CHAPTER VII. We have been considering the opening of the seals. The first four seals gave us the four horsemen, signifying conquest, war, famine, and death. The fifth seal showed us the souls of saints at the altar in heaven. The sixth seal was followed by convulsions of nature. earthquakes, fallin... [ Continue Reading ]
Four angels were standing on the four corners of the earth holding the four winds. This shows that all the agencies of nature, all the instruments of judgment, are in God's hand. Not a wind can blow, not a storm can strike, not a judgment can fall, but by his permission. He says to the sea: "Hithert... [ Continue Reading ]
Now John sees a great multitude which no man could number, of all nations, peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands. John was informed that "these are they that have come out of great tribulation and have washed their rob... [ Continue Reading ]