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Revelation 19:14

What does Revelation 19:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Revelation 19:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Revelation 19:14 means

Heaven’s armies follow the Rider, mounted on white horses and clothed in fine linen, white and pure. Their attire echoes the bride’s garments, suggesting their purity is granted, not earned by conquest. They ride as a victorious host, yet the text emphasizes their holiness rather than their weaponry. Their role is to accompany the King who alone wins the battle by His word. The scene reassures believers that their place in Christ’s triumph is real: they are truly with Him, sharing in His victory and glory, but they do not replace Him or rival His power. Holiness, not worldly force, marks the armies of heaven.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the armies which are in heaven went after him on white horses, clothed in delicate linen, white and clean.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the armies in the heaven were following him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen--white and pure;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the armies that are in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

Having identified the King (verses 11–13), John now shows His retinue. The fine linen matches the earlier description of the saints’ righteous acts (verse 8), linking the people of God to this heavenly company. This prepares the way for verse 15, where the Rider’s unique weapon and iron rule are highlighted. The contrast is deliberate: He alone wields the sharp sword from His mouth, and He alone treads the winepress. The armies’ presence sets the stage for the coming judgment, while keeping the focus squarely on the King’s own authority and action (verses 15–16).

v.13And he is arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called The Word of God.

v.14This passage

v.15And out of his mouth proceedeth 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 of the wrath of God, the Almighty.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jude 1:14

    And to these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones,

  • Revelation 7:9

    After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and ofalltribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:7

    and to you that are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in flaming fire,

  • Matthew 26:53

    Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even now send me more than twelve legions of angels?

  • Zechariah 14:5

    And ye shall flee by the valley of my mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azel; yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah; and Jehovah my God shall come, and all the holy ones with thee.

  • Revelation 14:20

    And the winepress was trodden without the city, and there came out blood from the winepress, even unto the bridles of the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

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