Revelation 7:6

“Of the tribe of Aser [were] sealed twelve thousand, etc.] “Asher”, which the Septuagint pronounce “Aser”, as here, signifies “blessed”, (<013013>Genesis 30:13); as all the sealed ones are, blessed with all spiritual blessings, with grace here, and glory hereafter. Of the tribe of Nephthalim [were] sealed twelve thousand; the name of this tribe signifies “wrestlings”, (<013008>Genesis 30:8); and may design the wrestlings of saints, both with God in prayer, and with their enemies, sin, Satan, and the world, and also their strivings together for the faith of the Gospel. Of the tribe of Manasses [were] sealed twelve thousand; this word signifies “forgetting”, (<014151>Genesis 41:51); and shows…”

“Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand - That is, a selection was made, or a number sealed, as if it had been made from one of the tribes of the children of Israel - the tribe of Judah. If the remarks above made are correct, this refers to the Christian church, and means, in connection with what follows, that each portion of the church would furnish a definite part of the whole number sealed and saved. We are not required to understand this of the exact number of twelve thousand, but that the designation would be made from all parts and branches of the church as if a selection of the true servants of God were made from the whole number of the tribes of Israel. There seems to be no…”

“Aser: Luk 2:36 Revelation 7:7”