The Fourth Seal Revelation 6:7

After the worship scene in heaven where “the Lamb” of God received the “scroll” in God's right hand, the beginning of the tribulation came upon the earth began and John the apostle “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. 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, and when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 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. 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. 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 you hurt not the oil and the wine.”, and in chapter six and verse seven of Revelation John heard the “fourth beast” instruct him to “come and see” where we read:

And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

The verse reads, “And when he had opened the fourth seal, ...” John began with the words, “and when” which means “at the time and moment” “he had opened” which means “Jesus unfastened and loosed” “the fourth seal” or “the fourth signet seal”. John watched as Jesus “loosened” the “fourth signet seal” from the “scroll” He received from God.

The verse goes on to say, “... I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.” John continued with the words, “I heard” which means “John was endowed with the faculty of hearing, attending to, considering, understanding and perceiving” “the voice” or “the tone or sound of uttered words, language and tongue” “of the fourth beast” or “the fourth living being” “say” which means “uttered, declared and proclaimed”, “Come” or “make appearance, arise, show yourself and be established” “and see” which means “perceive, notice, discern, discover and observe”. John paid close attention as he heard the “fourth living being” before God's throne instruct him to “make his appearance and observe”.

When we think through John's words in this verse, we see now the unfastening of the “fourth” of the “signet seals” that were on the “book” which Jesus received from God. This time the “fourth living being” or “cherubim” instructed John to “come and see” what would happen. This progressive unveiling of the destruction to come upon the earth was God's way of showing John what He was going to do, and though God desires for every person to have a relationship with Him through His Son Jesus, one day He will unleash this “tribulation” period upon the world. Today is the day of “salvation”, and those who are wise will receive Jesus as their personal “Savior and Lord”, and those who do not may read these words and know the devastation that is in their future.

Next time John shares how he saw, “a pale horse”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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