After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back its four winds so that no wind would blow on land or sea or on any tree.
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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:
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“Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have sealed the foreheads of the servants of our God.”
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And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:
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From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed,
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from the tribe of Asher 12,000,
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from the tribe of Simeon 12,000,
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from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000,
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After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
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And they cried out in a loud voice:
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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,
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saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
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Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”