新約時代的七封印.

THE STORY OF THE
SEVEN SEALS

Revelation 6:1-8:1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I First Four Seals

Part II Who Opens the Seals? The First Seal The Second Seal The Third Seal The Fourth Seal The Fifth Seal The Sixth Seal The Seventh Seal

Part I

    The seven seals contained secret information known only to God until the Lamb was found worthy to open the scrolls and to look on the contents. What is contained therein was only for the eyes of the Lamb.
    However, through his kindness and willingness to share this information with the saints, we find the conditions and circumstances that would take place in the time frame of each seal. Most of the seals tell of the antichrist's activities and lend encouragement to the saints of each period.

First Four Seals

    The first four seals describe how the four horses (doctrines) of the early church time periods changed from white to red, then to black and finally to pale. This doctrinal deterioration was brought about by the influence of antichrist.
    The most commonly held view usually describes these four horses of the Apocalypse as an end-time Armageddon scene. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Four horses (doctrines) represent four time periods of the early church.

    These four horses describe the first four stages of the church. It is not an end time vision at all. It makes nice magazine covers to picture death and hell riding dramatically forth into the world. However, the truth be told, the first horse and horsemen refer to the historical situation in the Ephesus period of the church. The next three horses and horsemen pertain to Smyrna, Pergamos and Thyatira, respectively.
    The story of these first four seals is the decline of pure doctrine and the ascent of false teachings. Notice that Jesus does not try to head off the apostasy as it thunders forth. Rather, he strengthens the faithful and encourages them with wonderful promises.

    The evidence seems quite clear that Jesus, the Lamb, opened the seven seals before he wrote to the angels of the seven churches. Jesus said in Revelation 1:18, before he wrote to the angels of the seven churches,

"I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."

    The resurrected Lamb that opened the "seven seals."

"And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

"And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne." Revelation 5:6, 7:

    The "Lion" of the tribe of Judah prevailed to open the book. Notice the change of metaphor. It is not the Lion that opens the seals. It is the Lamb who receives the book or scroll. The Lamb opens all the seals.

The Lamb

    Just because the messages to the seven messengers appear first in Revelation is no proof that Jesus sent his message to each angel before he opened the seals that covered the events of each church. Revelation was written to conceal from most people its message, as well as to reveal to those living near to him.
    Hence, the "seven Spirits of God" are first described in Revelation 4.  But in Revelation 1:4 John gives us the greetings of these seven Spirits.

"Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne."

    This proves John saw Revelation Chapter 4 before he wrote Chapter 1.

"And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; these things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God." Revelation 3:1

    The seven Spirits of God were shown to be before God’s throne in Chapter 4, but were transferred to the Lamb in Revelation 5:5, 6, and who is then said to have these "seven Spirits." Through him they were to be "sent forth into all the earth." This confirms the principle that "all things" are of the Father "by the Son" (1 Corinthians 8:6).
    At the time of sending his message to the "angel" of Sardis Jesus says that he "hath the seven Spirits of God." All "seven Spirits" are sent to all the seven churches, but one at a time. They are sent through the Lamb who was declared "worthy."
   What was Jesus going to do with the knowledge opened to him in each seal? He would prepare each stage of the church against the dangers facing it through its "angel."  Secondly, he would place before all the churches the promises of the "seven Spirits."

  

    Jesus inserts one of the "seven Spirits'" messages to each stage of the church at the end of each letter. That is how they are all sent forth into "all the earth."
    Jesus has two objectives with each message. Warnings are given to the apostates and marvelous promises to the faithful, to encourage and strengthen them.

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         TOPICAL STUDY ON THE SEVEN SEALS:
Seven Seals Part I - Part 2
1st Seal - 2nd Seal - 3rd Seal - 4th Seal - 5th Seal - 6th Seal - 7th Seal

CHAPTER/VERSE BY VERSE STUDY ON THE SEVEN SEALS:
1st to 6th Seal [Revelation 6] - 7th Seal [Revelation 8:1]

TOPICAL STUDY ON THE SEVEN TRUMPETS:
Prelude to the Trumpets - 1st Trumpet - 2nd Trumpet - 3rd Trumpet
4th Trumpet - 5th Trumpet - 6th Trumpet - 7th Trumpet

CHAPTER/VERSE BY VERSE STUDY ON THE SEVEN TRUMPETS:
1st through 6th Trumpet [Revelation 8,9] - 7th Trumpet [ Revelation 11:15-19]

TOPICAL STUDY ON THE SEVEN CHURCHES:
7 Churches Topical Study Home Page
Ephesus - Smyrna - Pergamos - Thyatira - Sardis - Philadelphia - Laodicea

CHAPTER/VERSE BY VERSE STUDY ON THE SEVEN CHURCHES:
7 Churches Verse by Verse Home Page
Ephesus - Smyrna - Pergamos - Thyatira - Sardis - Philadelphia - Laodicea

七個封印的內容 聖經的介紹

第一印：白馬與騎馬者─福音廣傳　六1～2

第二印：紅馬與騎馬者─戰爭普及　六3～4

第三印：黑馬與騎馬者─饑荒增劇　六5～6

第四印：灰馬與騎馬者─死亡肆虐　六7～8

第五印：祭壇底下眾魂的呼喊─殉道聖徒從樂園求伸冤的禱告　六9～11

第六印：天地震動，大災難的起頭─對地上居民的警告　六12～17

插於第六印和第七印之間的異象　七1～17

　　(一) 十二支派中十四萬四千人受印─被揀選的以色列人在地上蒙保守　1~8

　　(二) 大批的群眾在天上的殿裡事奉神─

　　　　蒙救贖的聖徒被提到天上，享受神的看顧和羔羊的牧養　9～17

　 第七印：帶進七號─殉道聖徒在第五印禱告的答應　八1～2

揭開第七印後天上的景象─基督作大祭司，向神獻上眾聖徒的禱告　八3～5



誰揭開了封印?請看聖經怎麼說

揭開第七印後天上的景象─基督作大祭司，向神獻上眾聖徒的禱告



啟5:1　 我看見坐寶座的右手中有書卷，裡外都寫著字，用七印封嚴了。



　啟5:2　 我又看見一位大力的天使大聲宣傳說：有誰配展開那書卷，揭開那七印呢﹖



　啟5:5　 長老中有一位對我說：不要哭。看哪，猶大支派中的獅子，大衛的根，他已得勝，能以展開那書卷，揭開那七印。



　啟5:9　 他們唱新歌，說：你配拿書卷，配揭開七印；因為你曾被殺，用自己的血從各族、各方、各民、各國中買了人來，叫他們歸於神，



　啟6:1　 我看見羔羊揭開七印中第一印的時候，就聽見四活物中的一個活物，聲音如雷，說：你來！



　啟8:1　 羔羊揭開第七印的時候，天上寂靜約有二刻。



羔羊就是耶穌基督!!