Title: Wash your clothes and make them white
Rev 7:9~17 Wash your clothes and make them white Theme: 30. Praise 2007. 1. 21.
◎ Introduction
: Who will be saved from the chaos that will come to this earth?
※ A quarter of the entire human race will be wiped out by war, famine, epidemics, hunger and starvation.
This is just the beginning. The time of great tribulation is coming.
※ Can people be saved during this great tribulation?
is there any hope A multitude of saved people will appear.
①Their origins and status (9-10)
②Their glorious companions and their identities (11-14)
③Their roles and blessings they receive (15~17)
1. Their origin and status (9-10)
One). Their Origin: From Everywhere (9)
※ They are people from all over the world (nations, tribes, peoples, people with tongues) (Rev 5:9)
※ “A great crowd that no one could count” There will be countless people who will turn to Christ in the midst of the great chaos.
(Matthew 8:11, Romans 10:13, 1 Tim 2:4, Revelation 5:9, 7:9, 14:4-5, 19:6-7)
2). Their glorious status (9-10)
※ Countless groups of people have been given glorious positions.
①They are wearing white clothes.
* It means to be cleansed and set free from transgressions and all corruption in the world.
* A sign of righteousness through Christ, a sign of freedom from sin, a sign of victory, a sign of perfection, in the sight of God
a sign of the privilege of living
② He is holding a palm branch in his hand. (The palm branch is a symbol of celebration, victory, victory, salvation, and joy).
* Celebrate their victory, salvation, and joy in Christ.
③ They stand before the throne of God and the Lamb, the Lord Jesus Christ. (Glorious privilege)
* Closeness to God and Christ, to be seen face to face, to be glorified, to know all riches and essences.
④ They praise their salvation.(10) * “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb.”
* God has given them salvation from tribulation, the power of perseverance, acceptance, the privilege of being together, and perfecting them for eternity.
praise because
2. Their glorious companions and their identities (11-14)
One). Their glorious companions (11-12)
※ There are countless groups of colleagues. This is the image of all those who stand before the throne of God.
※ While the multitudes are praising God, the rest of the beings bow down before the throne and worship.
※ The reason for praise and worship
① God’s blessing,
② The glory of God,
③ God's wisdom,
④ the majesty of God,
⑤ the power of God,
⑥ Praise God for his mighty and mighty power,
⑦ Thank you for creation, life, salvation, redemption, and everything else.
(Hebrews 13:15, 1 Pet 2:9, Colossians 1:12, 3:15, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Psalm 9:11, Psalm 67:3)
2). Their identity (13-14)
※ The identities of countless groups are shown.
※ One of the elders enlightens John, who is puzzled by surprise.
※ God is giving John a vision of what will happen in the future, and millions of people will go to heaven.
The day will come when you will stand before God after entering. who are they
① They are believers (martyrs) who came out of the Great Tribulation.
* They are in the heavens, not on earth, with millions of people.
These are believers who were martyred by the massacre during the Great Tribulation.
* Daniel's prophecy (Daniel 12:1), Jesus Christ's prophecy (Matthew 24:21-22),
Paul's reference to the Antichrist (2 Thessalonians 2:3-4);
John's fight between the antichrist and the saints (Revelation 13:7),
John says that the purpose of the Antichrist is to worship the state as the object of allegiance (Revelation 13:15).
* Importantly, in the time of great tribulation, the government of the Antichrist will launch an all-out attack on Christ and his followers. (All those with strong faith)
② They (martyrs) are the ones who washed their clothes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
* The clothes of all beings in the sky are white, and white represents purity and wholeness.
* No man in the world can be innocent, righteous, perfect, pure, or innocent. But they wear white
can i wear it? : “He has whitened his garments in the blood of the Lamb” (14).
3. Their role and the blessings they receive (15-17)
One). Their role is to serve God (15)
※ They serve God day and night. The temple speaks of the presence of God.
① The believers will be so perfected that they will never need to sleep when weary, weary, or weary.
② Those who believe will serve God. They will rule and rule the entire universe and will oversee the new heavens and new earth for Christ.
(Matthew 19:28, 25:23, Luke 12:42-44, 19:17,19, Romans 8:17, 2 Tim 2:12, 1 Corinthians 6:2-3, Revelation 1:5, 5:10)
2). Their blessing (①~⑥) (15~17)
① They will be with God forever.
* The presence of God will always be experienced vividly by actual believers.
② All their physical needs will be met.
③ They will be protected.
④ They will receive God's guidance and guidance for them.
⑤ All their spiritual needs will be met.
⑥ All tears will be wiped from their eyes.
◎Conclusion: