2. Steve Petch Sunday 6 th June 2010 Part 10: He is coming like a thief Revelation 16:1 – 21

3. The Seven Seals 1.Wars / conquerors 2.International strife 3.Famine 4.Pestilence / death 5.Christians persecuted 6.The end; everything is shaken; Jesus returns ******An interlude****** 7. Final judgement The Seven Trumpets 1.Disasters – 1/3 of land 2.Disasters – 1/3 of sea 3.Disasters – 1/3 of rivers 4.Disasters – 1/3 of heavens 5.Unbelievers tormented 6.Demonically inspired armies; mass slaughter *******An Interlude******* 7. God’s kingdom comes

4. When will these events happen? These seven bowls cover the whole of ‘AD history’

5. How does this relate to the rest of Revelation? Revelation repeatedly describes the same events / time periods!

6. How should we interpret these seven seals, trumpets and bowls? We must look for the spiritual lessons, not for specific historical events

7. The Seven Seals 1.Wars / conquerors 2.International strife 3.Famine 4.Pestilence / death 5.Christians persecuted 6.The end; everything is shaken; Jesus returns ******An interlude****** 7. Final judgement The Seven Trumpets 1.Disasters – 1/3 of land 2.Disasters – 1/3 of sea 3.Disasters – 1/3 of rivers 4.Disasters – 1/3 of heavens 5.Unbelievers tormented 6.Demonically inspired armies; mass slaughter *******An Interlude******* 7. God’s kingdom comes

8. The Seven Trumpets 1.Disasters – 1/3 of land 2.Disasters – 1/3 of sea 3.Disasters – 1/3 of rivers 4.Disasters – 1/3 of heavens 5.Unbelievers tormented 6.Demonically inspired armies; mass slaughter *******An Interlude******* 7. God’s kingdom comes The Seven Bowls 1.Poured on the land 2.Poured on the sea 3.Poured on the rivers 4.Poured on the sun 5.Darkness; followers of the beast tormented 6.The nations gathered in final rebellion 7. “It is done”

9. “His arms are rods of gold set with chrysolite … his legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold” Song of Songs

10. How should we interpret these seven seals, trumpets and bowls? We must look for the spiritual lessons, not for specific historical events

11. Jesus is coming like a thief… We do not know when Jesus will return We are encouraged to read the signs of the times He could even come today In the mean time … we have a job to do For Christians the return of Jesus will be good news

12. Steve Petch Sunday 6 th June 2010 Part 10: He is coming like a thief Revelation 16:1 – 21