“Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.”
From the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand — and so the sealing is complete with all twelve tribes marked for divine protection. The twelve tribes reconstituted symbolize the restoration of Israel's covenant community in its entirety, reconciling fragmentation and exile.
Church Fathers on Revelation 7:8
“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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