The sixth seal (cont.)
Is Revelation 12 about the same event?
Why do we see, in Revelation 12, an embellished repetition of the overthrow of pagan Rome in the vision of the woman and the dragon, when this has already been given in chapter 6 in the message of the seals?
The Revelation was n…
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The sixth seal
“When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. The sky vanished l…
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The fifth seal (cont.)
The Caesars – Summary
Diocletian wanted a return to the former glory of the empire though he adopted an Eastern title, dominus, for himself (the period is known by historians as the Dominate). Diocletian was influenced by his generals Galerius and Maximian&n…
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The fifth seal (cont.)
Rest for a little season
As mentioned in the previous article (10), Psalm 94 talks about the blessed state of the person who meditates on God’s law and learns from the discipline they experience in life. These will view death as a “rest from days of trouble” (v13 …
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The fifth seal
“When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, ‘O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on th…
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The Fourth Seal (cont.)
The Caesars
Pupienus Balbinus AD238On hearing the news of the defeat of the Gordians, the Senate hurriedly elected two men—Pupienus, a Senator, and Balbinus, a patrician—as co-regents. Pupienus marched against Maximinus and recruited German auxi…
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The history of the Roman Empire can be divided into three distinct periods, beginning with the time of the Kings (625–510BC). Republican Rome (510–31BC) ended with the assassination of Julius Caesar and the ascension of Augustus (27BC). This marked the period known as Imperial Rome (to AD476).
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The fourth seal
Jesus, the Lamb (6:1), opens the fourth seal and the fourth of the living creatures calls on John to witness the fourth horse and the rider named (v8) “Death”.
Pale horse
The Greek for the phrase “pale horse” is hippos chloros. From this word, chloros,…
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This black horse seal period was marked by mourning, distress, famine and plague. The impact of the general violence, bloodshed and brutality of the Caesars and the Praetorian military class was felt by the whole of Roman society, Patrician and Plebeian, Roman or Barbarian, Pagan or Christian.
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“When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand.” (Rev 6:5 ESV)
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