1
After these things I saw four angels standing at the four
corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth,
that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or
on any tree. 2 Then I saw
another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of
the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four
angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,
3 saying, “Do not harm the
earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the
servants of our God on their foreheads.”
4 And I heard the number of
those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four
thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were
sealed:
5 of the tribe of Judah
twelve thousand were sealed;[
of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were
sealed;
of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were
sealed;
6 of the tribe of Asher
twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were
sealed;
of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were
sealed;
7 of the tribe of
Simeon twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were
sealed;
of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were
sealed;
8 of the tribe of
Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were
sealed;
of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were
sealed.
A Multitude
from the Great Tribulation - judged for rebellion and must die
to receive their robe but they LIVE through resurrection!
9
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude
which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples,
and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb,
clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
10 and crying out with a loud
voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to YHWH who sits on
the throne, and to the Lamb (Yahshua)!”
11 All the angels stood around
the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and
fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped YHWH,
12 saying:
“ Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,
Be to YHWH forever and ever.
Let it be so.”
13 Then one of the elders
answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in
white robes (as a result of being
judged for rebellion and died), and where
did they come from?”
14 And I said to him, “Sir,
you know.”
So he said to me, “These are
the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed
their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 Therefore they are before
the throne of YHWH, and serve Him day and night in His
temple. And He who sits on the throne will
dwell among them. 16 They
shall neither (have to suffer judgment
for their rebellion) hunger anymore nor thirst
anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;
17 for the Lamb (Yahshua) who
is in the midst of the throne (of YHWH
not on it) will shepherd them (Deliver them) and
lead them to living fountains of waters. And YHWH will wipe
away every tear from their eyes (as
they cried out in repentance for being misled).”