Revelation 7:13
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
Cross-reference
Revelation 7:9 describes the great multitude in white robes — the very group the elder asks about in verse 13.
In Revelation 4:4, the twenty‑four elders are described with white robes and golden crowns — the same elder who speaks here belongs to that group.
In Revelation 4:10, the elders worship by casting their crowns — this elder, part of that group, now asks John about the white‑robed multitude.
In Revelation 5:5, one of the elders tells John not to weep — the same elder figure addresses John again here, asking about the multitude.
Revelation 3:4 mentions those who have not soiled their clothes and will walk in white, directly paralleling the white-robed multitude.
Revelation 3:18 counsels buying white clothes to cover shame, the same garment imagery used for the redeemed in this vision.
Isaiah 64:6 describes our righteous acts as filthy rags — the opposite of the white robes washed in blood. A strong contrast.
Daniel 12:10 speaks of purification and being made spotless — a clear parallel to the washing and whitening of robes in Revelation 7:14.
Zechariah 13:1 promises a fountain for cleansing sin, which underlies the white robes washed in the Lamb's blood (Rev 7:14).
Zechariah 3:3 shows Joshua in filthy garments, contrasting with the white robes here — a shift from defilement to purity.
Luke 15:22 gives the prodigal a robe as a sign of restored sonship, analogous to the white robes symbolizing redeemed identity.
Romans 6:22 describes holiness leading to eternal life, which is pictured by the white robes of the redeemed.