1 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 could blow on the earth or on the sea or on any tree.
2 And I saw another angel ascending
3 saying, “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the slaves of our God on their foreheads.”
4 And I heard the number of the ones who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
5 from the tribe of Judah, twelve thousand sealed,
6 from the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand,
7 from the tribe of Simeon,
8 from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand,
9 After these
10 And they were crying out with a loud voice, saying,
11 And all the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
12 saying,
13 And one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are dressed
14 And I said to him, “My lord, you know.” And he said to me,
15 Because of this, they are before the throne of God,
16 They will not be hungry
17 because the Lamb