g.
The visions inserted between the sixth and seventh seals
7:1-17
1)
144,000 of the twelve tribes sealed — the chosen Israelites preserved on earth
vv. 1-8
Rev. 7
:1
7:1
1After this I saw four angels standing at the
afour corners of the earth, holding the
bfour 2winds of the earth, so that
3no wind would blow on the earth nor on the sea nor on any tree.
Rev. 7
:2
7:2
And I saw
1another Angel ascending from the
arising of the sun, having the seal of the
bliving God; and He cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom
authority was given to harm the earth and the sea,
Rev. 7
:3
7:3
Saying, Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we
aseal the slaves of our God upon
btheir foreheads.
Rev. 7
:4
7:4
And I heard the number of
1those who were sealed, a
ahundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel:
Rev. 7
:5
7:5
Out of the tribe of
1Judah, twelve thousand sealed; out of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;
Rev. 7
:6
7:6
Out of the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Naphtali, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of
1aManasseh, twelve thousand;
Rev. 7
:7
7:7
Out of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand;
Rev. 7
:8
7:8
Out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand sealed.
2)
A great multitude serving God in the heavenly temple — the redeemed saints raptured to heaven to enjoy God's care and the Lamb's shepherding
vv. 9-17
Rev. 7
:9
7:9
After these things I saw, and behold,
there was a
1great multitude which no one could number, out of
aevery nation and
all tribes and peoples and tongues,
2standing before the throne and before the
bLamb, clothed in
3cwhite robes and
4dpalm branches in their hands.
Rev. 7
:10
7:10
And they cry with a loud voice, saying,
1aSalvation to our God who sits upon the throne and to the
bLamb.
Rev. 7
:11
7:11
And all the angels stood around the throne and the
aelders and the
bfour living creatures; and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God,
Rev. 7
:12
7:12
Saying,
1aAmen. The
bblessing and the
cglory and the wisdom and the
dthanks and the honor and the power and the strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen.
Rev. 7
:13
7:13
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where did they come from?
Rev. 7
:14
7:14
And I said to him, My lord, you know. And he said to me, These are those who come out of the
1great atribulation, and they have
bwashed their robes and made them
cwhite in the
dblood of the
eLamb.
Rev. 7
:15
7:15
Because of this
1they are before the throne of God and
2aserve Him day and night in His
btemple; and He who sits upon the throne
3will ctabernacle over them.
Rev. 7
:16
7:16
They will not
ahunger any more, neither will they
bthirst any more, neither will the
csun 1beat upon them, nor any heat;
Rev. 7
:17
7:17
For the
aLamb who is in the midst of the throne will
1bshepherd them and
cguide them to
dsprings of
2ewaters of life; and God will
fwipe away every
2tear from their eyes.
