12. They were saying, “Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanks, honor, power, and strength belong to our God forever and ever. Amen!”
13. Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are these people in white robes? Where did they come from?”
14. I answered, “You know who they are, sir.”And the elder said, “These are the people who have come out of the great suffering. They have washed their robes with the blood of the Lamb. Now they are clean and white.
15. And they are before the throne of God. They worship God day and night in his temple. And the One who sits on the throne will protect them.
16. Those people will never be hungry again. They will never be thirsty again. The sun will not hurt them. No heat will burn them.
17. For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs of water that give life. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”