Title: The Sealing Plague/Rev 6:9-17
Contents The Sealing Plague
Bible Text: Revelation 6:9-17
1. There are people called prophets. They exist in Korea and abroad.
C. When the new year comes every year, they tell about important events of that year.
They prophesy according to their own accord, and in some cases, one or two things are correct.
have.
2. People think that even if the other 80% are wrong
Some say he's a genius because he's hit. Why? Work
Because rebels don't even know it. Some prophets
Kim Il-sung prophesied that he would die in 1994, but it is said that
is popular
3. But the Apostle John saw the future accurately.
It means that we saw clearly. We were in a form of Shincheonji that we could not have imagined.
All.
4. But the world was never optimistic. It
It was a scene of horror. John found none of the six sealings to be hopeful.
C. Now let's see how the other two seals are opened.
I. Fifth person: The cry of the martyrs was heard (9-11).
A. Please repay me for my misery.
1. Martyrs are people who gave their lives for the truth.
The country also has proud martyr ancestors. So people in Korea
The motive for the church to achieve so much development is the generosity of the ancestors.
They say it's because of the blood of the church.
2. The martyrs have no fear of their own death.
Rather, it was considered an honor. So Stephen
Even to the point of being stoned to death, he prayed for them.
3. But, in the text, we see that the martyrs were fighting their enemies who had killed them.
He wanted revenge. You might find this a bit odd.
1) These are not the Gentiles who were martyred.
These are the people prophesied in Matthew 24:9, Israel
are people
2) In the last days, the Antichrist appears and works, the first three and a half years
Ahn becomes very popular with everyone. But three and a half years
As time passed, he transformed into a dictator and struggled with the general crowd.
Leona, at which time many people will be killed.
3) They were initially deceived by the Antichrist they supported
There is a movement to come back after realizing this and being converted to God.
At this time, there will be twelve thousand martyrs from each tribe.
is their cry.
B. We need more martyrs.
1. The reason they were martyred was said to be "because of their faithfulness to the testimony."
C. These are the people who lived according to the Word and suffered and entered the ranks of martyrdom.
This is a story about. How glorious is this?
2. However, in view of today's reality, it is indeed the second Joo-cheol in the Korean church.
It is highly doubtful that there will be martyrs like Lee, Son Yang-won or Gil Seon-ju.
The church members of the past knew it as an honor to suffer for the sake of the gospel.
I, today's church members, prefer a cause.
3. No matter what you do, if you don't have a cause, you rarely make up your mind.
And I never try to lose. In other words, to the devil
It's not that I don't want to lose, it's the mindset of unbelievers
means you don't want to.
4. But Heaven still needs more martyrs
He said that. We should be in that number.
II.Sixth person: An abnormality occurred in the heavenly bodies (12-17).
A. There is something wrong with the universe.
1. A more severe calamity occurred. Again, consistent with the prophecy of Matthew 24:29
content to do. It is also connected with the seventy-two weeks in Daniel 9:24.
The 7-year tribulation begins in the last 70 weeks of the 70 weeks.
is the content.
2. But how painful this tribulation was, verse 15 and below
It is testifying of a miserable state. It was painful enough to wish for death.
Even if I hoped to die, I could not die. In the Old Testament, there are several places.
This prophecy is coming.
B. God has mercy on those who believe.
1. Even if you want to die, just imagining the disaster that you can't die is terrifying.
and miserable If such a disaster comes, we have no remedy.
All.
2. But God says, “The day is reduced” for those who believe.
promised In other words, there is a special protection for the saints.
chapter's words
3. It truthfully testifies to the word of the Lord, and sometimes
Therefore, you must mature with faith enough to suffer hardship. So Paul
We testified that our labor was never in vain.
4. Now our toil is never in vain. What we sow
You sow what you want. You sow what will not perish, and you will reap what is eternal.
To do that, it is difficult to be too computational.