See Rev 4:4; and generally [§3] The Place and Date of John’s Prophecy in the Book of Revelation; [§41] Rev 4:4: 24 Elders Sit on Thrones in Paradise. ↩︎

See Alford, GTCEC [Rev 7:13-17]; Ice, BSNT [Rev 7:15-17]; Poole, MPEA [Rev 7:9]; Keener, IVPNT, 745; Jay A. Parry, UBR, 99. ↩︎

See Barnes, BN, Vol. 14, 185; Orr, ISBE, Vol. 1, 138-139. ↩︎

See Adam Clarke, ACC, Vol. 6 997; Vincent, VWS [Rev 7:13]; Unger, UBD, 81. ↩︎

See Barnes, BN, Vol. 14, 185; Ellicott, ECER [Rev 7:13]; Pett, PPCB [Rev 7:13-14]; Wesley, JWEN [Rev 7:13]; Whedon, WCB [Rev 7:13]; Jamieson, JFB, Vol. 3, part 3, 681; and generally [§90] Rev 7:9: Second Vision of Paradise and the Great Multitude. ↩︎

See Barnes, BN, Vol. 14, 185; Ellicott, ECER [Rev 7:14]; Alford, GTCEC [Rev 7:13-17]; Vincent, VWS [Rev 7:14]; Wesley, JWEN [Rev 7:14]; Whedon, WCB [Rev 7:14]; Orr, ISBE, Vol. 4, 2806; Youngblood, NBD, 1184. ↩︎

See Alford, GTCEC [Rev 7:13-17]; Keener, IVPNT, 745; Barnes, BN, Vol. 14, 185; Whedon, WCB [Reb 7:14]; Poole, MPEA [Rev 7:14]; Coke, TCC [Rev 7:17]; Henry, MHC, 2474. ↩︎

See D&C 77:5; Whedon, WCB [Rev 7:13]; Jamieson, JFB, Vol. 3, part 3, 681; Henry, MHC, 2474; and generally [§41] Rev 4:4: 24 Elders Sit on Thrones in Paradise; [§90] Rev 7:9: Second Vision of Paradise and the Great Multitude. ↩︎

See Pett, PPCB [Rev 7:14]; Coke, TCC [Rev 7:17]; Jay A. Parry, UBR, 99; and generally [§56] Rev 6:9-10: Martyrdom During the Fifth Seal. ↩︎

See generally [§90] Rev 7:9: Second Vision of Paradise and the Great Multitude. ↩︎

See Ellicott, ECER [Rev 7:14]; Jamieson, JFB, Vol. 3, part 3, 681; Wiersbe, WEONT, 816; Bruce R. McConkie, MM, 699; Draper, RJA, 298. ↩︎

See Vincent, VWS [Rev 7:14]; Whedon, WCB [Rev 7:14]; Draper, OSS, 85; Turner, WP, 123-124. ↩︎

See Poole, MPEA [Rev 7:17]; Jay A. Parry, UBR, 99; Nyman, JSTR, 243. ↩︎

See generally [§90] Rev 7:9: Second Vision of Paradise and the Great Multitude. ↩︎

See Barnes, BN, Vol. 14, 185; Easton, IBD, 675; Orr, ISBE, Vol. 5, 3010. ↩︎

See Alford, GTCEC [Rev 7:13-17]; Knollys, HKCR [Rev 7:13]; Pett, PPCB [Rev 7:14]; Burkitt, ENPO [Rev 7:13]; Whedon, WCB [Rev 7:14]. ↩︎

See Ellicott, ECER [Rev 7:14]; Coke, TCC [Rev 7:14]; Burkitt, ENPO [Rev 7:13]; Henry, MHC, 2474; and generally [§90] Rev 7:9: Second Vision of Paradise and the Great Multitude. ↩︎

See generally [§157] Overview of Great Tribulations and Abominations of Desolation; [§169] Rev 11:1: John Measures Them That Worship in the Temple. ↩︎

See Dallin H. Oaks, CR, October 1989, “Modern Pioneers”, 80; Jeffrey R. Holland, CR, October 1997, “He Hath Filled the Hungry with Good Things”, 89-90; Joseph Fielding Smith, AGQ, Vol. 4, 73; Bruce R. McConkie, MD, 809. ↩︎

See Wesley, JWEN [Rev 7:14]; Whedon, WCB [Rev 7:14]; Joseph F. Smith, GD, 635; Bruce R. McConkie, PM, 41. ↩︎

See Alford, GTCEC [Rev 7:13-17]; Knollys, HKCR [Rev 7:13]; Vincent, VWS [Rev 7:14]; Wesley, JWEN [Rev 7:15]; Exell, BI, Vol. 23, part 4, 380; Jay A. Parry, UBR, 99. ↩︎

See generally [§80] The Laws of Earthly Ordinances and Resurrection; [§81] The Status of Spirits Awaiting the Resurrection; [§83] The Status of Spirits in Spirit Prison [Hell]; [§84] Bridging the “Great Gulf” Between Prison and Paradise; [§90] Rev 7:9: Second Vision of Paradise and the Great Multitude. ↩︎

See Barnes, BN, Vol. 14, 185-186; Ellicott, ECER [Rev 7:14]; Edwards, FBNT [Rev 7:14]. ↩︎

See Exell, BI, Vol. 23, part 4, 380. ↩︎

See Whedon, WCB [Rev 7:14]; Jamieson, JFB, Vol. 3, part 3, 681; Exell, BI, Vol. 23, part 4, 364; and generally [§92] Rev 7:10-12: The Multitude and Angels Worship in Paradise. ↩︎

See generally [§86] Rev 7:4-8: 144,000 Are Sealed from the Tribes of Israel; [§88] The 144,000 Prepare to Rule as Kings and Priests; [§89] The 144,000 Become Saviors on Mount Zion. ↩︎

See generally [§232] Overview of the 144,000 on Mount Zion, Great Tribulation and Harvest; [§233] Rev 14:1: The Lamb Stands on Mount Zion with 144,000; [§236] Rev 14:2: The Heavens Rejoice Before the Second Coming. ↩︎