SESSION 49 REVELATION 6:1-2 THE LAST SESSION IN 10 TWEETS 1. After the father revealed the SEALED SCROLL, which led to the SORROWFUL SEARCH, John then saw the STANDING SAVIOR! #WordStrong 2. The elder that pointed to Christ gave a 3-fold description: He is the LION of JUDAH, the ROOT of David, and the LAMB of GOD. #WordStrong 3. The LION refers to Christ as the CONQUERING KING who will RULE the world. #WordStrong 4. The LAMB refers to Christ as the ATONING SACRIFICE for the SIN of the world. #WordStrong 5. Bible summary thru the LAMB: Isaac: WHERE is the Lamb? John the Baptist: BEHOLD the Lamb! All Creation: WORTHY is the Lamb! #WordStrong 6. In Rev. 4, in relation to the completion of MAN'S redemption the Lord Jesus Christ is SEATED! #WordStrong 7. In Rev. 5, in relation to the completion of the redemption of the EARTH and all of CREATION He is STANDING! #WordStrong 8. We ll have 3 instruments of praise in Heaven: Harps, Vials of Odors (incense) which are the prayers of the saints & our Voices. #WordStrong 9. It is very important to note that the prayers we have prayed on the EARTH are used in WORSHIPPING the Lamb in HEAVEN! #WordStrong 10. Rev. 5 records a NEW SONG being sung in heaven. Interestingly, since Lucifer fell, there has been no singing in Heaven. #WordStrong 234
INTRODUCTION The Tribulation Period WHAT the Tribulation Period is... Matthew 24:21 Matthew 24:22 Joel 1:15 Joel 2:11 Jeremiah 30:7 Psalm 110:5 Zephaniah 2:2-3 Isaiah 13:9 Amos 5:16 Zephaniah 1:14 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Luke 23:30 Revelation 9:6 WHY the Tribulation Period is... 1. To. (Dan. 9:27) 2. To finally the authority of Satan who usurped control of the earth from. (Rev. 5:1) 3. To judge all of the people on the earth who oppose and His in preparation for the 1000 year reign of Christ on the. (Rev. 11:15; 2 Thess. 1:7-9) TONIGHT S MESSAGE THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF REVELATION Part 1 (Rev. 6:1-2) I. The Opening Of The First Seal. And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, come and see. thunder One of the four beasts (cf. Rev. 4:7a) 235
A. The Pronouncement of the First Beast: and. B. The Rider of the First Horse: The Horse. 1. His Mistaken Identity... a. The similarity with the rider in Revelation 19:11-16... b. The differences with the rider in Revelation 19:11-16... The rider in Revelation 6:2 has a. The rider in Revelation 19 has a. The rider in Revelation 6:2 is wearing a. The rider in Revelation 19 is wearing. The rider in Revelation 6:2 is followed by death, and famine. The rider in Revelation 19 is followed by the of God. Note the groups who make this mistake... Note: This is the teaching known as. Note the atrocities carried out in Christ s name because of this mistake... 2. His Biblical Identity... There is only one man in the Bible so much like Christ that he could people into thinking that he is Christ! He is Satan s... The. 18 MAJOR TYPES OF ANTICHRIST IN THE BIBLE (1). * 1 John 3:12- Cain, who was that one. * John 8:44- the devil was a from the beginning. * Genesis 4 Cain (a type of Antichrist) Abel (a type of Israel) for his religion. * Genesis 4:15- the Lord set a upon Cain. * Revelation 13-16, there is a connected with the Antichrist. 236
(2) NIMROD * The in line from Adam. * Nimrod means or rebellious one. * A king over a kingdom in rebellion against God... First King of! * Genesis 11 Seeks to establish a empire. Unifies the people both and... Let us build us a city and a tower. (3) PHARAOH * King over. (Type of the ) * Exodus 4 12- the Nation of Israel. * Moses preached to in Old Testament. * Moses shows up again in Revelation 11 to preach to the! (4) BALAK * The Moabite king in Numbers 22 25 who caused Israel to. * Revelation 16:13- Satanic (unholy) trinity Numbers 22:14- Picture of unholy trinity DRAGON, Satan the BEAST, Satan the FALSE PROPHET, Satan the unholy g BAAL, the false. g BALAK, the false. g BAALAM, the false. (5) SISERA * Judges 4:3- he mightily the children of Israel * Defeated at Megiddo. Antichrist defeated at. * Dies by a wound. (6) ABIMELECH * A against God... follower of. * Sets himself up as the sole. * Receives a deadly wound. (Judges 9:53 c.f. Rev. 13:3) (7) GOLIATH * Comes against Nation of Israel. * Likened to a and a. (1 Sam. 17:36 c.f. Rev. 13:2) * A demonic giant. (See Gen. 6:1-4) * Delivered by. (a type of Christ) * David defeats him down in a valley with a. (See Rev. 19:15) 237
(8) SAUL * Nation of Israel s first choice for a king, before getting choice... David, (a type of Christ.) * Tries to usurp the. 1 Samuel 13 (See 2 Thess. 2:4) * 1 Samuel 28 Possessed by an. (See Rev. 13) (9) NABAL * Rebel against (type of Christ) 1 Samuel 25. * 1 Samuel 25:17 Called son of Belial (Used of Satan in 2 Cor. 6:15) * 1 Samuel 25:38 The Lord Nabal, just as He will do the Antichrist. (10) ABSALOM * Ab ( ) Shalom ( )... The of. * Rebel against. (type of Christ) * Takes of men with him in rebellion. * 2 Samuel 18:18 Dies, and goes to his own. (like Judas) * 2 Samuel 18:17 His place was a. (See Rev. 17:8) (11) SOLOMON * Only type of and in the Bible. * 1 Kings 10 Picture of in the. * 1 Kings 11 Pictures the. * 2 Chronicles 9:13 * 1 Kings 12:9 Raises heavy on Israel like Antichrist in Tribulation. (12) JEROBOAM * First king of 10 northern tribes after kingdom divided following Solomon s death. * Leads Israel into. * Sets up for Israel to worship. (See Rev. 13) (13) AHAB * 1 Kings 16:30- Israel s most king. * He is married to Jezebel. * Jezebel is defined in Revelation 2:20 as a system. * In Judges 17 and 18, this system uses robed priests, called, who use idols as aids in worship in their house of gods. * In Revelation 17:3, that woman (Jezebel) is sitting on the Beast (Antichrist). * She is the - religion the Antichrist will use to pull the world together religiously during the Tribulation. 238
(14) SENNACHERIB * Wicked king of who invades Judah from the north. * His name is found times in the Bible. * The Assyrian is a term used to refer to the in the Old Testament. * The Assyrian is also found times in the Bible. (15) NEBUCHADNEZZAR * King of who captured Jerusalem and took Judah into captivity. * Jeremiah 51:34- Called a Dragon (See Rev. 13:4; 12:9) * Erects an image for people to worship. Daniel 3:1- ( x x ). (16) HAMAN * Wicked king who persecutes the in the Book of Esther. * Because of his hatred for one individual (Mordecai), he seeks to wipe out the entire race. * Esther 7:6- The adversary and enemy is this Haman. (17) HEROD (18) JUDAS * The king in power at first coming of Christ. * Sought to kill Jesus by wiping out the royal. (See Rev. 12:4-5) * Beheads the (type of Elijah in Tribulation. See Matt. 11:3) * Son of perdition (Antichrist in 2 Thess. 2:3) is only used to refer to one other person... (John 17:12) * John 6:66-70- Judas is a. * John 13:27- himself actually enters Judas body. * After his death, goes to his own. (Acts 1:25; c.f. Rev. 11:7; 17-18) TYPES OF ANTICHRIST THROUGH HISTORY 1. The Roman. 2. The Roman Catholic. 3. The Roman Catholic. 4. The Roman Catholic. 5. The Roman Catholic. Note: In the work by John Toland, he is photographed as a member of the NAZI party in Austria before he went to Munich. The number on his card reads!!! 666. The Roman Catholic Son of. 239
3. His Specific Identity (Rev. 6:2)... He is on a white horse... He has a bow and a crown... He goes forth conquering and to conquer... 4. His Expanded Identity (cross-referencing Rev. 6:2) Daniel 8:23b-25- (Cp. Dan. 9:25 with Isa. 14:13-14)... Daniel 11:21- Daniel 11:24-240