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Paul identified the clouds of heaven and declared them to be the redeemed of the ages who occupy the kingdom of heaven. Heb. 12:1 As the light of the Lord shines on them they will refract the glory of the Lord creating the gorgeous colors of His eternal presence. Furthermore, Daniel told of the brightness of these occupants of the kingdom of heaven. They will shine as bright lights in the night sky and will be light bearers, shining as the stars or the suns of the sky. Dan. 12:3 What a glorious prospective awaits the blood washed. They will be basking eternally in the fullness of His glory.
Our Lord is the God of infinite variety. In reference to the stars or suns of the universe, we know that no two are identical. It is also the same with human beings, no two are alike. Absolutely amazing, none of us have the same DNA, finger prints, voice prints and so on. All will not be identical in heaven, similar but not identical. In the resurrection there are differences of the eternal glory given to each and every individual. There is the sun like glory, certainly the most outstanding and the greatest. Then there is that of the moon, a reflected light. The glory of the stars will show forth the exceeding great variety which the Lord is able to produce in anything He creates. 1 Cor. 15:41 Not to fret, the person who barely makes it into the kingdom of God by the skin of their teeth (Job 19:20) will be so grateful that they will never feel slighted by whatever part they play in that kingdom. There is no jealousy in the everlasting heavens, the new heavens and the new earth, human traits are long gone.
All this, to identify the clouds of His presence at His second coming. The clouds are His chariot (Ps. 104:3) at His appearing. For this glorious event the Bride had clothed herself with fine linen, clean and white (Greek, lampros), meaning: radiant, bright or magnificent. Rev. 19:11 The same word is used in reference to the shining ( beam, radiate brilliancy, to give light) face of the Lord Jesus at the time of His transfiguration. Mt. 17:2 The steed of the Lord will be white (leukos, from luke, light). Rev. 19:11 The armies of heaven which followed the Lord Jesus were not only clothed in fine linen white (leukos) but they were mounted on white (leukos) horses. Rev. 19:14 The second coming of Christ continues to unfold as the most spectacular event ever to have had any effect on this earth and its people. These are beings of light, riding on mounts of light, descending from the throne of the Lord with the speed of light, with great flashes of lightning flashing out from their midst. Jesus said His coming would be the greatest display of light and lightening ever. Luke 17:24.