CHAPTER 7
After
this
I saw
four
angels
standing
at
the
four
corners
of the
earth,
holding back
its
four
winds
so that
no
wind
would blow
on
land
or
sea
or
on
any
tree.
And
I saw
another
angel
ascending
from
the east,
with
the seal
of the living
God.
And
he called out
in a loud
voice
to the
four
angels
who
had been given power
to harm
the
land
and
the
sea:
“Do not
harm
the
land
or
sea
or
trees
until
we have sealed
the
foreheads
of the
servants
of our
God.”
From
the tribe
of Judah
12,000
were sealed,
from
the tribe
of Reuben
12,000 ,
from
the tribe
of Gad
12,000 ,
from
the tribe
of Asher
12,000 ,
from
the tribe
of Naphtali
12,000 ,
from
the tribe
of Manasseh
12,000 ,
from
the tribe
of Simeon
12,000 ,
from
the tribe
of Levi
12,000 ,
from
the tribe
of Isaachar
12,000 ,
from
the tribe
of Zebulun
12,000 ,
from
the tribe
of Joseph
12,000 ,
and from
the tribe
of Benjamin
12,000 .
After
this
I looked
and
saw
a multitude
too large
to count,
from
every
nation
and
tribe
and
people
and
tongue,
standing
before
the
throne
and
before
the
Lamb.
They were wearing
white
robes
and were holding
palm branches
in
their
hands.
And
they cried out
in a loud voice:
“Salvation
to
our
God,
who
sits
on
the
throne,
and
to the
Lamb!”
And
all
the
angels
stood
around
the
throne
and around
the
elders
and
the
four
living creatures.
And
they fell facedown
before
the
throne
and
worshiped
God,
saying,
“Amen!
Blessing
and
glory
and
wisdom
and
thanks
and
honor
and
power
and
strength
to
our
God
forever
and
ever!
Amen."
Then
one
of
the
elders
addressed
me:
“These
in
white
robes,”
he asked,
“who
are they,
and
where
have they come from?”
“Sir,”
I answered,
“you
know.”
So
he replied,
“These
are
the ones
who have come
out of
the
great
tribulation;
they have washed
their
robes
and
made them white
in
the
blood
of the
Lamb.
For this reason,
‘They are
before
the
throne
of God
and
serve
Him
day
and
night
in
His
temple;
and
the One
seated
on
the
throne
will spread His tabernacle
over
them.
Never
again
will they hunger,
and never
will they thirst;
nor
will the
sun
beat down
upon
them,
nor
any
scorching heat.
For
the
Lamb
in
the center
of the
throne
will be their shepherd.
He will lead
them
to
springs
of living
water,
and
God
will wipe away
every
tear
from
their
eyes.'"