Chapter 7
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7:1 After this [vision] I saw four angels standing upon the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth that no wind should blow upon the earth, nor upon the sea, nor upon any tree. 2 And I saw another angel coming up from the rising sun, holding the seal of the living God. He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom had been given to do wrong, to act unjustly against the earth and the sea, 3 saying, “Do not do wrong against the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, • until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads. 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, having been sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel [t]. 5 Out of the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed; out of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand; 6 out of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand; 7 out of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand; 8 out of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand; and out of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed. 9 After this [vision] I looked, and I saw a great multitude which no one was able to number, out of every ethnic family and tribe, peoples and languages, standing in the presence of the throne and the presence of the Lamb. They were enclothed with white robes, and palm branches were in their hands. 10 They shouted with a loud voice saying, “Salvation unto our God, the One who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 And all the angels stood circled around the throne with the elders and the four living things, and they fell upon their faces before the throne and worshipped God, 12 saying, “Let it be so; it is so! Blessing [speaking good words], and glory, wisdom and thanksgiving [speaking good grace], honor and power and strength to our God into the unfolding of the ages. Let it be so; it is so!” 13 One of the elders said to me, “These who have been enclothed with white robes, who are they and from where have they come?” 14 And I said to him, “My Lord, you know.” And he said to me, • “These are those who are coming out of great travail [pressures within and without]. They have washed their robes and made them white inside the blood of the Lamb. 15 Because they have done this, they are inside the presence of the throne of God and serve him day and night inside His temple. The One who sits upon the throne will tabernacle, will pitch His tent over them, and dwell among them. 16 They will not hunger any more, neither will they thirst any more, nor shall the sun fall upon them at all, nor any burning heat, • 17 because the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them, and He will guide them to living fountains of waters. God will wipe away every tear from their eyes [u). 8: • 1 Then, when the Lamb removed the seventh seal, there was silence inside of heaven for about half an hour [v]. |
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