Who are “a Great Multitude”?
9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” – Revelation 7:9,10
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Who are “a Great Multitude”?
9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” – Revelation 7:9,10
9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” – Revelation 19:9
6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a Great Multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God
the Almighty reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and exult
and give him the glory,
for the marriage of the Lamb has come,
and his Bride has made herself ready;
– Revelation 19:6,7
After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a Great Multitude in heaven, crying out,
“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2 for his judgments are true and just;
for he has judged the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,
and has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
3 Once more they cried out,
“Hallelujah!
The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.” – Revelation 19:1-3
13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes…? And he said to me, “These are the ones[a Great Multitude] coming out of the great tribulation. They have “washed their robes” and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 “Therefore they are before the throne of God,
and serve him day and night in his temple[enter into the New Jerusalem];
and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. – Revelation 7:13-15
14 Blessed are those who “wash their robes” [a great multitude], so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city[New Jerusalem] by the gates. – Revelation 22:14
23 And the city(New Jerusalem] has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings[a great multitude? ] of the earth will bring their glory into it[into New Jerusalem]… 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. – Revelation 21:23-26
16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
the sun shall not strike them,
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of living water,
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” – Revelation 7:16,17
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. – Revelation 22:1,2
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So, who are the “Great Multitude”? They are uncountable that means there is no number limitation of this group people. They come from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, their clothes[robes] are “washed” white. Therefore they have the right to go into the New Jerusalem city(the heaven), what does it mean? Do you know how height of the New Jerusalem is?
It’s about 2000km height, but our Earth’s atmosphere is about 600km height. What does it mean? That means the New Jerusalem is 3-4 times higher than the Earth’s atmosphere. The New Jerusalem is the highest cube-shaped Mountain, on the top would be the throne of the Most High, it is a great flat like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and its’ size is like a square about 2000km x 2000km.
Therefore when a Great Multitude enter into the New Jerusalem to worship the Most High Jehovah God, they have to climb up to the top of the most high Mountain, they would praise YHWH God “Hallelujah!” and worship God at the real brighty heaven.
Not everyone can enter into the New Jerusalem, but the Great Multitude those are the blessed ones have the right, they are invited to attend the marriage supper of the Lamb and the Bride(144000 Saints) in the heaven! Maybe they are the kings of nations and they can worship God day and night, therefore they will bring the glory of all nations into the New Jerusalem and give it to the Most High and the Lamb.
Interesting question: What is the difference of their white robe between “a Great Multitude” and “the 7 Churches’s brothers – 144000 Saints”?
The 7 Churches’ brothers – 144000 Saints are descripted: “they were each “given” a white robe” – Revelation 6:11.
And “a Great Multitude” are descripted: “They have “washed” their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” – Revelation 7:14.
What is the difference? Maybe their “robes” means their physcial body, “a Great Multitude” clothed their original robe but washed it white in the blood of the Lamb, they are “clothed” the original mankind body but because their faith of the Lamb, their “robe” are washed white.
But the 144000 Saints “are given” a white robe, that means they are given a new body and this new body will be a spirit body. That’s why they can see the God’s face, for mankind could not see God’s face directly, otherwise they would die because of the brightest glory of God.
So a Great Multitude must not same as the 144000 Saints, the Great Multitude are not the Bride but are invited to attend the marriage supper of the Lamb and the 144000 Saints. But they are the blessed ones who can enter into the New Jerusalem to worship God day and night, also be the kings of nations(maybe) and bring the glory of nations to God!
Amen.
For more please read <Who are the 144000?>.
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