The Lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and behold, [a]a (A)Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him (B)one hundred and forty-four thousand, [b]having His Father’s name (C)written on their foreheads.

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  1. Revelation 14:1 NU, M the
  2. Revelation 14:1 NU, M add His name and

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)whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be [a]saved.
For (B)in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be [b]deliverance,
As the Lord has said,
Among (C)the remnant whom the Lord calls.

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  1. Joel 2:32 Or delivered
  2. Joel 2:32 Or salvation

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

saying, (A)“Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God (B)on their foreheads.” (C)And I heard the number of those who were sealed. (D)One hundred and forty-four thousand (E)of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:

of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were [a]sealed;
of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

A Multitude from the Great Tribulation

After these things I looked, and behold, (F)a great multitude which no one could number, (G)of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, (H)clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, saying, (I)“Salvation belongs to our God (J)who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 (K)All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and (L)worshiped God, 12 (M)saying:

“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.”

13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in (N)white robes, and where did they come from?”

14 And I said to him, [b]“Sir, you know.”

So he said to me, (O)“These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and (P)washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will (Q)dwell among them. 16 (R)They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; (S)the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne (T)will shepherd them and lead them to [c]living fountains of waters. (U)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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  1. Revelation 7:5 NU, M omit sealed in vv. 5b–8b.
  2. Revelation 7:14 NU, M My lord
  3. Revelation 7:17 NU, M fountains of the waters of life

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

12 He who overcomes, I will make him (A)a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall (B)go out no more. (C)I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the (D)New Jerusalem, which (E)comes down out of heaven from My God. (F)And I will write on him My 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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Confess Christ Before Men(A)

(B)“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me (C)before men, him the Son of Man also will confess 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 Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, 23 to the [a]general assembly and church of (A)the firstborn (B)who are registered in heaven, to God (C)the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men (D)made perfect, 24 to Jesus (E)the Mediator of the new covenant, and to (F)the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things (G)than that of Abel.

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  1. Hebrews 12:23 festal gathering

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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But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, (A)the Lion of the tribe of (B)Judah, (C)the Root of David, has (D)prevailed to open the scroll (E)and [a]to loose its seven seals.”

And I looked, [b]and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood (F)a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and (G)seven eyes, which are (H)the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth. Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand (I)of Him who sat on the throne.

Worthy Is the Lamb

Now when He had taken the scroll, (J)the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the (K)prayers of the saints. And (L)they sang a new song, saying:

(M)“You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And (N)have redeemed us to God (O)by Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

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  1. Revelation 5:5 NU, M omit to loose
  2. Revelation 5:6 NU, M I saw in the midst . . . a Lamb standing

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

I will make the lame (A)a remnant,
And the outcast a strong nation;
So the Lord (B)will reign over them in Mount Zion
From now on, even forever.

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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 lay in Zion a stumbling stone and rock of offense,
And (B)whoever believes on Him will not be 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

“Yet I have [a]set My King
[b]On My holy hill of Zion.”

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  1. Psalm 2:6 Lit. installed
  2. Psalm 2:6 Lit. Upon Zion, the hill of My holiness

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

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12 saying with a loud voice:

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
To receive power and riches and wisdom,
And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

13 And (A)every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying:

(B)“Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to Him (C)who sits on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and [a]ever!”

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  1. Revelation 5:13 M adds Amen

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 (A)For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His [a]dwelling place:
14 “This(B) is My resting place forever;
Here I will dwell, for I have desired it.

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  1. Psalm 132:13 home

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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Reaping the Earth’s Harvest

14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.

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