revelation 6

A long time ago, I became interested in Douglas Coupland’s works of fiction

One novel he wrote as if it were the journal of a young man traumatized as a child
- his character had lived on a military base that came under a nuclear threat, and everyone was rushed into a shelter
• this had left a lasting and foreboding impression on him
• an entire chapter consists of brief scenarios he imagined of his life interrupted by an atomic explosion
◦ he gives graphic and creative expression to the experience of a flash like lightning, except for it being everywhere, and powerful blast, and the world dissolving into dust
◦ his journal entries in that chapter begin with lines, like:
“I was by the fridge in the kitchen when it happened”
“I was having my hair done when it happened”
“I was at the mall when it happened”
- the feeling he evokes in his powerful images probably has the effect on us as John's vision in chapter 6 had on its first readers

Revelation 6:1-17 is the text for this sermon entitled, "Opening the Six Seals."

The vision of the opening of the six seals represent God’s plan unfolding, even with the calamities and woes that come upon the earth. Note this chart:

                Revelation 6                                                   Matthew 24
1.False Christ (v.2)........................................False Christs (v.4-5)
2.Wars (v. 3-4) ..............................................Wars (v. 6-7)
3.Famine (v. 5-6)...........................................Famine (v. 7)
4.Pestilence (v. 7-8) ......................................Pestilence (in Luke)
5.Persecutions (v. 9-11).................................Persecutions (v. 9-10)
6.Earthquake, solar eclipse, ..........................Solar & lunar eclipse,
          blood red moon, stars                                        heavenly bodies shaken
          falling  (v.12-13)                                                      (v. 29)
7.Heavenly silence (8:1)................................Son of Man appears (v.30)

So we can see this close correlation between the first 6 seals and Jesus’ prediction of events to be fulfilled within a generation in the gospels. Today, in the face of unfathomable earthly events, God and the Lamb are in control.

In this episode of our Revelation podcast, we discuss what the Seven Seals are and what they mean for us. We also discuss who the Four Horsemen are and what they may mean for the end times. 

If you're struggling to understand what the Bible is saying about the end times, then this episode is for you. We'll break down each seal in Revelation 6 and discuss what it may mean for the church. From the tribulation beginning to the opening of the seventh seal, through the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, this is an episode you don't want to miss!

Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 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! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?” Revelation 6:15-17

In chapter 5, Christ was the only One found worthy to open the little scroll—the title deed to the universe. As he breaks the seven seals that secure the scroll, each seal unleashes a new demonstration of God’s judgment on the earth in the future tribulation period. These seal judgments include all the judgments to the end. The seventh seal contains the seven trumpets; the seventh trumpet contains the seven bowls. 
Each of the scroll’s seven seals represents a specific divine judgment that will be poured out sequentially on the earth. The seals encompass the entire seven-year period of the Tribulation, 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 events of the fifth seal will mark the midpoint, and then the events of the sixth and seventh seals will stretch into the second half of the seven-year period of the Tribulation. Revelation 6:1

What is The Great Tribulation? The Great Tribulation fulfills Daniel’s prophecies (Dan. 7-12). It will be a time of evil from false christs and false prophets, and natural disasters will occur throughout the world (Matt. 24:21; Mark 13:22). The second half of the Tribulation will feature the Day of the Lord, in which God unleashes His judgment and wrath on the earth in intensifying waves. Though it is a time of unparalleled judgment, it is also a time of unparalleled grace in salvation (see Matt. 24:12-14).

Join me in reading Chapter 6 and be encouraged that God has a plan!

Just a Guy and His World

Revelation 6:1-8. Blake walks verse by verse through the passage, unveiling exactly what is symbolized by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (these are the first of the four seal judgments). He also provides listeners with several important pointers when it comes to rightly interpreting the Book of Revelation.

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Notes:
Luke 21:1-28

Matthew 24

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/06/14/876002404/locusts-are-a-plague-of-biblical-scope-in-2020-why-and-what-are-they-exactly

2 Timothy 3:12

Revelation 6

Daniel 2:31-45

I sit down in this podcast with Helen Smith to discuss Revelation 6 and the four horsemen. God always protects His people but just what does the Bible say about our future?  http://sowhatdoyouthink.buzzsprout.com

Some of our references are from:  Greg Laurie, Don Stewart and Joel Rosenberg