Shalom Friends,
Join us as we continue our study on the book of Revelation by discovering the seven seals. As we enter into the "seal section" of the book, we will begin to understand the first seven judgments of Yah at the end of the age that sets up the seven trumpet and the seven bowl judgments. We will also be able to understand if we are witnessing the seal judgments in the times that we are living in.
Many Blessings,
Chadwick
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The day is coming and drawing so near. The prophet's words are being fulfilled. The times and seasons are at hand for the glorious arrival of the Son of Man. As lightning flashes from east to west, the earth will endure the Lord's test. Be saved by his name while he can be found; seek his face before the trumpet sounds.
The day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night. Before that day, keep your lamp trimmed. The day of the Lord is full of wrath. In that day, who can endure? Peace and safety give way to sudden destruction, his labor pains upon a pregnant woman. The powers of heaven will shake the earth, convulsing everything under the Lord's judgment. The day is gloomy and full of darkness; the sun and moon will lose their brightness. The nations prepare for the Lord's sacrifice — his sickle is coming and the harvest is ripe.
It is the day of vengeance, a redemption story. The Lord is arriving with power and glory. The fig tree is blooming and has started to bud for the King of Kings to pierce the heavens above. Sons of the light and sons of the day: be sober and watchful, walk in his way. The Lord is zealous and will roar like a lion; he will sit on David's throne, dwelling in Zion.
Hide me in your secret place. Shelter me under the shadow of your wings. Cover me in the day of trouble. Shield me in your holy armor. For on the cross, in the name of the Lord, we will be saved from the fire, from the sword. Endure to the end and shine like the stars of heaven — so bright, so bright.
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Shalom, friends. My name is Chadwick Harvey, and you have reached Faithful Performance. Thank you very much for joining us tonight as we continue our series on the Book of Revelation, covering chapters 6 through 8 and the seven seals.
If you have been with us, I appreciate your continued presence as we move forward from the earlier chapters. If you are new, let me give you a brief review. In chapter 1, we went through the introduction of the Book of Revelation, which is really the revelation of Yeshua. We discussed his first coming events — the Passover, the crucifixion, the resurrection — and identified him as the one coming on the clouds referenced in Daniel 7. So Revelation 1 covers both first and second coming events.
In Revelation 2 and 3, we went through the seven churches of Revelation as a warning to all of us at the end of the age: not to be compromised, not to be lukewarm, not to be spiritually dead, but to be faithful. These chapters are a challenge to each of us individually and to the body of believers as a whole.
In chapters 4 and 5, we covered the courts of heaven scene, which decreed that the seals would be broken. This involved Yeshua — the Lamb who looked as though he had been slain — along with the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders. We saw that these events would begin on the Feast of Trumpets. It is my personal belief that the Book of Revelation covers a seven-year Shemitah cycle and that the seals, trumpets, and bowls unfold within that framework.
Now, as we discussed in chapters 4 and 5, John said he saw a door open and heard a trumpet. This is crucial to understand: just as the Passover door — referenced in Exodus 12 and John 10 — opened the first coming events, the second coming events are opened by the Feast of Trumpets. When John saw the open door and heard the trumpet, he was witnessing the start of the seven-year Shemitah cycle and the opening of the seven seals. God operates on his prophetic timeline, and the feast days are that timeline. The Passover door opens the first coming events; the Feast of Trumpets door opens the second coming events and begins the seven-year cycle.
Tonight we are covering the seven seals, which span chapters 6 through the beginning of chapter 8. Chapter 7 contains a sub-vision that falls within the same timeline — between the sixth and seventh seals — and it is important to read and understand it. If you were to remove the sub-chapters, the book would read in consistent sequential order: seven seals, seven trumpets, seven bowls. The sub-chapters supply additional information within that framework.
Before we read, I want to emphasize how the Book of Revelation connects to the Torah, the Prophets, and the Psalms. When we reach chapter 8 tonight, you will see how the Torah and Revelation line up perfectly, particularly in connection with the Day of Atonement — Yom Kippur. Scripture is established by two or three witnesses, as stated in Deuteronomy 19:15 and confirmed by Paul in Corinthians and by Yeshua in the Gospels. John's visions carry those confirming witnesses throughout. By turning to Ezekiel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and the Torah, we gain deeper insight into what John was conveying, because John understood all of it. He walked with Yeshua. He knew the Torah, the Prophets, and the Psalms. By the time he received this revelation on the island of Patmos later in his life, he had the full counsel of God as his reference point, and that is what we must keep in mind as we read.
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**Revelation 6:1–2 — The First Seal: The White Horse**
"I watched as the Lamb broke the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living beings say in a thundering voice, 'Go.' And I looked, and there in front of me was a white horse. Its rider had a bow and was given a crown. He rode off as a conqueror to conquer."
The identity of this first horseman is widely debated, and I will offer a few perspectives tonight rather than insist on one. My personal view is that it correlates with Ezekiel 38 and 39 — the war of Gog and Magog — which is an end-of-the-age prophecy. The ongoing debate is over when exactly this prophecy will be fulfilled.
In Ezekiel 39:1–5, we read: "So you, human being, prophesy against Gog. Say that Adonai Elohim says: 'I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. I will turn you around, lead you on, and bring you from the far reaches of the north against the mountains of Israel. But then I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand. You will fall on the mountains of Israel, your troops, and all the peoples with you. I will give you to be devoured by all kinds of birds of prey and by wild animals.'"
