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The Revelation of the Messiah Jesus
THE SEALS


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REVELATION (open)

THE FIRST SEAL

Chapter 6

Verses 1-2

6:1 "And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given to him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer."

I. 1st Seal Opened

    A. When I saw the Lamb open one of the Seven Seals
      1. I heard one of the Living Creatures say,
        a. With a voice like thunder
        b. "COME."
    B. And I looked and Behold!

    1. A WHITE Horse (White = Righteousness)
      WHITE:
      Matt. 17:2       The Transfiguration: Garments became White
      Matt. 28:3 The resurrection: Lord's Messenger in White garment
      Rev. 1:14 The Description of the Heavenly Messiah
      Rev.3:5 The White Garments of the Saints
      Rev. 4:4 The White Garments
      Rev. 6:11 The Dead in Jesus given White Robes
      Rev. 7:9 The White Robes of the Saints
      Rev. 14:14 The White Cloud
      Rev. 19:8 The Brides Robes: The righteous acts of the Saints
      Rev. 19:11 The returning
      Rev. 20:11 The White Throne
      If we are to remain consistent WHITE here refers to that which is of God.
    2. And One sitting on it
      a. Having a Bow (Covenant Promise)
      1st. Mention Gen. 9:12-17
        A Bow set in the cloud. The Sign of God's Covenant.
        The rain Bow - A Description of God's Glory
        Eze. 1:28, Rev. 4:3, 10:1
      b. Wearing a Victor's Wreath (Crown - stephanos)
        "Of Thorns" Matt. 27:29, Mark 15:17, John 19:2-5
        "Of Life" 1Cor. 9:25
        "Of Righteousness" 2Tim. 4:8
        "Of Life" James 1:12, Rev. 2:10
        "Of Glory" 1Peter 5:4
        Also: Rev. 2:11, 4:4,10, 6:2, 12:1, 14:14
        (Not a Royal Crown - diadem, as in Rev. 12:3-9 Which represents the seven (7) Satanic kingdoms)
    3. And He went forth OVERCOMING inorder that He might OVERCOME.
    (Literal rendering)
      Note: the same Greek word "nikvn" is used in the Letters to the Ones Called Out and is translated as Overcomes.
      Rev. 2:7, 11, 26-28; 3:5, 12, 21
      Keys of the Kingdom: Authority over the Gates of Hades.
      Matt. 16:18-19; Luke 8:29-31, 11:15-28
      "This is what is spoken of through the Prophet Joel."
      Joel 2:28-29; Acts 1:4-5,8-9, 2:1-4,14-21
      What is this? The Last Days? Habakkuk 3:8:-15
      Consider it: White = Righteousness
      Bow = Covenant Promise
      Crown = Victory
      Conquering = Overcoming Power, Commission

Let us look at what John has seen so far:

    1. He sees the Throne of God surrounded by various Heavenly Authorities and the Host of Heaven.
    2. He sees God with the sealed scroll and no one to open it.
    3. He is told by a Messenger to patiently wait that the Lion from the Tribe of Judah the root of Jesse will overcome to open the Scroll.
    4. He then sees Jesus suddenly appear in the midst of the Throne as a Lamb that had been slain. Jesus'
      a) Death,
      b) Resurrection,
      c) and Ascension.
    5. He sees Jesus take the Scroll
    (taking back His Authority)
    6. He sees Jesus opening the First Seal
    (Jesus sending His Administrator - The Holy Spirit to His Ones Called Out).

See: "Concerning the Rider on the White Horse"
Also:"The Secret Coming of Jesus"

THE SECOND SEAL

Chapter 6

Verse 3-4

6:3 And when He broke the second seal, I heard the second Beast say, "Come and see" 6:4 And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men should slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.

II. 2nd Seal Opened

    A. And when He opened the Second Seal
      1. I heard the Second Living Creature say,
        a. "Come!"
      2. And another,

      a. a Red Horse, went out
      Red:
        Sins Red as Crimson Isa. 1:18
        Red Horses Zech. 1:8, 6:2
        Great Red Dragon (Satan) Rev. 12:3
        Red is also the color of Blood.
    3. And to him who sat on it
      a. It was granted
        1) To take peace from the Earth
        Matt. 24:4-8 (War)
        2) That men should slay one another
        Matt. 24:9-13 (Murder, Persecution)
      b. And a Great Sword was given to him.
      Dan. 7:20-27, 11:31-38 (Judgment, Purification)


THE THIRD SEAL

Chapter 6

Verses 5-6

6:5 "And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see you hurt not the oil and the wine."

III. 3rd Seal Opened

A. And when He opened the Third (3rd) Seal
    1. I heard the Third Living Creature say,
      a. "COME."
    2. And I looked and Behold

      a. a Black Horse
      Black:
        Mourning - drought, famine Isa. 50:1-3
        Mourning - waste, destruction Jer. 4:27-28
        Famine Matt. 24:7
        Famine Acts 11:28
    3. And He who sat on it had a pair of Scales in his hand.
    Rationing, Inflation, Famine
      a. A measure of wheat for a denarius,
      Three (3) measures of barley for a denarius.
        A measure of wheat or 3 measures of barley is the minimum daily amount needed to sustain life for one person. A Denarius was one days wages for one person.
        ONE DAYS WAGES = ONE DAYS ALLOTMENT OF FOOD.
      b. Harm not the Oil nor the wine.
      Oil and wine industries will flourish.
        Spiritually: New wine - New wineskins. Luke 5:36-39
        Samaritan ministry Luke 10:33-35
        Golden oil = Spirit Zech. 4:1-14
        Anointed - oil of gladness Hebr. 1:9


THE FOURTH SEAL

Chapter 6

Verses 7-8

6:7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.' 6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

IV 4th Seal Opened

    A. When He opened the Fourth Seal I heard the voice of the fourth Living Creature say,
      1. "COME."
    B. And I looked and Behold

      1. An Ashen Horse (Sickly Pale)
      A light gray the color of Ash.
      2. And he who sat on it had the name Death,
      and Hades followed with him.
        a. Authority was given to him over one quarter (1/4) of the Earth to KILL:
          1) with the Sword
          2) with Famine
          3) with Death (Pestilence, disease)

Jer. 15:1-9, 24:3-10, 29:4-20; Eze. 5:1-17, 14:20-23

Notice the First Four (4) Seals are Four (4) Horses.
The four horses are first mentioned in Zech. 6:1-8:

"Now I lifted my eyes again and looked, and behold, four chariots were coming forth from between the two mountains; and the mountains were bronze mountains. With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses, with the third chariot white horses, and with the fourth chariot were strong dappled horses. Then I spoke to the messenger who was speaking to me, "What are these, My lord?" And the Messenger said to me, "These are the four Spirits of heaven, going forth after standing before the Lord of all the Earth, the one with the black horses are going forth to the north country; and the white ones go forth after them, while the dappled ones go forth to the south country." When the strong ones went out they were eager to go to patrol the Earth. And He said, "Go, Patrol the Earth." So they patrolled the Earth. Then He cried out to me and spoke to me saying, "See, those who are going to the land of the north have appeased My wrath in the land of the north.""


THE FIFTH SEAL

Chapter 6

Verses 9-11

6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, 'How long, O Lord, holy and true, will you not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?" 6:11 And white robes were given to every one of them; and it was said to them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

V. 5th Seal Opened

    A. When He opened the Fifth (5th) Seal I saw:

      1. UNDER the Alter
        a. The Alter:
        Rev. 8:3, 9:13, 14:18, 16:5-7
    • 2. The Souls
      Luke 16:19-31; 2Cor. 12:1-4
        a. of them that were Slain
        Dan. 7:20-27, 11:31-38; Matt. 24:9-13
          1) For the Word of God
          2) For the Testimony they Held
          2Tim. 1:8, Rev. 1:2, 19:10
        b. They cry out to God for Judgment and to be Avenged.
        c. They were each given a white robe.
        d. They were told to rest
          1) for a little while longer
          2) until their fellow servants and brethren who were to be killed even as they were should be completed also.

    The number of those who are to die in the Messiah has to be completed before the resurrection can take place.

    1Corinthians 15:22-23
    "For as in Adam all die, so also in the Messiah all shall be made alive. But each in his own order: (1) the Messiah the first fruits, (2) after that those who are the Messiah's at His coming, (3) then the end,"
    1Thess. 4:16-17
    "The dead in The Messiah shall rise FIRST then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air."
    Revelation 20:4-5
    "And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshipped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they came to life and reigned with the Messiah for a thousand years....... This is the FIRST resurrection."


    2. THE SEALS

    Chapter 6

    Verses 12-17

    6:12 "And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 6:13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casts her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondsman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?"

    VI 6th Seal Opened

      A. And I looked when He opened the Sixth (6th) Seal
        1. And there was a Great Earthquake
        2. The Sun became black as sack cloth made of hair
        3. The Moon became as blood
        4. The Stars of the Sky fell to the Earth
          a. As a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by great wind.
        5. The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up
        6. Every mountain and Island were moved out of it's place.
        7. The Kings, great men, commanders, rich, strong, and every slave and freeman
          a. Hid themselves
            1) from the Face(Presence) of Him Who sits on the Throne
            1Thess. 2:19, 2Thess. 1:4-2:12 (esp. vs. 7-10)
            2) from the Wrath of the Lamb
          b. Called out for the rocks and the mountains to fall on them to hide them.
            1) for the Great Day of their wrath has come and
            who is able to stand?





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