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REVELATION 7:14

"And I said to him, “Sir, you know.” So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

Inner Meaning

Revelation 7:14 describes the state of the soul that has passed through profound inner purification. The “great tribulation” is not an external catastrophe but the intense inner conflict that arises when the lower nature resists the ascent of the higher. It is the crisis of transformation, the confrontation between the Higher Triad and the lower quaternary.

“Washed their robes” symbolizes the cleansing of the psychic vestures—the emotional, mental, and desire bodies. “Made them white in the blood of the Lamb” signifies the infusion of the Christ‑principle (Buddhi) into the soul, transmuting impurity into clarity, ignorance into wisdom, and self‑will into Divine Will.

This verse reveals the moment when the aspirant emerges from inner struggle purified, illumined, and capable of standing in the presence of the Divine.

Symbolic Breakdown

These are they which came out of great tribulation

Great tribulation:
 - The crisis of the soul when the lower nature is confronted by the higher.
 - The purifying fire of inner conflict.
 - The dissolution of old patterns, desires, and identifications.

Came out:
 - Indicates victory, not escape.
 - The aspirant has passed through the ordeal and emerged transformed.

And have washed their robes

Robes:
 - The psychic garments: emotional body, mental body, and desire nature.
 - The “garments” the soul wears in manifestation.

Washed:
 - Purification through discipline, insight, and surrender.
 - Removal of the stains of ignorance, fear, and attachment.

And made them white

White:
 - Symbol of purity, clarity, and spiritual illumination.
 - The restored harmony of the soul with the Higher Triad.

Made:
 - Indicates active participation; purification is cooperative, not passive.

In the blood of the Lamb

Lamb:
 - The Christ‑principle, the Buddhi, the inner sacrificial Love‑Wisdom.
 - The spiritual force that redeems and transforms.

Blood:
 - The life‑essence of the Christ‑principle.
 - The inflow of Divine Love that dissolves the lower nature’s impurities.

In:
 - Immersion in the higher consciousness.
 - The soul bathed in the radiance of the inner Christ.

Esoteric Interpretation

Revelation 7:14 portrays the soul’s ascent after the ordeal of transformation. The “great tribulation” is the necessary crisis in which the lower self is confronted, purified, and ultimately transcended. The washing of robes represents the cleansing of the psychic nature, while the whitening symbolizes the infusion of spiritual light.

The “blood of the Lamb” is the redeeming power of the Christ‑principle within, the Buddhi that transforms the soul from within. This verse describes the moment when the aspirant becomes transparent to the Divine, having passed through the fires of purification and emerged clothed in spiritual radiance.

It is the inner resurrection of the soul.

Comparative Religion and Jungian Analysis

Carl Jung
 - Great tribulation: The individuation crisis, where the ego confronts the shadow and the Self.
 - Washed robes: Integration of unconscious material, purification of projections.
 - Blood of the Lamb: The transformative power of the Self archetype, which unifies opposites.
 - White garments: The emergence of psychological wholeness.

Judaism
 - Purification imagery: Resonates with prophetic themes of cleansing and renewal.
 - Tribulation: Often symbolizes the testing of Israel or the refining of the righteous.
 - White garments: Associated with purity, righteousness, and readiness to stand before God.

Christianity
 - Blood of the Lamb: Central symbol of Christ’s redemptive sacrifice and transformative grace.
 - Great tribulation: Understood both historically and spiritually as the testing of faith.
 - White robes: The righteousness granted through union with Christ.

Hinduism
 - Tribulation: Parallels tapas, the purifying fire of spiritual discipline.
 - Washed robes: Cleansing of the koshas (sheaths) through yoga and self‑realization.
 - Blood of the Lamb: Corresponds to the transformative power of Atman‑Brahman realization.
 - White: Symbol of sattva, purity, clarity, and spiritual illumination.

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