The Strand Study Bible

REVELATION 7:3  8:8

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Written From the Island of Patmos

3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have 1 sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 4 And I heard the number of 2 them which were sealed: and there were sealed 3 an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5 2 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 6 2 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 7 2 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. 8 2 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of 4 Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. Gentile multitudes are saved during the Great Tribulation 9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great mul- titude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and be- fore the Lamb, 5 clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; 10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, 6 Salvation to our 7 GOD which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the LAMB . 11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped 7 GOD , 12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and hon- our, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, 8 These are they which came out of 9 GREAT TRIBULATION , and have washed their robes, and made them 10 white in the blood of the 11 LAMB . 15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and 12 HE that sitteth on the throne

shall dwell among them. 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 17 For the 13 LAMB which is in the midst of the throne 14 shall feed them, 15 and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: 16 and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. P Revelation 8 The Seventh Seal (The seven trumpet judgments and seven thunders) Date Written - c. AD 96 1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 And another 17 ANGEL came and stood at the 18 altar, having a golden cen- ser; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the 19 prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the 20 incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the ANGEL’S hand. 5 And the ANGEL took the censer, and 21 filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thun- derings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. 6 And the seven angels which had the sev- en trumpets prepared themselves to sound. First Trumpet (The results of a possible meteor - One third of all tree and plant life dies) 7 The first angel sounded, and there fol- lowed 22 hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of 23 trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. Second Trumpet (The results of a possible asteroid - One third of all sea life dies)

1. that is, “sealed with the Holy Spirit” - Eph 4:30 2. Ezk 37:5-6,10 3. Rev 14:1,3 4. or, “Joseph’s son (Ephraim)”- Gen 48:1 5. Rev 3:4-5,18 & 4:4 & 6:11 6. Psa 3:8 & Rev 19:1 7. or, “God the Father” - Rev 4:10 & 5:13-14 8. Rev 6:9-11 & 7:9 9. Mt 24:21,29 & Jere 30:5-7 & Rev 6:5-8 & 13:5 10. Isa 1:18 11. Gen 22:8 & Exo 12:5-7 & Lev 17:11 & Jn 1:29,36 & I Pet 1:18-19 & Rev 12:11 12. Zech 14:16-17 & Rev 11:15 ,17 & 12:10 13. Rev 5:6 & 13:8 14. Fulfilled- Rev 20:4,6 (Christ’s Kingdom) (See - Isa 40:10- 11 & Ezk 34:23) 15. Isa 49:10 & Psa 23:1-2 16. Isa 25:8 17. or, “Christ” - Rev 7:2-3 & 10:1,5,8-11 & 11:1-3 & 20:1 18. Exo 30:1-10 19. Rev 5:8 20. Exo 30:7 & Psa 141:2 & Lk 1:10 21. Lev 16:12 & Num 16:46 22. Psa 18:13 23. Isa 2:13 24. Psa 18:13

8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a 24 great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; 7:3 The GREAT TRIBULATION and all its fury will not begin until the middle of the Tribulation, after the salvation of the 144,000 Jews ( till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads ). 8:7 “ Hail and fire ” here are probably referring to meteors (loose dust particles that come from comets and asteroids). 8:8 The “ great mountain burning with fire ” (vs 8) and the “ great star ” (vs 10) are probably referring to comets and/or asteroids.