7 7:1And after this I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 7:2And I saw another angel ascend from the east, having the seal of the living God, and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to injure the earth and the sea, 7:3saying, Injure not the earth nor the sea nor the trees, till we seal the servants of our God on their foreheads. 7:4And I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand were sealed from every tribe of the children of Israel.
8 7:5From the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand, 7:6from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand, 7:7from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand, 7:8from the tribe of Zebulon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand.
9 7:9After this I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and having palm branches in their hands; 7:10and they cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation be to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb. 7:11And all the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four cherubs, and fell down before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 7:12saying, Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever.
10 7:13And one of the elders answered and said to me, Who are those clothed with white robes, and whence did they come? 7:14And I said to him, My Lord, you know. And he said to me, These are those who come out from great affliction, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 7:15Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits on the throne will dwell among them. 7:16And they shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun strike them nor any heat, 7:17for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne shall feed them and lead them to fountains of the waters of life, and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
CHAPTER V.
THE SEVENTH SEAL, THE FIRST FIVE TRUMPETS, THE STAR THAT FELL FROM HEAVEN, THE LOCUSTS, ETC.
1 8:1AND when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour. 8:2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and there were given them seven trumpets. 8:3And another angel came and stood by the altar, having a golden censer, and there was given him much incense to present with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne. 8:4And a cloud of incense ascended with the prayers of the saints from the hand of the angel before God. 8:5And the angel took the censer and filled it from the fire of the altar, and cast it on the earth; and there were thunders and lightning and voices and an earthquake.
2 8:6And the seven angels having the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. 8:7And the first sounded; and there was hail and fire mingled with blood, and it was cast on the earth; and a third part of the earth was consumed, and a third part of the trees were consumed, and all the green grass was consumed.
3 8:8And the second angel sounded; and the appearance of a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea; and a third part of the sea became blood, 8:9and a third part of the creatures in the sea having life died, and a third part of the ships were destroyed.
4 8:10And the third angel sounded; and there fell from heaven a great star, burning like a lamp, and it fell on a third part of the rivers and on the fountains of waters. 8:11And the name of the star was called Bitterness. And a third part of the waters became bitter, and many men died by the waters, because they were bitter.