Revelation 14:1

And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written in their foreheads.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
looked	εἶδον eidon	G1492	used only in certain past tenses · verb — second aorist active indicative, 1st person singular
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
lo	ἰδοὺ idou	G2400	used as imperative lo! · interjection
Lamb	ἀρνίον arnion	G721	a lambkin · noun — nominative singular neuter
stood	ἑστὸς hestos	G2476	to stand (transitively or intransitively) · verb — second perfect active participle, nominative singular neuter
on	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
mount	ὄρος oros	G3735	perhaps akin to G142 (αἴρω) · noun — accusative singular neuter, a place
Sion	Σιὼν Siōn	G4622	Sion (i.e. Tsijon) · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
with	μετ᾽ met᾽	G3326	properly · preposition
him	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
hundred	ἑκατὸν hekaton	G1540	a hundred · adjective — numeral, indeclinable
forty	τεσσεράκοντα tesserakonta	G5062	forty · adjective — numeral, indeclinable
four	τέσσαρες tessares	G5064	four · adjective — nominative plural feminine
thousand	χιλιάδες chiliades	G5505	one thousand ("chiliad") · noun — nominative plural feminine
having	ἔχουσαι echousai	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active participle, nominative plural feminine
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
Father’s	πατρὸς patros	G3962	a "father" (literally or figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title
name	ὄνομα onoma	G3686	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority · noun — accusative singular neuter
written	γεγραμμένον gegrammenon	G1125	to "grave" · verb — perfect passive participle, accusative singular neuter
in	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
their	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
foreheads	μετώπων metōpōn	G3359	the forehead (as opposite the countenance) · noun — genitive plural neuter

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Cross-references

Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be…
Revelation 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God,…
Revelation 7:3-17 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Luke 12:8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
Hebrews 12:22-24 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
Revelation 5:5-9 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, an…
Micah 4:7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion f…
Romans 9:33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 14:1-5

Here we have one of the most pleasing sights that can be viewed in this world - the Lord Jesus Christ at the head of his faithful adherents and attendants. Here observe, 1. How Christ appears: as a Lamb standing upon mount Zion. Mount Zion is the gospel church. Christ is with his church and in the midst of her in all her troubles, and therefore she is not consumed. It is his presence that secures her perseverance; he appears as a Lamb, a true Lamb, the Lamb of God. A counterfeit lamb is mentioned as rising out of the earth in the last chapter, which was really a dragon; here Christ appears as the true paschal Lamb, to show that his mediatorial government is the fruit of his sufferings, and t…

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Adam Clarke on Revelation 14:1

A Lamb stood on the mount Sion - This represents Jesus Christ in his sacrificial office; mount Sion was a type of the Christian Church. And with him a hundred forty and four thousand - Representing those who were converted to Christianity from among the Jews. See Rev 7:4. His Father's name written in their foreheads - They were professedly, openly, and practically, the children of God, by faith in Christ Jesus. Different sects of idolaters have the peculiar mark of their god on their foreheads. This is practised in the east to the present day, and the mark is called the sectarial mark. Between eighty and ninety different figures are found on the foreheads of different Hindoo deities and thei…

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John Gill on Revelation 14:1

And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb,.... The Alexandrian copy, and some others, read "the Lamb"; the same that had been seen before in, the midst of the throne, Revelation 5:6; and all the Oriental versions have the same article also; the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, for mention is made of his Father in a following clause; the King of Zion, where he is seen standing, and the Redeemer of his people, who are at large described; it is the same Lamb who is so often spoken of in this book before: in the two preceding chapters an account is given of the state of the church, as oppressed under Rome Pagan, and Rome Papal, and here of its more glorious and victorious condition, with Christ at the hea…

The Church Fathers

Having his name and the name of his Father written on their foreheads. He shows the contrast with the mark on the forehead of the beast's followers, saying that God and Christ are written on the foreheads of the Church.
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

And I looked, and behold, the Lamb stood on Mount Zion. That is, the Lord Jesus Christ, provided an example of virtue and protection to His Church, which is laboring under the burden of its struggles. By showing His body, which was both powerful enough to confound the dragon and marked with the seal, He demonstrates that the Church, shining with its usual brightness and joy in its number, should not fear having succumbed to the fury of the beast. Note that the beast stands on the sand of the sea, while the Lamb stands on Mount Zion.
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

And with him one hundred forty-four thousand. This finite number should be understood as representing an infinite number, apt for the mystery's secret meaning, and fitting for the examination of virgins, who love God with all their heart, soul, and mind (Matthew XXII), and who are also consecrated in integrity to Him with their bodies, which consist of four qualities. For three times three makes nine, and four times four makes sixteen. Sixteen times nine completes one hundred forty-four. Therefore, when such a perfect multitude is seen among those who are on Mount Zion with the Lamb, there should be no doubt about the rest of the members of the Church.
— Bede, Commentary on Revelation

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Sion — Elevated. (1.) Denotes Mount Hermon in Deut. 4:48; called Sirion by the Sidonians, and by the Amorites Shenir (Deut. 3:9). (See HERMON.) (2.) The Greek form of Zion (q.v.) in Matt. 21:5; John 12:15.
Zion — Sunny; height, one of the eminences on which Jerusalem was built. It was surrounded on all sides, except the north, by deep valleys, that of the Tyropoeon (q.v.) separating it from Moriah (q.v.),…
Celibacy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Chastity · 2:10,11,16-22;5:15-21;6:24,25;7:1-5;31:3; — 2:10,11,16-22;5:15-21;6:24,25;7:1-5;31:3;
Continence · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Lamb Of God · An name of Jesus — An name of Jesus
Zion · Name of, applied to the city of the re — Name of, applied to the city of the re

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 14:1-5

Adam Clarke on Revelation 14:1

John Gill on Revelation 14:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Revelation 14:1-5

Adam Clarke on Revelation 14:1

John Gill on Revelation 14:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Revelation 14:1-5