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Since our Lord said, “... freely you received , freely give ” [Matthew 10:8],

Since our Lord said, “... freely you received , freely give ” [Matthew 10:8],. and since our God has freely given us many blessings, we FREELY provide without cost copies of this study material in the following formats:. Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation on CD PowerPoint Show on CD

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Since our Lord said, “... freely you received , freely give ” [Matthew 10:8],

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  1. Since our Lord said, “... freely you received, freely give” [Matthew 10:8], • and since our God has freely given us many blessings, we FREELY provide without cost copies of this study material in the following formats: • Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation on CD • PowerPoint Show on CD • MP3 audio and study guide on CD • Contact us at: LwrLts@outlook.com

  2. STUDY IT FOR YOURSELF! Have the attitude of the Bereans… … take what you are taught and search the Scriptures each day to see if what was taught is what the Word of God says [Acts 17:11]!

  3. UNCOVERING the uncovered A Study of the Revelation of Jesus Christ

  4. UNCOVERING the uncovered BETWEEN the SIXTH and SEVENTH Seals! PartEleven:

  5. UNCOVERING the uncovered SEALING of the REDEEMED!

  6. Revelation 7:1 • [1] AFTER THIS • I saw FOUR ANGELS standing upon the FOURCORNERS of the EARTH, • HOLDING the FOURWINDS of the earth, • so that NO WIND should blow on the EARTH or on the SEA or on any TREE.

  7. FOURCORNERS of the EARTH • Matthew 24:31 • “And HE will SEND FORTH HIS ANGELS with A GREAT TRUMPET • and THEY WILL GATHER TOGETHER His ELECTfromthe FOUR WINDS, • fromone end of the sky to the other.” Revelation 7:1 – the FOUR CORNERS

  8. Holding the FOURWINDS of the EARTH • We KNOW from verse 2 that this was to HARM the EARTH and the SEA! • The WINDS of God… • SCATTER [Jer 49:36] • and DESTROY [Jer 51:1] Revelation 7:1 – the FOUR WINDS

  9. Psalm 104:4 • He makes the WINDS [SPIRITS, H4397] His MESSENGERS, • BLAZINGFIRE His SERVANTS. Revelation 7:1 – the FOUR WINDS

  10. Revelation 7:1 – the Earth; Sea; & Trees • = the UNREGENERATED of the WORLD! • = SOCIETY in TURMOIL and INSTABILITY! • = GREAT PEOPLE of the WORLD! • Earth • Sea • Trees

  11. A Simple Truth • WINDSmay be… • … STRONG! or GENTLE! • … a BLESSING! or a CURSE! • But in TRUTH • they are HELD in RESTRAINT until GODCHOOSES to RELEASE THEM Revelation 7:1 – the FOUR WINDS

  12. Revelation 7:2 • And I saw another angel … having the SEAL [G4973] of the LIVING GOD…,

  13. Romans 4:11 • and he received the sign of circumcision, • a SEAL [G4973] of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised… Revelation 7:2 – the SEAL of God

  14. 2 Timothy 2:19 • Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this SEAL, [G4973] • “The Lord KNOWS THOSE WHO ARE HIS,”…. Revelation 7:2 – the SEAL of God

  15. 2 Corinthians 1:22 • (God) Who also SEALED [G4972] US • andgave US the SPIRIT in our hearts AS A PLEDGE. Revelation 7:2 – the SEAL of God

  16. Ephesians 1:13 • In Him… having also believed, • you were SEALED [G4972]in Him • with the HOLYSPIRIT of PROMISE, Revelation 7:2 – the SEAL of God

  17. Ephesians 4:30 • And DO NOT GRIEVE the HOLYSPIRIT of God, • byWhom you were SEALED [G4972] for the day of redemption. Revelation 7:2 – the SEAL of God

  18. SEALING of theREDEEMED! … “THOSE WHO WERE SEALED…” [Revelation 7:3-8]

  19. Revelation 7:3 • saying, “Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, • UNTIL we have SEALED the SLAVES of our God on their foreheads.”

  20. Revelation 7:4-8 • [4] And I heard the number of those who were SEALED, • ONE HUNDRED and FORTY-FOUR THOUSANDSEALED • fromEVERY TRIBE of the sons of Israel: Revelation 7:4-8 – the NUMBER SEALED

  21. twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of… • [5] … Judah … Reuben … Gad… • [6] … Asher … Naphtali … Manasseh… • [7] … Simeon … Levi … Issachar… • [8] … Zebulun … Joseph …Benjamin…. Revelation 7:4-8 – the NUMBER SEALED

  22. Revelation 7:4-8 – the NUMBER SEALED

  23. Why was EPHRAIM Omitted??? • Jeroboam the 1st was an Ephraimite [1 Kgs 11:26; 11:11, 28; 12:2, 20]. • ThroughJeroboam, Ephraimwas led intoIDOLATRY [1 Kgs 12:25-33]. Revelation 7:4-8 – the NUMBER SEALED

  24. Why was DANOMITTED??? • In Judges 18, DAN was SEEKING a LAND for their INHERITANCE. • They moved north to LAISH and occupied the land. • They SETUPGRAVEN IMAGES [vss 30-31]. Revelation 7:4-8 – the NUMBER SEALED

  25. SEALING of theREDEEMED! … “These who are clothed in the white robes, WHOARE THEY…?” [Revelation 7:9-17]

  26. Revelation 7:9-10 • [9] AFTER THIS I looked, • A COUNTERPART to verses 3-8. • Only God KNOWS those WHOAREHIS • andWHO WILLCONTINUEFAITHFUL even to DEATH! and behold, a GREATMULTITUDE, which no one could count,

  27. Galatians 3:7 • Therefore, be ASSUREDthat it is THOSE WHO ARE of FAITH who are sons of Abraham. Revelation 7:9-10

  28. Galatians 3:29 • And ifYOU BELONG toCHRIST, • thenYOU ARE Abraham's offspring, • HEIRSACCORDING to PROMISE. Revelation 7:9-10

  29. [9] AFTER THIS I looked, and behold, • a GREAT MULTITUDE, which no one could count, • out ofEVERY NATIONandallTRIBES and PEOPLEandTONGUES, • STANDINGbefore the THRONE and before the LAMB… Revelation 7:9-10

  30. [9] … clothed in WHITE ROBES, • andpalm branches were in their hands; • WHITE • palm branches = FESTIVEJOY! • Feast of Tabernacles [Lev. 23:26-32, 39-44; Jn 12:13] WHITE ROBES= HEAVENLY color = PURITY! Revelation 7:9-10

  31. [10] and they CRY OUT with a GREATVOICE, saying, • “SALVATION to our God the ONE sitting on the THRONE, • and to the LAMB.” Revelation 7:9-10

  32. shows that ALL of the SAVED have a COMMON FOUNDATION! • The phrase “our God”shows that ALL of the SAVED have a COMMON FOUNDATION! • God through CHRISTprovided a COMMONSALVATION [Jude 3]! • CHRIST, throughHis BLOODPROCURED, thatSALVATION [Rev 1:5; 5:9-10; 7:14; 12:11]! Revelation 7:9-10

  33. Revelation 7:11-12 • Context Note: • The Angels standing around the THRONE FALLDOWN and WORSHIPGOD!

  34. Revelation 7:13 • And one of the elders answered, saying to me, • “These ones having been clothed with the white robes, • WHO ARE THEY, • andFROM WHERE HAVE THEY COME?”

  35. Revelation 7:14 • … he said to me, • “These are the ONES WHO COME OUT FROM the GREAT TRIBULATION…

  36. “… the ONES WHO COME OUT FROM…” • The verb TENSE here indicates a CONTINUOUS COMING, • NOT a PAST • or COMPLETED coming. Revelation 7:14

  37. But WHATIS the GREATTRIBULATION ?

  38. CLEANSINGBLOOD !

  39. … he said to me, • “These are the ONES WHO COME OUT FROM the GREAT TRIBULATION, • and they HAVE WASHED their ROBES • andWHITENEDTHEM • in the BLOOD of the LAMB. Revelation 7:14

  40. “… REDEMPTIONbegins and ends • in the BLOOD of the LAMB”! • [Homer Hailey, Revelation An Introduction and Commentary, p. 210] Revelation 7:14

  41. By the BLOOD of the LAMB... • … we ARE RELEASED from our SINS [Rev 1:5]! • … we ARE PURCHASED for God [Rev 5:9; 1 Pet 1:18f.]! • … our SINSARE FORGIVEN[Mt 26:28]! Revelation 7:14

  42. The BLOOD of the LAMB... • … CONTINUES toCLEANSE us from ALLSINS [1 Jn 1:7]! • … ENABLES us to OVERCOMESIN and be FAITHFUL to SERVING Him, • even to the point of DYINGFOR HIM [Rev 12:11]! Revelation 7:14

  43. “they HAVE WASHED” (is aorist active) • They WERE NOT PASSIVE, • They HAD… • … CONFESSED their FAITHin JESUS [Ro 10:8-10]; • … REPENTED of their SINS [Acts 17:30f.] Revelation 7:14

  44. They HAD… • … BEENBAPTIZED [ IMMERSED] into the DEATHof JESUS [Ro 6:3f.], • for the FORGIVENESS of their SINS [Acts 2:38]! • Their SINSHADBEEN WASHEDAWAYINHISBLOOD[Acts 22:16]! Revelation 7:14

  45. “… theyHADMADEtheREDEMPTIONinHISBLOOD their OWN”. • [Homer Hailey, Revelation An Introduction and Commentary, p. 211] Revelation 7:14

  46. “THROUGHTHIS ...”

  47. Revelation 7:15 • “THROUGH THIS, • they AREBEFORE the THRONE of THEGOD…” • At death FAITHFULSAINTS go directly into the PRESENCE of God and Christ. • This is NOT the FINALSTATE of GLORY [chapter 21]

  48. 2 Corinthians 5:6, 8 • [6] Therefore … KNOWING that while we are at home IN the BODY • we are ABSENT from the Lord – • [8] we … PREFER RATHERto be ABSENT from the BODY • and to be AT HOME with the Lord. Revelation 7:15

  49. Philippians 1:23 • ButI AM HARD-PRESSED from TWO SIDES, • HAVING the DESIRE to DEPARTand BE WITHCHRIST, • forTHAT is VERYMUCHBETTER; Revelation 7:15

  50. 1 Thessalonians 4:14 • Forif we BELIEVEthatJesusDIEDandROSEAGAIN, • SO ALSO THROUGHJESUS, • GODWILL BRING WITH Him • the ONES HAVING FALLEN ASLEEP. Revelation 7:15

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