The seven seals are the seals on a mortgage scroll that only Christ the Lamb can open, and opening them sets in motion the final years of Tribulation and the judgments that follow.
Les Feldick teaches that the scroll in Revelation 5 is a mortgage and the seven seals are the triggers that allow Christ to take the scroll, read it, and pay it off. Each seal, when opened, releases a specific end-time event, beginning with the four horsemen and ending with the seventh seal, which itself is not an event but introduces the seven trumpet judgments. This is why the seven seals are significant: they are the opening act of the Tribulation and the gateway to everything that follows.
Revelation 5:1 — This is the verse where John sees the book/scroll sealed with seven seals, the subject of the question.
Revelation 6:1 — This verse records the Lamb opening the first of the seven seals, revealing that the significance is tied to the Lamb's action.
The Bible places the seven seals on a book in the right hand of Him that sits on the throne. Revelation 5:1 says, "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." In Revelation 6:1, John records: "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." The opening of the sixth seal brings a great earthquake (Revelation 6:12), and when the seventh seal is opened, "there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour" (Revelation 8:1). These passages show that the seven seals are attached to a book/scroll and are opened in sequence by the Lamb.
Les Feldick teaches that the seven seals are not just a set of judgments but are the seals on the outside of a scroll that is a mortgage. In his teaching from Revelation 5, he says that when a Jew mortgaged property, the scroll was written "within and on the backside" and sealed with seven seals; God is holding the mortgage, and Christ, as the Lamb, is the One who opens it in order to read and pay it off. Les also notes that the number seven is the number of completion, so these seven seals complete the sealing of the scroll (Clip 6, Clip 3).
In Revelation 5:1, the Bible describes a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. Les Feldick explains that this scroll is a mortgage, based on the Old Testament practice in which a Jew could mortgage his land; the details of the debt are written within and without, and seven seals hold the scroll closed (Clip 6). Christ, as the Lamb, opens the seals so He can read the mortgage and pay it off (Clip 3, Clip 2).
Les teaches that removing each seal triggers a specific event. The first seal introduces the white horse, which he calls the coming of the Antichrist; the second is the red horse, which he associates with the Russian invasion; the pale horse represents famine and disease; and the black horse represents great death and destruction (Clip 1). The fifth seal reveals the martyrs who are told to rest until their fellow servants are killed as they were (Clip 3). The sixth seal is a great earthquake that triggers the midpoint of the Tribulation (Clip 2, Clip 1).
According to Les, the seventh seal is not an event itself. When Christ opens it, there is silence in heaven (Revelation 8:1), and out of that silence come the seven trumpet judgments. The seventh seal, therefore, acts as the introduction to the next series of judgments, which in turn lead to the seven bowl judgments (Clip 2, Clip 4, Clip 5).
What Happens When the Lamb Opens the Seals — Revelation 6
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The Seals on the Mortgage and the Four Horsemen
Les explains the seven seals are on the scroll of Revelation 5, which is a mortgage; he then walks through the white, red, pale, and black horses as the events triggered by the opening of the seals.
Sixth Seal Midpoint and Seventh Seal Triggers Trumpets
Les shows that the sixth seal causes the great earthquake that triggers the midpoint, while the seventh seal is not an event but opens the way for the seven trumpet judgments.
Christ Opens the Seals to Pay Off the Mortgage
Les emphasizes that Christ is the One opening the seven seals so that He can read the mortgage and pay it off, and he describes the fifth seal martyrs.
Seventh Seal Silence and Birth-Pang Intensification
Les describes the silence of the seventh seal and compares the increasing severity of the judgments to birth pangs that grow closer and more intense.
Bowl Judgments Complete the Wrath Sequence
Les shows the seven angels with seven golden bowls full of God's wrath, completing the sequence of judgments that follows the seals and trumpets.
The Scroll Sealed With Seven Seals Is a Mortgage
Les identifies the scroll in Revelation 5 as a mortgage written within and without and sealed with seven seals, showing that the seals hold a legal document that must be opened.
First Seal: Antichrist and the Seven-Year Treaty
Les reminds his listeners that the seals are on the mortgage scroll and that the first seal reveals the Antichrist, who will sign a seven-year treaty with Israel.
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.
This is the foundational verse identifying the seven seals as attached to a book/scroll in God's right hand.
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.
This shows the Lamb opening the seals, which is the central action of the seven-seal sequence.
Revelation 6:12: And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
This verse describes the sixth seal event that Les ties to the midpoint of the Tribulation.
Revelation 8:1: And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
This verse records the immediate result of the seventh seal, which Les says is not an event in itself but leads to the trumpets.
The seven-sealed scroll is the book in Revelation 5:1 that Les Feldick identifies as a mortgage. It is written within and on the backside and held in the right hand of God; the seven seals keep it closed until the Lamb opens them (Clip 6).
Christ, the Lamb, opens the seven seals. Les says He does this in order to read the mortgage and pay it off (Clip 3, Clip 2).
Yes. Les teaches that the seventh seal triggers the seven trumpet judgments, and after the trumpets come the seven bowl judgments, which are seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God (Clip 2, Clip 4, Clip 5).
Watch the Teaching: What Happens When the Lamb Opens the Seals — Revelation 6