"GENESIS is the book of beginnings,
Revelation the book of endings.
Revelation shows us the last representatives of those tribes standing upon Mount Zion in the eternal kingdom of God."
StephenHaskell
...of Rachel
...of Leah
...of Zilpah
...of Bilhah
...of Joseph (a son of Rachel)
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads...
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.
Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
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.
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. 14:1/7:5-8
* Dan & Ephraim are replaced by Joseph and Levi for the 12 Tribes
--Could it be, if we look at the Sanctuary, (where Dan was the head tribe on the north side, Ephraim of the west, Judah on the east and Reuben on the south) that by Dan & Ephraim missing is it is trying to tell us that these are no longer those in Babylon (Dan) and the wheat and tares of God's people (Ephraim)--but now just God's people-the symbolic 144,000?
*In other words-the Church militant (pre-close of probation) has turned into the Church Triumphant (post-close of probation)?
--Think....
Dan on the north could represent spiritual Babylon--as well as pagan/Papal Rome--north of "Israel"
Judah on the east would represent Christ, the Lion of Judah, returning as lightning that shines from the east even unto the west...right through the opening of the Sanctuary via the plan of Redemption laid out in the 3 courts (since the opening faced east).
Rueben on the south could represent spiritual Egypt, (Egypt was south of "Israel") the secular world, as Reuben was the first born and the first born of Egypt ALL died during the Plagues of Egypt in the end.
Ephraim on the west could represent God's people in the end--patiently waiting His return. In the Old Testament the tribe used for "Israel" was Ephraim.
.....Just some Random Thoughts to Ponder....
btw, one more thing---Notice that Ephraim, who would represent
God's people here (think the wheat & the tares) was the son of Joseph, which means he had an Egyptian mother....in other words made of the Joseph's shining the light of God in the world (spiritual Egypt) and those with ties or heart still in their mother Egypt (those with their hearts still in the world or bringing rebellion into the Church from the world)....interesting...
Revelation the book of endings.
The most important lines of truth given by all the Old Testament writers meet in the Revelation.
Genesis introduces us to the twelve tribes of Israel; Revelation shows us the last representatives of those tribes standing upon Mount Zion in the eternal kingdom of God."
StephenHaskell
...of Rachel
...of Leah
...of Zilpah
...of Bilhah
...of Joseph (a son of Rachel)
And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads...
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.
Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
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.
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. 14:1/7:5-8
* Dan & Ephraim are replaced by Joseph and Levi for the 12 Tribes
--Could it be, if we look at the Sanctuary, (where Dan was the head tribe on the north side, Ephraim of the west, Judah on the east and Reuben on the south) that by Dan & Ephraim missing is it is trying to tell us that these are no longer those in Babylon (Dan) and the wheat and tares of God's people (Ephraim)--but now just God's people-the symbolic 144,000?
*In other words-the Church militant (pre-close of probation) has turned into the Church Triumphant (post-close of probation)?
--Think....
Dan on the north could represent spiritual Babylon--as well as pagan/Papal Rome--north of "Israel"
Judah on the east would represent Christ, the Lion of Judah, returning as lightning that shines from the east even unto the west...right through the opening of the Sanctuary via the plan of Redemption laid out in the 3 courts (since the opening faced east).
Rueben on the south could represent spiritual Egypt, (Egypt was south of "Israel") the secular world, as Reuben was the first born and the first born of Egypt ALL died during the Plagues of Egypt in the end.
Ephraim on the west could represent God's people in the end--patiently waiting His return. In the Old Testament the tribe used for "Israel" was Ephraim.
.....Just some Random Thoughts to Ponder....
btw, one more thing---Notice that Ephraim, who would represent
