Sunday, February 18, 2007

Feb 18 - Diversity in Heaven

Read Revelations 7:9-14

Context: In John's vision, four angels were at the four corners of the earth holding back the winds to prevent damage to the earth until after 144,000 received seals on their foreheads.

Text:
9After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10And they cried out in a loud voice:
"Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb." 11All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12saying:
"Amen!
Praise and glory
and wisdom and thanks and honor
and power and strength
be to our God for ever and ever.
Amen!"
13Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?"
14I answered, "Sir, you know." (NIV)

taken from www.biblegateway.com

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