Revelation 7:3

“Saying, hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, etc.] That is, as yet, for their commission was not contradicted, nor taken away by Christ; and at the time appointed, at the blowing of the several trumpets, they let loose the winds, and let in the Goths, Hans, and Vandals, the Saracens and Turks into the empire, and after that poured out the vials of God's wrath upon the Romish antichrist: this retarding of them was but in appearance, that there might be an opportunity to show to John what care would be taken all along of the church of Christ, and true servants of the living God: till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads; the servants of sin, Satan, and the…”

“Hurt not--by letting loose the destructive winds. till we have sealed the servants of our God--parallel to Mat 24:31, "His angels . . . shall gather together His elect from the four winds." God's love is such, that He cannot do anything in the way of judgment, till His people are secured from hurt (Gen 19:22). Israel, at the eve of the Lord's coming, shall be found re-embodied as a nation; for its tribes are distinctly specified (Joseph, however, being substituted for Dan; whether because Antichrist is to come from Dan, or because Dan is to be Antichrist's especial tool [ARETAS, tenth century], compare Gen 49:17; Jer 8:16; Amo 8:14; just as there was a Judas among the Twelve). Out of these…”

“Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea ... - Let the winds be restrained until what is here designated shall be done. These destroying angels were commanded to suspend the work of destruction until the servants of God could be rendered secure. The division here, as in Revelation 7:1, of the “earth, the sea, and the trees,” seems to include everything - water, land, and the productions of the earth. Nothing was to be injured until the angel should designate the true servants of God. Till we have sealed the servants of our God - The use of the plural “we” seems to denote that he did not expect to do it alone. Who were to be associated with him, whether angels or human beings, he does not…”

“Hurt not the earth, till we - Other angels were joined in commission with him. Have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads - Secured the servants of God of the twelve tribes from the impending calamities; whereby they shall be as clearly distinguished from the rest, as if they were visibly marked on their foreheads. Revelation 7:4”

“Hurt not: Rev 6:6, Rev 9:4; Isa 6:13, Isa 27:8, Isa 65:8; Mat 24:22, Mat 24:31 till: Rev 14:1; Exo 12:13, Exo 12:23; Isa 26:20, Isa 26:21; Exo 9:4-6; Zep 2:3 the servants: Rev 19:2; Isa 54:17; Dan 3:17, Dan 3:26, Dan 6:16; Mal 3:18; Joh 12:26; Rom 6:22 in their: Rev 13:16, Rev 14:1, Rev 20:4, Rev 22:4 Revelation 7:4”