Revelation

Chapter 6

                                The 7 Seal Judgments

v1 – Lamb  – means a gentle, kind, gracious and tender pet lamb

-the judgments of God are starting to be poured out.  They do not change who He is…

-Romans 2:4

-the Lord must judge sin, but NOW it is time…Esther 4:14

***IT is time for the Tribulation to start:

-7 years of judgment will be poured out on the earth

-7 years to deal with Israel to be saved

-7 years for anyone to be saved

-7 years until Jesus returns to earth

Come and See – this is a call for the seal judgments to begin

                    SEAL #1 – THE WHITE HORSE – REVELATION 6:1-2

-this is the antichrist and not Jesus Christ

-he is a counterfeiter –

Example:  Ex 7:8-13 – Moses and Pharoahs magicians

                 -the false prophet brings fire down from heaven in Revelation

***A Counterfeit Peace is revealed here

-a bow without an arrow – represents peace

-a white horse – represents peace

                   ***YOU CAN CONQUER BY WAR OR PEACE***

CROWN – the antichrist will rule over a group of nations

-he will come out of the middle east

-he brings a false peace to the world

                   SEAL #2 – THE RED HORSE – REVELATION 6:3-4

v3 – Come – the next horse rider is asked to come forward

v4 – the fiery red horse symbolizes bloodshed and war

-Luke 21: 7-10

-current wars and terrorism

-wars hurt the food supply

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

-This represents famine and financial issues

-the scales have to do with economics & the measuring of food to give out.  This represents food rationing

-the amount of food purchased in v6 will only be enough to feed one person

-believers have a promise – Psalm 33:18-19………

-the oil and the wine refers to the wealthy who will have enough money to pay for almost anything even during a recession or depression

              ***FINANCIAL ISSUES

-very high inflation will take place

-a cashless society will happen

-this is all to set the stage for the antichrist system to control people through commerce and financial transactions.

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

—a great amount of death comes upon planet earth

—one quarter of the earths population dies

*disease…hunger…war…wild animals

—hell follows right behind death and swallows up the unbelievers

—people are still being saved while all of this is happening

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

Verse 9 – altar – is a place of sacrifice

-this refers to the people being killed during the 7 year tribulation period

-persecution of the church and opposition to the church will continue to increase

v10 – How long before the final judgment of God take place?

-this is the great white throne judgment in Revelation 20:11-15

v11 – white – speaks of purity and righteousness

-they are immediately in the presence of the Lord – 2 Corinthians 5:8

-they will have to wait until the tribulation ends

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

vs12-13 – the sun, moon and star are all affected as they were gods that were worshipped at this time by many people.  They all fall….

-the star falling also represents a meteorite falling to earth

v14 – there is a complete change to the topography of the earth

vs15-17 – the reaction of the people on earth when this all happens

*Isaiah 13:9-13

-the world is hiding from a Lamb!!!