Who Are They?

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And Revelation 19.11-21 gives a dramatic vision of Christ's return to earth at the end of Daniel's 70th Week. Christ comes as King to judge and rule the nations, and with Him come the armies of heaven:

"... and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war ... and the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him ..." (Rev 19.11,14)

Jesus comes back "with all His saints" (1 Thes 3.13).

"Behold, the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones." (Jude 14) These cloth in fine linen are not angles so who are they?

 

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Then, there is the garment of salvation, the imputed righteousness of God given to all believers which gives them a righteous standing before God. The result is they are clothed in the righteousness of Christ (cf. 2 Cor. 5:19, 21; Phil. 3:9). Numbers one and two are both represented by the Greek word dikaiosunh.

(3) But, there is also a third, the beautiful wedding garment described here as white, bright, and clean. This symbolizes the righteous deeds, the works of godliness and goodness, produced by the Holy Spirit as believers reckon the flesh dead and walk by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit (Rom. 6:4f; Gal. 5:5, 16, 22-23). This is represented by the Greek word used in 19:8; the word is dikaiwma. Words ending in ma usually look at the result of action. This word, therefore, refers to a concrete expression of righteousness, the expression and result of abiding in Jesus Christ; this is the result of using the divine operating assets the Lord Jesus gives us in preparation for the wedding feast, as well as for all eternity.