REVELATION
’S SEAL OF
GOD
GOD’S SEAL OF PROTECTION
• Q. 1) Let’s read Revelation 7:1-3. Notice
that a mighty angel has commanded that
the final winds of war and destruction not
unleash their fury upon the earth and sea
until something very important has been
completed. What is that important
something?
–“Hurt not the earth…till we have
SEALED the SERVANTS of GOD in
their FOREHEADS.”
Chapter 6:14-17
• Chapter 6 closed with news of a
terrible destruction that would
come upon the earth…”sky
vanishes like a scroll…mountains
and islands moved out of their
place…the great day of their
wrath has come…”
Chapter 7
• John sees 4 angels holding back
the four winds
• These 4 winds are winds of
destruction –
verse 2 “power to harm”
verse 3 “Do not harm…”
144,000 revealed
• Before the winds do their destruction, the
destruction that was shown in chapter 6:14
– 17, the command is given (7:2) to seal
those who are the servants of God.
• Now the servants of God who are dead will
not be harmed by the winds
• Only the living servants of God will not be
harmed by the winds
• This group are the ones who are sealed.
144,000 revealed
• So the 144,000 must be this
group who are sealed, that is
LIVING servants of God.
Lessons from chapter 7 verse 4
• 1. John does not see the
144,000, but hears the number.
• 2. sealed in Greek is ‘sphragizw’
and is only used in connection
with God. Mark ‘charagmai’ is
used in connection with the beast.
• 3. The sealed come from all the
tribes of Israel.
Is the number literal?
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12 is a perfect number like 7
144 = 12 x 12
So it is a perfect square
12 is also the number of God’s kingdom
– A. 12 stones = 12 tribes – Ex 28:15
– B. 12 apostles
– C. 12 gates into new Jerusalem
– D. 12 foundations of new Jerusalem
– E. Dimensions were multiples of 12 (144
cubits; in length -12,000; Rev 21:16,17)
Is the number literal?
• Thousand was the largest number of the
time.
• So we have a perfect number, multiplied by
a perfect number creating a perfect square,
and then multiplied by a 1,000 the largest
number of the day.
• The 144,000 is divided into 12,000 from
each tribe – a list of tribes that are not the
same as that found elsewhere (Judah listed
first and Dan omitted.)
• Romans 9 teaches us about a true Israel
that are not born of Abraham.
Conclusion
• Inference; -
• a perfect (meaning complete) group of
people from every place [NO-ONE
omitted] which is large.
• Vs 9 speaks about ‘after this’ John saw
a great multitude no one could number.
In comparison to the 144,000 who were
redeemed from the earth alive and did
not see death, the redeemed of all the
ages, i.e. those who at the destruction
of the world, when Jesus came you get
a large number no-one could number.
What of verse 9?
• Vs 9 speaks about ‘after this’ John saw
a great multitude no one could number.
• In comparison to the 144,000 who were
redeemed from the earth alive and did
not see death, the redeemed of all the
ages,
• i.e. those who at the destruction of the
world, who had died and are now
resurrected when Jesus comes, these
are the large number no-one could
count.
GOD’S SEAL OF PROTECTION
• Q. 2) How widely will the serious
messages of Revelation, including
the truth about God’s seal, sign, or
mark, be presented?
–Revelation 14:6
–“To every NATION and
KINDRED and TONGUE and
PEOPLE.”
GOD’S SEAL OF PROTECTION
• Q. 3) What is a seal? How is it
sometimes used in a figurative
manner?
–Romans 4:11
–Ephesians 1:13; 4:30
–“A SEAL of Righteousness of the
faith…”
–Grieve not the HOLY SPIRITof God
whereby you are SEALED.”
GOD’S SEAL OF
PROTECTION
• Q. 4) What
three things
does a
government
seal contain?
GOD’S SEAL OF PROTECTION
• Q. 5) What is God’s seal in His
Holy Law, the Ten
Commandments?
–Exodus 20 : 8-11
–“The SEVENTH day is the
SABBATH of LORD thy God
…For in six days the Lord MADE
heaven and earth.”
GOD’S SEAL OF PROTECTION
• Q. 6) Revelation is clear; we worship
God because He is our CREATOR,
Revelation 4:10,11 and REDEEMER,
Revelation 5:9 . What has God provided
for His people as a sign, seal, or mark of
His CREATING and REDEEMING
power?
–Exodus 31:16,17; Ezekiel 20:12
–THE SABBATH
GOD’S SEAL OF PROTECTION
• Q. 7) Where does the great
angel of Revelation 7 say this
sign or seal of God will be
placed on a person?
–Revelation 7:3
–“In their FOREHEADS.”
GOD’S HOLY SABBATH
• Q. 8) When did God make
the Sabbath?
–Genesis 2:1 - 4
–“When…the Lord God
made the EARTH and the
HEAVENS.”
GOD’S HOLY SABBATH
• Q. 9) From what did God
make the Sabbath?
–Exodus 20:10
–“The seventh DAY is the
Sabbath.”
GOD’S HOLY SABBATH
• Q. 10) What three things did God
do at creation that made the
Seventh day special?
–Genesis 2:2,3
–“And He RESTED on the
seventh day... and God
BLESSED the seventh day and
SANCTIFIED it.”
GOD’S HOLY SABBATH
• Q. 11) When God blesses
something, for how long is it
blessed?
–1 Chronicles 17:27
–“You blessed, O Lord, and it
shall be blessed FOREVER.”
GOD’S HOLY SABBATH
• Q. 12) For whom did God
make the Sabbath?
– Mark 2:27,28
–“The Sabbath was made for
MAN.”
GOD’S HOLY SABBATH
• Q. 13) Read the Sabbath
commandment, Exodus 20:8-11.
What specific command is given
regarding the Sabbath?
–“REMEMBER the SABBATH
day to KEEP it holy.”
THE NEW TESTAMENT SABBATH
• Q. 14) Have the ten
commandments, which mandate
Sabbath-keeping, ever been
repealed?
– Luke
16:17
–“It is easier for HEAVEN and
earth to PASS than for one
TITTLE of the LAW to FAIL.”
THE NEW TESTAMENT SABBATH
• Q. 15) Which day did Jesus
and Paul keep holy?
– Luke 4:16; Acts 17:2
–THE SABBATH DAY
THE NEW TESTAMENT SABBATH
• Q. 16) How should it affect
me, personally, to learn that
Jesus kept the Sabbath?
– 1 Peter 2:21
–Christ is my example. I
should FOLLOW His steps.
THE NEW TESTAMENT SABBATH
• Q. 17) Did Christian Gentiles
keep the Sabbath?
– Acts 13:42
–YES
THE NEW TESTAMENT SABBATH
• Q. 18) What did Jesus say that let
us know that He did not plan to
change the Sabbath at the time of
His resurrection?
–Matthew 24:20
–Jesus said they should pray that
they would not have to flee in winter
or on the SABBATH when
Jerusalem fell.
GOD’S PEOPLE IDENTIFIED
• Q. 19) How does Revelation
refer to the people who will be
saved in God’s Kingdom?
–Revelation 14:12; 12:17
–As the people who “KEEP the
COMMANDMENTS.”
GOD’S PEOPLE IDENTIFIED
• Q. 20) Why is breaking God’s
commandments or law, so
serious?
–1John 3:4
–Because breaking God’s law is
SIN and the wages of sin is
DEATH. Romans 6:23
GOD’S PEOPLE IDENTIFIED
• Q. 21) In Isaiah 58:1 God says
“cry aloud” and show “my
people” their sin.
What sin is He specifically
referring to in verse 13?
–He said, they were trampling
upon His SABBATH.
GOD’S PEOPLE IDENTIFIED
• Q. 22) What day will the
saints keep in the new earth?
–Isaiah 66:22,23
–SABBATH
GOD’S PEOPLE IDENTIFIED
• Q. 23) What should be my
motivation for obedience to
God’s commands?
–John 14:15
–Love of THE LORD
GOD’S PEOPLE IDENTIFIED
• Q. 24) How does Revelation show
that a special message about
Sabbath sign or seal will go to the
world just before Jesus comes?
–Revelation 14:6,7,12,14
–“Worship HIM that MADE HEAVEN
and EARTH” … “they that KEEP the
COMMANDMENTS of God, and the
FAITH of Jesus.”
GOD’S PEOPLE IDENTIFIED
• Q. 25) What does God say, in the
ten commandments that I must do to
demonstrate that I worship the
creator?
–Exodus 20:8 - 11
–“REMEMBER the SABBATH day to
KEEP it HOLY … FOR in six days
the LORD MADE HEAVEN and
EARTH.”
GOD’S PEOPLE IDENTIFIED
• Q. 26) Why should Sabbathkeeping be especially exciting to
a follower of the Lord Jesus?
–Mark 2:28
–Because the Sabbath is the
LORD’S day.
Will you begin to share this
special day with Jesus?
Lesson Ten – Quiz
• Choose one or more
• 1. The messages of Revelation are for
– A. Every nation (everybody).
– B. All our relatives
– C. A select few
• 2. God is not allowing the final winds of
war to blow until
– A. Everybody loves everybody
– B. Servants of God are sealed
– C. All mankind accepts Christ
Lesson Ten – Quiz
• Continued…
• 3. At creation, God did these special
things to the Seventh day.
– A. Declared it a holiday
– B. Blessed it
– C. Sanctified it
• 4. Which groups were Sabbathkeepers?
– A. Jesus and His disciples
– B Caesar and the Roman soldiers
– C. Paul and the Christian Gentiles
Lesson Ten – Quiz
• Continued…
• 5. What is the Biblically
recommended motive for
obedience to God’s great moral
law (ten commandments)?
–A. Love
–B. Grace
–C. Peace
Lesson Ten – Quiz
• Choose one or more
• 1. The messages of Revelation are for
– A. Every nation (everybody).
– B. All our relatives
– C. A select few
A&B
• 2. God is not allowing the final winds of
war to blow until
– A. Everybody loves everybody
– B. Servants of God are sealed
– C. All mankind accepts Christ
B
Lesson Ten – Quiz
• Continued…
• 3. At creation, God did these special
things to the Seventh day.
– A. Declared it a holiday
– B. Blessed it
– C. Sanctified it
B&C
• 4. Which groups were Sabbathkeepers?
A&C
– A. Jesus and His disciples
– B Caesar and the Roman soldiers
– C. Paul and the Christian Gentiles
Lesson Ten – Quiz
• Continued…
• 5. What is the Biblically
recommended motive for
obedience to God’s great moral
law (ten commandments)?
–A. Love
–B. Grace
–C. Peace
A