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Lesson 17
“The Six Seals”
Revelation Chapter 6
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Revelation Chapters 1-5
 Chapter 1 – Jesus & John – The
Things Which You Have Seen
 Chapters 2&3 – Jesus’ messages to
the churches – The Things Which Are
 Chapters 4&5 - The church is in
heaven singing a new song –
The Things Which Must Take Place
Revelation Chapter 6
Here Comes da Judge
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3 Sets of Judgments – Scenario 1
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3 Sets of Judgments – Scenario 2
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3 Sets of Judgments – Scenario 3
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Revelation Chapter 6
Who is Opening the Seals
John 5:27: “[The Father] has given Him
authority to execute judgment also, because He
is the Son of Man.”
John 8:16: “And yet if I do judge, My judgment
is true; for I am not alone, but I am with the
Father who sent Me.”
Revelation Chapter 6
“The First Seal – Who’s the Jockey?”
The rider of the white horse in Chapter 6:1 is the Antichrist
Revelation Chapter 6
“The First Seal”
 The first event after the church is
raptured is the opening of the first seal.
 “…there before me was a white
horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was
given a crown, and he rode out as a
conqueror bent on conquest.”
2 Thessalonians 2:4
“For the mystery of lawlessness is
already at work; only He who now
restrains will do so until He is taken
out of the way.”
The Antichrist cannot be revealed and cannot
be given His power until the church is taken
out.
Revelation Chapter 6
“The Second Seal”
“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.”
 This seal reveals that there will be great
wars.
 Red and war = bloodshed
Revelation Chapter 6
“The Second Seal”
Romans 5:8-10: “But God demonstrates His
own love toward us, in that while we were still
sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then,
having now been justified by His blood, we
shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if
when we were enemies we were reconciled to
God through the death of His Son, much more,
having been reconciled, we shall be saved by
His life.”
Revelation Chapter 6
“The Third Seal”
“..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 day’s wages, and three
quarts of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the
oil and the wine.”
 The wars (likely nuclear and biological) that come
about as a result of the 2nd Seal will lead to severe crop
and food shortages – namely famines.
 The scales are like balances – food will be measured
out and rationed
Revelation Chapter 6
“The Fourth Seal”
“.. there before me was a pale horse! Its
rider was named Death, and Hades 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.”
 6.7 billion people on the earth; ¼ = 1.7
billion
A Perspective on the 4th Seal
“The Fourth Seal”
Revelation Chapter 6
“The Fourth Seal”
Matthew 16:18: “on this rock I will build My church,
and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.”
2 Peter 3:9: “The Lord is not slack concerning His
promise, as some count slackness, but is
longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should
perish but that all should come to repentance.”
John 10:9: “I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he
will be saved, and will go in and out and find
pasture.”
Revelation Chapter 6
“The Fifth Seal”
“I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been
slain because of the word of God and the testimony they
had 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, 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.”
Revelation Chapter 6
“The 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. 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 who sits on the
throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their
wrath has come, and who can stand?"”
Matthew 24 vs. Revelation 6
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The Causes of God’s Wrath
Romans 1:18: “The wrath of God is being revealed
from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness
of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.”
Romans 2:5: “But because of your stubbornness and
your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath
against yourself for the day of God's wrath, when his
righteous judgment will be revealed.”
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The Causes of God’s Wrath
Romans 2:8: “But for those who are self-seeking and
who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath
and anger.”
Ephesians 5:6: “Let no one deceive you with empty
words, for because of such things God's wrath comes
on those who are disobedient.”
Colossians 3:5-6: “Put to death, therefore, whatever
belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality,
impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.”
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The Causes of God’s Wrath
Idolatry
Lust
Evil desires and greed
Impurity
Disobedient
Sexual immorality
Rejecting the truth and following evil
Unrepentant heart
Those who suppress the truth
Godlessness
Self-seeking
Stubbornness
Wickedness
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We All Deserve It
Ephesians 2:3 states, “All of us also lived
among them at one time, gratifying the
cravings of our sinful nature and following
its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we
were by nature objects of wrath.”
What is wrath?
The Greek word for wrath is “orge” (pronounced orgay). This word means “violent passion” or “justifiable
abhorrence”. It also incorporates concepts including
punishment, anger, indignation, and vengeance.
Webster’s dictionary defines wrath as, “strong vengeful
anger or indignation; retributory punishment for an
offense or a crime: divine chastisement.”
Psalm 103:8-10
“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow
to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will
not always strive with us, nor will He keep
His anger forever. He has not dealt with us
according to our sins, Nor punished us
according to our iniquities.”
The Lesson & Our Response
God is merciful; He is gracious; and, He is slow to
anger. However, the time is coming when this same
God who offers all this grace will demonstrate that He is
true to His Word, and it will be too late.
1. Thank God for the provision we have through Jesus
2. Ask Him to fill us with the love, passion, and trust
Jesus has for His Father
3. Believe God will honor this request and use this
power of love and trust and reach out to those He
brings into our lives to tell them the truth – the whole
truth.
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Blessed Assurance
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir
of salvation, purchase of God, Born of His
Spirit, washed in His blood.
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