diadema or stephanos? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange I have been told that diadema is translated as a crown representing royalty and or authority I see in Rev 19:21 the crown of Christ is diadema Rev 6:2, the one on the white horse bent on conquest (antichrist) wears a stephanos Now, I read in Rev 13:1 that the beast with ten horns and seven heads is wearing a crown (diadema)
Are the twenty-four elders of Revelation 4-5 angels or humans? Just a quickie, but I would say the elders are human, as the vision is a mash-up of a kingly throne room (throne; worship of the king; judgements being passed; opening of sealed documents) and the temple (the holy sea, lampstands; creatures depicted in solomon's temple and on the ark of the covenant; 24 priestly divisions in the temple)
Why is Revelation 19:11-16 interpreted by some to refer to Jesus Christ? The "crowns" are royal crowns, "diadema" as distinct from the victory crowns, "stephanoi" He has a robe dipped in blood signifying the bleeding lamb He leads the armies of heaven who are the righteous who have their white robes (Rev 19:8) He is "King of Kings and Lord of Lords" compare Rev 17:14, Acts 10:36, Rom 10:12, Col 1:15
prophecy - Are the seven heads and ten horns in Daniel the same as the . . . V3 - has 7 "diadema" (royal crowns) on the heads; V4 - tail sweeps one third of stars from the heaven and tossed them to earth; V4 - stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth; V7 - fights Michael in heaven; V8 - not strong enough to win war in heaven; V9 - hurled down to earth
If one rider on the white horse represents Christ, does the other . . . Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers