Revelation 19:14

14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

Revelation 19:14 in Other Translations

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

14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.

14 The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on white horses.

14 The armies of Heaven, mounted on white horses and dressed in dazzling white linen, follow him.

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

14 The armies of heaven, wearing pure, white linen, follow him on white horses.

14 The armies that were in heaven followed Him on white horses, wearing pure white linen.

14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses. They were dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

Revelation 19:14 Meaning and Commentary

Revelation 19:14

And the armies which were in heaven
Not the angels, though they are God's host, and are the armies of the heavens; they are in heaven, and dwell there, and follow Christ, attend upon him, and minister to him, and have been sometimes represented by horses and horsemen, ( 2 Kings 2:11 ) ( 6:17 ) ( Zechariah 1:8 ) and they are pure and holy creatures, and will come with Christ to judgment: but this vision refers not to the day of judgment; and besides, the saints are meant, as appears by their habit, for the fine linen, white and clean, is the righteousness of the saints, ( Revelation 19:8 ) and the righteousness of angels and saints is not the same. Moreover, these are the same company described in ( Revelation 17:14 ) . The saints are in a state of warfare, have many enemies to fight with, sin, Satan, and the world; they are enlisted as volunteers under Christ, the Captain of salvation; they are provided with the whole armour of God, and are very numerous, and always more than conquerors through Christ: these are described by the place where they were, "in heaven"; not being glorified saints in heaven; with these indeed Christ will come to judgment, even with all his saints with him; but members of the church militant, said to be in heaven, because that is often called the kingdom of heaven; and because their names are written in heaven, and they are of heavenly extract; they are born from above, and are partakers of the heavenly calling; they belong to heaven, they are citizens of it, and are pressing on to it. And these

followed him;
Christ, their Leader and Commander in the exercise of grace, and in the discharge of duty; having gone on in his ways through a train of sufferings, and cleaved unto him, and now attend him; not to assist in fighting, but to add to the glorious and triumphant appearance of their General; and therefore are said to be

upon white horses;
they had served Christ in his Gospel, which some of them had preached, and all professed, and had maintained the purity of it in doctrine and practice, and now triumphed in Christ, and along with him, riding upon horses of the same colour with his, as being his princes and nobles, and whom he had made kings as well as priests; the former may be signified by their horses; see ( Judges 5:10 ) and the latter by their following habit,

clothed in fine linen, white and clean;
not the horses, but the armies on them; which designs not their inward purity, which was very glorious; nor their outward conversation garments, washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb; but the robe of Christ's righteousness, which is pure and spotless: these have no armour on, for they are not to strike a blow, only their General, who has the bloody garment on, is to tread the winepress, and destroy antichrist with the breath of his mouth, or with his sword proceeding out of it, as follows.

Revelation 19:14 In-Context

12 His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself.

13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.

14 The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.

15 Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.

16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Cross References

• 1. ver 8
• 2. S Revelation 3:4