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Verse Revelation 6:15. _THE KINGS OF THE EARTH_, c.] All the secular
powers who had endeavoured to support the pagan worship by authority,
influence, riches, political wisdom, and military skill with...
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AND I BEHELD WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE SIXTH SEAL - See the notes at
Revelation 5:1; Revelation 6:1.
AND, LO, THERE WAS A GREAT EARTHQUAKE - Before endeavoring to
ascertain to what the sixth seal was des...
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CHAPTER S 6
The Opening of the Seven Seals
_ 1. The first seal (Revelation 6:1)_
2. The second seal (Revelation 6:3)
3. The third seal (Revelation 6:5)
4. The fourth seal ...
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REVELATION 6. THE OPENING OF THE SEALS. When the seals of the book are
opened by the Lamb, a number of woes are let loose upon the world. The
first four are described under the figure of horses of dif...
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THE SIXTH SEAL.
I must ask the reader to attentively examine the latter portion of
Revelation, chapter VI., before reading what. have to say under the
head of the sixth seal. It runs as follows:
And....
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THE OPENING OF THE SEALS (Revelation 6:1-8)
As one by one the seals of the roll are opened, history unfolds itself
before John's eyes.
As we study this section, we must remember one general fact whi...
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And the kings of the earth and the great ones and the captains and the
rich and the strong, and every slave and every free person hid
themselves in the caves and the rocks of the hills, and said to th...
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THE KINGS OF THE EARTH. See App-197. As regards the social fabric, the
present conditions will exist when the Lord comes.
GREAT MEN. Greek. _megistanea._ Only here; Revelation 18:23.Mark 6:21.
MEN,...
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_chief captains_ Should be transposed with "rich men." The word means
lit. "captains of thousands," and was in St John's time the recognised
equivalent (as e.g. Acts 21:31, &c.) for the _tribunus_of t...
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_SEAL SIX WAS OPENED REVELATION 6:12-17:_ The sixth seal pictured the
day of the Lord as a Day of Judgment upon a wicked nation. John used
the same idea the prophets had used to picture the judgment o...
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ΜΕΓΙΣΤΆΝ (G3175) великий, могущественный,
вельможа, правитель городского совета
(Swete).
ΧΙΛΊΑΡΧΟΣ (G5505) командир тысячи солдат,
трибун. Этот термин обычно обозначал
военного командира, независимо...
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I BEHELD WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE SIXTH SEAL, &C.— The sixth seal or
period produces mighty changes and revolutions, which, according to
the prophetic style, are expressed by great commotions in the ear...
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Strauss-' Comments
SECTION 20
Text: Revelation 6:12-17
12 And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great
earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the
whole moon...
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_TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_
CHAPTER VI
THE OPENING OF THE SEALS
_Text (Revelation 6:1-17)_
INTRODUCTION
1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard
one of the four living creatu...
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And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and
the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every
free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the...
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Throne section-The 144,000
12 Compare Mat_24:29.
12 This cataclysm affects heaven as well as earth. There will be many
quakes at the time of the end (Rev_8:5; Rev_8:11-13; Rev_8:19;
Rev_16:18)....
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THE SIX SEALS
The afflicted Church has been reminded in Revelation 4 f. that God is
over all, and that the future is committed to the Lamb. Now
(Revelation 6 - Revelation 8:1) she is shown that future...
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FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME
REVELATION
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 6
THE 7 *SEALS - REVELATION 6:1-8
THE FIRST 6 *SEALS - REVELATION 6:1-17...
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(12-17) THE SIXTH SEAL. — The seals follow the lines laid down by
our Lord in Matthew 24. There He tells His disciples that wars
(Revelation 6:6), famines and pestilences (Revelation 6:7), and
persecu...
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(15-17) _AND THE_ _KINGS..._ — Translate,_ And the kings of the
earth, and the magnates, and the commanders of hosts, and the wealthy,
and the strong, and every man, bond and free, hid themselves (goi...
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CHAPTER IV.
THE SEALED ROLL OPENED.
Revelation 6:1.
WITH the sixth chapter of the Apocalypse the main action of the book
may be said properly to begin. Three sections of the seven into which
it is d...
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_The sixth seal opened_ (_cf._ Crashaw's _To the Name of Jesus_, 220
234)....
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Note the sevenfold description of the effect produced on humanity
(Revelation 19:18, _cf._ Revelation 13:16), the Roman
χιλίαρχοι (= tribuni), the riches and rank of men (ἰσχ. a
dramatic touch = defia...
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“THE WRATH OF THE LAMB”
Revelation 6:9
This imagery is very majestic; but we cannot really think that the
holy martyrs desire to be revenged, except in love and grace. That
their persecutors should b...
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We now pass to that section of the Book in which, under the heavenly
order by earthly administration, events proceed toward the great
consummation. The Lamb, holding the book, breaks the seals.
The a...
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Every class of wicked men will run to hide from the Lamb on his
throne. This includes rulers, nobles, military leaders, rich, slaves,
and freemen. Since similar language is used to describe other nati...
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(10) And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men,
and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and
every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of...
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(12) And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there
was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair,
and the moon became as blood; (13) And the stars of heaven fe...
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We have already seen the bearing of the seven churches to which the
Lord was pleased to send the letters contained in the second and third
Chapter s. We have found, I trust, substantial reason and amp...
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The 7 Seals Part 3
To stop sinning suddenly.--Elbert Hubbard
Quotes from Eddie Marquez, a young man that I watched die of AIDS on
Tuesday morning, July 20, 6:00 AM (1993). He was a hemafhiliac and
c...
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What is to follow on earth now begins, when the seals are opened. It
will be remarked here, that John, standing in the ruin of the
assembly, gives prophetically all that passes from that failure till...
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AND THE KING'S OF THE EARTH, AND THE GREAT MEN,.... The Roman
emperors, and other principal magistrates, governors of provinces and
cities:
AND THE RICH MEN; among the commonalty; these three may des...
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And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and
the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every
free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the
m...
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_And I beheld_ Further in my vision; _when he_ The Lamb; _had opened
the sixth seal; and lo! there was a great earthquake_ Greek,
σεισμος μεγας εγενετο, _there was a great
concussion:_ for the express...
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HID THEMSELVES; under the judgments of God, fled, and attempted by
concealment to elude the search of their destroyers....
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AND THE KINGS OF THE EARTH AND THE GREAT MEN AND THE RICH MEN AND THE
CHIEF CAPTAINS AND THE MIGHTY MEN AND EVERY BONDMAN AND EVERY FREE MAN
HID THEMSELVES IN THE DENS AND IN THE ROCKS OF THE MOUNTAIN...
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The opening of the sixth seal:...
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THE FIRST SEAL: THE WHITE HORSE
(vv. 1-2)
In the Lamb's opening of the seals our sight is transferred again to
earth, but John does not return there. His vision is from heaven. The
first seal (v. 1)...
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12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a
great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and
the moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to...
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12-17 When the sixth seal was opened, there was a great earthquake.
The foundations of churches and states would be terribly shaken. Such
bold figurative descriptions of great changes abound in the p...
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A terror shall fall upon all sorts of men, high and low; and, like men
affrighted, they shall seek for themselves hiding places, where they
can think themselves most secure: see ISAIAH 2:19....
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Revelation 6:15 And G2532 kings G935 earth G1093 G2532 men G3175 G2532
men G4145 G2532 commanders...
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CHAPTER 6 THE OPENING OF THE FIRST SIX SEALS.
The next stage of John's vision describes the opening of the seals by
the Lamb, and it will soon be clear that the result is the outworking
of world histo...
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‘And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great
earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the
whole moon became as blood, and the stars of the heaven fell to the
e...
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THE OPENING OF THE SIXTH SEAL (REVELATION 6:12).
‘And the kings of the earth, and the princes, and the chief
captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman,
hid themselves in th...
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With the beginning of this chapter we enter upon the fourth or leading
section of the Apocalypse, extending to chap. Revelation 18:24. The
section contains what had been described in chap. Revelation...
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Revelation 6:15-17. (4) These verses contain the fourth and last
member of the description. Of the persons on whom the terror of God's
judgments falls prominence seems to be given to the first, the KI...
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THE PRINCES
(ο μεγιστανες). Late word from the superlative
μεγιστος, in LXX, Josephus, papyri, in N.T. only in Mark 6:21;
Revelation 6:15; Revelation 18:23, for the grandees, the persecuting
procons...
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Revelation 6:12. And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and,
lo, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as
sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood, and the stars of
he...
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CONTENTS: The opening of the seals.
CHARACTERS: Christ, John.
CONCLUSION: Woe to those who dwell upon the earth in the days of the
great Tribulation, when the wrath of God is poured forth for the fin...
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Revelation 6:1. _One of the living creatures,_ that is, the lion, with
a voice roaring like thunder, said, _Come and see._ The saints must
keep their eyes on what the Lord is doing in the earth.
Revel...
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THEN THE KINGS OF THE EARTH, ETC. Under the symbolism of six groups of
men, John sees [in his vision] the total godless world in terror as
they will attempt to escape from God's wrath. As the very ear...
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REVELATION—NOTE ON REVELATION 6:12 The SIXTH SEAL previews the
destruction of the first heaven and earth (Revelation 20:11;...
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These verses close the chapter and complete the vision. John saw that
the kings, great men, rich men, mighty men, bond and free, hid
themselves in the dens and mountains, and cried to the rocks and
mo...
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CALAMITIES ON THE OPENING OF SIX SEALS
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
THE first catastrophe, or overthrow of the Jewish persecuting power,
is the subject of chaps. 6–11. Some take the subject in a...
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EXPOSITION
REVELATION 6:1
AND I SAW. A new departure in the series of visions is marked (see on
Revelation 4:1). We have here the commencement of the Revelation
proper, to which the first five chapt...
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_12 AND I BEHELD WHEN HE HAD OPENED THE SIXTH SEAL, AND, LO, THERE WAS
A GREAT EARTHQUAKE; AND THE SUN BECAME BLACK AS SACKCLOTH OF HAIR, AND
THE MOON BECAME AS BLOOD;_
_ 13 AND THE STARS OF HEAVEN F...
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Now in chapter six, He begins to open the scroll.
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, I heard, as it were
the noise of thunder, one of the four living creatures saying, Come
and see. And...
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1 Samuel 13:6; Hebrews 11:38; Isaiah 2:10; Isaiah 2:19; Isaiah 24:21;...
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Of the earth. See on verse 10.
Great men [μ ε γ ι σ τ α ν ε ς]. Rev., princes. See on high
captains, Mark 6:21 Chief captains [χ ι λ ι α ρ χ ο ι]. See
on Mark 6:21, and on centurion, Luke 7:2.
The mi...
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THE OPENING OF THE SEALS
Revelation 6:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
This study will discover unto us those events which will particularly
mark the beginning of sorrows.
There are four horse riders to be bro...
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And the kings of the earth — They who had been so in their day. And
the great men and chief captains — The generals and nobles. Hid
themselves — So far as in them lay. In the rocks of the mountains
—...
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Observe here, That if this was meant of the Jews at the destruction of
Jerusalem, it was exceeding dreadful, and bespake all sorts of men,
from the highest to the lowest, to be under. most dreadful
co...