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
Chapter two changes focus from the locust invasion in Joel’s day to the coming “day of the LORD” (Joel 2:1). The timing of this “day” is debated. Some scholars see only one final “day” to come, namely, the judgments of the Tribulation (Ironside, Keil & Delitzsch), while others see two “days” – a more immediate
