Prophetic Interpretation Page 13: A Revelation Interpretation Page 3: The Champion of the People

 

And why would He do this prior to invading?  What is the point of all this preliminary warfare?  It is to save those within that terrible city.  It is to ensure that they do not suffer from the terrible battle about to unfold.  It is so that when the King rides back into the city to destroy everyone that these innocent and obedient servants of the King are not destroyed as well.  So wonderful is this King that He would charge into the enemy’s fortified city to save even the smallest of His people that are yet trapped within.  He would ride in Himself to make a blatant statement against His enemies.  He would ride in Himself to show His own people that He is unafraid.  He would ride in Himself to show His own people that He loves them and desires to save them.  He is their hero!  He is their champion!  He is their mighty warrior!

Then the King would gather His new recruits out of the city and pull them back to prepare for the battle.  He would line them up with the rest of His army.  He would arrange them rank by rank before the walled city, further intimidating His enemies within.  Even while the enemies close up their gates and attempt to solidify their own defenses, the King, Jesus, prepares His people for the final battle.  Even while the enemies begin to bolster their own courage and defiance again, Jesus inspires His people and prepares them for the invasion.  This brings us to the point in Revelation where the Son of Man with the sickle comes on the cloud.