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Revelation 6:12-7
New English Translation

12 Then[a] I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge[b] earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair,[c] and the full moon became blood red;[d] 13 and the stars in the sky[e] fell to the earth like a fig tree dropping[f] its unripe figs[g] when shaken by a fierce[h] wind. 14 The sky[i] was split apart[j] like a scroll being rolled up,[k] and every mountain and island was moved from its place. 15 Then[l] the kings of the earth, the[m] very important people, the generals,[n] the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave[o] and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 They[p] said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,[q] 17 because the great day of their[r] wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”[s]

The Sealing of the 144,000

7 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so no wind could blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree. 2 Then[t] I saw another angel ascending from the east,[u] who had[v] the seal[w] of the living God. He[x] shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission[y] to damage the earth and the sea:[z] 3 “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have put a seal on the foreheads of the servants[aa] of our God.” 4 Now[ab] I heard the number of those who were marked with the seal,[ac] 144,000, sealed from all[ad] the tribes of the people of Israel:[ae]

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.

9 After these things I looked, and here was[af] an enormous crowd that no one could count, made up of persons from every nation, tribe,[ag] people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb dressed in long white robes, and with palm branches in their hands. 10 They were shouting out in a loud voice,

“Salvation belongs to our God,[ah] who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

11 And all the angels stood[ai] there in a circle around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground[aj] before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying,

“Amen! Praise and glory,
and wisdom and thanksgiving,
and honor and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:12 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
  2. Revelation 6:12 tn Or “powerful”; Grk “a great.”
  3. Revelation 6:12 tn Or “like hairy sackcloth” (L&N 8.13).
  4. Revelation 6:12 tn Grk “like blood,” understanding αἷμα (aima) as a blood-red color rather than actual blood (L&N 8.64).
  5. Revelation 6:13 tn Or “in heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”). The genitive τοῦ οὐρανοῦ (tou ouranou) is taken as a genitive of place.
  6. Revelation 6:13 tn Grk “throws [off]”; the indicative verb has been translated as a participle due to English style.
  7. Revelation 6:13 tn L&N 3.37 states, “a fig produced late in the summer season (and often falling off before it ripens)—‘late fig.’ ὡς συκὴ βάλλει τοὺς ὀλύνθους αὐτῆς ὑπὸ ἀνέμου μεγάλου σειομένη ‘as the fig tree sheds its late figs when shaken by a great wind’ Re 6:13. In the only context in which ὄλυνθος occurs in the NT (Re 6:13), one may employ an expression such as ‘unripe fig’ or ‘fig which ripens late.’”
  8. Revelation 6:13 tn Grk “great wind.”
  9. Revelation 6:14 tn Or “The heavens were.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) can mean either “heaven” or “sky.”
  10. Revelation 6:14 tn BDAG 125 s.v. ἀποχωρίζω states, “ὁ οὐρανὸς ἀπεχωρίσθη the sky was split Rv 6:14.” Although L&N 79.120 gives the meaning “the sky disappeared like a rolled-up scroll” here, a scroll that is rolled up does not “disappear,” and such a translation could be difficult for modern readers to understand.
  11. Revelation 6:14 tn On this term BDAG 317 s.v. ἑλίσσω states, “ὡς βιβλίον ἑλισσόμενον like a scroll that is rolled up…Rv 6:14.”
  12. Revelation 6:15 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
  13. Revelation 6:15 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated; nor is it translated before each of the following categories, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
  14. Revelation 6:15 tn Grk “chiliarchs.” A chiliarch was normally a military officer commanding a thousand soldiers, but here probably used of higher-ranking commanders like generals (see L&N 55.15; cf. Rev 6:15).
  15. Revelation 6:15 tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
  16. Revelation 6:16 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  17. Revelation 6:16 tn It is difficult to say where this quotation ends. The translation ends it after “withstand it” at the end of v. 17, but it is possible that it should end here, after “Lamb” at the end of v. 16. If it ends after “Lamb,” v. 17 is a parenthetical explanation by the author.
  18. Revelation 6:17 tc Most mss (A M bo) change the pronoun “their” to “his” (αὐτοῦ, autou) in order to bring the text in line with the mention of the one seated on the throne in the immediately preceding verse, and to remove the ambiguity about whose wrath is in view here. The reading αὐτῶν (autōn, “their”) is well supported by א C 1611 1854 2053 2329 2344 latt sy. On both internal and external grounds, it should be regarded as autographic.
  19. Revelation 6:17 tn The translation “to withstand (it)” for ἵστημι (histēmi) is based on the imagery of holding one’s ground in a military campaign or an attack (BDAG 482 s.v. B.4).
  20. Revelation 7:2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
  21. Revelation 7:2 tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12…simply ἀπὸ ἀ.…21:13.”
  22. Revelation 7:2 tn Grk “having,” but v. 3 makes it clear that the angel’s purpose is to seal others with the seal he carries.
  23. Revelation 7:2 tn Or “signet” (L&N 6.54).
  24. Revelation 7:2 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  25. Revelation 7:2 tn The word “permission” is implied; Grk “to whom it was given to them to damage the earth.”
  26. Revelation 7:2 tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
  27. Revelation 7:3 tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
  28. Revelation 7:4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of new but related material.
  29. Revelation 7:4 tn Grk “who were sealed.”
  30. Revelation 7:4 tn Normally, “every,” but since 144,000 is the total number, “all” is clearer here.
  31. Revelation 7:4 tn Grk “the sons of Israel,” normally an idiom for the Israelites as an ethnic entity (L&N 11.58). However, many scholars understand the expression in this context to refer to Christians rather than ethnic Israelites.
  32. Revelation 7:9 tn The phrase “and here was” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).
  33. Revelation 7:9 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated before each of the following categories, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
  34. Revelation 7:10 tn The dative here has been translated as a dative of possession.
  35. Revelation 7:11 tn The verb is pluperfect, but the force is simple past. See ExSyn 586.
  36. Revelation 7:11 tn Grk “they fell down on their faces.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”
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