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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 part 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!
Dan 12:11-12 Please see THE ABOMINATION 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.
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 ETERNAL IS GOD page; 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. 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 all seven seals have been opened and that
several of the trumpets have already blown, by April 2008 is living in a fantasy, he is totally delusional!
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! Am I judging him? NO! NO! NO! It
is the Word of Almighty God that has judged him JOHN 12:48. Instead I urge such
men: 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 OF 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 OF 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!
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