Revelation 7:15
in Revelation 7For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
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ASV
Therefore are they before the throne of God; and they serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall spread his tabernacle over them.
KJV
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
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This verse in Revelation 7
Commentary
13 notes on this verseThese, therefore, worship God forever; and God dwells among them. One of the saints said that the dwelling of God is the unceasing remembrance of Him that remains in the souls of the saints; therefore, God reasonably dwells there. They worship Him day and night.
This site's exposition
serve Him day and night
on Revelation 7:15-17
They serve Him day and night in His temple, and God will spread His tabernacle over them, the dwelling promised again at 21:3. Never again will they hunger repeats Isaiah 49:10, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes repeats Isaiah 25:8 and returns at 21:4.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Before the throne of God is the church, in whose "heart he has placed ways to go up in the valley of tears to a place which he has established." They serve him day and night, that is, in times of prosperity and in times …
The Medieval Church4 voices
Blessed are those who through temporary sufferings receive the fruit of eternal rest, and by suffering with Christ also reign with him and serve him continuously. In this passage, the words "day and night" indicate the absence of cessation or end, for then there will …
Therefore they are before the throne, and they serve him day and night in his temple: and he, that sitteth on the throne, dwelleth over them. As if he were saying, "The same people are the throne of God and his temple because we see …
To be continuously present at the praises of God is not a laborious servitude but a servitude that is pleasant and desirable. "Day and night," indeed, do not exclusively signify the vicissitude of time, but typologically [they signify] its perpetuity.
And they serve him day and night in his temple. Speaking in our manner, he signifies eternity.
6 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
And he who sits on the throne will dwell over them. The throne of God is the saints, upon whom and in whom God dwells forever.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Therefore - Because they came out of great affliction, and have washed their robes in his blood. Are they before the throne - It seems, even nearer than the angels. And serve him day and night - Speaking after the manner of men; that is, continually.
Therefore are they before the throne of God,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Therefore are they before the throne of God - The reason why they are there is to be traced to the fact that the Lamb shed his blood to make expiation for sin. No other reason can be given why anyone of the human race is in heaven; and that is reason enough why any of that race are there. And serve him day and night in his temple - That is, continually or constantly. Day and night constitute the whole of time, and this expression, therefore, denotes constant and uninterrupted service.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Compare Re 4:8, "the four living creatures rest not day and night, saying, Holy," &c. shall dwell among them--rather (Greek, "scenosei ep' autous"), "shall be the tabernacle over them" (compare Re 21:3; Le 26:11, especially Isa 4:5, 6; His dwelling among them is to be understood as a secondary truth, besides what is expressed, namely, His being their covert.
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Therefore - Because they are washed in the blood of the Lamb, are they before the throne - admitted to the immediate presence, of God. And serve him day and night - Without ceasing; being filled with the spirit of prayer, faith, love, and obedience. Shall dwell among them - He lives in his own Church, and in the heart of every true believer.
The words behind it
27 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| διὰ | dia | Because of | G1223 → | 664 times |
| τοῦτό | touto | this | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| εἰσιν | eisin | They are | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| ἐνώπιον | enopion | before | G1799 → | 94 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θρόνου | thronou | throne | G2362 → | 62 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θεοῦ | theou | of God | G2316 → | 1312 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| λατρεύουσιν | latreuousin | serve | G3000 → | |
| αὐτῷ | auto | Him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἡμέρας | hemeras | by day | G2250 → | 389 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| νυκτὸς | nuktos | night | G3571 → | 61 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῷ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ναῷ | nao | temple | G3485 → | 45 times |
| αὐτοῦ, | autou | of Him, | G846 → | 5565 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ὁ | ho | the [One] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| καθήμενος | kathemenos | sitting | G2521 → | 91 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 → | 883 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θρόνου | thronou | throne | G2362 → | 62 times |
| σκηνώσει | skenosei | will tabernacle | G4637 → | 5 times |
| ἐπ᾽ | ep᾽ | over | G1909 → | 883 times |
| αὐτούς. | autous | them. | G846 → | 5565 times |
διὰBecause of
diaG1223 →664 times
τοῦτόthis
toutoG3778 →1381 times
εἰσινThey are
eisinG1510 →2333 times
ἐνώπιονbefore
enopionG1799 →94 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
θρόνουthrone
thronouG2362 →62 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
θεοῦof God
theouG2316 →1312 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
λατρεύουσινserve
latreuousinG3000 →
αὐτῷHim
autoG846 →5565 times
ἡμέραςby day
hemerasG2250 →389 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
νυκτὸςnight
nuktosG3571 →61 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῷthe
toG3588 →19766 times
ναῷtemple
naoG3485 →45 times
αὐτοῦ,of Him,
autouG846 →5565 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ὁthe [One]
hoG3588 →19766 times
καθήμενοςsitting
kathemenosG2521 →91 times
ἐπὶon
epiG1909 →883 times
τοῦthe
touG3588 →19766 times
θρόνουthrone
thronouG2362 →62 times
σκηνώσειwill tabernacle
skenoseiG4637 →5 times
ἐπ᾽over
ep᾽G1909 →883 times
αὐτούς.them.
autousG846 →5565 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and…
it leads to
- Revelation 21:3
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will…
- Exodus 29:45
Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
- Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And…
- Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
- Ezekiel 37:26–27
And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.
- Revelation 21:3
Through
Revelation 22:3No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be within the city, and His servants will worship Him.
it leads to
- Matthew 25:21
His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Revelation 21:3–4
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will…
- Matthew 25:21
Through
Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…
it leads to
- Micah 7:7
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Micah 7:7
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Alcuin of York, COMMENTARY ON REVELATION; Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 7:14-15; Bede, Homilies on the Gospels 1.10; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation and Primasius of Hadrumetum, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 7:15.