Lessons from Revelation Chapter 6
When the Lamb began to open The seals that seal that book Each time a seal was opened Things happened- and so quick The peace from earth was taken And people others killed And upon earth came hardships With each seal- things got worse When fifth seal He did open Under the alter there Were souls of many martyrs That slain were for God’s word And they cried loudly saying How long, o Lord, how long? Avenge our blood on them That dwell upon the earth! To them were given robes Of white; to them was said To wait, be patient, rest still Until conditions met: There was a certain number Of martyrs should be killed When that last martyr slain is Their blood will be avenged When sixth seal He did open A great earthquake there was The sun was darkened also And moon became as blood The heaven also then, Departed as the scroll And out of their firm places Each mountain, island moved The kings of earth, the great men The rich, chief captains too The mighty man, the bondman Did hide themselves that day And to the mountains said they Hide us from face of Him That on the throne now sitteth And from the wrath of Lamb The day of His great wrath Did come upon the earth And who can stand before Him? For great is His great wrath!
“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for My Name’s sake” Matthew 24:6
“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you” Matthew 5:10-12
- Thank You Father, that though we might hear of wars and of all sorts of trouble, we are not to let out hearts be troubled- for all of this must come to pass. Thank You for taking care of Your children and for Your peace.
- Thank You that though I might be hated for Your Name’s sake, I am blessed if I am persecuted and mine is the kingdom of God!
- I am blessed if I am scorned and insulted and persecuted for Your Name’s Sake. I am blessed if people speak falsely against me for Your Name’s sake.
- Thank You for giving me joy that is not based on my circumstances! Thank You that I will rejoice and be exceeding glad- for great is my reward in heaven!
To the unsaved:
“And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
And the idols He shall utterly abolish.
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of His majesty, when He ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;
To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of His majesty, when He ariseth to shake terribly the earth”
Isaiah 2:17-21
