God is the supreme judge and ruler of the universe, and He is beyond time itself. The vision of progressive revelation is like a snapshot of what has already transpired before the throne of God. These heavenly beings view this world in light of God's glory being manifested outside of time. This means there is no real connection to wisdom, strength, power, wealth, honor, etc. unless it starts with God and goes back to God. Because God rules from His throne and the earth is His footstool, He is the ultimate source of all things. Everything on earth is subject to God's authority, and He is the one who ultimately provides for us.God is lifted up above the natural causes of the universe to work these events and show forth His divine attributes. Because God is the source of all light and knowledge, His presence is the glory that shines in the light of the knowledge of Christ. Christ is the revelation of all of God's divine attributes, and thus is God Himself. This is why God created in the beginning and will recreate in the end. The only way we can understand this is through divine revelation.God sometimes brings about disaster in order to protect His own children from being harmed by the actions of others. The world is often a brutal place, but God is more powerful and wise than anyone else. He refers to Israel as a man, and says that each tribe is how this man is revealed as God. Each tribe is decreed by God to act in accordance with the actions of this Man. God recreates through direct decrees. On Edom, I toss my sandals over Philistia, I shout in triumph. This anthropomorphism is not just God's design but working through His covenants. God is constantly working to protect His children and show His power and wisdom through the actions of Israel.In the book of Revelation, it is said that God will bring time to an end when the last saint is ushered into the kingdom of God. These saints of the Old Testament and in these last days are said to be those who were purchased before the foundation of the world. When Christ came to earth, He came to end the war with His personal enemy, the Devil. The gospels are an account of this personal struggle, with the back drop being the rejection of the entire world, even His own disciples. When Christ entered Jerusalem on a donkey, the twelve tribes of Israel were waving palm branches.After God declared the numbering of the saints, He said that there were 12000 from each tribe who were redeemed by Christ. But Christ had to come and conquer the Devil and take the spoils to heaven with Him. These saints entered heaven as Christ's army. They had suffered at the hands of the wicked and endured through Christ honor His promise to demand the blood of the wicked in this redemption agreement. Their prayers were stored up in heaven, and they were finally able to rest and enjoy the fruits of their labor. Christ's victory over the Devil means that the saints can finally enjoy their rewards in heaven.These 144,000 Jews are always before the throne praising God and asking Him to bring the last days to an end and to avenge the blood of His purchased possession. We are involved right now in a war between heaven and earth, and we will suffer the evils because the Devil has not yet been put into hell along with His demons and fallen angels and minions.We eagerly await the final battle, when Christ will return and take revenge on those who have killed His followers. Because Christ paid the ransom for us with His own blood, He will avenge that blood on those who do not know Him. Every saint will be brought home because Christ is not just the comforter but the avenger. Christ's return will be a time of reckoning for those who have persecuted His people, and He will make sure that justice is served. His blood has purchased our freedom, and He will make sure that the price is paid in full.