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The Revelation - A Book With 7 Seals ?
Ewald Frank
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In this exposition we shall mainly deal with the time span of the New Testament Church and take into consideration the passages of the Scripture which shed light upon the course of time. The main emphasis will be on the prophetic book of the Bible, the Revelation - the Apocaly...
Foreword
In this exposition we shall mainly deal with the time span of the New Testament Church and take into consideration the passages of the Scripture which shed light upon ...
Chapter 1 - Introduction, The Day of the Lord, Origin and significance of the prophetic word
John the seer came to the isle of Patmos because of the Word of God and for the testimony of Jesus. There he was taken up in the Spirit of God like in a trance. He saw...
Chapter 2 - The seven messages of the resurrected Lord, First message, Keep the first love
We do not need to deal with the seven letters to the churches so much, for they were already thoroughly dealt with in the exposition of the "Seven Church Ages". They a...
Chapter 3 - The fifth message, The Reformation Age, Strengthening the weak in faith
The fifth message to the Sardis church begins with the words, "These things saith he that hath the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars. I know thy works, that th...
Chapter 4 - A glimpse into heaven
In chapter 4 John saw an open door in heaven and heard a mighty voice like the sound of a trumpet speaking to him, "Come up here, and I will show thee things which mus...
Chapter 5 - The mysterious book with the seven seals
Chapter five deals mainly with the mysterious book in the hand of Him Who sitteth on the throne. This book is sealed with seven seals on the back side. "And I saw a st...
Chapter 6 - The opening of the seals, The unveiling of the power of the antichrist, A general view
In chapter six we find the description of the first six seals. In the book «The Revelation of the Seven Seals» they are dealt with thoroughly. We therefore shall only ...
Chapter 7 - The sealed from the Jews
The seventh chapter is very easily understood. In the first part we find the sealing of the 144,000 from the twelve tribes of Israel; in the second part we see the gre...
Chapter 8 - The seventh seal, The silence in heaven, Mercy seat becomes judgement seat, Introduction to the seven trumpet judgements, The first four trumpets
"And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour." (8: 1). The first six verses plainly tell us what is contained ...
Chapter 9 - The incomparable torment, The fifth trumpet the first woe
"And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth; and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, a...
Chapter 10 - An intermediate vision The open book, The Lord as the Angel of the covenant
Between the sixth and the seventh trumpet we find chapter 10, as we have seen already, chapter 7 has been placed in between the sixth and the seventh seal. With chapte...
Chapter 11 - The second intermediate vision, The measuring of the temple and the ministry of the two witnesses
In chapter 11 we are first given a very important hint, of what will take place during the last three and a half years after the temple is rebuilt. International agree...
Chapter 12 - The woman clothed with the sun, Christ and His Own, Satan the red dragon and his followers
The 12th chapter is being explained quite differently by Bible scholars. The interpretations about the woman referred to vary from Israel, to Mary and to the church. I...
Chapter 13 - The visions of Daniel in review of and in connection with the Revelation
From chapter 13 to 19 we find symbols which are already mentioned in the book of Daniel and apply to the prophetic course of time. For better understanding we shall br...
Chapter 14 - The Lamb and the sealed 144,000
And I looked and, lo, a Lamb stood on Mount Zion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads." (14: 1). Again...
Chapter 15 - The seven bowl judgements and the multitude at the crystal sea
"And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God." (v. 1). As the announc...
Chapter 16 - The seven bowls of wrath, The final judgements of Gods indignation
The judgements which were announced in chapter 15 take place in chapter 16. "And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and ...
Chapter 17 - The woman riding on the beast
The 17th chapter is as mysterious as chapter 13. We meet symbols which we already know and also some very mysterious pictures. Here we have need of true revelation fro...
Chapter 18 - The destruction of the great Babylon
In chapter 18 the fall of Babylon and her destruction is once again described in detail. This chapter must be read with great attention by everyone to visualise the im...
Chapter 19 - The rejoicing in heaven over the destruction of Babylon, The marriage of the Lamb
The first part of the 19th chapter describes the marriage of the Lamb and His Bride, but at first reference is made to the judgement by which God avenged the blood of ...
Chapter 20 - Binding of Satan, Completion of the first resurrection by the martyrs, The Millennial Kingdom
At the beginning of chapter 20 we are told what happens with Satan who is the instigator of all evil, and the adversary of God. He will be bound and thrown down. "And ...
Chapter 21 - Announcing of the new heaven and the new earth, The glory of the New Jerusalem, The terrible fate of the lost
The first verse of chapter 21 actually belongs to chapter 20. Right after the last judgement, time merges into eternity, and what the Word predicted will be fulfilled;...
Chapter 22 - The river of life and the trees of life, The paradise-like condition during the Millennial Reign
In chapter 22 the earthly Jerusalem is shown unto us in various connections. The tabernacle of God, His dwelling place will then be visibly with man. He will fill heav...
Appendix - The 70 weeks of Daniel and the current events with Israel in the light of Bible prophecy
The present happenings in the Middle East have once again drawn the attention of Bible teachers to the Book of Daniel. The vision relating to the 70 weeks is especiall...