Who Are All These People In White Robes?

Who Are All These People In White Robes?

Good Morning Friends,

When Adam and Eve sinned and become aware of their nakedness before God, God dressed them. Ever since man has been searching for the covering of holiness and innocence. For centuries Popes have worn red robes to symbolize Christ’s martyrdom and white to symbolize Christ innocence. Pope Francis, for example, wears the white as the symbol of the tunic of Christ. Typically Cardinals wear red, Bishops wear violet and Priests black. One of the most memorable image of the white vestment comes from the book of Revelation, but the image is not limited to this book. There is the transfiguration and the gleaming men at the tomb as well. Still one has to wonder about all these saintly people that seem to be coming from and going to this place we call paradise. Who Are All These People In White Robes?

Scripture: 13Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, ‘Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?’

Revelation 7:13

And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming.

Luke 9:29

and His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

Mark 9:3

“I kept looking until thrones were set up, and the Ancient of Days took His seat; His vesture was like white snow and the hair of His head like pure wool His throne was ablaze with flames, its wheels were a burning fire.

Daniel 7:9

‘But you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments; and they will walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.

Revelation 3:4

I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.

Revelation 3:18

Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads.

Revelation 4:4

And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also.

Revelation 6:11

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands;

Revelation 7:9

Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?”

Revelation 7:13

And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses.

Revelation 19:14

Let your clothes be white all the time, and let not oil be lacking on your head.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.

Matthew 17:2

While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing;

Luke 24:4

And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.

Matthew 28:3

Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe; and they were amazed.

Mark 16:5

Cornelius said, “Four days ago to this hour, I was praying in my house during the ninth hour; and behold, a man stood before me in shining garments,

Acts 10:30

and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in linen, clean and bright, and girded around their chests with golden sashes.

Revelation 15:6

‘He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

Revelation 3:5

Message: The movie The Robe, which came out in 1953, was about the Roman soldier who won Jesus’ robe at the crucifixion through a dice game. The story is about his conversion to Christianity and death at the hands of Caligula. Makes one wonder about what happens to us when we put on a vestment, whether a choir robe or priestly garb with thoughts of Christ. There are, of course, several robes of note in the Bible. There is the robe of sorrow that Job rents. There are the long robes of pretension of the scribes. There is the Roman’s purple robe of mockery given to Jesus. There is the best robe of righteousness given to the prodigal son. And there are the white robes of the redeemed…those robes of faith marred with tears and stained with history. Today’s scripture verses focus on the white robes. They form a perfect picture of Easter people who have died in the faith and are now in the presence of God forever.

Pray we are clothed with Christ’s righteousness. Pray we have been cleansed through the blood of Christ. Pray we meet and become in time one of those who no longer know pain, sorrow, hunger, thirst, or tears ever again. Pray we are clothed in the garment of salvation.

Blessings,

John Lawson