Revelation 14:4
These are men who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were out of men purchased by Jesus, a first fruit to God and to the Lamb.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
5And no lie was found in their mouth, for they are unblemished.
Cross References
Psalms 45:14She shall be led to the king in broidered work. The virgins, her companions who follow her, shall be brought to thee.
Song of Solomon 1:3Thine oils have a good fragrance. Thy name is oil poured forth. Therefore the virgins love thee.
Jeremiah 2:3Israel [was] holiness to LORD, the first-fruits of his increase. All who devour him shall be held guilty. Evil shall come upon them, says LORD.
Matthew 8:19And a certain scholar having come, he said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee wherever thou may go.
Luke 9:57And it came to pass while they went on the way, a certain man said to him, I will follow thee wherever thou may go, Lord.
John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
Matthew Henry on Revelation 14:2-6
The Lamb and His Attendants. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him a hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. 2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty… Read the whole commentary →