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His plans foiled, the Dragon begins to fight against the armies of Heaven.

Daniel's dream continues with the appearance of the Son of Man defeating the beasts from the sea and setting up an eternal Kingdom.

Trust me - this interlude to Daniel 7 ties in very well with what John sees in Revelation 12.

In the middle of Revelation stands a tremendous revelation: there's more going on in the spiritual world than you may realize.

The 7th Trumpet is blown and the Elders worship God once again.

The celebration of sinners comes to an abrupt end as the two witnesses are brought back to life and ascend to heaven.

John grabs a measuring rod and sees two witnesses who testify regarding God's justice and judgment on the unrepentant.

John is instructed to take the small scroll from the angel and to eat it.

Before the 7th Trumpet is blown, an angel declares that the end of time has finally come.

As the 6th Trumpet is blown, people continue in the path of willful disobedience and sin.

The picture of "hard hearts" happens frequently throughout Scripture. We've talked about this theme in other seasons of this podcast. Given the special focus in the last few episodes and the ongoing theme of disobedience in Revelation, it's time to clarify what the Bible is talking about when it comes to people having hard hearts.

The 5th trumpet is blown and a star falls to the sky to unleash horrific torturing creatures on those who live in rebellion against God.

If you thought the Seal Judgments were rough, you haven't seen anything yet.

Trumpets are handed to angels and an incense brazier is thrown to earth full of prayers and coals from the altar.

John shares incredible words revealing the peace, tranquility, joy, and fulfillment of all things as the people of God dwell in His presence forever.

As John takes in the vision, one of the Elders points out more about the assembly by asking questions.

John sees a vast gathering of people from around the world worshipping God.

During the interlude between the 6th and 7th seals being opened, John's vision brings him to see a large populace being sealed by God.

What we see in Revelation 6 is a final fulfillment of a greater theme and occurrence seen throughout the rest of Scripture.

As the Lamb breaks the 6th seal, John shares about the obvious panic that ensues the destruction of the world as we know it.

As the 5th seal is broken, John sees those who have been martyred for their faith speak out to God for a timeline on when justice will be carried out.

As the Lamb starts to crack open the seals on the scroll, different Horsemen are brought forth in an act of judgment on Creation.

The worthiness and worship of Jesus in John's vision reaches a climactic point as the whole of Creation joins in the worship. Here's the link for today's Takeaway Question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCcGqMHndxo

As the Lamb takes the scroll, the four creatures and the elders start a new song of declaring praise.

John's observations in the throne room continue as he sees the Lamb take the sealed scroll from the One on the throne.