Revelation 7:9. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, -
Our numbering can go a very long way, what, therefore, must be the countless hosts of the redeemed who are to be "a great multitude, which no man could number?" And what an infinite variety there will be among them, seeing that they shall not only be "of all nations," but out of those nations they shall be of all kindreds, and people, and tongues," - that is, all sorts and conditions of men, of every race, and of every age from the first century down to the last. Christ’s immeasurable redemption price must bring, to him a great reward. Isaiah long ago foretold that "He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied;" and it is no little result that will satisfy him for such travail of soul as he endured. This great multitude "stood before the throne, and before the Lamb," -
Revelation 7:9. Clothed with white robes, -
To set forth their purity, their victory, and their entrance into the marriage state, for such was the color usually worn on such occasions. "Clothed with white robes," to show that they had entered into their rest, so that their garments were no longer soiled through their toil. They have reached their everlasting Sabbath, their week-day service is over for ever.
Revelation 7:9. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, -
Our numbering can go a very long way, what, therefore, must be the countless hosts of the redeemed who are to be "a great multitude, which no man could number?" And what an infinite variety there will be among them, seeing that they shall not only be "of all nations," but out of those nations they shall be of all kindreds, and people, and tongues," - that is, all sorts and conditions of men, of every race, and of every age from the first century down to the last. Christ’s immeasurable redemption price must bring, to him a great reward. Isaiah long ago foretold that "He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied;" and it is no little result that will satisfy him for such travail of soul as he endured. This great multitude "stood before the throne, and before the Lamb," -
Revelation 7:9. Clothed with white robes, -
To set forth their purity, their victory, and their entrance into the marriage state, for such was the color usually worn on such occasions. "Clothed with white robes," to show that they had entered into their rest, so that their garments were no longer soiled through their toil. They have reached their everlasting Sabbath, their week-day service is over for ever.