Bible Tribes

¹AND after these things, I saw 4 angels standing on the 4 corners of the earth, holding the 4 winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth nor on the sea nor on any tree. ²And I saw another angel, and he ascended from the direction of the rising sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to the 4 angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, ³Do not hurt the earth, nor the sea nor the trees, until we have sealed the servants of our God on their brows.

⁴And I heard the number of those who were sealed; and it was 144,000, of all the tribes of the children of Israel. ⁵Of the tribe of Judah were sealed 12,000; of the tribe of Reuben, 12,000; of the tribe of Gad, 12,000; ⁶Of the tribe of Asher, 12,000; of the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000; of the tribe of Manasseh, 12,000; ⁷Of the tribe of Simeon, 12,000; of the tribe of Levi, 12,000; of the tribe of Issachar, 12,000; ⁸Of the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000; of the tribe of Joseph, 12,000; of the tribe of Benjamin, 12,000.

⁹After these things, I saw, and look, a great multitude which no man could number, of every nation and people and family and tongue stood before the throne and in the presence of the Lamb, clothed with white robes and with palms in their hands, ¹⁰And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb. ¹¹And all the angels stood around the throne and about the elders and the 4 animals, and fell before his throne on their faces, and worshiped God, ¹²Saying, Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might to our God forever and ever. Amen.

¹³And one of the elders answered, saying to me, Who are these who are arrayed in white robes? And where did they come from? ¹⁴And I said to him, My lord, you know. And he said to me, These are those who came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. ¹⁵Therefore, they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them. ¹⁶They will not hunger any longer, nor thirst any longer; nor will they be struck by the sun nor by the heat. ¹⁷For the Lamb who is in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and will lead them to fountains of living water. And God will wipe away all tears from their eyes.