Revelation 7 Part 1 - Are You Sealed?
Pastor Wes Denham
In this verse-by-verse teaching through Revelation 7, Pastor Wes Denham continues the church’s journey through the final book of the Bible, focusing on the heavenly scene that unfolds during the seven-year Tribulation. With the church already raptured in chapter 4, John sees four angels restraining judgment until 144,000 servants from the tribes of Israel are sealed. Pastor Wes frames the central question of the morning—”Are you sealed?”—reminding listeners that God’s seal signifies ownership, belonging, and an inheritance guaranteed by the Holy Spirit Himself.
Pastor Wes carefully identifies the 144,000 as literal Jewish evangelists—12,000 from each tribe of Israel—directly correcting the Jehovah’s Witness reading of the passage. Drawing from Ephesians 1:13–14 and Ezekiel 9:4, he explains that believers today are sealed by the Holy Spirit the moment they trust in Christ, and that this mark cannot be undone. He also expounds the great multitude from every nation, tribe, and tongue, noting that even during the Tribulation an angel will proclaim the everlasting gospel and countless souls will be washed white in the blood of the Lamb.
The sermon turns sharply toward today’s headlines—October 7, Israel’s strikes against Iran, Iranians coming to Christ through visions, and rabbis steering their people away from Isaiah 53. Pastor Wes observes that both secular Jews and devout Muslims now openly say their Messiah is coming, yet the American church remains strangely quiet about the return of Christ. He closes with the tender promise of Revelation 7:17—that the Lamb Himself will shepherd His people and personally wipe every tear from their eyes, an intimacy reserved only for those who belong to Him.
Pastor Wes Denham teaches verse-by-verse through Revelation 7, where John sees 144,000 sealed Jewish evangelists and a countless multitude saved out of the Tribulation. He explains what it means to be sealed by the Holy Spirit, refutes the Jehovah’s Witness reading of the passage, and points to current events in Israel and Iran as evidence that the return of Christ is drawing near—closing with the promise that God Himself will wipe every tear away.