Revelation 6

Revelation 6

Jesus is now going to open the seals that protect the deed to the earth from being tampered with or changed. What he said would happen in Genesis & Daniel will happen just the way he said it would. 

Turn in your Bibles to Daniel 9. Let me give you a little background on what is happening here. The Jewish people are currently being held captive in a city called Babylon.  God told the prophet Jeremiah that they would be held captive for 70 years, one year for every 7 years that they didn’t allow the land to rest. The 70 years of captivity are coming to an end and Daniel begins to pray that the Lord will once again shine His face upon them and free them from the captivity in Babylon.  While he is praying the Angel Gabriel comes down from Heaven to have a little chat with Daniel.  Read Daniel 9:21-26.

According to verse 24, how long has been decreed for Daniel’s people (the Jews) and their holy city (Jerusalem)?

And what is the purpose of this time? vs. 24

Gabriel now lays out a time table.

Verse 25 - 

From the going forth of command to:  

until:  

there shall be how long: 

(The Hebrew word translated weeks (or sevens) refers to a period of 7 years, like the English word decade refers to a period of 10 years. )

So what is 7 + 62? ________  total “weeks” x 7 years for each week = ______________ years

So 483, till the Messiah comes.  But we still have 1 “week” or 7 years that haven’t been accounted for.  At the end of verse 26 we have a gap.  Turn to Romans 11:25, how long with this gap last?

Daniel 9:27 Takes place after the fullness of the gentiles have been received and now the final “week”/or 7 years will begin. 

What event will start the timer of the 7 year clock? vs.27

And what will happen in the middle of the 7 years?

And when will he be stopped?

Now back to Revelation 6. Read verses 1-2 regarding the 1st Seal that was broken.

Seal #1 

At the direction of one of the living creatures (cherubim) John comes for a closer look.  

What color is the horse?

What is the rider holding?

What has he been given?

And how did he ride?

Any guesses who this rider is?

Now, don’t feel bad if you guessed Jesus, that was the intent of this rider.  He wants everyone to think that he is Jesus, but he is actually the anti-christ.  (“anti” means “in place of”)

Compare and contrast the rider in Revelation 6 with the Rider in Revelation 19

	Rider in Rev 6	Rider is Rev 19
Horse Color
Rider’s name
What is on his head
What is he holding
What did he ride like?
What was his goal?

Now, what was this counterfeit rider holding?

Look up Genesis 9:13 in the original King James Version, what did God set in the clouds?                              

What was it to be a sign or token of?

So the “bow” in Genesis 9 was a symbol of a covenant or promise that God made to man. 

Take a look at Daniel 9:27, what does this verse say the anti-christ will do?

So perhaps the bow the rider on the white horse is carrying is a symbol of the covenant or treaty that the anti-christ will make with Israel. (NOTE: no where does it say that the Jews will accept the anti-christ as their messiah, just that they will entering into an agreement with him).

Okay, back to Revelation 6:3-4 The 2nd Seal

What color is this horse?

What was the rider given or granted?

What will the people do to one another?

What was given to the rider?

The empty promise that the Anti-christ made to the Jews is now followed by war.

According to Psalm 29:11 Who gives peace to the people?

This rider has be granted the power to take peace away and when he does, man will have nothing holding them back their evilness will take over and they will kill one another. 

Revelation 6:5-6 The 3rd Seal

What color is this horse?

What is he holding?

A loud voice says  “ A _______________ of wheat for a _____________” ... but do not _________________ the _______________ and ________________.

War will be followed by a great famine. The scales symbolize weighing food and money.  A denarius represents a full days wages, and a quart of wheat is just enough to feed one person for a day. The oil and wine represent those things that are enjoyed by the rich.  In other words the poor will get poorer but the things enjoyed by the wealthy will still be available. 

Revelation 6:7-8  The 4th Seal

What is the color of this horse?

What was the rider’s name?

Who followed him?

*Hades was the unrighteous side of Sheol. Abraham’s Bosom is the righteous side of the Sheol. Old Testament believers went to Abraham’s Bosom in Sheol, Old Testament unbelievers and New Testament unbelievers go to Hades in Sheol.  Jesus emptied Abraham’s bosom when He returned to Heaven. 

Okay, what happens to our bodies?

And what happens to our souls when we die?

Death represents what happens to our bodies, and Hades represent what happens to our souls. 

What power was given to them?

1.5 billion people will die at this time, whether by the sword, famine or even epidemics. 

Revelation 6:9-11 The 5th Seal

No more horses.

Who did John see when the 5th seal was opened?

And where were they?

What were they saying?

What was given to them?

What were they told to do for a little while longer?

In this seal we are introduced those who choose to accept Jesus as their Savior during the tribulation and are killed for doing so. They are now in the Throne Room of God asking how long till God will judge and avenge their blood and He tells them to rest and wait until the full number of them has come in. 

Revelation 6:12-17 The 6th Seal

What did John behold when the 6th seal was opened?

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What did every man do?

What did they ask of the mountains and the rocks?

What did they want to be hid from?

A lot of really disturbing things are going to happen with the opening of this seal. We can’t be exactly sure what it will look like because scripture tells us it will be like nothing that has ever happed before. But it will be scary! So scary that it will cause every man to hide and ask the rocks to fall on them and hide them. 

Okay, I want to you to really think about this for a minute.  The men that run and hide are they saved?

But look at what they say in verse 16, they want to be hid from who?

If they are not saved, how did they know that this was the Wrath of the Lamb?

Hint: the people mention in the 5th seal. 

Now here’s the sad part, they have been told the truth about God and who God is, but who do they choose to call out to for help? 

The hard heart of man. 

Okay let’s summarize the 6th seals we have opened so far:

1st Seal	2nd Seal	3rd Seal	4th Seal	5th Seal	6th Seal