I drew this from thinking about a lecture from Liberty University.  (The right two columns are borrowed directly from Liberty University's New Testament Overview Worktext, copyright 2003, Thomson Learning Custom Publishing.)  I built the words of the columns into the chart to show the parallel.

Another thing that I noticed (that wasn’t brought out), was the similarities between the judgments.  I never noticed that before, Hebrew Poetry rhymes concepts, the judgments all rhyme straight across, each one seeming to build on the previous judgment.  Check out the parallels:

 

Seal (not covered in lectures)

Trumpet

Bowl

1st

Angel on white horse attacking the world. 6:1-2

Partial destruction of vegetation, 8:7

Physical pain on the people. 16:2

2nd

War, red horse. 6:3-4

Partial destruction  of sea. 8:8-9

Sea became blood. 16:2

3rd

Famine, black horse wheat and grain scarce. 6:5-6

Partial destruction of fresh water. 8:10-11

Fresh water turns to blood. 16:3

4th

Death, ashen horse, killed ¼ of earth with pestilence. 6:7-8

Partial darkening of solar light. 8:12-13

Sun scorches the earth. 16:8-9

5th

Martyrs, hiding under altar. 6:9-11

Release of demons from hell. 9:1-12

The world ruler’s kingdom of darkness. 16:10-11

6th

Terror, worldwide chaos, nature goes wild. 6:12-17

Release of four angels for destruction. 9:13-21

Euphrates river dries up, armies invade. 16:8-9

7th

Trumpets ushered in, peace in heaven. 8:1

Great announcement of the kingdom 11:15-19

Babylon is destroyed. 16:17-21.

 

Incredible the way that the concepts go straight across, never noticed it before.

I hope that this helps in your study of Revelation.

Joe Turner.

 
 
 
 
Last changed: 08/03/08