The Seven Seals ( Rev. 6:1-17; 8:1) Part one

golfjack

Chapters 4 and 5 feature a scene in heaven, in which God the Father holds a scroll closed by seven seals. A search revealed that no one in heaven or earth was worthy to open it. Then it was proclaimed that the Lion of Judah, who had prevealed over sin at the cross, was worthy; and heaven broke into a anthem of praise to Him. As Christ removed the seals from the book, events of judgment to take place on the earth.

1. The first seal: a white horse( 6:2). The rider on the white horse is the Anti-christ. The Apostle Paul gives us a vivid picture of the coming of this rider. Before, he comes, two things will happen:

The falling away. This spiritual falling away will take place during the church age and will be intensified in the end time.

The man of sin ( the Anti-christ) is revealed, the son of perdition ( utter destruction). He will appear on the political scene, using demonic psychology, with a solution to all the problems of the nations. He will exalt himself above all that is called God. He will be worshiped by unbelievers, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God ( 2 Thess. 2:3).

Peace, Golfjack

Joebob787 · Rattlesnake Joined: 26 May 2008 Posts: 435 Location: Nj

Also, The Restrainer of Sin needs to be removed from the planet.

2Th 2:6 And now you know what is restraining, that he may be revealed in his own time.
2Th 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way

He who now restrains is the Holy Spirit since only God has the power to restrain sin
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golfjack · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: reply

I think it is the Church that is the restrainer. If the Holy Spirit was taken out, then noone could be saved during the Tribulation. If I had time, I could use scripture to prove this.

Peace, Golfjack

JB · Lion King Joined: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 1084

Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:

When the last Trumpet sounds. I believe that is also reflected in Revelation 11 but I don't have my Bible in front of me to confirm that.

Another idea on the subject is that in Revelation 11 or 12 we see that satan can no longer go before the throne of Grace to accuse the saints? Why is that? Because we are gone.

Just thought I would add some fuel to the fire.

Another thought is the idea of the pre trib rapture of the Church. It wasn't even a consideration until a sixteen year old prophetess of the Catholic Church had a vision of the rapture. Darby took the idea and ran with it and as a result sold a lot of books on this new idea of the pre tribulation rapture.

One of my favorite reads is Dialog with Trypho. Justin Martyr in no way suggest a pretribulation rapture on his writings.

JB

golfjack · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:04 pm Post subject: reply

Part Two:

2. The second seal: a red horse ( 6:4). The world for thousands of years, has had wars and rumors of wars ( Matt. 24:4-7). Many great battles have been fought, but none can compare with the wars that will be fought in the last three and half years of tribulation. The rider of the red horse will do the will of the AntiChrist and lead the nations of the world into the Battle of Armageddon. Because the first three and half years of the Anti-christ's rule will be an era of peace, people will think that he has ushered in permanent peace, until the rider of the red horse comes with the sword of warfare to do battle with the Lord Jesus Christ and His army ( Rev. 19:11-19).

3. The third seal: a black horse ( 6:5, 6). The rider of the black horse, with scales in hand, is death by ffamine. He portrays an initial period of plenty for all; but afterward the average man's daily wage will be the price of a quart of of wheat or three quarters of barley. Only the powerful and rich will enjoy the oil and wine. ( sounds familar for today, we are getting close). At the end of the church age, famines, pestilences will increase ( Matt. 24:7). but this cannot be compared with the latter part of the Tribulation period, portrayed by the rider of the black horse.

Peace, Golfjack