What's your opinion on this verse:
Rev 7:9-10
a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. KJV
Salvation to God? Will God be "saved"? What do you think?
2007-01-17 08:27:25 · 25 answers · asked by s2scrm 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some of your guesses are good, but not accurate. Just because the Not nearly Inspired Version adds a word, doesn't mean it belongs there.
To untangle this riddle, you need to understand the meanings allowed by the Dative/Locative/Instrumental case of the word.
The KJV plagiarists frequently defaulted to the dative case when the instrumental was far better. This is one of those instances.
Salvation [by means of] our God and the lamb is the idea being presented.
Many of you intuited this answer, but didn't know why.
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2007-01-17 08:50:34 · update #1
This is not saying that God will be saved. It is saying that he is Salvation, the giver of salvation, salvation belongs to God and God alone. Jesus is the only way to be saved, because he is the giver of salvation and he is Salvation. There is no way around it.
2007-01-17 08:36:18 · answer #1 · answered by JOSEPH M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Either you have misread your Bible or there is a typographical error in the verse. My own Bible reads:
"Salvation belongs to our GOD,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb." Revelation 7:10.
New International Version
By the way, the Bible does not say that you are born again if you give your life to Christ. Check it out.
2007-01-17 08:45:46 · answer #2 · answered by Cab302 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spirit Filled Life Study Bible: Rev 7 v10: and crying out with a loud voice saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the "Lamb.
2007-01-17 08:42:12 · answer #3 · answered by Heaven's Messenger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You misquoted!
9After 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 in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10And they cried out in a loud voice:
"Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb."
You are grasping at straws...
2007-01-17 08:33:14 · answer #4 · answered by Jeanmarie 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It means salvation belongs to God the Father and to the Lamb
2007-01-17 08:32:52 · answer #5 · answered by Sirius 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The NIV words it like this, which I think makes it a little clearer.
Revelation 7:10
And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."
2007-01-17 08:35:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Great multitude is all the christians of all time, and you should have put a couple verses before 7:9 it says and angels surrounded the multitude and their number was 10,000 x 10,000 which is 100,000,000, so the multitude is ALOT OF PEOPLE
and salvation to god, you should probably read another version, try NKJV
but what theyre really trying to say is: "Thank you god for saving us!"
2007-01-17 08:34:38 · answer #7 · answered by Indio 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
God created salvation, he takes it all in when were saved from hell when we sin. God can not be saved, therefor he will not be, he is literally perfect. I think that it means that the Lamb (Jesus) and God are to be greatly worshiped for what they gave upon man kind, that God is salvation and "to our" just means that there worshiping God for what he had done, mercy.
2007-01-17 08:37:35 · answer #8 · answered by Yahoo 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It should read like this "Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne." I suggest that you get a good study Bible and a Concordance. The NIV is a really good one. It was my first study Bible. It is to much to write in this space. Love, be bless.
2007-01-17 08:39:35 · answer #9 · answered by charmaine f 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The RSV says "Salvation belongs to our God who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb!"
2007-01-17 08:34:45 · answer #10 · answered by mortgagelns 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋