The 1st seal
The title deed contains the future of the world.
Read Revelations 6: 1-2
Hidden mystery on the scroll (when the seal was broken). Symbolic for John. It depicts the end-time event. A horsemen with a bow, a crown was given to him and after he received the crown then he went forth conquering.
Read Revelations 19 : 11-16
Verse 11. stubbornly wicked will strike their fist.
Verse 12. His eyes are like fire, head with many crowns, Word of God.
4 ideas of similarities
1) white horse
2) Rider
3) Conquering King
4) crowns
5 Differences
1) Unnamed and unidentified
Rider in Revelations 6 is unnamed whereas Revelations 19 is specifically identified.
2) Single Crown
Rider in Revelations 6 have a single crown whereas Revelations 19 rider have many crowns.
3) Crown was given to him
Revelations 6 rider was given a crown whereas Revelations 19 rider have many crowns for all eternity.
4) Bow in his hand
Revelations 6 rider has a bow in his hand whereas Revelations 19 rider does not have a bow but out of his mouth came out a sword.
5) Rides alone
Revelations 6 rider rides alone whereas Revelations 19 rider accompanied by heavenly army.
In Revelations 6, Anti-Christ opposed to Jesus Christ and all the values that Christ holds.
Anti-Christ is
1) mere ordinary human being.
2) Greatest tool in the hands of Satan.
3) Worm his way to political areas.
Read 2 Thesselonians 2:1 – 2
- Man of Sin
- Son of destruction
- that wicked
Revelations 13: 1 -> Beast rising from the sea.
Sea represents people.
Read Daniel 7:8; 8:9 talks about Little horn
Anti-Christ
a) Will rise slowly from deceitful strategies.
b) Is going to deceive the whole man in the world.
c) Is the most clever diplomat.
d) Bloodless conquest using lies and deceit.
e) Bluffing his way through.
Read Luke 10:17-19
That is the position of the devil.
Stand our ground to reject and rebuke him (the devil).
The Anti-christ will like that in the world stage His trump card is bow without arrow through his lies and deceit. Through all this, he is given a crown.
2 Factors
1) The global condition that are so chaotic for strong leader to rule the world with a iron hand.
2) There have been deceiving spirits released. They will receive into the world stronger and stronger deceiving spirits.
When the Anti-Christ comes, many will believe and move towards Utopia to have peace and security.
Read Matthew 24 : 4-5 and Luke 21:8
Jesus warn us about deception.
Utopia is created by us without God- The New World order. They worship anything but God. Reincarnation is equated with the new world order.
This is the era of peace and grace He have given to us. He will come with the saint to wage the war to end all wars.
Read Revelations 19 : 14
Who are the army following him dressing in white? Only us the believers.
Read Jude 14 and Colossians 3:4
His grace will expire on the wicked man.
Redeeming the time and watch the day approaching.
Jesus is coming soon.
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