Revelation19:12

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Translation

His eyes were like a flame of fire,

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on His head were many royal crowns, and he had a name written on Him which no one knows except He Himself.

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Paraphrase

His knowledge is used to punish and purify with great intensity,

He is royal and noble in many ways, and His essence is so complete and full that no one else can fully grasp it.

Footnotes

1

“Flame” and “fire” are the same symbol, thus seeing them used together in this way means a doubling of the same symbol. I have expressed it in the paraphrase with the English words “great intensity.”

2: “A name written on Him which no one knows except He Himself”

God has shown us much about himself, and we have many names for Him in Scripture. However, there are still many things He has chosen not to reveal to us, things that we could never fully comprehend.