13 Then one of the elders asked me, "Who are these people in white robes, and where did they come from? "
14 I said to him, "Sir, 7:14 Or "My lord you know."
Then he told me: These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. 7:14 Dn 12:1; Mk 13:19; Rv 3:10; 6:11 They washed their robes and made them white 7:14 Ps 51:7; Is 1:18; 43:25; 44:22; Heb 9:24; 1Jn 1:7 in the blood of the Lamb.
15 For this reason they are before the throne of God,
and they serve him day and night 7:15 Rv 4:8 in his temple. 7:15 Rv 3:12; 11:1,2,19; 14:15,17; 15:5–6,8; 16:1,17; 21:22
The one seated on the throne will shelter 7:15 Or will spread his tent over them: 7:15 Ps 27:5; 31:20; 61:4; Is 25:4; Rv 21:3
16 They will no longer hunger;
they will no longer thirst;
the sun will no longer strike them,
nor will any scorching heat. 7:16 Dt 28:22; Is 49:10; Jn 6:35
17 For the Lamb who is at the center of the throne
will shepherd them; 7:17 Ps 23:1; Ezk 34:23
he will guide them to springs of the waters of life, 7:17 Ps 23:2; Is 49:10; Jr 2:13
and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. 7:17 Is 25:8; Rv 21:4