• Revelation 7:13-17
  • Two extremes
    • Tears show there is sadness
    • Removal shows comfort
  • Whose tears and why?
    • Those in white - God’s people
    • “Out of tribulation”
      • Hunger
      • Thirst
      • Exposure
  • The tears of God’s people have been plenty
    • Tears of pity
      • Compassion weeps for doom of lost - Luke 19:41-44
    • Tears of sympathy
      • Weeping with others - Romans 12:15
    • Tears of bereavement
      • David over Absalom - II Samuel 18:33
    • Tears of penitence
      • Crying over knowledge of wasted life - Luke 7:36-38
      • Crying over sin and punishments - Psalms 6:1-2
    • Tears of anxiety
      • A worker concerned with moral and spiritual wellbeing of those among whom he labored - Acts 20:31
      • An anxious father for his child - Mark 9:24
    • Tears of sacrifice
      • Of saints who suffer great loss for furthrence of the gospel - Psalms 126:5-6
  • Our tears and the nature of God
    • God of pity - Psalms 103:13-18
    • God of love and peace - II Corinthians 13:11
    • God of mercy and comfort - II Corinthians 1:3
    • God of consolation - Romans 15:5
  • God wipes away all tears
    • Hand or finger are not named bu understood here
      • Hand and fingers: symbol of God’s work, ability, and power
        • Hand of supplication - Isaiah 65:2
        • Hand of deliverance - Exodus 13:3
        • Hand of protection - John 10:28-39
        • Hand of guidance - Psalms 23:1-2
        • Hand of correction - Psalms 38:1-2
        • Hand of comfort - Revelation 7:17
    • The Promise: God removes the cause of sorrow. People beyond reach of harm.
  • God’s plan for saving man:
    • Hear the gospel - Romans 10:17
    • Believe Jesus is the Son of God - Mark 16:16
    • Repent from sin - Acts 17:30
    • Confess faith in Christ - Romans 10:9-10
    • Be baptized - I Peter 3:21
    • Live faithfully unto God - Revelation 2:10