The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Revelation 07
1 After this, I saw four angels standing at
the four corners of the earth, holding the
four winds of the earth, so that no wind
would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or
on any tree.
2 I saw another angel ascend from the
sunrise, having the seal of the living God.
He cried with a loud voice to the four
angels to whom it was given to harm the
earth and the sea,
3 saying, “Don’t harm the earth, the sea,
or the trees, until we have sealed the
bondservants of our God on their foreheads!”
4 I heard the number of those who were
sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand,
sealed out of every tribe of the children of
Israel:
5 of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand
were sealed, of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand,
of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand,
of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand,
of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
7 of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand,
of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand,
of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
8 of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand,
ofthe tribe ofJoseph twelve thousand, and
of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand
were sealed.
9 After these things I looked, and behold,
a great multitude which no man could
count, out of every nation and of all tribes,
peoples, and languages, standing before
the throne andbefore theLamb, dressedin
white robes, with palm branches in their
hands.
10 They cried with a loud voice, saying,
“Salvation be to our God, who sits on the
throne, and to the Lamb!”
11 All the angels were standing around
the throne, the elders, and the four living
creatures; and they fell on their faces
before his throne, and worshiped God,
12 saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom,
thanksgiving, honor, power, and
might, be to our God forever and
ever! Amen.”
13 One of the elders answered, saying to
me, “These who are arrayed in the white
robes, who are they, and where did they
come from?”
14 I told him, “My lord, you know.”
He said to me, “These are those who
came out of the great suffering.† They
washed their robes and made them white
in the Lamb’s blood.
15 Therefore they are before the throne
of God, andthey servehimday andnightin
his temple. He who sits on the throne will
spread his tabernacle over them.
16 They will never be hungry or thirsty
any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor
any heat;
17 for the Lamb who is in the middle of
the throne shepherds them and leads them
to springs of life-giving waters. And God
will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”