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THE STUDY OF REVELATION

Creation Revelation

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Robert & Mary Tozier

WWW.CREATIONREVELATION.ORG

Rtozier@creationrevelation.org

At Sunrise Southern Baptist Church

Las Vegas, NV

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Behold I Come

Quickly

Rev 22:7 Behold, I come quickly:

blessed is he that keepeth the

sayings of the prophecy of this

book.

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Behold I Come

Quickly….

The Study of Revelation

Lesson 2

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INTRODUCTION

Rev 22:12 And, behold, I come

quickly; and my reward is with me,

to give every man according as his

work shall be.

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Opening Prayer

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Behold I Come

Quickly

The Study of Revelation

Lesson 2SEAL JUDGMENTS

{Matt 24:1-14}

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JESUS’ MISSION

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JESUS’ MISSION As we proceed through Matthew 24 and

25 (The Olivet Discourse) we will focus on

the parallels with the book of Revelation.

Many pastors and teachers attempt to

interpret Matthew 24 and 25 in terms of

the church, while most theologians who

take the literal approach stress the Jewish

nature of the Gospels and prophecy in

particular.

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JESUS’ MISSION Prophecy in Scriptures are given the

perspective of what will happen to the

Jewish people and their nation Israel.

That Jesus’ ministry focus was on the

Jewish people and nation is clearly shown

in His response to the Canaanite woman.

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JESUS’ MISSIONMatt 15:21 Then Jesus went thence, and

departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.

22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out

of the same coasts, and cried unto him,

saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son

of David; my daughter is grievously vexed

with a devil.

23 But he answered her not a word. And his

disciples came and besought him, saying,

Send her away; for she crieth after us.

24 But he answered and said, I am not sent

but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.(Continued)

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JESUS’ MISSION25 Then came she and worshipped him,

saying, Lord, help me.

26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to

take the children's bread, and to cast it to

dogs.

27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat

of the crumbs which fall from their masters'

table.

28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O

woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even

as thou wilt. And her daughter was made

whole from that very hour.

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JESUS’ MISSION All prophecy in the Old and New

Testaments focuses on the Jewish people

and nation.

The Gospels were concerned about

offering the Kingdom to Israel.

The church did not exist at the time of the

Olivet Discourse, although the concept

was present after Jesus and His message

were rejected.

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JESUS’ MISSION Jesus then revealed His intention of

establishing the church in Matthew 16, but

the church was not established until Acts

chapter 2.

It should be clear that Jesus’ mission was

to Israel.

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THREE

QUESTIONS

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THREE QUESTIONSMatt 24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed

from the temple: and his disciples came to him

for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye 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.

3 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 [age]?

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THREE QUESTIONS The disciples asked Jesus three

questions:

1. When shall the temple be destroyed?

2. What shall be the sign of Jesus’

coming?

3. What shall be the signs of the end of the

age?

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THREE QUESTIONS When Jesus spoke these words the

church was not yet a reality.

The Jews were asking literally, “What is

going to happen to Israel and the Jewish

people?”

They understood that the temple would be

destroyed, but they knew that Jesus was

coming again to set up the promised

Kingdom.

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THREE QUESTIONS These were Jewish concerns and

questions.

They also wanted to know how it would all

end.

As you study Matthew 24 and 25, notice

the interpretation in light of the Jewish

people and Israel without inserting the

church.

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THREE QUESTIONS The answer to the first question (“When

shall the temple be destroyed?”) is not

found in Matthew because Matthew’s

Gospel is about the kingdom – Matthew

presents the King.

The answer is found in the parallel

passages of Luke.

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THREE QUESTIONSLuke 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem

compassed with armies, then know that the

desolation thereof is nigh.

21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to

the mountains; and let them which are in the

midst of it depart out; and let not them that

are in the countries enter thereinto.

22 For these be the days of vengeance, that

all things which are written may be fulfilled.

(Continued)

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THREE QUESTIONS23 But woe unto them that are with child,

and to them that give suck, in those days!

for there shall be great distress in the land,

and wrath upon this people.

24 And they shall fall by the edge of the

sword, and shall be led away captive into all

nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden

down of the Gentiles, until the times of the

Gentiles be fulfilled.

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THREE QUESTIONSThis occurred in 70 AD when the Romans

destroyed Jerusalem, the temple, and

carried the Jews into captivity.

The answer to the first question was thus

fulfilled.

Notice that this answer is about the Jews

and the nation of Israel, not the church.

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THREE QUESTIONS As we shall soon discover, the second

question about the signs of the Second

Coming is answered in Matthew 24:23-51.

The third question about the signs of the

end of the age is found in Matthew 24:9-

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Matt 24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto

them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I

am Christ [Messiah]; and shall deceive many.

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THREE QUESTIONS Many of these signs that Jesus speaks

about in the opening verses of Matthew 24

are signs that are with us today.

We experience deception, famine,

plagues, earthquakes, but we see that

they seem to be gradually increasing in

intensity and frequency.

These are all signs, and we might say that

they are the “beginning of sorrows”, but

the “horseman” have not yet been

released.

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THREE QUESTIONS The signs Jesus was presenting in these

opening verses offered a bridge from the

disciple’s time until the very time of the

end.

We may have seen these signs during this

present age, but at some point will come

the Seal Judgments which will see an

increase in unremitting intensity.

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THREE QUESTIONS Jesus first warns about deception as a

sign of the end-times.

There is great deception in this world

today, such that it is difficult to discern

the truth.

More importantly, there are false teachers

claiming to have truth.

Jesus warns against this.

The Jews are still deceived about their

Messiah.

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THREE QUESTIONS They still refuse to recognize Jesus as

Messiah.

They were looking for a political and

military savior, not a humble shepherd.

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THREE QUESTIONS In the past, the Jews have followed false

Messiahs such as Simon bar Kokhba who

seemed to offer a military solution to their

oppression.

Many believed that Simon bar Kokhba was

the long awaited Messiah who would restore

their national independence.

The bar Kokhba revolt of 132-136 AD against

Rome resulted in the annihilation of the

Judean population, suppression of Jewish

religious and political autonomy, and Jews

and Christians were banned from Jerusalem.

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THREE QUESTIONS Judea was then renamed and merged into

Syria Palaestina province.

The name change was done to eliminate any

memory of Judea or Ancient Israel.

A total of 580,000 Jews were killed and 50

fortified towns and 985 villages were razed.

Many more died of famine and disease.

When the revolt was crushed, those who

survived were sold into slavery.

The Talmud refers to Simon bar Kokhba as a

false Messiah.

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THREE QUESTIONS There have been many false Messiahs in

Jewish history, the last of which was

Jacob Joseph Frank (1726-1791) who

claimed to be a reincarnation of King

David and preached a synthesis of

Christianity and Judaism.

The next one could well be the Antichrist.

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THE FIRST

SEAL -

DECEPTION

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THE FIRST SEAL - DECEPTION The two verses of Matthew

24:4-5 parallel the first seal of

Revelation 6:

Matt 24:4 And Jesus answered

and said unto them, Take heed

that no man deceive you.

5 For many shall come in my

name, saying, I am Christ

[Messiah]; and shall deceive

many.

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THE FIRST SEAL - DECEPTIONRev 6:1 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.

2 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.

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THE FIRST SEAL - DECEPTION This white horse rider is the

counterfeit Christ (Antichrist).

He has a bow, but no arrows.

This is likely a political leader

that conquers without war.

His means of battle is most

likely deception, and he has

gained such political power

that no one can oppose him.

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THE FIRST SEAL - DECEPTION Both Revelation 6:1-2 (Seal

Judgments) and Matthew

24:4-5 (deception) refer to

the beginning of the seven-

year Tribulation.

It is not referring to the

Great Tribulation which

begins after the midpoint,

or the last 3-1/2 years.

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THE FIRST SEAL - DECEPTION Notice that it is the Lamb (Jesus)

who opens the Seals and initiates

the judgments of the Tribulation.

It is therefore God that initiates

the judgments (wrath) throughout

the entire seven years.

Keep in mind that the Seal

judgments, particularly the White

Horse Rider, introduce the first 3-

1/2 years of Tribulation.

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THE FIRST SEAL - DECEPTIONMatt 24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and

rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled:

for all these things must come to pass, but

the end is not yet.

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and

kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be

famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in

divers places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be

afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be

hated of all nations for my name's sake. (Cont)

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THE FIRST SEAL - DECEPTION10 And then shall many be offended, and shall

betray one another, and shall hate one

another.

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and

shall deceive many.

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the

love of many shall wax cold.

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the

same shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be

preached in all the world for a witness unto all

nations; and then shall the end come.

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THE FIRST SEAL - DECEPTION The preceding verses of Matthew parallel

the Seal Judgments of Revelation, Seal 2

through 6.

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THE SECOND

SEAL - WAR

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THE SECOND SEAL - WARMatt 24:6 And ye shall hear of

wars and rumours of wars…

7 For nation shall rise against

nation, and kingdom against

kingdom….

Rev 6:3 And when he had

opened the second seal, I heard

the second beast say, Come and

see.

(Continued)

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THE SECOND SEAL - WAR4 And there went out another

horse that was red: and power

was given to him that sat

thereon to take peace from the

earth, and that they should kill

one another: and there was

given unto him a great sword.

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THE THIRD

SEAL -

FAMINE

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THE THIRD SEAL - FAMINEMatt 24:7 …there shall be

famines….

Rev 6:5 And when he 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.

(Continued)

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THE THIRD SEAL - FAMINE6 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.

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THE FORTH

SEAL -

PLAGUES

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THE FOURTH SEAL - PLAGUESMatt 24:7 …and pestilences….

Rev 6:7 And when he had

opened the fourth seal, I heard

the voice of the fourth beast

say, Come and see.

(Continued)

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THE FOURTH SEAL - PLAGUES8 And I looked, and behold a

pale horse: and his name that

sat on him was Death, and Hell

followed with him. And power

was given unto them over the

fourth part of the earth, to kill

with sword, and with hunger,

and with death, and with the

beasts of the earth.

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THE FIFTH

SEAL -

PERSECUTION

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THE FIFTH SEAL - PERSECUTIONMatt 24:9 Then shall they deliver

you up to be afflicted, and shall

kill you: and ye shall be hated of

all nations for my name's sake.

Rev 6:9 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 held:

(Continued)

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THE FIFTH SEAL - PERSECUTION10 And they cried with a loud voice,

saying, How long, O Lord, holy and

true, dost thou not judge and

avenge our blood on them that

dwell on the earth?

11 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.

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THE SIXTH

SEAL –

NATURAL

DESASTERS

AND

ANARCHY

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THE SIXTH SEAL - DESASTERSMatt 24:7 …and earthquakes….

Matt 24:12 And because iniquity

shall abound, the love of many

shall wax cold.

Rev 6:12 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;

(Continued)

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THE SIXTH SEAL - DESASTERS13 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.

14 And the heaven departed as a

scroll when it is rolled together;

and every mountain and island

were moved out of their places.

(Continued)

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THE SIXTH SEAL - DESASTERS15 And the kings of the earth,

and the great men, and the rich

men, and the chief captains, and

the mighty men, and every

bondman, and every free man,

hid themselves in the dens and

in the rocks of the mountains;

(Continued)

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THE SIXTH SEAL - DESASTERS16 And said to 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:

17 For the great day of his wrath

is come; and who shall be able

to stand?

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THE SIXTH SEAL - DESASTERS In Matthew 24, verse 12,

“Iniquity shall abound.”

In other words, people will do

whatever they please, sinful or

not.

“The love of many shall wax

cold,” indicates that people

will recognize the iniquity and

will choose to do nothing.

They won’t care.

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THE SIXTH SEAL - DESASTERS Great natural disasters occur

and anarchy reigns as men hide

from God.

Notice that after the great men

had experienced the Seal

Judgments that they hid

themselves from the wrath of the

Lamb, implying that they realized

that they were already in the

wrath of God from the beginning

of the Seal Judgments.

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THE SIXTH SEAL - DESASTERS It was the Lamb that set in motion the

events of the Great Tribulation.

J. Dwight Pentecost writes in support of

the Seal judgments being an unfolding of

God’s wrath during the Tribulation:

“John announced (Rev. 6:16-17) that the

program there being unfolded is related to the

‘wrath of the Lamb.’ The aorist tense in verse

17 elthen (has come), signifies, not something

that is about to happen, but that which has

taken place. (Continued)

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THE SIXTH SEAL - DESASTERS“Thus, in unfolding the program of the seals,

John announces that these represent ‘the

wrath’ that has already come. In the same

connection, with the sounding of the seven

trumpets, John again relates these trumpets to

the program of the outpouring of the wrath of

God, for in Revelation 11:18 it is set forth that

these events are connected with the wrath that

‘has come’ (aorist tense again). Thus, neither

the seals nor the trumpets can be divorced

from the divine program associated with the

pouring out of wrath upon the earth.”

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THE SIXTH SEAL - DESASTERS Additionally, the reference to “the great

day of His wrath is come” may be an

acknowledgement by those who are

hiding (Rev 6:16) that the wrath of God

has already come with the horrors they

have already experienced.

They now realize that there are more and

greater horrors yet to come.

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THE

INTERLUDE

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THE INTERLUDETwo verses provide the interlude between

the first half of the seven-year Tribulation

and the last half known as the Great

Tribulation.

Matt 24:13 But he that shall endure unto

the end, the same shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be

preached in all the world for a witness unto

all nations; and then shall the end come.

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THE INTERLUDE

One seal remains, the

seventh.

We will address that in the

next lesson.

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End of The Study of REVELATION

Lesson 02

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Closing Prayer

Creation Revelation

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Robert & Mary Tozier

WWW.CREATIONREVELATION.ORG

Rtozier@creationrevelation.org

At Sunrise Southern Baptist Church

Las Vegas, NV