B. Rev. 6:2-8 - Seven Seals - Technology Ministries

THE TRIBULATION: Seven SealsBackground ~ 1st Four Seals REVELATION 6:3-8 #7suspicion. There are many different sealing methods today, but beforethe nineteenth century, a certain system dominated: hot sealing waxwas applied over the package opening. When the wax cooled andhardened package tampering was easily detected. A practice of usingbrass to press into the hot wax gained popularity. Individuals carvedtheir personal, family or business crests into brass to signifypossession and protection. The presence of such a crest sent a messagethat anyone tampering with the seal, would answer to the owner of thecrest. Keep the purpose of seals and crests in mind during the sevenseal judgments’ study.Additional possibility for Class Activity: commercial kits using sealingwax (available at craft stores) provide an appropriate class activity.Strict supervision is required. If teacher includes such an activity,draft a couple of parents for supervisory duty.b. At the teacher’s direction students should tear apart their sealsymbols with a flourish and throw them to the floor. The trash can becleaned up later, which is more than can be said when the genuineseals are broken.KEEP IN MIND THAT WE TEAR SYMBOLS TO SHOW OURAPPROVAL OF THE LAMB’S ACTIONS.7. MORE ABOUT SEALSREVELATION 6:1 And I saw when the Lambbroke one of the seven seals and I heard one ofthe four living creatures saying as with a voice ofthunder, “Go”The Biblical text (NASB) says “Come” . The command has beenaltered in this study and will be recorded as “Go” for directing thefour horsemen of the first four seals to “go” forth. (See previous lessonfor explanation.)B. FIRST FOUR SEALSDisplay four seal symbols... not visuals with horses. Seal symbols only.1. FIRST SEAL: RIDER OF WHITE HORSEThe first horseman should already be in place on student’s TribulationTimeline.