Can God’s Prophets Make Mistakes. Part [11] 06/02/2025 (Evening thought)

Revelation 7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 3 Saying, hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.

Question: What is the prophet John referring to as the four winds of the earth? [The Great Controversy pp 439] Winds are a symbol of strife…. [Last day Events pp 239] Angels are now restraining the winds of strife that they may not blow until the world shall be warned of its coming doom, but a storm is gathering, ready to burst upon the earth, and when God shall bid His angels loose the winds there will be such a scene of strife as no pen can picture.

Satan will then plunge the inhabitants of the earth into one great, final trouble. As the angels of God cease to hold in check the fierce winds of human passion, all the elements of strife will be let loose. The whole world will be involved in ruin more terrible than that which came upon Jerusalem of old.

Therefore, the 144,000 are depicted as coming into view, just before the time of trouble. John also says that he heard a specific number, not a figurative one and the characteristics of history also bear witness to the fact…. Revelation 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed a hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand.

Revelation 7:Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

Can God’s Prophets Make Mistakes. Part [10] 06/01/2025 (Morning thought)

Ephesians 4: 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. 13 In whom you also trusted, after that you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that you believed, you were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.

It becomes clear that being sealed does not prevent a Christian from dying. It just certifies that he or she belongs to God. Therefore, the 144,000 who will be sealed, are not the only ones who will be saved in God’s kingdom in the last days of earth’s history. In fact, there are many millions who will be saved. One of the sticking points on the subject has to do with where John saw the two groups of saints, for in one instance he sees the 144,000 just before the close of probation.

And then he sees a multitude which no man could number, standing on the sea of glass, together with the 144,000. The two groups are depicted as being in different places in the vision given to John, and furthermore, there is nothing in the vision that suggests that the 144,000 is a figurative number.

Revelation 7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!