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The 144,000

After this I saw (A)four angels standing at the (B)four corners of the earth, holding back (C)the four winds of the earth, (D)so that no wind would blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending (E)from the rising of the sun, having the (F)seal of (G)the living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the (H)four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, “(I)Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have (J)sealed the slaves of our God on their (K)foreheads.”

And I heard the (L)number of those having been sealed, (M)144,000 sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

from the tribe of Judah, 12,000 having been 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 having been sealed.

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The Church on Earth

After this I saw four angels, who stood at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth so that the wind could not blow on the earth, the sea, or any tree.

And I saw another angel coming up from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He called out with a loud voice to the four angels who were given power to harm the earth and the sea. He said, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of God’s servants.”

And I heard the number of those sealed:

144,000 sealed from all the tribes of the people of Israel:

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