THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (14 OF 33)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Revelation 6:1-8
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (14 of 33)
Series: Revelation
Jim Perdue
Revelation 6:1-8
Intro/Attention
We are studying verse by verse through the book of Revelation on Sunday evenings. Tonight, Tonight, we come to Revelation 6. Immediately, we see that this chapter is very different than any of the preceding chapters. We have seen John's vision in chapter 1, the seven churches, in chapters 2-3, and a vision of heaven in chapters 4-5. But here, we see future events explained and described in vivid detail and mystifying symbolism. READ TEXT
In Revelation 5:1-7, Christ received from God the Father a scroll sealed with seven seals until opened by the One with authority to do so. Beginning in chapter 6, that scroll is unrolled and its seals broken. The unrolling of the scroll marks the beginning of God's wrath and judgment on sinful mankind as the Lord takes back creation from the usurper, Satan. Each of the scroll's seven seals represents a specific divine judgment that will be poured out on the earth. The seals encompass the entire period of the Tribulation (3:10), culminating with the return of Christ. It seems best to understand the first four seals as taking place during the first half of the Tribulation, the fifth stretching from the first into the second half, (called the ''great tribulation'' in 7:14 and lasting three and one-half years) and the sixth and seventh taking place during that ''great tribulation.'' Apparently the seventh seal contains the seven trumpet judgments (8:1-11:19) and the seventh trumpet (11:15) contains the seven bowl judgments (16:1-21). The seven seals contain all the judgments until Jesus Christ returns.
The unfolding of the seven seals parallels Jesus' own message describing the end times recorded in Matthew 24. The first seal describes a brief, false peace that will precede the final holocaust. READ Matthew 24:4-5. The second seal depicts worldwide war, which Jesus also predicted. READ Matthew 24:6 The third se ...
Series: Revelation
Jim Perdue
Revelation 6:1-8
Intro/Attention
We are studying verse by verse through the book of Revelation on Sunday evenings. Tonight, Tonight, we come to Revelation 6. Immediately, we see that this chapter is very different than any of the preceding chapters. We have seen John's vision in chapter 1, the seven churches, in chapters 2-3, and a vision of heaven in chapters 4-5. But here, we see future events explained and described in vivid detail and mystifying symbolism. READ TEXT
In Revelation 5:1-7, Christ received from God the Father a scroll sealed with seven seals until opened by the One with authority to do so. Beginning in chapter 6, that scroll is unrolled and its seals broken. The unrolling of the scroll marks the beginning of God's wrath and judgment on sinful mankind as the Lord takes back creation from the usurper, Satan. Each of the scroll's seven seals represents a specific divine judgment that will be poured out on the earth. The seals encompass the entire period of the Tribulation (3:10), culminating with the return of Christ. It seems best to understand the first four seals as taking place during the first half of the Tribulation, the fifth stretching from the first into the second half, (called the ''great tribulation'' in 7:14 and lasting three and one-half years) and the sixth and seventh taking place during that ''great tribulation.'' Apparently the seventh seal contains the seven trumpet judgments (8:1-11:19) and the seventh trumpet (11:15) contains the seven bowl judgments (16:1-21). The seven seals contain all the judgments until Jesus Christ returns.
The unfolding of the seven seals parallels Jesus' own message describing the end times recorded in Matthew 24. The first seal describes a brief, false peace that will precede the final holocaust. READ Matthew 24:4-5. The second seal depicts worldwide war, which Jesus also predicted. READ Matthew 24:6 The third se ...
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