Revelation 19:14

Revelation 19:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
• New International Version (NIV)The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.

Context of Revelation 19:14

12His eyes are flames of fire. On his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him, but only he knows what it is. 13He wears clothes dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven, wearing pure, white linen, follow him on white horses. 15A sharp sword comes out of his mouth to defeat the nations. He will rule them with an iron scepter and tread the winepress of the fierce anger of God Almighty. 16On his clothes and his thigh he has a name written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

Revelation 19:14 word by word

καὶ τὰ στρατεύματα τὰ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἠκολούθει αὐτῷ ἐφ᾽ ἵπποις λευκοῖς ἐνδεδυμένοι βύσσινον λευκὸν καθαρόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the armiesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the armiesστράτευμαstrateuma · troopsG4753
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• followedἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• horsesἵπποςhippos · horseG2462
• clothed inἐνδύωenduō · to put onG1746
• fine linenβύσσινοςbussinos · fine linenG1039
• cleanκαθαρόςkatharos · cleanG2513

Cross-references for Revelation 19:14

• Revelation 14:1I looked, and the lamb was standing on Mount Zion. There were 144,000 people with him who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.
• Revelation 17:14They will go to war against the lamb. The lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those who are called, chosen, and faithful are with him.”
• Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are twenty thousand in number, thousands upon thousands. The Lord is among them. ⌞The God of⌟ Sinai is in his holy place.
• Psalms 149:6Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands
• Zechariah 14:5Then you will flee to the valley of my mountains, because this valley between the mountains will go as far as Azel. You will flee as you did from the earthquake at the time of King Uzziah of Judah. The Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones will be with him.
• Matthew 26:53Don’t you think that I could call on my Father to send more than twelve legions of angels to help me now?
• 2 Thessalonians 1:7It is also right for God to give all of us relief from our suffering. He will do this when the Lord Jesus is revealed, ⌞coming⌟ from heaven with his mighty angels in a blazing fire.
• Jude 1:14Furthermore, Enoch, from the seventh generation after Adam, prophesied about them. He said, “The Lord has come with countless thousands of his holy angels.
• Revelation 19:11I saw heaven standing open. There was a white horse, and its rider is named Faithful and True. With integrity he judges and wages war.
• Revelation 19:8She has been given the privilege of wearing dazzling, pure linen.” This fine linen represents the things that God’s holy people do that have his approval.
• Revelation 4:4Around that throne were 24 other thrones, and on these thrones sat 24 leaders wearing white clothes. They had gold crowns on their heads.
• Revelation 7:9After these things I saw a large crowd from every nation, tribe, people, and language. No one was able to count how many people there were. They were standing in front of the throne and the lamb. They were wearing white robes, holding palm branches in their hands,
• Matthew 28:3He was as bright as lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow.

Commentaries on Revelation 19:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The armies which were in heaven - Angels and saints over whom Jesus Christ is Captain, Clothed in fine linen - All holy, pure, and righteous.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14And 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 Isaiah 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 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 know, that this Word was God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Christ’s heavenly armies, dressed in victorious white and riding on white horses, contrast with: the locust forces from the abyss (Revelation 9:3–11), the three frog-like evil spirits (Revelation 16:13), and the defeated armies at Armageddon (Revelation 16:16; see also 19:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. 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.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Revelation 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings