Revelation 19:12

“His eyes were as a flame of fire, etc.] Which denotes the perspicuity and penetration of them, the omniscience of Christ to look into and discover the secret machinations, schemes, and devices of his enemies against his people, and his exercise of it in favour of them, his eyes, like a flame of fire, running to and fro on their behalf; and also this may signify the fierceness of his anger against the enemies of his people, the eyes of his glory being provoked by their cruelty and wickedness; and likewise the suddenness of their destruction, and the inevitableness of it. And on his head were many crowns; for he has not only a crown, as the Creator and Governor of the universe, in right of…”

“Identifying Him with the Son of man similarly described, Rev 1:14. many crowns--Greek, "diadems": not merely (Greek, "stephanoi") garlands of victory, but royal crowns, as KING OF KINGS. Christ's diadem comprises all the diadems of the earth and of heavenly powers too. Contrast the papal tiara composed of three diadems. Compare also the little horn (Antichrist) that overcomes the three horns or kingdoms, Dan 7:8, Dan 7:24 (QuÃ&brvbrre, the Papacy? or some three kingdoms that succeed the papacy, which itself, as a temporal kingdom, was made up at first of three kingdoms, the exarchate of Ravenna, the kingdom of the Lombards, and the state of Rome, obtained by Pope Zachary and Stephen II from…”

“His eyes were as a flame of fire - See the notes on Revelation 1:14. And on his head were many crowns - Many diadems, indicative of his universal reign. It is not said how these were worn or arranged on his head - perhaps the various diadems worn by kings were in some way wreathed into one. And he had a name written - That is, probably on the frontlet of this compound diadem. Compare the notes on Revelation 13:1; Revelation 14:1. That no man knew but he himself - See the notes on Revelation 2:17. This cannot here mean that no one could read the name, but the idea is, that no one but himself could fully understand its import. It involved a depth of meaning, and a degree of sacredness, and a…”

“And his eyes are a flame of fire - They were said to be as or like a flame of fire, before, Rev 1:14; an emblem of his omniscience. And upon his head are many diadems - For he is king of all nations. And he hath a name written, which none knoweth but himself - As God he is incomprehensible to every creature. Revelation 19:13”

“19:12 His eyes were like flames of fire: See 1:14-16; Dan 10:6. • Christ, wearing many crowns, is contrasted with the dragon, whose seven heads were each crowned (see Rev 12:3).”

“eyes: Rev 1:14, Rev 2:18 on his: Rev 6:2, Rev 12:3, Rev 13:1; Psa 8:5; Sol 3:11; Isa 62:3; Zac 9:16; Mat 21:5, Mat 28:18; Heb 2:9 a name: Rev 19:16, Rev 2:17, Rev 3:12; Gen 32:29; Exo 23:21; Jdg 13:18; Isa 9:6; Mat 11:27; Luk 10:22 Revelation 19:13”