“Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.”
From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand — the enumeration of the first four tribes begins the systematic accounting, establishing the reality and solemnity of the sealing. Each tribe receives exactly twelve thousand, symbolizing equal care and protection.
Church Fathers on Revelation 7:5
“And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God.” He speaks of Elias the prophet, who is the precursor of the times of Antichrist, for the restoration and establishment of the churches from the great and intolerable persecution. We read that these things are predicted in the opening of the Old and New Testament; for He says by Malachi: “Lo, I will send to you Elias the Tishbite, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, according…
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