WH 1 - The White Horse - understanding the internal sense of the Word

The White Horse 1
THE WHITE HORSE mentioned in THE APOCALYPSE CHAPTER 19

In the Apocalypse of John
the Word is thus described as to its spiritual or internal sense:

I saw heaven opened,
and behold a white horse,
and He that sat upon him was called faithful and true,
and in justice He does judge and make war.
His eyes were as a flame of fire;
and upon His head were many diadems;
and He has a name written that no one knew but He Himself.
And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood;
and His name is called the Word of God.
And the armies which were in the heavens followed Him upon white horses,
clothed in fine linen white and clean.
And He has upon His vesture and upon His thigh a name written,
King of kings and Lord of lords.
(Revelation 9:11-14, 16).

No one can know what each of these expressions involves,
except from the internal sense.

By "heaven being opened"
is represented and signified,
that the internal sense of the Word is seen in heaven,
and thence by those in the world to whom heaven is opened.
"The horse," which was white,
represents and signifies the understanding of the Word as to its interiors;
. . . this is the signification of "a white horse,". . ..
That "He that sat upon him"
is the Lord as to the Word, thus the Word, is manifest, for it is said,
"His name is called the Word of God;"
who, from good, is called
"faithful and judging in justice;"
and from truth, is called
"true, and who makes war in justice;"
for the Lord Himself is justice.
"His eyes, as a flame of fire,"
signify the Divine truth, from the Divine good of His Divine love.
"The many diadems upon His head,"
signify all the goods and truths of faith.
"Having a name written that no one knew but He Himself,"
signifies that the quality of the Word in the internal sense
is seen by no one but Himself, and those to whom He reveals it.
"Clothed in a vesture dipped in blood,"
signifies the Word in the letter, to which violence has been offered.
"The armies in the heavens which followed Him upon white horses,"
signify those who are in the understanding of the Word as to its interiors.
"Clothed in fine linen, white and clean,"
signify the same persons in truth from good.
"Upon His vesture and upon his thigh a name written"
signifies truth and good, and their quality. . . .
"King of kings, and Lord of lords,"
is the Lord as to the Divine truth and as to the Divine good;
the Lord is called "King" from the Divine truth,
And He is called "Lord" from the Divine good . . ..

From these particulars,
and from those which precede and follow in that chapter,
it is evident, that therein is predicted,
that about the last time of the church
the spiritual or internal sense of the Word would be opened;
but what would come to pass at that time,
is also described there (verses 17-21).