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One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed: <a href="/nasb_/revelation/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: <a href="/nasb/revelation/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: <a href="/nasb77/revelation/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: <a href="/lsb/revelation/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I heard the number of those having been sealed, 144,000 sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: <a href="/amp/revelation/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And I heard how many were sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand; [twelve thousand] sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: <a href="/csb/revelation/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And I heard the number of the sealed: 144,000 sealed from every tribe of the Israelites: <a href="/hcsb/revelation/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 sealed from every tribe of the Israelites: <a href="/asv/revelation/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I heard the number of them that were sealed, a hundred and forty and four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel: <a href="/cev/revelation/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then I heard how many people had been marked on the forehead. There were 144,000, and they came from every tribe of Israel: <a href="/erv/revelation/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I heard the number of them which were sealed, a hundred and forty and four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel. <a href="/gwt/revelation/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I heard how many were sealed: 144,000. Those who were sealed were from every tribe of the people of Israel: <a href="/gnt/revelation/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> And I was told that the number of those who were marked with God's seal on their foreheads was 144,000. They were from the twelve tribes of Israel, <a href="/isv/revelation/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000. Those who were sealed were from every tribe of Israel: <a href="/msb/revelation/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel: <a href="/net/revelation/7.htm">NET Bible</a> Now I heard the number of those who were marked with the seal, one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed from all the tribes of the people of Israel: <a href="/nheb/revelation/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel: <a href="/wbt/revelation/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I heard the number of them who were sealed: and there were sealed a hundred and forty four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. <a href="/wey/revelation/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> When the sealing was finished, I heard how many were sealed out of the tribes of the descendants of Israel. They were 144,000. <a href="/web/revelation/7.htm">World English Bible</a> I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel: <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I heard the number of those sealed—one hundred forty-four thousand, having been sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel: <a href="/blb/revelation/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I heard the number of those having been sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, having been sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel: <a href="/ylt/revelation/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I heard the number of those sealed, (one hundred and forty four thousands were sealed out of all the tribes of the sons of Israel): <a href="/slt/revelation/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I heard the number of the sealed: an hundred and forty-four thousand sealed of all the tribes of the sons of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I heard the number of them that were signed, an hundred forty-four thousand were signed, of every tribe of the children of Israel. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I heard the number of those who were sealed: one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed, out of every tribe of the sons of Israel. <a href="/nabre/revelation/7.htm">New American Bible</a> I heard the number of those who had been marked with the seal, one hundred and forty-four thousand marked from every tribe of the Israelites: <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of Israel:<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I heard the number of those who were sealed: and it was a hundred and forty and four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And I heard the number who were sealed - 144,000, from all the tribes of Israel:<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And I heard the number of those who were sealed: a hundred and forty-four thousand were sealed out of all the tribes of the sons of Israel. <a href="/godbey/revelation/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And I heard the number of the sealed ones: a hundred and forty-four thousand were sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel? <a href="/haweis/revelation/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And I heard the number of those who were sealed; one hundred and forty and four thousand were sealed out of every tribe of the children of Israel. <a href="/mace/revelation/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> And I heard the number of those who were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred forty and four thousand, of all the tribes of the children of Israel. <a href="/wey/revelation/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> When the sealing was finished, I heard how many were sealed out of the tribes of the descendants of Israel. They were 144,000. <a href="/worrell/revelation/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel. <a href="/worsley/revelation/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And I heard the number of those that were sealed; and there were an hundred forty and four thousand sealed out of all the tribes of the children of Israel. <a href="/parallel/revelation/7-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=1431" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/7.htm">144,000 Sealed</a> 3“Do not harm the land or sea or trees until we have sealed the foreheads of the servants of our God.” 4<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkousa (V-AIA-1S) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">I heard</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/706.htm" title="706: arithmon (N-AMS) -- A number, total. From airo; a number.">number</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of those who</a> <a href="/greek/4972.htm" title="4972: esphragismenōn (V-RPM/P-GMP) -- To seal, set a seal upon. From sphragis; to stamp for security or preservation; by implication, to keep secret, to attest.">were sealed,</a> <a href="/greek/1540.htm" title="1540: hekaton (Adj-NFP) -- One hundred. Of uncertain affinity; a hundred.">144,000</a> <a href="/greek/5062.htm" title="5062: tesserakonta (Adj-NFP) -- Forty. The decade of tessares; forty."></a> <a href="/greek/5064.htm" title="5064: tessares (Adj-NFP) -- Four. Or neuter tessara a plural number; four."></a> <a href="/greek/5505.htm" title="5505: chiliades (N-NFP) -- A thousand, the number one thousand. From chilioi; one thousand."></a> <a href="/greek/4972.htm" title="4972: esphragismenoi (V-RPM/P-NMP) -- To seal, set a seal upon. From sphragis; to stamp for security or preservation; by implication, to keep secret, to attest."></a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all the</a> <a href="/greek/5443.htm" title="5443: phylēs (N-GFS) -- A tribe or race of people. From phuo; an offshoot, i.e. Race or clan.">tribes</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huiōn (N-GMP) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship."></a> <a href="/greek/2474.htm" title="2474: Israēl (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants.">of Israel:</a> 5From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Revelation 14:1-5</a> Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads. / And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps. / And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. ... <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25-26</a> I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. / And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will remove godlessness from Jacob. <a href="/genesis/49-28.htm">Genesis 49:28</a> These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing. <a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4-6</a> “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.” / And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone! / Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple. <a href="/james/1-1.htm">James 1:1</a> James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings. <a href="/matthew/19-28.htm">Matthew 19:28</a> Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. <a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a> Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.” <a href="/exodus/28-21.htm">Exodus 28:21</a> The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes. <a href="/deuteronomy/33-1.htm">Deuteronomy 33:1-29</a> This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death. / He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand. / Surely You love the people; all the holy ones are in Your hand, and they sit down at Your feet; each receives Your words— ... <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12</a> He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. <a href="/jeremiah/30-3.htm">Jeremiah 30:3</a> For behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will restore from captivity My people Israel and Judah, declares the LORD. I will restore them to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’” <a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10-11</a> Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ / Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel. <a href="/zechariah/12-10.htm">Zechariah 12:10</a> Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son. <a href="/acts/26-7.htm">Acts 26:7</a> the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews. <a href="/1_kings/18-31.htm">1 Kings 18:31</a> And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come and said, “Israel shall be your name.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.I heard.<a href="/revelation/9-16.htm">Revelation 9:16</a> And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.an.<a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Revelation 14:1,3</a> And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads… <a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Genesis 15:5</a> And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.<a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27</a> Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:all.<a href="/ezekiel/47-13.htm">Ezekiel 47:13</a> Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.<a href="/ezekiel/48-19.htm">Ezekiel 48:19,31</a> And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel… <a href="/zechariah/9-1.htm">Zechariah 9:1</a> The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-8.htm">Brows</a> <a href="/revelation/2-23.htm">Children</a> <a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/revelation/6-7.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/james/1-15.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-17.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-18.htm">Forty-Four</a> <a href="/revelation/7-2.htm">Four</a> <a href="/revelation/6-7.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/galatians/3-17.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/revelation/7-3.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/revelation/7-3.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/matthew/27-66.htm">Sealing</a> <a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Thousands</a> <a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/revelation/1-7.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/9-4.htm">Brows</a> <a href="/revelation/12-17.htm">Children</a> <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/revelation/9-13.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/revelation/10-7.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Forty</a> <a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Forty-Four</a> <a href="/revelation/7-11.htm">Four</a> <a href="/revelation/8-13.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/revelation/9-16.htm">Hundred</a> <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/revelation/9-4.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/revelation/7-5.htm">Marked</a> <a href="/revelation/7-5.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Sealing</a> <a href="/revelation/7-5.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Thousands</a> <a href="/revelation/7-5.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Tribes</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 7</div>1. <a href="/revelation/7-1.htm">An angel seals the servants of God in their foreheads.</a> 4. <a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">The number of those who were sealed of the tribes of Israel: 144,000.</a> 9. <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Of all the other nations an innumerable multitude, which stand before the throne.</a> 14. <a href="/revelation/7-14.htm">Their robes were washed in the blood of the Lamb.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The sealing represents God's protection and ownership, reminiscent of the sealing of the Holy Spirit in <a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13-14</a>. In biblical times, seals were used to denote authenticity and authority, suggesting that those sealed are marked as belonging to God and are under His protection.144000 The number 144,000 is symbolic and has been interpreted in various ways. It is often seen as representing completeness or perfection, derived from multiplying 12 (a number symbolizing God's people, as seen in the 12 tribes of Israel and the 12 apostles) by itself and then by 1,000, a number indicating vastness. This suggests a complete and perfect group of God's people. Some interpretations see this as a literal number, while others view it as symbolic of a larger group of believers.from all the tribes of Israel This phrase connects the vision to the Old Testament, where the tribes of Israel represent the people of God. It suggests continuity between the Old and New Covenants, with the Church being seen as the spiritual Israel (<a href="/galatians/6-16.htm">Galatians 6:16</a>). Historically, the tribes of Israel were the descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob, each with its own territory and identity within the Promised Land. This reference underscores the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel and the inclusion of all believers in His redemptive plan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a> The author of the Book of Revelation, who receives and records the vision. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_144,000.htm">The 144,000</a> A symbolic group representing those sealed from the tribes of Israel, indicating a complete and divinely chosen group. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_tribes_of_israel.htm">The Tribes of Israel</a> The twelve tribes, representing the people of God, though the list in <a href="/bsb/revelation/7.htm">Revelation 7</a> is unique and symbolic. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_sealing.htm">The Sealing</a> A divine act of protection and ownership, marking those who belong to God. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a> Part of John's apocalyptic vision, revealing God's plan and protection for His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_and_completeness.htm">Symbolism and Completeness</a> The number 144,000 is symbolic, representing completeness and perfection in God's plan. It encourages believers to trust in God's perfect plan for His people. <a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a> The sealing signifies God's protection and ownership. Believers can find assurance in God's promise to protect and preserve His people through trials. <a href="/topical/i/identity_in_christ.htm">Identity in Christ</a> Just as the 144,000 are marked as belonging to God, Christians today are sealed with the Holy Spirit, affirming their identity and security in Christ. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_and_remnant.htm">Faithfulness and Remnant</a> The concept of a faithful remnant is a recurring theme in Scripture. Believers are called to remain faithful, knowing that God preserves a remnant for Himself. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_tribulation.htm">Hope in Tribulation</a> The vision of the 144,000 offers hope and encouragement to endure tribulation, reminding believers of their ultimate victory and place in God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 7</a> <a href="/q/does_144,000_conflict_with_lost_tribes.htm">Revelation 7:4 states 144,000 are sealed from the tribes of Israel; does this number conflict with historical records of the “lost” tribes? </a> <a href="/q/why_is_dan_missing_from_144,000.htm">Why is Dan excluded from Revelation's 144,000 list?</a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_144,000_in_scriptures.htm">Who are the 144,000 mentioned in religious texts?</a> <a href="/q/who_are_the_tribulation_saints.htm">Who are the Tribulation Saints?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) And I heard the number of them . . . Translate, And I heard the number of the sealed: there were a hundred and forty and four thousand sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel. There are two or three questions which these verses suggest. What are we to understand by the number twelve thousand from each tribe? Who are these who are drawn from the tribes of Israel? Why is there a change of the order and name of the tribes? It may help us to clearer thoughts to take the second of these questions first. (1) Who are these one hundred and forty-four thousand? An answer to this has been partly anticipated in our previous comments; but perhaps a fuller consideration is needed. Some have thought that the sealed ones must be Jewish Christians: i.e., they are disposed to take the twelve tribes literally. The scope of the previous verses seems decisive against this view. The time of judgment and trial is drawing near; we have seen the tokens of the coming storm in the opening of the sixth seal; our wish is to know the lot of the saints of God; this chapter answers this wish: they are safe, having the seal of God. Now, to limit the answer to the Israelitish Christians is to break in abruptly upon the general flow of thought with a bold literalism. The sealed ones are explained to be the servants of God; the description which follows proclaims them to be the "Israel of God." It would be a strange leap away from the subject to introduce a sudden limitation of thought. Nor is there any necessity for doing so. Israelitish and Jewish names are freely adopted by the sacred writers, and used in a spiritual sense without any explanation of such usage; and the Apostle most emphatically laid down the principle that "he is not a Jew which is one outwardly, neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh, but he is a Jew which is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit and not in the letter" (<a href="/context/romans/2-28.htm" title="For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:">Romans 2:28-29</a>); and the principle he applies by affirming that in Christ "there is neither Jew nor Greek" (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm" title="There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.">Galatians 3:28</a>). The Christian Church absorbs the Jewish, inherits her privileges, and adopts, with wider and nobler meaning, her phraseology. She has her Jerusalem, but it is a heavenly Jerusalem (<a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm" title="But you are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,">Hebrews 12:22</a>): a Jerusalem from above (<a href="/galatians/4-26.htm" title="But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.">Galatians 4:26</a>): a new Jerusalem (<a href="/revelation/21-2.htm" title="And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.">Revelation 21:2</a>; see <a href="/revelation/3-12.htm" title="Him that overcomes will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God: and I will write on him my new name.">Revelation 3:12</a>); and to that Jerusalem of God the true Israel of God, the chosen generation and royal priesthood of every age, turn the eye of faith. It is needless to say that this view does not rob, as it has been said, the Jew of God's promises; it only intensifies those promises by showing the growth of that Church in which the Jew may yet find the truest consummation of his holiest and highest hopes, and into which God is yet able to graft them in again (<a href="/romans/11-23.htm" title="And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.">Romans 11:23</a>; <a href="/context/romans/11-25.htm" title="For I would not, brothers, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in.">Romans 11:25-26</a>), and in which he may yet play a part loftier than men dream of. (2) How are we to understand the numbers? As we cannot adopt the literal interpretation of the tribes of Israel, still less can we admit a literal interpretation of the numbers here mentioned; but they are not on this ground to be looked upon as meaningless numbers: there is an appropriate symbolism in the numbers of the Apocalypse. Twelve is used as the number of those who in every age have been called out to witness for some truth which the world needed. Thus the twelve tribes of Israel were the appointed witnesses of a pure theology and a pure morality in the days of idolatry and license; and later, the twelve Apostles became the inheritors of a similar, though higher, spiritual work in the world. The number twelve, then, stands for a world-witness of divine truth; and the fruits of this world-witness is a wide and sustained success: the twelve multiplied by the twelve a thousand-fold--"the native and not degenerate progeny of the Apostles apostolically multiplied" (Mede, quoted by Dr. Currey). The skeleton organisation is twelve, the college of the Apostles; the one hundred and forty-four thousand represent the growth into full numbers of the choice ones of God. (3) Does the change in the order and names of the tribes symbolise anything? The alterations are not without significance. They are briefly these: The tribe of Dan is omitted, and the name of Ephraim does not appear, but the number is made up to twelve by two representatives of Joseph: Manasseh, who stands sixth in order, and Joseph (superseding the name, but representing the tribe of Ephraim), who is placed eleventh on the list. The number twelve is maintained to show that in all changes God's purposes stand. The omission of one tribe and the changed name of another are designed to show that in the Church, as in Israel, the most splendid opportunities may be lost. Dan, once a tribe, and not an insignificant tribe, which had reared its heroes, gradually lapsed into idolatry and immorality, dwindled in numbers and importance, and at length disappeared, and as a tribe became extinct. Its omission in this list is a silent but emphatic comment on the sacred warnings: "Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." "Begin not to say we have Abraham to our father: God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham." Similarly, Ephraim, as has been suggested by a thoughtful writer, who exalted himself in Israel, is now lost in the greater name of Joseph. (Comp. <a href="/hosea/13-1.htm" title="When Ephraim spoke trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.">Hosea 13:1</a>; <a href="/hosea/10-11.htm" title="And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loves to tread out the corn; but I passed over on her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.">Hosea 10:11</a>; <a href="/luke/18-14.htm" title="I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalts himself shall be abased; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.">Luke 18:14</a>.) The order of the names is altered. Reuben no longer stands first: Judah has taken the firstborn's place; and Levi, though named, does not occupy the third, the place of his birthright, but the eighth place. Here, again, the changes have their teachings. The unstable Reuben, with all his splendid advantages--the firstborn, the excellency of dignity and the excellency of power--failed to hold his own among his brethren; the fatal instability of his character accompanied his history, and weakened his otherwise pre-eminent powers; yet weak and erring, the type of the brilliant and vacillating, he is not an outcast altogether, but finds place, and high place, among the servants of God. Judah, lion-like, resolute, and strong, wins the foremost place; from him springs the true Ruler, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, to unfold the counsels of God, and to rule the world with a righteous sceptre. Levi's subordinate position is thought to be due to the fact that the Mosaic ritual and Levitical priesthood are at an end. This may be so; the changes are the result of the actual history of the tribes, and illustrate how in the Christian Church, as in the Jewish, privileges may be lost, opportunities seized or cast away, offices and functions used for a time, and then laid aside when their work is accomplished; but in all and through all changes, God's unchanging purpose runs onward to its certain close. The grouping of the tribes is, as has been pointed out, in the order of closest kinship: "We find not one violent separation of those who are naturally united, where both are truly members of the Israel of God" (Rev. C. H. Waller, Names on Gates of Pearl). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - And I heard the number of them which were sealed. The description of the actual operation of sealing is omitted (cf. <a href="/ezekiel/9.htm">Ezekiel 9</a>, where it is also omitted). And there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand. Omit "and there were." This number - the square of 12 multiplied by 1000 - is typical of a large and perfect number. No one has ever said that the number should be taken literally; and there are evident reasons why it could not be so intended. We have, therefore, to inquire what is its symbolical signification. The number 12 is always typical, in the Apocalypse and elsewhere, of a complete and perfect number. It is formed of 4 multiplied by 3. Four is generally representative of the created universe, and 3 of the Godhead (see <a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9</a>). 4 plus 3, that is 7; and 4 multiplied by 3, that is 12, indicate a perfect number - a number which includes and embraces everything. And thus 12 multiplied by 12 denotes the most exhaustive and perfect completion. The number 1000 is generally used to denote a large and complete, but somewhat uncertain, number (cf. <a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Revelation 14:1</a>; <a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Revelation 20:2</a>; <a href="/revelation/21-16.htm">Revelation 21:16</a>, etc.). Thus the square of 12 multiplied by 1000 has the signification of a large number not definitely fixed, but nevertheless perfect; that is to say, not omitting a single one of those who should be included in the number. We are therefore taught that at the judgment day, before the destruction of the world is allowed to take place, a large number, consisting of those who have proved themselves to be God's servants, will be preserved and set apart; and that, although the number may be large, yet it will be perfect, not one of those who are worthy to be selected being overlooked or forgotten. This number subsequently is increased, being included in the "great multitude which no man could number" of ver. 9, and which is formed by the whole company of the redeemed. Of all the tribes of the children of Israel. The Authorized Version here appears to give the correct sense of πᾶς, "every." The number is made up not necessarily by an equal number from each tribe, but by a number from the twelve tribes viewed as a whole. As explained above, the number one thousand, though signifying "completeness," is not a definite number. Here, as elsewhere, it is the spiritual Israel which is signified. In support of this view, we may remark: (1) The constant use in the Apocalypse of the terms" Israel," "Jew," "Jerusalem," etc., in the spiritual sense; and it seems scarcely credible that the writer of the book, who throughout insists on the fulfilment in the Christian religion of all things Jewish, should in this place, for no apparent reason, deliberately make a distinction between Jew and Gentile. The terms are constantly used to denote the spiritual Israel, the spiritual Jerusalem, etc., except where allusion is made to some historical fact, as in <a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14</a>; <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a>; <a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a>; <a href="/revelation/15-3.htm">Revelation 15:3</a> (cf. Jews, <a href="/revelation/2-9.htm">Revelation 2:9</a> and Revelation 3:9; Israel, <a href="/revelation/21-12.htm">Revelation 21:12</a>; Jerusalem, <a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a> and Revelation 21:2, 10; Babylon, <a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a>; <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a>; <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Revelation 17:5</a>; <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2, 10, 21</a>; Sodom and Egypt, <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a>; Euphrates, <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Revelation 9:14</a>; <a href="/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12</a>; Sion, <a href="/revelation/14-1.htm">Revelation 14:1</a>; Jezebel, <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20</a>; David, <a href="/revelation/3-7.htm">Revelation 3:7</a>; Gentiles, <a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Revelation 11:2</a>). (2) The improbability of the omission of the tribe of Dan, if the literal Israel were meant. (3) The general testimony of ancient commentators, which is the view of those who appointed this passage for use in the Liturgy on All Saints' Day. Some, however, have considered that the hundred and forty-four thousand are distinct from, and not included in, the multitude of ver. 9. They believe the former indicates the converted from among the Jews, and the latter those saved from the Gentiles. Thus Bengel, Dusterdieck, Ebrard, Grotius, etc. But it may be remembered that in <a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">Revelation 14:3, 4</a>, the hundred and forty-four thousand redeemed from the earth and from among men is not confined to Jews. By other commentators the number has been thought to denote converts in the age of Constantine, etc. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/7-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I heard ἤκουσα (ēkousa) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. number ἀριθμὸν (arithmon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_706.htm">Strong's 706: </a> A number, total. From airo; a number. of those who τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. were sealed, ἐσφραγισμένων (esphragismenōn) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4972.htm">Strong's 4972: </a> To seal, set a seal upon. From sphragis; to stamp for security or preservation; by implication, to keep secret, to attest. 144,000 {} ἑκατὸν (hekaton) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> One hundred. Of uncertain affinity; a hundred. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. all the πάσης (pasēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. tribes φυλῆς (phylēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5443.htm">Strong's 5443: </a> A tribe or race of people. From phuo; an offshoot, i.e. Race or clan. of Israel: Ἰσραήλ (Israēl) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2474.htm">Strong's 2474: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/revelation/7-4.htm">Revelation 7:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 7:4 I heard the number of those who (Rev. 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