MacArthur Daily Bible - Dec 17th - The Truth about the 144k In Revelation 7

Obadiah 1–21 Psalm 143:7–12 Proverbs 30:5 Revelation 7:1–17
- Obadiah 1 - The vision of Obadiah - MacArthur's Note - Edom. Descendants of Esau (Gen. 25:30; 36:1ff.), the Edomites settled in the region south of the Dead Sea. Arise, . . . rise up against her.
- God's judgment again emphasized
- Psalm 143:7-12 - 10 Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God;
- Notice the cry of the Psalmist here and the believer,
- Proverbs 30:5 - Every of word of God proves true or is pure he is a shield to those who put their trust in Him
- Revelation 7: “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” 4And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:
- The JW's are verifiably wrong her since later it says there is a multitude that no one can count... in Heaven, 12k refers to a complete number144k
- Macarthur's Note: all the tribes of the children of Israel. By sovereign election, God will seal 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes, promising His protection while they accomplish their mission.
- Case in point for JW's 9After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God,
- The 144k robes are white from the blood of the Lamb of course refering to Jesus, Notice this: 17for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” John 10 Jesus is the good Shepherd