“And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.”
Crying out in a loud voice, 'Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!' — the multitude's doxology attributes salvation (sōtēria) exclusively to God and the Lamb, rejecting false saviors and asserting that eschatological redemption is divinely accomplished. The loud voice (megale) indicates unanimous, celebratory affirmation.
Church Fathers on Revelation 7:10
“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man was able to number, of every nation, tribe, and people, and tongue, clothed with white robes.” What the great multitude out of every tribe implies, is to show the number of the elect out of all believers, who, being cleansed by baptism in the blood of the Lamb, have made their robes white, keeping the grace which they have received.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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