Message Notes

Revelation 7

13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”

14 And I said to him, “Sir, you know.”
So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them.

16 They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat;

17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Revelation 7:13-17

A SHORT CONVERSATION

1. One of the Elders speaking to John

2. A basic question

“Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”

Revelation 7:13

a) Those arrayed in white robes

b) Where did they come from?

3. John declines to answer

a) Because he was in heaven

b) Because he recognised his limitations and was thus suitably humble

A PROFOUND REVELATION

1. The Great Tribulation

2. They survived the Great Tribulation

a) They were sealed

b) They were protected

c) They were given white robes

d) They were cleansed by the blood of the Lamb

3. In heaven

a) They serve the Lord

b) They serve night and day in God’s Temple

c) They dwell in the Presence of God

4. Blessings reflect the suffering that had to be endured during the Great Tribulation

a) Hunger

b) Thirst

c) The sun

d) The heat

e) No more suffering

THE DIVINE GOOD SHEPHERD

1. He is in the midst of the throne

2. He will shepherd them

3. He will lead them to fountains of living water

4. God will wipe away every tear