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Scofield's Bible Commentary

Revelation 19:8

righteousness

The garment is Scripture is a symbol of righteousness. In the bad ethical sense, it symbolizes self-righteousness (for example, (Isaiah 64:6); (Philippians 3:6) the best that a moral and religious man under law could do). In the good ethical sense, the garment symbolizes "the righteousness of God. . .upon all them that believe."

( See Scofield) - (Romans 3:21).

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