NASB — Revelation 7 — KJV

An Interlude

1 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°. 2 And I saw° another° angel° ascending° afrom the rising° of the sun°, having° the bseal° of cthe living° God°; and he cried° out with a loud° voice° to the dfour° angels° to whom° it was granted° to harm° the earth° and the sea°, 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°.”

[1] aRv 9:14 bIs 11:12; Ezk 7:2; Rv 20:8 cJr 49:36; Dn 7:2; Zc 6:5; Mt 24:31 dRv 7:3; 8:7; 9:4
[2] aIs 41:2 bRv 7:3; 9:4 cMt 16:16 dRv 9:14
[3] aRv 6:6 bJn 3:33; Rv 7:3-8 cEzk 9:4, 6; Rv 13:16; 14:1, 9; 20:4; 22:4

The 144,000

4 ¶ And I heard° the anumber° of those° who were sealed°, bone° hundred° and forty-four°° thousand° sealed° from every° tribe° of the sons° of Israel°:
    5 from the tribe° of Judah°, twelve° thousand° [were] 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°, from the tribe° of Joseph° twelve° thousand°, from the tribe° of Benjamin°, twelve° thousand° [were] sealed°.

[4] aRv 9:16 bRv 14:1, 3

A Multitude from the Tribulation

9 ¶ After° these° things° I looked°, and behold°, a great° multitude° which° no° one° could° count°, from aevery° nation° and [all] tribes° and peoples° and tongues°, standing° bbefore° the throne° and cbefore° the Lamb°, clothed° in dwhite° robes°, and epalm° branches° [were] in their hands°; 10 and they cry° out with a loud° voice°, saying°,

¶ “aSalvation° to our God° bwho sits° on the throne°, and to the Lamb°.” 11 And all° the angels° were standing° aaround° the throne° and [around] athe elders° and the bfour° living° creatures°; and they cfell° on their faces° before° the throne° and worshiped° God°, 12 saying°,

¶ “aAmen°, bblessing° and glory° and wisdom° and thanksgiving° and honor° and power° and might°, [be] to our God° forever° and ever°. aAmen°.”

[9] aRv 5:9 bRv 7:15 cRv 22:3 dRv 6:11; 7:14 eLv 23:40
[10] aPs 3:8; Rv 12:10; 19:1 bRv 22:3
[11] aRv 4:4 bRv 4:6 cRv 4:10
[12] aRv 5:14 bRv 5:12

13 ¶ Then° one° of the elders° aanswered°, saying° to me, “These° who are clothed° in the bwhite° robes°, who° are they, and where° have they come° from?” 14 I Isaid° 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°. 15 For this° reason°, they are abefore° the throne° of God°; and they bserve° Him day° and night° in His Ictemple°; and dHe who sits° on the throne° will spread° His etabernacle° over° them. 16 aThey will hunger° no° longer°, nor° thirst° anymore°; nor° will the sun° Ibeat° down° on them, nor° any° heat°; 17 for the Lamb° in the center° of the throne° will be their ashepherd°, and will guide° them to springs° of the Ibwater° of life°; and cGod° will wipe° every° tear° from their eyes°.”

[13] aAc 3:12 bRv 7:9
[14] ILit have said aDn 12:1; Mt 24:21; Mk 13:19 bZc 3:3-5; Rv 22:14 cRv 6:11; 7:9 dHe 9:14; 1 Jn 1:7
[15] IOr sanctuary aRv 7:9 bRv 4:8f; 22:3 cRv 11:19; 21:22 dRv 4:9 eLv 26:11; Ezk 37:27; Jn 1:14; Rv 21:3
[16] ILit fall aPs 121:5f; Is 49:10
[17] ILit waters aPs 23:1f; Mt 2:6; Jn 10:11 bJn 4:14; Rv 21:6; 22:1 cIs 25:8; Mt 5:4; Rv 21:4


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1 ¶ Andº afterº these thingsº I sawºª fourº angelsº standingºª onº the² fourº cornersº of the² earth,º holdingºª the² fourº windsº of the² earth,º that¹ª² the windº should¹ª not¹² blowºª onº the² earth,º norº onº the² sea,º norº onº anyº tree.º 2 Andº I sawºª anotherº angelº ascendingºªªª fromº the east,ºº havingºª the sealº of the livingºª God:º andº he criedºª with a loudº voiceº to the² fourº angels,º to whomº it¹ was givenºª to² hurtºª the² earthº andº the² sea,º

[1] Is 27:3, 8; Jr 49:36; Ezk 7:2; 37:9; Dn 7:2; 8:8; Jna 1:4; Zc 1:18; 6:1; Mt 8:26; 24:31; Mk 13:27; Rv 4:1, 6; 6:6; 9:4, 14.
[2] Dt 5:26; 1S 17:26, 36; 2K 19:4; So 8:6; Mal 3:1; 4:2; Mt 26:63; Jn 6:27; Ac 7:30; 2Co 1:22; Ep 1:13; 4:30; 1Th 1:9; 2Ti 2:19; He 12:22; Rv 1:3; 5:2; 7:3; 8:3, 7; 10:1, 4.

An angel sealeth the servants of God in their foreheads.

3 Saying,ºª Hurtºª notº the² earth,º neitherº the² sea,º norº the² trees,º tillº¹ we have² sealedºªªª the² servantsº of ourº Godº inº their¹² foreheads.º

[3] Ex 9:4; 12:13, 23; Is 6:13; 26:20; 27:8; 54:17; 65:8; Dn 3:17, 26; 6:16; Zp 2:3; Mal 3:18; Mt 24:22, 31; Jn 12:26; Ro 6:22; Rv 6:6; 9:4; 13:16; 14:1; 19:2; 20:4; 22:4.

The number of them that were sealed: of the tribes of Israel a certain number.

4 Andº I heardºª the² numberº of them which were sealed:ºª [and there were] sealedºª an hundred¹ [and] forty¹ [and] four¹ thousand¹²²²² ofº allº the tribes¹² of the childrenº of Israel.º 5 Ofº the tribeº of Judaº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º Ofº the tribe¹² of Reubenº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º Ofº the tribe¹² of Gadº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º 6 Ofº the tribeº of Aserº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º Ofº the tribeº of Nepthalimº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º Ofº the tribe¹² of Manassesº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º 7 Ofº the tribe¹² of Simeonº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º Ofº the tribeº of Leviº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º Ofº the tribe¹² of Issacharº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º 8 Ofº the tribe¹² of Zabulonº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º Ofº the tribe¹² of Josephº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º Ofº the tribe¹² of Benjaminº [were] sealedºª twelveº thousand.º

[4] Gn 15:5; Ezk 47:13; 48:19, 31; Zc 9:1; Mt 19:28; Lk 22:30; Ac 26:7; Ro 9:27; 11:5; Jm 1:1; Rv 9:16; 14:1, 3.
[5] Ex 1:2; Nu 1:4; 10:14; 13:4; 1Co 2:1.
[6] Lk 2:36.
[7] Gn 29:34; 30:18; 35:23; 49:5, 11; Ex 6:16; Nu 1:22; 25:14; 26:14; Jsh 19:1, 17; Jg 1:3.

Of all other nations an innumerable multitude, which stand before the throne, clad in white robes, and palms in their hands.

9 Afterº thisº I beheld,ºª and,º lo,ºª a greatº multitude,º whichº no manº couldºª number,ººª ofº allº nations,º andº kindreds,º andº people,º andº tongues,º stoodºª beforeº the² throne,º andº beforeº the² Lamb,º clothedºª with whiteº robes,º andº palmsº inº their¹² hands;º 10 Andº criedºª with a loudº voice,º saying,ºª Salvationº to ourº Godº which¹ sittethºª uponº the² throne,º andº unto the² Lamb.º 11 Andº allº the² angelsº stoodºª round aboutº the² throne,º andº [about] the² eldersº andº the² fourº beasts,º andº fellºª beforeº the² throneº onº their¹² faces,º andº worshippedºª God,º 12 Saying,ºª Amen:º Blessing,º andº glory,º andº wisdom,º andº thanksgiving,º andº honour,º andº power,º andº might,¹² [be] unto ourº Godº for¹ ever¹ and ever.º² Amen.º 13 Andº oneº ofº the² eldersº answered,ºª sayingºª unto me,º Whatº areºª theseº which¹ are arrayed² in¹ª whiteº robes?º andº whenceº came² they?¹ª

[9] Gn 13:16; 49:10; Lv 23:40; Ps 2:8; 22:27; 72:7; 76:4; 77:2; 98:3; 110:2; 117:1; Is 2:2; 49:6; 60:1; Jr 3:17; 16:19; Dn 4:1; 6:25; Ho 1:10; Zc 2:11; 8:20; Lk 12:1; 21:36; Jn 12:13; Ro 11:25; 15:9; Ep 6:13; He 11:12; 12:22; Rv 3:4, 18; 4:4; 5:9, 11; 6:11; 7:13; 11:15.
[10] Ps 3:8; 37:39; 68:19; 115:1; Is 43:11; 45:15, 21; Jr 3:23; Ho 13:4; Jna 2:9; Zc 4:7; 9:9; Lk 3:6; Jn 1:29, 36; 4:22; Ep 2:8; Rv 4:2, 6, 9; 5:7, 13; 19:1; 21:5; 22:3.
[11] Ps 45:11; 97:7; 103:20; 148:1; Mt 4:10; Jn 5:23; He 1:6; Rv 4:6, 10; 5:11; 11:16; 15:4; 19:4; 22:9.
[12] Ne 12:8, 46; Ps 41:13; 50:14; 72:19; 89:52; 95:2; 100:4; 106:48; 107:22; 116:17; 147:7; Is 51:3; Jr 33:9, 11; Jna 2:9; Mt 6:13; 2Co 4:15; 9:11; Col 2:7; 3:17; Jde 1:25; Rv 1:18; 5:12, 13; 19:4.
[13] Gn 16:8; Jg 13:6; Jn 7:28; Rv 4:4, 10; 5:5, 11; 7:9.

Their robes were washed in the blood of the Lamb.

14 Andº I saidºª unto him,º Sir,º thouº knowest.ºª Andº he saidºª to me,º Theseº are² they¹ª which cameºª out ofº greatº tribulation,º andº have washedºª their¹² robes,º andº made¹ª them¹¹ whiteºª² inº the² bloodº of the² Lamb.º 15 Thereforeºº are² they¹ª beforeº the² throneº of God,º andº serveºª himº dayº andº nightº inº his¹² temple:º andº he that sittethºª onº the² throneº shall dwellºª amongº them.º 16 They shall hungerºª noº more,º neitherº thirstºª any more;º neitherºº shall¹ª the² sunº lightºª onº them,º norº anyº heat.º 17 Forº the² Lambº whichº is in² the midstº¹ of the² throneº shall feedºª them,º andº shall leadºª themº untoº livingºª fountainsº of waters:º andº Godº shall wipe awayºª allº tearsº fromº their¹² eyes.º

[14] Ex 37:3; Is 1:18; Zc 3:3; 13:1; Jn 13:8; 16:33; Ac 14:22; Ro 5:3; 1Co 6:11; Ep 5:26; 2Th 1:4; He 9:14; 13:12; 1P 1:19; 1Jn 1:7; Rv 1:5; 2:9; 5:9; 6:9; 12:11; 15:2; 17:6.
[15] Ex 29:45; 1K 6:13; 1Ch 23:25; Ps 68:16; 134:1; Is 4:5; Jn 1:14; 1Co 3:16; 2Co 6:16; He 8:1; 12:2; Rv 4:4; 14:3; 20:10; 21:3; 22:3, 5.
[16] Ps 42:2; 63:1; 121:6; 143:6; So 1:6; Is 4:5; 25:4; 32:2; 41:17; 49:10; 65:13; Jna 4:8; Mt 5:6; 13:6, 21; Mk 4:6, 17; Lk 1:53; 6:21; Jn 4:14; Jm 1:11; Rv 21:4.
[17] Ps 22:26; 23:1, 5; 28:9; 36:8, 9; So 1:7; Is 12:3; 25:6, 8; 30:19, 25; 35:6, 10; 40:11; 49:9; 60:20; Jr 2:13; 31:9; Ezk 34:23; Mi 5:4; 7:14; Mt 2:6; Jn 4:11, 14; 7:37; 10:11, 14; 21:15; Ac 20:28; 1P 5:2; Rv 4:11; 5:6; 21:4, 6.


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