the armies ... in heaven - Compare “the horse bridles,” Rev 14:20. The glorified saints whom God “will bring with” Christ at His advent; compare Rev 17:14, “they that are with Him, called, chosen, faithful”; as also “His mighty angels.”
white and clean - Greek, “pure.” A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, and Cyprian omit “and,” which Origen and Andreas retain, as English Version.