Revelation (Adults)

Chapter 6

Lesson written by David Riggs and Murray Wade

Read this chapter and answer the questions below.

 

SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION

 

In chapter six the Lamb begins to open the seven seals of the book. The seals consist of the four horses, the martyred saints under the altar, and the great earthquake. The seventh seal is a transition to the seven trumpets. As the seals are opened, one by one the living creatures, as with a voice of thunder, (a mighty voice) cries "Come and see" and the horses and their riders come forth. The "voice like thunder" seems to be to John to come and see. The emphasis is on the "mission" of the riders as seen by the color of the horses and the description of their purpose.

 

The sacrificial souls cried in Revelation 6 verse 10, "How long (the bitter persecution had continued for some time and they asked God how long it would be before He counteracted), O Lord, holy and true, until You judge (determine and pronounce a judgment) and avenge our blood (not revenge, but vindication of their death) on those who dwell on the earth (the unregenerate earth-dwellers responsible for the saints' death)." They earnestly cried for the avenging of their blood through a just God. This thought represents the purpose and design of the book of Revelation. The following is a list of the verses (NKJV) which show that the avenging of the martyrs is a theme which ties the book together.

 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR REVELATION 6

1. Describe what happens when the first seal is opened.

 

 

2. Describe what happens when the second seal is opened.

 

 

3. Describe what happens when the third seal is opened.

 

 

4. Describe what happens when the fourth seal is opened.

 

 

5. Describe what happens when the fifth seal is opened.

 

 

6. Describe what happens when the sixth seal is opened.

 

 

7. Please read Revelation 2:13, 6:9-11, 7:13-14, 12:11, 16:6-7, 17:6, 18:24, 19:2, and 20:4. Then briefly summarize what these versus teach you.