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Verse Revelation 7:5. _OF THE TRIBE OF JUDA_, c.] _First_, we are to
observe that the tribe of _Levi_ is here mentioned, though that tribe
had no inheritance in Israel but they now belonged to the sp...
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OF THE TRIBE OF JUDA WERE SEALED TWELVE THOUSAND - That is, a
selection was made, or a number sealed, as if it had been made from
one of the tribes of the children of Israel - the tribe of Judah. If
t...
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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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_Were sealed_is not genuine except in the first and last clauses: and
even then it is strictly a participle, not a verb: read " OF THE TRIBE
OF JUDAH, 12,000 SEALED, OF THE TRIBE OF REUBEN, 12,000, OF...
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5–8. ἘΣΦΡΑΓΙΣΜΈΝΟΙ. It is a question whether there is
any principle in the order of the names. Judah is no doubt named
first, as the tribe of David and of the Son of David: then Reuben as
the eldest s...
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ΔΏΔΕΚΑ ΧΙΛΙΆΔΕΣ ἘΣΦΡΑΓΙΣΜΈΝΟΙ. The uncials
repeat ἐσφρ. at the beginning and end. Primas[270] only has it at
the beginning, aeth[271] only at end; 1 in the first three places and
the last; Text. Rec[2...
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THE SEALING OF THE 144,000...
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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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OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH, &C.— As the spiritual church of Christ was
first formed out of the Jewish church and nation, so here the
spiritual Israel is first mentioned; but the twelve tribes are not
enume...
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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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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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Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed
twelve thousand.
Judah (praise) stands first, as Jesus' tribe....
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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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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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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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(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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OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH [WERE] SEALED TWELVE THOUSAND,.... Judah is
mentioned first, because Christ sprung from that tribe, and the pure
worship of God was preserved in it; and that itself was preserved...
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Of the tribe of Juda _were_ sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
Reuben _were_ sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad _were_
sealed twelve thousand.
Ver. 5. _Twelve thousand_] Out of each tri...
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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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OF THE TRIBE OF JUDA WERE SEALED TWELVE THOUSAND. OF THE TRIBE OF
REUBEN WERE SEALED TWELVE THOUSAND. OF THE TRIBE OF GAD WERE SEALED
TWELVE THOUSAND....
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The total number of the sealed:...
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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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5 of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of
Reuben twelve thousand were sealed; of the tribe of Gad twelve
thousand were sealed; 6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were...
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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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SEE POOLE ON "REVELATION 7:4...
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Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V
This, too, is the reason that this tribe is not reckoned in the
Apocalypse along with those which are saved.[257]...
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Revelation 7:5 of G1537 tribe G5443 Judah G2455 twelve G1427 thousand
G5505 sealed G4972 (G5772) of G1537 tribe...
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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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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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THERE WERE 12,000. Exactly 12,000 are sealed from 12 tribes to make
144,000. This cannot be the Jews (in the flesh). (1) The Ten Tribes
had disappeared in Assyria and lost their identity. (2) Judah an...
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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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1 Corinthians 2:1; 1 Corinthians 2:2; Exodus 1:2; Numbers 1:4;...
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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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Judah is mentioned first, in respect of the kingdom, and of the
Messiah sprung therefrom....
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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...