Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Revelation 7

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Revelation 7 . 1 , An angel seals the servants of God in their foreheads; Revelation 7 . 4 , The number of them that were sealed . o f the tribes of Israel a certain number; Revelation 7 . 9 , Of all the other nations an innumerable multitude , which stand before the throne , clad in white robes , and palms in their hands; Revelation 7 . 14 , Their robes were washed in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 7:1

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.

Revelation 7:1 · BSB

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Revelation 7:2

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:

Revelation 7:2 · BSB

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Revelation 7:3

“Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have sealed the foreheads of the servants of our God.”

Revelation 7:3 · BSB

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Revelation 7:4

And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:

Revelation 7:4 · BSB

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Revelation 7:5

From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,

Revelation 7:5 · BSB

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Revelation 7:6

from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,

Revelation 7:6 · BSB

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Revelation 7:7

from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,

Revelation 7:7 · BSB

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Revelation 7:8

from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.

Revelation 7:8 · BSB

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Revelation 7:9

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.

Revelation 7:9 · BSB

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Revelation 7:10

And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!"

Revelation 7:10 · BSB

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Revelation 7:11

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,

Revelation 7:11 · BSB

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Revelation 7:12

saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

Revelation 7:12 · BSB

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Revelation 7:13

Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”

Revelation 7:13 · BSB

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Revelation 7:14

“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Revelation 7:14 · BSB

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Revelation 7:15

For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.

Revelation 7:15 · BSB

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Revelation 7:16

‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’

Revelation 7:16 · BSB

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Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

Revelation 7:17 · BSB

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web31 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Revelation 7:17 → Isaiah 25:8, Revelation 7:17 → Isaiah 49:10, Revelation 7:17 → Psalm 23:1
Echoes Revelation 7:9 → Genesis 1:28, Revelation 7:9 → Genesis 12:3, Revelation 7:9-10 → Isaiah 49:6
Trajectories
Abraham (Father of Faith), Benjamin (Son of the Right Hand), Coats of Skins (Covering of Shame), Consecration of Priests (Set Apart for Service), Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations), Holy Garments (Glory and Beauty), Hyssop (Instrument of Blood Application), Israel (Corporate New-Adam), Jonah (Death, Resurrection, and Mission to Gentiles), Pentecost (Outpouring of the Spirit), Purifications (Cleansing and Consecration), Rahab and Jericho (Faith Saves Gentiles), Rejection Then Exaltation (Pattern of Suffering and Glory), Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved), Return from Exile (Restoration and Hope), Ruth (Gentile Bride), Scarlet Wool and Cedar (Purification Bundle), Shem (Blessed Line of YHWH), Shepherd (Divine Shepherd Christology), Tower of Babel (Division Reversed), Wilderness Testing (Faith Through Trial)
Longitudinal Themes
Seed and Offspring, Shepherd
Chiasms
Shaped Revelation 7:16–17, Revelation 7:9–15
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