The Seal of the Living God
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The destruction that followed after the first four trumpets were sounded, seems to be a partial reversal of the creation. The trees and grass are burned up and a fiery mountain is doused in a sea bringing together land and sea. The rivers of the earth that were to sustain and nurture life now harboured bitter death. And when a third of the earth lost its source of light, the very first day of creation is undone. In many ways, the events revealed to John are taking us back to the Garden and eventually will lead to God granting Adam…
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After the six seals were opened by the Lamb, John saw another vision which perhaps was a precursor to the events that occurred at the opening of the seals. He saw four angels standing at the corners of the earth, preventing any of the four winds from harming the land. The four winds of the earth, coming from each direction, have been symbolic of God’s judgment (Jeremiah 49:36) and thus may be alluding to the wave of destruction that was about to be unleashed by the four horsemen. The four angels were holding back the four winds of destruction until…
The Jordan Valley 