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the Multitude before the Throne
Rev 7:1-10
Before times of unusual trial God prepares for the safety of His people. See Gen 7:1; Gen 19:16; Exo 12:13; Eze 9:3-5; Mat 24:15-16. What a majestic conception this is and how comforting the thought that the winds are controlled by angels, and that the storms which sweep earth and heaven must obey the mandate of eternal love! God’s people are not always saved from trial, but they are kept safe in it. We are sealed when the divine likeness is stamped on our characters, Eph 1:13. Those that have that likeness also enjoy the earnest of heaven in their hearts, 2Co 1:21-22.
The definiteness of the number sealed indicates the perfectness and greatness of this first fruit sheaf of souls. If the first sheaf be so full and heavy, what will not the harvest be! See Rev 14:4. Beyond human count in number; representing every country under heaven; spotless in character; victorious in their conflict with evil; ascribing all glory to the Lamb as the result of His travail of soul. The tribe of Dan is omitted but perhaps reappears in Rev 21:12. Does this mean that some will be saved as by firebrands plucked from it by the grace of God?