Q1. Seals

[PASTOR D]

Q1. (Revelation 6) Who initiates this great storm of destruction represented by the Seven Seals? Against whom is it directed? Is it just?

This storm of destruction is initiated by God against his His enemies upon the earth (Satan and his hosts. . . Yes, it is just. . .

[Ramon]

(Revelation 6) Who initiates this great storm of destruction represented by the Seven Seals? Against whom is it directed? Is it just?

Answer:Jesus initiates this great storm of destruction,and it is directed at those who refuse,to acknowledge and submit to his Lordship.

I believe that since God does not want all men to perish,(2 Peter 3:9- The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.)but should come to repentance,that He has given enough time for those unbeliever to change their way of thinking and come to His grace.He has given 430 years,for the Egyptians to turn away from their idols and paganism(Exodus 12:41-And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.)..but they did not repented

[Barbara A. Lee]

Q1. (Revelation 6) Who initiates this great storm of destruction represented by the Seven Seals? Against whom is it directed? Is it just?

"Worthy Is The Lamb"!! The Lamb, being Jesus, is the one who initiates this storm of destuction. It was directed to those who deny Him and yes, it is JUST - because we were warned and we didn't heed the warning. We need to get harder at spreading His word....

[Lion of Grace]

Who initiates this great storm of destruction represented by the seven seals?

"I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals." The Lamb that is worthy was the one to initiate the great storm of destruction. Revelation 5:9,10.

Against whom is it directed? "For the day of their wrath has come."

Since children of God are spared from His wrath, this would represent those not belonging to God.

Noteworthy:

"Then the Kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty and every slave and every free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains." No one will be exempt, except those in the family of God, who have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb.

Is this just?

Yes, because God is just.

[dlite80]

The Lamb initiates the opening of the seven seals.

It is directed against the unbelievers and unjust. All those who do not have willfully chosen to reject God and His gift to the world in Christ Jesus.

GOD is GOD! A fact we all humans must come to terms with, while we are right sometimes and wrong most times, God is and will always be right and just ALL THE TIME! It is hard to believe the destruction and chaos this world will be plunged into when these judgments are placed but the fact is God is a just God. HE is true to His nature; He is loving and compassionate yet jealous and just! He cannot and will not allow sin to continue reigning and spreading. After all, He is the exact opposite of sin!! He has been merciful and gracious throughout the course of the world, even giving His only Son Jesus Christ to die so that we may obtain eternal life. It seems only fitting that He puts a complete end to sin and everything (everyone) unjust. How great a gift we have been bestowed upon by the Creator of the heavens and the earth! Thank You, Lord

[tammie7]

Q1. (Revelation 6) Who initiates this great storm of destruction represented by the Seven Seals? Against whom is it directed? Is it just?

Jesus was the only one that was worry to open the sseven seal.It was directed toward the unbeliever the one that took the mark of the beast.

yes it is just.

[van]

The Lamb of God initiates this great storm of destruction by opening the seven seals. The Son of God is the only one who could open the seal because He gave His life for the sins of mankind. Nobody else could have done this but the Lamb of God, He is without sin. It is directed toward all unbelievers. Yes it is just because He gave His life for all so we could have a way into heaven. Even at the end, there are going to be many unbelievers. "Narrow is the gate to heaven, and wide is the gate to destruction".

"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 (Rev. 6:1)."

[tgandy]

The great storm of destruction is initiated by the Lamb as he opens the first of the seven seals. Then, 4 horses each a different color appear.  They represent judgment and destruction and are all apart of the unfolding judgment of God.  The four riders are given power over 1/4 of the earth indicating that God is still limiting his complete judgement.   I feel it is justified in that while it demonstrates God's wrath it also shows He is giving people another chance to turn to him.

[Craig]

Q1. (Revelation 6) Who initiates this great storm of destruction represented by the Seven Seals? Against whom is it directed? Is it just?         

 

Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, opens the seals.  The destruction as the result of the opening of the seals is directed against the inhabitants of the earth -- humanity.  This judgment is the direct result of human wickedness, rebellion, and sin against God Almighty the Maker of Heaven and Earth and His only Son our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

 

[rn_flobow]

All one has to do in this world is look around to see evil. The Bible tells us by "their fruit" you will know them. There are those who claim to be good and yet do horrible deeds ie abortion and many other sins that must be horrible for God to see since they are so horrible for Christians to have to see. As in the chapter where the Saints are being tortured, that's happening right now even in America! It's really sad to be part of what was once such a Great Nation. People WILL be brought to their knees......However, before this can happen, the seals must be broken so that action can begin. Christ did not cause anyone harm but rather salvation. He is the ONLY ONE who can open the path to heaven for anyone and is the only one that can open these seals. I think the "just" part comes from destroying EVIL....If one will not even attempt to turn from their "sins" then how can Christ reach out to them? Action will be taken to STOP EVIL that is in the world, finally. How can anything be more just? It's not up to us to even try to understand who will be harmed or how it will happen. The only thing we can do as individuals is turn to Christ Jesus, the one who is worthy. Therein, we can be saved from the sins of this world. All we need do is look around and we will see those sins. Since the time of Adam and Eve, sin has become inherent into our makeup. Only with the love of Christ Jesus can we fully walk in the light and know that we are not part of the evil that is in the world.

[JoanG]

The Lamb who represents the Lord Jesus Christ opens the seven seals. He unleashes the terror on the non-believers or those that have turned their backs on Him. I feel that it is as just as the events from the Old Testament when God passed His judgement on the Jewish nations that turned their backs on Him.

[Guitar Jim]

Q1. (Revelation 6) Who initiates this great storm of destruction represented by the Seven Seals?

 

God Himself.

 

 

 

Against whom is it directed?

 

The unbelieving world. The Church of God will receive a measure of protection . . how much protection depends on which prophetic school you want to believe. But one thing is clear: No matter how high and mighty a person may be, they will not escape the terrible judgement.

 

 

 

Is it just?

 

The entire series of judgements and destruction portrayed in Revelation all go against the whole "God is Love" school of thought. Interesting that the same writer who wrote "God is Love" wrote Revelation. Hebrews 12:29 says: Our God is a devouring fire. Hebrews 10:31 says: It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. So, it's not just here in Revelation that we find violent and terrible judgements coming from God. In the Old Testament there are many instances where God has a callous disregard for human life. That's hard to accept.

Is it just? In the larger scheme of things we must remember that God is holy. He made mankind originally to worship Him and one of the first things mankind did was sin against Him. God is a sentient being. He has emotions. We'll see later in Revelation that He will tread on mankind in the "wine press of his furious anger!" He sent His Son to die for our sins and yet the vast majority of mankind will never acknowledge that and repent. They also persecute unto death those who do accept Christ. By the end time God's patience will be exhausted. Way back in Genesis 6:3 God says that His Spirit will not always strive with man. That verse has various contentious interpretations but it does indicate that God had given fair warning many thousands of years before the final judgement that it was gonna come!

In this day and age of lenient sentencing for criminals, we're shocked to read how many will be exterminated like flies in the final judgements . . they are plural. Our earthly legal system is controlled by sinful men who believe in rehabilitation and leniency. God's legal system is based on His absolute holiness. He can't look upon sin. In God's view He's given everyone sufficient time to repent and even delayed the judgement, being "not willing that any should perish". But, He's finally run out of patience with rebellious mankind. In God's eyes the judgements are just and in the end that's what matters. We're clay and can't complain to the potter how we're made and what he does with the defective clay pots.

 

[Old Jerry]

The person that initiates this great storm of destruction is the Lord Himself. It is directed at those that did not believe him and were sinners. It is a just to remove those that are not going in heaven.