“And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,”
And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God — the heavenly court (angels, elders, living creatures) responds to the multitude's worship by prostrating themselves (piptō), establishing that all heaven joins in celebrating the redeemed's arrival. Worship (latreuo) is the proper response to God's redemptive victory.
Church Fathers on Revelation 7:11
“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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