Hi, continuing my study of Revelation chapter six. You might want to read my last two posts that are linked down below to follow the argument through.
Revelation 6:17 ‘For the great day of their wrath has come and who can stand?
We saw in the first post that Matthew 24:29 and Revelation 6:12 describe the same event.
Matthew 24:29 ‘Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.’
Revelation 6:12 ‘I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black…’
In fact, Revelation 6 runs remarkably parallel with the Olivet Discourse of Matthew 24.
We saw yesterday that Revelation 6 and Matthew 24 describe the same end-time sequence, that is: the tribulation, followed by the cosmological disturbances and then the return of Christ Jesus.
Matthew 24:21, Matthew 24:29 and Matthew 24:30 all show this sequence.
Revelation 6:9; Revelation 6:12 and Revelation 6:16a show the same sequence.
Matthew 24 focuses on the returning Christ sending his angels to gather the elect.
Matthew 24:31 ‘And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather his elect…’
Revelation 6 focuses on the coming wrath of God.
Revelation 6:16a ‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.
I would suggest that since Matthew 24 and Revelation 6 are running parallel and describe remarkably similar sequences, we can therefore assert that Christ will gather the elect, immediately before the wrath of God is poured out upon this earth.
There is therefore a strong argument to be made for the case that:
1 We endure the tribulation of Matthew 24:21 and Revelation 6:9.
2 We witness the cosmological disturbances of Matthew 24:29 and Revelation 6:12.
3 Christ Jesus returns and gathers his elect; Matthew 24:31.
4 The unrepentant peoples of the earth then suffer the brief period of God’s wrath described in the Trumpets of Revelation 8&9 and the Bowls of Wrath in Revelation 16. Revelation 6:17.
5 Jesus returns to fight the battles of Armageddon and defeat the enemy, and then establish his kingdom here on earth.
I hope this all makes sense. To be honest, I have just had my booster jab and my head is full of cotton wool at the moment.
Some of the very best teachers (who teach on this much better than I can) on this subject are from Zion’s Hope who may be found here: https://www.zionshope.org
These teachers have been a constant help to me over the years and I would thoroughly recommend their teachings!
We head to chapter 7 next!
My previous posts:
- Revelation 22:20 Our cherished hope
There will be a unity of heart when everyone calls out for his glorious return. There will be a spirit of grace upon God’s people that will bring us all together in unity and brotherhood. - Revelation 22:16 God’s Word
No-one has a monopoly on the truths of this magnificent book, and we will all have our struggles and misunderstandings on our journey, but God is demanding that we treat Revelation with the utmost respect that it deserves. The truths that were sealed in Daniel’s time will be opened up according to God’s direction. This will need purified and refined souls to understand and teach, in the midst of immense confusion and mistruths. Please pray for those who are called to understand and teach. - Revelation 22:11 In or Out…
Even at this late stage, a reference to the polarity of mankind, between the righteous and the unrighteous. One thinks of Noah’s Ark, and the obedient who were safe inside and those who chose to ignore Noah’s call for righteousness and stayed outside. - Revelation 22:7 The time is near indeed
Having taken us to the very highest of heights, surveying the Holy City that is beautiful beyond words, John brings us back to our ordinary lives, waiting with a cherished expectation for our Lord to return and keeping the words of this prophecy, with all its encouragements, admonishments and warnings. - Revelation 22:3 No longer any curse
Peter praised his contemporaries for their faith in Christ Jesus although they had never met him in real life and had only heard of him through Peter. Imagine though, what it will feel like, approaching the throne and gazing into the eyes of the Divine, to reach out and touch the very hem of his garment. It will be beyond belief…
Revelation 34 