Revelation 4-6
Quote 1 Timothy 6:16
Why the 24 elders are church leaders; 1.The word elder is only used in the N. T. for church leaders. 2. White garments is a metaphor for the holiness of Christ imputed to Christians, 3.Crowns are the metaphors used throughout the N. T. for rewards to church leaders, 4. The church is to rule with Christ in 1 Cor.6:2-3 (quote)
Pics of the scroll w the seals, compare scene in Rev. 5 to Daniel 7:13-14
Comparison of heaven and earth:
Heaven Earth
Beauty and glory Personal ambition and selfishness
Continuous joy in worship Deception, ruthless competition
Serving God Personal fame and fortune is the focus
Anticipating the justice of God Conflict, violence, war
All credit to God Perversion, greed, corruption
All ownership to God My, me, mine
It’s all about God It’s all about me!
The eschaton (end times), The Day of the Lord—quote Isa. 13:9, Zeph. 1:14-16
Quote Matt. 24:21 The great tribulation
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse:
White horse=the Beast, the Antichrist, 2 Thes. 2:4
Red horse=war, death and destruction
Black horse=Famine and economic depression caused by war
Pale horse=Death on a massive scale-1/4 of world’s population
