These faithful few in the congregation receive a twofold promise: they will walk with Christ and they will do so dressed in white. At the moment of his writing this letter, Christ Jesus is in heaven. He will, however, return to earth as Judge and King. The faithful in Sardis will “walk with” Jesus on this earth. As all sin, all disobedience, and all unholiness will be cleansed from this earth, they who may walk with Jesus will be dressed “in white,” freed from every stain of evil.
4 Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.