The Seven Seals Opened: An Interpretation of Rev. V-VIII. In Which the Opening of the Seven Seals are Shown to Set Forth the Believer's Progress and Development in the Christ-Life
55 pp. "The Seven Seals is a phrase in the Book of Revelation that refers to seven symbolic seals that secure the book/scroll, that John of Patmos saw in his Revelation of Jesus Christ. The opening of the seals of the Apocalyptic document occurs in Revelation Chapters 5-8 and marks the Second Coming. In John's vision, the only one worthy to open the book/scroll is referred to as both the "Lion of Judah" and the "Lamb having seven horns and seven eyes".[5:5-6] The 7 seals contained secret information known only to God until the Lamb/Lion was found worthy to open the book/scroll and to look on the contents. Important scrolls being secured with seals is mentioned in earlier Bible examples including Book of Daniel 12:4... "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." (The prophecy was to be sealed up - not understood - to the end of the age.) Upon the "Lamb" opening a seal from the book, a judgment is released or an apocalyptic event occurs. The opening of the first four Seals release The Four Horsemen, each with their own specific mission.[6:1-8] The opening of the fifth seal releases the cries of martyrs for the "word/Wrath of God".[6:9-11] The sixth seal prompts earthquakes and other cataclysmic events.[6:12-17] The seventh seal cues seven angelic trumpeters who in turn cue the seven bowl judgments and more cataclysmic events."
