Comment to Revelation 7

Some more tea leaves found in the cup:

13 Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes--who are they, and where did they come from?" 14 I answered, "Sir, you know." And he said, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

What is the great tribulation and are we today in the middle of it? Does every generation have to face it's own trials and tribulations before accepting God's grace and salvation through Christ's sacrifice on the cross. When we leave this life and pass to the next and come to God our sins will be washed clean because we have accepted Christ's gift. We will stand and praise God with every thought and action.

17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."

No more will we worry or have the daily stress found in getting through the day. In this vision as described in Revelation 7, God is central and the only focus. Praise God!

Is it possible living in this world to turn towards God, worship and praise Him without distraction or pause? Can we praise Him only in thought and word or can we also take action whenever we are called as a form of praise?