Friday, June 26, 2020

Revelation Day 26


What are the 7 seals, 7 trumpets and 7 angels with the 7 plagues and 7 bowls of wrath?

Day 26

B. Hodge, Biblical Authority Ministries, June 26, 2020

Revelation, which is written with a high prophetic style of literature with images and metaphors, uses the number 7 extensively. Hopefully, this “Chart of Sevens” with biblical references helps clarify the meaning behind some of this imagery.


What?
Clarifying comments
Reference
1
7 Churches
Churches to whom Revelation is written
2
7 Lampstands
The 7 Churches
3
7 Stars
Messengers/Angels of the 7 Churches (Ministers of the Gospel)

4
7 Spirits of God
The Holy Spirit [Representative of the 7 characteristics attributed to the Holy Spirit in Isaiah 11:2—Spirit of the Lord (1), wisdom (2), understanding (3), counsel (4), might (5), knowledge (6), and fear of the Lord (7)]
5
7 Flames in the Lampstands
7 Spirits of God
6
7 Seals
Revealing of information that John could see and hear
Revelation 5:1, 5:5[1]; see also the individual seals as they were opened: 6:1-17, 8:1-2
7
7 Horns
7 Spirits of God
8
7 Eyes
7 Spirits of God
9
7 Angels
Angels who are to enact the judgment of plagues and wrath
10
7 Trumpets
Trumpets often were sounded before battle/judgment
11
7 Thunders
7 voices of an angel that were sealed up and not for us know
12
7 Heads
The beast of 7 Hills/Mountains that the Harlot controls by the power of the Dragon/Satan
13
7 Diadems
7 Crowns/Kings of the Beast that the Dragon/Satan controls
14
7 Last Plagues
The last of the plagues on the Harlot that finally yielded smoke from God in the Temple and was in preparation of the bowls of wrath
15
7 Golden Bowls
Different forms of wrath against the Harlot and her land
Revelation 15:7, 16:1, 17:1, 21:9 see also the individual bowls: Revelation 16:2-17
16
7 Kings
7 Caesars of Rome—the beast—where 5 have already died and the 6th was currently in power (Nero), and a 7th will come only for a short time

Read Revelation 8:6-19:3 with these clarifiers in mind.  



[1] The seals are being broken, thus we are revealed what is behind the seals. In some cases, things were sealed up as in Daniel 8:26, 12:4, and Revelation 10:4 and the seal means it was not to be opened or revealed to us. 

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