In matthew, paralleled by luke, jesus anticipates that in the kingdom of god, his followers will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of israel. This historical point of interest helps explain why the tribe of dan is not mentioned in revelation 7. The tribe of dan as a whole was guilty of gross idolatryeven to the point of stealing the idols they used to practice their religion judges 18. Media library free book library who will sing the song. Theres a very interesting hidden message in hebrew called a remez in chapter 7 of the book of revelation, but before i reveal it lets understand the context in which the list of the 12 tribes is given and why the tribe of dan is missing. Soon after solomons death, this empire was torn apart by a great civil war.
John seems to show that the twelve tribes are those restored in the church, under the twelve apostles. This is the only time in scripture that the names of the tribes appear in this order. Theirs was the first organized idolatry in ancient israel, and the longest in duration. Why are all of israels tribes not listed in revelation 7. The hebraic book of revelation part 6c torah to the tribes. This is the holy book of revelation, known as the revelation of st. We have been studying the book of revelation and it was noted that the tribe of dan was missing from the list of tribes of israel listed in revelation 7. Additionally, and in accordance with irrefutable scriptures under christ, the 12 tribes of israelthe children of god are from all nations. Four is generally representative of the created universe, and 3 of the godhead see revelation 5. But a closer reading quickly reveals that from the time of jesus, most of the prophecies speaking of israel are. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to.
Why is the tribe of dan not mentioned in revelation 7. Revelation 7, amplified bible, classic edition ampc. The hebraic book of revelation part 7 torah to the tribes. For this web site we are obeying the words of christ, as written in revelation 1. The book of hosea in particular uses the tribe of ephraim to describe the apostasy of the whole of the northern kingdom. The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes. Why are dan and ephraim not listed in the 144,000 of. When israel grew into a nation while being in captivity or slavery in egypt, they still managed to retain their identity so each of the twelve tribes would be separated when they entered into the promised land in canaan, but the tribe of dan was different than the other tribes. The final 12 tribes of israel in the book of revelation.
And thus 12 multiplied by 12 denotes the most exhaustive and perfect completion. One suggestion is that the number comes from 12, a symbol for totality, which is squared and multiplied by one thousand for more emphasis. Do only those who have suffered for their faithfulness to christ belong in the crowd of rev 7. First, its important to note that there are named tribes in israel, not twelve. If john writes in symbols, what is the reality behind the symbols of revelation 7. Of the tribe of reuben were sealed twelve thousand. John the divine, although the godgiven title is at the very beginning of the text, the revelation of. Saying, i am alpha and omega, the first and the last.
Revelation 7 why are 12 tribes mentioned instead of. Here is the list of 12 tribes of israel from genesis, numbers and revelation. Revelation 7 new king james version nkjv the sealed of israel. It consists of 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of israel. When the 12 tribes of israel entered the promised land, they eventually formed the nation of israel under david and solomon starting a dynasty known as the house of david. I john was in the spirit on the lords day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, revelation 1. The 10 horns on one apostate beast is attacking the other apostate beast with 2 horns. There were 2 nations, house of isreal 10 nothern tribes and house of judah 2 southern tribeslevicorrupt priestrulers of jerusalem there are also 2 beasts in revelation. The list of the twelve tribes of israel in revelation 7 omits the tribe of dan and the half tribe of ephraim but includes the tribe of joseph and the half tribe of manasseh. The text itself offers no explanation, but we can speculate based on some analysis. Why is the tribe of dan missing in the book of revelation. It would be different if there were 14 foundations in the picture.
The 12 stones in revelation 21 and 12 tribes in revelation 7. Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our god for ever and ever. The lost tribes of israel and the book of revelation st. Revelation 7 nkjv the sealed of israel after these. T he tribe of dan is missing in the book of revelation, so why are they not there the twelve tribes. The gentiles trampling on jerusalem in the first century, bringing both. I might be in a gray area on posting this on the book of revelation board because this relates, very briefly, to revelation 7 where 12 of the tribes of israel are listed. This is our story, the called out assemblies story summarizing our struggle, redemption, victory and eventual marriage to the lamb.
What are the implications of this variation of the tribal listings. These people are sealed by his power through baptism. Reuben, the firstborn of jacob, is listed as second. Some, taking the numbers in revelation to be symbolic, believe it represents all of gods people throughout history in the heavenly church. The verses in revelation that lack a reference to the israelite tribe of dan are found in chapter seven verses four to eight. There are 12 tribes mentioned, judah is at the top of course. Revelation 7, king james version kjv the bible app. In the christian new testament, the twelve tribes of israel are referred to twice in the gospels and twice in the book of revelation. Revelation 7 commentary spurgeons verse expositions of. Why was dan removed from the list of 12 israel tribes in. Perhaps the solution is as simple as the need to delete two tribes because levi and joseph were included.
We have not been told specifically what nation is the object of gods wrath at this point. I am convinced that tedious listings serve an obvious meaning. He cried out in a loud voice to the four angels who were given power to damage the land and. Why is the tribe of dan not listed with other israelite tribes in revelation 7. The image in revelation 7 depicts gods protection of his people from evil.
Why dan and ephraim were not included in the list in. The lost tribes of israel and the book of revelation. The absence of dan in the list of tribes in revelation 7 is a source of much interest among bible students. In the book of revelation chapter 14, there is another, apparently separate group from israel mentioned where john writes on mount zion stood the lamb, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his fathers name written on their foreheads. But in revelation 7 dan is removed and replaced by manasseh. Is there any biblical explanation why dan was excluded from this list.
Reuben being the birthright went to yosef base on 1 chronicles 5. So once again revelation generates questions which may be impossible to answer with certainty. In numbers, levi is replaced by ephraim and manasseh who replaced joseph also. If the angles leave the great tribulation period will start it. It seems clear enough to me that we should apply the general meaning of the ezekiel passage to our understanding of revelation 7. What we see here is that the tribes of ephraim and dan went off into idolatry, and thus they are not listed in the book of revelation as tribes that are sealed. The numbers 12,000 and 144,000 are variously interpreted in traditional christianity. And i heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of israel.