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The Seven Seals: Judgment Begins. Revelation 6. Revelation 6: Introduction. Revelation 6: Introduction. The book of Revelation brings together themes from all over the Bible.
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The Seven Seals:Judgment Begins Revelation 6
Revelation 6: Introduction • The book of Revelation brings together themes from all over the Bible. • One passage that will be important from this point in Revelation 6 through Revelation 19 is Daniel 9:24-27. • Another passage important for today is Matthew 24:4-13
Revelation 6: Introduction • “The worship described in Revelation 4-5 is preparation for the wrath described in Revelation 6-19. It seems strange to us that worship and judgment should go together, but this is because we do not fully understand either the holiness of God or the sinfulness of man. Nor do we grasp the total picture of what God wants to accomplish and how the forces of evil have opposed Him. God is long-suffering, but eventually He must judge sin and vindicate His servants.” (Wiersbe)
The Seven Seal Judgments of Revelation The 1st Seal Rev 6:1-2 T H E F O U R H O R S E M E N The White Horse The Man of Sin is Revealed The 2nd Seal Rev 6:3-4 The Red Horse War The 3rd Seal Rev 6:5-6 The Black Horse Famine The 4th Seal Rev 6:7-8 The Pale Horse Death, Deadly Disease
Revelation 6: The Seven Seals • The judgments declared in the series of the Four Horsemen match up very well with the judgments foretold by Jesus in the Olivet Discourse of Matthew 24:4-8. • These take place toward the beginning of that seven-year period and Jesus refers to them as “the beginning of sorrows.”
The Seven Seal Judgments of Revelation The 5th Seal Rev 6:9-11 The Prayer of the Martyrs The 6th Seal Rev 6:12-17 Utter Chaos The 7th Seal Rev 8:1-2 Silence in Heaven The Seven Trumpets
Revelation 6: Conclusions • The Certainty of History’s Direction
Revelation 6: Conclusions • The Certainty of History’s Direction • The Results of Gospel Ministry
Revelation 6: Conclusions • The Certainty of History’s Direction • The Results of Gospel Ministry • The Absolute Justice of God
Revelation 6: Conclusions • The Certainty of History’s Direction • The Results of Gospel Ministry • The Absolute Justice of God • One final passage: 2 Peter 3:17-18