Rev 7 | NASB2020 | STEP | After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth , holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind would blow on the earth , or on the sea , or on any tree .

Revelation of John 7

An Interlude

1 After this I saw ^afour angels standing at the ^bfour corners of the earth, holding back ^cthe four winds of the earth ^dso that no wind would blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any tree. 2 And I saw another angel ascending ^efrom the rising of the sun, holding the ^fseal of ^gthe living God; and he called out with a loud voice to the ^hfour angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying, “ ⁱDo not harm the earth, or the sea, or the trees until we have ^jsealed the bond-servants of our God on their ^kforeheads.”

The 144,000

4 And I heard the ^lnumber of those who were sealed: ^m144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:

5 from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,
6 from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand,
7 from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand,
8 from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, and from the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.

A Multitude from the Tribulation

9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from ⁿevery nation and all the tribes, peoples, and languages, standing ^obefore the throne and ^pbefore the Lamb, clothed in ^qwhite robes, and ^rpalm branches were in their hands; 10 and they *cried out with a loud voice, saying,

“ ^sSalvation belongs to our God ^twho sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”
11 And all the angels were standing ^uaround the throne and around ^vthe elders and the ^wfour living creatures; and they ^xfell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying,

“ ^yAmen, ^zblessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might belong to our God forever and ever. ^aaAmen.”
13 Then one of the elders ^abresponded, saying to me, “These who are clothed in the ^acwhite robes, who are they, and where have they come from?” 14 I ^{▼▼Lit have said}said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the ^aegreat tribulation, and they have ^afwashed their robes and made them ^agwhite in the ^ahblood of the Lamb. 15 For this reason they are ^aibefore the throne of God, and they ^ajserve Him day and night in His ^{▼▼Or sanctuary
,} ^altemple; and ^amHe who sits on the throne will spread His ^antabernacle over them. 16 ^aoThey will no longer hunger nor thirst, nor will the sun ^{▼▼Lit fall}beat down on them, nor any scorching heat; 17 for the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their ^aqshepherd, and will guide them to springs of the ^{▼▼Lit waters
,} ^aswater of life; and ^atGod will wipe every tear from their eyes.”