Revelation #25

Today we will finish Chapter 7!





Revelation 7:13-17





13Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?" 14I said to him, "Sir, you know." And he said to me, "These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

15"Therefore they are before the throne of God,

and serve him day and night in his temple;

and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence.

16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;

the sun shall not strike them,

nor any scorching heat.

17For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd,

and he will guide them to springs of living water,

and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."



In verse 13 we are told who the folks in the white robes are in the last devotion we had. One of the elders ask the question of who they are and where did they come from. In verse 14 it is interesting that John responds to the elder by saying "sir you know", basically saying why don't you tell me!!! Then the elder tells us that these folks are the ones coming out of the tribulation who have been martyred for Christ! They have been washed by the blood of the lamb...Jesus Christ! Oh my brothers and sisters those who stand for Christ in the tribulation will go through so much but if they accept Christ and remain faithful it will be a great end! In verses 15-17 we see their great reward! In verse 15 they will be before the throne which will be a place of honor. They will serve God day and night in the temple. This is not a bad thing but a good thing and a blessing to do so! Verse 16 reveals some things that will happen to them no more which may have happened in the tribulation to them. No more hunger, no more thirst remember with out the mark of the beast food and water will be hard to get by a follower of Christ! Verse 16 the sun and heat may be a problem also as they may not have a roof over their head! In verse 17 the comfort they will have as the Lamb will be their Shepherd and will be their guide to the living waters...which is Himself! And God will wipe away all the pain of their life! So three things will be provided....provision, protection, and Jesus will preside over them for ever and ever!



Oh what a mighty GOD we serve!



Tom