Pause for thought
The sealing of the redeemed in chapter seven, happens during an interval of quiet between the sixth and seventh seals. ( those who hold a mid-trib view, favour the rapture of the saints at this point.
After the terrors of the sixth seal, the winds of the earth depicting the forces of devastation yet to come, are held back by four angels under the instruction of a strong angel from the east carrying the seal of God, who tells them to hold back while the redeemed of Christ receive a seal on their forehead’s.
The one hundred and forty- four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel 7:4 could be a literal band of Jewish evangelists, (that is according to dispensational pre Millennialism) or symbolic of all Israel Romans 11: 26, or spiritual Israel? The number one hundred and forty four thousand also symbolises completeness 7:4
Who is the vast crowd in 7:9 ? again there are many suggestions, 1 The martyrs of 6:9. 2 The 144 thousand. 3 Those coming out of the great tribulation 7:14. 4 The redeemed from every age and nation, notice they all had the same credentials, white robes washed in the blood of the Lamb. God includes everyone who trusts in the righteousness and sacrifice of Jesus. No true believer need ever worry about which group they will be in!
A verse to remember
For the Lamb who stands in front ofthe throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to the springs of life- giving water. And God will wipe away all their tears. Revelation 7:17 N.L.T.
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