praiseworthy to open it, except the “Lamb of God”. Jesus is the symbol of the “Lamb of God” signifying He gave His life as a penitence for all who sinned (The Bible Guide). “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world (John 1:29).” The following of which the first four seals are broken, revealing the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, presenting man’s inhumanity to man (Rev 6:1-8).
In addition, the fifth seal is Christian martyrs crying out. The sixth seal is the destruction of the heavens, and of the earth, opened by the Lion of Judah (God), setting the platform for the final judgement. Redeemed from earth, the faithful one hundred, forty-four thousand Christians, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads afterward ascend to Heaven (Rev 7:1-4). Before judgement, God has his people marked for saving, twelve-thousand from the each of the twelve tribes of Israel. Now, as the trumpets blow, the seventh …show more content…
John received instructions from the Lord to “Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall take place after these things (Rev 1:19).” Revelation gives us an overview of the end of times, and unique to Revelation is the crucial cause of the persecution given in Scripture; death will reign on earth during persecution of God’s saints. Revelation writes to the church, and the Christians, inspiring us to look toward the Kingdom of Heaven. Equally, informing us of the horrific things to save us from God’s Wrath that descends on the world. Ultimately, the Book of Revelation is a parallel of creation today, yet a sobering reminder of the necessary faithfulness, and obedience to God, despite the sins, and burdens of the world bestowed, to lead you
In addition, the fifth seal is Christian martyrs crying out. The sixth seal is the destruction of the heavens, and of the earth, opened by the Lion of Judah (God), setting the platform for the final judgement. Redeemed from earth, the faithful one hundred, forty-four thousand Christians, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads afterward ascend to Heaven (Rev 7:1-4). Before judgement, God has his people marked for saving, twelve-thousand from the each of the twelve tribes of Israel. Now, as the trumpets blow, the seventh …show more content…
John received instructions from the Lord to “Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall take place after these things (Rev 1:19).” Revelation gives us an overview of the end of times, and unique to Revelation is the crucial cause of the persecution given in Scripture; death will reign on earth during persecution of God’s saints. Revelation writes to the church, and the Christians, inspiring us to look toward the Kingdom of Heaven. Equally, informing us of the horrific things to save us from God’s Wrath that descends on the world. Ultimately, the Book of Revelation is a parallel of creation today, yet a sobering reminder of the necessary faithfulness, and obedience to God, despite the sins, and burdens of the world bestowed, to lead you