III. The Seven Seals
A. Introductory Vision: The Enthronement of the Lamb (Revelation 4:1 – 5:14)
1. General scene of worship (Revelation 4:1-11)
2. A heavenly crisis (Revelation 5:1-4)
3. Resolution of the crisis (Revelation 5:5-7)
4. Perpetual celebration of results (Revelation 5:8-14)
B. The opening of the seven seals (Revelation 6:1 – 8:1)
1. The white horse–victorious conquest (Revelation 6:1-2)
2. The red horse–war (Revelation 6:3-4)
3. The black horse–famine (Revelation 6:5-6)
4. The pale horse–pestilence (Revelation 6:7-8)
5. The cry of the martyrs (Revelation 6:9-11)
6. The final eschatological events, (Revelation 6:12 – 7:17)
a. The wicked and the wrath of the Lamb (Revelation 6:12-17)
b. The righteous: 144,000 sealed saints (Revelation 7:1-8)
c. An innumerable multitude (Revelation 7:9-17)
7. Silence in heaven (Revelation 8:1)
Linked Commentary
Our Sovereign Owner, (Revelation 4:11), Daily Promise Devotional
The Reign of Jesus, (Revelation 5:5), Daily Promise Devotional
Jesus to the Rescue, (Revelation 7:9), Daily Promise Devotional