The Word Am I

The Revelation of St. John the Divine

Unlocked Literal Bible :: World English Bible Catholic

- Chapter 7 -

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After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, tightly holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind should blow on the earth, on the sea, or against any tree.
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I saw another angel coming up from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He cried out with a loud voice to the four angels who were given permission to harm the earth and the sea:
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“Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees until we have put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
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I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000, who were sealed from every tribe of the people of Israel:
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Twelve thousand from the tribe of Judah were sealed, twelve thousand from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand from the tribe of Gad,
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twelve thousand from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand from the tribe of Manasseh,
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twelve thousand from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand from the tribe of Issachar,
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twelve thousand from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand from the tribe of Joseph, and twelve thousand from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.

Praise from the Great Multitude

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After these things I looked, and there was a huge multitude that no one could count-from every nation, tribe, people, and language-standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands,
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and they were calling out with a loud voice: “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
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All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they prostrated themselves on their faces before the throne. They worshiped God,
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saying, “Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen!”
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Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are these, clothed with white robes, and where did they come from?”
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I said to him, “Sir, you know,” and he said to me, “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.
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For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they worship him day and night in his temple. The one who is seated on the throne will spread his tent over them.
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They will not be hungry again, nor will they be thirsty again. The sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat.
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For the Lamb in the middle of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
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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,
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saying, “Don’t harm the earth, the sea, or the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!”
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I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:
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of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed, of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
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of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
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of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
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of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, and of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

Praise from the Great Multitude

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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 and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
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They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
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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,
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saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
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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?”
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I told him, “My lord, you know.” He said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering.(a) They washed their robes and made them white in the Lambs blood.
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Therefore they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them.
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They will never be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat;
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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.”

Footnotes

(a)7:14 or, oppression