What does Ellen White write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "It is about the white rider in Revelation 6. This rider wears a victory crown, Stephanos. In Revelation 19 the rider has multiple diadems. In the interpretation both riders are understood as Christ. Why does the rider in Revelation 6 have only a simple crown and in Revelation 19 multiple crowns? This is also described in the writings of Ellen White, that Christ wears multiple crowns."
Answer
The white rider in Revelation 6 is often understood in Adventist interpretation as a symbol of the victorious spread of the gospel in the first century, with the simple crown (Stephanos) representing early success and the purity of faith. In contrast, the rider in Revelation 19 depicts Christ at His second coming in royal glory, who, instead of the crown of thorns, now wears many crowns (diadems) as "King of Kings". This difference highlights the transition from the time of humility and the first proclamation to the final coronation and glorious triumph over all earthly kingdoms.
The White Rider as a Symbol of the Early Gospel
»The first symbol, a white horse and the rider who carries a bow and is given a crown and who went out to conquer and overcome, is an appropriate illustration of the triumphs of the gospel in the first century of this salvation era. The whiteness of the horse denotes the purity of faith in that age; and the crown given to the rider, and his going out to win and achieve further victories, the zeal and success with which the truth was proclaimed by its earliest servants.«
Meaning of the Crown in Revelation 6
»A crown means victory. A crown was given to the one who sat on the horse, and he went out "victorious and to win". During the first century it made no difference whether there appeared to be defeat or whether the triumph was seen in the healing of the sick and the liberation of the tested and tried. The name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth was health for the suffering and life for the dead.«
The Transition from the Crown of Thorns to Many Crowns
»Instead of that crown of thorns that marred his brow, he wears a crown within a crown. He is no longer clothed with the garments of humility, with the old royal robe that was placed on him by his mockers. No: He comes clothed with a garment whiter than the whitest white. On his garment and at his waist is written a name: "King of Kings and Lord of Lords".«
Christ as King at His Second Coming
»When leaving the temple, before the pouring out of the plagues, the Son of Man exchanges his priestly garments for those of a king. The royal diadem is placed upon his brow—the brow that was once pierced by a crown of thorns. The host of heaven is assembled; the inhabitants of other worlds draw near.«
The Glory of the Many Crowns
»I was then drawn to the beauty and loveliness of Jesus. On his head were crowns, a crown within a crown. His garment was whiter than the whitest white. No language can describe his glory and his exalted loveliness.«
Distinction Between the First and Second Coming
»This was shown to me that the throne, the diadem, and the crown of the kingdom of David were set aside "until He comes, to whom it belongs", when they are given to Him. And He, to whom it belongs, is Christ alone, "the Son of David". And this "coming" was not His first coming, when He came in humility... but it is His second coming, when He comes in His glory as "King of Kings and Lord of Lords".«
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