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SEVEN SEALS
CHRISTIANITY OASIS HAS
PROVIDED YOU WITH THIS
SEVEN SEALS STUDY. THE SEVEN SEALS ARE
PART OF THE SIGNS OF THE END TIMES.
MANY HAVE HEARD OF THE SEVEN SEALS AS
BEING A SIGN OF THE END TIMES BUT WHAT ARE THE SEVEN SEALS AND
HOW DO THESE SEVEN SEALS PLAY A PART IN THE END TIMES? LET US SEEK
AND FIND THE TRUTH OF THE SEVEN SEALS TOGETHER, SHALL WE?
Good to have you back
... Remember, it is a good idea to read along with the End Times study
in the Bible so you will KNOW the TRUTH. To find out what happens next,
we must go to the Book of Revelation and see how it compares with the
Olivet Discourse. The Olivet Discourse is what we
just looked into on the previous page. It really should match up well,
with the Olivet Discourse because Jesus was the one who predicted the
Olivet Discourse and that which is written in the Book of Revelation (The Revelation of
Jesus Christ)
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Revelation 1:1
The
Revelation of Jesus Christ,
which God gave unto Him,
to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass;
and He sent and signified
it by His Angel unto his
servant John: |
As we read the
words that are shared in the book of Revelation, keep in mind that this
is a vision that John (One of Jesus' Apostles) had about two thousand
years ago (About 90 A.D.) on Patmos Island while being imprisoned there
by the Romans. In the Book of Revelation, John was given the ability to
look into the future, in a vision that he received and what he saw, he
described in his own words and compared it to things of his day and his
past. So he uses symbols, of sorts. When you read of these things that
he saw in his vision, try and imagine yourself back in his time period
and see if you can figure out what he is describing, that he saw would
occur in our modern day. We will begin at Revelation, Chapter 6, known
as the Seals.
1st SEAL
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Revelation 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. |
Let us look at the symbols used in John's
Vision ...
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WHITE HORSE
Some
believe that this is Antichrist, a world leader that will reign
terror on Earth for 3 and a half years during the End Times because
Jesus
Himself will come in on a white horse when He returns at Armageddon.
And they believe that Antichrist is trying to CON-vince the nations
that he is the long awaited Messiah.
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Rev.
19:11
And I saw Heaven opened,
and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon Him was called
Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make
war. |
Some
believe that the white horse symbolizes the false peace covenant that is
spoken of in the book of Daniel. That the conquering will be done in the
name of PEACE.
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Daniel 9:27
And
he shall confirm the covenant with
many for one week
(7 years)
and in the midst of the week
(Middle of the 7 years - 3 1/2 years)
he shall
cause the sacrifice and the
oblation to cease, and
for the overspreading of
abominations he shall make it desolate,
even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured
upon the desolate. |
They say this
because John uses symbols and a white horse represents PEACE yet the
rider has a bow (weapon) which suggests that he attempts to establish
PEACE by war. This would make it a false peace.
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BOW
This weapon
suggests that the intent is war or defense. It would seem it would be a
shield if it were defense though, but let's keep an open mind. |
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CROWN
Note
that the crown was given unto him. This certainly indicates that it is a
leader of a country or a group of people. So it is someone that is given
leadership of a nation or group. |
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CONQUERING
AND TO CONQUER
The
intent of this leader is to conquer other countries.
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So, using all
Scripture, symbols and prophecy ... The first Seal represents a chosen evil leader (Antichrist)
who presents himself as being righteous and sets forth to conquer using
Peace as a disguise for his purpose.
REMEMBER THAT
JESUS IS THE AUTHOR OF BOTH THE END TIMES PROPHECY IN THE OLIVET
DISCOURSE AND THE BOOK OF REVELATION WHICH IS IN TRUTH THE REVELATION OF
JESUS CHRIST. SO OUR INTERPRETATION HAS TO MATCH WHAT HE SAID IN THE
OLIVET DISCOURSE.
This interpretation matches very well with the first thing mentioned by Jesus in
the Olivet Discourse, (False christ) which we discussed on the
previous page
of this study.
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Matthew 24:5
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall
deceive many. |
BUT ... Do the
rest of the Seals match up (IN ORDER) with the rest of the Olivet
Discourse?
Let us continue
looking into the Seals of the book of Revelation ...
2nd SEAL
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Revelation
6:4
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. |
The
symbol of the red horse obviously means war.
You do not need to be a rocket scientist to figure that one huh?
This
matches up perfectly again with the next thing that Jesus
mentioned would occur in the Olivet Discourse
which we discussed on the previous
page
of this study.
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Matthew 24:6
And ye shall hear
of WARS and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all
these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. |
Let us continue
looking into the Seals of the book of Revelation ...
3rd SEAL
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Revelation
6:5-6
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 beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and
three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not
the oil and the wine. |
WOW ...
The Black horse symbolizes Famine just as Jesus predicted would occur
next in the Olivet Discourse which we
discussed on the previous page
of this study.
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Matthew 24:7
For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:
and there shall be FAMINES. |
Let us continue looking into the Seals of the book of Revelation ...
4th SEAL
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Revelation
6:8
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was
Death, and Hell 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. |
We are given
even more horrifying clues as to what else will occur at this time. 1/4
of the people on earth will die by war, famine,
disease
(pestilence) and from beasts
of the Earth. Many suggest that since there will be such a famine, that
wild beasts will feed on humans.
Many are
killed. Some are killed with "death" ... This is what Jesus predicted
next in the Olivet Discourse when He said "pestilence" would thrive
which we discussed on the previous
page of this study.
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Matthew 24:7
And pestilences, and Earthquakes, in divers (various) places. |
Let us continue
looking into the Seals of the book of Revelation ...
5th SEAL
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Revelation
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, dost
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 fellow servants
also and their brethren, that should be killed as they
were, should be fulfilled. |
This is a VERY important message. Those who had died for Christ
(Christians) received white robes and were told to wait until OTHER
Christians that were to be killed for the name of Jesus arrived. These
Christians are just now being brought to Heaven.
This again matches very well with the next thing mentioned by Jesus in
the Olivet Discourse (Christians killed) which we discussed on
the
previous page
of this study.
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Matthew 24:9-14
Then
shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and
ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall
many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one
another" And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. |
Let us continue looking into the Seals of the book of Revelation ...
6th SEAL
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Revelation
6:12-17
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? |
This matches almost
word for word with the next thing Jesus mentioned would occur in the
Olivet Discourse, (Great Tribulation) which we discussed
on the
previous page
of this
study.
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Matthew 24:15-29
When ye
therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him
understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the
mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take
any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field
return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with
child, and to them that give suck in those days! But pray ye that
your flight be not in the winter, neither on the Sabbath day: For
then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning
of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those
days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for
the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Then if any man shall say unto
you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. For there
shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great
signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall
deceive the very elect. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if
they shall say unto you, Behold, He is in the desert; go not forth:
behold, He is in the secret chambers; believe it not. For as the
lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so
shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For wheresoever the
carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Immediately
after the tribulation of those days shall
the sun be darkened,
and the moon shall not give
her light, and
the stars shall fall from Heaven,
and the powers of the
Heavens shall be shaken. |
So let us summarize what we have so
far ... There will come a leader who will hide his true goals behind the
mask of peace yet he will use power as the way he proceeds. The result
will be wars, famine, disease and death until even 1/4 of the population
of the world is killed. This will result in Christians being killed and
then GREAT TRIBULATION.
As we can clearly see,
there is a very good match with the
Olivet Discourse in
Matthew, chapter 24 and the Seven Seals in
Revelation,
Chapter 6
... In fact, they are virtually the same thing. Jesus, who foretold of the End Times in
the Olivet Discourse on the previous page, also being the one who
foretold of the End Times, in the Book of Revelation, has given us a way
to find out what happens next. The book of Revelation will now pick up
where the Olivet Discourse stopped and the events that you will hear and
read of, are more terrifying than anything you can imagine. Remember,
they could also be in your very near future.
Most believe that ALL Christians are taken up in the
Rapture before the End Times. It sounds like a wonderful concept
and all but ... The Bible and in TRUTH Jesus Himself has been VERY clear
that the Rapture has NOT occurred up to this point.
But don't get
excited ... The Rapture is right around the corner.
Let us proceed and find out exactly what happens next in the ...
End Times
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