But, the tribe of Dan is not
mentioned and Irenaeus, writing around 180AD, said that was because the Beast
would come from the tribe of Dan and we have this prophecy.
Genesis 49:17 Dan
shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse
heels, so that his rider shall
fall backward.
Dan was
remarkable as it was wholly given to idolatry early on. Judges 18 is an
interesting study of their character as a tribe.
These servants number 144,000 from
each of the 12 tribes of Israel. This has nothing to do with how many people
wind up in heaven. What these servants do is unclear although many preachers
believe they are evangelists who go out and witness during the Tribulation.
Look at these verses from the gospels when disciples were commanded to preach
only to the Jews and imagine, that this is how the Jews of the Tribulation era
will be evangelized for Christ;
Matthew 10:5 ¶ These twelve
Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the
Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house
of Israel. 7 And as ye go, preach,
saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils:
freely ye have received, freely give. 9
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 10 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two
coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.
The passage in Matthew 10 goes on;
Matthew 10:11 And into
whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there
abide till ye go thence. 12 And when ye
come into an house, salute it. 13 And if
the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let
your peace return to you. 14 And
whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of
that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more
tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for
that city.
There is a great multitude before
the throne that have come out of great tribulation. In reference to what the
Jews will experience during this time see;
Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation,
such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever
shall be.
Jeremiah 30:7
Alas! for that day is
great, so that none is like it:
it is even the time of Jacob’s
trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
These people are from every ethnic
group and every language. They are all
arrayed in white robes, which we know symbolizes righteousness. It’s a lot of people
who along with the four beasts and the elders praise and worship Christ with
seven more exaltations with thanksgiving being
added.
An elder asks John a rhetorical
question and John throws it back to him. These are all people who it is said came out of great tribulation. They are
raptured/translated or martyred. Here is
the probable definition of the ten
thousand times ten thousand in Chapter 5, simply a lot of people, which a
man is unable to number. The martyrs back in 6:9 are under the altar although
these are still said to have come out of
great tribulation. To come out of something is to depart from it.
Genesis 47:1
Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren,
and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of
Canaan; and, behold, they are
in the land of Goshen.
Numbers 9:1
And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first
month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
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