Revelation 7
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About this chapter
AI-assisted, sourcedFour angels hold back the four winds until "we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads," and John hears the number sealed: "an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel." Then he sees "a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues," in white robes before the throne, crying, "Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb." An elder explains, "These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb," and "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." Revelation 7:1Revelation 7:3Revelation 7:4Revelation 7:9Revelation 7:10Revelation 7:13Revelation 7:14Revelation 7:17
Who, where, when, and the key verses
Who
Four angels and another angel with "the seal of the living God"; the sealed from the tribes of Israel; and the great multitude, as an elder explains. Revelation 7:1Revelation 7:2Revelation 7:4Revelation 7:9Revelation 7:13Revelation 7:14
Where
On earth the winds are held back; then the multitude stands "before the throne, and before the Lamb." Revelation 7:1Revelation 7:9
When
Traditionally about AD 95-96, near the end of the emperor Domitian's reign. Most scholars agree; some date it about AD 68-69, soon after Nero's death. Revelation overview
How it fits
Chapter 6 ended "who shall be able to stand"; this chapter shows the sealed and the great multitude. Chapter 8 continues, "when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven." Revelation 6:17Revelation 7:9Revelation 8:1
Key verses
- Verse 3
"Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads." In Ezekiel 9:4 the LORD has "a mark upon the foreheads" of those who mourn over sin. Revelation 7:3Ezekiel 9:4
- Verse 9
"A great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne." Revelation 7:9
- Verse 14
"These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Revelation 7:14Revelation 7:17
Takeaway
God knows and seals His servants, and those washed in the Lamb's blood will stand before Him with every tear wiped away. Revelation 7:3Revelation 7:14Revelation 7:17
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The sealing of the servants of God
1And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 2And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 7Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. 8Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
The great multitude
9After this I beheld, and, lo, 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; 10And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 11And 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, 12Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 13And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.