REVELATION 7
The 144,000 of Israel Sealed
Rev 7:1 And after these things
I saw four angels
Standing on the four corners of the earth (N.E.S.W.)
In the above statement assumptions are made by those who have not studied the scriptures in depth. The assumption is that this is the entire planet. Earth. This is not however what is being stated here. What is being stated is that the four angels are standing on the four corner of the land, that being the land of Israel.
What is so misleading here is again, the English language. People jump to the conclusion that the earth here is the planet when it is actually the land of Israel. The word earth here translates to a given area on Earth, a land, a particular place on Earth or in the land being mentioned.
Who is this writing to? To the Jews, not the Gentiles and the world. What are the four winds? They are the four Spirits of God, the four angels that will do God's biding against Israel. It is the Jews that are involved int writing.
Holding the four winds of the earth
That the wind should not blow on the earth
Nor on the sea
Nor on any tree
The sea is the peoples of Israel. The tree is in reference to individuals of Israel.
Isa 14:8-12 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
Hell (the grave) from beneath is moved for You to meet You at Your coming: it stirs up the dead for You, even all the chief ones of the earth; it has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak and say unto You, Are You also become weak as we?Are You become like unto us? Your pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of Your viols: the worm is spread under You, and the worms cover You.
How are You fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how are You cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Judge_9:15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth you anoint Me king over you, then come and put your trust in My shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Psa_29:5 The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; yea, the LORD breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
Isa_14:8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since You are laid down, no feller is come up against us.
Jer_22:23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that make Your nest in the cedars, how gracious shall You be when pangs come upon You, the pain as of a woman in travail!
Eze_31:9 I have made Him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied Him.
Eze_31:16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.
It should be very apparent from all the above verses that t a tree, or trees, are often a figure of speech in the Bible scriptures. In the above verses it is Satan that is the Cedar in Lebanon.
Rev 7:2 And I saw another angel
Ascending from the east
Having the seal of the living God
And He cried with a loud voice to the four angels
To whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea
Here is the Lord Christ Jesus who ascends from the East, the direction of God's throne. It is He who has gotten the power over Satan by His obedience to His Father.
Rev 7:3 Saying
Hurt not the earth (the land)
Neither the sea (nation
No the trees (peoples)
Until WE HAVE sealed the servants of our God
In their foreheads
The word forehead has the meaning of the mind. Wait until the minds which are to become
obedient to Us do so.
Rev 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed
And there were sealed a hundred and forty and four thousand
Of all the tribes of the children of Israel
There is at least on Denominational teaching today that teaches that these 144,000 will be the ones who truly follow after God by their works. One of the problems with this is that it limits who will be of God's Elect. Man can not number God's elect, only God can. To say otherwise is to take away God's own authority!
Another problem is that these which are sealed are of the Jews, not the Gentiles. To say otherwise would be to make Paul's ministry of no value. Woe to those that teach such things!
The proof is what follows; it is those of the tribes of Israel, not Gentiles.
Rev 7:5
Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand
Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand
Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand
Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand
Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand
Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand
Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand
Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand
Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand
Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand
Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand
Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand
Now the Old Testament arrangement of the tribes will begiven.
Gen 49:1-33 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together
That I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days
Gather yourselves together
And hear you sons of Jacob
And hearken unto Israel your father
1-Reuben
You are my firstborn
My might
And the beginning of My strength
The excellency of dignity
And the excellency of power
Unstable as water
\You shall not excel
Because you went up to your father's bed
Then defiled you it
He went up to My couch
2-3 Simeon and Levi are brethren\
Instruments of cruelty are in their habitations
O my soul, come not You into their secret
Unto their assembly
Mine honour be not You united
For in their anger they slew a man
And in their self will they dug down a wall
Cursed be Their anger
For it was fierce
And their wrath
For it was cruel
I will divide them in Jacob
And scatter them in Israel
Judah You are he whom Your brethren shall praise
Your hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies
Your father's children shall bow down before Yourselves
Judah is a lion's whelp
From the prey My son You are gone up
He stooped down
He couched as a lion
And as an old lion
Who shall rouse Him up
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah
Nor a lawgiver from between his feet
Until Shiloh come
And unto Him shall the gathering of the people be
Binding His foal unto the vine
And his ass's colt unto the choice vine
He washed his garments in wine
And Hs clothes in the blood of grapes
His eyes shall be red with wine
And his teeth white with milk
Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea
And he shall be for an haven of ships
And his border shall be unto Zidon
Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens
And He saw that rest was good
And the land that it was pleasant
And bowed His shoulder to bear
And became a servant unto tribute
Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel
Dan shall be a serpent by the way
An adder in the path that bites the horse heels
So that his rider shall fall backward
I have waited for thy salvation O LORD
Gad a troop shall overcome Him
But he shall overcome at the last
Out of Asher his bread shall be fat
And He shall yield royal dainties
Naphtali is a hind let loose
He gives goodly words
Joseph is a fruitful bough
Even a fruitful bough by a well
Whose branches run over the wall
The archers have sorely grieved Him
And shot at him
And hated him
But His bow abode in strength
And the arms of His hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob
From there is the shepherd
The stone of Israel
Even by the God of Your father
Who shall help Yourselves and by the Almighty,
Who shall bless You with blessings of heaven above
Blessings of the deep that lies under
Blessings of the breasts
And of the womb
The blessings of Your father have prevailed above
Te blessings of My progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills
They shall be on the head of Joseph
And on the crown of the head of him that was separate from His brethren
Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf
In the morning he shall devour the prey
And at night he shall divide the spoil
Jacob's Death and Burial
Gen 49:28 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel
And this is it that their father spake unto Them
And blessed Them
Every one according to His blessing He blessed Them
And He charged them
And said unto Them
I am to be gathered unto My people
Bury Me with My fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite
In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah\
Which is before Mamre
In the land of Canaan
Which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite
For a possession of a burying place
There they buried Abraham and Sarah His wife
There they buried Isaac and Rebekah His wife
And there I buried Leah
The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth
And when Jacob had made an end of commanding His sons
He gathered up his feet into the bed
And yielded up the spirit
And was gathered unto his people
A Great Multitude from Every Nation
Rev 7:9-12 After this I beheld
And lo a great multitude
Which no man could number
Of all nations
An kindred's
And people
And languages (tongues)
Stood before the throne
And before the Lamb
Clothed with white robes
And palms in their hands
And cried with a loud voice saying
Salvation to our God which sits upon the throne
And unto the Lamb
And all the angels stood round about the throne
And about the elders and the four beasts
And fell before the throne on their faces
And worshiped God
Saying
1- truth ( Amen)
2-Blessing
A3-nd glory
4-And wisdom
5-And thanksgiving
7-And honor
8-And power
9-And might
Nine, the fruit of the Spirit of God.
Be unto our God for ever and ever
Truth ( Amen)
Rev 13 And one of the elders answered
Saying unto Me
What are these which are arrayed in white robes
And whence came they
And I said unto Him
Sir You know
And He said to Me
These are They
Which came out of great tribulation
And have washed their robes
And made them white in the blood of the Lamb
Therefore are they before the throne of God
And serve Him day and night in His temple
And He that sits on the throne shall dwell among Them
They shall hunger no more
Neither thirst any more
Neither shall the sun light on them,
Nor any heat
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne
Shall feed Them
And shall lead Them
Unto living fountains of waters
Joh_4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If You knew the gift of God, and who it is that said to You, Give me to drink; you would have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes
