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THE BOOK OF REVELATION RANKO STEFANOVIC Ang Aklat ng Apocalipsis

The Book of Revelation Contents 1 The Gospel From Patmos 2 Among the Lampstands 3 Jesus’ Messages to the Seven Churches 4 Worthy Is the Lamb 5 The Seven Seals 6 The Sealed People of God 7 The Seven Trumpets 8 Satan, a Defeated Enemy 9 Satan and His Allies 10 God’s Everlasting Gospel 11 The Seven Last Plagues 12 Judgment on Babylon 13 “I Make All Things New” Pang-anim na liksyon

TO DISCOVER FOR yourselves the The Book of Revelation Our Goal TO DISCOVER FOR yourselves the things that you need to hear, and heed, as we await the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ang Ating Mithiin. Upang matuklasan para sa sarili mo ang mga bagay na kailangan mong marinig at pansinin, samantalang hinihintay natin ang pagdating ng ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo.

The Sealed People of God The Book of Revelation Lesson 6, February 9 Ang Natatakang Bayan ng Diyos

The Sealed People of God Key Text Revelation 7:14 nkjv “THESE ARE THE ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.’ ” Susing Talata. “Ang mga ito ang nanggaling sa malaking kapighatian, at naghugas ng kanilang mga damit at pinaputi ang mga ito sa dugo ng Kordero” (Apocalipsis 7:14).

The Sealed People of God Initial Words CHAPTER 7 IS an interlude inserted between the sixth and seventh seals. The sixth seal brings us to the second coming of Christ. As the wicked face judgment, Revelation 7 answers their question about who will stand on the day of Christ’s coming: those who have been sealed, the 144,000. The other characteristics of the 144,000 are given in Revelation 14:1–5. Panimulang Salita. Ang kapitulo 7 ay isiningit na pagpapaliwanag sa pagitan ng ika-6 at ika-7 na tatak. Ang ika-6 na tatak ay dinadala tayo sa ikalawang pagdating ni Cristo. Samantalang humaharap ang masama sa paghuhukom, ¶ sinasagot ng Apocalipsis 7 ang kanilang tanong tungkol sa kung sino ang tatayo sa araw ng pagdating ni Cristo: yung natatakan na, ang 144,000. Ang iba pang mga katangian ng 144,000 ay ibinibigay sa Apocalipsis 14:1–5.

1. God’s Sealed People (Revelation 7:3, 4) The Sealed People of God Quick Look 1. God’s Sealed People (Revelation 7:3, 4) 2. The Great Multitude (Revelations 7:9, 10) 3. The Blameless 144,000 (Revelation 14:1-5) 1. Natatakang Bayan ng Diyos (Apocalipsis 7:3, 4) 2. Ang Lubhang Karamihan (Apocalipsis 7:9, 10) 3. Ang Walang Salang 144,000 (Apocalipsis 14:1-5)

The Sealed People of God 1. God’s Sealed People Revelation 7:3, 4 nkjv “ ‘DO NOT HARM the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.’ And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed.” 1. Natatakang Bayan ng Diyos. “ ‘Huwag ninyong pinsalain ang lupa, o ang dagat, o ang mga punungkahoy, hanggang sa aming matatakan sa kanilang mga noo ang mga alipin ng ating Diyos.’ At narinig ko ang bilang ng mga tinatakan, ¶ 144,000, tinatakan mula sa bawat lipi ng mga anak ni Israel” (Apocalipsis 7:3, 4).

In ancient times, the primary meaning of sealing was ownership. God’s Sealed People Restraining the Winds IN THE OLD Testament, winds stand for destructive forces by which God executes judgments upon the wicked (Jer. 23:19, 20; Dan. 7:2). These destructive forces are being restrained by divine intervention while the sealing of God’s people takes place. In ancient times, the primary meaning of sealing was ownership. Pagpigil sa mga Hangin. Sa Lumang Tipan, ang mga hangin ay kumakatawan sa mapangwasak na mga puwersa kung saan ipatutupad ng Diyos ang paghuhukom sa masasama (Jeremias 23:19, 20; Daniel 7:2). Ang mga mapangwasak na puwersang ito ay pinipigilan ng maka-Diyos na pamamagitan samantalang ang pagtatatak ng bayan ng Diyos ay nagaganap. ¶ Sa matandang kapanahunan, ang pangunahing kahulugan ng pagtatatak ay pagmamay-ari.

God’s Sealed People Restraining the Winds It is not a visible mark put on one’s forehead, it means “settling into the truth, both intellectually and spiritually, so they cannot be moved.”—EGW, Last Day Events 220. The seal also functions as a sign of protection from the destructive forces of the seven last plagues. Hindi isang nakikitang marka na inilalagay sa noo mo, nangangahulugan ito ng “pagpirme sa katototohanan parehong sa pag-iisip at espiritu, kaya hindi sila matitinag.”— EGW, Last Day Events 220. ¶ Ang tatak ay gaganap din bilang isang tanda ng pag-iingat mula sa mapangwasak na puwersa ng pitong huling salot

God’s Sealed People Not Literal Number The number 144,000 consists of 12 times 12 times 1,000. Twelve is a symbol of God’s people: the tribes of Israel and the church built upon the foundation of the Twelve Apostles. Thus, the number 144,000 stands for the totality of God’s end-time people: “All Israel” (Jews and Gentiles) who will be translated without seeing death. Natatakang Bayan ng Diyos. Ang bilang na 144,000 ay binubuo ng 12 minultiplika ng 12 minultiplika ng 
1,000. Ang 12 ay isang simbolo ng bayan ng Diyos: ang mga tribu ng Israel at ang bilang ng iglesya na naitayo sa pundasyon ng 12 apostol. ¶ Kaya, ang bilang na 144,000 ay tumatayo para kabuuan ng bayan ng Diyos sa katapusan ng panahon: “Lahat ng Israel” (mga Judio at Hentil) na dadalhin na hindi makakakita ng kamatayan.

God’s Sealed People Not Literal Number The 12 tribes listed in Revelation 7 are, obviously, not literal, because the 12 tribes of Israel, both the Northern and Southern Kingdoms, are not in existence today. The 10 tribes of the Northern Kingdom were taken into captivity during the Assyrian conquest (2 Kings 17:6–23), where they became integrated with other nations. Ang 12 tribu na nakalista sa Apocalipsis 7 ay, buong linaw, hindi literal, dahil ang 12 tribu ng Israel, parehong ang Hilagaan at Katimugang Kaharian ay hindi na umiiral ngayon. ¶ Ang 10 na tribu ng Hilagang Kaharian ay nadala sa pagkakabihag sa panahon ng pananakop ng Asiria (2 Kings 17:6–23), kung saan sila’y naisama sa ibang bansa.

God’s Sealed People Not Literal Number Also, the list of the 12 tribes in Revelation 7 is like no other found in Scripture (compare Num. 1:5–15, Ezek. 48:1–29). Judah is listed as the first tribe instead of Reuben. Also, the tribes of Dan and Ephraim, included in the lists of Numbers 1 and Ezekiel 48, are omitted from the list in Revelation 7, while Levi and Joseph are included instead. At saka, ang listahan ng 12 tribu sa Apocalipsis 7 ay hindi gaya ng iba pang makikita sa kasulatan (ihambing ang Bilang 1:5-15, Ezekiel 48:1-29). Si Juda ay nakalista na unang tribu sa halip na si Ruben. At saka, ang mga tribu nina Dan at Efraim na isinama sa mga listahan ng Bilang 1 at Ezekiel 28,ay tinanggal, mula sa listahan sa Apocalipsis 7, samantalang sina Levi at Jose sa halip ay isinama.

The Sealed People of God 2. The Great Multitude Revelation 7:9, 10 nkjv “[B]EHOLD, A GREAT multitude which no one could number, of all nations... 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!’ ” 2. Ang Lubhang Karamihan. “[A]t naroon, ang napakaraming tao na di-mabilang ng sinuman, mula sa bawat bansa...na nakatayo sa harapan ng trono at sa harapan ng Kordero, na nakasuot ng mapuputing damit, at may mga sanga ng palma sa kanilang mga kamay; at nagsisigawan nang may malakas na tinig, na nagsasabi, ¶ ‘Ang pagliligtas ay sa aming Diyos na nakaupo sa trono, at sa Kordero!’ ” (Apocalipsis 7:9, 10).

2. The Great Multitude No One Could Number ALTHOUGH SOME ADVENTIST interpreters view this group as another representation of the 144,000, we could understand the “great multitude” as a reference to all the redeemed who have suffered for their faith down through the ages. Walang Makakabilang. Bagaman tinitingnan ng ilang mga Adventistang interpreter ang grupong ito bilang isa pang representasyon ng 144,000, mauunawaan natin ang “lubhang karamihan” bilang isang pagtukoy sa lahat ng mga natubos na nagdusa para sa kanilang pananampalataya sa lahat ng panahon.

2. The Great Multitude No One Could Number Here, too, we see, as we do in all the Bible, the great theme of salvation by grace. The only claim of the redeemed to salvation, to eternal life, to the new heavens and the new earth, is the righteousness of Christ, which is given to them by grace. Dito, rin, makikita natin, gaya nang gingawa natin sa lahat sa Biblia, ang malaking tema ng kaligtasan sa pamamagitan ng biyaya. ¶ Ang maaangkin lamang ng natubos sa kaligtasan, sa buhay na walang hanggan, sa bagong langit at bagong lupa, ay ang katuwiran ni Cristo, na ibinibigay sa kanila sa pamamagitan ng biyaya.

follow the Lamb wherever He goes. ... The Sealed People of God 3. The Blameless 144,000 Revelation 14:1-5 nkjv “[B]EHOLD...ONE HUNDRED and forty- four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads. ... They sang...a new song.... These are... not defiled with women.... These... follow the Lamb wherever He goes. ... [F]irstfruits to God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no deceit....” 3. Ang Walang Salang 144,000. “[N]aroon...ang isandaan at apatnapu’t apat na libong may...pangalan ng kanyang Ama, na nakasulat sa kanilang mga noo. ... At sila’y nag-aawitan ng isang bagong awit.... Hindi dinungisan ng mga ito ang kanilang sarili sa mga babae.... Ang mga ito’y...sumusunod sa Kordero saan man siya magtungo. ¶ [B]ilang mga pangunahing bunga sa Diyos at sa Kordero. At sa kanilang bibig ay walang natagpuang kasinungalingan...” (Apocalipsis 14:1-5).

3. The Blameless 144,000 Three Chief Characteristics REVELATION 14:4, 5 is a description of the 144,000 that aligns with God’s last day people, who “keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus” (Rev. 14:12). Although they experienced the full- ness of Satan’s wrath in the final crisis, they have remained firm because of their close relationship with Jesus. Tatlong Pangunahing Katangian. Ang Apocalipsis 14:4, 5 ay isang paglalarawan ng 144,000 na lumilinya sa bayan ng Diyos sa huling araw, na “tumutupad ng mga utos ng Diyos at may pananampalataya ni Jesus” (Apocalipsis 14:12). ¶ Bagaman naranasan nila ang kapunuan ng galit ni Satanas sa katapusang krisis, nanatili silang matatag dahil sa kanilang malapit na relasyon kay Jesus. 


3. The Blameless 144,000 Three Chief Characteristics Sexual immorality is a symbol of unfaith- fulness to God. Revelation 17:5 talks about the end-time harlot Babylon and her daughters, with whom all the people of the world will commit fornication. The 144,000 will remain loyal to Christ and resist the defiling relationships with Babylon and the apostate churches. They “follow the Lamb wherever He goes.” Ang imoralidad sa sex ay isang simbolo ng kawalang katapatan sa Diyos. Nagsasalita ang Apocalipsis 17:5 tungkol sa katapusan-ng-panahong mahalay na Babilonia at mga babaeng anak niya, na ang lahat ng tao ng daigdig ay makikiapid sa kanila. ¶ Ang 144,000 ay mananatiling tapat kay Cristo at tututulan ang dumudungis na relasyon sa Babilonia at mga iglesyang tumalikod. Sila’y “susunod sa Kordero saan man siya tumungo.” 


3. The Blameless 144,000 Three Chief Characteristics In ancient Israel, the firstfruits were the best fruits of the harvest offered to God (Num. 18:12). In Revelation the 144,000 are clearly a special group because they will be translated with- out seeing death (1 Cor. 15:50–52). Thus, they are the firstfruits of the larger harvest of the saved through all the ages (see Rev. 14:14–16). Sa matandang Israel, ang pangunahing bunga ay ang pinakamabubuting bunga ng ani na inihandog sa Diyos (Biblang 18:12). Sa Apocalipsis ang 144,000 ay isang natatanging grupo dahil sa sila’y dadalhin sa langit nang hindi nakaranas ng kamatayan (1 Corinto 15:50-52). ¶ Kaya, sila’y mga pangunahing bunga ng mas malaking ani ng mga naligtas sa buong kapanahunan (tingnan ang Apocalipsis 14:14–16). 


3. The Blameless 144,000 Three Chief Characteristics The 144,000 is “in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God” (Rev. 14:5). God’s end-time people, who are without deceitfulness in speech or conduct, will receive the love of the truth so as to be saved (2 Thess. 2:10, 11). “Without fault” (Gr. amōmos, “blameless”) refers to the fidelity of the 144,000 to Christ. Ang 144,000 ay “sa kanilang bibig ay walang natagpuang kasinungalingan; dahil sila'y walang dungis sa harapan ng trono ng Diyos” (Apocalipsis 14:5). ¶ Ang wakas-ng-panahong bayan ng Diyos, na walang pagiging mapandaya sa salita at kilos, ay tatanggapin ang pag-ibig ng katotohanan para maligtas (2 Tesalonica. 2:10, 11). “Walang dungis” (Griyegong amōmos, “walang kasalanan”) ay tumutukoy sa katapatan ng 144,000 kay Cristo.

The Sealed People of God Final Words WHAT SEEMS EVIDENT in Revelation is that the 144,000 are the last generation of God’s people in the closing days history. They will go through the time of trouble and be protected from the seven last plagues (see Ps. 91:7–16) and that their loyalty will be tested like no generation in the past. Exactly who will be in that group is not revealed to us. Huling Pananalita. Ang tila malinaw sa Apocalipsis ay na ang 144,000 ay ang huling henerasyon ng bayan ng Diyos sa nagtatapos na mga araw ng kasaysayan. ¶ Daranasin nila ang panahon ng kabagabagan at maiingatan mula sa pitong huling salot (tingnan ang Awit 91:7-16) at ang kanilang katapatan ay masusubukan na walang henerasyon nang nakaraan ang nakaranas. Sino talaga ang mapapasagrupong iyon ay hindi inihayag sa atin.