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Verse Revelation 7:4. _I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED_]
In the number of 144,000 are included all the _Jews_ converted to
Christianity; 12,000 out of each of the twelve tribes: but this...
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AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED - He does not say
where he heard that, or by whom it was communicated to him, or when it
was done. The material point is, that he heard it; he did not...
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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...
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THE SEALING OF THE HUNDRED AND FORTY FOUR THOUSAND.
Revelation 7:1. Four angels are here represented as holding the winds,
which are to bring disaster upon the world, in leash, until the seal
of prot...
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THE FOUR WINDS WITHHELD.
While the sixth seal may be styled the seal of _Revolution,_ the
mighty changes of this period are not all violent. If the reader will
turn to the seventh chapter he will fin...
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RESCUE AND REWARD (Revelation 7:1-3)...
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And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and
forty-four thousand were sealed from every tribe of the sons of
Israel. Of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the
tribe...
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THEM WHICH WERE. the.
AN HUNDRED, &C. See App-197.
CHILDREN. App-108....
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The Sealing of the 144,000, Revelation 7:4-8
4. _an hundred_and _forty_and _four thousand_ As there are twelve
tribes, so in each tribe there are to be twelve thousands: possibly
with a reminiscence o...
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THE SEALING OF THE 144,000...
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ἙΚΑΤῸΝ ΤΕΣΣΕΡΆΚΟΝΤΑ ΤΈΣΣΑΡΕΣ
ΧΙΛΙΆΔΕΣ. As there are twelve tribes, so in each tribe there
are to be twelve thousands: possibly with a reminiscence of the
primitive political and military organisation,...
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_THE SERVANTS ARE SEALED REVELATION 7:4-8:_ The picture is that of
144,000 redeemed ones being sealed. They are the saved, not just
physical Jews. Many of the fleshly Jews had murdered the Messiah and...
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AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED:— "And hereupon, I
heard a declaration of the number of those who were thus sealed by the
Holy Ghost: and they who were thus perfectly known to Christ,...
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Strauss-' Comments
SECTION 21
Text Revelation 7:1-8
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the
earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow
on the earth,...
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_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,...
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And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were
sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the
children of Israel. Twelve is the number of the tribes, appropr...
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Throne section-The 144,000
12 Compare Mat_24:29.
12 This cataclysm affects heaven as well as earth. There will be many
quakes at the time of the end (Rev_8:5; Rev_8:11-13; Rev_8:19;
Rev_16:18)....
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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...
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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...
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AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM... Translate, _And I heard the number
of the sealed: there were a hundred and forty and four thousand sealed
out of every tribe of the sons of Israel._ There are two or...
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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...
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After a pause, in which the sealing is supposed to have taken place,
the writer hears that the number of the sealed is the stereotyped
144,000, twelve thousand from each of the twelve tribes of Israel...
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THE MULTITUDE BEFORE THE THRONE
Revelation 7:1
Before times of unusual trial God prepares for the safety of His
people. See Genesis 7:1; Genesis 19:16;...
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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...
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That the 144,000 cannot be literal, fleshly Israel becomes quite
apparent when we note the tribes of Ephraim and Dan are omitted. The
number is obtained by multiplying 12 x 12 x 1000. Shelly says, "Si...
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And I heard the number of them which were sealed: [and there were]
sealed (5) an hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand of all the
tribes of the children of Israel.
(5) That is, of the Jews a number...
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I heard the number of them that were sealed. By these determinate
numbers need only be understood a great number of Jews converted and
saved, though much greater was the number of the saved taken from...
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(4) And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were
sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the
children of Israel. (5) Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twe...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED,.... And therefore
could be sure of the exact number, which did not depend upon his
sight, and telling them, in which some mistake might have been made...
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And I heard the number of them which were sealed: _and there were_
sealed an hundred _and_ forty _and_ four thousand of all the tribes of
the children of Israel.
Ver. 4. _A hundred forty and four tho...
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_And I heard the number of them, a hundred and forty and four
thousand_ This single passage, says the bishop of Meaux, may show the
mistake of those who always expect the numbers in the Revelation to...
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A HUNDRED AND FORTY AND FOUR THOUSAND; a definite is here put for an
indefinite, but very large number, who had embraced the gospel and
were made partakers of divine grace, and thus were sealed by the...
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The total number of the sealed:...
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AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED; AND THERE WERE
SEALED AN HUNDRED AND FORTY AND FOUR THOUSAND OF ALL THE TRIBES OF THE
CHILDREN OF ISRAEL....
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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...
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_ 4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and
forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were
sealed:_
A. The number of people who are sealed Isaiah 144,00...
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1-8 In the figurative language of Scripture, the blowing of the four
winds together, means a dreadful and general destruction. But the
destruction is delayed. Seals were used to mark for each person...
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Ver. 4-8. For the understanding of these five verses several things
are to be noted.
1. That the whole number is one hundred and forty-four thousand, which
is the product of twelve, as the original nu...
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Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Ninth "Now, sir," I continued, "explain
to me, with respect to the mountains, why their forms are various and
diverse." "Listen," he said: "these mountains are the twelve...
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Revelation 7:4 And G2532 heard G191 (G5656) number G706 sealed G4972
(G5772) hundred G1540 forty-four G5062...
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‘And I heard the number of those who were sealed, a hundred and
forty four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of
Israel.'
That this is made up of twelve times twelve thousand comes out...
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Revelation 7:4-8. One or two subordinate points may be noticed before
we ask who these sealed ones are. (1) There is no difficulty in
determining the manner in which the number 144,000 is obtained. Fi...
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THE NUMBER OF THE SEALED
(τον αριθμον των εσφραγισμενων). Accusative
case object of ηκουσα and genitive of the perfect passive
articular participle of σφραγιζω. He did not see the sealing
or count...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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AND I WAS TOLD THE NUMBER. John does not _see_ the number, he hears
it! 144,000. Numbers have symbolic meanings [this was especially true
with the ancient peoples]. This number (_144,000)_ is formed b...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 7:4 The selection and order of the 12
tribes suggest that the 144,000, SEALED FROM EVERY TRIBE OF THE SONS
OF ISRAEL represent the church (see note on vv. 1–17 for a diff...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 7:1 There are three “interludes”
in Revelation 1:1 (vv. Revelation 7:1;...
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Four angels were standing on the four corners of the earth holding the
four winds. This shows that all the agencies of nature, all the
instruments of judgment, are in God's hand. Not a wind can blow,...
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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...
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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...
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_4 AND I HEARD THE NUMBER OF THEM WHICH WERE SEALED: AND THERE WERE
SEALED AN HUNDRED AND FORTY AND FOUR THOUSAND OF ALL THE TRIBES OF THE
CHILDREN OF ISRAEL._
_ 5 OF THE TRIBE OF JUDA WERE SEALED TW...
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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...
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Acts 26:7; Ezekiel 47:13; Ezekiel 48:19; Ezekiel 48:31; Genesis 15:5;
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An hundred and forty and four thousand. Not literally, but the number
symbolical of fixedness and full completion (12 x 12). The
interpretations, as usual, vary greatly, dividing generally into two
gr...
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JEWISH OUTCOMERS FROM THE GREAT TRIBULATION
Revelation 7:1; _Revelation 14:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There are some people who see but one Rapture. For our part we see
several.
1. THERE IS THE RAPTURE...
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Of the children of Israel — To these will afterwards be joined a
multitude out of all nations. But it may be observed, this is not the
number of all the Israelites who are saved from Abraham or Moses...
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Who are the 144,000 of whom John writes here?
PROBLEM: In this passage, John mentions a specific group of 144,000
believers. Is this an exact number, and does it mean only this many
will be saved? If...
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Observe here, 1. That the true church is represented in this book by
the name of the Jews, and the false church by the Gentiles; so that
the tribes of the children of Israel is to be understood the wh...