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Revelation 6:9-10, When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the testimony which they held.  And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on earth?”

 

Revelation 6:12, I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became as black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.

 

The opening of the fifth seal moves what John sees back to heaven.  John now sees the result of the previous seals being opened; he sees those “slain for the testimony which they held”.  These have been martyred for their faith in Jesus Christ.  If the Church has been raptured and is in heaven, how do people get saved?  That question is answered in the next chapter.  Those slain are asking the difficult question, “Lord, when are you going to judge those who have killed us?”

They are told to be patient; there will be more who die for their faith.  “This tribulation period will be a terrible time of persecution for those who accept the gospel and remain faithful to God and His Word.” (From the Life in the Spirit Study Bible). 

 

It Is better to accept Jesus Christ as Savior and live with Him as Lord now than to wait until the Tribulation period and lose your head over it.  I’m not one for thinking people will just decide to accept and follow Christ in the Tribulation.  But if that does happen, the chances of losing their head over it is extremely high.  Why wait?!

 

The seals conclude with a great earthquake that blackens the sun in the day and turns the moon to a reddish color at night.  To add to the terror this causes, a meteor shower will follow the earthquake.  Those on earth will be so terrified that they will seek shelter in caves and shelters they have built under ground.  “Even unbelievers know they are experiencing the wrath of God.  Explaining the first five seal judgments might be explained as natural happenings, but with the sixth seal, that is no longer possible.” (Dr. Arnold G. Frutchenbaum).

 

Revelation 6 ends with this, “For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”  Stay with me as we answer that in the next page of the blog.

 

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