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Revelation 7 — Sermon Preparation
A vision of 144,000 sealed from the twelve tribes of Israel and an innumerable multitude from every nation standing before the throne unfolds. Below is a research summary for Revelation 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- classic sermon excerpts
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Revelation 7 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| φυλή | phylḗ | G5443 | 14 | kindred, tribe |
| χιλιάς | chiliás | G5505 | 13 | thousand |
| δώδεκα | dṓdeka | G1427 | 12 | twelve |
| θρόνος | thrónos | G2362 | 7 | seat, throne |
| τέσσαρες | téssares | G5064 | 6 | four |
| σφραγίζω | sphragízō | G4972 | 5 | seal up, stop |
| ἀρνίον | arníon | G721 | 4 | lamb |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Revelation 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The things contained in this chapter came in after the opening of the six seals, which foretold great calamities in the world; and before the sound of the seven trumpets, which gave notice of great corruptions arising in the church: between these comes in this comfortable chapter, which secures the graces and comforts of the people of God in times of common calamity. We have, I. An account of the restraint laid upon the winds, ver. 1-3. II. The sealing of the servants of God, ver. 4-8. III. The songs of angels and saints on this occasion, ver. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on Revelation 7:1–25 (Public Domain)
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