Thank you Joosep for the summary of the first part of chapter 7. May the Lord shed His light through the Spirit, so that we may be blessed while reading, studying and memorizing each verse!
Hello GSHd. I won't pretend to understand everything about Revelation 7. But I do know that the last verse, verse 17, is very beautiful:
For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. (ESV)
As believers, this is our shared destiny.
I do also feel, as I go through Revelation, that I'm getting a little more out of it each time :)
Thank you for sharing that GSHd! If you'll permit me, I'd like to make a little summary:
In Revelation 6, the first six seals are opened by the Lamb, and the results of same are described. In Revelation 7 the 144,000 are sealed with the seal of the living God on their foreheads; 12,000 from each tribe of Israel, except Dan is not mentioned, instead of Dan there are 12,000 from Joseph and 12,000 from Benjamin.
Then John beholds a great multitude around the throne, wearing white robes and holding palm branches, praising and worshiping God and the Lamb along with the angels and the elders and the four living creatures.
The "great multitude", which it is said cannot be numbered, is described by one of the elders as those who have come out of the Great Tribulation, who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Then in Revelation 8 the seventh seal is opened, and there is silence in heaven for a half an hour ... then comes the seven angels with the seven trumpets ... and then ...
This is intended by me as only a summary of what is described, and not as any interpretation.
Thank you Joosep for the summary of the first part of chapter 7. May the Lord shed His light through the Spirit, so that we may be blessed while reading, studying and memorizing each verse!
Thanks Robinshe! This one has been quite a challenge and I'll do my best to reach 18 months in a row. I do enjoy the company of you all while learning.
Thanks Robinshe! This one has been quite a challenge and I'll do my best to reach 18 months in a row. I do enjoy the company of you all while learning.
Thank you so much you all. The funny thing is that I was stuck for ages at 899 verses fully learned and meanwhile I got a huge review list so I decided to have a try at level 9 Ace badge, and finally I got this instead!!! 😃 The bottom line is that this site and your company is a wonderful blessing for me!