Are You In That Number?
Scripture Reading: Revelation 7:9
“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.”
Are You In That Number?
Let us read all of Revelation 7: “And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. Of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? And whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.”
Are you in that number? There are one hundred forty-four thousand Jews recorded to be sealed and delivered from the hurt that is to come upon the earth. There is also a great multitude of Gentiles of all nations, kindred, people, and tongues that will stand before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, saying salvation to Our God who sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. If you are not part of the former, may you be part of the latter, because what is recorded in the Bible is about to happen. Every day draws us closer to that day of the wrath of God. Who will be able to stand? Only those who have been sealed; those covered with the blood of Jesus; whose robes have been made white by the blood of Jesus; whose righteousness is in the blood of Jesus; who can say I have no other argument but that Jesus died for me; who have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour; who can say He has redeemed them; who can say they belong to Jesus and who have surrendered their lives to Jesus.
If you are born again and have accepted Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, you have the seal, the earnest of His Spirit, as that is how God seals His own. Either you have His Spirit or you do not. The seal that Jesus gives is the presence of the Holy Spirit in you. If the Holy Spirit of the living God is in you, then you will be in that number because you are in Christ Jesus. It is not by good works or by merit; it is the grace that comes by salvation through Jesus that delivers from the wrath.
Prayer Points:
If you know you do not have the seal, the earnest of the Holy Spirit in you, pray, “Dear Lord Jesus, I surrender my life to you. I want to be in that number; I want to be amongst those who wear the white robes, who have been washed by the blood of the Lamb. I want to be among those who dwell with the Lamb, whom He feeds and leads to fountains of waters, and whose tears He wipes away. Jesus I accept you as my personal Lord and Saviour.” As you pray to Him, He who promised that no one who comes to Him will be cast out, will seal you with the earnest of His Holy Spirit and you will be in the number delivered from the wrath in Jesus’ name.
