Revelation to John (of the #End of #Things)
from Common English Bible Translation
Copyright 2011 -- CEB Study Edition
Revelation 7:1 - 3 ; 7:9 - 8:1
After this I saw four angels standing
at the four corners of the earth. They
held back the earth's four winds so
that no wind would blow against
the earth, the sea, or any tree. I saw
another angel coming up from the east,
holding the seal of the living God. He
cried out with a loud voice to the four
angels who had been given the power
to damage the earth and sea. He said,
"Don't damage the earth, the sea, or
the trees until we have put a seal on
the foreheads of those who serve our
God." . . .
After this I looked, and there was a
great crowd that no one could number.
They were from every nation, tribe,
people, and language. They were
standing before the throne and before
the Lamb. They wore white robes and
held palm branches in their hands. They
cried out with a loud voice:
Victory belongs to our God
who sits on the throne, and
to the Lamb!
All the angels stood in a circle around
the throne, and around the elders and
the four living creatures. They fell
facedown before the throne and
worshipped God, saying,
Amen! Blessing & Glory
& Wisdom & Thanksgiving
& Honor & Power & Might
be to our God forever and
always. Amen
Then one of the elders said to me,
"Who are these people wearing
white robes, and where did they
come from?"
I said to him, "Sir, you know."
Then he said to me, "These people
have come out of great hardship.
They have washed their robes and
made them white in the Lamb's blood.
This is the reason they are before
God's throne. They worship him
day and night in his Temple, and the
one seated on the throne will shelter
them. They won't hunger or thirst
anymore. No sun or scorching heat
will be at down on them, because the
Lamb who is in the midst of the throne
will shepherd them. He will lead them
to the springs of life-giving water (or
waters of life) and God will wipe away
every year from their eyes." Then,
when the Lamb opened the seventh
seal, there was silence in heaven for
about half an hour.
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