The Drama Of The Seven Seals, And God's Judgement On The Earth

The drama of the seven seals and God's judgment on the earth. That's our message.

The scariest book in the Bible of course is the book of Revelation. Many are afraid of reading it, even some pastors I am told. And some say the book is merely symbolism. Others say it describes actual dramatic events. Some say the seven seals have already been opened and presently we are at seal number six. Others say none of the seals have been opened yet. Whatever the truth of the matter we can all agree that John's vivid description of the events that follow the breaking of the seven seals, paint a picture of some of the most terrible times ever on earth. And some are afraid of the book, in particular because of Revelation 22 and 19 which says, "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."

There is no need to fear the writings of the holy book of Revelation if you come to the Lord with a pure heart, that is a heart that is broken and contrite. And Father we thank you for this word. Send it forth under the anointing of your Holy Spirit. Bless the listeners to this word that some may come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We thank you and praise you for your precious word in Jesus name, amen.

As you recall John the Apostle was invited to go up to heaven by a voice that sounded like a trumpet talking, when a door to heaven was open to him and he witnessed a glorious scene, in which the God of heaven was sitting on a throne with a scroll in His right hand, surrounded by four beasts and 24 elders, clothed in white garments and wearing crowns. It was a stirring scene that included thundering's, lightning and voices.

As for the book in the Father's hand, the

apostle wept like an infant because no one

was found worthy to open and read

the scroll, and not even to look on the

inside. However he was swiftly comforted

by one of the elders who told him that the

Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of

David, had prevailed to open the book,

and to loose the seven seals by which the

scrolls were bound. When he had taken

the book from the Father's hands, the four

beasts and the elders worshiped the

Lamb with their harps. Then thousands

upon thousands of angels joined in saying,

"Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to

receive power and riches and wisdom and

strength and honor and glory and

blessing. And every creature in heaven

and on earth, and under the earth, joined

in the worship of the Father and the Lamb

of God forever and ever.

And then the Lamb proceeded to open the

seven seals one by one. Each seal is an

event without time, without date, without

duration of the event. The first

four seals mark the release of the four

horsemen of the apocalypse, each horse

having a different color. And these four are

devastating global events. The four beasts

perform the duties of tour guides

showing these tragic events to the

apostle. There will be no nation, people,

tribe or tongue on earth that will not feel

the brunt of these global disasters.

Our generation has experienced a global

catastrophic event in the COVID pandemic

and it is like nothing we have ever

experienced. There are also some alive

today who've gone through a world war.

These trying times of recent days will

perhaps be nothing in comparison to most

of the events that will unfold at the

breaking of the seven seals. When the

Lamb of God opened the first seal, one

called the conqueror went forth riding on a

white horse. He had a bow and a crown

was given to him and he went out

conquering and to conquer.

Since the color white symbolizes purity

and victory this figure can be Jesus Christ

and His conquering gospel that has gone

forth to the whole world. Or it can be the

antichrist and his reign of deception

conquering every nation until he rules the

entire world. When He opened the second

seal a fiery red horse went out and it was

granted to one who sat on it to take

peace from the earth and that people

should kill one another, and there was

given to him a great sword. When He

opened the third seal, behold a black

horse and he who sat on it had a

pair of scales in his hand, and a quart of

wheat cost a denarius, and three quarts of

barley cost a denarius.

One denarius in those days was the

equivalence of a day's

wage apparently, and so this was

significant of a time of famine. However

there was no shortage of

oil and wine at the time. When He opened

the fourth seal behold a pale horse

and the name of him who sat on it was

death and hades followed with him. And

power was given to them over a fourth

of the earth to kill with sword, with hunger,

with death, and by the beasts of the earth.

When He opened the fifth seal, John said,

"I saw under the altar the souls of those

who had been slain for the word of

God and for the testimony which they

held." They were asking the Lord God how

long it would be before He avenged

their blood on those dwelling on earth.

And they were given a white robe

apparently and told to rest a while until the

rest of souls would come in. When He

opened the sixth seal, there

were cosmic disturbances such as

earthquakes, the sun refusing to shine,

stars falling from heaven, mountains and

islands moving out of their places.

At this time the fear and terror of God's

wrath was so great, that all men, the word

of God says great and small, tried to

hide themselves from the face of the one

who sits on the throne and from the wrath

of the Lamb of God, by calling on

the mountains and rocks to fall on them, to

hide them from the face of the one sitting

on the throne.

In addition John saw at that time a great

multitude which no one could number

from every nation, tribe, people and

tongues standing before the throne and

before the Lamb clothed in white robes,

and with palm branches in their

hands, crying with a loud voice saying,

"Salvation belongs to our God who sits on

the throne and to the Lamb."

These had come out of the great

tribulation and had washed

their robes and made them white in the

blood of the Lamb and were now before

the throne of God serving Him day and

night in His temple. Then the word of God

says this about those who make up this

great multitude. The one who sits on

the throne will dwell among them, they

shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst

anymore. The sun shall not strike them nor

any heat. For the Lamb who is in the midst

of the throne will shepherd them, and lead

them to living fountains of waters,

and God will wipe away every tear from

their eyes.

When He opened the seventh seal, four

angels stood at the four corners of the

earth, holding back the four winds of the

earth, so that it would not blow on the

earth, on the sea, or on any tree. These

four angels were getting ready to harm the

earth but were told to hold back until

144,000 servants of God were sealed in

their foreheads. 12,000 from every tribe of

Israel was sealed at that time. Now

suddenly at the opening of the seventh

seal it seemed as if the brakes had come

on, and the trauma, the drama, and

catastrophic events are all

over because suddenly there's silence in

heaven for about a half an hour, the word

of God says. But what it really was in

fact is the calm before the real storm.

Then there were seven angels standing

before God and to each of them were

given seven trumpets. Then an eighth

angel came to whom was given much

incense, so that he would offer it along

with the prayers of all the saints upon the

golden altar, which was before the throne.

And the smoke from the incense along

with the prayers of the saints of God

ascended before God from the angel's

hand in glorious fashion.

But then the angel took the sensor, filled it

with fire from the altar and threw it down

to the earth, and there arose noises

from the earth, thundering's, lightnings,

and an earthquake. And the seven angels

who had the seven trumpets prepared

themselves to sound these trumpets.

When we take a look at the seven seals,

the seven trumpets and the seven bowls

of Revelation we might begin to

understand why God's judgment has

taken so long to come.

From the time of the apostles it seemed as

if the people of God were expecting the

imminent return of Jesus Christ,

when in fact after almost 2,000 years He

still has not returned. But when we look at

the extent and the harshness

of God's judgment, His wrath, we begin to

understand why it has been so important

for God to delay His wrath as long as

possible, because it will be so terrible for

those who are alive on earth at that time.

The seven seals seem devastating

enough, yet they are only the beginning.

They are the tip of the iceberg so to

speak.

There are two more sets of seven

judgments left to come.

The seven trumpets are harsher than the

seven seals, only to be followed by the

seven bowls, which are harsher still.

Because of God's mercy He's given us

every possible opportunity and ample time

to repent of our sins and to turn

away from them, looking to Jesus the

author and finisher of our faith. God bless

and keep you. May He give you a good

understanding of His word in Jesus name.

You've been listening to this message and

perhaps you do not know Jesus Christ as

Lord and Savior. Well my friend you do not

want to be on the wrong side of the fence,

when the seven seals are broken.

Please engage your heart and say this

prayer after me and the Lord God will

answer your request:

-Father I am a sinner.

-I am sorry for all my sins.

-I crave your forgiveness.

-I need your forgiveness.

-Thank you for your patience with me.

-I have decided to accept Jesus Christ as

my Lord and Savior.

-Lord Jesus welcome to my heart.

-Today I give you the key to my heart

because I now belong to you forever.

-Please give me the Holy Spirit to lead

me into all truth, to keep me from being

deceived by error.

-Thank you Lord for saving my soul, amen.

Welcome friend to the body of believers in

Christ. We are all here awaiting the return

of the good master and the signs

indicate that His coming is soon to be. In

the meantime we want to encourage you

to become water baptized as quickly

as possible. Let your pastor know you've

committed your life to the Lord and you

want to be baptized the way Jesus Christ

was baptized.

Begin reading the word of God every day.

Begin in the book of John and then go to

Matthew, Mark and Luke, reading

audibly as often as possible because faith

comes by hearing the word of God. Pray

daily, attend at your local church and

one glad morning the Savior will come and

rescue us from the evil that is coming on

the earth. God bless and keep you in

Jesus name, amen.