The Seal of the Saint’s Foreheads
Revelation 7 from the Restoration Study Bible
The Seal of the Saint’s Foreheads
| Revelation 7:1 1 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth. They were holding back the four winds of the earth to keep them from blowing on the land, the sea, or any tree. | Jeremiah 49:36 36 I’ll bring the four winds from the four corners of heaven against Elam and scatter its people in every direction. There won’t be a nation where Elam’s refugees won’t go. Daniel 7:2 2 In my visions at night I, Daniel, saw the four winds of heaven stirring up the Mediterranean Sea. Isaiah 11:2 2 The Ruach Yahweh will rest on him— the Ruach of wisdom and understanding, the Ruach of advice and power, the Ruach of knowledge and fear of Yahweh. Ezekiel 7:2 2 “Son of man, this is what Adonay Yahweh says to the people in the land of Israel: The end is coming! The end is coming to the four corners of the earth. Jeremiah 49:36 36 I’ll bring the four winds from the four corners of heaven against Elam and scatter its people in every direction. There won’t be a nation where Elam’s refugees won’t go. Daniel 7:2 2 In my visions at night I, Daniel, saw the four winds of heaven stirring up the Mediterranean Sea. Zechariah 6:5 5 The angel answered, “They are the four spirits of heaven. They are going out after standing in the presence of the Adonay of the whole earth. Matthew 24:31 31 He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and from every direction under the sky, they will gather those whom God has chosen. |
| Revelation 7:2 2 I saw another angel coming from the east with the seal of the living God. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been allowed to harm the land and sea, | Psalms 11:2 2 Wicked people bend their bows. They set their arrows against the strings to shoot in the dark at people whose motives are decent. Ezekiel 9:4 4 Yahweh said to that person, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of those who sigh and groan about all the disgusting things that are being done in the city.” Ezekiel 14:21 21 “This is what Adonay Yahweh says: I will surely send four terrible punishments against Jerusalem. I will send wars, famines, wild animals, and plagues. They will destroy people and animals. Hosea 7:16 16 They don’t return to the Most High. They are like a defective bow. Their officials will die in battle because they curse. The people in Egypt will ridicule them for this. Isaiah 41:2 2 “Who has raised up from the east someone to whom Yahweh gives victory with every step he takes? Nations are handed over to him. He defeats kings. With his sword he turns them into dust. With his bow he turns them into straw blown by the wind. Zechariah 9:10 10 He[a] will make sure there are no chariots in Ephraim or war horses in Jerusalem. There will be no battle bows. He will announce peace to the nations. He will rule from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. Ezekiel 9:4 4 Yahweh said to that person, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of those who sigh and groan about all the disgusting things that are being done in the city.” Revelation 14:14 14 Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and on the cloud sat someone who was like the Son of Man. He had a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. |
| Revelation 7:3 3 “Don’t harm the land, the sea, or the trees until we have put the seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” | Ezekiel 9:4 4 Yahweh said to that person, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of those who sigh and groan about all the disgusting things that are being done in the city.” Ezekiel 9:5-6 5 Then he said to the others as I was listening, “Follow him throughout the city and kill. Don’t have any compassion, and don’t feel sorry. 6 Kill old men, young men, old women, young women, and children. But don’t come near anyone who has a mark on him. Start with my holy place.” So they started with the old men in front of the temple. Ezekiel 20:12 12 I also gave them certain days to worship me as a sign between us so that they would know that I, Yahweh, made them holy. |
| Revelation 7:4 4 I heard how many were sealed: 144,000. Those who were sealed were from every tribe of the people of Israel: | Exodus 12:22-23 22 Take the branch of a hyssop plant, dip it in the blood which is in a bowl, and put some of the blood on the top and sides of the doorframes of your houses. No one may leave the house until morning. 23 Yahweh will go throughout Egypt to kill the Egyptians. When he sees the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe, Yahweh will pass over that doorway, and he will not let the destroyer come into your home to kill you. Revelation 14:1 14 I looked, and the lamb was standing on Mount Zion. There were 144,000 people with him who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. Revelation 14:3 3 They were singing a new song in front of the throne, the four living creatures, and the leaders. Only the 144,000 people who had been bought on earth could learn the song. Ephesians 1:13 13 You heard and believed the message of truth, the Good News that he has saved you. In him you were sealed with the Holy Spirit whom he promised. |
| Revelation 7:9 9 When the lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of God’s word and the testimony they had given about him. | Genesis 15:5 5 He took Abram outside and said, “Now look up at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He also said to him, “That’s how many descendants you will have!” Genesis 26:4 4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and give all these lands to your descendants. Through your descendant all the nations of the earth will be blessed. Leviticus 23:40 40 On the first day take the best fruits, palm branches, the branches of leafy trees and poplars, and celebrate in the presence of Yahweh your Elohim for seven days. Galatians 3:8 8 Scripture saw ahead of time that God would give his approval to non-Jewish people who have faith. So Scripture announced the Good News to Abraham ahead of time when it said, “Through you all the people of the world will be blessed.” |
| Revelation 7:10 10 and crying out in a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the lamb!” | Psalm 3:8 8 Victory belongs to Yahweh! May your blessing rest on your people. Selah |
| Revelation 7:13 13 One of the leaders asked me, “Who are these people wearing white robes, and where did they come from?” | Matthew 24:21 21 There will be a lot of misery at that time, a kind of misery that has not happened from the beginning of the world until now and will certainly never happen again. Acts 3:12 12 When Peter saw this, he said to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed about this man? Why are you staring at us as though we have made him walk by our own power or godly life? Revelation 2:22 22 Watch me! I’m going to throw her into a sickbed. Those who commit sexual sins with her will also suffer a lot, unless they turn away from what she is doing. |
| Revelation 7:14 14 I answered him, “Sir, you know.” Then he told me, “These are the people who are coming out of the terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb. | Daniel 12:1 12 The person who looked like a human continued, “At that time Michael, the great commander, will stand up on behalf of the descendants of your people. It will be a time of trouble unlike any that has existed from the time there have been nations until that time. But at that time your people, everyone written in the book, will be rescued. Zechariah 3:3-5 3 Joshua was wearing filthy clothes and was standing in front of the Messenger. 4 The Messenger said to those who were standing in front of him, “Remove Joshua’s filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken your sin away from you, and I will dress you in fine clothing.” 5 So I said, “Put a clean turban on his head.” They put a clean turban on his head and dressed him while the Messenger of Yahweh was standing there. Matthew 24:21 1 There will be a lot of misery at that time, a kind of misery that has not happened from the beginning of the world until now and will certainly never happen again. Mark 13:19 19 It will be a time of misery that has not happened from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and will certainly never happen again. Hebrews 9:14 14 The blood of Christ, who had no defect, does even more. Through the eternal Spirit he offered himself to God and cleansed our consciences from the useless things we had done. Now we can serve the living God. 1 John 1:7 7 But if we live in the light in the same way that God is in the light, we have a relationship with each other. And the blood of his Son Yeshua cleanses us from every sin. Revelation 19:8 8 She has been given the privilege of wearing dazzling, pure linen.” This fine linen represents the things that God’s holy people do that have his approval. |
| Revelation 7:15 15 That is why they are in front of the throne of God. They serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them. | Ezekiel 37:27 27 My dwelling place will be with them. I will be their Elohim, and they will be my people. John 1:14 14 The Word became human and lived among us. We saw his glory. It was the glory that the Father shares with his only Son, a glory full of kindness[a] and truth. Revelation 21:3 3 I heard a loud voice from the throne say, “God lives with humans! God will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them and be their God. |
| Revelation 7:16 16 They will never be hungry or thirsty again. Neither the sun nor any burning heat will ever overcome them. | Psalm 121:5 5 Yahweh is your guardian. Yahweh is the shade over your right hand. Isaiah 49:10 10 They will never be hungry or thirsty, nor will the sun or the burning, hot wind strike them. The one who has compassion on them will lead them and guide them to springs. Isaiah 60:20-21 20 Your sun will no longer go down, nor will your moon disappear. Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your days of sadness will be over. 21 Then all your people will be righteous, and they will possess the land permanently. They will be the seedling I have planted, the honored work of my hands. Revelation 21:23 23 The city doesn’t need any sun or moon to give it light because the glory of God gave it light. The lamb was its lamp. |
| Revelation 7:17 17 The lamb in the center near the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs filled with the water of life, and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.” | Psalm 23 1 Yahweh is my Roeh. I am never in need. Isaiah 25:8 8 He will swallow up death forever. Adonay Yahweh will wipe away tears from every face, and he will remove the disgrace of his people from the whole earth. Yahweh has spoken. Jeremiah 17:13 13 O Yahweh, the Miqweh Yisrael, all who abandon you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in dust, because they abandon Yahweh, the fountain of life-giving water. |
| Revelation 7:14 14 The sky vanished like a scroll being rolled up. Every mountain and island was moved from its place. | Isaiah 13:10 10 The stars in the sky and their constellations won’t show their light anymore. The sun will be dark when it rises. The moon won’t shine. Isaiah 34:4 4 All the stars in the sky will rot. The heavens will be rolled up like a scroll. The stars will fall like leaves from a grapevine, like green figs from a fig tree. Isaiah 51:6 6 Look at the sky. Look at the earth below. The sky will vanish like smoke. The earth will wear out like clothing, and those who live there will die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, and my righteousness will never fail. |
| Revelation 7:15 15 Then the kings of the earth, the important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful, and all the slaves and free people hid themselves in caves and among the rocks in the mountains. | Isaiah 2:19 19 People will go into caves in the rocks and into holes in the ground because of Yahweh’s terrifying presence and the honor of his majesty when he rises to terrify the earth. |
| Revelation 7:16 16 They said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the anger of the lamb, | Deuteronomy 7:12-19 12 If you listen to these rules and faithfully obey them, Yahweh your Elohim will keep his promise to you and be merciful to you, as he swore to your ancestors. 13 He will love you, bless you, and increase the number of your descendants. He will bless you with children. He will bless your land with produce: grain, new wine, and olive oil. He will bless your herds with calves, and your flocks with lambs and kids. This will all happen in the land Yahweh will give you, as he swore to your ancestors. 14 You will be blessed more than any other people. Your men and women will be able to have children, and your animals will be able to have offspring. 15 Yahweh will keep you from having any kind of illness. He will not strike you with any of the terrible diseases you experienced in Egypt. Instead, he will strike all those who hate you. 16 You must destroy all the people Yahweh your Elohim hands over to you. Have no pity on them, and never worship their gods, because they will be a trap for you. 17 You may say to yourselves, “These nations outnumber us. How can we force them out?” 18 Don’t be afraid of them. Remember what Yahweh your Elohim did to Pharaoh and all of Egypt. 19 You saw with your own eyes the terrible plagues, the miraculous signs, and the amazing things Yahweh your Elohim did. He used his mighty hand and powerful arm to bring you out. Yahweh your Elohim will do the same thing to all the people you’re afraid of. Hosea 10:8 8 The illegal worship sites of Aven will be destroyed. Israel sins there. Thorns and weeds will grow over those altars. People will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!” Luke 23:30 30 Then people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ |
| Revelation 7:17 17 The lamb in the center near the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs filled with the water of life, and God will wipe every tear from their eyes.” | Jeremiah 17:13 13 O Yahweh, the Miqweh Yisrael, all who abandon you will be put to shame. Those who turn away from you will be written in dust, because they abandon Yahweh, the fountain of life-giving water. Joel 3:18 18 On that day new wine will cover the mountains. Milk will flow on the hills. Water will flow in all the brooks of Judah. A spring will flow from Yahweh’s temple. It will water the valley of Shittim. Zechariah 14:8 Living Water from Jerusalem 8 On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it to the Dead Sea and the other half to the Mediterranean Sea. It will continue in summer and in winter. Revelation 21:6 6 He said to me, “It has happened! I am the A and the Z,[a] the beginning and the end. I will give a drink from the fountain filled with the water of life to anyone who is thirsty. It won’t cost anything. Isaiah 25:8 8 He will swallow up death forever. Adonay Yahweh will wipe away tears from every face, and he will remove the disgrace of his people from the whole earth. Yahweh has spoken. Isaiah 60:20 20 Your sun will no longer go down, nor will your moon disappear. Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your days of sadness will be over. Matthew 2:6 6 Bethlehem in the land of Judah, you are by no means least among the leaders of Judah. A leader will come from you. He will shepherd my people Israel.” Matthew 5:4 4 Blessed are those who mourn. They will be comforted. John 4:14 14 But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life.” |
