Revelation 7 | Verse-By-Verse | Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer

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Revelation 8:1-2
7th Seal opens 1st Trump; leads to another set of judgement
Chapter 7 is out chronological order
Gives insight behind the scenes
Gives hope in the midst of wrath
Habakkuk 2:2 says, In your wrath Lord remember your mercy
End of Revelation 6 is really bad
Who can stand? 2 groups in Revelation 7
Revelation 7:1
4 Angels
4 corners of the earth = Cultural Idiom meaning for cardinal directions
Wind often times symbolizes judgement
Probably means judgement rather than actual wind
Revelation 7:2-3
5th Angel has more authority than the other 4
Ephesians 6:10-12
Just as their is a hierarchy among demons so there is among the angels
Revelation 7:4"
Who are the 144,000
Revelation 7:5-8
These are Jews not Jehovah's Witness
Who are they?
Seal on their forehead that protects them
Servants of God and will be Evangelist of God in Revelation 14
They are all the Tribes of Israel
Jewish believers who are saved during the Tribulation, protected by a seal, and sent as witnesses to unbelievers
Notice how God is still trying to reach people even in the midst of His righteous wrath
Back to the list of tribes
There are some things added and some things missing that are not like the rest of the times in Scripture that the tribes are listed
They are not in birth order
Levi is listed which the priests had their own inheritance and were not included in the 12 tribes
Dan is missing which this was the Northern Tribe
Revelation 7:9-14
These are people who get saved during the Tribulation
How many? a TON!
144,000 Hebrew believers will be protected during the Tribulation with a seal
This Gentile multitude are martyrs at the hand of the antichrist
They will be martyred for not worshipping the beast and for not taking his mark
Compare & Contrast the 144,000 Hebrews with the Gentile Multitude
White Robes - Righteousness (illuminating)
Palm Branches = Joy & Triumph
Revelation 7:10-11
Book of Revelation pulls back the curtain and gives us a glimpse into heaven
People will say when I get to heaven I will ask God this and that...
No, actually you won't. When you get to heaven you will fall on your face and be totally undone
Remember when John arrived in Heaven in Revelation 1
This should enlighten our worship here on earth
Revelation 7:12
7-fold worship of God the Father in Heaven
7-fold worship is given to Jesus in heaven also
Revelation 5:12
Father & Son are co-worshipped in heaven which means they are co-equal and co-eternal along with the Holy Spirit
The essence of who God is, is Trinity
The Trinity is more apparent in the Book of Revelation than other book
Seated on the Throne = father, son takes the scroll from right hand, spirit of God is before the throne
Baptism of Jesus
God is Trinity = Father, Son, Spirit
3 person, 1 substance
Trinity is essential and foundational
No Trinity = No Christianity
God is Love because God is Trinity
Love requires threeeness: the lover, the beloved and the act or bond of love between them
God is Trinity because God is Love
God is one; God is three persons not three parts
Because God is Trinity, He is Love
Because God is Love, He is Good
Because God is Good, He is Just & Merciful
Not either/or but both/and
Revelation 7 - Just & Merciful
Everything of who God is flows from the Trinitarian nature of God
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Revelation 7:13-17
The old order of things is being replaced with a new order
Eternal Glory Of The Tribulation Saints