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[eli-kittim]

The Seven Seals of Revelation

Eli Kittim

In ancient times, papyrus scrolls with classified information contained several wax seals (Gk. σφραγίς) which ensured that only the appropriate recipient could read the document. Likewise, the Bible uses the term metaphorically to convey apocalyptic information about upcoming events. The seven-sealed scroll reveals seven chronological disclosures that will come in rapid succession. Each seal represents a coming event that will have a major impact on the world. The breaking of the seven seals occurs in Rev. 5–8. The first four seals are known as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

The first seal represents the first coming of Christ, who commences the sequence of end time events (Rev. 6:1-2). He rides a white horse, which is also mentioned in Rev. 19:11 using nearly identical language. In Rev. 6:2 (NJB), the white rider goes “from victory to victory” (Gk. νικῶν καὶ ἵνα νικήσῃ). The biblical term "victory" is intimately associated with Christ's resurrection from the dead, which ultimately results in the conquering of death itself (see 1 Cor. 15:54, 57). The terms νικῶν and νικήσῃ are based on the Greek word νικάω (nikao), which means to “overcome” or to be “victorious.” The word nikao can only refer to an overcomer in Christ and cannot possibly be attributed to an Antichrist figure (see e.g. Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 26; Rev. 3:5, 12, 21). Also, the white horseman wears a stephanos crown, which is worn by believers and victors in Christ (see e.g. Mt. 27:29; Jas. 1:12; 2 Tim. 4:8; 1 Pet. 5:4; Rev. 2:10; 4:4; 14:14). The Stephanos “crown” is therefore a symbol of victory for the believers in Christ. Accordingly, the Antichrist would not wear a stephanos crown. We are also told that the rider of the white horse “was holding a bow” (Gk. toxon), which represents God's covenant with the human race (see Gen. 9:13). The Septuagint (LXX), an early Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, translates the Hebrew word ‎קַשְׁתִּ֕י (qaš·tî), which means “rainbow,” with the Greek word “toxon” (bow) in Gen. 9:13! In Rev. 6:2, the Greek word “toxon” is the same word that is translated in the English Bible versions by the word bow. Therefore, the Antichrist would not be “holding a bow,” representing God's covenant. And there are no counterfeit signs in the Bible. That’s why all references to God, Christ, and to the saints are always couched in white imagery (see e.g. Isa. 1:18; Dan. 7:9; Mt. 28:3; John 20:12; Rev. 1:14; 2:17; Rev. 3:4-5, 18; 4:4; 6:11; Rev. 7:9, 13-14; 14:14; 19:14).

The second seal represents the coming of the Antichrist (Revelation 6:3–4), the red horse. The red horseman represents the last king who comes out of the final world empire, which is represented by the red seven-headed dragon with ten horns. World War 3 commences with the red rider, who was given a huge and mighty sword and granted permission to slaughter mankind.

The third seal represents economic collapse (Revelation 6:5–6). The rider of the Black horse holds “a pair of scales,” which merchants used in order to barter for their goods. In those days, meals will be so expensive that it will cost a whole day's wages just to have one.

The fourth seal (Revelation 6:7–8) introduces the “deathly pale” horse whose “rider was called Death, and Hades followed at its heels.” The fourth horse mainly represents a global food crisis, famines, and pandemics that kill off “a quarter of the earth[‘s]” population, coupled with wars and other devastations.

The fifth seal represents the martyrs of the faith throughout the centuries, but especially those who will be killed during the great tribulation (Revelation 6:9–11). The clue is given in verse 11 where “they were told to be patient a little longer, until the roll was completed of their fellow-servants and brothers who were still to be killed as they had been” (cf. Mt. 24:9). These martyrs include the 144,000 who are mentioned in Revelation chapter seven. Rev. 7:13-14 explains that the 144 thousand are the elect “who have been through the great trial.” However, Rev. 7:4-8 is obviously describing not just the tribulation saints but the entire church as a whole. In fact, Revelation 7:9 gives us the identity of the 144 thousand by stating that they’re “a huge number, impossible for anyone to count,” and that they come from every nation on earth.

The sixth seal represents nuclear war, the resurrection, and the rapture (Revelation 6:12–17). The first part of the sixth seal represents nuclear war, which is described as “a violent earthquake” that causes the sun to turn black and the moon red. This event precedes the day of the Lord, according to Joel 2:31 (italics mine):

“The sun shall be turned to darkness, and

the moon to blood, BEFORE the great and

awesome day of the LORD comes.”

There are other devastations as well, such as massive upheavals of the earth's crust and space debris hurtling back to earth, islands and mountains are moved out of their place, as everything will be shaken to its foundations (cf. Hebrews 12:27). It is right after this event that Christ will appear to rapture the elect. See Matthew 24:29-31 (italics mine):

“Immediately AFTER the distress of those

days the sun will be darkened, the moon will

not give its light, the stars will fall from the

sky and the powers of the heavens will be

shaken. And then the sign of the Son of

man will appear in heaven; … And he will

send his angels with a loud trumpet to

gather his elect from the four winds.”

Similarly, Daniel 12:1-2 indicates that the general resurrection of the dead will occur after the great tribulation, which will be an event “unlike any other from the nation’s beginning up to that time.” In line with these passages, the sixth seal indicates that after the great tribulation “all the kings of the earth, the governors and … the whole population, … hid in caverns and among the rocks of the mountains,” and “they said to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us away from the One who sits on the throne and from the retribution of the Lamb. For the Great Day of his retribution has come, and who can face it?' “ (Rev. 6:15-17). This pericope is taken from Isaiah 2:19, which describes Yahweh rising from the dead to shake the earth:

“they will go into the caverns of the rocks

and into the fissures of the earth in terror of

Yahweh, at the brilliance of his majesty,

when he arises to make the earth quake.”

We know from 1 Thess. 4:16-17 that the resurrection and the rapture happen simultaneously. Thus, the aforementioned passages coalesce to give us the big picture, namely, that the sixth seal represents the resurrection and the rapture, which will occur right after the Great Tribulation!

The seventh seal represents the Day of the Lord (Rev. 8:1-5). The prelude to the day of the Lord begins with a short respite, as “there was silence in heaven for about half an hour” (verse 1). It represents the lull before the storm. This is the close of the tribulation period (Satan’s wrath) and the beginning of the Day of the Lord (God’s wrath), as the severity of the judgments begin to increase with the coming of the seven trumpets. But before the sounding of the seven trumpets, an “angel took the censer and filled it from the fire of the altar, which he then hurled down onto the earth,” causing massive earthquakes and devastations (verse 5). Thus, the seventh seal represents the commencement of the Day of the Lord!

[muntadhir]

Eugénie/Sophia

you are incredibly fucking big brained and you are secondses but this also works perfectly for the vague concept i had, so I'll see if i can maybe do both!!! somehow

or i'll try to do eugenie/sophia for another ficwip prompt etc i will shut up now THANK YOU!!

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[graceandpeacejoanne]

Revelation 6: The Second Seal

Reading about the second seal gives more context to the first seal, the first horse, and the first rider. If they are part of a set, then how does the first rider fit in? #Revelation6 #SecondHorseman #SecondSeal

A Fiery Red Horse Then, when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Go, you!” And another horse, flame-colored, went out, and to the one sitting upon it was given to him to violently remove peace out of the world and in order that they would kill one another, then a great sword was given to him. Revelation 6:3-4 Reading about the second seal gives more context…

[williamsockner]

SPN S2E2 Liveblog

My first “oh my god FUCK John Winchester” started during the “previously on”s so that’s where we’re at.

Dean, your self-esteem is just a crater, isn’t it, buddy.

Fuck John Winchester.

Hi Ellen you deserved better :’)

Sam bless you for being the one brother on this show to understand that human emotions are a thing and sometimes you might need to acknowledge them.

There legitimately aren’t words for how dumb this metaplot is and how much I want them to stop whining about their godawful terrible dad and get back to hunting goofy monsters and ghosts.

Ash, you’re underrated. I don’t remember if you die but I bet you do. I’m sorry.

Jo: “Dean, you’re not a scumbag.” SPN the Entire-Ass Show: “LOL.”

I love how totally unrelated this killer clown plotline is. It has literally N O T H I N G to do with the rest of the episode thus far.

OH THIS IS THE EP WHERE THEY DISGUISE THEMSELVES AS CARNIES.

BECAUSE THAT’S A THING THEY DO IN THE SECOND SEASON.

Now finding cursed objects is a problem? When it hasn’t been for the entire season beforehand?

How do these two not have a story in mind before they decide to sign up as carnies. Nothing. NOTHING. NOT EVEN AN ALIAS.

SPN continuing the fine TV urban fantasy tradition of clumsily trying to make a statement about people with disabilities being able to join freakshows because ~empowerment~.

Dean shut the fuuuuuck up, sorry that Sam wants to think about his life and his relationship with y’all’s father instead of burying himself in an exhaust pipe and trying to bang 19 year-olds.

CARNIE STEREOTYPE CARNIE STEREOTYPE THEY DON’T LIKE YOU OUTSIDERS CARNIE CARNIE

This episode is hilariously bisected, literally nothing from the first 15 minutes relates to the next 15 minutes whatsoever.

SPN: Children are stupid.

HOW DID THEY GET OUT OF THAT, they were literally caught redhanded by two adults trespassing and firing shotgun shells in the middle of the night in said adults’ residence while appearing to kidnap their child. And then they get out by smashcutting.

“You ever notice Dad had a falling out with just about everybody?” say it loud say it proud Sam

Dean Winchester: “have you ever considered just straight-up excusing longterm child abuse and blaming yourself for being a disappointment? I personally make it a way of life, I recommend it.”

I knew it was the blind guy, at least this episode didn’t hinge on the blind guy being able to read non-Braille bibles, tbt the faith healer episode...

I am 34 minutes into this episode and feel like I’ve already been subjected to a season’s worth of emotional repression, poor story cohesion and terrible character decisions.

These SFX are...notable.

I appreciate Jo clearly, blatantly sloppy-secondsing Dean because Sam isn’t interested in her.

Ash: “lemme show you my geocities page”

SAM. DON’T APOLOGIZE. YOUR DAD WAS A GARBAGE NEGLECTFUL EMOTIONALLY-MANIPULATIVE MILITARISTIC JACKASS WHO PRIORITIZED HIS PETTY WHIMS OVER YOUR SAFETY, NEVER FEEL GUILTY FOR PUSHING BACK AGAINST HIM EVEN WHEN DEAN’S AN A+ APOLOGIST TELLING YOU YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD.

I honestly do appreciate the end of this episode with Dean totally failing to express his emotions in any way except frustrated, inarticulate rage against an inanimate object, because that totally checks out for a character who’s been forced into swallowing, internalizing and rationalizing their parental abuse and abandonment for decades and now has no possible outlet of closure or clarity.

Fuck John Winchester.

[johnnyapalmerjr]

Second Seal War Rev 63-4

[matandre]

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[justmezzingaround]

❛ You’re single. I’m single. Coincidence? I think not. ❜

“...”

Cue perhaps the most unimpressed and unmoved face that Mezzi could give Ammutseba. And she’s given her some very unimpressed looks before.

“I mean... it kind of is. For starters, I don’t think I was looking for anyone...”

“...and for secondses, I didn’t think you were either, I thought you liked it that way. Unless you’re implying we get together, but we already sorta half tried that, didn’t we?”

Despite her dull tone and at first curt sounding words, Ammu would know better than to assume Mezzi actually took any offense or was genuinely annoyed. This was her poking back.

“You’re single. I’m single. And we’re best friends. Coincidence? Well, no, that one isn’t, but I like it.”

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[fictionkinfessionsarchived]

@ every single one of you including the mods: ily so much and hope you're having a good day!!

EeeEEe thank you! I have a pile of chocolate wrappers proving today was extremely good for me! Plus I washed Professor Ariden Sharkface Finpurra the First and she smelled so CLEAN and SOFT!! I still have to reapply the blush though, because I keep getting distracted and smashing my face aginst hers! x3c

And, ehh, there’s only one active mod...! But that just means I get extra helpings and secondses, right? :D~ I’m a big cat and I need big servings! Om nom nom!

Mod Party Cat!

[bonafide-monafide]

secondseal answered: are they online at all? something may have happened to them

Yeah they're still reblogging stuff, so I know they've at least seen my message. I just?? Even if they just sent me the raw photos, I can edit them myself if I need to.

[matandre]

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