THE SEVEN SEALS (3 OF 8)
Scripture: Revelation 6:1-17, Revelation 7:1-17
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The Seven Seals (3 of 8)
Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Dave Gustavsen
Revelation 6-7
We are taking a few months to walk through the book of Revelation. And we’ve been saying every week that Revelation was not primarily written so we could match up current events with biblical prophecies. In fact, this past week a lot of people have been trying to match up the Russian invasion of Ukraine with things they read in the Bible. And it might be there, but just remember people have been trying that for centuries, and most of those theories have turned out wrong. So just be careful with using Revelation like that.
Okay, so how should we use it? Well, the way it was originally intended. Revelation is a letter, written by John the Apostle around 95 AD to a group of actual churches. And if I had to summarize the message of the letter, I would say this: The world is getting darker. Opposition to Christ and his church is getting stronger. But God is in control, and in the end God wins. So stand firm in your faith. That was the message to the churches at the end of the first century, and we need to hear that now more than ever.
So last week, Pastor Ted preached Revelation 4 and 5, and we saw this incredible scene of worship in heaven. But there was a moment of suspense-because there was this scroll, sealed with seven seals, and it was obviously really important, but they couldn’t find anyone worthy to open it. Until finally someone steps forward and says, ‘‘Wait! The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll !’’ And for the rest of chapter 5, everyone just worships Jesus Christ the Lion, who’s also the slain Lamb. It’s an amazing scene!
So now, finally, it’s time to break the seals and open the scroll, and that’s what we’re going to talk about today from Revelation chapters 6 and 7.
Before we get into it, let me try to confuse all of you. We are about to read about all kinds of disasters and suffering ...
Series: The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Dave Gustavsen
Revelation 6-7
We are taking a few months to walk through the book of Revelation. And we’ve been saying every week that Revelation was not primarily written so we could match up current events with biblical prophecies. In fact, this past week a lot of people have been trying to match up the Russian invasion of Ukraine with things they read in the Bible. And it might be there, but just remember people have been trying that for centuries, and most of those theories have turned out wrong. So just be careful with using Revelation like that.
Okay, so how should we use it? Well, the way it was originally intended. Revelation is a letter, written by John the Apostle around 95 AD to a group of actual churches. And if I had to summarize the message of the letter, I would say this: The world is getting darker. Opposition to Christ and his church is getting stronger. But God is in control, and in the end God wins. So stand firm in your faith. That was the message to the churches at the end of the first century, and we need to hear that now more than ever.
So last week, Pastor Ted preached Revelation 4 and 5, and we saw this incredible scene of worship in heaven. But there was a moment of suspense-because there was this scroll, sealed with seven seals, and it was obviously really important, but they couldn’t find anyone worthy to open it. Until finally someone steps forward and says, ‘‘Wait! The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll !’’ And for the rest of chapter 5, everyone just worships Jesus Christ the Lion, who’s also the slain Lamb. It’s an amazing scene!
So now, finally, it’s time to break the seals and open the scroll, and that’s what we’re going to talk about today from Revelation chapters 6 and 7.
Before we get into it, let me try to confuse all of you. We are about to read about all kinds of disasters and suffering ...
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