Bible Study Notes for Lord’s Day,
November 22, 2009
Revelation 6-7
Wrath or Salvation?
Introduction The Revelation is the Apocalypse, the sudden unveiling
of Jesus in His full glory, as the rightful Heir and King of the
Universe.
Ch 1 - the introduction to the unveiling of Jesus.
Ch 2-3 Jesus’ messages to His churches in the meantime.
Ch 4-5 John’s first glimpse of the Throne Room in Heaven,
and the praise and worship going on there, for Creation and Redemption.
Ch 6-7 God’s judgment on the evil world system begins. His
people are sealed and protected. “I will keep you from the
hour of trial which is coming on the whole world.”
1. The Ways of the World - First 4 Seals
a. Conquest
Rev 6:1 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard
one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder,
“Come and see.” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse.
He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he
went out conquering and to conquer.
b. War
Rev 6:3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living
creature saying, “Come and see.” 4 Another horse, fiery
red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take
peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and
there was given to him a great sword.
c. Wrong Priorities/Poverty
Rev 6:5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living
creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold,
a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his
hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures
saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts
of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”
d. Death
Rev 6:7 When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the
fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” 8 So I
looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on
it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to
them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger,
with death, and by the beasts of the earth.
2. God’s People Persecuted by the World - 5th Seal
Rev 6:9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the
souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the
testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice,
saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and
avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then
a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them
that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number
of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed
as they were, was completed.
3. God Begins to Judge the World - 6th Seal
12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was
a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair,
and the moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell
to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken
by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is
rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the
commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid
themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and
said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from
the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the
Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able
to stand?”
4. God’s People Are Protected from His Wrath
a. Israel
Rev 7:1 After these things I saw four angels standing at the four
corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that
the wind should not blow on the earth, on the sea, or on any tree.
2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal
of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels
to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, 3 saying,
“Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have
sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.” 4 And I
heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four
thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed:
b. The Church
Rev 7:9 After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude
which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and
tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed
with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying
out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God
who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 All the angels
stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures,
and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, 12
saying:
“ Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever.
Amen.”
13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are
these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”
14 And I said to him, “Sir, you know.”
So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the
great tribulation, and 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 dwell among them. 16 They shall neither hunger
anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any
heat; 17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd
them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe
away every tear from their eyes.”
Pastor Steve Boggan
Living Waters Christian Fellowship
Heritage Ranch by Lake Nacimiento, CA
Website - livingwaters.cc
