1. Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
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2. Revelation chapter 6 The scroll is opened
Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
Revelation chapter 6
The scroll is opened
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3. We start the journey into The Great Tribulation
7 seals
The seventh seal covers the bulk of the tribulation
7th seal contains the seven trumpets
These herald seven judgements on the earth
7th trumpet begins the seven bowls of God’s wrath
Also known as the seven last plagues
Each bowl worse than the last

4. Undoubtedly a time of wrath
The tribulation is the wrath of God poured out
Chapter 15 v 1 God’s wrath ‘filled up’ or ‘made complete’
Chapter 6 v 17 The great day of His wrath
Chapter 10 v 7 The fulfilling of all prophecy
Chapter 11 v 18 God’s wrath is come
Wrath applies to the whole tribulation
Chapter 16 v 1 Bowls of wrath
Chapter 16 v 17 “It is done!”
Why wrath?
To avenge the blood of His saints on the earth

5. Avenging the blood of the saints
Revelation 6 v 10 How long oh Lord until you avenge our blood
And 16 v 6 Blood to drink because they shed the blood of the saints
17 v 6 The woman drunk with the blood of the saints
18 v 20 The saints avenged on her
19 v 2 the avenging of the blood of the saints a righteous act of God

6. The lamb opens the first seal
Thunderings and loudness
Chapter 11 v 15 – loud
And verse 19 – thunderings
Chapter 16 verse 17 & 18 – loudness and thunderings & “It is finished”
Jesus bringing God’s judgement to the earth alone – no help!
Isaiah 63
Then comes the four horsemen of the apocalypse
Mirroring the warnings in Matthew 24

7. Matthew 24 instructions Four horsemen in parallel
Deceivers White horse
Wars Red horse
Famine Black Horse
Pestilence Pale horse

8. The white horse rider Who is he?
Not Jesus – on a white horse like Jesus, but nothing else in common
Jesus is in heaven opening the seals
This person – ‘he’ – is on earth not in heaven
The remaining seals are judgement not comfort
He wears a stephanos crown (a victor’s crown) as one who conquers
Jesus wears many diadems (royal crowns) as he is King of Kings and Lord of Lords (Rev 19 v 12)
Authority given unto him – Rev 13 v 4
Restraint is now withdrawn and the tribulation begins with unrestrained deception

9. The white horse rider
2 Thessalonians 2 v 9 & 10 – Satan can do miracles to deceive
2 Cor 11 v 13 describes both Satan and his servants as deceivers
Matt 24 v 4 – Take heed about deceivers
V 23 – false messiahs
White horse is a counterfeit of Revelation 19
When Jesus comes everyone will know
Carrying a bow – Jesus has a sword
Conquering to conquer – a rise to power as a result of conquest

10. The red horse rider Red speaks of blood Matt 24 v 6 & 7
Could be the same person
Matt 24 v 6 & 7
Wars and rumours of wars and Nation against Nation (ethnos) etc
Power given to him to take peace
People killing each other in an unrestrained way (Eph 2 v 2)
1 Thess 5 v 2 & 3 – when they say peace and safety, sudden destruction comes
Jesus said “Peace I give to you” – here is much slaughter
Great sword – Military power in the hands of one man

11. The black horse rider Deprivation A day’s wage for a loaf
Barley is cheaper but second best – usually animal food
Blackness associated with famine in other places in scripture
Jeremiah 14 v 2-6
Lamentations 4 v 8 & 9
Lamentations 5 v 10
Oil and wine not touched – associated with riches – luxury items still available

12. The pale horse rider Pale = chloros, a pale sickly green
Sword – war, executions or both
Hunger – famine and possibly governmental mismanagement of food resources
Death
Beast of the earth – seems to imply animal attack
Restraint has left the earth
This is just the beginning – it gets worse!
Thank God for His mercy and that we will not be there.

13. Teaching the “whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27)
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