144,000 Sealed 2 UEB I saw another angel coming up from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He cried out with a loud voice to the four angels who were given permission to harm the earth and the sea: BSB BSB: And I saw another angel ascending from the east, with the seal of the living God. And he called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
3 UEB "Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees until we have put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God." BSB BSB: “Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have placed a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
6 UEB twelve thousand from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand from the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand from the tribe of Manasseh, BSB BSB: from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
7 UEB twelve thousand from the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand from the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand from the tribe of Issachar, BSB BSB: from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,
8 UEB twelve thousand from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand from the tribe of Joseph, and twelve thousand from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed. BSB BSB: from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
Praise from the Great Multitude 10 UEB and they were calling out with a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!" BSB BSB: And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
11 UEB All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne. They worshiped God, BSB BSB: And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. And they fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God,
12 UEB saying, "Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen!" BSB BSB: saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
13 UEB Then one of the elders asked me, "Who are these, clothed with white robes, and where did they come from?" BSB BSB: Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
14 UEB I said to him, "Sir, you know," and he said to me, "These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. BSB BSB: “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 UEB For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they worship him day and night in his temple. The one who is seated on the throne will spread his tent over them. BSB BSB: For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
16 UEB They will not be hungry again, nor will they be thirsty again. The sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat. BSB BSB: ‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’
17 UEB For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." BSB BSB: For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
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