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• God is on the throne of the universe
• All creation belongs to him
• Jesus has triumphed for all eternity
How do you feel when you think about the future?
Steve PetchSunday 1st November 2009
Part 4: ‘The Source of Your Security’Revelation 6:1 – 8:1
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Steve PetchSunday 1st November 2009
Part 4: ‘The Source of Your Security’Revelation 6:1 – 8:1
The source of your security
When will these events happen?
•The future?
•The past?
•The present?
These seven seals cover the whole of ‘AD history’
The source of your security
How does this relate to the rest of Revelation?
Revelation repeatedly describes the same events / time periods!
The source of your security
How should we interpret these seals (and trumpets and bowls)?
We must look for the spiritual lessons, not for specific historical events
The source of your security
The Seven Seals
1. Conquest / war
2. War and strife
3. Famine
4. Death (and Hades)
5. Martyrs
6. The end – Jesus comes
Revelation1.Wars2.International strife3.Famine4.Pestilence5.Persecutions6.Earthquakes, eclipses of the sun, moon to blood, shaking of the heavens
Mark 131.Wars2.International strife3.Earthquakes4.Famines5.Persecutions6.Eclipses of the sun, moon and stars fall, shaking of the heavens
The source of your security
The Seven Seals
1. Conquest / war
2. War and strife
3. Famine
4. Death (and Hades)
5. Martyrs
6. The end – Jesus comes
7. Final judgement
The source of your security
Two pictures of our security:1. 144,000 sealed2. A great multitude
The source of your securityThree final applications:
1. We need to keep an eternal perspective on our lives
2. Our security can only be found through a relationship with God through Jesus
3. We must live as passionate (martyr) witnesses for Jesus
How do you feel when you think about the future?
The source of your security
Steve PetchSunday 1st November 2009
Part 4: ‘The Source of Your Security’Revelation 6:1 – 8:1
