The
Seven Seals are brokenThe
Seven Seals are broken
As I watched, the Lamb broke the first of the seven seals on the scroll. Then one of the four living beings called out with a voice that sounded like thunder,
"Come!"
I looked up and saw a white horse. Its rider carried a bow, and a crown was placed on his head. He rode out to win many battles and gain the victory
When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say,
"Come!"
And another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to remove peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere.
When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living being say,
"Come!"
And I looked up and saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.
And a voice from among the four living beings said, "A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley for a day's
pay. And don't waste the olive oil and wine."
And when the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say,
"Come!"
And I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green like a corpse.
And Death was the name of its rider, who was followed around by the Grave.
They were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals.
And when the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their witness. They called loudly to the Lord and said,
"O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge the people who belong to this world for what they have done to us?
When will you avenge our blood against these people?" Then a white robe was given to each of them. And they were told to rest a little longer until the full number of their brothers and sisters – their fellow servants of Jesus – had been martyred.
I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake.
The sun became as dark as black cloth, and the moon became as red as blood. Then the stars of the sky fell to the earth like green figs falling from trees shaken by mighty winds. And the sky was rolled up like a scroll and taken away. And all of the mountains and all of the islands disappeared. Then the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy people, the people with great power, and every slave and every free person – all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. And they cried to the mountains and the rocks,
"Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.
For the great day of their wrath has come, and
who will be able to survive?"
Notes... the breakdown of the seals, trumpets and vials...
| 1. Rev 6:1,2 | The white horse. The Antichrist comes forth. He has a bow, but no arrows are mentioned. A crown is given to him. He goes forth conquering and to conquer. |
| 2. Rev 6:3,4 | The red horse. War. That they should take peace from the earth. He has a great sword. |
| 3. Rev 6:5,6 | The black horse. Famine. A day’s wages for a day’s food. Hurt not the oil and the wine. |
| 4. Rev 6:7,8 | The pale horse. Death. One-fourth of the earth’s population is killed. Hell followed with him. Kill with the sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts. |
| 5. Rev 6:9-11 | Martyrdom. They that were slain for the Word of God and for their testimony. They are given white robes. |
| 6. Rev 6:12-17 | Great earthquake. The sun black and moon as blood. The stars of heaven (angels) fell. Heaven departed as a scroll. Every mountain and island was moved. Multitudes hid. The great day of His wrath is come. |
| 7. Rev 8:1 | Silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. |
| 1. Rev 8:6,7 |
Hail and fire mingled with blood. A third part of the trees burned up. All green grass burned up. |
| 2. Rev 8:8,9 |
A great mountain burning with fire cast into the sea. A third part of the sea became blood. |
| 3. Rev 8:10,11 |
A great star from heaven fell upon the third part of the rivers and fountains of waters |
| 4. Rev 8:12 | Third part of the sun, moon, and stars smitten. The day and the night shone not for a third part of it. |
| 5. Rev 9:1-12 | First woe.
Locusts. A star from heaven (an angel) was given the key to
the bottomless pit. The pit opened. Locusts came upon the
earth. They hurt men (they sting them) that do not have the seal of God in their foreheads for five months. |
| 6. Rev 9:13-21 | Second woe. Loose the four angels bound in the river Euphrates. A third part of men were killed. The army of the horsemen was two hundred million. People repented not. Second woe is past Rev 11:14. |
| 7. Rev 10:7-11:15-19 | Third woe.
When he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished.
The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord. He shall reign. Thy wrath is come. The temple of God opened in heaven. Lightnings, voices, thunderings, an earthquake, and great hail. |
| 1. Rev 16:2 | Sores. Noisome and grievous sores upon them that had the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. |
| 2. Rev 16:3 | Sea as blood. The sea became as the blood of a dead man. Every living soul in the sea died. |
| 3. Rev 16:4 | Fountains blood. The rivers and fountains of waters became blood. |
| 4. Rev 16:8,9 | Great heat. Vial poured out upon the sun. Men scorched with great heat. |
| 5. Rev 16:10,11 | Darkness. Vial poured out upon the seat of the beast. His kingdom is full of darkness; they gnawed their tongues for pain. |
| 6. Rev 16:12 | The Euphrates River dries up. |
| 7. Rev 16:17-21 | It is done. Voices, and thunders, and lightenings, and the greatest earthquake. Jerusalem divided into three parts. The cities of the nations fell. Every island fled away. The mountains were not found. There was great hail. |