Revelation 7 Flashcards
What is the title of this chapter ?
The 12 Tribes of the Newly Created New Spiritual Israel
“After this” refers to what event ?
What are the 4 angels and the 4 corners of the earth they stand at ?
- After the judgment of the S,M,S in Rev 6
- 4 angels: the 4 living creatures
- 4 corners: the 4 corners centered on the church of the 7 Golden Lampstands
What are the winds (provide refence) ? What does it mean that they are held back ? Why are they held back ?
- Winds: the many spirits that belong to the 4 LC (Zech 6:2-5)
- Held back: judgment is held back after Rv 6
- Why ? Judgment of the TT has come to an end, and the congregation was thrown out to the caves, rocks, mountains.
What do the land, sea, and any tree refer to ?
- land: people of the TT (Rv 6:13, Rv 13:3)
- sea: the world (Dn 7:3,17)
- any tree: believers of various churches
What is the seal of the living God ? What is the East that it comes from ? Give references.
- seal: God’s Word & pastor who received Word (Jn 1:1-4, Jb 33:16, Hag 2:23)
- east: the place where God starts His work (ie) where Revelation fulfills (Ps 84:11)
Who are the 3 entities that carry out the work of sealing ?
What does it mean to be sealed ?
1) The angels of God in the spiritual realm
2) The pastor who received and ate the opened scroll (Rv 10:8-11)
3) The 12 Tribe leaders of NSI
To seal: to record God’s Word (the Words of Revelation’s fulfillment) on our heart and minds.
To be sealed: to understand, believe and be able to explain Revelation.