Rev.7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
The number four is the number for Earth. The four Angels are standing on the 4 corners of the Earth, north, south, east, and west holding back the four winds or the four elements of earth that will come to one point in place to bring an end to this earth age.  Jesus is telling the four Angels to stop. Don’t let the end happen yet because something must happen to God's people first. The four winds are as God’s hands controlling the Earth. When the four winds are let forth this will be the end of this Earth age because Christ is about to return.
The reason God does not want this Earth age to end at this moment is because His people, Eth Ha adam, the seed line for Christ, the 12 Tribes must be sealed with God’s truth because as it was in the beginning, so shall it be in the end. Ezekiel talks about these same four winds along with other places in the Bible.  Daniel Ch7 is another place.
Ezekiel prophesied to the dry bones of spiritually dead people only at this time and the wind (Holy Spirit = ruwach ) brought the dry bones of spiritually dead people alive to the truth of God’s word.

Rev.7:2  And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea,
So the four winds are stopped and the Eighth Angel has the seal of God.  The living truth. Why?  Because 144,000 of God’s children (12,000 from each tribe) are to be sealed in their mind with the truth of God's word and will stand against the antichrist and not give in to his lies.
Now when I say tribe, you might think 144,000 people of just the Nation of Israel will be sealed in their forehead, their brain, who will have the truth of God's word in them. This means the Children of Israel, wherever they might be in the world. I pray I can explain this correctly. One of these tribes settled in Europe. Did you ever here of the King of England? How about King James. King James had the Bible translated to English and that is the Bible that most people have in their homes. The King James version. If you don't believe it just take a look at the name on your Bible.  How about that?

So, if you ever started to read the bible and came across how this person begat that person, that person begat this person;  It’s all for a reason.  It is our history. His (God's) Story. In the book of Genesis you will find where Jacob was re-named by God to Israel and Gave His blessings to his sons which make up the 12 Tribes. Read the blessings in Genesis Chapters 48 & 49.
Read about the tribes and how God's plan works and if you want to have some fun and know your family history, check out these tribes on the internet to see if you can find what Tribe your Nation, or you  and family could be from.
Eph1:4 According as he (God) hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
foundation - Strong's G2598 - kataballo =  to cast down, to throw to the ground, prostrate, to put in a lower place, in other words the fall of satan when he wanted to be God in the 1st Earth age. (katabole)
1Pet.1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
foreordained = Strong's G4267 - proginosko -  to have knowledge before hand,  to foreknow,  to predestinate, of those whom God elected to salvation in the 1st age.
manifest = Strong's G5457 - phos = metaph. that which is exposed to the view of all, openly, publicly, the power of understanding esp. moral and spiritual truth that stood against satan in the first Earth age when satan wanted and tried to be God.

This means the 144,000 were sealed with the truth in the 1st Earth age before this 2nd Earth age of the flesh.  The 144,000 are from the12 tribes of Israel (Christ's seed line) in which are God's children.Ten of these tribes would be scattered throughout this Earth, Most of us do not know where they are. God knows however. He never lost them.
The 144,000 was chosen in the 1st Earth age by God however, there will be more people, or us that will be sealed with the truth in this 2nd Earth age in which Christ calls them the elect because they will stand against the antichrist when he is booted out of Heaven in the future.

Another item in the word of God you might be interested in is written in Genesis 28 about Jacob.
Gen28:11  And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put [them for] his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Gen28:18  And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put [for] his pillows, and set it up [for] a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
Jacob anointed the stones He used as pillows.
Gen28:19  And he called the name of that place Bethel: (house of God) but the name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.
Gen28:22  And this stone, which I have set [for] a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
The tribes of Israel carried this stone wherever they traveled. Here is the first place mentioned that people are to give 10% where you are taught God's word, the truth only of the living word of Jesus Christ.
Here is Bible prophecy: The Stone of Destiny or Jacob's Pillar The Coronation Stone
Eze 21:27  I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he (Christ) come whose right it is; and I will give it him.(Christ)
The Stone of Destiny is an ancient symbol of Scotland’s monarchy, used for centuries in the inauguration of its kings then In 1296, King Edward I of England seized the stone from the Scots, and had it built into a new throne at Westminster.  On Christmas Day 1950, four Scottish students removed the stone from Westminster Abbey. Three months later it turned up 500 miles away – at the high altar of Arbroath Abbey. In 1996, the stone was officially returned to Scotland. overturn, overturn, overturn. (overturned 3 times) as it traveled to Scotland, England, back to Scotland.  All Bible prophecy comes true.

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Rev.7:3  Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
So, this Angel is saying with a loud voice, do not hurt this Earth, this World at that time, until the servants, the election, are sealed with the truth of God''s word, His (God's) story. We also can have this truth if we just pick up the Bible and read it, to know what the plan of our Father through Jesus is, and will be. So God’s servants (the elect in this Earth age) are sealed with His truth in their foreheads, their mind, the elect that will stand against the antichrist. It's not a rubber stamp or a computer chip, just the true word of our Father.

Rev.7:4   And I heard the number of them which were sealed: [and there were] sealed an hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
I will try to explain this the best I can in a short story because of its length.
In the book of Genesis all races of man and woman were created on the 6th day. Adam (Eth Ha adam), was formed on the 8th day. Now through Eve would come Jesus Christ. This is the start of His seed line through Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. From Jacob, and his children came the 12 tribes. After the children of God came out of captivity in the land of Egypt by the Hand of God using Moses, Joshua led them into the promise land. The land we know now as Israel. Remember these people were to be the seed line for Christ. Satan tried to destroy this seed line so Christ would not be born of a virgin.

King Solomon was King over all the 12 Tribes at this time until Solomon’s heart turned away from God. So the tribes were split into 2 and 10 Tribes and are called the Tribe of Judah and the Tribe of Israel, in which the Tribe of Israel consists of 10 tribes.
1 kings11:31 And he said to Jeroboam, "Take for yourself ten pieces, for thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: 'Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to you.
1 Kings12:21 And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah with the tribe of Benjamin.
So now we have the Tribes of Judah and the Tribes of Israel.

Judah was taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar about 400 B.C. in the modern day land of Iraq. After Judah’s captivity 70 years later they returned to Israel.
Then in 1948 Israel became a nation, with the good and the bad fig. This is part of the parable of the fig tree, But where are the ten tribes? Here is what many people do not know.
Israel, the 10 tribes, was taken into captivity by the Assyrians about 600B.C. When the time of their release came the 10 tribes scattered, as God said He would do with them.
Neh1:8  Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, [If] ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:
So where did they go? After their captivity ended the 10 tribes were scattered throughout the world. Most of them went over the Caucasus Mountains and settled in Europe, Ireland, England, and then to the USA, Canada, or the Christian Nations of today, and because they went over the Caucasus Mountains, this is where our word Caucasian comes from.

So now we have the 10 tribes scattered all over the world and only Judah is in the land of Israel. This is history, God's story. This is where people of the world came from (Israel only).  Do a search and you will find all you need about this. Most Teachers and Preachers do not even know this. Judah is the King line and Levi is the Priest line of the Tribes. Now the virgin Mary was of both the King and Priest line bringing forth Jesus, who is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.

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 Rev.7:5   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.
Juda ---Judah = "praised"=the son of Jacob by Leah==the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob== the fourth son of Jacob==the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah==the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon.
Reuben--- Reuben = "behold a son"= the eldest son of Jacob by Leah=the tribe descended from Reuben.
Gad--- Gad = "a troop"=the seventh son of the patriarch Jacob, by Zilpah, Leah's maid== the tribe descended from Gad

Rev.7:6   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.
Aser,  Asher = "blessed"== the eighth son of Jacob= the tribe descended from Asher.
Naphtali = "wrestling"  was the sixth son of Jacob, the second child borne to him by Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid. His posterity form the tribe of Naphtali.  The tribe descended from Naphtali the son of Jacob.
Manasseh  = "causing to forget" 1) the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh. 2) the tribe descended from Manasseh. 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Manasseh. Manasseh (believed to be the USA)

Rev.7:7  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.
Simeon, = "heard"== the 2nd son of Jacob by his wife Leah and progenitor of the tribe of Simeon.
Levi--- "joined"== the third son of the patriarch Jacob by his wife Leah, the founder of the tribe of Israelite's which bears his name.
Issachar--- = "reward"= the ninth son of Jacob and the fifth of Leah

Rev.7:8  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.
Zabulon, Joseph, and Benjamin--Zabulon--- Zebulun = "exalted"== the 10th of the sons of Jacob, 6th and last of Leah; progenitor of Zebulun==the tribe descended from Zebulun
Joseph --- "Jehovah has added"== the eldest son of Jacob by Rachel== the patriarch, the eleventh son of Jacob.
Benjamin-- "son of the right hand" or, "son of good fortune"=Jacob's twelfth son= the tribe of Benjamin= Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother--Note: Ephraim and Dan are excluded from the tribes because they turned to idol worship, However, in the book of Ezekiel they will be re-instated.  For more on these tribes, turn to Genesis Chapter49.
Much more can be said about this subject, but I’ll stop now so we can go on.

Rev.7:9  After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
Now we are in Heaven where John was taken? He was taken to the Lord’s Day in His spiritual body. Now John is seeing many, many people of all races (ethnic peoples) of different Nations standing before Christ. A countless number that believed upon Christ like your ancestors, relatives, friends, and so on.  They are already there with Jesus who washed their robes with the blood of the Lamb. They followed Jesus Christ. So this let’s you know that more than 144,000 will make it to the Lord on the Lord’s day because there are countless numbers already in Heaven. This is not the first time people waved palms to Jesus. People in the flesh waved Palms when Jesus came into Jerusalem for the last time before His crucifixion by the Kenites.
John 12:13  Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed [is] the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

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Rev.7:10   And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Just think. John is seeing all these people in their spiritual bodies in Heaven. The multitude is praising God and Jesus.
Rev.7:11   And all the angels stood round about the throne, and [about] the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
Praise God in Jesus name, Amen.

Rev.7,12  Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, [be] unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
The Seven spirits of God. 7 of them-spiritual completeness
In Rev.Ch.5 the word power was used looking forward to this day. Now it has changed to thanksgiving because they received their blessings by overcoming the ways of this world. They stayed true to our Father through Jesus Christ.
Rev.7:13  And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
The white robes, spiritual speaking is woven together from the fine linen of your righteous acts (your works) that you accomplished while in the flesh on Earth.

Rev 7:14  And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Everyone in this flesh body sins, but praise God for Jesus because all we have to do is believe and ask Him to forgive us of our sins and mean it. So this is they that washed their robes with the blood of Jesus Christ.  They repented and followed Christ and not the ways of this world.
Rev.7:15  Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
God will dwell with us and us with Him.

Rev.7:16   They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
Just beautiful that’s all I can say about this verse. Hunger does not mean for food. What is the famine of the end times?
Amos8:11  Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
Rev.7:17   For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.