"Hear Me"
"But His citizens hated Him,
and sent a delegation
after Him saying;
"We will not have this man
reign over us."
Luke 19 : 14
But after He had obtained
sovereignty it is written;
"But bring here those enemies of mine,
who did not want me to reign over them,
and slay them before me."
Luke 19 : 27
Let us look at Revelation 7
starting with verse one
1- "After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth,
holding back the four winds of the earth,
that no wind might blow on the earth or sea
or against any tree.
2- Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun,
with the Seal Of The Living God,
and he called with a loud voice to the four angels
who had been given power to harm
earth and sea,
3- saying,
Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees,
until we have sealed the servants
of Our God on their foreheads."
4- And I heard the number of the sealed,
144,000,
sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel:
5- 12,000 from the tribe of Judah were sealed,
12,000 from the tribe of Reuban,
12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
6- 12,000 from the tribe of Asher,
12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali,
12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
7- 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon,
12,000 from the tribe of Levi,
12,000 from the tribe of Issachar,
8- 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun,
12,000 from the tribe of Joseph,
12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin were sealed.
Firstly, the four angels are holding back the four winds of
The Great Tribulation or The Great Destruction,
or the Great Desolation.
As is written:
"Let them be like chaff before the wind,
And let the Angel of The Lord chase them.
Let there way be dark and slippery,
And let the Angel of The Lord pursue them."
Psalms 35: 5, 6
After the Sealing of the Servants of God
The Fourth Seal of chapter six is open.
Then John sees another Angel ascending from the 'East'.
As is written:
"Where is He who is born King of The Jews?
For we have seen His Star in the East
and have come to worship Him."
This Star and this Angel
ascending from the east
with
'The Seal Of The Living God'
is one and the same!
Also he is the same Angel as promised
By Jesus Christ
In Revelation 2:28
"As I have received from My Father
and I will give him the Morning Star."
Isaiah 24: 15
"Therefore glorify Yahweh in the EAST
even the Name of Yahweh The God of Israel in the Islands of the sea.
Ezekiel 43: 2
"Behold the Glory of Israel
came from the way of the EAST;
and His Voice was like the sound of many waters,
and the earth shined with His Glory."
This Angel is the Great Angel of The Lord.
And The Messenger from The Throne of The Living God.
Now this Great Angel from the Throne Of God
Commands the four angels who had been given power to harm the earth.
And he called out with A loud voice saying,
'Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until WE
have sealed the servants of OUR God
on their foreheads.'
And I heard the number of the sealed,
144,000,
sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel.
Here are the names of 'the sons' of Israel;
Judah, Reuban, Gad,
Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh,
Simeon, Levi, Issachar,
Zebulun, Joseph and Benjamin.
These are the names of the sons of Abraham
The seed of righteousness by faith.
Here are 'the tribes'
The shevet and matteh,
The rod and the staff.
When Korah challenged Aaron's leadership
as High Priest from the tribe of Levi,
each tribe was commanded by God
to take a staff and to write upon the staff
the name of the prince of each tribe;
on the staff of the tribe of Levi
was to be written the name of Aaron.
"And behold the staff of Aaron of the tribe of Levi flowered,
a flower arose, a bud blossomed and almond fruit matured."
Numbers 17: 24
The staff of the tribe of Levi supported
Aaron's appointment as High Priest.
Thus so 'the tribes'
are to be understood as a support staff,
or as a punishing rod.
"The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want.
He leads me through green pastures ..
Your Rod and Your Staff they comfort me."
Now here we see ' the sons'
as levels starting with Judah at the Head of authority.
"The rod shall not depart from Judah"
Revelation 2 :26, 27
"And he who overcomes, and keeps MY WORKS
until the end,
to him I will give power over the nations.
He shall rule them with a rod of iron,
They shall be dashed to pieces like the potters vessels."
Let us recap now.
The Angel of Yahweh
seals with the seal of the Living God
144,000 on earth.
The Great Angel of The Ancient of Days
seals 144,000 on their forehead
with the Name Of The Father.
"I watched till thrones were put in place,
And the Ancient of Days was seated;
His garment was white as snow,
And the hair of His Head was like pure wool,
His Throne was a fiery flame,
Its wheels a burning fire;
A fiery stream issued
And came forth from before Him
A thousand thousands ministered to Him
Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him.
The court was seated And the books were opened."
Daniel 7: 9 ,10
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