Jesus IS the rider of the white horse of Revelation 19:11.
Revelation is very symbolic, and taking traditional viewpoints may turn out to be incorrect. This is wise to be cautious, on attempting to identify the rider on the white horse by human perspective. Especially when you put yourself in a box, as you have, by effectively claiming there to be three comings: a first, a second, and a third.
One problem you run into with insisting that this rider is literally and specifically only Jesus, is that the rider is identified as the child in Revelation 12. Jesus is not a child.
Another problem is that "Jesus himself" speaks to that child through all of Revelation. Including stating such things as "to the one who is victorious". Jesus is already victorious.
I suppose you could argue that "Jesus is a child", because Jesus is the "son of God"? But, in context of Revelation 12, you have Jesus appearing as an infant in the womb of a woman. [Not to put words in your mouth, I am just saying what an appropriate argument might be if someone thought out a matter.]
The woman is likely a conglomerate, and the child very well may be a conglomerate too.
If the child is a conglomerate, then that child is also not *literally* Jesus.
Even the one who spoke to John, appearing in the very form of Jesus, and speaking as Jesus in the first person, is not *literally* Jesus.
I will also add that 'the Spirit convicts according to righteousness because he goes to the Father when you can see him no longer'. Which may help explain why the rider of the white horse very well may not *literally* be Jesus.
Considering the number of verses in these regards simply about the rider on the horse and how that does not exactly fit Jesus in Revelation alone, I do think bears substantial evidence for pause before pontificating.
References:
Rev 1
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and
his voice as the sound of many waters.
Rev 14
2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as
the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps:
3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Rev 19
6 And
I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Rev 2
26
To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end,
I will give authority over the nations— 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star. 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Rev 3
21
To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”
Rev 12
5
She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.”[a] And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.
Rev 21
7
He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and
I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Rev 22
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things.
And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!”
...
16 “I, Jesus, have sent
my angel to give you[a] this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”
Rev 22
17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let
the one who hears say, “Come!”
John 16
7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8 When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because people do not believe in me; 10
about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer; 11 and about judgment, because the prince of this world now stands condemned.
12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth."
He Returns in glory to take up the Kingship of the world for 1000 years.
This is stated, effectively, but because of your likely misunderstanding of the above verses, I do not think we would be talking about the same thing here.
There is the 'Great King', which, again, was spoken of as the third person, holding to similar language Jesus uses in the references above. It is important to remember, however, that the City does not literally appear until after the Millennium.
References:
Rev 21
10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.
Matt 5
34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all:
either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by
Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King.
The martyrs of Revelation 20:4, are brought back to life, just like Lazarus was. NOT immortalized yet, until the Book of Life is opened.
This is not what the book states.
Rev 20
They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection.
While it can be hard to believe this is possible, that really does not dictate 'interpretation of prophecy'.
It should be remembered 'interpretation of prophecy is not subject to the prophet', so it certainly would not be subject to interpretation by another prophet, or someone who is not even a prophet at all. I have no idea if you are a prophet or not, I do not think having inaccuracies in biblical interpretation is an indicator of that.
However, due to the manner of your statements, painting your beliefs as if it is entirely impossible to have error, this is why I have stated this.
Confidence and faith is good, but it can also be bad. You have to watch out for coming to conclusions, especially with something like Revelation, if you do not have the evidence to support your conclusions.
Those who teach are subjected to much more judgment, then those who do not.
This is certainly especially true with Revelation, with stating that your interpretation is the only right one, and effectively swearing that it is equal to the Word of God.
Therefore they may die again, that is why Revelation 20:6 says that the second death has no power over them, because there names ARE Written in the Book of Life.
The second death is not a bodily death, and is literally the second death, not the first.
'One life then face judgment, just as Jesus lived one life, then died'.
If you are arguing
a person might live multiple lives and have more then one physical death, as you are arguing... this goes along the line of
your effectively arguing there are three comings of Jesus.
Which is substantially even more difficult to prove then some of your other assertions.
