Chapter 16.6
Breaking of the
Seven Seals
The
Thing that are to Come - The Third Judgment; Israel
The
Trumpets - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Chapter Six - The Seven
Seals
God wants us to understand
the ONLY
prophetic book in the New Testament, He told John not to seal it up because the
time is at hand.[1] While it seems like prophecy, he is actually only
reporting the
conclusion of what the scriptures have already reported
The subject is not Seals, Trumpets or Bowls, but is the unveiling of
Jesus Christ and His second coming, it’s about His bride the church, and it’s
about Satan, his evil opposition and final defeat. It’s about Israel His chosen people with
the Gentiles
getting in on the Abrahamic Covenant.
The one who is worthy,
Jesus Christ is being revealed; He is directing all the
activities from heaven, and is ruling and judging with an Iron Rod.[2]
Did
you see it? Jesus
is no longer walking among the Lampstands, these Churches have been removed
from earth and are now in heaven with Christ. He is no longer the INTERCESSOR, He is the EXECUTOR of God the Father’s Will.
The
Gospel Message of Jesus Christ has
now gone out into the uttermost parts of the earth in every language and
dialect by way of the Spoken Word, Bibles, Commentaries, the Internet, Radio
and Television; everyone has heard. The judgment on earth now begins with the opening of the seals and only
those who have rejected the grace of God will
enter into the upcoming tribulation period.
NOTE: The Holy Spirit the RESTRAINING FORCE on evil, has been removed from the earth,
and things get bad, but it’s the last
3 ½ years that are the worst, there
is a war in heaven and Satan and all his rebellious angels are cast down
to earth and add to the intensity of the horror, agony and
stress; this is known as the GREAT TRIBULALTIONS.
The First Seal - White Horse – Anti-Christ – counterfeit,
pseudo Prince of Peace
Revelation
6:1-2 - I watched as the Lamb
opened the first of the SEVEN SEALS. Then I heard one of the four living
creatures say in a voice like
thunder, "Come!"
2 I looked, and there before me was a WHITE HORSE! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a CROWN,
and he rode out AS
a conqueror bent on conquest.
Scripture says Come to the first horse,
but a more correct translation is a COMMAND
meaning GO!
The
FIRST SEAL is opened
immediately after the RAPTURE of the Church when
Christ returns to the Father with the Saints and the Holy Spirit, thus removing all the restraining forces on Satan.[3] The scene now shifts from heaven to the
earth.
This is the first of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. (Apocalypse
means the un-veiling or revelation)
The first rider cannot be Jesus Christ
because Chronologically, Christ comes “to
the earth” at the end of the Tribulation period. This is actually a false Christ.
The horseman rides a victor’s white horse and wears a victor’s crown and
has a bow with no
arrows. During the
tribulation period he will conquer without bloodshed. He will provide a false
Peace and become the world
ruler or world dictator.[4] (This horseman
is the anti-Christ).
In your BS, I encourage
you to not so much as to think of the anti-Christ as AGAINST Christ, but to see him as INSTEAD of Christ; this is how he wants to see
himself. He wants ALL the worship and
praise that belongs to the Son of God. [5]
We will not know the true name of the rider, the Antichrist, until 3
½ years into the tribulations.
Scriptures
warns us to "WATCH OUT THAT
NO ONE DECEIVES YOU,[6] for many will
come in God’s name, claiming, `I am the Christ,' and will deceive many; then a king of fierce
countenance and understanding shall stand up
and his
power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:[7] And he will
prosper, and will
destroy the mighty and the holy people.
He will confirm a COVENANT with many for
one `SEVEN. In
the middle of the `SEVEN' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering, and
then he is going to set up an image of himself to
be worshipped in the Holy of Holies in
the Temple, this is called the abomination that causes desolation.[8]
(NOTE: “Seven”
is the seven
years of tribulation; the “middle”
is 3 ½ years into the tribulation.)
While
people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will
come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they
will not escape.[9]
Zephaniah describes
the last 3 ½ years of the Great Tribulation, with words like; wrath,
distress, anguish, trouble, darkness, gloom, and blackness; building houses, but
not live in them... planting vineyards, but not drink the wine.[10]
Daniel
prophesizes that he will show no regard for any god, BUT WILL EXALT HIMSELF above them all and
have no regard for women; many students of the word BS holds that he might even be a
homosexual.[11] He will become
very strong, but not by his own power and will cause astounding devastation and
will succeed in whatever he does. He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will
consider himself as superior to all.
Then the lawless one will
be REVEALED, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and
by the splendor of his coming. The
coming of the lawless
one will be in accordance with the work of
Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit
miracles, signs and wonders.[12]
When
the people feel they are secure, he will destroy many of them and take his
stand against
the Prince of princes; yet he will be
destroyed, BUT NOT BY HUMAN POWER.[13]
Judgment #3 – The Jewish Nation is judged.
This occurs during the tribulation
period - The location will be in ISRAEL,[14] God is the
Judge; they will be judged on the rejection of the prophet’s words, the Jew’s
acceptance or rejection of the Trinity;
God the father, God the Son
and God the Holy Spirit.
The 144,000 sealed Jews and their converts
will be saved
All others stand condemned.
The Tribulation period
is primarily about Israel with the Gentiles coming in second;
much of it is centered around the Great City of the Lord; Jerusalem.
The Second Seal - Red Horse – War
Revelation 6:3-4 - When the Lamb opened the SECOND SEAL, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!"
(GO)
4 Then another horse came out, a FIERY RED one.
Its rider
was given power to TAKE PEACE FROM THE EARTH
and to make
men slay each other. To him was GIVEN a large sword.
This is the SECOND SEAL and second of
the four horsemen. He has been GIVEN power and he has a large sword. Red and the sword of are symbolic of war.[15] Possibly nuclear warfare.
Note: Red is associated with blood, death and terror:
ü The Red Horse of War in Revelation 6:4;
ü The Red Dragon in Revelation 12:3,
and
ü The Red Beast in Revelation 17:3.
This phony rider comes on the scene promoting Peace,
but it’s temporary, only 3 ½ years; only Christ will bring permeant peace. As part
of God’s Divine
plan, He gives the rider authority to TAKE Peace
from the world. War is going to be
fought in countries that have not seen war on their own soil.
Eventually, Russia and its allies invade
the Middle East and finally attack Israel.
The battle will escalate until it involves all the major power on earth
and finally becomes the greatest battle in history, the battle of Armageddon.
It would be my “hearts desire” that everyone
could here Glen Campbell’s song, “The four horsemen
of the apocalypse”. It will bring tears to your eyes. He was
obviously inspired by God during the recording session and with the exception
of the identity of the white horse, it is straight from the word of God. You should be able to hear it on the internet.
The album is “Show me Your Way”. It will
touch you. I promise… play
it loud
Third Seal - Black Horse – Famine
Revelation 6:5-6 - When the Lamb opened the third seal, I
heard the third living creature say, "Come!" (GO) I looked, and there before me was a BLACK HORSE! Its rider was holding a PAIR
OF SCALES in his hand.
6 Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living
creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for
a day's wages, and three quarts of barley
for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!"
This is the THIRD SEAL and the third of
the four horsemen and he has a pair of scales. After a war there is always a shortage of food and
supplies. Black is symbolic of mourning, suffering, and famine.
There is worldwide economic collapse, a financial catastrophe.[16]
The Ephah was a unit of
dry measurement, it was found on medallions and was a symbol of commerce. The medallion had a two winged woman holding
the Ephah and a balance scale. It is symbolic of the satanic world system.
The scales are symbolic of measurement during
famine. A days wage would buy only one
meal of quality wheat, or you could get three meals of cheaper barley for the
same wage, but still nothing left over for any other essentials. Barley produced a black bread and was eaten
by the slaves and very poor. You would have to share whatever you did get with
your family.
The rider of the black horse
has some restrictions. The oil and the
wine could not be touched
allowing the wealthy to still enjoy luxuries of wine, toiletries and beauty aids, but the middle class common man
and the poor could simply not afford it. Grain, Oil & Wine were the key products of Israel.
THE
TRIBULATION PERIOD IS ABOUT ISRAEL with the rest of the nations secondary.
Fourth Seal - Pale (greenish) Horse – Death
Revelation 6:7-8 - When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I
heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "COME!"
(GO)
8 I looked, and there before me was a PALE HORSE! Its rider was named
Death, and Hades was following close behind him.
They were given power over a fourth of the
earth to
kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the
earth.
This is the FOURTH SEAL. I
actually feel like there were 5 HORSEMEN, as Death was the fourth claiming their body, then
Hades, the
Grim Reaper, “THE FIFTH” followed right behind claiming their souls. Since Hades is also present, you can bet the
majority of those killed are the unrighteous.
The Greenish color suggest perhaps an epidemic of leprosy. Worldwide death comes through famines,
hunger, disease, epidemics, pestilence and civil violence. There will not
be enough antibiotics and penicillin to go around; death and the grave takes
the body and Hades takes the spirit.[17] Unless you are BORN
AGAIN this is what
follows; the
death of the spirit
is eternal separation from God.
Today as of
Starving animals will roam the streets
and attack men.
This will be World War III and
will take place almost immediately after the rapture. Russia invades Israel, but is defeated by
divine intervention. It lasts only one day.
The skin, when a pale Greenish color
is suggestive of a physically sick person with a deadly fever, maybe germ warfare. Sickness of this magnitude is referred to as
a plague
such as Malaria,
Cholera and AIDS which are deadly.
Some plagues today are even given
names.
v
SMALLPOX (The Red Death),
v
BUBONIC
PLAGUE (The Black Death),
v
TUBERCULOSIS (The White Death)
The Prophet Ezekiel
says to call out to every kind of BIRD and all the WILD ANIMALS: `Assemble and come together from all
around to the sacrifice where you will eat flesh and drink blood.
You will eat the flesh
of mighty men and drink the blood of the princes.[18]
Jesus
Himself said that before His second coming, "Nation will rise against
nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There
will be great
earthquakes, famines and pestilences in
various places, and fearful events and
great signs from heaven.[19]
NOTE: The first four seals or FOUR HORSEMEN in Revelation are
in the same order as Jesus predicted about
the beginning of the TRIBULATION
PERIOD. Is that
far out or what.
Matthew 24:5-8 -
Jesus Predictions of the Four Horsemen
5 For many shall
come in my name, saying, I am Christ; (White Horse) and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall
hear of wars and rumors of war: see that ye be not troubled: for all these
things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall
rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom (Red Horse): and there shall be
famines (Black
Horse), and pestilences (Pale Horse), and earthquakes, in diverse places.
8 All these are
the beginning of sorrows.
KJV
The Four Horsemen ride throughout the entire Tribulation period with
ESCALATED activity.
Fifth
Seal – Souls under the Altar
Revelation 6:9 - When he opened the FIFTH SEAL,
I saw UNDER THE ALTAR the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had
maintained.
The
scene now shifts to heaven where the alter is
present and so is the purifying blood of
Jesus Christ.[20]
Since the “Dead in Christ”
have already been raptured, then the souls under the altar are the people who are
coming to the Lord during the Tribulation period and sacrificed their lives because of their decision
to follow Christ, and even more souls are coming. They are literally being slaughtered on the
street.
“Under
The Alter” is symbolic of the blood of the sacrifices that was poured out under or at the
base of the altar as mentioned in the OT.[21]
Wait a Little Longer
Revelation 6:10-11 - They called out in a loud voice,
"How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true,
until you judge the inhabitants of the
earth and avenge our blood?"
11 Then each of them was given a WHITE
ROBE, and they were told
to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants
and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed.
2
The Prophets and the Saints
want their death avenged, so obviously their murderers are still alive on
earth. Because a new dispensation has started, that of judgment and not that of mercy,
the souls under the alter are NOT rebuked for
asking for “vengeance”
for their murder.
These Old
Testament and New Testament Saints are given white robe of “righteousness” and are told to wait a little
longer for the others that would also be martyred during the tribulation and would soon join
them.[22] A great host
from Israel and many other nations come to the Lord during the Tribulation.
Sixth Seal – The Day of Wrath – Earthquake
Revelation 6:12 - I watched as he opened the SIXTH SEAL. There was a GREAT
EARTHQUAKE. The sun turned BLACK like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood
red,
In my BS, this is the beginning of the GREAT TRIBULATIONS which occurs 3 ½ years into the tribulation period. This is when War in Heaven breaks out.[23] The Archangel Michael and his
angels fight against the Dragon that Ancient Serpent called the Devil, or Satan
and he is hurled to the earth, with his angels and is mad as hell and
unleashes his wrath
ADDING
to God’s DAY OF WRATH.
The
Prophet Haggai says; there will be a Great Earthquake... ‘I will once more SHAKE the heavens and the earth.[24] I will SHAKE all nations, from
this day on, from this twenty-fourth day of the NINTH month.[25] (The 9th
month translates to our month of December)
In the past 4,000 years we have recorded a loss of some 13 Million lives
and this one great earthquake will surpass all of that. Imagine an earthquake that produces DARKNESS
that is so dark that you can feel it.[26] Using our modern
terminology, the prophet Haggai appears to indicate that the date of this earthquake will occur on the December 24th...
We don’t know the year, but it’s after the Tribulation.
Stars fall – Mountains move
Revelation 6:13-14 - and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs
drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind.
14 The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every
mountain and island was removed from its place.
While
John reporting the sky rolled up like a scroll seems SYMBOLIC and I am sure some of it is, my BS also
takes it quite LITERALLY as in what happens in a nuclear explosion.[27]
Isaiah Reports how it
all goes down
§
Isaiah 13:9-10 - See, the day of the LORD is coming --a
cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger--to make the land desolate and destroy
the sinners within it. The stars of
heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be
darkened and the moon will not give its light.
§
Isaiah 13:6-8 - Wail, for the
day of the LORD is near; it will come like
destruction from the Almighty. Because of this, all hands will go limp,
every man's heart will melt. Terror
will seize them, pain and anguish will grip them; they will writhe like a
woman in labor. They will look aghast at each other, their faces aflame. (Sounds Nuclear to me)
§
Isaiah 13:13 - Therefore I
will make the heavens
tremble; and the earth will shake from
its place at the wrath of the LORD Almighty, in the day of
his burning anger.
§
Isaiah 34:4 - All the stars
of the heavens will be dissolved and the sky rolled up like a scroll; all the starry
host will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like shriveled
figs from the fig tree.
Stars can also refer to
meteors which turn red when they
enter our atmosphere. Similarly nuclear tipped
missiles turn red when
launched from space. Russia has what is known as a “Fractional
Orbital Bomb” consisting of a dozen missiles that can be fired all at once from a space platform.
The earthquake coupled with the darkening
of the sun and moon is similar to the results of a NUCLEAR explosion where the atmosphere rolls back on itself, and
then rushes back into the vacuum causing tremendous destruction.
Hide Us
Revelation 6:15 - Then the kings of the earth, the princes,
the generals,
the rich,
the mighty,
and every slave
and every free man hid
in caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
There is no discrimination, Presidents and
plain citizens, rich and poor all seek refuge from His wrath. The caves may also be refuge from the fallout
from atomic radiation. Just saying.
As bad as things get, most will still not accept Jesus Christ as their Messiah.
Revelation 6:16-17 - They called to the mountains and the
rocks,
"Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who
sits on the throne
and from the WRATH
OF THE LAMB!
17 For THE GREAT DAY of their wrath has come, and WHO
CAN STAND?"
The Wrath of the Lamb seems like an OXYMORON; Lamb/Wrath, this is the same thing as the Wrath of God and the Day of the Lord, it speaks of that Great Day of Wrath from the Lord, it is not vindictive, but is WAR declared against all unrighteousness and
ungodliness. The Great Day, is the entire
tribulation period of seven years. Only
those who accept Jesus Christ will be “able to stand”,[28] and those who
do will be probably be martyred. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands
of the living God.[29] - Prepare to meet
your God.[30]
[1] Revelation 22:10 - And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of
the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
[2] Revelation 19:15 - From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an IRON ROD. He will release the
fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress.
[3] 2 Thessalonians 2:7 - For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work;
but the one who now holds it back (the Holy Spirit) will continue to do so till he is
taken out of the way
[4] John 5:43 - I have come
in my Father's name, and you do not accept me;
if someone else comes in his own name, you will accept
him.
[5] 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 -
The man of lawlessness is revealed, and will oppose and exalt himself over
everything that is called God or is worshiped PROCLAIMING HIMSELF TO BE GOD
[6] Matthew 24:4 -"Watch
out that no one deceives you. Many will come in my name, claiming, `I am the Christ,' and will deceive many
[7] Daniel 8:23-24 - A king of fierce countenance, and understanding shall stand
up, and his power shall be mighty and shall destroy the mighty and the holy
people
[8] Daniel 9:27- He will
confirm a covenant with many for one `seven.'
In the middle of the `SEVEN'
he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And in the Temple he will set up
an abomination that causes desolation, until the
end that is decreed is poured out on him
[9] 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3 -
While people are saying, "Peace and safety,"
destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor
pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape
[10] Zephaniah 1:12-18 - Their
wealth will be plundered, their houses demolished. They will build houses but
not live in them; they will plant vineyards but not drink the wine. The great day of the LORD is near- near and coming
quickly. Listen! The cry on the day of the LORD will be bitter, the
shouting of the warrior there. That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress
and anguish, a day of trouble
and ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds
and blackness; a day of trumpet and battle cry against the fortified cities and towers.
[11] Daniel 11:37-38 - He will
SHOW
NO REGARD for
the gods of his fathers or for the one DESIRED BY WOMEN, nor will he regard any
god, but will exalt himself above them all.
[12] 2 Thessalonians 2:8-9 -
Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow The coming of the
lawless one will be in accordance with the work
of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit
miracles, signs and wonders
[13] Daniel 8:24-25 - He will
become very strong, but not by his own power He will destroy the mighty men and
the holy people. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power
[14] Revelation 16:1-21 - Go,
pour out the seven bowls of God's wrath on the
earth." and ugly and painful sores broke out on the people who had the
mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The great
city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed,
huge hailstones of about a hundred pounds each fell upon men. Islands fled away
and the mountains could not be found -- Jeremiah 30:4-7 - How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It
will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will
be saved out of it
[15] Nahum 2:3 - The shields of his soldiers are RED; the warriors are clad in
scarlet. -- Joshua
[16] Hosea 2:8-9 - She has not
acknowledged that I was the one who gave her the grain, the new wine and oil,
who lavished on her the silver and gold- which they used for Baal. Therefore I will take away my grain when it ripens, -- Lamentations
5:10 - OUR SKIN WAS BLACK like an oven because of the TERRIBLE FAMINE -- Jeremiah 14:4 - The
ground is cracked because there is NO RAIN in the land; the farmers are dismayed and
cover their heads -- Lamentations 5:10 - Our skin is
hot as an oven, feverish from hunger -- Lamentations 4:4 - The tongue of the sucking child cleaves to the roof of his
mouth for thirst: the young children ask for bread, and no man break it
unto them
[17] Luke 16:23 - In
Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away,
with Lazarus by his side.
[18] Matthew 24:28 - Wherever
there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather -- Ezekiel 39:17-21 - Son of
man, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am preparing for you, the great sacrifice on the mountains of Israel -- Ezekiel
14:21 - I send my FOUR SORE JUDGMENTS upon Jerusalem, the sword, and
the famine, and the noisome
beast, and the pestilence, to cut off
from it man and beast
[19] Luke 21:10-13 - Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom, great earthquakes, famines and plagues terrifying things, great
miraculous signs from heaven, .a time of great persecution. You will be dragged
into prisons because you are my followers
[20] Hebrews 9:23 - That is why the
Tabernacle and everything in it, which were COPIES of things
in heaven,
had to be purified by the blood of animals. But the real things in heaven had to be purified with far better
sacrifices than the blood of animals.
[21] 1 Kings 8:22 - Then
Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole
assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven -- Exodus 29:12 - Take
some of the bull's blood and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and pour out the rest of it at the base of the altar --
Leviticus 4:7 - The priest shall then put some of the blood on the horns of the
altar. The rest of the bull's blood he shall pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering at the
entrance to the Tent of Meeting
[22] Zechariah 8:20-23 - `Let
us go at once to entreat the LORD and seek the LORD Almighty. "In those days ten men from all languages and nations will
take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, `Let us go with you, because we have heard God is with you
[23] Revelation 12:7-9 - Then
WAR
BROKE OUT IN HEAVEN.
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels
fought back. The great DRAGON
was hurled down—that ANCIENT SERPENT called
the DEVIL,
or SATAN. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels
with him.
[24] Haggai 2:6-7 - `In a
little while I will once more shake the heavens and the
earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake
all nations, -- Luke 21:25-26 - There will be signs
in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and
perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea, the heavenly bodies will be
shaken -- Matthew 24:7 - There will be
famines and earthquakes in various places
[25] Haggai 2:18-21 - From
this day on, from this TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF THE NINTH MONTH, give careful thought to
the day when the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid. The word of the LORD came to Haggai a second
time on THE TWENTY-FOURTH DAY OF THE MONTH: "Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah
that I will shake the heavens and the earth.
[26] Exodus
[27] Nahum 1:5 - In his presence the mountains quake,
and the hills MELT
away; the
earth trembles, and its people are destroyed. - Revelation 20:11 - And I saw a great white throne and the one
sitting on it. The earth and SKY FLED FROM HIS PRESENCE
[28] Malachi 3:2 - But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand
when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. --
Luke 21:36 - Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape
all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son
of Man -- Ephesians 6:11-12- Put on the
full armor of God, For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against
the rulers, against the authorities, against the
powers of this dark
world and against the spiritual forces of evil in
the heavenly realms -- Matthew 18:2-3 - I tell you the truth, unless you change
and become like little children BELIEVING WITH FAITH, you will never enter the
kingdom of heaven
[29] Hebrews 10:30-31 - The Lord will judge his people; it is a dreadful thing to
fall into the hands of the living God.
[30] Amos 4:12 - Prepare to meet your God
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