Feb 4, 2022
No. Revelation is completely metaphorical. Jesus rides into battle robe dipped in blood—the battle hasn’t started! Whose blood, then? His own. The martyrs win through shedding their own blood. A sword proceeds from his mouth—his only weapon: it’s a metaphor—his words.
The book of revelation is about the defeat of imperial empire (no matter what empire it is: that’s why every generation sees it as contemporary).