Revelation 4-7
{SCROLL AND LAMB}
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- I Came to be in Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (On four different occasions, John found himself in the Spirit where he was transported to a new location to receive another vision)
- An Absent Church? - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation is a message to the church, the people of God, and one concerned with its situation on the earth – Revelation 4:1-3)
- The Throne - {PDF Copy} - (The image of the Throne presents the reader a picture of God reigning over all things at the center of the Creation – Revelation 4:1-11)
- The Sealed Scroll - {PDF Copy} - (The One Sitting on the Throne held a scroll sealed shut by Seven Seals, and the universe was searched for one worthy to open it – Revelation 5:1-4)
- Worthy is the Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (The central figure in John’s visions is the slain Lamb who alone is worthy to open the sealed scroll and receive sovereignty over all things– Revelation 5:5-14)
{SEVEN SEALS}
- Seven Seals - Overview - {PDF Copy} - (Upon his arrival before the Throne, the slain Lamb begins to break open the Seven Seals that enclose the Scroll – Revelation 6:1 - 8:5)
- The First Seal - {PDF Copy} - (The Lamb now breaks open the first seal, releasing a rider carrying a bow and riding a white horse)
- The Second Seal - {PDF Copy} - (The second rider is on a fiery-red horse sent to remove peace from the earth by causing men to slay one another)
- The Third Seal - {PDF Copy} - (The third seal releases the rider on the black horse, producing economic hardship – Revelation 6:5-6)
- The Fourth Seal - {PDF Copy} - (The fourth seal releases a rider named Death who is followed by Hades gathering up the dead in his wake)
- First Four Seals - Aftermath - {PDF Copy} - (The first four seal openings occur under the watchful eye of the Lamb and the four living creatures
- Fifth Seal - Martyrs - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 6:9-11 - The fifth seal reveals the souls of martyrs underneath an altar where they cry out to God for vindication)
- Sixth Seal - Wrath - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 6:12-17 - The sixth seal opening ushers in the Day of the Lord, the time of wrath upon the inhabitants of the earth)
- Sealing the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 7:1-3 - God’s servants are sealed before the “four winds of the earth” are unleashed by the four horsemen)
- Numbering the Saints - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 7:4-8 - 144,000 males from the tribes of Israel are numbered and assembled for transit to the Promised Land)
- Innumerable Saints - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 7:9-12 - John now sees an innumerable multitude from all nations standing before the Lamb and the Throne)
- Standing Before The Lamb - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 7:13-17 - One of the elders interprets the vision of a vast multitude standing before the Throne)
- The Redeemed of the Earth - {PDF Copy} - (In Revelation, the one people of God is composed of the men purchased from every nation by the blood of the Lamb)
- Silence in Heaven - {PDF Copy} - (Revelation 8:1-6 - The seventh seal ends with the seven angels prepared to sound their trumpets)
{RELATED TOPICS}
- John Came to be in Spirit - {PDF Copy} - (Four different times, John found himself “in the Spirit” and transported to a new location where he received another vision)
- The Shepherd King - {PDF Copy} - (The Lamb’s reign commenced with his death and resurrection, and since then, he has been shepherding the nations toward New Jerusalem)
- Exalted Lamb - (The sovereignty of Jesus is based on his death and resurrection, the immovable foundation of his present reign in the book of Revelation) - {PDF Copy}
- Tribulation of the Church - (In Revelation, faithful saints experience tribulation, whereas, the unrepentant undergo wrath) - {PDF Copy}
- Preaching Another Jesus - (Is Jesus still the slain Lamb, or has he become the roaring Lion of Judah hellbent on exacting payback from his enemies and those of the church?) - {PDF Copy}