Seals

The Book -(Scroll)

Rev 5:2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the
book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Rev 5:3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the
book, neither to look thereon.
Rev 5:4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book,
neither to look thereon.
Rev 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda,
the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Rev 5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst
of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are
the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Rev 5:7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
Rev 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down
before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the
prayers of saints.
Rev 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the
seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every
kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

1. The scroll was not opened until all seals broken
2. Christ able to open because he was the lamb slain. "hath prevailed" past tense.

Thus the Jewish leaders made their choice. Their decision was registered in the book which John
saw in the hand of Him that sat upon the throne, the book which no man could open. In all its
vindictiveness this decision [to crucify Christ] will appear before them in the day when this book
is unsealed by the Lion of the tribe of Judah. COL 294

Lesion book to universe, showing God purpose in dealing with Sin, Satan and man. The book
that keep the universe safe.

The Seals are God's dealing with his Church, both in victory and failure.

1st Seal -white horse-victorious conquest

Rev 6:1 "And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see."
Rev 6:2 "And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. "

Face like 1st living creature. Lion-produce voice like thunder.
White= Things of heaven/Christ /Good.
Crown -victory crown (not kingly)- Like Gold medal
"Conquering" is the same as "hath prevailed" in Chap 5:5 same in Greek, a Spiritual term.
Produces no affliction

Psa 45:2 "Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God
hath blessed thee for ever."
Psa 45:3 "Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty."
Psa 45:4 "And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and
righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things."
Psa 45:5 " Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall
under thee."
Psa 45:6 "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre."
Psa 45:7 "Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath
anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."
Psa 45:8 "All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces,
whereby they have made thee glad."
Psa 45:9 "Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand
the queen in gold of Ophir."
Psa 45:10 " Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own
people, and thy father's house;"
Psa 45:11 "So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou
him."
Psa 45:12 "And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people
shall entreat thy favour."
Psa 45:13 "The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold."
Psa 45:14 "She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her
companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee."
Psa 45:15 " With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's
palace."
Psa 45:16 "Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the
earth."
Psa 45:17 " I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people
praise thee for ever and ever."

Hab 3:8 Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was
thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation?
Hab 3:9 Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word.
Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

Start - Pentecost. Never stops, a continuous process.

2nd seal - Red horse-war

Rev 6:3 "And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. "
Rev 6:4 "And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. "

2nd living creature =Calf - sacrificial animal
4450. purrhos, poor-hros'; from G4442; fire-like, i.e. (spec.) flame-colored:--red

Num. 19:2 " This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak
unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish,
and upon which never came yoke:, Same red as in Zec. 6:2 In the first chariot were red horses;
and in the second chariot black horses; "

Red indicates blood sacrificial animal.

Sword is the tool used for animal scarifies.
Heb 11:37 " They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the
sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;"

Heb 4:12 "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword,
piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

Take peace
Mat 10:34 "Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a
sword."
Mat 10:35 " For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against
her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law."

John 16:2, Isa 26:3, Judge 7:22, Ex 32:27, Isa 19:2,

Natural result of resisting Gospel
2 Cor 2:14-16, John 3:18-21, Luke 12:51-53
2 Cor 2:15 "For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them
that perish:"
2 Cor 2:16 "To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life
unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?"

Spiritual Lesions
1.Violence - result of rejection of Gospel
2. Decisive victory already won on Cross
3. The Question of life will we be on winning side
4. Red Horse - winner -often persecuted object of division.
5. Prepared to loss friends and family.
6. Loses causes us to be more serious about are walk with God.

Years of Pagan persecution and witnessing to the pagan world 100 AD to 313

3rd Seal Black horse-famine

Rev 6:5 "And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand."
Rev 6:6 "And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a
penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine."

No mention of Going out.
Balances- Judgment of the Christian church
Famine condition
Voice - Christ/Lamb
Days wages=penny, Measure of wheat=days food supply
Deu 7:13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of
thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy
kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
3 main crops wine ,oil, grain.
Spiritual famine of word of God.
Wine=Blood of Christ
Oil= Holy Spirit
Oil and wine still available.
Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land,
not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

A time of judgment of the united Christian church and the time of isolating the Bible to Scholars.
Constantine to Wycliffe.

4th Seal Pale horse-pestilence

Rev 6:7 "And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see."
Rev 6:8 "And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth."

The 4 living creatures eagle/vulture
Pale -sick, like plague.
Rider doesn't go out.
Death and hell
Rev 1:18 "I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and
have the keys of hell and of death."

2 Cor 2:15 "For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them
that perish:"
2 Cor 2:16 "To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life
unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?"

Fourth part - earth divided in four parts, Satan kingdom in 3 parts
Rev 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."

Threats progressive.

"to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth."
Sword=bible/churches interpretation of.
Hunger=lack of spiritual food
Death=withholding life
Beast=Governmental persecution

The time from Wycliffe to Papal captivity-1798.

Last 2 horses don't go out.

Spiritual lessons
1. Spiritual health depends on feeding on the Word.
2. Need to receive the Gospel.
3. We are valued.
4. Consequences of rejection of Gospel overwhelming.
5. The will come a time when mercy is no longer available.

The cry of the martyrs

Rev 6:9 "And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:"
Rev 6:10 "And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?"
Rev 6:11 "And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled."

"under the altar " this must be the altar of burnt offering in outer court - where water and wine
pour under on The Feast of Tabernacles.

Lev 4:7 "And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense
before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of
the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation."

Psa 79:5 "How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?"
Psa 79:6 "Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the
kingdoms that have not called upon thy name."
Psa 79:7 "For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place."
Psa 79:8 "O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us:
for we are brought very low."
Psa 79:9 "Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge
away our sins, for thy name's sake."
Psa 79:10 "Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the
heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed."

Given white Robs
Assurance of Eternal life
Pre-advent Judgment
Verdict of Acquittal

Isa 57:1 "The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken
away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come."
Isa 57:2 "He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his
uprightness".

Number is added, in Greek it is "until their fellow servants are made complete".

Rev 19:7 "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is
come, and his wife hath made herself ready."
Rev 19:8 "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for
the fine linen is the righteousness of saints."

Gathering of Martyrs
Middle ages till just before judgment of the dead.

The final events / The wicked

Rev 6:12 "And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great
earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;"
Rev 6:13 "And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind."
Rev 6:14 "And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places."
Rev 6:15 "And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief
captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;"
Rev 6:16 "And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:"
Rev 6:17 "For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?"

The Day of the Lord -
Ezek 38:19 "For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day
there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;"
Ezek 38:20 "So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field,
and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the
earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places
shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground."

Amos 8:8 "Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it
shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt."
Amos 8:9 "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to
go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day:"

Joel 2:1 "Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the
inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;"
Joel 2:2 "A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the
morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the
like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations."
Joel 2:3 "A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the
garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall
escape them."
Joel 2:4 "The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they
run."
Joel 2:5 " Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a
flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array."
Joel 2:6 "Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness."
Joel 2:7 "They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall
march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:"
Joel 2:8 "Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they
fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded."
Joel 2:9 "They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up
upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief."
Joel 2:10 "The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon
shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:"
Joel 2:11 " And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he
is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who
can abide it?"
Joel 2:12 "Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with
fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:"
Joel 2:13 "And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for
he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil."
Joel 2:14 "Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a
meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?"
Joel 2:15 "Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:"
Joel 2:16 "Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children,
and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of
her closet."
Joel 2:17 "Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and
let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the
heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their
God?"
Joel 2:18 "Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people."
Joel 2:19 "Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn,
and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach
among the heathen:"
Joel 2:20 " But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land
barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost
sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great
things."
Joel 2:21 "Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things."
Joel 2:22 "Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for
the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength."
Joel 2:23 "Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath
given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the
former rain, and the latter rain in the first month."
Joel 2:24 "And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil."
Joel 2:25 "And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the
caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you."
Joel 2:26 "And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your
God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed."
Joel 2:27 "And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God,
and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed."
Joel 2:28 "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men
shall see visions:"
Joel 2:29 "And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my
spirit."
Joel 2:30 "And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of
smoke."
Joel 2:31 "The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great
and the terrible day of the LORD come."
Joel 2:32 "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be
delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in
the remnant whom the LORD shall call."

Isa 54:10 "For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not
depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath
mercy on thee."

Nahum 1:5 "The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his
presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein."
Nahum 1:6 "Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his
anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him."
Nahum 1:7 "The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that
trust in him."
Nahum 1:8 "But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and
darkness shall pursue his enemies."
Nahum 1:9 "What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not
rise up the second time."

The final events/The righteous

Rev 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.
Rev 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,
Rev 7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
Rev 7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Rev 7:5 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
Rev 7:6 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nephthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
Rev 7:7 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
Rev 7:8 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were
sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
Rev 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all
nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Rev 7:10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the
throne, and unto the Lamb.
Rev 7:11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
Rev 7:12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Rev 7:13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
Rev 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which
came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Rev 7:15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his
temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
Rev 7:16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
Rev 7:17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

Two kinds of sealing
1. Eph 1:13 "In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your
salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,"
Eph 4:30 "And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of
redemption."
2 Tim 2:19 "Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord
knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from
iniquity."
"What is the condition of those who keep the commandments of God and have the faith of
Jesus? If in families there are those who are refusing obedience to the Lord in keeping His
Sabbath, then the seal cannot be placed upon them. The sealing is a pledge from God of
perfect security to His chosen ones (Ex. 31:13-17). Sealing indicates you are God's chosen. He
has appropriated you to Himself. As the sealed of God we are Christ's purchased possession,
and no one shall pluck us out of His hands. The seal given in the forehead is God, New
Jerusalem. "I will write upon him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God"
(Rev. 3:12)." 15MR pg225
2. Just before we entered it [the time of trouble], we all received the seal of the living God. Then
I saw the four angels cease to hold the four winds. And I saw famine, pestilence and sword,
nation rose against nation, and the whole world was in confusion.--7BC 968 (1846).

Allusion to Ez 9

Church becomes Israel - James 1:1, Matt 19:28

Great Multitude

Rev 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of
Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Rev 5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the
midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes,
which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.
Elder tells of a Lion.
John sees a Lamb.
They are the same.

Rev 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with
me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great whore that
sitteth upon many waters:
Rev 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon
a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Tells of a whore on water
Sees a woman on a beast
They are the same

Rev 7:4 And I heard the number ...an hundred and forty and four thousand
Rev 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude
Hears 140,000
Sees a great multitude

"Upon the crystal sea before the throne, that sea of glass as it were mingled with fire,--so
resplendent is it with the glory of God,--are gathered the company that have "gotten the victory
over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name."[1
REV. 15:2.] With the Lamb upon Mount Zion, "having the harps of God," they stand the
hundred and forty and four thousand that were redeemed from among men; and there is
heard, as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of a great thunder, "the voice of harpers
harping with their harps."[1 REV. 14:1-5; 15:3; 7:14-17] And they sing "a new song" before the
throne, a song which no man can learn save the hundred and forty and four thousand. It is the
song of Moses and the Lamb,--a song of deliverance. None but the hundred and forty-four
thousand can learn that song; for it is the song of their experience,--an experience such as no
other company have ever had. "These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth."
These, having been translated from the earth, from among the living, are counted as "the first-
fruits unto God and to the Lamb." "These are they which came out of great tribulation;"[1
REV. 14:1-5; 15:3; 7:14-17.] they have passed through the time of trouble such as never was
since there was a nation; they have endured the anguish of the time of Jacob's trouble; they have
stood without an intercessor through the final outpouring of God's judgments. But they have
been delivered, for they have "washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the
Lamb." "In their mouth was found no guile; for they are without fault" before God. "Therefore
are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he that sitteth
on the throne shall dwell among them."[1 REV. 14:1-5; 15:3; 7:14-17.] They have seen the
earth wasted with famine and pestilence, the sun having power to scorch men with great heat,
and they themselves have endured suffering, hunger, and thirst. But "they shall hunger no more;
neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat; for the Lamb which is in
the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and
God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.[1 REV. 14:1-5; 15:3; 7:14-17.]" The Great
Controversy [1888 edition] pg. 648 +649

Silence in heaven
Rev 8:1 "And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour."

" But God suffered with His Son. Angels beheld the Saviour's agony. They saw their Lord
enclosed by legions of satanic forces, His nature weighed down with a shuddering, mysterious
dread. There was silence in heaven. No harp was touched. Could mortals have viewed the
amazement of the angelic host as in silent grief they watched the Father separating His beams of
light, love, and glory from His beloved Son, they would better understand how offensive in His
sight is sin." Desire of Ages pg. 693

Silence in heaven is a time of intense interest in event on earth.