After this I saw afour angels standing at the bfour corners of the earth, holding back cthe four winds of the earth dso that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree.Rev 9:14Is 11:12; Ezek 7:2; Rev 20:8Jer 49:36; Dan 7:2; Zech 6:5; Matt 24:31Rev 7:3; 8:7; 9:4 2 And I saw another angel ascending afrom the rising of the sun, holding the bseal of cthe living God; and he called out with a loud voice to the dfour angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,Is 41:2Rev 7:3; 9:4Matt 16:16Rev 9:14 3 saying, “aDo not harm the earth, or the sea, or the trees until we have bsealed the bond-servants of our God on their cforeheads.”Rev 6:6John 3:33; Rev 7:3-8Ezek 9:4, 6; Rev 13:16; 14:1, 9; 20:4; 22:4
4 And I heard the anumber of those who were sealed: b144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:Rev 9:16Rev 14:1, 3
9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from aevery nation and all the tribes, peoples, and languages, standing bbefore the throne and cbefore the Lamb, clothed in dwhite robes, and epalm branches were in their hands;Rev 5:9Rev 7:15Rev 22:3Rev 6:11; 7:14Lev 23:40 10 and they *cried out with a loud voice, saying,Ps 3:8; Rev 12:10; 19:1Rev 22:3
11 And all the angels were standing aaround the throne and around bthe elders and the cfour living creatures; and they dfell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,Rev 4:4Rev 4:6Rev 4:10 12 saying,Rev 5:14Rev 5:12
13 Then one of the elders aresponded, saying to me, “These who are clothed in the bwhite robes, who are they, and where have they come from?”Acts 3:12Rev 7:9 14 I 1said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the agreat tribulation, and they have bwashed their robes and made them cwhite in the dblood of the Lamb.Lit have saidDan 12:1; Matt 24:21; Mark 13:19Zech 3:3-5; Rev 22:14Rev 6:11; 7:9Heb 9:14; 1 John 1:7 15 For this reason they are abefore the throne of God, and they bserve Him day and night in His 1ctemple; and dHe who sits on the throne will spread His etabernacle over them.Or sanctuaryRev 7:9Rev 4:8f; 22:3Rev 11:19; 21:22Rev 4:9Lev 26:11; Ezek 37:27; John 1:14; Rev 21:3 16 aThey will no longer hunger nor thirst, nor will the sun 1beat down on them, nor any scorching heat;Lit fallPs 121:5f; Is 49:10 17 for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their ashepherd, and will guide them to springs of the 1bwater of life; and cGod will wipe every tear from their eyes.”Lit watersPs 23:1f; Matt 2:6; John 10:11John 4:14; Rev 21:6; 22:1Is 25:8; Matt 5:4; Rev 21:4