Discovery BoxRevelation 15:6 
Context15:6 and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, dressed in clean bright linen, wearing wide golden belts 1 around their chests.
Revelation 18:16
Context18:16 saying,
“Woe, woe, O great city –
dressed in fine linen, purple and scarlet clothing, 2
and adorned with gold, 3 precious stones, and pearls –
1 tn Or “wide golden sashes,” but these would not be diagonal, as some modern sashes are, but horizontal. The Greek term can refer to a wide band of cloth or leather worn on the outside of one’s clothing (L&N 6.178).
2 tn The word “clothing” is supplied to clarify that the words “purple” and “scarlet” refer to cloth or garments rather than colors.
3 tn Grk “gilded with gold” (an instance of semantic reinforcement, see L&N 49.29).
