Revelation 7

An Interlude

1AfterG3326 thisG3778 I sawG3708 1fourG5064 angelsG32 standingG2476 at the 2fourG5064 cornersG1137 of the earthG1093, holdingG2902 backG2902 3the fourG5064 windsG417 of the earthG1093 4soG2443 thatG2443 noG3361 windG417 would blowG4154 on the earthG1093, orG3383 on the seaG2281, orG3383 on anyG3956 treeG1186. 2And I sawG3708 anotherG243 angelG32 ascendingG305 5from the risingG395 of the sunG2246, holdingG2192 the 6sealG4973 of 7the livingG2198 GodG2316; and he calledG2896 outG2896 with a loudG3173 voiceG5456 to the 8fourG5064 angelsG32 to whomG3739 it was grantedG1325 to harmG91 the earthG1093 and the seaG2281, 3sayingG3004, “9Do not harmG91 the earthG1093, orG3383 the seaG2281, orG3383 the treesG1186 untilG891 we have 10sealedG4972 the bond-servantsG1401 of our GodG2316 on their 11foreheadsG3359.”

The 144,000

4And I heardG191 the 12numberG706 of thoseG3588 who were sealedG4972: 13144,000G1540G5065G5505, sealedG4972 from everyG3956 tribeG5443 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474: 5from the tribeG5443 of JudahG2455, twelveG1427 thousandG5505 were sealedG4972, from the tribeG5443 of ReubenG4502 twelveG1427 thousandG5505, from the tribeG5443 of GadG1045 twelveG1427 thousandG5505, 6from the tribeG5443 of AsherG768 twelveG1427 thousandG5505, from the tribeG5443 of NaphtaliG3508 twelveG1427 thousandG5505, from the tribeG5443 of ManassehG3128 twelveG1427 thousandG5505, 7from the tribeG5443 of SimeonG4826 twelveG1427 thousandG5505, from the tribeG5443 of LeviG3017 twelveG1427 thousandG5505, from the tribeG5443 of IssacharG2475 twelveG1427 thousandG5505, 8from the tribeG5443 of ZebulunG2194 twelveG1427 thousandG5505, from the tribeG5443 of JosephG2501 twelveG1427 thousandG5505, and from the tribeG5443 of BenjaminG958, twelveG1427 thousandG5505 were sealedG4972.

A Multitude from the Tribulation

9AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 I lookedG3708, and beholdG2400, a greatG4183 multitudeG3793 whichG3739 noG3762 oneG3762 couldG1410 countG705, from 14everyG3956 nationG1484 and all the tribesG5443, peoplesG2992, and languagesG1100, standingG2476 15beforeG1799 the throneG2362 and 16beforeG1799 the LambG721, clothedG4016 in 17whiteG3022 robesG4749, and 18palmG5404 branchesG5404 were in their handsG5495; 10and they criedG2896 outG2896 with a loudG3173 voiceG5456, sayingG3004, “19SalvationG4991 belongs to our GodG2316 20who sitsG2521 on the throneG2362, and to the LambG721.” 11And allG3956 the angelsG32 were standingG2476 21aroundG2945 the throneG2362 and around 22the eldersG4245 and the 23fourG5064 livingG2226 creaturesG2226; and they 24fellG4098 on their facesG4383 beforeG1799 the throneG2362 and worshipedG4352 GodG2316, 12sayingG3004, “25AmenG281, 26blessingG2129, gloryG1391, wisdomG4678, thanksgivingG2169, honorG5092, powerG1411, and mightG2479 belong to our GodG2316 foreverG165 and everG165. 27AmenG281.”

13ThenG2532 oneG1520 of the eldersG4245 28respondedG611, sayingG3004 to me, “TheseG3778 who are clothedG4016 in the 29whiteG3022 robesG4749, whoG5101 are they, and whereG4159 have they comeG2064 from?” 14I 30saidG3004 to him, “My lordG2962, you knowG3609.” And he saidG3004 to me, “TheseG3778 are the ones who comeG2064 out of the 31greatG3173 tribulationG2347, and they have 32washedG4150 their robesG4749 and madeG3021 them 33whiteG3021 in the 34bloodG129 of the LambG721. 15For thisG3778 reasonG1223 they are 35beforeG1799 the throneG2362 of GodG2316, and they 36serveG3000 Him dayG2250 and nightG3571 in His 3738templeG3485; and 39He who sitsG2521 on the throneG2362 will spreadG4637 His 40tabernacleG4637 overG1909 them. 1641They will noG3756 longerG2089 hungerG3983 norG3761 thirstG1372, norG3761 will the sunG2246 42beatG4098 downG4098 on them, norG3761 anyG3956 scorchingG2738 heatG2738; 17for the LambG721 in the centerG3319 of the throneG2362 will be their 43shepherdG4165, and will guideG3594 them to springsG4077 of the 4445waterG5204 of lifeG2222; and 46GodG2316 will wipeG1813 everyG3956 tearG1144 from their eyesG3788.”