Seals

Seal - God's Judgement on the Pagan Rome (Dragon)

Dragon is the first form of Roman Empire

Daniel 12:4 - But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.

Daniel 12:9 - And he said, Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.


Seals broken by the Lamb

Revelation 5:1 - And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

Revelation 5:2 - Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?

Revelation 5:3 - And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it.

Revelation 5:4 - So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it.

Revelation 5:5 - But one of the elders said to me, Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.

Revelation 5:6 - And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

Revelation 5:7 - And he (Jesus) came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.


First Seal - White Horse

Seal - God's Judgement on the Pagan Rome (Dragon)

Revelation 6:1 - And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

Revelation 6:2 - And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

Horses

Psalms 51:7 - Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Isaiah 1:18 - Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Daniel 12:10 - Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.

Habakkuk 3:8-9 - Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word.

Horses

Romans 8:37 - Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

2 Corinthians 2:14 - Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

Revelation 3:21 - To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Revelation 2:7 - To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.

Revelation 2:11 - He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death.

Revelation 12:11 - And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

Revelation 21:7 - He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.

Hebrews 2:7 - You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands.

2 Timothy 4:8 - Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.

1 Peter 5:4 - and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.

Zechariah 6:11 - Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;

Exodus 29:6 - You (Moses) shall put the turban on his (Aaron) head, and put the holy crown on the turban.

King

This period started with the death of emperor Domitian in 96 AD and emperor Nerva's rise to power in the year 96 AD. This began Rome's Golden age where the spread of the Gospel and Christianity flourished. It lasted up until emperor Commodus making peace with the Germans in year 180 A.D.

The first seal marks the commencement of the victory of Jesus, by which the Roman pagan gods began to be vanquished, and their worshippers to be transfixed with the arrows of the Gospel. The foundations for the final victory of Jesus were laid in this seal.