Young Adults Bible Study: 5th Meeting Revelation Chapter 6

Thursday, July 16, 2009

5th Meeting Revelation Chapter 6

John is watching the Lamb (Jesus) opening the the first of the seven seals on the scroll mentioned in Chapter 5. A white horse appeared with a rider, he was given a crown and he rode bent on conquest. Not sure who this rider is, some say he is the anti-christ, others say he is an angel. I don't believe him to be the anti-christ because he makes his entrance later and not on a horse. The fact that this rider was given a crown bothers me. We learned when we were studying the elders sitting on the 12 thrones could not be angels because they were wearing crowns, at that time it was explained that angels could not wear crowns. Some say that this rider in white is Jesus. I don't believe this to be the case either, since Jesus is opening the seals in order to let these riders come out. When Jesus comes He will fix everything, if you keep reading (Revelation chapter 6), the next riders continue to make things worse.

Thinking back to Jesus' Olivet Discourse (Matthew 24.) Jesus tells about what must happen before the end actually happens. I believe that these riders are in line with what He said. First He mentions wars and rumors of wars, then famine, pestilence, earthquakes in various places.

Another seal is opened (2nd) and another rider comes out, a firey red one, its rider was given a large sword and power to take peace from the earth. This is the rider of war.

Another seal is opened (3rd) and another rider comes out, a black horse the rider has a pair of scales in his hand. This deals with scarcity, not famine yet. I believe that in a time of famine there is nothing. We learned this from the story of Joseph when he was in charge of the grain in Egypt (Genesis 41). If famine were to occur here what is the next rider bringing?

Another seal is opened (4th) and another rider comes out, a pale horse, its rider was death and Hades was following close behind him. They were given the power to kill 1/4th of the earth by sword, famine, plague and by the wild beasts on the earth.

Another seal was opened (5th) and I saw souls under the altar of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they maintained. They asked how long before you will judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood? Each of them were given a white robe, and told to wait a little longer. White robe, white horse rider I could not explain, given a crown that the angels can not wear. This is possibly who the white rider is. He was alive when the first seal was broken, maybe still alive now or maybe now dead by the time the 5th seal is opened. It fits with what we know about the martyrs so far.

Next came the another seal opened (6th) and there was a great earthquake, the sun turned black, moon turned red; stars fell from the sky and fell to earth, the sky rolled up like a scroll.
These things sound very familiar and if you go again to Jesus' Olivette Discourse, He will give you an idea of when this will take place. Matthew 24:19 says that immediately after the tribulation of those days. These are Jesus words not mine. Since He is the Son of God, I believe His words.
This happens just before they see the sign of the Son of Man coming in the clouds of Heaven.

Revelation 6:15 - 17, deals with the judgement of those who are left because of their unbelief, that Jesus Christ is their Lord and Savior.

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ISA 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways my ways,"

declares the LORD.

Daniel 2:28

28 but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.

DT 29:29 The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.

MT 5:17 "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

MT 24:15 "So when you see standing in the holy place `the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand-- 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now--and never to be equaled again. 22 If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, `Look, here is the Christ!' or, `There he is!' do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

MT 24:29 "Immediately after the distress of those days

" `the sun will be darkened,

and the moon will not give its light;

the stars will fall from the sky,

and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'

MT 24:30 "At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

MT 24:32 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. 34 I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

MT 24:36 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. 41 Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left.

MT 24:42 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. 43 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him

MT 24:45 "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47 I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, `My master is staying away a long time,' 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

MK 13:24 "But in those days, following that distress,

" `the sun will be darkened,

and the moon will not give its light;

MK 13:25 the stars will fall from the sky,

and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'

MK 13:26 "At that time men will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. 27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens.

MK 13:28 "Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 29 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door

Galatians 1: 8 - 9

8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned! 9 As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!

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