 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. What a gathering, which being from every tribe and nation, means there is no barrier to any of us due to our heritage or inheritance. This gathering depends on one key. John asked who these in heaven were. The joyful answer was this.