And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Parallel translations
- WEB The armies which are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in white, pure, fine linen.
- BSB The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
- NKJV And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.
- NASB And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses.
- NLT The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on white horses.
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Quick answer
The armies of heaven follow Him on white horses, clothed in pure white linen. The redeemed accompany their conquering King.
Overview
The heavenly armies, dressed in the same pure linen as the bride, ride with Christ into His triumph. Notably, they bear no weapons, for the victory is His alone, won by the sword of His mouth. The saints share in His triumph not by their own fighting but by their union with the victorious Lamb.
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Cross-references · 15
- Jude 1:14And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
- Rev 7:9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
- Rev 17:14These 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.
- Rev 19:8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
- Rev 19:11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
- Rev 3:4Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.
- Matt 28:3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
- Zech 14:5And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
- Rev 4:4And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
- Ps 149:6–9Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand;
- Rev 14:20And 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.
- Rev 14:1And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.
- Matt 26:53Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
- 2 Th 1:7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
- Ps 68:17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
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