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Revelation chapter 7

After this I saw four standing at the , holding back the four of the earth so that no wind could blow on the land, the sea, or on any tree.Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, carrying the of the . He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to damage the land and the sea:“Don’t damage the land or the sea or the trees until we’ve put the seal on the of those who our God.”And I heard the number of those who were sealed: , sealed from every tribe of :From the , twelve thousand were sealed; from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand;from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; from the tribe of , twelve thousand; from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand;from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; from the tribe of , twelve thousand; from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand.After this I looked, and there was an that no one could count—from every nation, tribe, people, and language—standing in front of the throne and in front of the . They were wearing and holding in their hands,and they were calling out in a loud voice: “ belongs to our God, who sits on the , and to the Lamb!”All the angels were standing around the throne with the and the . They fell facedown before the throne and God,saying, “! Praise and and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength belong to our God . Yes!”Then one of the elders asked me, “These people wearing white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”I answered, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who have come through the . They have and made them white in the Lamb’s .”That’s why they are in front of God’s throne, serving him day and night in his . And the one who sits on the throne will .They will , and they will . The sun won’t beat down on them, and no scorching heat will burn them,because the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their . He will guide them to , and God will from their eyes.