The Revelation of Jesus Christ

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Pastor Ralph H. Flynn
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Chapter 7:1-17

Lesson 17 with Answers
Between Seals 6 and 7
The Great Tribulation Saved

Note: The Church is gone! Israel is still here, but where?
The word "Israel" is never used of the gentiles and only to whose who are descendants of Jacob
(who was given the name Israel - Gen. 35:10)

I. The Vision of the Four Angels (1-3)
A. The delay of judgment
B. The delivery of the 12 tribes of Israel 144,000 Jews
C. There are 29 lists of the tribes of Israel in the Bible

II. The Sealing of the Twelve Tribes (4-8)
A. The tribe of Ephram is not mentioned
1. Replaced by the name of his father Joseph (8)
2. No reason given in Scripture for this change

B. The tribe of Dan is not mentioned
1. Theory: The antichrist would come out of this tribe
2. Dan was one of the first tribes to go into idolatry

C. 144,000 triumphant at the end of the Tribulation (Ch. 14)

III The Martyred Dead of the Great Tribulation In Heaven (9-10)
A. Jews
B. Gentiles

IV. The Praise of the Heavenly Host (11-12)
A. Angels around throne with the 24 elders and 4 beasts
B. Sevenfold praise and worship to God
1. blessing
2. glory
3. wisdom
4. thanksgiving
5. honor
6. power
7. might

V. The Martyred Dead Identified (13-14)
A. The Tribulation Saints
B. A great multitude which no man could number(9)

VI. The Heavenly Bliss of the Martyred Saints (15-17)
A. Tribulation Saints worship and serve God continually
B. Christ shall feed them and shall lead them
C. God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes

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