SIX SEALS AND DISASTERS

[Alex2165]

SIX SEALS AND DISASTERS​

Revelation 6.1-17

The disasters unleashed after each broken seal very much self-explainable, wars, crime, bloodshed, diseases, famines, and so on, all of which did happened in the past, happening now, and will happen in the future.

The verses 9-11 perhaps the most interesting verses in this chapter because it depicts Spiritual World in which we can see the Altar of GOD in Heaven, and the most amazing of all that the souls of slain for the Word of Christ and His Testimony "cried out with a loud voice, " to GOD. (see also Revelation 20.4).

Why these souls of saints under the Altar of GOD? Because the Altar symbolize the sacrifice they did giving their lives for Christ, as the Christ did for them.

These souls of slain saints for the Name of Christ asking GOD why He is delaying with retribution on those who killed them. But as always, the Lord knows the right and appropriate time for everything, for His Justice on the wicked and ungodly.

To each of these saints were given a white robe that symbolizes purity and holiness, and it had told them to wait a little bit longer until the number of slain for the Name of Christ will reach its appropriate number.

The opening of the Sixth Seal (12-14) reveals the set of different "natural" disasters what will come on all residents of the Earth, on a global scale, all of which people also experienced in the past, we have today and will have in the future.

~ 12-14. Nature's Disasters: (Isaiah 13.10, 34.4) (Ezekiel 32.7-8) (Joel 2.10.31, 3.15) (Matthew 24.29) (Mark 13.24-25) (Revelation 6.12-13).

The result of such calamities is described in verses 15-17. People will flee to the places they thought to be safe to hide from the Wrath of GOD. In verse 17 John call it as, "the Great Day of Their Wrath."

John calls the Lord not as in a single GOD but as the Multiple, using word "Their." This reference to GOD always means the GOD Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and Their Holy Spirit, all Three in One and One in all Three.

~ 17. *"Us - Our - We - Their" (Genesis 1.26, 3.5.22, 11.7, 18.1-9.22) (Isaiah 6.8, 41.22-26) (Revelation 6.17).

 

[CoachedByChrist]

Alex, thank you for this careful walk through Revelation 6. I lingered over your section on verses 9 through 11. There is something tender there that we can miss when we read only for the disasters. Those saints under the altar are not forgotten and they are not rushed. They are clothed, they are heard, and they are told to rest a little while longer. That tells me God is never indifferent to suffering, even when His justice seems slow to us. If anyone reading this is walking through something hard today, take heart. The same God who keeps perfect time over history keeps perfect time over your life. He sees, He remembers, and His timing is always right. Grace to you, friend.

 

[GentleGospeller]

- First Seal - Cross-Bow - Conquering And To Conquer : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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[Martin Marprelate]

I think that perhaps the First Seal is the most important one as it sets the scene for the others.

Psalm 45:3. ‘Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, with Your glory and Your majesty. And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility and righteousness; and Your right hand shall teach You awesome things. Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies; the peoples fall under You.’

In Chapter Four, we saw John taken up into heaven where he saw the Triune God seated upon His throne. We saw that worship was given to Him by men and angels as Creator and Ruler of all things. In Chapter Five, we saw a scroll or book held in God’s hand; it was sealed with seven seals. This represents God’s decree for the age, particularly as it applies to redemption. But no one can be found in heaven (an angel) or on earth (living hero) or under the earth (great man of the past) who is worthy to open the seals. We saw that John ‘wept much’ for unless the seals are opened, the Gospel age cannot take place; sinners cannot be saved. However, one person is found who can do the job. Christ alone is worthy because He, the Lamb who was slain, has prevailed over Satan, death and hell. We saw that all creation breakes out in songs of praise to Christ and that He receives the same worship as God, showing that He is indeed God the Son.

In Chapter Six, the Lamb opens the seven seals that are on the scroll.

6:2. ‘And I looked, and behold! A white horse, and He who sat upon it had a bow, and a crown was given to Him and He went forth conquering and to conquer.’

The horse imagery comes from Zechariah 1:8 and 6:1-6. There the horses seem to represent God’s judgements going out into the world. So it is here in Revelation. So who is the White Rider? Some have suggested that he represents political power and conquest, others that he is the anti-Christ, still others that he represents the Parthian empire which defeated a Roman army in 62AD. There is no doubt at all in my mind that this Rider is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. If we seek help from the Old Testament, we need look no further than Psalm 45:3-5. This is clearly a messianic Psalm and the reference to arrows corresponds with the bow that is given to the White Rider. Add to this the fact that white clothing is associated with purity throughout the Bible and particularly in Revelation (eg. 3:5; 6:11; 7:9; 19:14), and that the figure in 19:11 who is clearly Christ rides a white horse, and the case is proved.

So all the time between His first Coming and His second, the Lord Jesus Christ will be building His Church (Matt 16:18), sacking the borders of hell, bringing lost sinners to salvation. ‘No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house’ (Mark 3:27). The Lord Jesus has defeated Satan on the cross and has bound the strong man. The devil cannot prevent sinners coming to Christ and that is what is happening all over the world and has been happening ever since Pentecost. It may not seem very much like it in Britain at the present time, but in fact we are living through the greatest period of expansion of the Church in its history. Tens of thousands are being saved every day in China, Africa, South America, often in the teeth of the most bitter and violent persecution. The strong man struggles hard but he cannot resist the One who is stronger than he and we can rejoice that Christ is conquering even today and His final victory is assured.

However, this continuing victory goes on against a sombre background. All the time that the Lord is conquering, we are warned that there will be a backdrop of war, violence, scarcity, inequality, disease and death. Once again, there is an Old Testament reference here of ‘Sword, famine and pestilence’ (Jer 14:12; Ezek 14:21).
[from my blog post: Revelation (3). Chapter 6: The Seven seals ]