The word kabas simply implies “to wash,” as it is often translated, and would include “bleaching.” The coming of the Lord is compared to a “refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap,” when the dross and dirt will be cleared away (Mal. 3:2). At the transfiguration the clothing of the Lord became so white that it exceeded the whiteness produced by any fuller on earth (Mark 9:3). It was a reflection of heavenly glory.