Revelation 19:12; His Eyes Were as A Flame of Fire

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Revelation 19:12 (KJV)  His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 

Verse 12 marks the transition from a subjective to an objective description of the rider (Alford) – His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 

Various parts of these two types of description have appeared earlier in Revelation: the white horse (Revelation 6:2), the titles (Revelation 3:14; 17:14), the eyes (Revelation 1:14; 2:18), the unknown name (Revelation 14:20) and the crowns (Revelation 12:3; 13:1) (Lee). Not all of them applied to the person in the present paragraph, however.

Revelation 6:2 (KJV)  And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. 

Revelation 3:14 (KJV)  And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

Revelation 17:14 (KJV)  These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 

Revelation 1:14 (KJV)  His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 

Revelation 2:18 (KJV)  And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

Revelation 14:20 (KJV)  And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. 

Revelation 12:3 (KJV)  And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 

Revelation 13:1 (KJV)  And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 

In agreement with the symbolic meaning of Revelation 1:14 and 2:18, the flame of fire analogy indicates that nothing escapes the notice of this warrior. He is incapable of judgment by deception or fraud. His decisions accord perfectly with reality (Ford).

Revelation 1:14 (KJV)  His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 

Revelation 2:18 (KJV)  And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

[Robert L. Thomas, Revelation 8-22 – An Exegetical Commentary, Moody, 1995, 384-385]