And I saw another angel ascending (A)from the rising of the sun, holding the (B)seal of (C)the living God; and he called out with a loud voice to the (D)four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, “(E)Do not harm the earth, or the sea, or the trees until we have (F)sealed the bond-servants of our God on their (G)foreheads.”

The 144,000

And I heard the (H)number of those who were sealed: (I)144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand, from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand, from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand, from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, and from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.

A Multitude from the Tribulation

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from (J)every nation and all the tribes, peoples, and languages, standing (K)before the throne and (L)before the Lamb, clothed in (M)white robes, and (N)palm branches were in their hands;

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Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal(A) of the living God.(B) He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:(C) “Do not harm(D) the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads(E) of the servants of our God.” Then I heard the number(F) of those who were sealed: 144,000(G) from all the tribes of Israel.

From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed,

from the tribe of Reuben 12,000,

from the tribe of Gad 12,000,

from the tribe of Asher 12,000,

from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000,

from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,

from the tribe of Simeon 12,000,

from the tribe of Levi 12,000,

from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,

from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000,

from the tribe of Joseph 12,000,

from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.

The Great Multitude in White Robes

After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language,(H) standing before the throne(I) and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes(J) and were holding palm branches in their hands.

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The Lamb and the 144,000 on Mount Zion

14 Then I looked, and behold, (A)the Lamb was standing on (B)Mount Zion, and with Him (C)144,000 who had (D)His name and the (E)name of His Father written (F)on their foreheads.

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The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb,(A) standing on Mount Zion,(B) and with him 144,000(C) who had his name and his Father’s name(D) written on their foreheads.(E)

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