is the Commander in chief, and the bride is the army. This will be a honeymoon for the newlywed couple. During His honeymoon Christ will clear up the universe. Antichrist and the false prophet will be cast into the lake of fire (v. 20), and Satan will be bound and cast into the abyss (20:1-3). At that time Christ will be happy, and we, His bride, will also be happy as we enjoy a wonderful honeymoon with our Bridegroom.
Revelation 19 corresponds with Daniel 2…. Daniel 2:34 says that “a stone…cut out without hands” struck “the image at its feet” and “crushed them.”… Here the great human image signifies the aggregate of human government, and the smiting stone signifies not merely the individual Christ but also the corporate Christ…. When human government reaches the stage of the ten toes—the stage of Antichrist and his ten kings—it will fight against God directly. Thus, human government not only rebels against God, exalts man, and worships idols but also fights against God directly. However, Christ, the embodiment of God, will come with His bride to crush the human government.
When Christ comes as the smiting stone, He will not come alone. Rather, He will come with His bride…. After gaining and marrying the church as His bride, Christ will come as the smiting stone. If Christ did not have a bride, He would have to fight alone against Antichrist and his army. However, Christ will have an army, and this army will be His bride. On the day of His wedding, Christ will marry the one who has been fighting the battle against God’s enemy for years. This means that Christ will marry the overcomers, who have already overcome the evil one, the devil (Rev. 12:11). As the God-cut stone, Christ with His overcomers—the corporate Christ—will strike the ten kings with Antichrist (19:11-21), signified by the ten toes of the great human image. In so doing, the corporate Christ will crush the great image from the toes to the head (Dan. 2:35)…. In this way, Christ with His bride will annihilate human government. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 4333, 4345-4346)
Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msgs. 150, 213, 218, 381, 424, 426