Angels add their praise to that of the triumphant believers (11-12). The Lamb who died triumphed over death, and his victory is now theirs (9-10). They may have suffered persecution and even martyrdom on earth, but in heaven they are seen as conquerors, dressed in white and holding palm branches. They come from all nations and are more than anyone can count. Having seen God’s people on earth, John now sees the same people in heaven. The repetition of the number of people protected in each of the twelve tribes (symbolic of God’s people on earth) emphasizes that God protects all his people. He knows those who are his and marks them out for his special protection (7:1-3 cf. God does not allow the winds of judgment to blow across the earth without thought for his people’s security. He wants to reassure his people that he does not forget them during the difficult days when an ungodly world is preparing itself for judgment. God gives John two additional visions before he reveals the vision of the final seal. Interval before the seventh seal (7:1-17) Dictionaries: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Garments Palm-Tree Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Nation Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Color, Symbolic Meaning of Hades Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Fellowship Order Easton Bible Dictionary - Fellowship Palm Tree Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dress Feasts Fuller Hosanna Ir-Ha-Heres Lamp Palmtree Holman Bible Dictionary - Gentiles Plants in the Bible Revelation, the Book of Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Games Number Palm Tree Revelation, Book of Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Apocalypse Arts Colours Heaven Hosanna Israel Lamb Lazarus Palm Palm Tree Parousia Persecution Tribes Type Morrish Bible Dictionary - Lamb Palm, Palm Tree, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Flock Gold Palm tree People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lamb Smith Bible Dictionary - Palm Tree Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Robe Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Palm Tree Triumphs
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