Revelation 7:12

12 saying: “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom, Thanksgiving and honor and power and might, Be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”

A. They offer a 7-fold blessing.

1. Blessing

2. Glory

3. Wisdom

4. Thanksgiving

5. Honor

6. Power

7. Might

B. All of this praise and adoration belong to God.

C. Notice that this blessing begins and ends with “Amen.” The word “amen” means, “I am in agreement; may it be so; so be it.” Today, the word more often means, “I have finished; the end.” Here it was used at the beginning of the worship.

D. Here again we have a 7 that has a natural division into a 3 plus 4. The first three - Blessing, Glory, Wisdom - are attributes of God in the Divine realm. The number 3 represents God, the trinity, and the spiritual world.

The last four - Thanksgiving, Honor, Power, Might - are ways in which we recognize the majesty of God in the material world. The number 4 is the number of the physical and material world.

The Christians were seeking to give thanks to God. They were also looking for ways in which they could honor His name in an evil world. They were also praying for His power and might to intervene in this time of terrible persecution.