Revelation 7:14
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Study Note
Study Note
The 'great multitude' from Revelation 7:9 is identified as those 'which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb' — a paradox that is central to Revelation's theology of salvation. Washing in blood that makes clothing white inverts normal logic to declare that purification comes only through atoning death, not human effort. Hebrews 9:14 and 1 John 1:7 articulate the same mechanism; the imagery ultimately derives from Isaiah 1:18 ('though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow') applied through the Lamb's sacrifice.
Other Translations
And I say unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
and I have said to him, `Sir, thou hast known;' and he said to me, `These are those who are coming out of the great tribulation, and they did wash their robes, and they made their robes white in the blood of the Lamb;
And I said to him, My lord, you have knowledge. And he said to me, These are they who came through the great testing, and their robes have been washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.
Cross References
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as …
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and …
Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter …
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of …
And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory …
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved …
And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest …
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain …
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: …