“After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, stand...
“After 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, and crying out with a loud voice,
saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the
throne, and to the Lamb!” Revelation 7:9-10
John is blessed with a glimpse of what it might be like to enlist in God’s reign and exist in God’s peace. The divisiveness of nationality is a powerful, poignant reminder that all people are precious to God, and no race, ethnicity, or background is exempt from His love (Galatians 3:28).
The message of the gospel is inherently opposed to racism or ethnic hatred (1 John 4:20). The prejudices of differences are forgotten as all peoples come together to praise God. There is one congregation, one church, and it joins all its separate voices together in harmony glorifying God. John saw this as the church of the future. John also saw this as our template for bringing the church to life in our own time as the angels stand at the four corners of the earth.
The four corners of the earth could represent the four points of the compass where they effect the entire earth. This innumerable company of believers indicates an innumerable company of people who come to faith in Christ during the time of the end. This sealing of the Holy Spirit belongs to every believer when they are saved: having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise (Ephesians 1:13).
PRAYER POINTS
1. We praise You Lord, for being the God who hears, sees, and knows us. We thank You for Your mercy, enduring love, and for Your glorious promises in Jesus’ name (Isaiah 1:18).
2. Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we thank You for all Your goodness and loving-kindness. We bless You for our creation, preservation and sustenance in the mighty name of Jesus.
3. O Lord, give us reason to celebrate by rescuing us from endless fatigue and aimless pursuit. Take the loads we carry and replace them with Your peace in Jesus’ name (Psalm 34:14).
4. Lord, I thank You for the blessedness of answered prayer for You have turned my mourning into dancing. You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness in Jesus’ name (Psalm 30:11).
5. O Lord, fulfil Your good plans and purposes for my life in Jesus’ name (Jeremiah 29:11).
6. Father, open my eyes to see, my ears to hear and my intellect to understand the awesomeness of Your glory to celebrate Your love amongst heathens in Jesus’ name (Leviticus 26:44).
7. Grant us a refreshed spirit and a renewed mind to see You as the source of our joy and our present help in times of trouble in Jesus name (Psalm 46:1).
8. Almighty and ever-loving God, prepare our hearts for the gifts You seek to offer us. Strengthen and inspire our faith for people to see in us the glimpses of the church You call us to be in Jesus’ name (Revelation 21:1).
9. Father, I pray for the fortitude to come out of the great ordeal of this world and the ability to wash my filthy robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb in Jesus’ name(Revelation 7:14).
10. O Lord, lift me up and grant me total victory over the enemies of my progress in the name of Jesus (Psalm 30:1).
11. Father God, open heaven of fire against every demonic power working against Your good plan for my life, family and ministry in Jesus’ name.
12. I command in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit that every storm attacking the body of Christ causing disunity to be still in the name of Jesus.
13. Please teach me to surrender my talent, time and treasure for the expansion of Your church on earth for the proclamation of Your name and demise of the kingdom of the devil in Jesus’ name (Psalm 30:9).
14. Father Lord, grant us the empowerment to focus on You to the end, not to miss Your set mark and to have an eternal celebration with You in Your Kingdom in the name of Jesus.
15. Father Lord, we thank You for answering our prayers from day one and to this final day in Jesus’ name.
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