Revelation 19:14 BSB

Revelation 19:14

The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure.

KJV

And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The armies which were in heaven - Angels and saints over whom Jesus Christ is Captain, Clothed in fine linen - All holy, pure, and righteous.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
στρατεύματα	strateumata	armies	G4753 →
τὰ	ta	who were	G3588 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
οὐρανῷ	ouranō	heaven	G3772 →
ἠκολούθει	ēkolouthei	were following	G190 →
αὐτῷ	autō	after Him	G846 →
ἐφ᾽	eph᾽	upon	G1909 →
ἵπποις	ippois	horses	G2462 →
λευκοῖς	leukois	white	G3022 →
ἐνδεδυμένοι	endedumenoi	having clothed themselves in	G1746 →
βύσσινον	bussinon	fine linen	G1039 →
λευκὸν	leukon	white	G3022 →
καθαρόν.	katharon	pure.	G2513 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 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…
leads to
- Romans 8:30
  And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
- 1 Timothy 6:15
  which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
Through
Revelation 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…
leads to
- Revelation 5:9
  And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- John 12:13
  They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”
Through
Revelation 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.
leads to
- Isaiah 61:10
  I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
Through
Jude 1:14
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones
leads to
- Deuteronomy 33:2
  He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.
- Psalms 50:3–5
  Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
Through
Revelation 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.
leads to
- Matthew 19:28
  Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve…