<p>19:16<em> And he has on his garment and on his thigh a name written</em>- A reference to His sword, through which He has become Lord of all human lords and kings (Ps. 45:3)? The allusion is to the way in which names were inscribed on the hilts of swords. His thigh is therefore put for the sword which is on His thigh. For He is presented here as a horseman.</p><p><em>King of kings and Lord of lords</em>- As with many aspects of teaching and language, it is often difficult for us to appreciate how radically revolutionary they were in the first century context; and in essence they should lose none of their radicalness with us. David Bosch observes: &quot;Christians confessed Jesus as Lord of all lords- the most revolutionary political demonstration imaginable in the Roman Empire&quot;. Philip Yancey likewise: &quot;As the church spread throughout the Roman empire, its followers took up the slogan &quot;Christ is Lord&quot;, a direct affront to Roman authorities who required all citizens to take the oath 'Caesar the state is Lord'&quot;. It hurt, it cost, to recognize Him as Lord. And so it should with us. Men and women died for this; and we likewise give our lives in response to that very same knowledge. There is a tendency, which the Lord Himself brought to our attention, of calling Him Lord but not doing what He says. To know Him as Lord in truth is axiomatically to be obedient to Him (Lk. 6:46). The reality of the Lordship of Jesus is used in Revelation (19:12, 16) to encourage the brethren to continue fearless in their witness despite persecution. Jesus is Lord of the kings of the earth; He has control over the world; therefore, no human power can harm us without His express permission and purpose. The exhortation of Ps. 110 is powerful: because Jesus is now seated at the Father's right hand, His people offer themselves as freewill offerings in this, the day of His power. They are arrayed in &ldquo;holy attire&quot; because <em>He</em> has been made the Priest after the order of Melchizedek- they share in the work which His exaltation has enabled (Ps. 110:1,3,4 RVmg.).</p>