Ezekiel 9:2

And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, the angels assuming the shape of men and coming down from the upper entrance of the temple, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter-weapon in his hand, literally, "his weapon for shattering", for in this manner the judgment was to be executed; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side, literally, "on his loins. " that is, suspended from his girdle; and they went in and stood beside the brazen altar, the altar of burnt offerings, their attitude showing a deferential waiting for the commands of the Lord. The white linen color of the writer in their midst was symbolical of the divine holiness and glory