Chapter 7

7AndafterthesethingsIsawfourmessengersstandingonthefourcornersoftheearth,holdingthefourwindsoftheearth,thatthewindshouldnotblowontheearth,noronthesea,noronanytree.
2AndIsawanothermessengerascendingfromtherisingofthesun,havingthesealofthelivingGod:andhecriedwithagreatvoicetothefourmessengers,towhomitwasgiventohurttheearthandthesea,
3Saying,Hurtnottheearth,neitherthesea,northetrees,tillwehavesealedtheservantsofourGodintheirforeheads.
4AndIheardthenumberofthemwhichweresealed:andthereweresealedanhundredandfortyandfourthousandofallthetribesofthesonsofIsrael.
5OfthetribeofJudahweresealedtwelvethousand.OfthetribeofReubenweresealedtwelvethousand.OfthetribeofGadweresealedtwelvethousand.
6OfthetribeofAserweresealedtwelvethousand.OfthetribeofNepthalimweresealedtwelvethousand.OfthetribeofManassehweresealedtwelvethousand.
7OfthetribeofSimeonweresealedtwelvethousand.OfthetribeofLeviweresealedtwelvethousand.OfthetribeofIssacharweresealedtwelvethousand.
8OfthetribeofZabulonweresealedtwelvethousand.OfthetribeofJosephweresealedtwelvethousand.OfthetribeofBenjaminweresealedtwelvethousand.
9AfterthisIbeheld,and,lo,amultitudeofmany,whichnonecouldnumber,ofallnations,andkindreds,andpeople,andtongues,stoodbeforethethrone,andbeforetheLamb,clothedwithwhiterobes,andpalmsintheirhands;
10Andcriedwithagreatvoice,saying,SalvationtoourGodwhositsuponthethrone,anduntotheLamb.
11Andallthemessengersstoodroundaboutthethroneandtheeldersandthefourbeasts,andfellbeforethethroneontheirfaces,andworshippedGod,
12Saying,Amen:Blessing,andglory,andwisdom,andthanksgiving,andhonor,andmight,andstrength,beuntoourGodforeverandever.Amen.
13Andoneoftheeldersanswered,sayinguntome,Whoarethesewhicharearrayedinwhiterobes?Andfromwherehavetheycome?
14AndIsaiduntohim,Sir,youknow.Andhesaidtome,Thesearetheywhoarecomingoutofgreattribulation,andhavewashedtheirrobes,andmadethemwhiteinthebloodoftheLamb.
15Therefore,aretheybeforethethroneofGod,andservehimdayandnightinhistemple:andhewhositsonthethroneshalldwellamongthem.
16Theyshallhungernomore,neitherthirstanymore;neithershallthesunfallonthem,noranyheat.
17FortheLambwhichisinthemidstofthethroneshallshepherdthem,andshallleadthemuntolivingfountainsofwaters:andGodshallwipeawayalltearsfromtheireyes.