Post by gsmithb on Dec 24, 2014 19:25:29 GMT
On being opened, the seven-sealed scroll reveals the course of future events in relation to the pagan Roman empire, in accordance with the purpose of Yahweh. In succession, four horsemen ride forth, bringing with them a series of judgments upon an Empire that dared lay its hands on Yahweh's people. Nevertheless, Christians are subjected to intense persecution, and as it increases in intensity, their prayers ascend to heaven, appealing for relief. A measure of this is provided with the opening of the sixth seal, for it pictures a great earthquake that overturns the prevailing order, symbolising the demise of paganism and the establishment of a pseudo-christianity as a State religion in the time of Constantine.
p. 84 The Christadelphian Expositor - Rev.
p. 84 The Christadelphian Expositor - Rev.