8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
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And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. …
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? …
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-10)Solomon, in a fret, had praised the dead more than the living (Eccl. 4:2); but here, considering the advantages of life to prepare for death and make sure the hope of a better life, he seems to be of another mind. I. He shows the advantages which the living have above those that are dead, Eccl. 9:4-6. 1. While there is life there is hope. Dum spiro, spero—While I breathe, I hope . It is the privil…
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