1 An angel seals the servants of God in their foreheads.
4 The number of them that were sealed: of the tribes of Israel a certain number.
9 Of all the other nations an innumerable multitude, which stand before the throne, clad in white robes, and palms in their hands.
14 Their robes were washed in the blood of the Lamb.

after. 4:1-6:17

four angels. 4:6 9:14 Eze 7:2 37:9 Zec 1:18-20 6:1 Mt 24:31 Mr 13:27

holding. Isa 27:8 Jer 49:36 Da 7:2 8:8 Jon 1:4 Mt 8:26,27 24:31

the wind. 6:6 9:4 Isa 27:3

2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

And I. 8:3 10:1 Mal 3:1 4:2 Ac 7:30-32

having. 3-8 5:2 10:4 So 8:6 Joh 6:27 2Co 1:22 Eph 1:13 4:30 2Ti 2:19

living. See on De 5:26 1Sa 17:26,36 2Ki 19:4 Mt 26:63 1Th 1:9 Heb 12:22

to whom. 1:3 8:7-12

3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

Hurt not. 6:6 9:4 Isa 6:13 27:8 65:8 Mt 24:22,31

till. 14:1 Ex 12:13,23 Isa 26:20,21 Ex 9:4-6 Zep 2:3

the servants. 19:2 Isa 54:17 Da 3:17,26 6:16 Mal 3:18 Joh 12:26 Ro 6:22

in their. 13:16 14:1 20:4 22:4

4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

I heard. 9:16

an. 14:1,3 Ge 15:5 Ro 9:27 11:5,6

all. Eze 47:13 48:19,31 Zec 9:1 Mt 19:28 Lu 22:30 Ac 26:7 Jas 1:1

5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

tribe of Juda. Ex 1:2-4 Nu 1:4-15 10:14-27 13:4-16 1Co 2:1,2

6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.

Aser. Lu 2:36

7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.

Simeon. Nu 1:22 25:14 26:14 Jos 19:1 Jud 1:3

Levi. Ge 29:34 35:23 49:5 Ex 6:16

Issachar. Ge 30:18 35:23 49:11 Jos 19:17

8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

a great. Ge 49:10 Ps 2:8 22:27 72:7-11 76:4 77:2 98:3 110:2,3 117:1,2 Isa 2:2,3 49:6-8 60:1-14 Jer 3:17 16:19 Zec 2:11 8:20-23 Ro 15:9-12

no man. 5:11 11:15 Ge 13:16 Ho 1:10 Lu 12:1 Ro 11:25 Heb 11:12 12:22

of all. 5:9 Da 4:1 6:25

stood. Lu 21:36 Eph 6:13

clothed. 13,14

See on ch. 3:4,5,18 4:4 6:11

palms. Le 23:40 Joh 12:13

10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

cried. Zec 4:7

Salvation. 19:1 Ps 3:8 37:39 68:19,20 115:1 Isa 43:11 45:15,21 Jer 3:23 Ho 13:4 Jon 2:9 Zec 9:9 Lu 3:6 Joh 4:22 Eph 2:8

sitteth. 4:2,3,9-11 5:7,13,14 21:5

unto. 4:6,9 22:3 Joh 1:29,36

11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

all. 4:6 5:11-13 19:4-6 Ps 103:20,21 148:1,2

and fell. 11:16

and worshipped. 4:10 15:4 19:4 22:9 Ps 45:11 97:7 Mt 4:10 Joh 5:23 Heb 1:6

12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.

Amen. 1:18 5:13,14 19:4 Ps 41:13 72:19 89:52 106:48 Mt 6:13 Jude 1:25

Blessing. See on ch. 5:12,13

thanksgiving. Ne 12:8,46 Ps 50:14 95:2 100:4 107:22 116:17 147:7 Isa 51:3 Jer 33:9,11 Jon 2:9 2Co 4:15 9:11,12 Col 2:7 3:17

13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

one. 4:4,10 5:5,11

arrayed. See on ver. 9

whence. Ge 16:8 Jud 13:6 Joh 7:28

14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

thou. Ex 37:3

came. 2:9 6:9-11 15:2 17:6 Joh 16:33 Ac 14:22 Ro 5:3 2Th 1:4

and have. 1:5 Isa 1:18 Zec 3:3-5 13:1 Joh 13:8-14 1Co 6:11 Eph 5:26,27 Heb 9:14 1Jo 1:7

the blood. 5:9 12:11 Heb 13:12 1Pe 1:19

15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

are. 4:4 14:3-5 Heb 8:1 12:2

serve. 20:10 22:5 Ps 134:1,2

dwell. 21:3,4 22:3 Ex 29:45 1Ki 6:13 1Ch 23:25 Ps 68:16-18 Isa 4:5,6 Joh 1:14 1Co 3:16 2Co 6:16

16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

hunger. Ps 42:2 63:1 143:6 Isa 41:17 49:10 65:13 Mt 5:6 Lu 1:53 6:21 Joh 4:14

the sun. 21:4 Ps 121:6 So 1:6 Isa 4:5,6 25:4 32:2 Jon 4:8 Mt 13:6,21 Mr 4:6,17 Jas 1:11

17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

in the. See on ch. 5:6

feed. Ps 22:26 23:1,2,5 28:9 36:8 So 1:7,8 Isa 25:6 40:11 49:9 Eze 34:23 Mic 5:4 7:14 Mt 2:6 *marg: Joh 10:11,14 21:15-17 Ac 20:28 1Pe 5:2

shall lead. 21:6 Ps 36:9 Isa 12:3 30:25 35:6,7 Jer 2:13 31:9 Joh 4:11,14 Joh 7:37,38

God. 4:11 21:4 Isa 25:8 30:19 35:10 60:20