The Army

 The Lord comes with His army to judge and make war against all rebellious mankind.

                                             `And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen,

                                                  white and clean, followed Him on white horses.`

                                                                                                     (Rev. 19: 14)

Who are these heavenly armies? There has been much confusion & error concerning them. However as we study the scriptures carefully, God`s word clearly tells us who they are.

Jesus said:

            `they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

                                                               And He will send His angels...`  

                                                                                                    (Matt. 24: 30 & 31)

                        `When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the Holy Angels with Him...`

                                                                                                                                     (Matt. 25: 31)

                             `the Son of man ...comes in His own glory, and in His Father`s glory

                                                           and in the glory of the Holy Angels.`

                                                                                                     (Luke 9: 26)

Some other scriptures speak of the Lord coming with His holy ones to do battle against the nations.

        `Then the Lord, my God, will come, and all the holy ones with Him.`   (Zech. 14: 5  NAS)

             `Behold the Lord came with many thousands of His holy ones.`  (Jude v. 14  NAS)

       Holy ones – from the Heb. `quodos,`  sacred, holy.    From the Gk. `hagio,` also sacred, holy.

Most Bible interpretations have `holy ones` or `holy angels,` however a couple of versions have written `saints,` and this has caused some confusion. However if we read all scriptures on this subject it becomes quite clear that it is the Lord Jesus, Israel`s Messiah, coming to earth with His Holy Angels to make war and to deliver Israel.

This heavenly angelic army is described as wearing garments of fine linen that are white and clean. This is the description of the angels previously coming out of the temple in heaven. They symbolically had garments also of linen, white and clean. This was to distinguish them as holy angels and not demonic angels.

                   `linen` from the Gk word `katharos,` - clean, clear, pure.

Thus this heavenly army, the angelic hosts, are God`s holy angelic army that comes with the Lord Jesus Christ in power and great glory.