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AFTER THE STORMS HAVE PASSED
Revelation 14:1–5
Back To The Future—Sermon #34
Intro: If you have been studying along with us as we have moved through this amazing book, you know that the last two chapters have been dark, depressing and discouraging.
We have been talking about the devil, the Antichrist and the False Prophet.
We have witnessed the depths of depravity as man abandons his Creator to worship the devil through his false Christ.
Now, the scene changes!
Chapter 14 is like a glorious rainbow after and fierce storm.
God takes the brush of His grace and repaints the landscape of the Revelation.
He gives us a breath of heavenly air in these verses.
Only God can do that!
Only God can take that which is horrible beyond words and turn it into a thing of glory.
That is just what He does in these verses.
In this passage we are allowed to get a little glimpse of heavenly glory.
We are allowed to see the Lamb of God.
He is the theme of the book and He is center stage in these verses.
It would be a blessing if we could figure out how to keep Jesus at the center of everything we do in our lives as individuals and in the life of the church.
In these verses we meet again the 144,000 Jewish evangelists who were selected and sealed in chapter 7.
These men have preached the Gospel of the Kingdom during the darkest days of the Tribulation.
They were persecuted by the Antichrist, but they were preserved by God.
At some point during the Tribulation, when they have served their purpose, God will allow the 144,000 to be killed by Antichrist.
These men will then join their Redeemer, the Lamb of God, in His glory in Heaven.
That is the scene we are going to investigate today.
These men have weathered a terrible storm here on the earth.
Now, for them at least, the storm is over and they are home with the Lamb.
I want to show you the facts revealed in these verses concerning the 144,000.
I want to preach on the though After The Storms Have Passed.
I. THEY ARE A RESCUED ARMY-vs. 1
A. They Are Protected By God
—When we first met this group of men, it was in Rev. 7:3–4.
There the Bible says, “Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.”
These men have been sealed by God and have been protected by Him through the darkest days of the Tribulation.
Hundreds of millions, perhaps even billions of people have died, but these men have been protected through it all because they have been sealed by God.
The earth will be stained red with the blood of holy martyrs, but these men will be protected through it all!
Satan will hunt them and harass them, but he will be powerless to kill them because they have been sealed by God.
They have His Name in their foreheads and they are untouchable!
Satan marked His people and they are headed to Hell, God sealed His servants and they are bound for glory!
(Note: I would just remind you that Satan marks his people, Rev. 13:16.
In the Tribulation he will mark them with the Mark of the Beast.
Today, he marks their bodies, their hearts and their minds with the scars of their sins.
Satan marks all those who follow him.
God, on the other hand, seals His people.
He places His seal upon them and labels them as His Own possession.
The Spirit of God took up residence in our hearts and He sealed Himself in and He sealed Satan out!)
B. They Are Preserved By God
—When these men arrive on Mount Zion there are just as many there were when they were sealed back in chapter 7. God sealed 144,000 and now 144,000 stand with the Lamb in glory.
There are not 143,999; there are 144,000.
He brought in just as many as He called out!
(Note: The same is true for all of God’s saints!
According to His Word, we have been “sealed unto the day of redemption”, Eph.
4:30.
We are also told that Jesus will not lose a single on of those given to Him by His Father, John 6:37–40
Those who are saved are as sure for Heaven as if they were already there, Rom.
8:28–30 Eph.
2:6
Jesus gives eternal life and eternal security to every single person who trusts Him for their salvation.
When the roll is called in glory, not a single person will be missing.
When the family gathers for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, there will not be an empty seat at the table!
God will bring ALL His children home!)
C.
They Are Presented To God
—We are told that these men meet the Lamb on “Mt.
Zion”.
This is an ancient name for the city of Jerusalem, 2 Sam.
5:7 Psalm 48:2
Jerusalem is referred to as Mount Zion at least 21 times in the Word of God.
Some commentators believe that John is referring to the earthly city of Jerusalem.
They think we are seeing a vision of the coming Millennium, when Jesus will rule on the earth for 1,000 years.
I just happen to believe that we are seeing a heavenly scene!
These men have served their time.
They have fulfilled their mission and they have been brought in the presence of the Almighty.
Verse 3 talks about heavenly singing.
Verse 5 shows them standing before the throne of God in glory.
These men have been rescued out of a world gone mad and they are home in the presence of the Father and the Lamb of God.
(Note: I praise the Lord that there is a better place waiting on the people of God!
If this world was Heaven as some groups claim, I would want it.
No, there is a better place waiting on the children of God when we leave this world!
Jesus told us a little bit about it, John 14:1–3
John told us a lot about it, Rev. 21–22.
My mind has tried to think about that place.
But, one day, these eyes will see its glory!
These feet will walk its endless streets.
These ears will hear the sweet songs of Zion and they will hear the sweetest sound to ever fall upon them.
They will hear the Savior say, “Enter thou in to the joy of thy Lord!” Praise God!
One day, we are going home!)
I.
They Are A Rescued Army
II.
THEY ARE A REJOICING ARMY-vs.
2-3
A. A New Setting-vs. 2
—These men have been rescued from the terrors of the Tribulation.
They have witnessed death and destruction on an unprecedented level.
They have watched the world turn its back on God and embrace the devil as their new god.
They have seen this world fall at the feet of the Antichrist and worship him as god.
They have seen things more horrible than anything you and I could ever imagine.
But, this verse finds them home, in Heaven, in the presence of the Lord Jesus.
They are home!
And Heaven is filled with the sounds of their worship and their praises.
Heaven is filled with joy because of the presence of the Lamb.
(Note: What a contrast there is between this world and Heaven.
This world is a world filled with pain sorrow and tears; none of those things will be allowed over there, Rev. 21:4
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