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Chapter 7 forms a parenthetical section between the sixth (Rev. [[6:12-17|bible.87.6.12-87.6.17]]+) and seventh (Rev. [[8:1|bible.87.8.1]]+) seals to answer that question, introducing two groups who will survive the fury of divine judgment. The first, those described in Rev. [[7:1-8|bible.87.7.1-87.7.8]]+, are the Jewish evangelists who will be preserved on earth. They will survive the holocaust of divine wrath unleashed by the seal, trumpet, and bowl judgments. God will also protect them from the murderous efforts of Antichrist and his henchmen to wipe out believers in the true God. Having survived the wars, famine, unprecedented natural disasters, disease, rampant, unchecked sinfulness, and savage persecution of the Tribulation, they will enter the Millennial Kingdom alive. The second group to escape divine fury (Rev. [[7:9-17|bible.87.7.9-87.7.17]]+) are those who will be martyred and thereby ushered into the blissful rest of heaven, where they will be preserved.3
The third group which survives, although not mentioned in this chapter, are those who come to faith during the Tribulation and manage to stay alive until the Second Coming. These will enter the Millennial Kingdom and form its initial populace (Mtt. [[25:31-40|bible.61.25.31-61.25.40]]).of the living GodNotes
1 Frederick William Danker, and Walter Bauer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 796.
2 Robert L. Thomas, Revelation 1-7 (Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1992), Rev. 7:2.
3 John MacArthur, Revelation 1-11 : The MacArthur New Testament Commentary (Chicago, IL: Moody Press, 1999), Rev. 7:1.
4 Concerning lifeless idols: Deu. [[4:28|bible.5.4.28]]; 2K. [[19:18|bible.12.19.18]]; Ps. [[115:4|bible.19.115.4]]; [[135:15|bible.19.135.15]]; Isa. [[37:19|bible.23.37.19]]; [[41:25|bible.23.41.25]]; [[44:9|bible.23.44.9]]; [[45:20|bible.23.45.20]]; [[46:7|bible.23.46.7]]; Jer. [[2:28|bible.24.2.28]]; [[10:5|bible.24.10.5]], [[8|bible.24.10.8]], [[15|bible.24.10.15]]; [[16:20|bible.24.16.20]]; Dan. [[5:23|bible.27.5.23]]; Acts [[19:26|bible.65.19.26]]; Rev. [[9:20|bible.87.9.20]]+.
5 Concerning the Living God: Ex. [[3:6|bible.2.3.6]]; Deu. [[5:26|bible.5.5.26]]; Jos. [[3:10|bible.6.3.10]]; 1S. [[17:26|bible.9.17.26]], [[36|bible.9.17.36]]; 2K. [[19:4|bible.12.19.4]], [[16|bible.12.19.16]]; Ps. [[42:2|bible.19.42.2]]; [[84:2|bible.19.84.2]]; Isa. [[37:4|bible.23.37.4]], [[17|bible.23.37.17]]; Jer. [[10:10|bible.24.10.10]]; [[23:36|bible.24.23.36]]; Dan. [[6:20|bible.27.6.20]], [[6:26|bible.27.6.26]]; Hos. [[1:10|bible.28.1.10]]; Mtt. [[16:16|bible.61.16.16]]; [[22:32|bible.61.22.32]]; [[26:63|bible.61.26.63]]; John [[6:69|bible.64.6.69]]; Acts [[14:15|bible.65.14.15]]; Rom. [[9:26|bible.66.9.26]]; 2Cor. [[3:3|bible.68.3.3]]; [[6:16|bible.68.6.16]]; 1Ti. [[3:15|bible.75.3.15]]; [[4:10|bible.75.4.10]]; [[6:17|bible.75.6.17]]; Heb. [[3:12|bible.79.3.12]]; [[9:14|bible.79.9.14]]; [[10:31|bible.79.10.31]]; [[12:22|bible.79.12.22]]; Rev. [[7:2|bible.87.7.2]]+.
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