Revelation Week 4 - The Sealed and Unsealed
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Revelation 6-7. The unsealing of the scroll. The sealing of the 144,000. The four horsemen of the Apocalypse. But what does it all mean?
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Revelation Week 4 - The Sealed and Unsealed
- 1. The Revelation to John Week 4 – The Seals Welcome! Please take one of each of the papers laid out by the sink!
- 2. 7 Letters to 7 Churches (Revelation 1-3)
- 3. The Throne Room (Revelation 4-11)
- 5. The Lion of Judah, Come Conquering
- 8. The Four Horsemen I looked up and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains-- mountains of bronze. The first chariot had red horses, the second chariot black horses, the third chariot white horses, and the fourth chariot dappled gray horses. Then I said to the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?" The angel answered me, "These are the four winds of heaven going out, after presenting themselves before the Lord of all the earth.
- 9. The Four Horsemen “The chariot with the black horses goes toward the north country, the white ones [follow it and go with] the dappled ones toward the south country." When the steeds came out, they were impatient to get off and patrol the earth. And he said, "Go, patrol the earth." So they patrolled the earth. Then he cried out to me, "Lo, those who go toward the north country have set my spirit at rest in the north country." -- Zechariah 6:1-8 (NRS)
- 10. The Four Horsemen: Revelation 6:1-8
- 11. Parthia and the Pax Romana
- 12. Parthia and the Pax Romana
- 13. Parthia and the Pax Romana "I looked, and there was a white horse! Its rider had a bow; a crown (stephanon) was given to him, and he came out conquering and to conquer." -- Revelation 6:2 (NRS)
- 14. The Four Horsemen: Revelation 6:1-8
- 15. The Fifth Seal (Revelation 6:9-11)
- 16. 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies. Yes, we live under constant danger of death because we serve Jesus, so that the life of Jesus will be evident in our dying bodies. So we live in the face of death, but this has resulted in eternal life for you." -- 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 (NLT)
- 17. Seal 6: The Day of the Lord
- 18. Who Can Stand: the 144,000
- 20. The Sealed + Unsealed Message to the 7 Churches
- 21. The Sealed + Unsealed Message to Us
- 22. For Next Week Read chapters 8-11. • What’s happening where? • How many characters can you identify? • Read it a few times. Focus on what’s clear.
Editor's Notes
- What were your thoughts about the seven churches over the week? Which messages stuck with you?What is the central conflict of the Revelation? (Why is Jesus being revealed?)
- The core issue: How do we remain faithful in a faithless culture?
- Rival Eschatologies:John is taken behind the veil to see:Who’s really on the throne? Rome? NOPE!
- This is God’s Will. It was “sealed” because of Sin – no one was worthy to unseal it. Until…
- You were expecting a lion?THIS is Jesus’ eschatology!… So what happens when the Lamb opens the scroll?
- So now the Lamb is going to begin opening the Scroll. He’s enacting the Will of God. He’s bringing about God’s will on Earth as it is in Heaven.
- Systematic critique of the PaxRomana
- Zechariah’s horsemen patrol the earth and represent God’s control over the world’s mighty Empires.
- So what’re these horsemen? Why draw on Zechariah? They are God’s agents, judging the empires that oppose God’s people (ROME)
- We’re headed behind the veil!
- Augusts’ retrieval of the Legion Standard in 19 BCE was a crucial component of his PaxRomana.The text reads “Caesar Augustus receives the standard”
- A victorious Parthian? Uh oh… bad news for the Pax!
- The ParthianTakes Pax from the EarthFamine – exorbitant inflationDeath – the logical outcome (and what even the Pax can’t save you from).This is a battle of Eschatologies. Can Rome’s (the Pax) save you? Clearly not.Who is causing all this? Um… it’s Jesus…
- How much longer? Sacrificial language (the blood was poured at the base of the altar)
- The End of the World, by John MartinZechariah 14:1-5Isaiah 34:2-8 (the scroll imagery is nice, considering all the scrolls. Both the one Jesus is unsealing and the one being read from in the gatherings)So… 7th Seal? BUT WAIT! We have an important question… WHO CAN STAND?
- When is this happening? Before the first seal, before the 4 Winds are unleashed.Who are the 144,000?The Tribes don’t match the Old Testament lists.The numbers aren’t literal! This is the whole of God’s people on Earth.What They are sealed (just before the Scroll is unsealed!) God saves them from the second death (remember Smyrna!)
- Back to Heaven: we see the Heavenly counterpart to the 144,000: A countless multitude of all peoples.They affirm God’s eschatology: Salvation belongs to God alone!Two nice visual ironies: washed white in blood and lamb as shepherdWe answered the question. So what’s next? (Maybe read 8:1-2). Why so much book left?
- What did this mean for the Seven Churches?The PaxRomana isn’t strong enough for your faith and destiny. Salvation belongs to God alone!How would this speak to Ephesus? To Smyrna and Philadelphia? To Pergamum, Laodicea and Sardis?
- Is there an American Eschatology?What would you say are critical components of the Pax Americana?What is the appropriate Christian response to these?
- This is very confusing. It’s okay. Take it a little at a time.