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Chapter eight resumes where chapter six ended, with the opening of the seventh seal. The traditional understanding is that the trumpets described in chapters 8-9 are connected to the seventh seal. However, there seems to be a parallel between the fifth seal with the prayers of the saints on the altar (Revelation 8:3-4) and the […]
Chapter seven seems to be the first major parenthesis in the vision chronology. Rather than seeing judgments, John saw two distinct groups of people. The first is said to be 144,000 people. These will represent Israel’s twelve tribes (with Manasseh in place of Dan), 12,000 from each tribe. These people are called “the servants of
[My chapter summary blog posts follow our church Bible reading plan. Get a copy of the reading plan and find out more at oaktreechurch.com/soap.] Introduction to the Revelation There are four primary theories concerning how to understand the Revelation. The preterist theory holds that the Revelation symbolically refers to events that took place around the
