The words: The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him Rev 1:1, begin the book of Revelation. This
book is the revealing to us, by God through Jesus Christ and written by John; what is to transpire in the latter days Rev
1:1-3.
John is then taken in spirit (in a vision) into the future and writes down those things that he sees.
Chapters two and three and the remainder of chapter one cover the seven churches. I have covered these chapters
on the page entitled
THE SEVEN CHURCHES and will not write about them here. Chapters four and five cover the circumstances surrounding the actual unsealing
or revealing of the things written, but sealed and not understood by the prophets of God. This unsealing is also
covered on another page called
NO MAN KNOWS THE DAY.
THE SEVEN SEALS
THE FIRST SEAL
Rev 6:2
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow: and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering,
and to conquer. This is the appearance of false religion which wears white to deceive, trying to appear as an angel
of light 2 Cor 11:13-14. False religion first appeared among men when satan lied to Eve in the garden Gen 3 and satan has
been deceiving men every since. Yet, there is coming a climax of deception, an ultimate deceiver 2 Thes 2:1-10.
Remember that the Book of Revelation is the revealing of what will "shortly come to pass" Rev 1:1, these
things are about the future, not the past. This man is the abomination spoken of by Daniel Mat 24:15, Dan 11:31, Dan
12:11. He is the religious deceiver who appears so righteous, so Godly, so good; that he wins the respect and admiration
of the whole world, but uses his popularity to deceive, speaking the words of the dragon, the devil Rev 13:11-18.
Paul tells us that the end shall not come until the son of perdition is revealed 2 Thess 2:1-10. Jesus tells us that
the tribulation will begin when the abomination stands on the Holy Place Mat 24:15-21. Since both of these warnings
refer to the beginning of the tribulation, they must refer to the same thing; the greatest abomination of them all, a man
who uses the Primacy of Peter lie to exalt himself up above God and deceive all nations into following him into rebellion
against God's law and therefore against God Himself! This man will claim that he has been given the authority to
change God's Law and God's Word, he will claim that he has the authority to substitute the traditions of his
church and his own opinions in place of God's Word. Please read the vital pages on this deception called
THE ETERNAL IS GOD and
THE MARK OF THE BEAST!
This man of sin will have the number 666 within his name or title Rev 13:18, for it is the number of a MAN,
the man of sin, the greatest False Prophet. He is the one who shall call for men to build an image (a likeness, a replica)
of the fallen beast of Babylon, a revival of the Holy Roman Empire Rev 13:15. He is the one who shall have the power
to make it happen! He appears as a righteous and Godly man and is also given the power to perform miracles Rev 13:13-14
and 2 Thess 2:1-10.
DO NOT BE DECEIVED BRETHREN: The end shall not come, until this Son of Perdition
has been revealed! 2 Thess 2:1-3. WHEN THIS ABOMINATION IS SET UP Then the 1,290 days will begin and
continue into the 1,335 days! See the
TWO PROPHETS AND THE 1,290 DAYS page. Dan 12:11-12 Please see
THE FALSE PROPHET page for more on this man.
I have been asked: Could this man of sin, be this or that Church
of God leader? The answer is simple; there are many false prophets and false teachers, but ONLY ONE who will have the
power to build a replica of the Holy Roman Empire, ONLY ONE who will manage to deceive the whole world. ONLY ONE who
has the power to do great miracles. No leader in our tiny flock, could do that. This man uses the PRIMACY OF PETER
lie, to exalt himself above God, (please see
THE PRIMACY OF PETER; and this great deceiver appears to the whole world to be a man of God, sitting in the temple of God, the Church.
REMEMBER BRETHREN: THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST SEAL The setting up of this man, is only the FIRST SEAL. Let no one
DECEIVE YOU! 2 Thess 2. After setting up this new political entity in Europe, he will move to or visit the HOLY
PLACE. When he goes to the Holy Place, THEN THE TRIBULATION WILL BEGIN, NOT BEFORE for our LORD JESUS CHRIST
has declared this Mat 24:15-21, Luk 21:24 ! The tribulation will not begin until this man of awesome power visits
the Holy Place! This has NOT HAPPENED YET!
The first seal is the setting up of the appalling abomination
of deception.
THE SECOND SEAL
Rev 6:3-4 Verse four: And there
went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they
should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. This is speaking of the fierce king who rules the
revived Holy Roman Empire Dan 8:23-25. The empire rebuilt by the man of the first seal. He shall have power to
make war (margin) for forty-two months (1,260 days) Rev 13:4-10. He shall tread down the streets of Jerusalem with his
armies for forty-two months Rev 11:2. This is the times of the Gentiles referred to in Daniel, by our Lord Luk
21:24, Dan 12:7. The phrase; He shall have power to take peace from the earth, implies that a general peace
exists at the time that he is so empowered 1 Thess 5:3, Dan 8:25.
This man has the power to make war for forty-two
months, he occupies Jerusalem for forty-two months. This is the Great Tribulation or hour of temptation and trial Rev
3:10. How do we know? Jesus Christ said so! Mat 24:15-21. This man is empowered at the beginning of the
1,260 days of tribulation. He becomes the leader of Babylon, the new Holy Roman Empire, whatever it's official name.
The son of perdition, the appalling abomination is set up at the beginning of 1,335 days, because he needs the time to bring
about this political miracle. Subtract 1,260 from 1,335 and you will see that this king or ruler is empowered to make
war and begin the tribulation, about 75 days after the false prophet is set up!
The second seal is the Beast
Emperor of Babylon, empowered to bring about the wars of the great tribulation. Please see the BEYOND 2008 page to see
how this will come about.
THE THIRD SEAL
And I beheld, and lo a black horse;
and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four creatures say,
a measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt (waste) not the oil and the wine
Rev 6:5-6. This clearly refers to shortages of food and famine, which would be the natural result of war and the defeat
of the Israelite nations. Ezek 4:9-13 describes this state of extreme famine, as taking place during a captivity of
Israel, when many of them will be driven out among the Gentile nations once again. Ezek 5 then goes on to describe the
war and famine, declaring that fully one third of the people of Israel shall die in the famine Ezek 5:12.
It
should be noted here that the modern state of Israel is just a small part of the descendants of Israel (Jacob). The
modern state of Israel is largely made up of the descendants of the Tribes of Judah and Levi with a few from other tribes
who joined with Judah, after fleeing from the Assyrian conquest of Israel in c718 BC. The other Tribes of Israel were
carried off by the Assyrians and later migrated throughout Europe. For example; the Tribe of Reuben migrated up through
Northern Europe and came to be known as North Men or Normans. These North Men (Normans) settled in Northern France at
Normandy, later most of these people immigrated to Canada, to become the Quebecois and Acadians. The British and Americans
descended from the Tribe of Joseph (Ephraim and Manasseh), while the Dutch descended from Zebulon. The destruction of
Israel will involve many more countries than just the tiny modern State of Israel.
The third seal is mass
famine throughout the Israelite nations. These include the Jewish state of Israel; and the nations made up of the other
tribes of Israel. They would include: Great Britian, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the Scandanavian
countries. This famine will be caused by four main things. 1 A breakdown of the economy; Because of the destruction
of many major cities, these nations will be unable to pay for imported fuel, needed to cultivate and transport food.
2 A population greatly weakened by radiation, will be subject to disease and will be unable to produce.
3 A lack of rain and a withdrawal of God's blessings. 4 The conquorers will remove most of what is produced
for their own purposes.
THE FOURTH SEAL
Behold a pale horse: and his name
which sat upon him was Death, and Hell (the grave) followed with him. And power was given unto 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 Rev 6:7-8.
Here we see massive death. The natural consequence of the sword (war), hunger (famine) and the overspreading
of wild beasts, particularly uncontrolled vermin (rats, mice, locusts, mosquitoes, ect.). While it will be the Israelite
nations that are initially attacked, radiation will be spread around the world. Disease starting in our weakened population
will spread. Things like the Avian Influenza, perhaps now modified by radiation will plague the world and without the massive
medical assistance previously available, from North America.
Australia, Canada and America will no longer
be providing the prodigious quantities of food that the world is used to. In short the whole world will be affected in a very
big way. The statement here is that one fourth of the earth may die. What a Frightful, Terrible Calamity that
is coming in addition to the death of over two thirds of the Israelite peoples Ezek 5:12. No wonder this is called;
a time to try all those that dwell upon the earth Rev 3:10.
I must ask you, dear readers; Has that ultimate
miracle working deceiver appeared to deceive the whole world yet? Has he gone to stand upon the mount of God?
Has that bestial ruler been empowered over a newly revived Holy Roman Empire yet? Have the Israelite nations been brought
down with war, famine and disease, killing two thirds of her peoples yet? Has one fourth of the population of the whole
world, even begun to be killed yet? We are only at the fourth seal!
Anyone who says that
he knows what the seven thunders have spoken; IS ADDING TO WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK OF REVELATION, for those words were
NOT RECORDED Rev 10:4. IT IS WRITTEN: For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy
of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: Rev
22:18. Mankind shall know what these seven thunders have uttered when this event happens! NOT BEFORE. If any man,
claiming to be a man of God, adds to the words of this book, HE IS NO MAN OF GOD and HE HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE WORD OF GOD!
It is the Word of Almighty God that judges, JOHN 12:48. If you are adding to the word of God: Repent quickly,
lest this curse come to pass.
THE FIFTH SEAL
Rev 6:9-11; 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: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord holy and true, doest Thou not judge and avenge
our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them,
that they should rest yet for a little season until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as
they were, should be fulfilled.
The word souls here is translated from the Greek word PSUCHE, meaning breath
or spirit. This verse indicates that the spirits of the dead saints are being kept under the Altar of God in heaven
(see the DEATH AND RESURRECTION page). These spirits who are not conscious or animate are metaphorically calling out
for justice. White robes are given to them; which is symbolic of righteousness Rev 19:8, and they are told to rest;
that they would remain in death until the Appointed Time of judgement and that they must wait until their fellow servants
were also killed.
This is clearly referring to a time of drastically increased persecution of the saints of
God. It is not referring to the tribulation, which will try ALL THOSE WHO LIVE ON THE EARTH Rev 3:10. The tribulation
is pictured by the second seal. The tribulation lasts for 1,260 days, beginning with the occupation of Jerusalem Rev
11:2, Luk 21:20-24 when all things written shall be fulfilled Luk 21:22 and the destruction of many countries shall
take place, Dan 11:40-43. The fifth seal is referring directly to an intense persecution of the saints of God.
This extreme persecution of the saints of God begins at almost the same time as the tribulation begins Rev 12:17.
At the time that, the Angel of God, Michael; succeeds in casting satan down to the earth Dan 12:1-2, Rev 12:7-17 a period
of great trouble and trial or tribulation will come, for satan will possess and empower his false prophet, as revealed by
the first seal. After the saints flee into the wilderness to be nourished for a time, times and half a time (1,260
days or forty-two months), from the face of the serpent, he will turn back to PERSECUTE AND MAKE WAR AGAINST THE SAINTS who
have not responded to the warnings given to them Rev 12:17.
This persecution is the fifth seal, for satan
is in GREAT WRATH Rev 12:12. He will fail in fighting God and His angels, so he will take out his anger upon those who
keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ Rev 12:17. He hates God and he hates all those
who keep God's commandments. This scripture proves once again, that God's people KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS!
Please see the LAW AND GRACE and the MARK OF THE BEAST pages.
THE SIXTH SEAL
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; and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely
figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every
mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men,
and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens, and in the
rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth
on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of His wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Rev 6:12-17
When one looks up into the sky at night, one sees the stars. When one looks during the
day, he cannot see the stars for the brightness of the sun. Even so; When the Glory of the Lamb is shown to this world,
nothing in the heavens may be seen, due to the Brightness of our Lord on His throne! When He appears, it will be as
if the heavens have been rolled up and put away like a scroll, no longer to be seen, because of the BRIGHTNESS OF HIS GLORY!
A Great and Massive Earthquake shall shake EVERY ISLAND and EVERY MOUNTAIN on the earth. This will
produce huge dust clouds and very probably volcanic action, which will darken the sun and make the moon appear red as blood.
The falling stars of heaven are very likely meteor showers. These events culminate in the revealing of the Lamb on His
throne in heaven!
These signs are given to show men a final warning that; The day (time) of the wrath of the
Lamb has come Rev 6:16-17. This awesome sight causes all men to seek to hide in absolute terror, from the face
of the Lamb and the wrath of the Lord.
The sixth seal is a dramatic warning that the seventh seal is
about to be opened revealing the seven Trumpets and their plagues. The first five seals are about the wrath of the devil
against God and His creation Rev 12:12; And how he deceives mankind into an orgy of destruction. The sixth seal is a
demonstration of the GLORY and POWER of GOD and a warning that His judgement is about to fall upon a wicked and rebellious
world.
This is NOT about some little shaker somewhere. This is going to grab the ATTENTION of every
person. That is it's purpose; TO REVEAL THAT THE ETERNAL IS GOD INDEED, that He is the ULTIMATE AUTHORITY,
not some man in a white robe. It is the Eternal who will JUDGE this world, and when this seal is opened;
Everyone will know it!
SPECIAL PREPARATION FOR THE SEVENTH SEAL
The seventh
seal waits to be opened, but something else must be done first. God will seal His servants, before He begins to pour
out His wrath on a wicked and rebellious world Rev 7:1-3. At this point twelve thousand of each of the tribes
of Israel except Dan are sealed Rev 7:4-8, this then totaling 144,000 persons.
To understand this, we must
ask; what is this seal? What is a seal? A seal is a means of identifying ownership. If something has my
seal, this indicates that it belongs to me. It also means to cover, to hide, to conceal, to preserve and to protect.
In the context of Rev 7, it means to identify for the purpose of protecting from God's wrath. God's wrath will
fall upon those who hate and resist Him; not upon those who love and faithfully serve Him.
Now we are
told that the seal of God is; the Holy Spirit of promise Eph 1:13, Eph 4:30. This seal, identifies God's people
as His and He knows those that are His, by that seal 2 Tim 2:19.
When are these 144,000 sealed with the Holy
Spirit of Almighty God? After all the events spoken of through the first six seals of the book of Revelation.
Are they then sealed with God's Spirit now? No! These persons, are those who have been called and converted
by God, through the example of God's martyrs and the preaching of God's prophets. They are given God's Spirit,
just after the sign of the Lamb (sixth Seal) indicates that He is about to intervene and pour out His wrath. The pouring
out of His wrath is delayed until, these men are sealed with that Spirit of Promise Rev 7:2-3
Beginning in
verse nine the scene is advanced still further in the future, when a great multitude shall stand before the throne of of the
Lamb Rev 7:9-17. Who is this multitude? They are those who have turned to God and been justified by the washing
away of sin by the blood (sacrifice) of the Lamb. They are those who have come through great tribulation (affliction
and persecution) Rev 7:14, Acts 14:22, they are all of God's people who have ever lived, from Able to the last person
called and converted! This great multitude INCLUDES the 144,000!
Revelation 14:1-5 reveals that the
144,000 shall stand with the Lamb on mount Sion when Christ comes. This group is given a special song, only for them
Rev 14:3. No one may use this song (ode, chant) except them. To even be mentioned in scripture, this must be very
significant. These are called firstfruits and have remained spiritual virgins, always being faithful to their espoused
husband Jesus Christ. Since this does not affect anyone's salvation, in any way, it would do no harm to maintain
an open mind, as to whether this group is the same as the 144,000 mentioned in Rev 7.
THE SEVENTH
SEAL
When the seventh seal was opened, there was silence in heaven for about 1/2 hour while seven
trumpets were given to seven angels and another angel offered up incense with all the prayers of the saints of God Rev 8:1-4.
The word "saint" means consecrated, blameless or holy. ALL God's people are referred to as saints in the
scripture. No man, or group of men can make anyone a "saint". God calls and chooses His people and ALL
His people are saints. Their prayers are a sweet odour or savour to Him, which is why the odour of incense is likened
to the prayers of God's people Rev 5:8.
THE FIRST TRUMPET
An angel took
of the coals of fire from the alter and cast it to the earth and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an
earthquake Rev 8:5. Then the FIRST ANGEL sounded his trumpet Rev 8:7 and hail and fire mingled with blood fell on the
earth, which destroyed 1/3 of the trees and all the green grass Rev 8:7. This is the beginning of the wrath of a furious
Christ, pouring out His anger upon a rebellious mankind; which has persecuted and tormented His peopled and defied His Word.
This means EXACTLY what it says. The hail will not be just the small pea to baseball sized hail that is common, it will
be a very large, killer size. The fire is doubtless lightning (Strong's 4442 pur) and the blood, is the blood of
those injured, dead and dying.
THE SECOND TRUMPET
The SECOND ANGEL sounded
and there was, as it were a great mountain cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood. One third
of all sea creatures died and one third of the ships were destroyed. This is likely a meteor, while the blood probably
refers to some kind of pollution that looks like blood. Mountains are not made of blood and there is not enough life
in the sea to turn one third of it into genuine blood. With much shipping destroyed and quite likely many oil tankers
crushed, this might be the Exon Valdez disaster multiplied many times over. A vast; heavy coat of oily sludge over the
sea, glinting in the sun, might just be described as looking like a sea of blood. Whether this means just the Mediterranean
Sea or all the oceans is unclear. In either case, this will be an awesome disaster. While not specifically mentioned
here, it should be self evident that such a massive and forceful displacement of water would result in a huge tsunami or tidal
surge, which would be very damaging to large areas of land.
THE THIRD TRUMPET
And the THIRD ANGEL sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third
part of rivers, and upon the fountains of water Rev 8:10 and many died, because the waters were made bitter Rev 8:11.
This appears to be in the nature of a comet, which is made of dust and frozen gasses as opposed to the more solid nature
of a meteor. This dust falling over a wide area of fresh waters, pollutes those waters, making them bitter and poisonous.
A comet is also much brighter than a meteor.
THE FOURTH TRUMPET
And the FOURTH
ANGEL sounded, and the third part of the sun and moon and stars were darkened, so that a third part of the day and a third
of the night was completely dark and without natural light Rev 8:12. This means that there is to be an eight hour period,
half during the day and half during the night, when there will be no natural light. This is and doubtless will be regarded
as an ominous warning of the three trumpets to come. The three great woes Rev 8:13.
THE
FIRST WOE OR THE FIFTH TRUMPET
And the FIFTH ANGEL sounded; and the bottomless pit was opened and
a great smoke arose darkening the sun and the air. Then locusts came out having power to torment like scorpions Rev
9:1-3. They had no power over those with God's seal and no power over any vegetation, and they had no power to kill,
only power to torment men for five months Rev 9:4-6. Some have speculated that these creatures are symbols of modern
war machines. There is a serious problem with that idea. War machines kill, these creatures do not Rev 9:6.
They are described in Rev 9:7-11.
THE SECOND WOE OR THE SIXTH TRUMPET
The
SIXTH ANGEL sounded Rev 9:13-21 The sixth angel was commanded to release four angels who had been bound in the Euphrates
river and they were empowered to slay one third of the men remaining on the earth, with an army of two hundred million persons
Rev 9:14-16. John looking ahead into the future was trying to describe these things, within the limitations of his experience
around 100 AD. Rev 9:17-19 is the description of this army. In spite of this devastating damage to humanity, men still
will, in the main, refuse to repent Rev 9:20-21. This event refers to the response of Asia to the European attack on
them (See the BEYOND 2008 page). This army will advance killing one third of mankind; for a year, a month and
a day Rev 9:15. At the end of which they will be massed at Har Megiddo for the final battle against the European
power (Babylon) Zec 14, occupying Jerusalem Rev 11:2. At that point Jesus Christ will intervene Zech 14.
To
be continued!
