THE TEN PLAGUES OF EGYPT: A FORESHADOWING OF THE TRUMPETS AND BOWLS The trumpet and bowl judgments intentionally parallel the ten plagues of Egypt (Ex. 7-12). The ten plagues are prototypes of the trumpets and bowls, providing a framework to understand them. The ten plagues occurred just before Israel’s exodus from Egypt, prophetically foreshadowing the [...]

THE SEVENTH SEAL (REV. 8:1-6) When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. 3 Then another angel, having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. And he [...]

THE SIXTH SEAL: THE TURNING POINT IN THE GREAT TRIBULATION He [Jesus] opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late [...]

FIFTH SEAL: THE PRAYER MOVEMENT STRENGTHENED BY MARTYRS (REV. 6:9-11) When He [Jesus] opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God … 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge [...]

THE THREE PRIMARY DESCRIPTIONS OF GOD’S BEAUTY (REV. 4; REV. 1; SONG 5) The purpose of this session is to provide a general overview of God’s beauty. We will bring three key passages together into ten categories so as to give a road map to study God’s beauty. Revelation 4 gives us significant insight into [...]