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Revelation 19:14

The Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 19:14

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

And the amiss which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean; which are … white, pure. These armies are not merely the angels, but the "called, chosen, and faithful" of , "the bride" of , who are described as being arrayed in white in , and of this chapter.

Those commentators who consider that the angels only are intended, and not the saints, forget the double nature of the vision; it is not only a description of Judgment meted out, but also of a war waged.

(On "white" and "fine linen," see previous chapters.

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