Revelation 7:9
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could count, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.
Interpretation
Scripture invites a great multitude that is traced in meals and meetings. Revelation 7:9: notice "before" and "after". Keep great multitude in promises we keep—keep zeal yoked to love. Through apocalyptic vision, Symbolic visions portray God’s ultimate victory and faithful endurance amidst suffering.
Context
In Revelation (Apocalyptic), an interlude opens between the seals: a multinational crowd in worship (Revelation 7:9). The scene answers persecution with liturgy—wide as the nations, loud as victory.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in thousands of manuscripts. Early papyri (P46, P66, P75) from the 2nd-3rd centuries, along with major uncials like Sinaiticus and Vaticanus (4th century), provide strong textual witness. Minor variants exist but do not change the overall sense.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46