Revelation

                                The Seal Judgments

SEAL #2 – THE RED HORSE – Rev 6:3-4

v3 – Jesus opens the second seal

     – Come – summoning the the rider of the red horse

v4 – this represents bloodshed and war

-wars and terrorism

-Luke 21:7-10

-wars affect the food supply and economy

SEAL #3 – THE BLACK HORSE – REVELATION 6:5-6

-This horse represents Famine and Financial Issues

-Come – a summons for this rider to come forth

– the scales have to do with economics and measuring food – food rationing

verse 6 – the amount of food purchased will be enough for one person to eat one meal a day

***Believers have a promise – Psalm 33:18-19

***the oil and the wine represents the wealthy. They can pay the higher prices

SEAL #4 – A PALE HORSE – REVELATION 6:7-8

-This horse represents DEATH…….

-great death comes to earth through sickness…wild animals…hunger…war

-hell follows right behind death and swallows up those who are not saved

-people are still being saved at the same time

SEAL #5 – MARTYRDOM – REVELATION 6:9-11

altar – this is a place of sacrifice

-this refers to the people being killed during the tribulation

v10 – how long before the final judgment happens?  (Revelation 20:11-15)

v11 – white – refers to purity & righteousness

       – they will have to wait a little bit longer for the final judgment to occur

SEAL #6 – GREAT EARTHQUAKE – REVELATION 6:12-17

vs12-13 – the sun, moon and stars all fall.  They were gods of this culture

-stars falling also represents meteorites falling to earth from the atmosphere

v`14 – changes in the earth’s topography happens – Isaiah 13:9-13

vs15-17 – these verses reveal the reaction of people on earth

              – they are afraid of a Lamb/another chance from the Lord for people to be saved

              v17 – God’s wrath  – is based on the decisions of people

                                      REVELATION SEVEN

verse 1 – After this – this shows that the book of Revelation is a book in order of events that will happen.

angels hold back the judgment of God for awhile which are called the 4 Winds of the Earth…It’s a TIME OUT from the Lord…

Angel – means messenger

-angels were all created by the Lord at one time

-angels are all male in gender

-angels minister to believers

-angels are used to protect us

-angels can only be bossed around by the Lord

vs2-3 – another angel – there are multitudes of angels – billions & billions of them

Seal – this happens at salvation and means the Lord owns us and everything we have

vs4-8 – 144,000 Jewish people are saved during the tribulation period

-they preach the gospel of the zkingdom

-this happens during the time out, but people are saved all throughout the 7 year tribulation period

v9 – when the judgment of God stops for a period of time – evangelism is at full throttle

White Robes – represents purity & righteousness

Palm Branches – represents Victory

v10 – this takes place in heaven & is a time of praise & worship

-this praise is constant and unceasing

-it is loud because of the great joy of being saved

v11 – worship – means to be deserving

v12 – the amen is a response to what was stated in v10 that only Jesu sis the one true and living God and the only one who can save us

A 7-Fold praise is offered to the Lord….