The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and behold, on (A)Mount Zion (B)stood the Lamb, and with him (C)144,000 who (D)had his name and his Father's name written (E)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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32 And it shall come to pass that (A)everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. (B)For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be those who escape, as the Lord has said, and among (C)the survivors shall be those whom the Lord calls.

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32 And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord(A) will be saved;(B)
for on Mount Zion(C) and in Jerusalem
    there will be deliverance,(D)
    as the Lord has said,
even among the survivors(E)
    whom the Lord calls.[a](F)

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Footnotes

  1. Joel 2:32 In Hebrew texts 2:28-32 is numbered 3:1-5.

saying, (A)“Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God (B)on their foreheads.” And (C)I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed,
12,000 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 were sealed.

A Great Multitude from Every Nation

After this I looked, and behold, (D)a great multitude that no one could number, (E)from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, (F)clothed in white robes, with (G)palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, (H)“Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and (I)the four living creatures, and they (J)fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 (K)saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, (L)clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of (M)the great tribulation. (N)They have washed their robes and (O)made them white (P)in the blood of the Lamb.

15 “Therefore they are before the throne of God,
    and (Q)serve him day and night in his temple;
    and he who sits on the throne (R)will shelter them with his presence.
16 (S)They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
    (T)the sun shall not strike them,
    nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne (U)will be their shepherd,
    and he will guide them to springs of (V)living water,
and (W)God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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“Do not harm(A) the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads(B) of the servants of our God.” Then I heard the number(C) of those who were sealed: 144,000(D) 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,(E) standing before the throne(F) and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes(G) and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice:

“Salvation belongs to our God,(H)
who sits on the throne,(I)
and to the Lamb.”

11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders(J) and the four living creatures.(K) They fell down on their faces(L) before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying:

“Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!”(M)

13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These in white robes(N)—who are they, and where did they come from?”

14 I answered, “Sir, you know.”

And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes(O) and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.(P) 15 Therefore,

“they are before the throne of God(Q)
    and serve him(R) day and night in his temple;(S)
and he who sits on the throne(T)
    will shelter them with his presence.(U)
16 ‘Never again will they hunger;
    never again will they thirst.(V)
The sun will not beat down on them,’[a]
    nor any scorching heat.(W)
17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;(X)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[b](Y)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[c](Z)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 7:16 Isaiah 49:10
  2. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
  3. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8

12 (A)The one who conquers, I will make him (B)a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him (C)the name of my God, and (D)the name of the city of my God, (E)the new Jerusalem, (F)which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own (G)new name.

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12 The one who is victorious(A) I will make a pillar(B) in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God(C) and the name of the city of my God,(D) the new Jerusalem,(E) which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.

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Acknowledge Christ Before Men

“And I tell you, (A)everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge (B)before the angels of God,

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“I tell you, whoever publicly acknowledges me before others, the Son of Man will also acknowledge before the angels of God.(A)

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22 But you have come to (A)Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, (B)the heavenly Jerusalem, and to (C)innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23 and to (D)the assembly[a] of the firstborn who are (E)enrolled in heaven, and to (F)God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24 and to Jesus, (G)the mediator of a new covenant, and to (H)the sprinkled blood (I)that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.

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  1. Hebrews 12:23 Or church

22 But you have come to Mount Zion,(A) to the city(B) of the living God,(C) the heavenly Jerusalem.(D) You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn,(E) whose names are written in heaven.(F) You have come to God, the Judge of all,(G) to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,(H) 24 to Jesus the mediator(I) of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood(J) that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.(K)

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And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, (A)the Lion (B)of the tribe of Judah, (C)the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw (D)a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with (E)seven eyes, which are (F)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders (G)fell down before the Lamb, (H)each holding a harp, and (I)golden bowls full of incense, (J)which are the prayers of the saints. And they sang (K)a new song, saying,

“Worthy are you to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
for (L)you were slain, and by your blood (M)you ransomed people for God
    from (N)every tribe and language and people and nation,

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Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion(A) of the tribe of Judah,(B) the Root of David,(C) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

Then I saw a Lamb,(D) looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures(E) and the elders.(F) The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes,(G) which are the seven spirits[a](H) of God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.(I) And when he had taken it, the four living creatures(J) and the twenty-four elders(K) fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp(L) and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers(M) of God’s people. And they sang a new song, saying:(N)

“You are worthy(O) to take the scroll
    and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
    and with your blood(P) you purchased(Q) for God
    persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.(R)

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  1. Revelation 5:6 That is, the sevenfold Spirit

and the lame I will make (A)the remnant,
    and those who were cast off, a strong nation;
and (B)the Lord will reign over them (C)in Mount Zion
    from this time forth and forevermore.

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I will make the lame my remnant,(A)
    those driven away a strong nation.(B)
The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion(C)
    from that day and forever.(D)

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33 as it is written,

(A)“Behold, I am laying in Zion (B)a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense;
    (C)and whoever believes in him will not be (D)put to shame.”

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33 As it is written:

“See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall,
    and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.”[a](A)

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  1. Romans 9:33 Isaiah 8:14; 28:16

“As for me, I have (A)set my King
    on (B)Zion, my (C)holy hill.”

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“I have installed my king(A)
    on Zion,(B) my holy mountain.(C)

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12 saying with a loud voice,

(A)“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”

13 And I heard (B)every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,

“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”

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12 In a loud voice they were saying:

“Worthy is the Lamb,(A) who was slain,(B)
    to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
    and honor and glory and praise!”(C)

13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth(D) and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:

“To him who sits on the throne(E) and to the Lamb(F)
    be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”(G)

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13 For the Lord has (A)chosen Zion;
    he has (B)desired it for his dwelling place:
14 “This is my (C)resting place forever;
    here I will (D)dwell, for I have desired it.

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13 For the Lord has chosen Zion,(A)
    he has desired it for his dwelling,(B) saying,
14 “This is my resting place for ever and ever;(C)
    here I will sit enthroned,(D) for I have desired it.

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The Harvest of the Earth

14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one (A)like a son of man, (B)with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand.

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Harvesting the Earth and Trampling the Winepress

14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud,(A) and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[a](B) with a crown(C) of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 14:14 See Daniel 7:13.