2.  Would you say that the actions of the angels in verses 1-3 are destructive or restraining and protective?

3.  Did all of the tribes of Israel exist by New Testament times? Based on your answer, do you think that the number 144,000 and the mention of the tribes in verse 4 are symbolic or literal?

4.  Winters (1989) notes that 19 different arrangements of the names of the twelve tribes of Israel are found in the Old Testament, and the list in 7:5-8 agrees with none of them. Is there anything else in this section that suggests that the numbers are symbolic?

5.  Who makes up the multitude in verse 9?

6.  What is suggested by the clothing of the multitude in verse 9?

7.  What did the members of the multitude have in common (verse 14)?

8.  How were their robes cleansed?

9.  What was the response of the multitude (15)?

10.  What does the future hold for the members of the multitude?

Winters, Howard. (1989) Commentary on Revelation: Practical and Explanatory. Carolina Christian: Greenville, S.C.