The Beginning of the End (Rev 6:1 - 8:1)

From 11/13/2005

Rev 6-16
- God's vindication of anger/wrath
- What must come to pass
- "Tribulation Period"
- "When will you show that you take sin seriously?"
- We'd rather die right away than suffe God's wrath (6:16-17)

3 Groups of 7: judgment on earth and on universe during 7 years
- seals
- trumpets
- bowls

SEALS
- Seals 1-4: Death/desctruction on earth (6:1-8)
- Seals 5-6: Heaven's Q / Earth's A (6:9-17)
- First Interlude: Saints on Earth and Heaven (7:1-17)
- Seal 7: Silence in Heaven (8:1)

GOSPEL - not just good news in the salvation of righteous but also in the judgment of wicked