THE REVELATION TO ST. JOHN
CHAPTER
7
¹ After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind could blow on earth or sea or against any tree.
(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verse 1)
Oh God my Father I wholly believe that You have control over nature. I believe that it obeys You like a baby to its mother. I am aware that You are able to hold back the seasons and even reverse the effects of global warming and give the World a new beginning Amen. However, may Your will be done my Father on earth as it is in heaven.
² I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to damage earth and sea, ³ "Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have marked the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads."
(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verses 2 to 3)
Oh God my Father it is only by Your seal that we can be saved. At the time of our baptism, we are marked with such a seal in order to become a living member of Your body the Church. We are consecrated with blessed oil on our foreheads. By this You claim us to be Your very own Amen.
⁴ And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of Israel:
⁵ From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand, ⁶ from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand, ⁷ from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand, ⁸ from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand sealed.
(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verses 4 to 8)
Oh God my Father as much as I believe in You I also believe that Your people Israel still exists and what You ordered to be carried out will still happen according to Your will Amen.
² I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to damage earth and sea, ³ "Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have marked the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads."
(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verses 2 to 3)
Oh God my Father it is only by Your seal that we can be saved. At the time of our baptism, we are marked with such a seal in order to become a living member of Your body the Church. We are consecrated with blessed oil on our foreheads. By this You claim us to be Your very own Amen.
⁴ And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the people of Israel:
⁵ From the tribe of Judah twelve thousand sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand, ⁶ from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand, ⁷ from the tribe of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand, ⁸ from the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe of Benjamin twelve thousand sealed.
(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verses 4 to 8)
Oh God my Father as much as I believe in You I also believe that Your people Israel still exists and what You ordered to be carried out will still happen according to Your will Amen.
⁹ After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands.
(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verse 9)
Oh God my Father these are those people who offered their lives to You whom we define as Martyrs. During our times it is not easy to reach this level of holiness in Malta for there is not a state of spiritual or religious persecution, however, among ourselves, I have met with many of my brothers and sisters, who like my self at times are not genuine to our faith to whom we believe in that is You my God and Father. I feel hurt to the bone when I listen to somebody cursing Your Holy Name and or that of Your Mother Mary. It is as if they are cursing against my biological parents and even more Amen.
¹⁰ They cried out in a loud voice, saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!"
(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verse 10)
Amen oh God my Father, salvation can only be attributed to You, for it was through Your harsh passion that You paid the price of our salvation and redemption. Moreover, without You we can do nothing, therefore we are to praise and thank You at all times Amen.
¹¹ And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipped God,
(The Revelation to St. John Chapter 7 verse 11)
Oh God my Father I thank You for all Your angels. Like them one day I wish to be present around Your Holy throne to be able to give You praise and worship. As a human I do so in my limited ways, however one day I can do so with full liberty and in Your presence Amen.
