218 The Revelation of Jesus Christ" the precious blood, which flowed from His own body; but in the day when He shall come to cleanse the earth, His garment will be stained with the blood of His enemies. "And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean" (verse 14). Who compose the armies of heaven? First of all, the angels. The coming of the Son of God as a Saviour was as sociated with angels; His ascension was associated with angels; and when He comes for the church, He will come in clouds, calling the believers with the voice of the archangel. Likewise, when He returns to cleanse the earth, the armies of angels in heaven will follow Him. And then, the saints of the Old Testament days will be there; the tribulation saints will be in that company; and the church of Jesus Christ will be there, a vast army, following Him, "clothed in fine linen, white and clean," and riding upon white horses. "And out of his mouth goeth 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 and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS" (verses 15, 16). What a terrible picture the Holy Spirit has portrayed for us here! How can you, my friend, abide that day unless you have a shelter, the only shelter there is to save and to cover a man from those eyes that are like flames of fire? When I read about the marriage supper of the Lamb, and about the awe-inspiring return of Christ to the earth; when I read of His eyes like flames of fire, and of that name which no man knows, only He Himself; when I read of the crowns that rest upon His brow, of His vesture, of the name written thereon, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS," and of His garments, dipped in crimson, it makes my soul tremble. It causes me to cling closer than ever to the cross of the Son of God-to hide myself in the cleft which was opened for me; for I realize that only by hiding in Him can I escape that great and dreadful day, when the wrath of the Lamb of God shall descend upon this sin-cursed earth!
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