1. Revelation 6:17 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How does “Who can stand?” connect Revelation 6 with Revelation 7?

Revelation 6:17 (ESV)

17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”

This question leads the reader forward to the topic of Revelation 7:1–17, where the Lord shows John that the full number of the elect (144,000) can stand.