Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | Revelation 7:9 ¶ After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 7:9 ¶ After these things I looked, and this is what I saw: a vast multitude which no one could count, [gathered] from every nation and from all the tribes and peoples and languages [of the earth], standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Christ), dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands; |
Subject: Only 144,000 to asend to heaven? |
Bible Note: I am sorry if I came across as abrupt but there is a certain religious group that says only 144,000 will be in heaven. I don’t believe that to be true and to the best of my knowledge there is not another denomination that accepts that view of this passage. I hope this did answer your question that before the throne of God the will be a vast number of people from every tribe on the earth. Again I am sorry if I jumped to quickly to a conclusion. I also hope this does not discourage you from asking more questions. The Bible is a great book and Revelations is a wonderful part of the Bible, although it is probably not the book to start with as Revelations has nearly 400 or more illusions back to the Old Testament. |