The Return of the King The Wrath of the Lamb Severe Judgment is Coming God is in Control Repentance is not Optional Sharing Your Faith is Essential Bible Prophecy is Accurate 1. Don’t Be Asleep When Jesus Comes (4-5) The believer is not in darkness. The believer is a child of light The believer is a child of the day. 2. Don’t Be Asleep Before Jesus Comes (6-7) To watch means to be alert and on guard to live for Christ. To be sober means to be rigid in discipline & control for Christ; to live a life of righteousness & godliness, ever watchful for the return of the Lord. 3. Do Be Awake (8) Be Sober and Protected Put on the Armor of God 4. Remember why you are to stay awake (9-10) Not Appointed to Wrath Christ Died for Us 5. Wake up Others (11) Comfort - exhort, encourage, and admonish Edify - strengthen and build each other up The Return of the King The Wrath of the Lamb Revelation 6:9–17 If we aren’t willing to die for Jesus, it is hard to believe we will live for Him. Seal Judgements Severe Judgment is Coming God is in Control Repentance is not Optional Sharing Your Faith is Essential Bible Prophecy is Accurate The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse First Seal – False Peace / Bloodless Conquest (Revelation 6:1-2) Second Seal – War (Revelation 6:3-4) Third Seal – Famine (Revelation 6:5-6) Fourth Seal – Death (Revelation 6:7-8) Fifth Seal – Cry of the Martyrs (6:9–11) Position Plea Promise • Gift • Word Sixth Seal - Cosmic Wrath of the Lamb (6:12–17) A great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair. The whole moon becomes like blood. The stars of the sky fall to the earth. The sky appears to split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up. Every mountain and island are moved out of their places. Eternity is Real. My Comfort is less important that people coming to Christ. Judgment is Coming – Soon! The Return of the King The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Revelation 6:1–8 Severe Judgment is Coming God is in Control Repentance is not Optional Sharing Your Faith is Essential Bible Prophecy is Accurate The Parallels Between Matthew 24:1-14 and Revelation 6 Conditions Matthew Revelation 6 False Christs 24:4-5 6:1-2 Warfare 24:6-8 6:3-4 Famine 24:7 6:5-6 Death 24:7-10 6:7-8 Witnessing 24:14 6:9-11 Cosmic changes 24:29 6:12-23 First Seal – False Peace / Bloodless Conquest (Revelation 6:1-2) Second Seal – War (Revelation 6:3-4) Third Seal – Famine (Revelation 6:5-6) Fourth Seal – Death (Revelation 6:7-8)