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Revelation 7:15
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple; and He that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple; and He that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
Verse Revelation 7:15. _THEREFORE_] Because they are washed in the blood of the Lamb, _are they before the throne_-admitted to the immediate presence, _of God_. _AND SERVE HIM DAY AND NIGHT_] Without...
THEREFORE ARE THEY BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD - The reason why they are there is to be traced to the fact that the Lamb shed his blood to make expiation for sin. No other reason can be given why anyone...
CHAPTER 7 Revelation 7:1 . This is the first parenthesis. It must not be taken chronologically. The six seal judgments extend over the entire period of the ending age. The rider upon the white horse...
THE VISION OF THE REDEEMED IN HEAVEN. A great multitude is contrasted with the 144, 000, which is a difficulty for the theory that the two visions refer to the same body of Christians. ARRAYED IN WHIT...
THEREFORE NOW THEY ARE BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD. As the apostle looks into the future he beholds the destiny of all those sealed. They have. home in heaven, around the throne of God. There they serve...
It will be observed that there are two classes here represented. There are twelve thousand who are sealed from each tribe of Israel, and then. great multitude, out "of all nations." The first company...
RESCUE AND REWARD (Revelation 7:1-3)...
THEREFORE. For this cause, or On this account. Greek. _dia touto._ SERVE. App-137 and App-190 DAY AND NIGHT. Hebraism for "continually". TEMPLE. See Revelation 3:12. DWELL. Greek. _skenoo._ Here; R...
_before the throne_ Perhaps in a more favoured position than is given to _all_, even among Saints: as we have similar language about the most favoured Angels, Matthew 18:10; Luke 1:19. _serve Him_ Cf....
ἘΝΏΠΙΟΝ ΤΟΥ͂ ΘΡΌΝΟΥ. Perhaps in a more favoured position than is given to _all_, even among Saints: as we have similar language about the most favoured Angels, Matthew 18:10; Luke 1:19. ΛΑΤΡΕΎΟΥΣΙΝ ΑΥ...
THE PRAISE OF THE GREAT MULTITUDE OF THE REDEEMED...
_THE HAPPY STATE OF THE FAITHFUL REVELATION 7:13-17:_ There is nothing in this text that points to one particular trial or distress. Those who continue to come out of the tribulations of the world fai...
ΕΊΣΙΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΕΊΜΊ (G1510) быть, ΛΑΤΡΕΎΟΥΣΙΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΛΑΤΡΕΎΩ (G3000) служить службу поклонения (TDNT). ΉΜΈΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΝΥΚΤΌΣ (G2250; G2532; G3571) _gen._ времени днем и ночью...
DISCOURSE: 2510 THE FELICITY OF THE GLORIFIED SAINTS Revelation 7:14. These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. The...
_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ CHAPTER VII SEALING OF GOD'S SERVANTS _Text (Revelation 7:1-17)_ 1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth,...
Strauss-' Comments SECTION 23 Text Revelation 7:13-17 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, These that are arrayed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they? 14 And I say un...
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. THEREFORE - because they are washed white: for with...
__ Throne Section-The Trumpets 15 The fact that they perform priestly functions shows that they are of the priest nation. No other nation will have access to the temple (Exo_19:6; 1Pe_2:9; Rev_1:6)....
7:15 serve (e-10) _ Latreuo_ , 'priestly service,' as Luke 2:37 , Hebrews 12:28 ....
THE REDEEMED Two visions interposed between the sixth and seventh seals. There are similar episodes between the sixth and seventh trumpets and bowls. 1-3. Four angels are holding in check the four wi...
DWELL AMONG] RV 'spread his tabernacle over': cp. Leviticus 16:2; Leviticus 26:11; Ezekiel 10:3.; Ezekiel 37:27....
FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 7 SECURITY AND *SALVATION - REVELATION 7:1-17 V1 After this, I saw four (4) *angels who stood at the four corners of the earth. The...
THEREFORE ARE THEY BEFORE THE THRONE... — Better, _On this account are they before the throne of God_ — _i.e.,_ because they so washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (Comp....
CHAPTER V. CONSOLATORY VISIONS. Revelation 7:1. SIX of the seven Seals have been opened by the "Lamb," who is likewise the "Lion of the tribe of Judah." They have dealt, in brief but pregnant senten...
Ritual as well as pastoral traits from the O.T. fill out the conception of this final bliss with its favoured position (ἐνώπ. θρόν.). Note the singular tenderness of the oxymoron _he that sitteth on t...
THE JOYOUS SERVICE OF THE WHITE-ROBED THRONG Revelation 7:11 No nation has a monopoly of saints. No tribe is unrepresented. No language is so rude that its children may not learn the speech of heaven...
Under the sixth seal we have seen and heard the portents of coming divine intervention. At the sounding of the seventh seal these will be resumed. Chapter seven describes a pause, and first deals with...
While Caesar was being worshiped for a few years on earth, God is worshiped continually around his throne. The word for temple here is for the actual building housing the holy place and most holy plac...
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him (d) day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell (e) among them. (d) He alludes to the Levites, who served day...
_Therefore they are before the throne of God....in his temple; i.e. therefore are they now happy in heaven, where the temple was represented to be, as observed before. --- He that sitteth on the thron...
(13) And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? (14) And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are th...
We have already seen the bearing of the seven churches to which the Lord was pleased to send the letters contained in the second and third Chapter s. We have found, I trust, substantial reason and amp...
The Redeemed In Peru I remember well a conversation I once had with a little old man who lived on the outskirts of the village where I had my parish. He lived in a miserable hut, with his only possess...
First, the perfect number of the remnant of Israel is sealed, before the providential instruments of God's judgments are allowed to act; 144,000 = 12 x 12 x 1000. They are secured for blessing accordi...
THEREFORE ARE THEY BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD,.... Revelation 7:9; not because of their great tribulations, but because they were brought through them, and out of them, by the grace and power of God; n...
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. Ver. 15. _Therefore are they_] Not for the whiteness...
_And one of the elders_, &c. What is here related, to Revelation 7:17, might have immediately followed the tenth verse; but that the praise of the angels, which was given at the same time with that of...
THEREFORE; on account of their union by faith to Jesus Christ, and its effects in purifying their hearts and preparing them for heaven. The ground of human salvation is the atonement of Christ, and fa...
TWO INTERVENING VISIONS This entire chapter intervenes between the sixth and seventh seals. Similarly, between the sixth and seventh trumpets, we shall see an even longer intervention (Revelation 10:1...
_ 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 dwell among them._ A. We have left the kingdom of sin and Satan. We are...
13-17 Faithful Christians deserve our notice and respect; we should mark the upright. Those who would gain knowledge, must not be ashamed to seek instruction from any who can give it. The way to heav...
THEREFORE ARE THEY BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD; not that they by their sufferings have merited heaven, but because it pleaseth God of his free grace so to reward them; therefore it was said, not only tha...
Revelation 7:15 Therefore G1223 G5124 are G1526 (G5748) before G1799 throne G2362 God G2316 and G2532
‘That is why they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his Temple, and he who sits on the throne will tabernacle over them. They will hunger no more, nor thirst any more,...
Revelation 7:14-17. The Seer does not say that he cannot answer the question, but he implies that the elder is better able to do so. He himself has no experience of the state described, and he cannot...
THEREFORE (δια τουτο). Because of the washing described in verse Revelation 7:14.THEY SERVE HIM (λατρευουσιν αυτω). Dative case with λατρευω (present active indicative, old verb, originally to ser...
Revelation 7:13 Who are Saints? I. Notice what we certainly do not mean when we speak of men being saints of God. (1) I find no warrant for believing that the asceticism which appears to have so stra...
Revelation 7:1. _And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, no...
Revelation 7:1. _And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, no...
We will read two passages from the New Testament tonight. The first will show us where the glorified saints are, and the second will tell us what is to become of their bodies. Revelation 7:9. After t...
Revelation 7:9. _After this.-_ I thought I would read this familiar and very precious passage once more as so many of our number have gone home to heaven during the past few weeks. There has been a g...
Revelation 7:9. _After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb,_ Our...
CONTENTS: A parenthetical chapter on the saved of the tribulation period. The remnant of Israel sealed. CHARACTERS: God, John, four angels. CONCLUSION: In the great time of unexampled trouble which i...
This whole chapter seems to be an episode, thrown in between the opening of the sixth and the seventh seal. Revelation 7:1. _And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of th...
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE. The words of the elder form the close to this section [_Chapter s 4-7_]. Remember the central idea of this section is: _"Jehovah reigns; let the peoples tremble!"_ The theme of t...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 7:1 There are three “interludes” in Revelation 1:1 (vv. Revelation 7:1;...
REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 7:15 The people mentioned in vv. Revelation 7:13 no longer suffer. As priests, they serve God in his temple. There he will feed them and...
Now John sees a great multitude which no man could number, of all nations, peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands. John...
SEALING OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ THIS chapter is in the nature of an _episode_. Before the enemies of the gospel are finally destroyed, St. John sees the admission of be...
EXPOSITION REVELATION 7:1 AND AFTER THESE THINGS. Μετὰ τοῦτο, or, as some cursives read, μετὰ ταῦτα_, _is generally regarded as denoting the close of the sixth seal and the commencement of a new...
_15 THEREFORE ARE THEY BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD, AND SERVE HIM DAY AND NIGHT IN HIS TEMPLE: AND HE THAT SITTETH ON THE THRONE SHALL DWELL AMONG THEM._ _ 16 THEY SHALL HUNGER NO MORE, NEITHER THIRST A...
In chapter four of the book of Revelation, we were taken into the heavenly scene where John beholds the throne of God, the cherubim about the throne as they worship God and the twenty-four elders as t...
1 Chronicles 23:25; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Kings 6:13; 2 Corinthians 6:16;...
Therefore. Because of this washing. Before the throne. Compare Ephesians 5:27. Serve [λ α τ ρ ε υ ο υ σ ι ν]. See on Luke 1:74. In scripture the verb never expresses any other service but that of th...
A GREAT MULTITUDE OF GENTILE OUTCOMERS Revelation 7:9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We believe that the Church be raptured before the Tribulation, and that, therefore, the "great multitude" is another company...
Therefore — Because they came out of great affliction, and have washed their robes in his blood. Are they before the throne — It seems, even nearer than the angels. And serve him day and night — Speak...