(M32) 1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the
earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on
the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree. 2 And I saw another angel
ascend from the sunrising, having the seal of the living God: and he cried
with a great voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the
earth and the sea, 3 saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the
trees, till we shall have sealed the servants(126) of our God on their
foreheads.
4 And I heard the number of them that were sealed, a hundred and forty and
four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel:
(M33) 5 Of the tribe of Judah _were_ sealed twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand;
6 Of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand;
7 Of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand;
8 Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand;
Of the tribe of Benjamin _were_ sealed twelve thousand.
(B) The Redeemed Out of All Nations
(M34) 9 After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no
man could number, out of every nation and of _all_ tribes and peoples and
tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white
robes, and palms in their hands;
10 And they cry with a great voice, saying,
Salvation unto our God who sitteth on the throne, and unto the
Lamb.
(M35) 11 And all the angels were standing round about the throne, and
_about_ the elders and the four living creatures; and they fell before the
throne on their faces, and worshipped(127) God, 12 saying,
Amen: Blessing, and glory(128), and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and
honor, and power, and might, _be_ unto our God for ever and
ever(129). Amen.
(M36) 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These that are
arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they? 14 And I
say(130) unto him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are
they that come out of the great tribulation, and they washed their robes,
and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore are they before
the throne of God; and they serve him day and night in his temple(131):
and he that sitteth on the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them.
16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the
sun strike upon them, nor any heat: 17 for the Lamb that is in the midst
of(132) the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto
fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their
eyes.