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Revelation 14:2-4
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Revelation 14:2-4
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2 I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of rushing water or a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. 3 They were singing [what seemed to be] a new hymn before the throne, before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn this hymn except the hundred and forty-four thousand who had been ransomed from the earth.(A) 4 These are they who were not defiled with women; they are virgins[a] and these are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been ransomed as the firstfruits of the human race for God and the Lamb.(B)
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- 14:4 Virgins: metaphorically, because they never indulged in any idolatrous practices, which are considered in the Old Testament to be adultery and fornication (Rev 2:14–15, 20–22; 17:1–6; cf. Ez 16:1–58; 23:1–49). The parallel passages (Rev 7:3; 22:4) indicate that the 144,000 whose foreheads are sealed represent all Christian people.
Revelation 14:2-4
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Revelation 14:2-4
New International Version
2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters(A) and like a loud peal of thunder.(B) The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps.(C) 3 And they sang a new song(D) before the throne and before the four living creatures(E) and the elders.(F) No one could learn the song except the 144,000(G) who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.(H) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.(I) They were purchased from among mankind(J) and offered as firstfruits(K) to God and the Lamb.
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