In Part 2 of Revelation 7 we explore the beautiful benefits that come to those who bear the mark for the Living God. There are some clear blessings He provides to His marked slaves.
In Part One of this message, we will review background explanation of the text before getting into the meat and potatoes as we look at explaining the identity of the “people” numbered and described by John in this chapter as well as the identity of the “seal”.
Without doubt, God has moved in the lives of these Jesus-followers in Thessalonica to encourage and sustain them in the midst of severe persecution. But that also moved Paul. He was moved to gratitude, to prayer, and to recognize a way he could serve a purpose among this fellowship.