RevelationChapter 7
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1After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth. They kept the wind from blowing on the land or the sea or on any tree. 2Then I saw another angel coming up from the east. He had the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels. They had been given power to harm the land and the sea. 3He said, "Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees yet. Wait until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God." 4Then I heard how many were sealed. There were 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel. 5From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed. From the tribe of Reuben, 12,000. From the tribe of Gad, 12,000. 6From the tribe of Asher, 12,000. From the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000. From the tribe of Manasseh, 12,000. 7From the tribe of Simeon, 12,000. From the tribe of Levi, 12,000. From the tribe of Issachar, 12,000. 8From the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000. From the tribe of Joseph, 12,000. And from the tribe of Benjamin, 12,000. 9After this I looked, and there was a huge crowd. It was too big for anyone to count. They came from every nation and tribe and people and language. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb. They wore white robes and held palm branches in their hands. 10They cried out in a loud voice:
"Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb!" 11All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell facedown in front of the throne and worshiped God. 12They said:
"Amen!
Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks
and honor and power and strength
belong to our God forever and ever!
Amen." 13Then one of the elders spoke to me. He asked, "Who are these people dressed in white robes? Where did they come from?" 14I answered, "Sir, you know." So he said, "These are the ones who have come out of the great time of trouble. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15That is why they are in front of God's throne. They serve him day and night in his temple. And the one sitting on the throne will spread his tent over them. 16'Never again will they be hungry.
Never again will they be thirsty.
The sun will not beat down on them,
and no burning heat will strike them.' 17For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd.
'He will lead them to springs of living water.'
And 'God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.'"