After
these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count,
out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before
the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in
their hands. They cried with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation be to our
God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
All
the angels were standing around the throne, the elders, and the four living
creatures; and they fell on their faces before his throne, and worshiped God, saying,
“Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to
our God forever and ever! Amen.”
One
of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are arrayed in the white
robes, who are they, and where did they come from?”
I
told him, “My lord, you know.”
He
said to me, “These are those who came out of the great suffering. They washed
their robes, and made them white in the Lamb’s blood. Therefore, they are
before the throne of God, they serve him day and night in his temple. He who
sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over them. They will never
be hungry or thirsty any more. The sun won’t beat on them, nor any heat; 17 for
the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne shepherds them and leads them to
springs of life-giving waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their
eyes.”
Revelations 7:9-17
