Chapter 7

7Afterthis,Isawfourmessengersstandingonthefourcornersoftheearth,holdingthefourwindsoftheearth,thatthewindshouldnotblowontheearth,noronthesea,noronanytree.
2AndIsawanothermessengerascendingfromtherisingofthesun,havingthesealofthelivingGod,andhecriedwithagreatvoicetothefourmessengers,towhomitwasgiventohurttheearthandthesea,
3saying,“Hurtnottheearth,neitherthesea,northetrees,tillwehavesealedthebond-servantsofourGodupontheirforeheads.”
4AndIheardthenumberofthemwhoweresealed,andthereweresealedahundredandfortyandfourthousandofallthetribesofthesonsofIsrael,
5ofthetribeofJudahweresealedtwelvethousand,ofthetribeofReubentwelvethousand,ofthetribeofGadtwelvethousand,
6ofthetribeofAsertwelvethousand,ofthetribeofNepthalimtwelvethousand,ofthetribeofManassehtwelvethousand,
7ofthetribeofSimeontwelvethousand,ofthetribeofLevitwelvethousand,ofthetribeofIssachartwelvethousand,
8ofthetribeofZabulontwelvethousand,ofthetribeofJosephtwelvethousand,ofthetribeofBenjaminweresealedtwelvethousand.
9AfterthesethingsIsaw,and,behold,amultitudeofmany,thatnonecouldnumber,ofeverynation,andtribes,andpeoples,andtongues,stoodbeforethethroneandbeforetheLamb,clothedwithwhiterobes,andpalmsintheirhands;
10andtheycriedⁿwithagreatvoice,saying,“ThesalvationtoourGodwhositsuponthethroneanduntotheLamb.”
11Andallthemessengersstoodroundaboutthethroneandtheeldersandthefourcreatures,andfellbeforethethroneontheirfaces,andworshippedGod,
12saying,“Amen:Theblessing,andtheglory,andthewisdom,andthethanksgiving,andthehonor,andthemight,andthestrength,beuntoourGoduntotheagesoftheages.Amen.”
13Andoneoftheeldersanswered,sayinguntome,“Whoarethesewhoareclothedinthewhiterobes,andfromwherehavetheycome?”
14AndIsaiduntohim,“Mylord,youknow.”Andhesaidtome,“Thesearetheywhoarecomingoutofthetribulation,thegreatone,andhavewashedtheirrobesandmadethemwhiteinthebloodoftheLamb.
15Therefore,aretheybeforethethroneofGodandservehimdayandnightinhistemple,andhewhositsonthethroneshalltabernacleamongthem.
16Theyshallhungernomore,neitherthirstanymore;neithershallthesunfallonthem,noranyheat.
17FortheLambwhoisinthemidstofthethroneshallshepherdˢthem,andshallleadthemuntofountainsofwatersoflife,andGodshallwipeawayeverytearfromtheireyes.”