The Seventh Seal (and First Four Trumpets) Rev. 8:1-13
The Seventh Seal – 1-5 1 – The seal opens and there’s ½ hour of silence in heaven – the sounds in heaven up to this point are found in Revelation 4:8, 11; 5:8-12; 7:10-12 and all refer to worship of the Lord – so all of this stops suddenly 2 – 7 trumpets are […]
Tribulation Saints Rev. 7:9-17
Tribulation Saints The church age saints appeared in heaven in Revelation 5. These saints that appear in Revelation 7 are tribulation saints according to verse 14. Church age saints are raptured in 1 Corinthians 15:50-55 and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. Tribulation saints are raptured in Matthew 24:31 and Revelation 11:12. These raptures are not the same. […]
The 144,000 Rev. 7:1-8
The 144,000 Verse 1 – 4 angels on 4 corners of earth – Isaiah 40:22 the earth is round – 4 corners refers to North, East, South, West – Is 11:12 also refers to the 4 corners of the earth – so the four corners is a reference to the earth in its entirety Verse […]
The Sixth Seal Rev. 6:12-17
Revelation 6:12-17 deals with The Sixth Seal. When the 6th seal opens we are right at the end of the Tribulation. v.12 – the great earthquake also accompanies the sounding of the 6th trumpet Revelation 11:13 and the pouring out of the 7th vial Revelation 16:18 – the earth is powerfully affected by the events at […]
The Fifth Seal Rev. 6:9-11
Revelation 6:9-11 deals with The Fifth Seal. v.9 The Lamb opens the fifth seal – and John sees souls under an altar The souls are tribulation martyrs – Matthew 10:21-22 some will be “turned in” by their own family members, Revelation 2:10 some will be imprisoned and tortured 10 days before they are killed, Revelation […]
The Seven Seals (First Four Seals) Rev. 6:1-8
Chapter 6 describes the opening of the first six seals. The seventh seal is not opened until Revelation 8:1. The scenes described with the opening of each seal are summaries of what happens during various periods of the tribulation. The first seal contains events that are very early in the tribulation and the opening of […]
The Sealed Book Rev. 5:1-8
The Sealed book with seven seals is probably the Revelation, because you see the seals opening beginning in Revelation 6. But whether the book is the Revelation or the whole Bible, the fact that it is sealed shows that no man is worthy to open the book [v.3]. Men who are not worthy have tried […]
Great White Throne Rev. 4:1-11
Great White Throne John was given an opportunity to see the throne of God. He is among an elite group [Isaiah – Isaiah 6:1-4; Ezekiel – Ezekiel 1:4-28, 10:1-22; Paul – 2 Corinthians 12:1-4]. He was carried up to heaven in the spirit and recorded what he saw around the throne. His “ascension” typifies the […]
Church of the Laodiceans Rev. 3:14-24
Church of the Laodiceans Notice the Church “OF” the Laodiceans – 14 – whereas the other churches are churches “IN” whatever place they are in – this shows you that the people think they own the church [Laos – the common people, from which we get the word “laity” – dikaios – righteousness – therefore […]
Church in Philadelphia Rev. 3:7-13
Church in Philadelphia Introduction of the Speaker Jesus – now Jesus is being described with characteristics other than those that were mentioned by John in the first chapter – holy, 1 Peter 1:15-16 – true, 1 John 5:20, Revelation 19:11 – and he hath the key of David, Isaiah 22:22 – he openeth and shutteth […]