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# Revelation 7 General Notes
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### Structure and formatting
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Scholars have interpreted parts of this chapter in many different ways. Translators do not need to fully understand what this chapter means to accurately translate its contents. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-apocalypticwriting]])
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It is important to accurately translate the large numbers in this chapter. The number 144,000 is twelve times twelve thousand.
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Translators should be aware that the tribes of the people of Israel are not listed in this chapter the same as they are generally listed in the Old Testament.
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Some translations set poetry farther to the right than the rest of the text to show that it is poetry. The ULB does this with the poetry in verses 5-8 and 15-17.
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### Special concepts in this chapter
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#### Worship
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God saves his people and keeps them through times of trouble. His people respond by worshipping him. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worship]])
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### Important figures of speech in this chapter
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#### The Lamb
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This refers to Jesus. In this chapter, it is also a title for Jesus. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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## Links:
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* __[Revelation 7:1 Notes](./01.md)__
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__[<<](../06/intro.md) | [>>](../08/intro.md)__
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