Revelation 19 · Verse 14

Revelation 19:14

And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Revelation 19:14, King James Version

Revelation 19:14 in other translations

BSBThe armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
WEBThe armies which are in heaven, clothed in white, pure, fine linen, followed him on white horses.
ASVAnd the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure.
YLTAnd the armies in the heaven were following him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen--white and pure;
DARBYAnd the armies which are in the heaven followed him upon white horses, clad in white, pure, fine linen.
BBEAnd the armies which are in heaven went after him on white horses, clothed in delicate linen, white and clean.
WebsterAnd the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

What does Revelation 19:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. the armies ... in heaven--Compare "the horse bridles," Re 14:20. The glorified saints whom God "will bring with" Christ at His advent; compare Re 17:14, "they that are with Him, called, chosen, faithful"; as also "His mighty angels." white and clean--Greek, "pure." A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Cyprian omit "and," which Origen and Andreas retain, as English Version.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 14. And the armies which were in heaven followed him. The heavenly hosts; particularly, it would seem, the redeemed, as there would be some incongruity in representing the angels as riding in this manner. Doubtless the original of this picture is Isa 63:3: "I have trodden the wine-press alone, and of the people there was none with me." These hosts of the redeemed on white horses accompany him to be witnesses of his victory, and to participate in the joy of the triumph, not to engage in the work of blood.

Upon white horses. Emblems of triumph or victory. Barnes on "Re 6:2".

Clothed in fine linen, white and clean. The usual raiment of those who are in heaven, as everywhere represented in this book. See Rev 3:4-5, 4:4, 7:9,13, 15:6.

(h) "clothed in fine linen" Mt 28:3

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 The armies which were in heaven - Angels and saints over whom Jesus Christ is Captain, Clothed in fine linen - All holy, pure, and righteous.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 19:11-21

Christ, the glorious Head of the church, is described as on a white horse, the emblem of justice and holiness. He has many crowns, for he is King of kings, and Lord of lords. He is arrayed in a vesture dipped in his own blood, by which he purchased his power as Mediator; and in the blood of his enemies, over whom he always prevails. His name is "The Word of God;" a name none fully knows but himself; only this we…

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Revelation 19:14 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
τὰtatheG3588
στρατεύματαstrateumataarmiesG4753
τὰtawho wereG3588
ἐνeninG1722
τῷtō<the>G3588
οὐρανῷouranōheavenG3772
ἠκολούθειēkoloutheiwere followingG190
αὐτῷautōafter HimG846
ἐφ᾽eph᾽uponG1909
ἵπποιςippoishorsesG2462
λευκοῖςleukoiswhiteG3022
ἐνδεδυμένοιendedumenoihaving clothed themselves inG1746
βύσσινονbussinonfine linenG1039
λευκὸνleukonwhiteG3022
καθαρόν.katharonpure.G2513

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Revelation 19:14

  • Jude 1:14

    And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,

  • Revelation 7:9

    After 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;

  • Revelation 17:14

    These 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.

  • Revelation 19:8

    And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

  • Revelation 19:11

    And 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.

  • Revelation 4:4

    And 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.

  • Revelation 3:4

    Thou 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.

  • Zechariah 14:5

    And 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.

  • Matthew 28:3

    His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

  • Psalms 149:6-9

    Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord.

  • Revelation 14:20

    And 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.

  • Revelation 14:1

    And 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the armies.
14:1,20; 17:14; Ps 68:17; 149:6-9; Zec 14:5; Mt 26:53; 2Th 1:7
Jude 1:14
white horse.
11
clothed.
8; 4:4; 7:9; Mt 28:3

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Context

  • Revelation 19:13

    And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

  • Revelation 19:14

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

  • Revelation 19:15

    And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

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Revelation 19:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y los ejércitos que están en el cielo le seguían en caballos blancos, vestidos de lino finísimo, blanco y limpio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et les armées qui sont dans le ciel le suivaient sur des chevaux blancs, vêtues de fin lin, blanc et pur;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Kriegsheere, die in dem Himmel sind, folgten ihm auf weißen Pferden, angetan mit weißer, reiner Leinwand.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et exercitus qui sunt in cælo, sequebantur eum in equis albis, vestiti byssino albo et mundo.