Chapter 6 – Christ Unveils The Future
A summary of the events of the future of progressive devastation are presented here and depicted by the use of Horse and Seals. God has Christ open the seals and give the message of each seal.
1. The White Horse and Its Rider (The Antichrist) who comes with a pseudo-peace.
2. The Red Horse and its rider who comes to mass murder
3. The Black Horse and its rider who comes to bring scarcity and famine
4. The Pale Horse and its rider who comes to kill 25% of the world’s population through this progressive devastation from the four riders
5. The Martyrs or Witnesses for Christ who have given their lives for Him cry out -“HOW LONG will all these deathly occurrences take place and God restrain His judgment?” It is a constant cry in heaven right now.
6. Cosmic disturbances such as earthquakes, the sun darkening, the moon turning to blood, the stars falling from the sky, mountains and islands moving, the earth literally splitting. These disturbances are accompanied by a cry from all the rich, powerful, elite, poor, and every man and woman on earth begging to be killed rather than face God’s progressive wrath.
Chapter 7 – Israel, 144,000 Jewish Witnesses, Two Special Witnesses, And Worship
During the beginning or first 3 1/2 years (1260 days) of the tribulation, God saves and appoints 144,000 Jewish evangelists (12,000 from each of the 12,000 tribes of Israel) who are evangelists or good news declarers. They share God’s plan of salvation and are protected for this time by God and thousands and perhaps even millions are converted to Christ during this time. These converts were from the people who have remained after Christ took the church in what is commonly called The Rapture. Among them are two special witnesses that cannot be touched in any way because fire comes out of their mouths to consume anyone who comes against them and, more importantly, their message. We see after that period one of the MOST ENCOURAGING scenes in The Revelation of Jesus Christ. I’ll include it here because of its power to encourage us:
Revelation 7:9-17 (ESV)
9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” 13 Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” 14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 “Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will shelter them with his presence. 16 they shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, or any scorching heat. 17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
BE ENCOURAGED TODAY! GOD WINS !!!
Some Helpful Resources For Further Study (Reources are numbered for your convenience.):
1. davidjeremiah.org (teaching from David jeremiah)
2. A specific article about Armageddon and the Return of Christ can be found here; http://www.davidjeremiah.org/site/content.aspx?id=2096&terms=revelation
3. lproof.org (teaching from Beth Moore)
4. HELPFUL CHARTS can be downloaded here: http://www.jesuswalk.com/revelation/ (NOTE: You do not have to purchase the Bible Study. Simply scroll to the bottom of the pdf charts for quick visibility.)
A GREAT Q & A ABOUT THE FINAL BATTLE AND THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST:
5. http://www.davidjeremiah.org/site/content.aspx?id=2096&terms=revelation
THE BEST TWO RESOURCES TO PURCHASE THAT CAN HELP YOU IN YOUR REVELATION JOURNEY ARE:
6. Escape The Coming Night By David jeremiah
7. Here and Now… There And Then By Beth Moore
FREE HELPFUL SUMMARY:
8. “A Jet Tour Of Revelation” By John Macarthur can be accessed here: http://www.biblebb.com/files/mac/gc1290.htm
ANOTHER HELPFUL SUMMARY:
(I include this summary for intellectual honesty. There are good and righteous people who love God who differ with me about the perspective. Again, I do not concur with all of these conclusions. They are included as a useful and honest intellectual comparison.
9. http://www.apocalipsis.org/rev-int.htm
10. Revelation: Four Views: A Parallel Commentary Edited By Steve Gregg
http://www.amazon.com/Revelation-Four-Views-Parallel-Commentary/dp/0840721285/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1279745569&sr=1-1
(All pictures included in this post are artist renderings from The Revelation Of Jesus Christ. Obviously, we don’t know exactly how these images actually look.)