Amen. The title of the sermon this morning is attributes of the seven
seals in Revelation chapter number six. The attributes of the seven seals in
Revelation chapter number six. So we're primarily going to be in Revelation
chapter six. We're also going to go to Matthew 24. So just keep that in mind.
We'll be in a lot of places but specifically those two areas right there
in the Bible. Let me give you an introduction here regarding this
subject. Now to me personally this is an interesting subject always to study in
regards to end times. Alright and I like preaching on prophecy. I like preaching
on the the second coming of Christ and the tribulation and the wrath of God
simply because a lot of these things aren't really talked about so much and
so they're kind of they're just a unique subject to to study and to talk
about and it's just good just for us to know about to prepare ourselves for
these coming events. Now let me start off by saying by way of introduction that
the seven seals are found within Revelation chapter 6 all the way to
Revelation chapter 8. Now six of those seals are actually found in Revelation
chapter 6. The seventh is found in Revelation chapter number 8. The six
seals deal primarily with what we would call the tribulation whereas to the
seventh actually opens up the wrath of God. So it's very important to note that
that those six seals are found in Revelation chapter 6 which is very easy
to remember right because chapter 6 six seals the seventh is the one that you
see in Revelation chapter 8 which opens up the wrath of God and so and you say
what's the best way to study Revelation chapter 6 well what can I go to well
parallel passages within the Bible that will teach on this will be Matthew 24
mark 13 and Luke chapter 21 these are parallel passages that will give details
okay to the events found in Revelation 6 because if you just study Revelation 6
there's a lot of details that are left out okay it's revealing a lot of things
but there's other portions of the Bible that actually reveal what's the
specifics of what's taking place in Revelation chapter 6 so the specifics
you can find in Matthew 24 you'll find a mark 13 and Luke 21 and second
Thessalonians first and second Thessalonians and of course other
portions in the Old Testament so just keep in mind also that the book of
Revelation is written in chronological order all right this is very important
so revelations chapter 1 through 12 is the first portion dealing with the first
century AD all the way to the wrath of God then the story repeats itself and
revelations 13 all the way through 16 now revelations 13 through 16 give
different details that revelations 1 through 12 left out okay then you find
revelations 17 and 18 have to do with the fall of Babylon 19 Armageddon is
found along with the millennial reign and then chapter 20 is the white throne
chapter 21 to 22 is the new heaven and the new earth this is just an overview
of what the book of Revelation is if you don't understand you can see me
afterwards we'll go through the chronological order again but look down
at your Bibles of revelations chapter number six what we're gonna do today
simply go through each seal and explain what it is okay now before we look at
verse number one the reason God calls it a seal okay it's because this is
something that's being revealed so they're opening a seal and we're gonna
look at what's inside the contents thereof you think of a seal seals is
basically dried up wax okay back in those days when they'll send out a
letter they would roll up the scroll and typically you think of Esther chapter 8
where the king sent out letters to the Jews and he used his ring to seal up
the letters okay and so what happens when someone reveals it they break open
that seal they could look at the contents found within that letter well
in Revelation chapter 6 there's a lot of things that been covered up but of
course this is the book of Revelation right so God is revealing the contents
of what's taking place in the end times so each seal is gonna be open and we're
gonna see the contents thereof so verse number one we start off by reading here
and I saw when the lamb opened one of the seals and I heard as it were the
noise of thunder and one of the four beasts saying come and see and I saw
him 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 so this is the first seal
and the first seal has to do with the false Christ okay well we would call the
Antichrist now four attributes that give this away immediately is number one
first of all he's on a white horse okay you say well you know what how does that
give away that that's the Antichrist well if you read Revelation chapter 19
who else comes on a white horse Jesus Christ and if you look at the definition
of what Antichrist means it simply means someone who comes in the place of Christ
okay someone who is impersonating the Lord Jesus Christ and throughout the
book of Revelation when you study the Antichrist you'll see that he has a lot
of resemblance to the Lord why because he's coming to deceive people okay so
he's on a white horse just like Jesus is in Revelation chapter 19 but not only
that he has a bow okay we're not talking about like a bow like over his head or
anything like that we're talking about a bow that's a weapon of war okay the
third attribute we see is that he has a crown so this indicates that he has
authority this isn't just some regular Joe Schmoe this isn't the guy in Russia
he's not the guy in Mexico this guy has actual authority religious and
political authority so he comes with the bow he comes with the crown and the
Bible says he's coming forth conquering and to conquer okay the guy in Russia I
mean he only has that little portion there okay this guy is gonna rule the
world so this gives away immediately that this is talking about the
Antichrist based upon these elements we can safely conclude that now this is
actually a very pivotal event and times due to the fact that it gives us a
reference point to the second coming of Christ okay you say what do you mean by
that go to 2nd Thessalonians chapter number 2 2nd Thessalonians chapter
number 2 now the reason the first seal is so important to know and to
understand who it's talking about is because there is a false teaching out
there called the pre-tribulation rapture okay and the pre-tribulation rapture
will teach and it simply teaches that the rapture actually takes place in
Revelation chapter number 4 we're not gonna take time to reach at
Revelation chapter 4 but if you look at Revelation chapter 4 it's John right
who's being caught up unto heaven in the spirit he hears a voice like a trumpet
but he's up there to see and to be revealed to him the events that are
gonna take place in the end times well the rapture is not one person the
rapture is not even in just in spirit it's it's a bodily resurrection okay and
here's the thing John comes back after Revelation chapter number 4 okay so it
can't be the rapture it's John being caught up to be revealed these things
you say why is that important for the seal or why is that important why is
that a pivotal aspect of end times prophecy well look at 2nd Thessalonians
chapter number 2 and verse number 1 says we beat now we beseech your brethren by
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and by our gathering together unto him so
right off the bat he's talking about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and
then he says the gathering together he said what is the rapture it's when we're
gathered together to be raptured to be caught up with the clouds with the Lord
that's what it's talking about verse 2 that he be not soon shaken in mine or be
troubled neither by spirit nor by word nor by letters as from us as that that
day of Christ is at hand what does that mean that day is not like right around
the corner okay it's not gonna happen tomorrow it's not gonna happen today
and he says there don't be soon shaken in mine you know I mean don't think oh
man could it be today no don't be soon shaken and he's gonna explain why verse
3 let no man deceive you by any means for that day referring to the gathering
together referring to the day of the Lord that day shall not come except
they're coming to fallen away first and that man of sin be revealed the son of
perdition who opposeth and exalted himself above all that is called God or
that is worshiped so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God showing
himself that he is God so what do we see here he says look that day the coming of
Christ the gathering together the rapture don't worry that's not gonna
come because the first thing that has to happen is that there has to come a
falling away and the man of sin has to be revealed well that goes great where
revelations chapter 1 or excuse revelations chapter 6 in verse number 1
and 2 when the first seal is open and the Antichrist is there okay now if the
rapture is found in revelations chapter 4 but the Antichrist is revealed in
revelations chapter 6 it's backwards you have the rapture before the Antichrist
whereas 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2 says no that day the supposed revelation
chapter 4 rapture shall not come until the Antichrist first is revealed okay
you say well where is the rapture well the rapture if you read in revelations
chapter 6 of course the latter end and then in revelations chapter 7 you see a
great multitude gathered together in heaven okay which no man can number now
you can number John it's one guy but you can't number all the believers that have
been saved from the beginning of time up until now that's what when John looks
he said there's a multitude of people which no man can number okay gathered
together and what we're gonna look at more in revelations chapter 7 in just a
bit so go to Matthew chapter 24 so the first seal is the Antichrist okay the
first seal that's open reveals this man he's sitting upon a white horse why
because he's coming in the place of Christ he's coming to deceive people to
make people think that he is Christ he has a bow which is a weapon of war he
has a crown he's given authority and he's conquering he's going forth into
conquer the Bible says look at Matthew 24 and verse number one the Bible says
and Jesus went out and departed from the temple and his disciples came to him
to show for to show him the buildings of the temple and Jesus said unto them see
not all these things verily I say unto you there shall not be left here one
stone upon another that shall not be thrown down and as he sat upon the Mount
of Olives the disciples came unto him privately saying tell us when shall
these things be and what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the
world so obviously right off the bat we see that what what Jesus Christ is going
to talk about after verse number four is referring to his coming and the end of
the world now they didn't say tell us about your third coming right you said
talk about about thy coming and in fact if you compare that to Acts chapter
number one and verse number eight where the Bible says that they're given power
from on high they shall be witnesses he says you don't have the authority the
power to know the times of the seasons and they wanted to know when the kingdom
of Christ was going to come he's like it's not for you to know the times of
the seasons not in your power but you shall receive power from on high when
the Holy Ghost has come upon you and you shall be witnesses unto me okay now
let's read on verse number four says in Jesus answer to send it to them take heed
that no man deceive you now that's not cliche there's a reason why he's saying
that right off the bat let me just tell you don't let anybody lie to you don't
let anybody beguile you don't let anyone deceive you think the Lord knew that
there's gonna be a jinn on the latter days that would try to deceive people in
regards to his coming and the end of the world of course verse 5 for many shall
come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many now look you say well
brothers there's a lot of people today they're saying they are Christ okay so
you know that that's already been fulfilled yeah but remember he's talking
about his coming and the end of the world okay and he says many shall come
in my name and by the way yes there are many people and I think it's gotten to
the point where these false Christs are conditioning people right to think oh
they're gonna come and yeah where is the promise of us coming right go to
Revelation chapter number 13 so we see the first part the first seal was
already revealed in Matthew chapter 24 where he says that many shall come in my
name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many well that's the first seal
because the Antichrist does come that's the first seal he's on a white horse
what does the white horse indicate that he's trying to be just like Christ he's
saying I am Christ revelation chapter 13 in verse number 11 is a parallel
passage to Revelation chapter number 6 okay so we're gonna be referencing this
as well verse number 11 says and I behold another beast coming up out of
the earth and he had two horns like a lamb and he spake as a dragon and he
exercised with all the power of the first beast before him and caused with
the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast whose deadly
wound was healed so here's the thing one aspect that we see of the Antichrist is
that the whole world is worshiping him we don't see everyone worshiping the guy
in Russia not everyone is worshiping the guy in Mexico I mean I don't know who
other those are the two only ones that I know about the famous ones right but
here we see that the beast that comes out causes the world to worship this
beast whose deadly wound was healed and obviously as we look further into
Revelation chapter 13 that's referring to the Antichrist he receives a wound to
the head by a sword according to the Bible now you don't have to turn there
actually go ahead go back to 2nd Thessalonians chapter number 2 and we're
gonna read verse number 6 so we're gonna do a lot of Bible turning here so just
kind of get used to it amen 2nd Thessalonians chapter number 2 in verse
number 6 says and and now you know what withholdeth him excuse me that he might
be revealed in his time for the mystery of iniquity doth already work only he
who now letteth will let until he be taken out of the way verse number 8 and
then shall that wicked be revealed whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit
of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming even him who
coming whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and
lying wonders and with all deceivableness and unright of
unrighteousness and then that perish because they receive not the love of
the truth that they might be saved for this cause God shall send them strong
delusion that they should believe a lie that they all might be damned who
believe not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness now look God is not
sending a strong delusion to the entire world today the one who's deceiving
everyone today as far as spiritually speaking is Satan himself okay he's the
God of this world he's the one who's blinded the eyes of them who are in the
world who are not safe so they can't be saved but here we see that God is
actually the one who's bringing the strong delusion to those who are
rejecting the Lord so this strong delusion is not taking place today the
strong delusion will take place one day in Revelation chapter 6 when the first
seal is open now mark 13 in Luke 21 we'd have to turn there but it says the same
exact thing it says I am Christ shall deceive many I am Christ in the time
draweth near go ye not therefore after them now let me say this this deceit
that the Antichrist is gonna come is gonna be a very strong deceit anybody
with any IQ will not fall for that guy in Russia or in Mexico it's like that's
stupid you know the guy just looks like the guy in the pictures of Jesus and the
stuff that he's teaching is just like who's gonna be fooled by that stuff you
know anybody with any sense won't follow someone like that obviously those people
out there they're just dumb they're dumb people that's offensive they're
dumb people okay they don't think for themselves but the Bible says here that
this deceit that the Antichrist is gonna have is gonna be very strong even to the
point that it would even be pot if it were possible he can deceive the very
elect okay even some Christians if it were possible because the deceit is so
strong they could be to see but obviously we know that they won't be
okay but that's how strong the delusion is that's how strong the deceit
is now go back to Revelation chapter number 13 and we'll skip down to verse
number 7 says and it was given unto him to make war with the Saints and to
overcome them and power was given unto him over all kindred and tongues and
nations see here's the thing is the these Antichrists that are that are
that are living today they don't have power over all kindreds they're not
power over all tongues they're not power over all nations you see this is
referring to what's called the one world government because we see later on
in Revelation chapter 16 where the Bible talks about how the other kings of the
world will give their power unto the unto the beats unto the Antichrist and
he's gonna rule everything there's gonna be a one world government one world
religion one world currency one world everything why because he's ruling all
tongues kindreds and nations according to the Bible so the first seal right off
the bat is the Antichrist and very important because that alone demolishes
the pre-tribulation rapture because that day shall not come except to come
in the following way first and that man of sin be revealed but one is he
revealed in Revelation chapter 6 verse 1 and 2 when the first seal is open so if
your rapture is in Revelation chapter number 4 there's a problem there because
he's not revealed to Revelation chapter number 6 ok now go back to Revelation
chapter number 6 so that's the first seal very important the Antichrist being
revealed there and he's kind of you know other than the Lord obviously he's almost
like the main theme of Revelation chapter number 6 because he's the one
doing all these things okay verse number 3 says and when he had opened the second
seal I heard the second beast say come and see and there went out another horse
that was red and power was given to him that sat there on to take peace from the
earth and that they should kill one another and there was given unto him a
great sword so you said what is this seal what is the second seal regarding
well three attributes the giveaway what this is is number one we see the taking
of peace from the earth number two we see that people should kill one another
and number three that there's a great sword being given now a sword is not for
spanking a sword is for killing okay so we see here that the second seal has to
do with wars there's gonna be you said well there's wars here today no we're
talking about world wide wars okay we would consider World War three because
this is taking place all over the world all right you say well how do you know
that it's actually referring to the wars and rumors of wars we'll go to Matthew
chapter 24 so hold your place in Matthew 24 we're gonna go back from Revelation
chapter 6 say brother Bruce I already know all these things but you know we
need to hear it over and over again okay and maybe there's someone in here who
doesn't know all these things okay and they need to learn the sequence of
events they need to learn these things and maybe this is the first time they've
ever heard it so we're gonna go over it Matthew 24 verse 4 says in Jesus answer
them take heed that no man deceive you for many shall come in my name saying I
am Christ and shall deceive many and he shall hear of wars and rumors of war so
right after he says many shall come in my name saying I am Christ the second
thing that comes up is that he says there shall you shall hear of wars and
rumors of wars goes great with Revelation chapter number six after the
first seal comes up the Antichrist is revealed the second seal is the wars
that we see the sword people dying see that he be not troubled for all these
things must come to pass but the end is not yet so he says look when you see
these things and look war is scary so a lot of people are gonna see this and
they're gonna be troubled by it people dying you see it on the news you
probably see it live all these things he says look be not troubled but the end is
not yet okay and this is why it's important to study end times prophecy
because a lot of Christians who are saved they they don't know end times
prophecy they might make it to the tribulation and guess what they're gonna
be running around like like a chicken with their heads cut off it was like
where's the war and you know they're gonna they don't know these things
whereas if we see the second seal is like okay this is the wars and rumors
of wars we obviously know when this is taking place the end is not yet okay
this is the beginning of sorrows obviously with the famine and so on and
so forth it says there you should hear of wars and rumors of wars see they be
not trouble for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet for
nations shall rise against nation and Kingdom against Kingdom and there shall
be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in diverse places so go back
to go to Revelation chapter 13 hold your place there in Matthew to Matthew 24
revelations 13 verse 1 says and I stood upon the sand of the sea and saw a beast
rise up out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns and upon his horns
ten crowns and upon his heads the name of blasphemy and the beast which I saw
was like unto a leopard and his feet were as the feet of a bear and his mouth
as the mouth of a lion and the dragon gave him his power and his seat and
great authority and I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death and
his deadly wound was healed and all the world wondered after the beast and they
worshiped the dragon which gave power into the beast and they worshiped the
beast saying who is like unto the beast who was able to make war with him now
skip down to verse number 11 now this is just speculation I think this is a
possibility because the Bible talks about how he receives a wound to the
head okay and look at verse number 14 and deceiveth them that dwell on the
earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of
the beast saying to them that dwell on the earth that they should make an image
to the beast which had the wound by a sword and did live well one of the
attributes that we know this is wars and rumors of wars of the second seal is
that people are dying by the sword so it could possibly be that this man this
Antichrist was possibly even involved in one of the wars okay and he's he's
leading the forefront he's leading the entire thing and he dies he gets killed
well in the world's eyes that's an honorable thing when a king goes forth
to battle right and they see he's a king he's going forth to battle what happens
he dies okay but then what happens afterwards of course I believe that he'll
be dead for three days and three nights just like the Lord Jesus Christ he'll
resurrect okay that's when he'll be possessed of the devil and that's when
he comes back and they're like wow he is like he is Christ you know this guy died
he's an honorable man he went forth to battle as kings go forth to battle in
the Old Testament in Israel and look now he died because of the war and now he's
back he's come back to life that's what I believe is speculation I think it's
it's it's very possible okay because a lot of no one really knows how he dies
by the wound of the sword okay but we see that it can relate to the second
seal of wars and rumors of wars because swords are involved in that killing out
so on and so forth now go to Revelation chapter 17 Revelation chapter 17 and
verse number 9 the Bible reads here and here is the mind which hath wisdom the
seven heads are seven of mountains on which the woman sitteth and there are
seven kings five are fallen and one is and the other is not yet come and when
he cometh he must continue a short space and the beast that was and is not even
he is the eighth and is of the seven and goeth into perdition so we know this is
talking about the Antichrist because if he's going into perdition he is the son
of perdition okay he is the eighth and cometh of the seventh and of course we
believe that the the seventh is referring to the United States okay
that's referring to Babylon verse number 12 says in the ten horns which thou
sawest are ten kings which have received no kingdom as yet but receive
power as kings one hour with the Beast these have one mind and shall give their
power and strength unto the Beast these shall make war with the Lamb and the
Lamb shall overcome them for he is Lord of Lords King of Kings and they that are
with them are called and chosen and faithful so we see here that they're one
mind and they give their power and their strength into the Beast and that I
believe that's why he's able to conquer so much okay he's obviously someone who
who's a man of great charisma a man of great of swelling words to be able to
deceive so many leaders to just follow him and give them that his power give
him their power their authority now go to Luke chapter 21 Luke chapter 21 again
Luke 21 in mark 13 in parallel passages to Matthew 24 in Revelation chapter 6
but Luke 21 in verse number 9 the Bible reads here but when ye shall hear of wars
and commotions be not terrified for these things must first come to pass but
the end is not by and by by and by simply means immediately right it's not
coming yet all right then said he unto them nation shall rise against nation
and Kingdom against Kingdom now this is important to know that the end is not
by and by because when you see wars and people are dying you want the end to
come and those who are not prepared spiritually speaking they're like
when is this thing gonna end well at least though it's not gonna end yet at least we
know okay we're making progress all right the second seal has been open you
know we're not halfway through but we're on our way to the end now go back to
Revelations chapter number six so the first seal is open that's the Antichrist
okay and the attributes to give away that this is the Antichrist is the fact
that he's sitting on a white horse he has a bow he has a crown and he's going
forth conquering and to conquer the second seal we see is the the the wars
that are taking place people are dying by the sword and of course we know that
the Antichrist because he's conquering he's the one who's creating these wars
in order to conquer okay verse number five says and when he had opened the
third seal brother David every every week where's brother David at yeah you
got it thanks and we had opened the third seal I heard the third beast say
come and see and I beheld and lo a black horse and he that sat on him had a pair
of balances in his hand and I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts
say a measure of wheat for a penny and three measures of barley for a penny and
see thou hurt not the oil and the wine so he said what is this this is famine
famine simply means there's no food okay people are dying of starvation is what
it means okay and three attributes to give this away is number one the pair of
balances now we don't use balances today I mean I guess if you go to the grocery
store there's a form of a balance you know you get your your your vegetables
or your fruits and you throw it onto the balance you see how much it weighs
and what that does is it basically finalizes how much something will cost
all right and then back in the in Bible days obviously balances were used a lot
more you think of the verse it in Proverbs where it says a false balance is
an abomination unto the Lord but a just weight is his delight and that's
referring to basically how to do business God wants you to be honest when
you do business and have a just way don't do a false balance you can get
more money out of it but we see based upon that definition a balance is
something you weigh something with to finalize a cost you say what does that
have to do with the famine well the second attribute that we see here is the
exchange of goods for money he says they're a measure of wheat for a penny
and three measures of barley for a penny so we see the balance there and then we
also see the exchange of goods for money now if you look at it penny obviously is
not referring to a cent but we would think today and Matthew chapter 20 you
see a parable given where a man is hiring laborers for a for a penny a day
and care for their labor so basically a penny in those days was simply a day's
wages for a full out a full day of work all right which is a lot of money and
you see there that a measure of wheat is for a penny and then three measures of
barley for a penny what does that mean the expenses are going up the economy
has been changing and in Daniel chapter 7 the Bible teaches us that who's
responsible for this the Antichrist because the Bible says it's given unto
him to change laws and times okay he's changing the economy he's changing the
the food expenses so on and so forth and in Revelation chapter 13 we see the
what's taking place the the the mark of the beast so that no man can buy or sell
well that goes perfectly where relations chapter number six where it talks about
the family that's taking place and says and see thou hurt not the oil or the
wine this is the high value that's placed on items okay now if you have to
pay a day's wages for just a measure of wheat there's a lot of people are not
gonna be eating there's not enough money to pay for all that and that's not a
whole lot that you're getting and so what's gonna be taking place people are
gonna be dying of starvation okay look if you want to lose weight just wait
till the tribulation you'll lose a lot of weight there you ain't gonna be
eating all right now Matthew chapter 24 verse number 7 says for nation shall
rise against nation Kingdom against Kingdom that's seal number two and then
it says this and there shall be what famines that's the third seal so we see
that everything just lines up perfectly in Matthew 24 in Revelation chapter 6
you don't see that in Revelation chapter 3 you don't see in Revelation chapter
number 4 but you definitely see it in Revelation chapter number 6 so these
things are lining up perfectly the first seals the Antichrist second seals
the wars the third seals the famines now go to Revelation chapter 13 in verse 15
the Bible says and he had power to give life unto the image of the beast that
the image of the beast should both speak and cause that as many as would not
worship the image of the beast should be killed and that by the way that's one
reason why we know that people the Christians first of all will not be
deceived but second of all that no Christian can ever take the mark of the
beast because someone who is saved right someone who has the Holy Spirit of God
living within him the Bible says that a stranger will do not follow for he
knows not the voice of the stranger well no safe Christian will sincerely of
heart worship the beast okay it's not gonna happen verse 16 says any
causes all both small and great rich and poor free and bond to receive a mark in
their right hand or in their foreheads and then no man might buy or sell save
he that had the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name now
here's the thing 50 years ago we would look at this passage Christian like how
is that gonna take place there's gonna be a rubber stamp you know I mean like
how are you gonna be on the forehead how does that work well years later we see
that that's very much possible you know chip in the hand very much possible you
know you would even look at passages where it says that every eye shall see
him and the pre-tribulation guys would like see you know how can every eye
shall see him well you you think later on that's very much possible you got
Instagram you got Facebook you got all these social medias YouTube every eye
can see him okay so that this is very much possible here but in Revelation
chapter 13 verses 16 and 17 we see the third seal being put into put into place
there there's this famines taking place and guess what who the majority of the
people of the world that it's affecting the Christians of course because we
can't receive the mark of the beast right and even if we did we're probably
gonna get our heads chopped off because they're gonna know we know we don't
sincerely worship the beast so we see that there now go back to Revelation
chapter number six and look at the end of the day when you think about when you
think about the famines that are taking place on the third seal don't worry
that you're not gonna eat I don't think any Christian is gonna really worry
about that I mean do know the truth and know the sequences of events because it's
like man we just got like a couple more years to go I mean who cares about food
you know I ate all the in and out I can eat I'm ready to go out you know I can
afford to lose some weight and fast right maybe you might have just a little
bit of meat yet beans and rice okay and by the way my family in Guatemala they
that's all that's what they survive on there's beans and rice okay and but I
don't think food is necessarily gonna be a necessity for us in the sense of that's
not our that's not our focal point that's not what we're concerned about so
we're not gonna be storing up food you know what I mean to survive the
tribulation is just like well you know we only got a little bit of time on this
earth let's do something big for God let's go out with a bang in other words
you know we're not gonna be worried necessarily about the food but there
will be people starving there will be people dying of it because of it verse
number seven of revelations chapter number six the fourth seal and we open
the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth be say come and see and I looked
and behold the pale horse and his name that sat on him was death and hell
followed with him and power was given unto him over the fourth part of the
earth to kill with sword and with hunger and with death and with the beast of the
earth now three attributes to give this away is obviously they're killed with
the sword with hunger and death and beasts of the field now we would say
obviously as diseases that's taking place because the natural byproduct of
war is dead bodies right well when you have dead bodies on a mass scale the
cleaning crew can't clean it all up okay you think of the black plague that took
place years ago right decades ago and all the disease that came from that well
there's a lot of diseases and pestilences that come from Wars come
from people that are dying they're not being buried okay and when you have
scores and mounds of people dying all over the world there's not enough place
to bury them so guess what happens disease begins to spread and then you
got to take into account also the famines are still being taken place so
people are still dying of hunger so people are still being killed with the
sword we said why is that because if you got food people want food they're gonna
kill you to get the food so we see possibly that a lot of raids are being
taken place people being robbed and killed for their measure of wheat for
their measure of barley for the food that they do have now that matches up
perfectly with Matthew 24 in verse number 7 or it says for nations shall
rise against nation and Kingdom against Kingdom and there shall be famines and
pestilences and earthquakes in diverse places and it says all these are the
beginning of sorrys you say well the earthquakes are not mentioned in
Revelation 6 or with the with the fourth seal and you say well and also you know
there's earthquakes today but these are worldwide earthquakes earthquakes that
are taking places in places that would not normally have earthquakes okay and
you got to keep into account take into account that in context of Matthew 24
and in context of Luke 21 and in Mark 13 is talking about his coming and the end
of the world okay so you've got to apply what's being said right here to what's
taking place in those days obviously there's false Antichrist today okay
there's Devils today there's pestilences today there's earthquakes today there's
famines today but this is worldwide events are taking place specifically at
this time okay and these are the beginning of sorrys by the way this is
things that have never happened such as when the world began I mean this is the
beginning of sorrows it's the worst type of conditions that are gonna take place
then we won't spend too much time on that but when it says the beasts of the
field okay because you're wondering like why would it say that people are dying
by the beasts of the field well for one when you have earthquakes and you have
wars it makes desolation okay it causes areas to become be completely desolate
to the point where people can't live there okay well you look back in
Jeremiah in different portions of the Old Testament anytime what God would
desolate an area he says I'm gonna allow it to be a den of beasts okay the beasts
of the field are gonna overtake that place so you have animals coming into
these desolate places well if you have bystanders coming through that city
looking for food going into houses seeking some sort of measure we are some
sort of barley they're gonna encounter animals okay and look there's stories of
owners who've had dogs and these owners die and then guess what these dogs do
because they have no food they eat their owner happens all the time you you
starve an animal long enough I don't care how friendly you are with them
they'll eat you that's just the bottom line okay and and look these people who
like to house these exotic animals and lions and monkeys and stuff you're dumb
okay cuz as soon as you run out of food and during this time they're turning on
you yes even the dogs will turn on you okay it's very possible it's happened in
the past so the beasts of the field are eating people as well I mean this is
horrific things that are taking place today and by the way you say man that's
kind of exaggerating well if you look in the Old Testament during the Kings when
there's famines people were eating doves dung I mean we can't even like
fathom like oh is that even savory like what even tastes like people are eating
their own babies cannibalism is taking place okay and you'd be surprised what
people do when there is a famine people will go out and eat each other people
eat the worst of things okay I've heard of people getting getting stranded in
Antarctica you know what they did they ate the rubber rubber soles of their
shoes just to fill their stomachs so this definitely is and this is what's
gonna take place here in Revelation chapter 6 is a lot worse than that okay
so go back to Revelation chapter number 6 I believe it's very possible you know
the beasts of the field will come earth there'll be earthquakes people can't
live there anymore so what happens the animals come and people who are coming
from different states looking for food or different cities unknowingly enter
into these cities and they encounter the beasts of the field and what happens they
die because of the bears eat them or whatever may be okay verse number nine
so that was the fourth seal now the fifth seal it says and when he had
opened the fifth seal I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain
for the Word of God and for the testimony which they had and they cried
with a loud voice saying how long Oh Lord holy and true does thou not judge
and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth and white robes were given
unto every one of them and it was said unto them that they should rest yet for
a little season until their fellow servants also and their brethren that
should be killed as they were should be fulfilled so the fifth seal opens up
martyrdom and great tribulation okay this is where you know the Bible tells
us in Luke 21 we'll look at it you know when those things come to pass when you
see your family members being slain and killed before your eyes that's hard I
mean we're like end times prophecy yeah we're post your pre-rest but when it
gets down to the nitty and gritty of the reality that's taking place this the
soldier the souls that are saying how long the soul the soldier they're under
the altar that could be you saying that okay that could be your mom or your dad
or your brothers or some of the people who are in here and say how long will
you have that's possibly you that the Bible is talking about there and when
the rubber meets the road that's why the Bible tells us in Luke 21 when you see
these things come to pass lift up your heads for your redemption draweth not
high okay because it's a sad sorrowful time you know you know I saw I saw a
post the other day on Instagram was very it was still touching because they this
this lady had posted a picture of someone I don't know if it was her
daughter or a family member but it was a young lady who died and and she said
we'll see you in the clouds we'll see you in the clouds and we think of the
verses that we see when the Bible talks about martyrdom and and sometimes if
we're not careful these don't these things don't become a reality to us but
these are a reality this is gonna happen okay great tribulation now let me just
veer off here to just proved obviously that this is not the wrath of God
because those who would believe in a pre-tribulation rapture obviously say
that the rapture is found in Revelation chapter number four right and that
Revelation chapter six is actually the wrath of God well that doesn't make
sense because in Revelation chapter six and verse number ten says how long Oh
Lord holy and truth the style not the style not a judge and avenge our blood
on them that dwell on the earth going to show that he has not done that yet he
has not poured out his wrath as of yet and the souls who are in the altar
they're saying how long are you gonna wait to do that to you a vengeance well
that shows perfectly that God is not doing that by the way the wars and
rumors of wars God's not doing that either the famines God's not doing that
you say how do you know because you compare it to Revelation chapter 13
those who are dying of famines are those who have the who don't have the mark of
the beast and the one who created the mark of the beast is the Antichrist
because it's given to him to change times and laws so this is the
Antichrist who is doing this it's not God verse 11 says until their fellow
servants and also and their brethren that should be killed as they were
should be fulfilled now three attributes to give away what this is is Christian
martyrdom the avenging of the blood and the fellow servants that should be
killed now go to Matthew 24 Matthew 24 matches up perfectly okay I mean the
sequence of order is just like shockingly just right on point you know
you would think like that God planned this out or something you know like how
it's written you know verse 9 says then shall they deliver you up to be
afflicted okay so this is after the the the pale horse this is after after the
famines this is after the wars and the rumors of wars it says then they shall
deliver you up to be afflicted and shall kill you and ye shall be hated of all
nations for my name's sake and then shall many be offended and shall betray
one another and shall hate one another and many false prophets shall rise and
shall deceive many now when I believe what the Bible saying many false
prophets shall arise I think this is talking about pastors during that time
who are not saved okay pastors who are all over the world rabbis and all these
false teachers who are in accordance with the Antichrist now obviously we
have false prophets and pastors today correct but they're gonna exist in those
days as well they're gonna give credence and credentials credibility to the
Antichrist they're gonna deceive a lot of people their own congregation verse
12 admit and because iniquity shall abound the love of many shall wax cold
but heed that shall endure until the end the same shall be saved and of course if
you compare that with Revelation chapter number six it matches up perfectly
because if you're able to endure the wars the earthquakes the famines if
you're able to make it through all the persecutions and afflictions you will be
saved in the end not saved justified your flesh will be saved okay and look
what it says in this gospel the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for
witness unto all nations and then shall the end come now verse 14 is an awesome
awesome verse right there because it says in the middle of all this the
gospel shall be preached in all the world he said who who's doing that the
ones who haven't been killed amen the ones who have been losing weight because
they haven't been eating all right my meat is to do the will of him that sent
me and to finish his work the Bible says so that's gonna be like our light
verse during that time we're gonna be out there preaching the gospel seeing
people say and running and running from city to city looking for people who are
looking for the gospel seeing people say a great work and exploit is gonna be
done for God during this time it's gonna be exciting but it's the it's the it's
the middle that's verse 14 is between verse 12 and 11 and the rest of it where
all this killing is being taken place so this is really where the rubber meets
the road I mean you're heartbroken because your wife was just killed killed
or maybe your family was just killed and so you're out there just preaching
to God I mean this is like this is hardcore stuff right here this is why
that's why I understand when people say you know if you're right and I'm wrong
what's three and a half years you know well I'll say if you're right then you
know you know we'll be here when the tribulation takes place and that's our
no you need to prepare for that so it's not just like oh yeah just three and a
half years no your family might die in this and here's the thing dad what if
you die and you never condition your wife or your children to think that way
and to believe what the Bible says what are they gonna do okay you know it's
easy to say that as a guy but what about your family what if they kill you and
your wife stays here and your children stay here and they've always believed in
a pre tribulation rapture you see that's why it's dangerous it's not a matter of
like what's three and a half years well I'll show you what's three and a half
years wars famines killings martyrdom great tribulation it's not like just
something love yeah well you know revelation six it could happen if it if
we're here no biggie no it's it's a big thing if you're not prepared for it okay
let's read on it says verse 15 and when therefore and when you therefore shall
see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet stand in the
holy place who so read it let him understand then let them which be in
Judea flee into the mountains let him which is on the housetop not come down
to take away anything out of his house neither let him which is in the field
returned back to his clothes and won't to them that are with child and to them
that gives suck in those days but pray that your flight be not in the winter
neither on the Sabbath day for then shall be great tribulation such as was
not since the beginning of the world to this time nor no nor ever shall ever
shall be so it's saying as soon as the abomination desolation is set up that
marks off the great tribulation okay now what is the abomination desolation it's
the image that's set up of the beast to worship him we see that in Revelation
chapter 13 the image is set up and they they're causing the whole world to
worship it whoever does not worship him shall be killed okay that's why it's
great tribulation because that's when it comes to the point where it's like okay
Christians save people here and those who want to worship the repper the
reprobates here okay verse 22 and except those days shall be shortened
there shall no flesh be saved but for the elect's sake those days shall be
shortened so he's saying look if this is allowed to continue this just goes to
show you the amount of killing that's gonna take place during this day because
he says if these days are not shortened and by the way three and a half years
is pretty short already or 72 days is already sure that's already short he
goes if those days were not shortened it's like isn't that short already no
no if those days are not shortened no flesh should be saved that means there's
killings on a mass scale a lot of people are dying okay now
revelations chapter 13 go to revelations chapter 13 so revelations chapter number
six and the fifth seal have to do with martyrdom okay now let me ask you a
question who is killing the Christians simple questions not your question
Antichrist right who's making war with the Christians Antichrist look at
revelations 13 verse number 7 and it was given unto him who the Antichrist to
make war with the Saints and to overcome them and power was given him over all
kindreds and tongues and nations so this is showing that this is not some
symbolic thing that's taking place today okay now is there spiritual warfare
today absolutely are we fighting against Satan today yes but when the Bible says
that we think it's given unto the Antichrist to make war with the Saints
that's taking place during the tribulation why is that because it says
he's given power to overcome them and it says that power was given him over all
kindreds tongues and nations he's not given that power today he doesn't have
power over us greater is he that is in me that he that is in the world we are
the overcomers amen now there's only two places in the Bible were war with the
Saints is mentioned that's in Revelation chapter 13 and Daniel chapter number 7
now go to Daniel chapter number 7 both revelations 13 in Daniel chapter 7 if
you read the verses before and after there are events that are taking place
within the tribulation now look at Daniel chapter 7 verse number 21 I be
held in the same horn made war with the Saints and prevailed against them we see
the exact same phrase used in Revelation chapter 13 prevailed overcome verse 22
until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was given to the Saints of the
Most High and the time came that the Saints possessed the kingdom now skip
down to verse number 25 you say well how do you know that this is referring
to end times and the tribulation how do you know this is not taking place as of
now we'll look at verse 25 and he shall speak great words against the Most High
and shall wear out the Saints of the Most High and think to change times and
laws and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the
dividing of times so in verse 25 of Daniel chapter 7 we know that that's
referring to Revelation chapter 13 simply because verse 25 says that he's
speaking great words now we're not gonna turn there but in Revelation chapter 13
verse number 5 guess what it says he speaks great things against the Most
High and blasphemies same thing that we see in verse 25 of Daniel chapter 7 but
not only that it says this and to think to change times and laws we see that the
latter in the Revelation and they shall be given into his hand until the time
times and dividing dividing of time that's referring to the three and a half
years is well how do you know that that's three and a half years where do
you get the definition from times times and a half of times well you compare it
this first to Revelation chapter number 13 and verse number 5 he says the power
is given unto him for 40 in two months okay so the sequence of what's it go to
Revelation chapter 30 hold your place there in Daniel chapter 7 go to
Revelation chapter 13 we're gonna flip back and forth so Daniel chapter number
7 verse 25 says he shall speak great words against the Most High look at
Revelation 13 verse 5 and there was given unto him the mouth speaking great
things and blasphemies right we see that there and it says there and shall wear
out the Saints of the Most High well verse number 7 says it was given unto
him to make war with the Saints and to overcome them and look what it says and
think to change times and laws we see that in Revelation chapter 13 in verse
number 16 and then it says this and they shall be given into his hand until a
time and times and the dividing of times verse 5 of Revelation 13 says and power
was given unto him to continue 40 and two months now if the war with the
Saints is taking place now that doesn't make sense because times times and half
of times is 40 and two months that's three and a half years if if the war
with the Saints is taking place when Satan was was cast out when Jesus said
you know I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven that was 2,000 years
ago and it says here that it's 40 in two months that's three and a half years so
we obviously know that this is actually referring to the three and a half years
after this takes place okay power is given unto him for 40 in two months at
the end of those 40 in two months we see the of course the the events that are
gonna take place in Revelation chapter 19 so on and so forth so the time and
times and dividing of times if we compare that to Revelation chapter 13
verse number 5 it's referring to the 40 in two months okay that's how you can
tell what it is because there's no other place really in the Bible that really
teaches teaches us what that means other than we see in Revelation chapter 13
verse number 5 the 42 months okay three and a half years does that make sense
okay Luke 21 verse 11 says a great earthquake shall be in diverse places
and famines and pestilences and fearful sites and great signs shall there be
from heaven that's referring to the abomination of desolation because
remember the Prophet the false prophet is able to do great signs and wonders
as well okay verse 12 but before all these they shall lay their hands on you
and persecute you delivering you up to the synagogue and into prisons being
brought before kings and rulers from my namesake and it shall turn to you for a
testimony that's important because in the beginning of Revelation 6 of the
fifth seal it says because of their testimony they're being killed right
settle the devil therefore in your hearts not to meditate before what you
shall answer if I would give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries
shall not be able to gain say nor resist now I know we're going deep today all
right I know there's a lot of information being taken place but this
isn't that's why we got to preach on this over and over again sometimes all
right because it's easy to say yeah I'm post trip pretty wrath but it's not so
easy to just point from the Bible and give the details specifically of why
we're poster pre-rata okay these are these events are very important so the
fifth seal is the martyrdom this is when great tribulation takes place now go
back to Revelation chapter number six so Daniel chapter seven matches up
perfectly with revelations chapter 13 and revelations chapter 13 matches
perfectly with revelations chapter number six now we're gonna look at the
sixth seal amen this is my favorite seal why is that verse 12 and I beheld
when he had opened the sixth seal and lo there was a great earthquake and the
Sun became black as sackcloth of hair and the moon became as blood and the
stars of heaven fell unto the earth even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs
when she is shaken of a mighty wind and the heaven departed as a scroll when it
is rolled together and every mountain and island removed out of their places
and the kings of the earth and the great men and the rich men and the chief
captains and the mighty men and every bond men and ever free men hid themselves
in the dens of the rocks of the mountains and sent into the mountains
and rocks fall on us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the
throne and from the wrath of the Lamb but the great day of his wrath is come
and who shall be able to stand so the sixth seal is the Sun and moon being
darkened referring to the rapture and also the wrath of the Lamb because they
take place on simultaneously on the same day now someone who would believe in a
pre-tribulation rapture and say see that's where I don't agree with you on
because I don't see a rapture in Revelation chapter 6 on the sixth seal
and by the way it doesn't say anything about people being caught up obviously
it doesn't right we would all say we will say yes it's not there but here's
the thing that's what we're looking at the attributes of the seals he said so
where do you get the fact that you know there's a rapture right there well if
you look at the attributes of the of the of the sixth seal the rapture is there
he said why is that well the Sun and moon are darkened stars of heaven fell
and the great day of his wrath is come now go to Matthew chapter 24 verse
number 27 well there's a there's a patch you guys know who patched the
pirate is I think it's past the pirate right well there's a song called do
right to the stars fall do right till the stars fall do right and he talks
about the Sun and moon and all that stuff these little kids are just singing
that like that's poster right there man cuz look that wouldn't be for Christians
who believe in a pre-trip cuz I'm gonna do right so that happens if that happens
after the rapture in Revelation chapter 4 I love it how they sing what we
believe I love it it's great you know even in Revelation chapter 6 one of my
favorite songs you know what we're gonna change the song today after the service
we're gonna sing it as well with my soul do you guys know that song anybody know
that you know that you could play it okay I'll lead it that's one of my
favorite songs he said why is that because the latter ego and Lord hates
the day when the face shall be side the clouds be rolled back as a scroll the
Trump shall resound and who the Lord shall descend and then it says even so
referring to Revelation chapter 1 and verse number 7 even so Lord come even so
Lord come right and so that's referring to a preacher post trip pre-wrath
rapture look at Matthew 24 verse 27 for as the lightning cometh out of the east
and shineth even into the west how does someone find that song for me and then
the hymn book please because I don't know what number it's in so shall also
the coming of the Son of Man be for worse over the carcasses there were the
Eagles be gathered together and that's a whole sermon in of itself what's that
that's referring to the gathering together of the of the rapture verse 29
immediately after the tribulation of those days now what days is he talking
about the martyrdom what is it 145 all right thank you talk about the
martyrdom the great tribulation that's being taken place he goes immediately
after the tribulation of those days shall the Sun be darkened and the moon
shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of
the heavens shall be shaken and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man
in heaven and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn and they shall see
the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory and
he shall send his angels with the great sound of a trumpet and they shall gather
together his elect from the four winds from one end of heaven to the other so
the elements that we see in Matthew chapter 24 right here and verses 29 to
31 is that Christ comes in the clouds and then wrath is being taken place as
well because they're one in the same to take place on the same day now yeah but
that's not where and here's the thing and you may think this and if you think
this you're not dumb okay it just means maybe the verses haven't been shown to
you and look if you believe in a pre-tribulation rapture you're here I
don't think you're dumb I just think you miss you're misinformed that's all
that's all it is okay because you'll say well you know doesn't the Bible say that
no man know what the day or the hour you know this isn't the Bible teach that no
one knows yeah it does look at verse 36 but of that day an hour knoweth no man
know not the angels of heaven but my father only but guess what that's in
Matthew 24 and if you ask anybody who the elect is referring to Matthew 24
they say all of Matthew 24 is for the Jews then you got a problem because no
man know what the day or the hour what they like to use as the rapture is found
in Matthew 24 that's supposedly for the Jews let's read on verse 40 then shall
to be in the field the one taken and the other left that's that looks like the
rapture amen two women shall be grinding at the middle the one shall be taken the
other left watch you therefore for you know not what hour your Lord doth come
by the way we do believe in the certain of imminence but we believe in the
eminence that we don't know the day or the hour but we do know this that it's
after the tribulation okay but yeah we don't know the day or the hour and you
can't use that to say well Christ can come at any time and the time of Christ
the time of his coming is at hand because it's not because we see a whole
bunch of events in Matthew 24 in Revelation chapter 6 they have to take
place before that and to say well no man know what the day or the hour and the
Jews are the elect are the Jews that contradicts itself why because the
elect is referring to save people we see that according to different portions of
scripture in the New Testament but not just that you can't use that verse if
you're using it from Matthew 24 now we're gonna skip the whole lot of a
whole lot of verses that I want to go to because we're already out of time now go
to first Thessalonians chapter number five first Thessalonians chapter number
five verse number one says but of the times and seasons brethren you have no
need that I write unto you for yourselves know perfectly that the day
of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night now here's the interesting thing
about that phrase is that people don't agree with us what the day of the Lord
is okay I mean those who would believe in a pre-tribulation rapture they say
well that's not referring to that's referring to Revelation chapter 19
that's the day of the Lord but they like to use the phrase he cometh as a thief
in the night well verse number two says for yourselves know perfectly that the
day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night okay for when they shall say
peace and safety then sudden destruction and cometh upon them as travail upon a
woman with child and they shall not escape but ye brethren are not in
darkness that that day should overtake you as a thief year are all the children
of light and the children of the day we are not of the night nor of darkness
therefore let us not sleep as do others but let us watch and be sober for they
that sleep sleep in the night and they that be drunken or drunken in the night
let us who are of the day be sober putting on the breastplate of faith and
love and for a helmet the hope of salvation for God had not appointed us
unto wrath but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ I like how it says
for a helmet the hope of salvation why is that because we're watching and we
see that great tribulation is taking place what happens we need to lift up
our heads for our redemption draweth 9 okay so we're not obviously we're not
gonna go over revelation or excuse me the the seventh seal but I think it's
pretty clear crystal clear what revelations chapter 6 is actually
teaching is the tribulation and that we will be in the tribulation okay now the
rapture takes place afterwards and we see that in Revelation chapter number 7
where the great multitude comes in heaven which no man can number he said
why would you teach on something like this because it's important to know the
attributes of the events as well okay because obviously if you just read one
chapter and you just stick to that one chapter you're gonna have a no man know
what the day or the hour you know thing where it's just like no but you got to
compare that with Scripture with Scripture you got to see what Matthew 24
says mark 13 Luke 21 you got to see what first and second Thessalonians says you
got to compare revelations chapter 13 and revelations chapter 6 and the reason
God put it in so many different areas first and foremost is because there's so
much content that takes place within these critical days he spread them out
throughout all these chapters but none of that it's to prove that it's a
post-trip pre-raft okay very important let's bow our heads and have a word of
prayer father we thank you so much for the book of Revelation and we're
thankful that you've revealed these things into us and there's so much more
we've only like scratched the surface of end times prophecy and of course I don't
feel I ever do justice to this subject of course there's a lot of other
pastors out there who are far more learned than this and far more eloquent
that can expound these truths far greater than I can but if we just look
at the scriptures as we did today and we know that you can teach us because you've
promised us that the anointing that you've blessed us with the Holy Spirit
teaches us all things and leads us into all these truths and I pray that you
give us a greater understanding and appreciation that we've been delivered
from the wrath to come but we know that in this world we shall have tribulation
but we should be a good cheer because you've overcome the world and I pray
that you'd help us to have a greater love for these things and not just label
ourselves as post-trip pre-wrath because it's the thing to say but know the
events that take place within these scriptures and we pray these things in
Jesus name Amen
you