Title: The First Six Seals (9)
Series: The Book of Revelation
Author: Josh Malone
Text: Revelation 6
- When it comes to this world ... things are at times bad. Natural disasters happen, wars happen, famines happen. Mankind brings all sorts of destruction upon ourselves. But it's important to remember ... things can ... and things WILL ... get worse.
- Here is where we are at ... In chapter 4 we are introduced to a heavenly vision, the throne room of Heaven. Chapter 5 - There is a SCROLL and the LAMB is the only one worthy.
- I said last week that the scroll is in the form of an ancient contract or deed. It seems to carry in it God's purposes and plans for the world, the future, the destiny of this world.
- In chapter 6 the SEALS that conceal the SCROLL begin to be opened. - It seems important to note that the seals would be removed and then the scroll opened.
- Over the course of the book we are going to see 3 things happen:
- 7 Seals will be opened, next 7 trumpets will sound, and then 7 bowls will be poured out.
- These are JUDGMENTS. There are various views of how these correlate. Some think it is very linear, as in these things happen in chronological order. Others think there is recapitulation and that these are the same type period happening from different angles and perspectives.
- The main thing the text stresses is THINGS GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.
- John does not seem to be worried with conveying to us a timeline and an exact order.
- We said in our first week of this book there are various interpretive methods.
- PRETERIST, HISTORICIST, IDEALIST, FUTURIST, MIXED/ECCLECTIC.
- Here is where I come down on this: Rev. seems largely concerned w/ future end time events.
- I tend to agree with Grant Osborne who notes that one of his definitions of apocalyptic literature is ... "the present addressed through parallels with the future." He notes, "John's readers were being asked to identify with the people ...
Series: The Book of Revelation
Author: Josh Malone
Text: Revelation 6
- When it comes to this world ... things are at times bad. Natural disasters happen, wars happen, famines happen. Mankind brings all sorts of destruction upon ourselves. But it's important to remember ... things can ... and things WILL ... get worse.
- Here is where we are at ... In chapter 4 we are introduced to a heavenly vision, the throne room of Heaven. Chapter 5 - There is a SCROLL and the LAMB is the only one worthy.
- I said last week that the scroll is in the form of an ancient contract or deed. It seems to carry in it God's purposes and plans for the world, the future, the destiny of this world.
- In chapter 6 the SEALS that conceal the SCROLL begin to be opened. - It seems important to note that the seals would be removed and then the scroll opened.
- Over the course of the book we are going to see 3 things happen:
- 7 Seals will be opened, next 7 trumpets will sound, and then 7 bowls will be poured out.
- These are JUDGMENTS. There are various views of how these correlate. Some think it is very linear, as in these things happen in chronological order. Others think there is recapitulation and that these are the same type period happening from different angles and perspectives.
- The main thing the text stresses is THINGS GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.
- John does not seem to be worried with conveying to us a timeline and an exact order.
- We said in our first week of this book there are various interpretive methods.
- PRETERIST, HISTORICIST, IDEALIST, FUTURIST, MIXED/ECCLECTIC.
- Here is where I come down on this: Rev. seems largely concerned w/ future end time events.
- I tend to agree with Grant Osborne who notes that one of his definitions of apocalyptic literature is ... "the present addressed through parallels with the future." He notes, "John's readers were being asked to identify with the people ...
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