Weekly Book of Revelation CU Studies Journal
Verses paraphrased due to ©‘s [ref] {thots}
{The seals were described (at the beginning of the vision) as their entire effects, first to very last.. Summary upon earth, the gospel came forth openly victorious over powers and principalities (healings, resurrection). The response was war, which fruits follow and war was given a great sword [megas - great, exceeding, large, mighty] sword/weapon.
Because the revelation vision is told 3 times, 13:13, carried out by an office, was also the first seal 6 event which was as a mighty (megas) wind.}
1 - After this I [John] saw four angels standing at the four corners [north, south, east, west] of the earth. And they were holding back the four winds. That they would not blow upon [epi] the earth, or sea, or against [epi] any tree.
2 Then, I saw another angel coming up from the east. He had the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the earth and sea, 3 saying, “Don’t harm earth or sea or trees untiL we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads!” (Mind, thoughts, psyche, clarity.)
4 And I heard the count and number of those to seal, 144,000 from every tribe of the sons of Israel, 5 - 8 — 12,000 from each tribe - of Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin. [Mt.23:39, Ro.11:15!]
9 After this, behold! I looked and I saw a great crowd. There were too many to count or number, made up of people from eveRy nation, and all tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb and they were clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. {First group mentioned is also part of second group mentioned? And the sealed are mentioned again during the fifth trumpet’s sounding.}
10 And they cried out as one! In a loud voice, “Salvation/safety/well-being belongs to our God who sits on the throne! And to the Lamb!” 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings and they fell before the throne and worshiped, 12 saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory! Wisdom, and thanksgiving! Honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen!”
13 Then one of the elders said to me, “Who are these? Who have been clothed in white robes? And from where do they come?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.”
And he said, “These are those coming out of the tribulation the great and they washed the robes (of) them and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15 And because of this they are before the very throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple.” {“He has seated us in heavenly places” Eph.2:6.}
“And - he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his Presence. 16 They shall henceforth not hunger nor thirst. Nor shall fall upon them the sun {the sun is a thermonuclear furnace} nor any burning-glow of heat [kauma]. 17 For the Lamb, in the midst of the throne, will shepherd them, and will lead them to living fountains [pégé - springs, fountains, wells] of water.
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
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