Trumpets

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1 Unsealed - Come and See! Witnessing for Christ Seals Judgement - Pagan Rome Rev.6 AD 96 AD Trumpets Judgement - Christian Rome Rev.8 & 9 AD 395 AD 1685 Vials Judgement - Holy Roman Empire Rev.16 AD 1789 AD 1820 Mid Atlantic Bible School 2015

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3 First four seals :1 6:3 6:5 4 6:7

4 No come and see! No living ones! Four Beasts Gk.=Zoa = Living Ones

5 The horse was considered a symbol of the free spirit of Rome guided by the emperors Blood Death Peace Famine Horses were as much a part of Rome s heraldry as the eagle. Rev.11:4 Rev.6:8 The earth is the Empire The horse its condition The rider the reason

6 and power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth Four Prefectures Italy East Ch6:8

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8 I heard one of the four living ones saying as with a voice of thunder. Diaglott 84yrs

9 Zech. 9:13 Isa. 66:19 Psa. 64:3-4 I will send those that Multitude escape of them, Proclaiming truth sounders of the truth, and they shall declare Tongues bent - Words my glory among the as arrows shot forth nations. Isa.66 Note V4 84yrs

10 To If a everyone man were the called reign of upon Trajan to seemed fix a period like the in return the history the golden of the age It world, was during during which the the reign condition of Antonius of the that the Roman human Empire race was reached most happy the zenith and of its power prosperous, and prosperity he would, and without for this reason hesitation, his reign appears name that uninteresting which elapsed and eventless Marcus from the death of Aurelius Domitian had to absolute the need accession of domestic of Commodus. peace in order Gibbon to carry Ch.3 out his foreign policy Larousse History pp ys Peace Conquering the Roman world by the word of the covenant

11 I am quite wearied with punishing and destroying the Galileans, or those of the sect called Christians according to your orders. Yet they never cease to profess voluntarily what they are, and to offer themselves to death. Wherefore I have laboured, by extortion and threatening, to discourage them from daring to confess to me that they are of that sect. Letter to Trajan from Tiberianus G5115 G5088 2Cor 10:4-5 The Empire prospered and was at peace but the dominate force governing the period was a warfare of faith against terrible odds.

12 Blood Peace Nerva Trajan Hadrian Antonious Pious Marcus Aurelius Pertinax Commodus Julian Septimus Severus Geta

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14 Note contrast between v4 and v8

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17 Three years before his death, Marcus Aurelius had named as his successor his son Commodus. Larousse History p.210 Blood Empire descends into civil war 31ys

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19 But he was incapable, a drunkard and a profligate. Power at once went to his head and he demanded recognition and worship as a god. He abandoned the reigns of government to his licentious favorites and renounced the energetic defensive policy of his father. He pillaged the treasury and persecuted the senate without mercy. Not unexpectedly, plots against his life were numerous. Larousse History p.210 Blood Empire descends into civil war 31ys Commodus was a greater curse to the Romans than any pestilence or crime. Cassius Dio That they should kill one another

20 Blood Peace Nerva Trajan Hadrian Antonious Pious Marcus Aurelius Pertinax Commodus Julian Septimus Severus Geta

21 Next session Seals 3-5. Theme How long, O Lord, Christ s Brethren slain