OUR LORD JESUS RETURN TO ESTABLISH JUSTICE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS

SEVEN SEAL JUDGMENTS, REVELATION 6: 1 - 17


THE WORLD DICTATOR (ANTICHRIST) DOMINATION OF THE GOVERNMENTS

Revelation 6: 1, 2 (First Seal) I watched as the Lamb (Christ Jesus) opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, "Come!" I (John) looked, and there before me was a white horse, (Roman military conquering general rides a white horse) Its rider (World Dictator) held a BOW, and he was given a crown, (Domination of the governments) and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. (Satan and Antichrist plan a PEACEFUL, diplomatic, world domination of governments during the first three and half years of the Seven Year Tribulation period, Daniel 9: 27A He (World Dictator) will confirm a covenant with many for one seven. (Seven year Tribulation Period)

The bow is a symbol of war, but the absence of arrows implies that his victory is bloodless one-a peace won by covenant and agreement, not by war. MacArthur Study Bible, P 2000

THE WORLD DICTATOR AND SATAN WILL RULE ADVERSITY THROUGH WAR

Revelation 6: 3, 4 (Second Seal) When the Lamb (Christ Jesus) opened the second seal, I (John) heard the second living creature say, "Come!" Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword. (Satan and World Dictator domination of governments through bloodshed to any resistance-primarily in the last three and half years of the Seven Year Tribulation period)

Daniel 9: 27b In the middle of the seven (3 ½ years) he (World Dictator) will put an end to sacrifice and offering. (Jerusalem's rebuilt temple and offerings) And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, (worldwide conflicts) until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.

Revelation 13: 4, 7, 8 Men worshiped the dragon (Satan) because he had given authority to the beast, (World Dictator), and they also worshiped the beast, and asked, Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him?& He (World Dictator) was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast-all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb (Christ Jesus) that was slain from the creation of the world.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF WARFARE BY THE WORLD DICTATOR AND SATAN

Revelation 6: 5, 6 (Third Seal) When the Lamb (Christ Jesus) opened the third seal, I (John) heard the third living creature say, "Come!" I looked and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, "A quart of wheat for a days wages, and three quarts of barley for a days wages, and do not damage the oil and wine!"

The World Dictator and Satan, the murderer, kill by famine those who resist their domination, especially in the last three and half years of the Tribulation Period. Revelation 13: 17 ... so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast (World Dictator) or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.

OUR LORD JESUS ALLOWS MANS EVIL AND REBELLIOUS CHOICES, THE WORLD DICTATOR, AND SATAN TO FINISH THEIR COURSE OF THE CLEANSING PROCESS.

Revelation 6: 7, 8 (Fourth Seal) Then the Lamb (Christ Jesus) opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" I looked, and there before was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades (Hebrew "Sheol", place of the dead) was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.

OUR LORD JESUS AFFIRMS AND COMFORTS HIS FAITHFUL WARRIORS

Revelation 6: 9 - 11 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar, (Altar of Incense in heaven - prayers of the saints, Revelation 8: 3) the souls of those who had been slain because of the WORD of GOD and the testimony they maintained. They called out in a loud voice, "How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?" Then each of them was given a white robe, (Revelation 3: 5) and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed. (Martyrs were in heaven, but their sufferings were so great, they still called out for vengeance on the World Dictator, Antichrist Governments, and their followers)

OUR LORD JESUS' JUDGING, SUPERNATURALLY, THE WORLD DICTATOR, THE ANTICHRIST GOVERNMENTS, THE MILITARY FORCES, AND THE FOLLOWERS.

Revelation 6: 12 - 14 (Sixth Seal) I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. (The events in the very last half of the Seven Year Tribulation Period - fuller description in the Seven Bowl Judgments, Revelation 16: 1-21)

Revelation 6: 15 - 17 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every free man hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the FACE of HIM (Our Lord Jesus) who sits on the Throne and from the wrath of the LAMB! (Christ Jesus) For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?" (No cry for repentance and coming to Christ Jesus)

OUR LORD JESUSPREPARATION FOR THE COMING SEVEN TRUMPET JUDGMENTS, THE DETAILED EVENTS IN THE LAST 3 1/2 YEARS OF THE TRIBULATION PERIOD

Revelation 8: 1, 2, 5 When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. ...Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

OUR LORD JESUS IS CALLING US TO LOOK AND LOVE HIS SECOND COMING

Revelation 22: 7 "Behold I (Our Lord Jesus) am coming soon!" Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy in this book.

Revelation 22: 7 He (Our Lord Jesus) who testifies to these things says, "Yes, I am coming soon.

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus."

II Timothy 4: 7, 8 (Paul's expectation) I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day-and not only to me, but also to ALL who have LONGED FOR HIS APPEARING.

Revelation 11: 16 - 18 And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, saying: "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign. The nations were angry; and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those who reverence your name, both small and great-and for destroying those who destroy the earth."
Revelation 19: 6 - 8 (Our heavenly wedding feast with our Lord Jesus) Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, SHOUTING: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb (Christ Jesus) has come, and his bride (His saints) has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)
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