Revelation 7:1-17

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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  *E. REVELATION 7:1-8 FOUR ANGELS HELP THE SEALING OF THE 144,000*

*A. 7:1 FOUR ANGELS AND THE FOUR WINDS*

MeTA TOUto EIdon TESsa-ras agGElous heST*O*tas

*After this I saw four angels standing *

ePI tas TESsa-ras g*o*NIas [1137] t*e*s g*e*s,

*at the four corners of the earth,*

kraTOUNtas [2902] tou TESsa-ras aNEmous [417] t*e*s g*e*s, HIna m*e* PNE*e*
[4154] Ane-mos

*holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind*

ePI t*e*s g*e*s, M*E*te ePI t*e*s thaLASs*e*s [2281], M*E*te ePI pan DENdron
[1186].

*blow on the earth, or on the sea, or upon any tree.*


 *b. 7:2-3 ORDERS GIVEN TO THE FOUR ANGELS*

kai EIdon ALlon AGge-lon a-naBAInon-ta [305] aPO a-na-toL*E*S [395] h*e*LIou
[2246],

*And I saw another angel ascend from the sunrising,*

Echon-ta sphraGIda [4973] TheOU Z*O*Ntos [2198]: kai Ekra-xen [2896] ph*o*N*
E* meGAl*e*

*having the living God's seal: and he cried with a great voice*

tois TESsar-sin agGElois hois eDOth*e* [1325] auTOIS

*to the four angels to whom it was given to [them]*

a-diK*E*sai [91] t*e*n g*e*n kai t*e*n THAlas-san,

*to hurt the earth and the sea, *

LEg*o*n, M*e* a-diK*E*s*e*-te [91] t*e*n g*e*n, M*E*te t*e*n THAlas-san, M*E
*te ta DENdra,

*3 saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees,*

Achri sphraGIs*o*-men tous DOUlous [1401] tou TheOU h*e*M*O*N ePI t*o*n meT*
O*p*o*n [3359] auT*O*N.

*till we shall have sealed the bondmen of our :God on their :foreheads.*


 *c. 7:4-8 SEALING OF THE 144,000*

Kai *E*kou-sa ton a-rithMON [706] t*o*n es-phra-gisMEn*o*n [4972],

*And I heard the number of the sealed,*

he-kaTON tes-seRAkon-ta TESsa-res chi-liAdes,
 *a hundred **and** forty-four thousand,* es-phra-gisMEnoi [4972] ek PAses
phuLES [5449] huiON [5207] 'Is-raEL:

*sealed out of every tribe of Israel's sons:*

ek phuL*E*S 'I-OUda D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes es-phra-gisMEnoi;

*5 Of Judah's tribe were sealed twelve thousand;*

ek phuL*E*S 'RouB*E*N D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes;

*Of Reuben's tribe twelve thousand;*

ek phuL*E*S Gad D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes;

*Of Gad's tribe twelve thousand;*

ek phuL*E*S A-S*E*R D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes;

*6 Of Asher's tribe twelve thousand;*

ek phuL*E*S Neph-thaLIM D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes;

*Of Naphtali's tribe twelve thousand;*

ek phuL*E*S Ma-nasS*E* D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes;

*Of Manasseh's tribe twelve thousand;*

ek phuL*E*S Su-me*O*N D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes;

*7 Of Simeon's tribe twelve thousand;*

ek phuL*E*S LeuEI D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes;

*Of Levi's tribe twelve thousand;*

ek phuL*E*S Is-saCHAR D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes;

*Of Issachar's tribe twelve thousand;*

ek phuL*E*S Za-bouL*O*N D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes;

*8 Of Zebulun's tribe twelve thousand;*

ek phuL*E*S 'I*o*S*E*PH D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes;

*Of Joseph's tribe twelve thousand;*

ek phuL*E*S Be-niaMEIN D*O*de-ka chi-liAdes es-phra-gisMEnoi.

*Of Benjamin's tribe were sealed twelve thousand.*



 *F. 7:9-17 MARTYRED SAINTS FROM TRIBULATION AND THEIR SERVICE*

*1. 7:9-12 PRAISE: THE TASK OF A GREAT MULTITUDE*

*a. 7:9-10 ASCRIPTION OF PRAISE BY A GREAT NUMBER*

MeTA TAUta EIdon, kai iDOU, OCHlos [3793] poLUS,

*After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude,*

hon a-rithM*E*sai [705] auTON ouDEIS *e*DUna-to ek panTOS ETHnous [1484]

*which no one could number [it] out of every nation*

kai phuL*O*N [5443 kai la*O*N [2992] kai gl*o*sS*O*N [1100],

*and of all tribes and peoples and tongues,*

heST*O*tes eN*O*pi-on tou THROnou [2362] kai eN*O*pi-on tou arNIou [721],

*standing before the throne and before the Lamb,*

pe-ri-beb-l*e*MEnous [4016] stoLAS [4749] leuKAS [3022], kai PHOIni-kes
[5404] en tais cherSIN [5495] auT*O*N;

*arrayed in white robes, and palms in their :hands;*

kai KRAzou-si [2896] ph*o*N*E* meGAl*e*, LEgon-tes,

*10 and they cry with a great voice, saying,*

H*e* s*o*-t*e*RIa [4991] t*o* The*O* h*e*M*O*N t*o* ka-th*e*MEn*o* ePI t*o*THROn
*o*, kai t*o* arNI*o* [721].

*The salvation to our :God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.*


 *b. 7:11-12a THE RESPONSE OF ANGELS, ELDERS AND LIVING BEINGS*

kai PANtes hoi AGge-loi hiST*E*kei-san [2476] KUKl*o* tou THROnou,

*And all the angels were standing round the throne,*

kai t*o*n pres-buTEr*o*n [4245] kai t*o*n tesSAr*o*n Z*O*-*o*n [2226];

*and the elders and the four living beings;*

kai Epe-son eN*O*pi-on tou THROnou ePI ta PROs*o*-pa [4383] auT*O*N, kai
pro-seKUn*e*san [4352] t*o* The*O*,

*and fell before the throne on their :faces, and worshipped :God,*

LEgon-tes, A-M*E*N: h*e* eu-loGIa [2129], kai h*e* DOxa [1391], kai h*e*soPHIa
[4678],

*12a saying, Amen: The blessing, and the glory, and the wisdom,*

kai h*e* eu-cha-risTIa [2169], kai h*e* tiM*E* [5092], kai h*e* DUna-mis
[1411],

*and the thanksgiving, and the honor, and the power,*

kai h*e* isCHUS [2479], t*o* The*O* h*e*M*O*N eis tous ai*O*nas [165] t*o*n
ai*O*n*o*n.

*and the strength, unto our :God unto the ages of the ages.*


 *c. 7:12b AMEN. *aM*E*N.


 *2. 713-17 THE STATE OF THOSE OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION*

*a. 7:13 JOHN QUERIED RE THE MULTITUDE BEFORE THE THRONE*

kai a-peKRIth*e* heis ek t*o*n pres-buTEr*o*n, LEg*o*n moi,

*And one of the elders answered, saying to me,*

HOUtoi hoi pe-ri-be-bl*e*MEnoi [4016] tas stoLAS [4749] tas leuKAS [3022],

*These arrayed in the white :robes,*

TInes eiSIN, kai POthen *E*Lthon?

*who are they, and from where have they come?*


 *b. 7:14a JOHN'S RESPONSE*

kai EIr*e*-ka auT*O*, KUriE mou, su OIdas.

*And I said to him, My Lord, YOU know.*


 *c. 7:14b THE ANSWER OF THE ELDER*

kai EI-PEN moi,

*And he spoke to me,*

HOU-TOI ei-sin hoi erCHOme-noi ek t*e*s THLIpse-*o*s [2347] t*e*s meGAl*e*s,

*These are they that come out of the great :tribulation,*

kai Eplu-nan [4950] tas stoLAS [4749] auT*O*N,

*and they washed their :robes,*

kai eLEUka-nan [3021] auTAS en t*o* HAIma-ti [129] tou arNIou [721].

*and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.*


 *d. 7:15 THE HEAVENLY SERVICE OF MARTYRS*

diA TOU-TO ei-sin eN*O*pi-on tou THROnou tou TheOU

*Therefore are they before the throne of :God*

kai laTREUou-sin [3000] auT*O* h*e*MEras kai nukTOS en t*o* na*O* [3485]auTOU:

*and serve him day and night in his :sanctuary:*

kai ho kaTH*E*me-nos ePI tou THROnou sk*e*N*O*sei [4637] ep' auTOUS.

*and who sits on the throne shall tabernacle over them.*


 *e. 7:16-17 THE HEAVENLY STATE OF MARTYRS*

ou peiNAsou-sin [3983] Eti, ouDE diPS*E*sou-sin [1372] Eti;

*They shall hunger no more, nor thirst any more;*

ouDE m*e* PEs*e* [4098] ep' auTOUS ho H*E*li-os [2246], ouDE pan KAUma
[2738]:

*neither shall the sun strike upon them, nor any heat:*

HOti to arNIon to aNA MEson tou THROnou poi-maNEI [4165] auTOUS,

*17 because the Lamb that is amidst the throne shall shepherd them,*

kai ho-d*e*G*E*sei [3594] auTOUS ePI z*o*-*E*S [2198] p*e*GAS [4077] huDAt*o
*n [5204]:

*and guide them unto fountains of waters of life:*

kai e-xaLEIpsei [1813] ho TheOS pan DAkru-on [1144] ek t*o*n oph-thalM*O*N
[3788] auT*O*N.

*and :God shall wipe away every tear from their :eyes.*



 *NOTE**: *7:1-8 shows God's care for His own. All who profess Him are not
necessarily “possessors” of God's grace. Jesus at the close of the Sermon on
the Mount is very careful to point out that it is *doers* of His Word that
count with Him - not just the hearers. His own in this passage are the elect
from the nation of Israel. Later on in this Revelation we see the saved ones
from the Gentile nations - many more! Angels seal on their foreheads those
of the 12 tribes of Israel, the 144,000 (probably a symbolic number) before
the 4 angels are released with the 4 winds of judgment. Some who have a
spiritual identification with the tribe of Dan - John/Luke
(Choleric-Melancholic) - have been disturbed that Dan is not mentioned here
as one of the 12 tribes being sealed. This may be because of the way Dan
brought idolatry through the northern golden calf of Jeroboam in a stronger
measure than did the other tribes, especially when they marched north as
recorded in the book of Judges. However, when we read of the 12 foundation
stones in the walls of the New Jerusalem in Revelation 21:19-20, the “beryl”
is here recorded, which is the stone identified with the tribe of Dan!


 In 7:9-12 we read of the great multitude from Gentile nations before the
Throne. What marvelous praise and blessing they offer up to God for His
grace and goodness and blessing!


 7:13-17 identifies this great multitude as those who came out of Great
Tribulation, probably through martyrdom. This accords strongly with the
insights used by Corrie Ten Boom in her teachings, as one who came out of a
Nazi prison camp for loving Jews. God Himself shall comfort them for what
they suffered for Jesus' Name's sake while still down here on earth.


 The Spirit through Paul says,”Prove *all* things! Hold fast that which is
good. It is the Word - the Bible - that judges human teaching, not the
Teaching that interprets the Bible. We must learn to let the Bible mean what
it wants to mean, if denominational and church teaching does not always
accord with God's sacred pages. J.A.W.



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