AN APOCALYPTIC LESSON AND THE PSALM

Revelation 7:9-17 is the description of all the saints singing before the throne of God in Heaven. Psalm 34:1-10, 22 is a psalm of thanksgiving.

Revelation 7:9-17 - "Red Makes White"
Setting.  The larger context of  Revelation 7:9-17 is the opening of the seven seals  (Revelation 6:1-8:5), which describe apocalyptic catastrophes that will accompany the close of this age.  Revelation 7 is often described as an interlude between the sixth  (Revelation 6:12-17) and seventh   (Revelation 8:1-5) seals. The chapter separates between a description of the Church being persecuted at the close of the present age (vv. 1-8), and a picture of the Church in heaven in the new age after the saints have passed through the period of persecution (vv. 9-17). These portrai…