1And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.[ † ]Jeremiah 49:36Daniel 7:2Zechariah 6:5Matthew 24:31Revelation 7:3Revelation 8:7Revelation 9:4 2And 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 given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.[ † ]Revelation 6:6Ezekiel 9:4-6Revelation 22:4 4And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.[ † ]Revelation 9:16Revelation 14:1-3Genesis 49:1-27 5Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 7Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. 8Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;[ † ]Isaiah 60:1-5Romans 11:25Revelation 5:9Revelation 3:5-18Revelation 4:4Revelation 6:11 10and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.[ † ]Psalms 3:8Isaiah 43:11Jeremiah 3:23Hosea 13:4Revelation 19:1Revelation 5:13
11And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,[ † ]Revelation 4:6Revelation 4:11Revelation 5:9-12, 14Revelation 11:16 12saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.[ † ]Revelation 5:13-14
13And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?[ † ]Revelation 7:9 14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.[ † ]Revelation 6:9Isaiah 1:18Zechariah 3:3-5Hebrews 9:14 15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.[ † ]Isaiah 4:5-6Revelation 21:3 16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.[ † ]Psalms 121:5Isaiah 49:10Psalms 121:6Revelation 21:4 17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.[ † ]Psalms 23:1Matthew 2:6John 10:11-14Isaiah 25:8Matthew 5:4Revelation 21:4