Today's Daily Bread

COUNTLESS SAVED FROM GOD’S WRATH BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB

Date : Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Passage : Revelation 7:1~17
Keyverse : 9-10  
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After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree.
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Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea:
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"Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God."
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Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel.
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From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000,
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from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000,
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from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000,
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from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
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After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.
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And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."
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All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
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saying: "Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!"
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Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes - who are they, and where did they come from?"
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I answered, "Sir, you know." And he said, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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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.
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’Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,’ nor any scorching heat.
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For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ’he will lead them to springs of living water.’ ’And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’"
The Lamb of God had opened the sixth seal, unleashing his wrath upon the world. God’s enemies cried out in terror (6:12-15). However, four angels temporarily held back God’s wrath, represented by the four winds, until 144,000 from the tribes of Israel, were marked with a seal (7:1-4). The seal distinguished the servants of God from the enemies of the Lamb of God. Throughout church history, different understandings of the 144,000 have been put forth. But we can be sure that the 12,000 from 12 tribes symbolizes a very large, complete, number of people whom God saves and protects with the seal.

Then John was given another vision. He saw a countless multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language wearing white robes and holding palm branches. All worshiped the Lamb, praising him for his salvation (7:9-10). They are all who have been washed white in the blood of the Lamb and have come through the great tribulation. The angels, elders, and creatures joined them.

We who have been sealed by the blood of the Lamb, can take heart. God has saved us from his wrath. We will be forever in God’s presence, where there will be no more suffering, death, or tears!

Prayer: Father, thank you for the blood of the Lamb. I rest secure in Jesus.
One Word: Sealed for heaven