Unsealing the Title Deed
A look at the seven-sealed scroll in Revelation that only Jesus can open On a recent trip to Florida, I had the privilege of conducting a brief Bible study with the man next to me on the plane. After chatting for a while, he asked, “Are you heading home to Florida, or are you on a business trip?” “Actually,” I replied, “I’m a minister of the gospel, and I’m heading to a conferencGet More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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Revelation is sequential with parenthetical chapters that explain the action as it moves steadily forward. The seven sealed scroll numbered 1-7, teaches that each seal must be broken in order to open the scroll. This is just common sense and follows the sequence John/Jesus gives us.
We see the wrath of God cannot commence until after the seventh seal is opened and the trumpets are blown- when the earth starts to be judged. Notice the wrath of God is about to take place at the breaking of the sixth seal that is why everyone is running for cover at the “presence” of God and the Lamb. Meaning people worldwide are seeing this only now- like Jesus said in the first chapter, not sometime earlier or later when people will be fighting against Him. The wrath of God finishes with the pouring out of the bowls, 15-16.
We also see that judgement on those beheading the fifth seal martyrs will not take place until this time, meaning that the number of those that must die this way (during the great tribulation- 7:9-17) has been complete before the blowing of the 1st trumpet.
We see that the strong angel who is Jesus (compare 1:12-20 with Daniel 7:9-22, Ezekiel 1:22-28, and notice the timing in Daniel when the books or scrolls are opened and judgement begins) with the now open scroll putting one foot on the sea and land showing us this whole earth belongs to Him.
So, title deed but also what will actually happen during the 70th week of Daniel upon the earth and in the heavens when Jesus both begins and ends the process to bring in His 1000 year reign upon the earth.
IMO, we are very close to the end of the age. The sixth day (6000 year since creation) could very well be ending within a decade and the 70th week of Daniel starting. The key is Israel and when they will build their Temple and start the daily sacrifices again. Dan 7,8,9,11 This is the “understanding” Jesus wants us have before He will return. Mat 24:15 This was also confirmed by Paul in 2nd Thessalonians 2.
So we have a threefold witness, but who will we trust is right? For my money, I will trust what these three say and the order they teach and no others.
I’ve long known this scroll is the Title Deed to the Earth, because only One was worthy to break and lift the seals. Only because He died and thereby reclaimed all that was lost to the destroyer. Thanks for doing your homework on this point. Jesus LIVES!
You wrote, “Jesus has the authority to end history as we know it and establish His literal 1,000-year Kingdom on Earth.”
Does that mean that the church age is about to end? How does that correlate with
“And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer…”?
It seems that the book of Revelation is not in chronological order. Some chapters are parenthetical.