13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, [See ver. 9above]clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?" 14 I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of See Matt. 24:21the great tribulation. ch. 22:14;[Isa. 1:18;Zech. 3:3-5] They have washed their robes and [Dan. 12:10;1 John 1:7] made them white ch. 1:5in the blood of the Lamb.
15 "Therefore they are before the throne of God,
and ch. 22:3serve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne ch. 21:3;[Isa. 4:5,6]will shelter them with his presence.
16 Isa. 49:10They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
Ps. 121:6the sun shall not strike them,
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne Ps. 23:1,2;[Matt. 2:6]; See John 10:11will be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of ch. 22:1;[Ps. 36:8,9;John 4:14] living water,
and ch. 21:4;Isa. 25:8God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."