Jesus, The Revelator

We at For Zion's Sake Ministry are pleased that you are taking this journey through the Book of Revelation with us. This journey has many twists and turns and sudden changes of direction. We will see a change from chapter six into chapter seven. Chapter six ended with Jesus starting to pour out His Wrath. Chapter seven shows God giving an assignment to 144,000 Jewish men but also includes a great multitude of saved people worshipping God in Heaven.

Revelation 7:2-4 says, "Then I saw another angel ascending from the East, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, 'do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.' And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed."

Sometime during the seven-year Tribulation Period, our Lord will hand pick 144,000 Jewish men {12,000 from each tribe} and will seal them to protect them. However, chapter seven does not define why they are identified by God and why they are sealed by God. One train of thought is that the 144,000 become world-wide witnesses for Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Additionally, chapter 14:1-5 shows the 144,000 before the Throne of God worshipping with a song no one else could learn. They are described as "One who follows the Lamb wherever He goes." Their exact assignment appears to be a mystery!

Revelation 7:9-10 says, "After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, 'Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb!'" This is a clear description of those who were saved at the time of the Rapture worshipping God before His Throne. Hallelujah!

Our next message will illustrate another turn or twist in Jesus' message of Revelation because it starts up again showing Jesus pouring out His Wrath. Stay Tuned.

Blessings,

Frank