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The Revelation The Revelation Part 16: Part 16: ““The Great Tribulation beginsThe Great Tribulation begins””

AsAs JesusJesus breaksbreaks thethe sealsseals onon thethe scroll,scroll,judgmentsjudgments beginbegin toto occuroccur onon earthearth.. TheseThesejudgmentsjudgments areare thethe detailsdetails ofof thethe redemptionredemption ofofthethe earthearth backback toto GodGod’’ss peoplepeople..

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There are three groupings of judgments There are three groupings of judgments in the Revelation that occur during the in the Revelation that occur during the

Great Tribulation:Great Tribulation:

The seal judgments The seal judgments –– ch. 6ch. 6--88The trumpet judgments The trumpet judgments –– ch. 8ch. 8--1111The vial (bowl) judgments The vial (bowl) judgments –– ch. 16ch. 16

TheThe horsemenhorsemen arearepersonificationspersonifications ofofhorriblehorrible judgmentsjudgmentsthatthat willwill dominatedominate thethegreatgreat tribulationtribulation..

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V. 1V. 1--2: Seal 1 2: Seal 1 –– the white horsethe white horse

•• It is It is ““SatanSatan’’s counterfeit s counterfeit –– the Antithe Anti--ChristChrist

V. 3V. 3--4: Seal 2 4: Seal 2 –– the red horse: the red horse: War!War!MtMt 2424::66--88 AndAnd youyou willwill hearhear ofof warswars andand rumorsrumors ofof warswars.. SeeSee thatthatyouyou areare notnot troubledtroubled;; forfor allall thesethese thingsthings mustmust comecome toto passpass butbutthethe endend isis notnot yetyet.. ForFor nationnation willwill riserise againstagainst nation,nation, andand kingdomkingdomagainstagainst kingdomkingdom.. AndAnd therethere willwill bebe famines,famines, pestilences,pestilences, andandearthquakesearthquakes inin variousvarious placesplaces.. AllAll thesethese areare thethe beginningbeginning ofofsorrowssorrows..

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V. 5V. 5--6: Seal 3 6: Seal 3 –– the black horse: the black horse: Famine & PestilenceFamine & Pestilence

MtMt 2424::77--88 AndAnd therethere willwill bebe famines,famines, pestilences,pestilences, andandearthquakesearthquakes inin variousvarious placesplaces.. AllAll thesethese areare thethe beginningbeginningofof sorrowssorrows..

V. 7V. 7--8: Seal 4 8: Seal 4 –– the pale horse: the pale horse: DeathDeathBiological warfareBiological warfareDNA manipulationDNA manipulation

Beasts Beasts –– insects & bacteria/virusesinsects & bacteria/viruses

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V. 9V. 9--11: Seal 5 11: Seal 5 –– persecution of believerspersecution of believers

RevRev 66::99--1111 WhenWhen HeHe openedopened thethe fifthfifth seal,seal, II sawsaw underunder thethealtaraltar thethe soulssouls ofof thosethose whowho hadhad beenbeen slainslain forfor thethe wordword ofofGodGod andand forfor thethe testimonytestimony whichwhich theythey heldheld.. 1010AndAnd theytheycriedcried withwith aa loudloud voice,voice, saying,saying, ““HowHow long,long, OO Lord,Lord, holyholyandand true,true, untiluntil YouYou judgejudge andand avengeavenge ourour bloodblood onon thosethosewhowho dwelldwell onon thethe earth?earth?”” 1111ThenThen aa whitewhite roberobe waswas givengiven totoeacheach ofof themthem;; andand itit waswas saidsaid toto themthem thatthat theythey shouldshould restrestaa littlelittle whilewhile longer,longer, untiluntil bothboth thethe numbernumber ofof theirtheir fellowfellowservantsservants andand theirtheir brethren,brethren, whowho wouldwould bebe killedkilled asas theytheywere,were, waswas completedcompleted..

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Believes have always been, and will always Believes have always been, and will always be persecutedbe persecuted

JnJn 1616::3333 TheseThese thingsthings II havehave spokenspoken toto you,you, thatthat inin MeMe youyoumaymay havehave peacepeace.. InIn thethe worldworld youyou willwill havehave tribulationtribulation;; butbutbebe ofof goodgood cheer,cheer, II havehave overcomeovercome thethe worldworld..””

ActsActs 1414::2222 ““WeWe mustmust throughthrough manymany tribulationstribulations enterenter thethekingdomkingdom ofof GodGod..””

22 TimTim 33::1212 Yes,Yes, andand allall whowho desiredesire toto livelive godlygodly inin ChristChristJesusJesus willwill suffersuffer persecutionpersecution..

Soul sleep is simply not taught in ScriptureSoul sleep is simply not taught in Scripture

22 CorCor 55::66--77 SoSo wewe areare alwaysalways confident,confident, knowingknowing thatthat whilewhilewewe areare atat homehome inin thethe bodybody wewe areare absentabsent fromfrom thethe LordLord..77ForFor wewe walkwalk byby faith,faith, notnot byby sightsight.. 88WeWe areare confident,confident, yes,yes,wellwell pleasedpleased ratherrather toto bebe absentabsent fromfrom thethe bodybody andand toto bebepresentpresent withwith thethe LordLord..

EphEph 11::2020 whichwhich HeHe workedworked inin ChristChrist whenwhen HeHe raisedraised HimHimfromfrom thethe deaddead andand seatedseated HimHim atat HisHis rightright handhand inin thetheheavenlyheavenly places,places,

LkLk 1616::1919--3131 –– LazarusLazarus andand thethe RichRich ManMan

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V. 12V. 12--17: Seal 6 17: Seal 6 –– earthly disasters & the earthly disasters & the panic that ensuespanic that ensues

66::1212--1414 II lookedlooked whenwhen HeHe openedopened thethe sixthsixth seal,seal, andandbehold,behold, therethere waswas aa greatgreat earthquakeearthquake;; andand thethe sunsunbecamebecame blackblack asas sackclothsackcloth ofof hair,hair, andand thethe moonmoonbecamebecame likelike bloodblood.. 1313AndAnd thethe starsstars ofof heavenheaven fellfell toto thetheearth,earth, asas aa figfig treetree dropsdrops itsits latelate figsfigs whenwhen itit isis shakenshaken bybyaa mightymighty windwind.. 1414ThenThen thethe skysky recededreceded asas aa scrollscroll whenwhenitit isis rolledrolled up,up, andand everyevery mountainmountain andand islandisland waswasmovedmoved outout ofof itsits placeplace..

JoelJoel 22::3030--3232 ““AndAnd II willwill showshow wonderswonders inin thethe heavensheavens andand ininthethe earthearth:: bloodblood andand firefire andand pillarspillars ofof smokesmoke.. 3131TheThe sunsun shallshallbebe turnedturned intointo darkness,darkness, andand thethe moonmoon intointo blood,blood, beforebefore thethecomingcoming ofof thethe greatgreat andand awesomeawesome dayday ofof thethe LordLord.. 3232AndAnd ititshallshall comecome toto passpass thatthat whoeverwhoever callscalls onon thethe namename ofof thetheLordLord shallshall bebe savedsaved..

ActsActs 22::1717--2121 ……AndAnd itit shallshall comecome toto passpass inin thethe lastlast days,days,sayssays God,God, thatthat II willwill pourpour outout ofof MyMy SpiritSpirit onon allall fleshflesh;; …… 1919IIwillwill showshow wonderswonders inin heavenheaven aboveabove andand signssigns inin thethe earthearthbeneathbeneath:: bloodblood andand firefire andand vaporvapor ofof smokesmoke.. 2020TheThe sunsun shallshallbebe turnedturned intointo darkness,darkness, andand thethe moonmoon intointo blood,blood, beforebefore thethecomingcoming ofof thethe greatgreat andand awesomeawesome dayday ofof thethe LordLord..

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MtMt 2424::77--88 ForFor nationnation willwill riserise againstagainst nation,nation, andand kingdomkingdomagainstagainst kingdomkingdom.. AndAnd therethere willwill bebe famines,famines, pestilences,pestilences,andand earthquakesearthquakes inin variousvarious placesplaces.. 88AllAll thesethese areare thethebeginningbeginning ofof sorrowssorrows..

2424::2929--3030 ““ImmediatelyImmediately afterafter thethe tribulationtribulation ofof thosethose daysdaysthethe sunsun willwill bebe darkened,darkened, andand thethe moonmoon willwill notnot givegive itsitslightlight;; thethe starsstars willwill fallfall fromfrom heaven,heaven, andand thethe powerspowers ofof thetheheavensheavens willwill bebe shakenshaken.. 3030ThenThen thethe signsign ofof thethe SonSon ofof ManManwillwill appearappear inin heaven,heaven, andand thenthen allall thethe tribestribes ofof thethe earthearthwillwill mourn,mourn, andand theythey willwill seesee thethe SonSon ofof ManMan comingcoming onon thethecloudsclouds ofof heavenheaven withwith powerpower andand greatgreat gloryglory..

RevRev 66::1515--1717 AndAnd thethe kingskings ofof thethe earth,earth, thethe greatgreat men,men, thetherichrich men,men, thethe commanders,commanders, thethe mightymighty men,men, everyevery slaveslave andandeveryevery freefree man,man, hidhid themselvesthemselves inin thethe cavescaves andand inin thethe rocksrocksofof thethe mountains,mountains, 1616andand saidsaid toto thethe mountainsmountains andand rocks,rocks,““FallFall onon usus andand hidehide usus fromfrom thethe faceface ofof HimHim whowho sitssits onon thethethronethrone andand fromfrom thethe wrathwrath ofof thethe Lamb!Lamb! 1717ForFor thethe greatgreat daydayofof HisHis wrathwrath hashas come,come, andand whowho isis ableable toto stand?stand?””

RomRom 22::55--66 ButBut inin accordanceaccordance withwith youryour hardnesshardness andand youryourimpenitentimpenitent heartheart youyou areare treasuringtreasuring upup forfor yourselfyourself wrathwrath ininthethe dayday ofof wrathwrath andand revelationrevelation ofof thethe righteousrighteous judgmentjudgment ofofGod,God, 66whowho ““willwill renderrender toto eacheach oneone accordingaccording toto hishis deedsdeeds””::

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ProvProv 11::2424--3131 BecauseBecause II havehave calledcalled andand youyou refused,refused, IIhavehave stretchedstretched outout mymy handhand andand nono oneone regarded,regarded,2525BecauseBecause youyou disdaineddisdained allall mymy counsel,counsel, andand wouldwould havehavenonenone ofof mymy rebuke,rebuke, 2626 II alsoalso willwill laughlaugh atat youryour calamitycalamity;; IIwillwill mockmock whenwhen youryour terrorterror comes,comes, 2727WhenWhen youryour terrorterrorcomescomes likelike aa storm,storm, andand youryour destructiondestruction comescomes likelike aawhirlwind,whirlwind, whenwhen distressdistress andand anguishanguish comecome uponupon youyou..2828““ThenThen theythey willwill callcall onon me,me, butbut II willwill notnot answeranswer;; theythey willwillseekseek meme diligently,diligently, butbut theythey willwill notnot findfind meme.. 2929BecauseBecause theytheyhatedhated knowledgeknowledge andand diddid notnot choosechoose thethe fearfear ofof thethe Lord,Lord,3030 TheyThey wouldwould havehave nonenone ofof mymy counselcounsel andand despiseddespised mymyeveryevery rebukerebuke.. 3131ThereforeTherefore theythey shallshall eateat thethe fruitfruit ofof theirtheirownown way,way, andand bebe filledfilled toto thethe fullfull withwith theirtheir ownown fanciesfancies..