The elder asks John who the people clothed in white robes are. John doesn't know, so the elder explains they are those who have come out of the great tribulation and have washed their robes white in the blood of the Lamb. They stand before God's throne serving him day and night in his temple. They will never be hungry, thirsty, or harmed by the sun again, as the Lamb will shepherd and guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.

1. Revelation 7:13-17
Rev 7:13-17 ESV Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who
are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?"
(14) I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are the
ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their
robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (15)
"Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and
night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them
with his presence. (16) They shall hunger no more, neither thirst
anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching heat. (17)
For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and
he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away
every tear from their eyes."

2. Heritage Addition church of Christ
By Jim Bradshaw
October 25, 2015 Revelation 7

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ho are these?
Rev 7:9 ESV After this I looked, and behold,
a great multitude that no one could number,
from every nation, from all tribes and
peoples and languages, standing before the
throne and before the Lamb, clothed in
white robes, with palm branches in their
hands,
Rev. 7:13

6. Seals – to date we have seen seals when opened reveal
something.
Those sealed represent ownership and those who are
under protection.

7. Rev 7:1-3 ESV After this I saw four angels standing at the four
corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth,
that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. (2)
Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun,
with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to
the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea,
(3) saying, "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until
we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads."

8. Eph 1:3 ESV Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing
in the heavenly places,
Rom 8:16 ESV The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit
that we are children of God,

9. 2Ti 2:19 ESV But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal:
"The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who
names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity."

10. Rev 7:4-8 ESV And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed
from every tribe of the sons of Israel: (5) 12,000 from the tribe of Judah
were sealed, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of
Gad, (6) 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of
Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh, (7) 12,000 from the tribe
of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12,000 from the tribe of
Issachar, (8) 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of
Joseph, 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.

11. Who are the 144,000?
12 represents God’s called out people – saints
1,000 deals with completeness
12 God’s people old testament x 12 God’s people new covenant x 1,000 =
all of God’s people

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ho are these?
Rev 7:14 ESV I said to him, "Sir, you know."
And he said to me, "These are the ones
coming out of the great tribulation. They
have washed their robes and made them
white in the blood of the Lamb.

13. 1Pe 1:18-19 ESV knowing that you
were ransomed from the futile ways
inherited from your forefathers, not
with perishable things such as silver
or gold, (19) but with the precious
blood of Christ, like that of a lamb
without blemish or spot.
Eph 1:7 ESV In him we have redemption through his blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of
his grace,

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ho are these?
ll praise belongs to God and the Lamb
Rev 7:9 ESV After this I looked, and behold, a
great multitude that no one could number, from
every nation, from all tribes and peoples and
languages, standing before the throne and
before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with
palm branches in their hands,

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ho are these?
ll praise belongs to God and the Lamb
Rev 7:10 ESV and crying out with a loud voice,
"Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb!"
Crying out
(pai) lit. to croak like a raven

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ho are these?
ll praise belongs to God and the Lamb
Rev 7:12 ESV saying, "Amen! Blessing and glory
and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and
power and might be to our God forever and ever!
Amen."

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ho are these?
ll praise belongs to God and the Lamb
alvation belongs to our God and the Lamb
Rev 7:10 ESV and crying out with a loud voice,
"Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the
throne, and to the Lamb!"

18. W
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ho are these?
ll praise belongs to God and the Lamb
alvation belongs to our God and the Lamb
Rev 7:2 ESV Then I saw another angel ascending from
the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God,
and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who
had been given power to harm earth and sea,

19. Washed by the Blood of the Lamb
Rev 1:5 ESV and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn
of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and
has freed us from our sins by his blood
Mat 26:28 ESV for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured
out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
1Co 6:19-20 ESV Or do you not know that your body is a temple of
the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not
your own, (20) for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in
your body.

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ho are these?
ll praise belongs to God and the Lamb
alvation belongs to our God and the Lamb
eaven holds all to me

21. Heaven Holds All to Me
Rev 7:14 ESV I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to
me, "These are the ones coming out of the great
tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them
white in the blood of the Lamb.
Tribulation
literally a pressing together

22. Heaven Holds All to Me
Rev 7:16-17 ESV They shall hunger no more, neither thirst
anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any scorching
heat. (17) For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be
their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living
water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

23. Heaven Holds all to Me
by Tillit S. Teddlie
Verse 3
Why should I long for the world with its sorrows,
When in that home o’er the sea,
Millions are singing the wonderful story ?
Heaven holds all to me.
Chorus
Heaven holds all to me. Brighter its glory will be; Joy without
measure will be my treasure: Heaven holds all to me.
Verse 1
Earth holds no treasures but perish with using,
However precious they be;
Yet there’s a country to which I am going:
Heaven holds all to me.

24. 1Jn 1:7-9 ESV But if we walk in the
light, as he is in the light, we have
fellowship with one another, and
the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses
us from all sin. (8) If we say we
have no sin, we deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us. (9) If
we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and
to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.