10 Revelation Salvation Belongs To Our God & The Lamb

Lesson 10 Salvation Belongs to our God & the Lamb! Amen! Hallelujah! – A Study of the Book of Revelation By Dale Wells Text: Rev 7

Rev 7:1-8 WEB ,[object Object]

This is an interlude between the sixth and seventh seals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The prophets use wind to describe God's judgment on Judah ,[object Object],[object Object]

Wind describes God's judgment of Elam ,[object Object]

Wind also describes God's judgment of the north ,[object Object]

The primary OT background for this scene is found in Ezekiel 9:1-11 ,[object Object]

The prophet sees armed guards taking stations at the temple ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

In Revelation 7, John sees a similar vision ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

But why are we told that 144,000 are sealed? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Remember that 12 and its multiples are used to identify God’s people ,[object Object],[object Object]

What will happen to God's people when he destroys his enemies? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Numbers are important in apocalyptic literature ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Numbers are significant to us, too ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

12,000 each from 12 tribes means all of God's people were sealed ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Check it out ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The patriarchs are not the same as the tribes ,[object Object],[object Object]

As a result, there was no tribe of Joseph ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

OT references to a tribe of Joseph refer to one – or both – of his sons ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

There were only twelve land divisions in the Promised Land ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

So there were 12 patriarchs and 12 land divisions, but 13 tribes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Remember that the ancients did not view numbers as we do ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Don't take 144,000 literally and don't look for 12,000 each from 12 tribes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Paul was pointing out the futility of Judaism and the superiority of Christ ,[object Object],[object Object]

Jesus' brother described Christians as "12 tribes of the dispersion" ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Rev 7:9-17 WEB ,[object Object]

If the 144,000 is the church on earth, who is the great multitude of 7:9-17? ,[object Object],[object Object]

There is something that is more compelling ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

An elder asks "who are they, and from where did they come?" ,[object Object],[object Object]

These are the martyrs we saw under the altar in the fifth seal ,[object Object]

The 144,000 are on earth; the great multitude is in heaven ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Shifting vantage points is a common feature of apocalyptic writings ,[object Object],[object Object]

In Revelation 1:9ff, John sees Jesus walking in heaven's tabernacle ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Revelation 12 shifts from earth to heaven and back to earth ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other passages refer to activities in heaven that have an effect on earth ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dan 10:10-13 WEB ,[object Object],[object Object]

Cyrus, the Persian king thought he was fighting Alexander the Great ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Revelation 7 presents two perspectives of one common theme ,[object Object],[object Object]

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