Senior Sunday School 4 : Book of Revelation : Lesson 22

Text: Revelation 7:1-8
9 February 2025

Revelation 7

1After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.

2 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,

3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”

4 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:

5 of the tribe of Judah twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand were sealed;

6 of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand were sealed;

7 of the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand were sealed;

8 of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand were sealed;
of the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand were sealed.

Revelation 7:1-8

THE FOUR ANGELS

1. They stand at the four corners of the earth

a) Once again, we read of angelic activities

b) They are mighty servants of God

2. They hold back the four winds

a) They hold back the destructive winds
b) They have the power of destruction
c) Protection:
“The wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree”

A MIGHTY ANGEL FROM THE EAST

1. A special mighty angel

2. He gives instruction from God to the mighty angels

3. They are not to harm the earth and the sea until the servants of God have been sealed

WHO ARE THE SEALED ONES?

1. They are “the children of Israel”

2. There would be 144,000 of them

3. Naming of the tribes

a) Judah
b) Reuben
c) Gad
d) Asher
e) Naphthali
f) Manasseh
g) Simeon
h) Levi
i) Issachar
j) Zebulun
k) Joseph
l) Benjamin

AN UNUSUAL LISTING

1. Joseph was represented by

a) Ephraim
b) Manasseh
c) Joseph’s name was mentioned instead of Ephraim

2. The tribe of Dan

a) It was left out
b) Speculation as to why it was left out:
i) Because it was associated with idolatry
ii) Because it was absorbed into Judah when the kingdom was split into two entities in the reign of King Rehoboam

THE FOCUS ON ISRAEL

1. Because of the covenant of God given to Abraham
His descendants would have a chance to hear the Gospel and believe in the Lord

2. Prophetic word taught by the Apostle Paul that God still had a plan for Israel
(Romans 9-11)