1 Next I saw four angels, standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the world to keep them from blowing over the land or the sea or any tree.
2 Then I saw another angel rising where the sun rises, carrying the seal of the living God; he called in a powerful voice to the four angels whose duty was to devastate land and sea,
3 'Wait before you do any damage on land or at sea or to the trees, until we have put the seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.'
4 And I heard how many had been sealed: a hundred and forty-four thousand, out of all the tribes of Israel.
5 From the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand had been sealed; from the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;
6 from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand;
7 from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; from the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand;
8 from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; and from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand had been sealed.
9 After that I saw that there was a huge number, impossible for anyone to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language; they were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palms in their hands. They shouted in a loud voice,
10 'Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!'
11 And all the angels who were standing in a circle round the throne, surrounding the elders and the four living creatures, prostrated themselves before the throne, and touched the ground with their foreheads, worshipping God
12 with these words: Amen. Praise and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honour and power and strength to our God for ever and ever. Amen.
13 One of the elders then spoke and asked me, 'Who are these people, dressed in white robes, and where have they come from?'
14 I answered him, 'You can tell me, sir.' Then he said, 'These are the people who have been through the great trial; they have washed their robes white again in the blood of the Lamb.
15 That is why they are standing in front of God's throne and serving him day and night in his sanctuary; and the One who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.
16 They will never hunger or thirst again; sun and scorching wind will never plague them,
17 because the Lamb who is at the heart of the throne will be their shepherd and will guide them to springs of living water; and God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.'
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Revelation 7 is a chapter that talks about divine protection given to a select group of people during the tribulation period that will occur on Earth. This group is composed of 144,000 Jews, 12,000 of each of the 12 tribes of Israel, who are sealed by God so that they do not suffer damage during this time. Moreover, a large multitude of all nations, peoples, tribes, and tongues is seen before the throne of God, praising and worshiping it.
Romans 8:38-39: "For I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, principalists, nor future things, nor potestes, height, nor depth, nor any other creature It can separate us from the love of God, who is in Christ Jesus our Lord. " This verse points out that nothing can separate believers from God's love, including the difficulties and persecution they face during the tribulation.
Matthew 24:21-22: "For there will then be great affliction, as has never been from the beginning of the world so far, nor will there be. And if those days were not abbreviated, no one would be saved; but because of the chosen ones, those days will be abbreviated will be abbreviated will be abbreviated. . " This verse describes the period of tribulation and how it will be so intense that if it was not shortened by God, no one would survive.
1 Peter 1:7: "That the proof of your faith, much more precious than the gold that perishes and is proved by fire, be attributed to you in praise, honor, and glory in the revelation of Jesus Christ;" This verse talks about the importance of proof of faith during the tribulation period, which will be a test for believers and will show the strength and true nature of their faith.
John 10:16: "I still have other sheep that are not of this fold; it is also appropriate to add these, and they will hear my voice, and there will be a flock and a pastor." This verse talks about how people of all nations will be saved and will unite in a flock under the pasture of Jesus Christ, which is seen in Revelation 7 with the great multitude of all nations, peoples, tribes and languages before the throne of God.
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