White Horse (6:1-2)Crown: Victorious progress of the gospel

THE SEVEN SEALSSecond Seal

• Red Horse (6:3-4)–Bloodshed: Severe

persecution

THE SEVEN SEALSThird Seal

• Black Horse (6:5-6)– Scales: Economic

discrimination

THE SEVEN SEALSFourth Seal

• Ashen Horse (6:7-8)–Death & Hades:

Persecution till death for many

THE SEVEN SEALSFifth Seal

• Martyred Souls (6:9-11)

THE SEVEN SEALSFifth Seal

• Martyred Souls (6:9-11)–White Robe: Souls slain

for the word of God– Those before the throne

are given white robes (7:11)– Those who came out of

the great tribulation wash their robes white in the blood of the lamb (7:13-14)

THE SEVEN SEALSSixth Seal

• Earthquake (6:12-17)

THE SEVEN SEALSSixth Seal

• Earthquake (6:12-17)–Wrath of Lamb: Judgement announced– Similar descriptions in O. T.• Joel 2:30-31• Jer. 4:23-24• Isa. 13:9-10

Many interpretations given Jews only Literal total of the saved Symbolic for all the saved or

redeemed on earth - the church Represents the redeemed

Organized religion = 12 Completeness = 10 All number are symbolic for

completeness Seal of living God on bond-

servants See Rev. 14:1-5 to indicate all saved

Redeemed receive white robes Those before the throne are given

white robes (7:11) Those who came out of the great

tribulation wash their robes white in the blood of the lamb (7:13-14)

Church at Laodicea was counseled to buy white robes (3:18)

Rest awhile Until the number of their fellow

servants are killed as they had Indicating more persecution to come

THE SEVEN SEALS

Seventh Seal• Seven Angels with Trumpets (Rev. 8:1-6)– Partial Judgement: Blowing of the seven

trumpets to announce the judgement of God