This study is the interpretation of the last day events in the Book of Revelation.

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The 1st.seal is revival

"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. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer."
(Rev 6:1-3)

1.  This sealed book is the same book that Daniel sealed.
     "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall
     run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." (Dan 12:4-5) Note: The first and seventh 
     seal is hidden in a "mystery," (Matt.13:10-17) to those that have chosen to be "dull of hearing" 
     (Heb.5:11-14; 6:1-2) and blind (2Peter.1:4-9) to "the things of God." (1Cor.2:1-14) The second,
     third, fourth, fifth and sixth seal need no interpretation.

2.  Behold a white horse
     "And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
     unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer." (Rev 6:2-3)
     a.  A horse speaks of strength / might.  
          "And Elisha prayed, and said, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the Lord
          opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses
          and chariots of fire round about Elisha." (2 Kings 6:17-18, Exod.15:1, 2Kings.2:11; 6:15-18,
          Isa.31:1-3, Eccl.10:7)
     b.  White speaks of righteousness and holiness
          "And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine
          linen is the righteousness of saints." (Rev 19:8-9, Rev.2:17; 20:11, 2Cor.11:14)

          Note: Some think this white horse rider, is the antichrist because "Satan himself is
          transformed into an angel of light." (2Cor.11:14) How can this be? The antichrist is not      
          revealed until the 5th trumpet. (Note: Chart below)

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3.  The rider had a bow and a crown
     "He that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering,
     and to conquer." (Rev 6:2-3)
     a.  The Bow is the Word of God.
          "Thy bow as made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah.
          Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. (Hab 3:9-10)
     b.  A Crown - Victory, Conquer
          "And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his
          sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her
          queen instead of Vashti." (Esther. 2:17-18, Lam.5:16)

4.  This is the time of the fruit harvest (Revival / ingathering)     
     Note: Each Seal remains open until the 7th.Seal. The evidence for this is found in the third
     seal. "Hurt not the oil and the wine." (Rev.6:6 Fruit Harvest) This harvest foreshadows a 
     great ingathering to bring us to the marriage of Christ and the Church. (Matt.22:1-14,
     Luke.14:12-24, Eph.5:21-33)
  
5.  To summarize the 1st.Seal - There shall be a a breaking forth of the overcoming power and      
     strength of the Word of God in Righteousness. "conquering unto conquering." This is revival! This
     is the last great harvest, (the fruit harvest of people) to bring them to the Wedding supper of the    
     Lamb.

The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Seal explain themselves

The second seal was war. (Rev.6:3-4) The Third Seal was famine. (Rev.6:5-6) The fourth seal was Death. (Rev.6:7-8) The fifth Seal was martyrs. (Rev.6:9-11) The Sixth Seal was earthquakes. (Rev.6:12-17)

             

The Seventh Seal is the Marriage of the Lamb

"And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne." (Rev 8:1-4) 

1.  Why is the seventh seal the marriage?   
     The reason is because there is no other event besides the seventh seal that relates to the
     Marriage of Christ and His Church. 

     Here are the reasons why:

     a.  It is assumed that the Marriage and Second Coming go together
          In the Law of Moses that Jesus did NOT destroy but fulfilled, (Matt.5:17-19) says the
          bridegroom could not go the war for a year after his wedding. (Deut.24:5) When Jesus
          (the Bridegroom) returns at the end of the Tribulation, there will be war. (Rev.13:4, 16:13-16,
          2Thes.1:1-9, Rev.19:11-21) Therefore the wedding must take place before the war of
          the Second Coming. (Also note: There can be no wedding after His return because the 
          "mystery of God," (that includes the marriage - Eph.5:32) is finished at the 7th. trumpet,
          which is Second Coming. (Rev.11:15, Rev.10:7, Acts.3:19-25) Review: Phase 10


                        

          Paul told the Thessalonians, "Remember...that when I was...with you, I told you these things." 
          (2Thes.2:5) Review: "What about the Rapture?" Many have their trust in a Pre-Tribulation
          coming of Jesus and a Wedding in the clouds. There is no Pre-Tribulation Rapture and
          Marriage in the clouds. Jesus is Coming back, however it is at the end of the Tribulation 
          and there will be a marriage but not at the Second Coming.
                         
          (1)  Matthew writes,"a certain king, which made a marriage for his son..." 
                 (Matt.22:1-14) Nothing about coming again. The king made a marriage. 
          (2)  Luke writes, "For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall 
                   taste of my supper." (Luke 14:24-25) No mention of coming again, just "bidden."
          (3)  Matthew writes, "at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh;
                  go ye out to meet him." (Matt 25:6-7) Midnight is assumed to mean Second Coming 
                  "Midnight" is the moment of truth. (Exod.11:4; 12:29, Judges.16:3, Ruth.3:8, 
                  1Kings.3:20)
          (4)  Paul writes that we are to be "presented" as a Glorious Church. It says nothing about
                  the Second Coming. This is an assumption. (Eph.5:21-33)          
          (5)  John writes, "Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the
                  Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready." (Rev 19:7-21) Some think this
                  means that the marriage does not happen until Rev.19. The key words here are "KING
                  OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." John had already seen this vision in the
                  Spirit. (Rev.11:15-19) This (Rev.19:7-21) is adding to that vision of Rev.11:15, John is
                  not seeing another Coming. (Review: Questions, Page.1, #3)

     c.  In Rev.12 there appears a future married woman before the Tribulation.
           The reason she appears before the Tribulation is because she is taken out into the
           wilderness and protected for the same length of time as the Tribulation. (Rev.12:6, 14) 
          (1)  A "Woman" typifies a Church. True or false (Eph.5:21-33, 2Cor.11:3) Jeremiah
                 prophesied that God was "a husband" unto the "church in the wilderness." (Jer.31:32,
                 Acts.7:38) 
          (2)  This future (Rev.1:19; 4:1) Godly Woman is married because she is "with child" 
                 and keeps "the commandments of God, and (has) the testimony of Jesus Christ."
                 (Rev.12:17) 
          (3)  The only future marriage in scripture is the Bride of Christ. (Rev.19:1-7; 21:9-10)
                 There is no other!

                           
     d.  The only event that pertains to the Bride before the Tribulation is the 7th. Seal
          The first four trumpets (Rev.8:6-13) do not apply, neither do the first six (Rev.6:1-17) seals.
          (The first seal is a revival harvest that brings people to the marriage, and the third seal
          identifies the harvest as the fruit harvest. (The Oil and the Wine - Rev.6:6) This leaves the 
          7th. Seal  which is the fulfillment of the day of atonement. This foreshadows the Church, 
          the Bride, the last Eve being cleansed and presented (Eph.5:21-33) as a "chaste virgin" 
          (2Cor.11:3, Matt.25:1-13) to Christ, the "last Adam" (1Cor.15:45) the Bridegroom. 
          (Matt.9:15)

     e.  There are two Woman in the Book of Revelation. (A false Church and a true Church)
          Jesus said, "as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as 
          in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in
          marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and
          took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall be two
          women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 
          (Matt 24:37-42)
          (1)  "Then" - i.e. when the "flood came."
          (1)  The Rev.12 Woman (Bride now married) is "taken" (Rev.12:6, 14-15) out and protected.
                  Foreshadowed by the "live goat" in the day of atonement.
          (2)  The Rev.17 Woman (false bride / counterfeit / apostate Church) is "left" sitting upon the
                  beast / antichrist. (Rev.17:1-9)
   

  
The Rev.12 Woman, our modern day "Ark.

There "appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered." (Rev 12:1-3) 

1.  Remember: This Woman has not happened yet!
     John was told, "Write the things which thou hast seen, (Rev.1:1-20) and the things which are, 
     (Rev.2-3) and the things which shall be hereafter." (Rev.4:1-21) This Woman (Bride) is part
     of the "things which shall be hereafter." (In the future) 
     a.  Therefore this Rev.12 Woman cannot be Israel because they were before John, 
          not after John. (Rev.4:1) [Note: This Rev.12 Woman is considered by some to be the 
          Nation of Israel because, this woman is Mary (according to them) that brought forth Jesus, 
          the man child.]
     b.  Joseph's Dream of the Sun, Moon and Stars (Gen.37-45) cannot be used to interpret the
          Rev.12 Woman because his dream was interpreted to be Jacob, Rachael and his brother's
          going down into Egypt. This is History to John.
     c.  Also the "man child" cannot be interpreted as Jesus because:
          (1)  The "man child" has not been born yet, because the Marriage has not happened yet.
                 These  "are things not as seen yet." (Rev.4:1) Note: Noah building according to the
                  pattern for "things not as seen yet." (Heb.11:7, Matt.24:36-41, 2Cor.2:1-14)
          (2)  The promise "to rule...with a rod of iron" is also given to the Church at Thyatira. It is not an
                  exclusive identification symbol of Jesus.

2.  This Woman is the Bride, the glorious Church, the Lamb's wife
     There "appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under
     her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in
     birth, and pained to be delivered." (Rev 12:1-3) 

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3.  This is the last Eve for the "last Adam."
     a.  The "first Adam" (1Cor.15:45) was "a figure" (a sampler ("type"), i.e. a model (for imitation 1)
          of him (Jesus Rom.5:12-21) that was to come." (Rom.5:14) 
     b.  Eve was created  to be a "help meet." (i.e. to aid, help) (Gen.2:18) The Church has been
          created (a new creation 2Cor.5:17) to be a "help meet" to Jesus, the "last Adam." 
          (2Cor.11:1-3, Eph.5:21-33) 
     c.  Eve completed Adam because she she was "taken from" Adam.(Gen.2:21-25)
          Adam said, "This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman,
          because she was taken out of Man." (Gen 2:23-24) The apostle Paul wrote that "we are
          members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones." (Eph 5:30-31)

          Note: Eve was taken from Adam for Adam. The Bride of Christ will be a people from 
          a people. This is not a strange thing because, since the Reformation the Spirit of God has 
          taken a people (those that desire to move on in God) from a people. (Those stay refuse to
          enter in because of unbelief) 

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     d.  Eve was "like" Adam. "When we see Him we shall be like Him." (1John.3:2)
          If Eve was not "like" Adam, then Adam would be "unequally yoked" (2Cor.6:14) and be 
          in violation of God's Word. This is why the Church is to be a "glorious church not having spot
          or wrinkle or any such thing; that it should be holy and without blemish," a "help meet" for
          Christ, completing Him. (Eph.5:27 Rom.8:29, 2 Cor.3:18, Eph.4:11-16, 1 John.3:2)
          Review: The Law of Marriage for the High Priest.       

     e.  The purpose for their marriage was to "be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,
          an subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and
          over every living thing that moveth upon the earth." (Gen 1:28-29) After marriage.
          (Note: Man child)

          Continued on Eschatology Two, Page.2











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1.  Strong's NT:5179


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Note: The apostle Paul says, "For we know in part"...but when that which is perfect is come (1 Cor.13:10-13, Eph.4:11-16)...then we shall know even as also I am known." This series does not presume to know it all, however I do believe
we can expect the Holy Spirit to lead us into all truth. (John.16:12-13, 1 Cor.2:1-14)  Therefore as the Spirit of God leads,
 this series will be expanded and hopefully not corrected..

To be continued...............