Key Thought: Revelation 7 is an interlude between the sixth and seventh seals. It tells us who will stand on the day of Christ’s coming – the 144,000. February 9, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read Revelation 7:1-3. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. … Continue reading –>
On opening this week’s lesson and commencing to read, the picture immediately brought to mind: Hymn 633, “When We All Get to Heaven”. What a day of rejoicing that will be! Sunday we are reminded the Sabbath has been the sign of God’s people and will be till the end of time: Hymn 388, “Don’t … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 7:9-10. What group of saints does John see at this point? How are they described, and where do they come from? What are they shouting before God’s throne? John sees a “great multitude, which no one could number”, who came “out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 7:4-8. What is the number of God’s sealed people? What is the meaning of that specific number? The announcement of the number of those who are sealed marks the completion of the sealing. John hears that their number is 144,000 from the 12 tribes of Israel. The reference here is not to a literal … Continue reading –>
Read Revelation 7:1-3 along with 2 Peter 3:9-14. What does John see? How long are the angels supposed to restrain the winds? What will happen when the sealing is concluded? In the Old Testament, winds stand for destructive forces by which God executes judgments upon the wicked (Jer. 23:19-20; Dan. 7:2). “As the angels of God cease to hold in … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Revelation 7; 2 Pet. 3:9-14; Deut. 8:11-17; Rev. 14:4-5, 12; Rev. 17:5; Rom. 3:19-24. Memory Text: “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 7:14, NKJV). The opening of the seven seals shows us that every person who claims to believe … Continue reading –>
