¹⁹ The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel.^(A) I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.

The Great Multitude in White Robes

⁹ After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language,^(A) standing before the throne^(B) and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes^(C) and were holding palm branches in their hands.

² And I saw the seven angels^(A) who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.^(B)

⁴ They are “the two olive trees”^(A) and the two lampstands, and “they stand before the Lord of the earth.”^[a](B)