Scofield Reference Notes And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. Margin angels
See Scofield Note: "Heb 1:4". And 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 given to hurt the earth and the sea, Margin angel
See Scofield Note: "Heb 1:4" Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
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.
Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
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.
Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. Margin salvation
See Scofield Note: "Rom 1:16". 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 God, Margin angels
See Scofield Note: "Heb 1:4". Margin beasts living creatures. See Scofield Note: "Ezek 1:5". Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. [1] tribulation
The great tribulation is the period of unexampled trouble predicted in the passages cited under that head from Ps 2:5 to Rev 7.14 and described in Rev 11.-18. Involving in a measure the whole earth Rev 3:10 it is yet distinctly "the time of Jacob's trouble" Jer 30:7 and its vortex Jerusalem and the Holy Land. It involves the people of God who will have returned to Palestine in unbelief. Its duration is three and a half years, or the last half of the seventieth week of Daniel. See Scofield Note: "Dan 9:24". Rev 11:2,3 The elements of the tribulation are: (1) The cruel reign of the "beast out of the sea" Rev 13:1 who at the beginning of the three and a half years, will break his covenant with the Jews (by virtue of which they will have re-established the temple worship, Dan 9:27 and show himself in the temple, demanding that he be worshipped as God Mt 24:15 2Th 2:4. (2) The active interposition of Satan "having great wrath" Rev 12:12 who gives his power to the Beast Rev 13:4,5. (3) The unprecedented activity of demons Rev 9:2,11 and (4) the terrible "bowl" judgments of Rev 16. The great tribulation will be, however, a period of salvation. An election out of Israel is seen as sealed for God Rev 7:4-8 and, with an innumerable multitude of Gentiles Rev 7:9 are said to have come "out of the great tribulation" Rev 7:14. They are not of the priesthood, the church, to which they seem to stand somewhat in the relation of the Levites to the priests under the Mosaic Covenant. The great tribulation is immediately followed by the return of Christ in glory, and the events associated therewith Mt 24:29,30. See "Remnant" Isa 1:9. See Scofield Note: "Rom 11:5". "Beast" See Scofield Note: "Dan 9:24" See Scofield Note: "Rev 19:20" "Armageddon" Rev 16:14. See Scofield Note: "Rev 19:17". Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Margin God Adonai Jehovah. Isa 25:8. Scofield Reference Notes by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield [1917] Bible Hub |
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