Revelation Chapter Six
Monday, October 17, 2022
Special Studies - Revelation Chapter 6
The Seven Seals Of Revelation
There are seven seals, seven trumps, and seven vials (or bowls) in the book of Revelation. These are GOD’S secret military plans and actions for HIS army, and only HIS army can understand the plans. These are the ultimate military plans to destroy the devil and rescue the prisoners that have been taken captive by the enemy. We are at war, so know what these military plans are so that as the actions begin to take place, you are aware of your position and know what you are to do. In the sense of the military, the seals would be the set of military plans, the trumps are the calls to action to launch a particular military plan (for example: charge, or revelee as each trumpet is sounded), and the vials are the weapons to be used to execute each action. The seals are not given in chronological order until the sixth seal. Until that time, the seals are given in order of importance. The first seal being the most important. In Mark chapter thirteen, these same seven seals from the book of Revelation are given in chronological order. Although written slightly different, Mark chapter thirteen allows you to see more clearly what these seals of Revelation mean. Note that the trumps and vials are in chronological order.
The Seven Seals
The First Seal
Revelation 6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
Revelation 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.
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Remember in chapter four, that the BOW that was around our FATHER’S THRONE was like a rainbow, a prism of colors. This is the Shekinah Glory enfolding HIM (Shekinah Glory means GOD’S Presence; GOD is there). The bow in verse 6:2 above is the Greek word toxon, and it means a cheap fabric imitation. Here, the antichrist is riding on a white horse exactly as it is described that the MESSIAH shall, later in this book. And he is given a crown, and is going to claim to be king.
This seal corresponds to Mark 13:5 and 6:
Mark 13:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
Mark 13:4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
Mark 13:5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you:
Mark 13:6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
The first warning that JESUS gave us is to take heed that we be not deceived. That, many would come in HIS Name saying they are CHRIST, or Christian, or Christian preachers, but they will deceive. The deceiver comes first. So, this is the first seal and the seals are in order of importance. This first seal says that satan comes first with his imitation bow and rides a white horse as he disguises himself as JESUS The CHRIST. And many deceivers will come in JESUS Name. These have agenda’s of their own, but the bottom line is that they may deceive you into worshiping satan. So, take heed lest any man deceive you.
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The Second Seal
Revelation 6:3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
Revelation 6:4 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.
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The red horse is the war horse. The great sword in this verse is satan’s sword of lies. JESUS’ Sword is the two edged Sword of TRUTH and it cuts both ways.
This seal corresponds to Mark 13:7:
Mark 13:7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet.
Notice that Mark 13:7 says that with wars and rumors of wars, the end is not yet. This means that the time to watch for the end is when there is peace.
As it is written in the book of Daniel, the devil comes in peacefully and prosperously and destroys many with peace. The devil is not after your flesh body. It is your soul that the devil wants. When he makes peace and prosperity on the earth, many will believe that he is the true CHRIST as he performs miracles on the earth in the sight of men. And when it says that his power will be mighty, but not by his own power, it means the people will give him his power. They will want him to be their king. We know GOD controls all things, so GOD is allowing this in order to test HIS children. Will they love GOD enough to seek HIM and know the TRUTH and be righteous as GOD would have them be, or would they rather take pleasure in unrighteousness as they worship the devil? When the devil destroys the mighty and holy people, that does not mean kill their flesh body. It means to break up their congregation so as to dissolve their power as a group. And when it says through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand, it means through his intelligence, he shall cause deceit to prosper in his hand. When it says he shall magnify himself in his heart, it means he shall twist himself in his heart. Yes, he is twisted. When there is an archangel here disguising himself as JESUS and making peace and prosperity throughout the world as he performs miracles in front of people, what will other people say to you when you tell them it is satan? They will likely reject you. But you know the TRUTH, and you will not fall away to him, because you know who he is. When he stands up against the Prince of princes (JESUS), he will be broken without hand. That means he will be brought down by the delivering up of GOD’S election when they give their testimonies. If you are understanding these things, that may be you.
Daniel 8:24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
Revelation 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Revelation 13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Revelation 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Revelation 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
This will result in all people on the earth worshiping him, except GOD’S election. Know the TRUTH so that you do not worship satan.
Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Those who had their names written in the book of Life from the foundation of the world have eyes to see and ears to hear (with understanding) and do not worship satan.
Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
Chosen means election.
The famine of the end time is not for food or water, but for hearing the WORD of the LORD, as written in Amos 8:11. There will be deception from satan’s great sword. The word “sorrows” in Mark 13:8 means birth pains. It’s the birth pains to the new age which is about to be born.
Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
Amos 8:12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
Luke 8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.
Opinion:
It is my opinion that the war horse does not ride. The Bible is the Living WORD. I think part of being the Living WORD may also mean that as occurrences that are supposed to happen change, that events that happen as a result of those occurrences will also change as a result of the occurrence changes. In any case, occurrences that change, as well as the events that change as a result are recorded in GOD’S WORD. In this case of the war horse, I think that what the chariots written of in Zechariah discover in the North country cause the war horse not to ride.
Zechariah 6:1 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass.
Zechariah 6:2 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;
Zechariah 6:3 And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.
Zechariah 6:4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord?
Zechariah 6:5 And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth.
Note: These Spirits would be the four winds, which is THE HOLY SPIRIT working upon the earth.
Zechariah 6:6 The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country.
Zechariah 6:7 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth.
Zechariah 6:8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country.
Notice that whatever happened in the North country quieted (or calmed) GOD’S SPIRIT. As written in Ezekiel 38 and 39, the country to the North of Israel is Esau (modern day Russia). Israel’s lost tribes were scattered throughout the world and I believe that they reside in the free nations of the world in modern day. In Ezekiel 38 and 39 it would be brother against brother at the end time. But whatever has happened in the North country has resulted in the red horse not riding. Therefore, the war does not happen. Even though the rider of the red horse in this seal was given power to take peace from the earth, that power was not realized. I think we are at these times now and the only thing that I see currently in Russia that may possibly result in the war horse not riding is that Russia, including the government has embraced Christianity. Keep in mind that this is only my opinion. I know that the Living WORD is JESUS, but another example in the Bible of things changing due to events that change is that in Revelation chapter nine, GOD gives strict instructions for the locust army not to touch those with the Seal of GOD in their forehead. The devil is king over the locust army. The great tribulation is supposed to be a seven year period in which the devil rules for a forty two month period from the middle to the end of that tribulation. But because satan breaks GOD’S rule not to touch HIS election by killing the two witnesses, the great tribulation is cut short to five months for the elect’s sake.
Ezekiel 38:21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
Mark 13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
Revelation 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
Revelation 9:2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
Revelation 9:3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Revelation 9:4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.
Revelation 9:5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
Revelation 9:6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
Revelation 9:7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.
Revelation 9:8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.
Revelation 9:9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Revelation 9:10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.
Revelation 9:11 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
The two witnesses are election also, and three and one half days after the devil kills the two witnesses, JESUS returns. This cuts the tribulation short for the elect’s sake.
Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Revelation 11:4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
Revelation 11:5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
Revelation 11:6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
Revelation 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Revelation 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
Revelation 11:9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
Revelation 11:10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
Revelation 11:11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
Revelation 11:12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
Revelation 11:13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Revelation 11:14 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
Keep in mind that the red horse was going to take peace from the earth. That would indicate a world war. And since the red horse doesn't ride, there will not be a world war. This does not mean that the battle of Hamongog doesn't happen, or even Armageddon. Those two battles are the last battles that consumate in the end of the age. Those two battles will happen. It's taking peace from the earth that does not happen. Thank YOU, FATHER for showing me that. In JESUS' Name, Amen.
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Revelation 6:5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
Revelation 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
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A black horse symbolizes famine. As written in Amos chapter eight, they will sell moldy wheat and measure it out as a measure of wheat for a penny and three measures of barley for a penny. This means that you will work a full day in order to afford what you can eat for that day. Don’t hurt the OIL and the WINE means don’t hurt the Christians (OIL being symbolic of THE HOLY SPIRIT, and WINE being symbolic of The Blood Of CHRIST). And keep in mind that this happens before the devil shows up peacefully and prosperously.
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Revelation 6:7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
Revelation 6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell 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.
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Revelation 6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his G846 name that sat on him G846 was Death, G2288 and Hell G86 followed G190 with him. G846 And power G1849 was given unto them G846 over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and G2532 with death, G2288 and with the beasts G2342 of the earth. G1093
G846
αὐτός
autos
ow-tos'
From the particle αὖ au (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind; backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons: - her, it (-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, ([self-], the) same, ([him-, my-, thy-]) self, [your-] selves, she, that, their (-s), them ([-selves]), there [-at, -by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with], they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.
G2288
θάνατος
thanatos
than'-at-os
From G2348; (properly an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively): - X deadly, (be . . .) death.
G86
ᾅδης
hadēs
hah'-dace
From G1 (as a negative particle) and G1492; properly unseen, that is, “Hades” or the place (state) of departed souls: - grave, hell.
G190
ἀκολουθέω
akoloutheō
ak-ol-oo-theh'-o
From G1 (as a particle of union) and κέλευθος keleuthos (a road); properly to be in the same way with, that is, to accompany (specifically as a disciple): - follow, reach.
G1849
ἐξουσία
exousia
ex-oo-see'-ah
From G1832 (in the sense of ability); privilege, that is, (subjectively) force, capacity, competency, freedom, or (objectively) mastery (concretely magistrate, superhuman, potentate, token of control), delegated influence: - authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength.
G2342
θηρίον
thērion
thay-ree'-on
Diminutive from the same as G2339; a dangerous animal: - (venomous, wild) beast.
The rider and the horse in the previous seals was never referred to as "them" as is in the case for this seal. This infers that "them" refers to death (satan) and hades (the holding place of evil spirits) are given power over the fourth part of the earth to kill with:
1. the sword=satan's lies.
2. hunger=famine of the end time.
3. death=satan (destruction of soul).
4. beasts=venomous beasts=evil spirits, serpents and scorpions (locust army), and keep in mind that the word “beast” is the same definition as the word “beast” in Revelation 13:1 where it describes the one world globalist system government where ten fallen angels rule over the world along with the ten earthly kings as written in the book of Daniel regarding king Nebuchadnezzar's dream with the toes mixed of iron and miry clay. What makes this verse different is that this time, beast is plural. This could mean all of these, and since hell (hades’, which is the holding place of evil spirits) is included as following satan, it could mean evil spirits as well.
And just because it is your soul that satan is after, does not mean that he cannot cause problems on the earth. Indeed, it has been shown that in many cases, his offspring has influenced wars over a long period of history. And they do not have any problem in acting like a beast (venomous wild animal).
Mark 13:8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
“Sorrows” in verse, Mark 13:8 means birth pains. When you see these things happening, know that it is even at the door. You know how birth pains work. First the pain, then quiet. Then the pain happens again, and with increased intensity. Soon, it will be the birth of a new age.
It’s the soul that is being killed, not the flesh. Remember, the devil comes in peacefully and prosperously and disguises himself as CHRIST. The fourth part of the earth (soil) would be all of the land, since three parts are covered with water. This means they will deceive the whole world. These nations rising up against each other may just be setting up what satan needs before he arrives. When he arrives, he brings peace and prosperity. If the world were at peace before he arrives then when he arrives, would he have as big of an impact on those he will deceive, since he would not be the one making peace? Remember, he destroys many with peace. But it is their souls being destroyed, not their flesh, because he deceives them into worshiping him. If you worship satan and do not repent while you are still in flesh, JESUS will tell you to depart from HIM; that HE never knew you.
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Revelation 6:9 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:
Revelation 6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
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Just a quick note on these two verses. Whenever someone says that those who die in the flesh are not conscious with GOD, show them these two verses. There are other verses in other parts of Scripture as well, but these two show that these are people whose blood was spilled. They were flesh before, and the end is not yet, but still they are with GOD and they cry out with a loud voice. To be absent from the body is to be present with The LORD.
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Revelation 6:11 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.
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These fellow servants that will be killed must be the two witnesses, because the rest of the election have already been told that the devil and his followers cannot harm a hair on their heads. And when the devil kills the two witnesses, he breaks that rule, and this is what causes the great tribulation to be cut short for the elect’s sake.
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Revelation 6:12 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;
Revelation 6:13 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.
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This shows that the devil arrives at the sixth seal. The stars are GOD’S children, but in this case HIS very bad children, the fallen angels; the main ones that tried to take HIS THRONE and took human wives in Genesis chapter six. They show up as untimely figs, which means figs that are not at the normal harvest time. They are out of season. Be sure that you do not let them harvest you out of season. You do this by knowing who they are. They can’t force you, but they can deceive you into it. The MIGHTY WIND that shakes this tree is THE HOLY SPIRIT. Everything goes according to GOD’S Plan. This is when the hour of temptation starts. The symbol of Israel is the fig tree. These are those fallen ones pretending or disguising themselves as angels of light, and satan disguising himself as JESUS. They will fall right into where those who say they are Jews and are not, but do lie and are actually of the synagogue of satan have prepared for them. It’s the one world globalist socialist system, which is the beast of Revelation 13:1. Learn the parable of the fig tree. JESUS did not say, will you learn it, HE said learn it. And HE is happy with the two churches that teach this. Those who say they are Jews and are not but do lie are the tares. They are the offspring of satan.
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Revelation 6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
Revelation 6:15 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;
Revelation 6:16 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:
Revelation 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
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JESUS returns and touches down at the Seventh Trump. And the Seventh Trump has not happened just yet, but that does not mean they don’t see HIM coming. HE is about to touch down. When HE does, we will all be changed into our spirit bodies and this flesh age will be gone forever, never to return. The devil arrives at the 6th seal, and the 6th trump, and the 6th vial. JESUS returns at Seventh Trump, which is about to sound when this point in time is reached. Be prepared. Learn the TRUTH. Don’t fall away to satan. Then this will be the happiest moment you could ever imagine. For those that fall away to satan, it will be a day of terror and darkness.
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In the next chapter, we will cover those that are Sealed after the hour of temptation begins. It’s Zerubbabel (the 144,000), and he finishes building The End Time Temple Of The LORD, just as GOD said that he would. In chapter eight, we will cover the seventh seal and start the seven trumps.
