After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
The Apostle John wrote the book of Revelation near the end of his life. In this prophecy, God gives us hope in His ultimate plan for mankind’s redemption. God allowed John to see the souls of the redeemed who would come out of the Great Tribulation to stand before the His Throne in Heaven.
Here, we are able to witness the full glory of Christ’s church.
Notice it is a great multitude. Christ has a people too numerous to count that one day will be with Him in Heaven. Notice it is diverse, as every nation, tribe, and tongue are represented. Not just some, not most, but every nation and every tribe.
This speaks of Christ’s fullness, and how He will redeem those of all races on earth. Finally, the palm branches remind us of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, which tells us this multitude worships Him as both God and King.
