The 144,00 and the Great Crowd
Revelation 7:4-9
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And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000, sealed out of
every tribe of the sons of Israel: 5 Out
of the tribe of Judah 12,000 sealed; out of the tribe of Reuʹben 12,000; out of
the tribe of Gad 12,000; 6 out of the
tribe of Ashʹer 12,000; out of the tribe of Naphʹta·li 12,000; out of the tribe
of Ma·nasʹseh+ 12,000; 7 out of the
tribe of Simʹe·on 12,000; out of the tribe of Leʹvi 12,000; out of the tribe of
Isʹsa·char 12,000; 8 out of the tribe of
Zebʹu·lun 12,000; out of the tribe of Joseph 12,000; out of the tribe of
Benjamin 12,000 sealed.
Matthew 19:28
28 Jesus said to them: “Truly I say to you, in the re-creation, when the Son of man sits down on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will sit on 12 thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel.
Luke 22:30
30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and sit on thrones to judge the 12 tribes of Israel.
Revelation 14:1-5
Then I saw, and look! the Lamb standing on
Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who have his name and the name of his Father
written on their foreheads. 2 I heard a
sound coming out of heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of
loud thunder; and the sound that I heard was like singers who accompany
themselves by playing on their harps. 3
And they are singing what seems to be a new song+ before the throne and
before the four living creatures and the elders, and no one was able to master
that song except the 144,000, who have been bought from the earth. 4 These are the ones who did not defile themselves
with women; in fact, they are virgins. These are the ones who keep following
the Lamb no matter where he goes. These were bought from among mankind as
firstfruits to God and to the Lamb, 5
and no deceit was found in their mouths; they are without blemish.
The Great Crowd
Revelation 7:9-10
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After this I saw, and look! a great crowd, which no man was able to
number, out of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before
the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes; and there were palm
branches in their hands. 10 And they
keep shouting with a loud voice, saying: “Salvation we owe to our God, who is
seated on the throne, and to the Lamb.”
Revelation 4:1-3
After this I saw, and look! an opened door
in heaven, and the first voice that I heard speaking with me was like a
trumpet, saying: “Come up here, and I will show you the things that must take
place.” 2 After this I immediately came
to be in the power of the spirit, and look! a throne was in its position in
heaven, and someone was seated on the throne. 3
And the One seated had the appearance of a jasper stone and a sardius
stone, and all around the throne was a rainbow like an emerald in appearance.
