Revelation 19:14
12 He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.
The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
15 And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
16 And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
- KJV
- And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
- WEB
- The armies which are in heaven, clothed in white, pure, fine linen, followed him on white horses.
- ASV
- And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white [and] pure.
- DARBY
- And the armies which [are] in the heaven followed him upon white horses, clad in white, pure, fine linen.
- BLB
- And the armies who [were] in heaven were following Him upon white horses, dressed in fine linen, white [and] pure.
- ÅB
- Og hærene i himmelen fulgte ham på hvite hester, kledd i hvitt og rent fint lin.
- OTB
- De himmelske hærer, kledd i fint lin, rent og lyst, fulgte ham på hvite hester.
- B1930
- Og hærene i himmelen fulgte ham på hvite hester, klædd i hvitt og rent fint lin.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jude 1:14
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
Read in contextRevelation 7:9
After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
Read in contextRevelation 17:14
They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”
Read in contextRevelation 19:8
She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.
Read in contextRevelation 19:11
Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
Read in contextRevelation 4:4
Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.
Read in contextRevelation 3:4
But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
Read in contextZechariah 14:5
You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.
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