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The 144,000 of Israel Sealed
7After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on earth or sea or against any tree.(A) 2I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to damage earth and sea, 3saying, “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have marked the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads.”(B)
4And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of Israel:(C)
5From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed,
from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
6from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
7from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
8from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand sealed.
The Multitude from Every Nation
9After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.(D) 10They cried out in a loud voice, saying,
“Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb!”(E)
11And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12singing,
“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
and thanksgiving and honor
and power and might
be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”(F)
13Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?” 14I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(G)
15For this reason they are before the throne of God
and worship him day and night within his temple,
and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.(H)
16They will hunger no more and thirst no more;
the sun will not strike them,
nor any scorching heat,(I)
17for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of the water of life,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”(J)
Cross references
- 7.1 : Rev 9.4
- 7.3 : Ezek 9.4; Rev 6.6; 22.4
- 7.4 : Rev 9.16; 14.1
- 7.9 : Rom 11.25; Rev 3.5, 18; 4.4; 5.9; 6.11
- 7.10 : Ps 3.8; Rev 5.13; 12.10; 19.1
- 7.12 : Rev 5.12–14
- 7.14 : Zech 3.3–5; Mt 24.21; Heb 9.14; 1 Jn 1.7
- 7.15 : Isa 4.5, 6; Rev 21.3
- 7.16 : Ps 121.5, 6; Isa 49.10; Rev 21.4
- 7.17 : Ps 23.1; Isa 25.8; Jn 10.11, 14
144,000 Sealed
7After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners(A) of the earth, holding back the four winds(B) of the earth to prevent(C) any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. 2Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal(D) of the living God.(E) He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:(F) 3“Do not harm(G) the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads(H) of the servants of our God.” 4Then I heard the number(I) of those who were sealed: 144,000(J) 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,
from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
The Great Multitude in White Robes
9After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language,(K) standing before the throne(L) and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes(M) and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10And they cried out in a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God,(N)
who sits on the throne,(O)
and to the Lamb.”
11All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders(P) and the four living creatures.(Q) They fell down on their faces(R) before the throne and worshiped God, 12saying:
“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”(S)
13Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes(T)—who are they, and where did they come from?”
14I answered, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes(U) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(V) 15Therefore,
“they are before the throne of God(W)
and serve him(X) day and night in his temple;(Y)
and he who sits on the throne(Z)
will shelter them with his presence.(AA)
16‘Never again will they hunger;
never again will they thirst.(AB)
The sun will not beat down on them,’[a]
nor any scorching heat.(AC)
17For the Lamb at the center of the throne
will be their shepherd;(AD)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[b](AE)
‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[c]”(AF)
Footnotes
- Revelation 7:16 Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8
Cross references
- Revelation 7:1 : Isa 11:12
- Revelation 7:1 : Jer 49:36; Eze 37:9; Da 7:2; Zec 6:5; Mt 24:31
- Revelation 7:1 : S Rev 6:6
- Revelation 7:2 : Rev 9:4
- Revelation 7:2 : S Mt 16:16
- Revelation 7:2 : ver 1
- Revelation 7:3 : S Rev 6:6
- Revelation 7:3 : Eze 9:4; Rev 9:4; 14:1; 22:4
- Revelation 7:4 : Rev 9:16
- Revelation 7:4 : Rev 14:1, 3
- Revelation 7:9 : S Rev 13:7
- Revelation 7:9 : ver 15
- Revelation 7:9 : S Rev 3:4
- Revelation 7:10 : Ps 3:8; Rev 12:10; 19:1
- Revelation 7:10 : S Rev 5:1
- Revelation 7:11 : S Rev 4:4
- Revelation 7:11 : S Rev 4:6
- Revelation 7:11 : S Rev 4:10
- Revelation 7:12 : S Ro 11:36; Rev 5:12-14
- Revelation 7:13 : S Rev 3:4
- Revelation 7:14 : Rev 22:14
- Revelation 7:14 : Heb 9:14; 1Jn 1:7; Rev 12:11
- Revelation 7:15 : ver 9
- Revelation 7:15 : Rev 22:3
- Revelation 7:15 : Rev 11:19
- Revelation 7:15 : S Rev 5:1
- Revelation 7:15 : Isa 4:5, 6; Rev 21:3
- Revelation 7:16 : Jn 6:35
- Revelation 7:16 : Isa 49:10
- Revelation 7:17 : S Jn 10:11
- Revelation 7:17 : S Jn 4:10
- Revelation 7:17 : Isa 25:8; 35:10; 51:11; 65:19; Rev 21:4
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