The Seven Seals Of The Revelation
Seal| Text |WHAT THE PROPHET JOHN SAW| THE MEANING |Related Texts
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1 |Rev. 6:2 | A WHITE |Its rider |This seal portrays the |Jer. 29:17-18
| | HORSE |carried a bow |going forth of Yahweh's |Matt. 24:4-5
| | |and went forth |truth to all the world. |Luke 21:8
| | |conquering and |And with the truth goes |
| | |to conquer |the divine warnings of |
| | | |approaching danger. |
| | | |Warnings of false Christs, |
| | | |false prophets and false |
| | | |doctrine |
| | | | |
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2 |Rev. 6:3-4 | A RED |Its rider was |This seal tells of wars, |Matt. 24:6
| | HORSE |given a great |revolutions and bloodshed |Luke 21:9-10
| | |sword and |on an unparalleled scale. |
| | |proceeded to |The great sword symbolises |Jer. 25:27-38
| | |take peace from|world wars involving many |
| | |the earth. |nations. |
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3 |Rev. 6:5-6 | A BLACK |Its rider held |This seal brings to view |Matt. 24:7
| | HORSE |a pair of |world-wide famines when |Luke 21:11
| | |scales and |prices for even the barest |
| | |weighed out |life's necessities will |
| | |food at |spiral out of control. (A |
| | |extremely high |whole day's wages for two |
| | |prices (eg. a |measures of wheat. |
| | |whole day's | |
| | |wages for two | |
| | |measures of | |
| | |wheat). | |
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4 |Rev. 6:7-8 | A PALE, |Its rider's |This seal symbolises |Matt. 24:7
| | SICKLY |name was Death |pestilences and disease |Luke 21:11
| | HORSE |and Hell |epidemics of various kinds |
| | |followed him. |which will lay low millions|
| | | |of people |
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5 |Rev. 6:9-11 | SOULS |Souls were |This seal reveals a further|Matt. 24:9-10
| |UNDER THE|heard crying |persecution of God's |Luke 21:12-19
| | ALTAR |for justice. |people, a persecution as |
| | |They were told |intense as any which |
| | |to wait for a |occurred in the past. |
| | |while till a | |
| | |further | |
| | |martyrdom took | |
| | |place. | |
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6 |Rev. 6:12-17|CELESTIAL|1. A great |These are literal signs in |Matt. 24:29
| | SIGNS | earthquake. |the physical universe. When|Luke 21:25-2
| | |2. The sun |they occur blind panic will|Jer. 4:23-28
| | | turned |overtake the inhabitants of|
| | | black. |the world. |
| | |3. The moon | |
| | | turned |Note: The Messiah does not |
| | | blood-red. |return to earth during this|
| | |4. The stars |seal. |
| | | (meteorites)| |
| | | fell. | |
| | |5. The sky | |
| | | was rolled | |
| | | back as a | |
| | | scroll. | |
| | |6. Earth's | |
| | | population | |
| | | was | |
| | | terrified. | |
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Revelation 7 is | THE |By divine |The Signature of Yahweh the|Eze. 20:12&20
inserted between| SEALING |authority the |God of Israel is the |Exodus 13:9
Seals 6 & 7 | OF |devastation of |Sabbath days in the sacred |Exodus 31:13-17
| YAHWEH'S|the earth, the |calendar. These are the |Ezekiel 9
| SERVANTS|sea and the |seventh day of the week |
| |trees was |(Saturday) and the seven |
| |delayed till |annual Sabbaths as |
| |the servants of|specified in Lev. 23. Each |
| |God were sealed|one is a sacred memorial of|
| |in their |a divine achievement in the|
| |foreheads and |plan of Salvation. In short|
| |right hands. |Yahweh seals His people |
| |144,000 |with obedience. |
| |Israelites were| |
| |sealed. | |
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7 |Rev. 8:7 | TRUMPETS|A third of the |This damaging of the earth,|
| | 1 |sea, a third of|the sea and the trees will |
| | |the trees and |only tak eplace after the |
| | |all the green |sealing work is completed |
| | |grass were |(Rev. 7:3). The Trumpets, |
| | |burned. |in other words, cannot even|
|--------------------------------------|commence their destruction |
|Rev. 8:8-9 | |A third of the |till all 144,000 Israelites|
| | |sea became like|are sealed. |
| | |the blood of a | |
| | 2 |dead man. A |When the Trumpets |
| | |third of the |eventually do sound, a time|
| | |fish perished |of great devastation will |
| | |and a third of |begin on earth. |
| | |the ships sank.| |
|--------------------------------------|The terms earth, sea, |
|Rev. 8:10-11| |A third of the |trees, grass, fish, ships |
| | |rivers of water|etc. may have symbolic as |
| | 3 |were made |well as literal meanings. |
| | |bitter and many|But it must be remembered |
| | |people died. |that ONE THIRD OF MANKIND |
|--------------------------------------|are slain at Trumpet No. 6,|
|Rev. 8:12 | |The sun, moon |so it is most unlikely that|
| | |and the stars |these terms also represent |
| | 4 |were then |mankind. |
| | |darkened by a | |
| | |third. | |
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|Rev. 9:1-12 | |The Bottomless |The Abyss is a place - or |Luke 8:30-33
| | |Pit (Abyss) was|condition - in which God |2 Peter 2:4
| | |then opened and|has imprisoned a host of |Jude 6
| | |an evil host |evil angels. Abaddon, the |
| | |led by Abaddon |King of the Abyss, is a |
| | |the King of the|demon of great depravity. |
| | |Abyss came |At this Trumpet, he is |
| | |forth. They |given leave to torture and |
| | |proceeded to |brutalise mankind for 5 |
| | |torture all |months: that is, all except|
| | 5 |mankind for |the servants of the Most |
| |FIRST WOE|five months - |High who accepted the Seal |
| | |all except |of God in their foreheads |
| | |those who had |and right hands (minds and |
| | |received |actions) at the time of the|
| | |Yahweh's Seal |sealing. |
| | |at the time of | |
| | |the sealing. | |
| | |These believers| |
| | |were | |
| | |supernaturally | |
| | |protected from | |
| | |Abaddon's | |
| | |power. | |
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|Rev. 9:13 to| 6 |Four mighty |During this seal, ONE THIRD|Daniel 7:25
|Rev. 11:14 | SECOND |angels were |OF MANKIND will be slain. |Daniel 12
| | WOE |then loosed |The Beast, who we are told |Rev. 12:6-14
| | |from the Great |also rises from the Abyss, |Rev. 13
| | |River |could well be Abaddon the |Zech. 14:1-2
| | |Euphrates. |Destroyer, the Lawless One,|2 Thess. 2:1-17
| | |Aided by a |the Son of Hell, the |
| | |force of |Exterminator from the |
| | |200,000 they |Bottomless Pit. His mark |
| | |killed ONE |is the age-old counterfeit |
| | |THIRD OF |of Yahweh's Signature and |
| | |MANKIND. At |will again manifest itself |
| | |this time the |when the bogus sabbaths of |
| | |holy city is |Christendom (Sunday, |
| | |trampled under |Christmas, Easter etc.) |
| | |foot for a |are enforced by law |
| | |period of 42 |throughout the world. |
| | |months (3½ | |
| | |years). | |
| | | | |
| | |Yahweh's Two | |
| | |Witnesses also | |
| | |preach to the | |
| | |world during | |
| | |this 42 month | |
| | |period. | |
| | | | |
| | |At the end of | |
| | |this woe the | |
| | |Beast who | |
| | |ascends from | |
| | |out of the | |
| | |Abyss will kill| |
| | |the Two | |
| | |Witnesses; but | |
| | |after 3½ days | |
| | |they are | |
| | |resurrected and| |
| | |carried to | |
| | |heaven in great| |
| | |glory. | |
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|Rev. 11:15 | 7 |This is a time |Yahshua, the Son of God, |Matt. 24:30
| |THIRD WOE|for God's |will return to earth at |Rev. 19:11-21
| | |anger, his |this Last Trumpet. |
| | |judgment of | |1 Thess. 4:14-17
| | |the nations and|The Beast will vainly |
| | |the rewarding |attempt to make war with |
| | |of his saints. |the returning Christ, but |
| | |At this Trumpet|he will perish in the |
| | |the kingdoms of|attempt. The Messiah's |
| | |this world will|millenial reign of peace |
| | |pass to their |will then begin. |
| | |rightful ruler,| |
| | |the Messiah of | |
| | |Israel. | |
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Author: Elder: David B. Loughran - Stewarton Bible School - Stewarton Scotland
Elder: Max W. Mader
A Voice In The Wilderness - Toronto Canada
Web-Site - www.avoiceinthewilderness.org
First published 1983 / Placed on the Internet 1996 / Updated: 1998 / Reformatted / 2002