Revelation 7 - Easy To Read Version

¹ After this happened I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. The angels were holding the four winds of the earth. They were stopping the wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.

² Then I saw another angel coming from the east. This angel had the seal of the living God. The angel called out with a loud voice to the four angels. These were the four angels that God had given the power to hurt the earth and the sea. The angel said to the four angels,

³ “Don’t hurt the land or the sea or the trees before we put the sign on the people who serve our God. We must put the sign on their foreheads.”

⁴ Then I heard how many people were marked with the sign. There were 144,000. They were from every family group of the people of Israel. {\cf2\super [54]}

⁵ From Judah’s family group12,000\par from Reuben’s family group12,000\par from Gad’s family group12,000\par

⁶ from Asher’s family group12,000\par from Naphtali’s family group12,000\par from Manasseh’s family group12,000\par

⁷ from Simeon’s family group12,000\par from Levi’s family group12,000\par from Issachar’s family group12,000\par

⁸ from Zebulun’s family group12,000\par from Joseph’s family group12,000\par from Benjamin’s family group12,000\par

⁹ Then I looked, and there were many, many people. There were so many people that a person could not count them all. They were from every nation, tribe, race of people, and language of the earth. These people were standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Jesus). They all wore white robes and had palm branches in their hands.

¹⁰ They shouted with a loud voice, “Victory belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.”

¹¹ The elders {\cf2\super [55]} and the four living things were there. All the angels were standing around them and the throne. The angels bowed down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God.

¹² They said, “Amen {\cf2\super [56]} ! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanks, honor, power, and strength belong to our God forever and ever. Amen!”

¹³ Then one of the elders {\cf2\super [57]} asked me, “Who are these people in white robes? Where did they come from?”

¹⁴ I answered, “You know who they are, sir.”

¹⁵ So now these people are before the throne of God. They worship God day and night in his temple. {\cf2\super [60]} And the One (God) who sits on the throne will protect them.

¹⁶ They will never be hungry again. They will never be thirsty again. The sun will not hurt them. No heat will burn them.

¹⁷ The Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs of water that give life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”