The second seal in Revelation 6
and verses 49-59 in Luke 12
have much in common.
They both speak to the peace that is lifted.

The Apostle John said
he saw The Lamb of God
open the second seal of the scroll.
He saw Jesus release
a bright red horse into the world.

The Red Horse Rider
was granted permission
to take away peace from the earth.
The Red Horse Rider was given a great sword,
and men were permitted to slay one another.
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭6:3-4‬

From this description,
I’m guessing the name
of the Red Horse Rider is WAR.

In Luke 12,
we can see what Jesus wished for.

Jesus said,
“I have come
to ignite a fire on the earth,
and how I wish it were already kindled.
But I have a baptism to undergo,
and how distressed I am
until it is accomplished!
Do you think that I have come
to bring peace to the earth?
No, I tell you, but division.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭12:49-51‬

Jesus was sent by His Father
to endure the Baptism of Blood.
Whosoever believes that Jesus
is the Son of God, the second Adam,
the Life-Giving Spirit,
is freely willing to be martyred.

 The dividing that comes
from the Sword of the Spirit
has everything to do with our belief systems. 

Jesus said,
“From now on, five in one household
will be divided,
three against two and two against three.
They will be divided,
father against son and son against father,
mother against daughter
and daughter against mother,
mother-in-law against daughter-in-law
and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭12:52-53‬

I believe that Jesus is stating
some people will believe that He is King
of the New Jerusalem,
the Kingdom that holds
the vessels of God’s Life-Giving Spirit;
and some will not.

The Greek word for martyr is martur,
which simply means “witness.”
This word became synonymous
with dying for Christ
because the early Church
was often persecuted
and/or put to death
for their belief and witness to Christ.

This great witness will come again.
In fact, it is already happening.
Just look around the world
and what is happening with the United Nations.

The true Jew and The true Christian
actually have the very same mind and heart.
They have a heart and a mind
that is right with God.

And true circumcision is not merely
obeying the letter of the law;
rather, it is a change of heart
produced by the Spirit of God.

A changed person seeks praise from God,
not from people.
This is the heart of every martyr.

Jesus said,
“No, I tell you, unless you repent,
you too will all perish.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭13:5‬

The real miracle that Jesus gave to us,
was not healing, but His sacrificial death.
Miracles happen throughout the Bible.
We saw the plagues in Egypt,
the manna in the wilderness,
and people being raised, even from death.
All miracles are an extension of God.

But the truth is the greatest gift
is that God kept His promise.
The Seed of the woman
would crush the head of Satan.

“Therefore I urge you,
brothers, on account of God’s mercy,
to offer your bodies as living sacrifices,
holy and pleasing to God,
which is your spiritual service of worship.
Do not be conformed to this world,
but be transformed
by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test
and approve what is the good,
pleasing, and perfect will of God.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:1-2‬

Brothers and sisters in Christ -
What will you do with this Information?
Everyone is accountable
for making their own decision.

Do you have passion
for WHO you believe in?
Are you willing to stand on your belief system?

The end is coming soon.
The warning has been given.

Jesus says to the masses,
As soon as you see a cloud
rising in the west,
you say, ‘A shower is coming,’
and that is what happens.
And when the south wind blows,
you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

You hypocrites!
You know how to interpret
the appearance of the earth and sky.
Why don’t you know
how to interpret the present time?

Make every effort
to reconcile with your adversary
while you are on your way to the magistrate.
Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge,
and the judge may hand you over to the officer,
and the officer may throw you into prison.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭12:54-58

COME!

This is the sound
that comes from the mouth
of the four living creatures
who bow down to the Lamb,
the Word of God who has been slain.

COME!

This is the sound of all God’s Children
when they have learned to trust and obey!

God’s Children -
the ones who fully believe
that God is sovereign.
The ones who fully believe
that Jesus is their King and Savior.

COME!

“Thy Will be done
on earth as it is in Heaven”

This is the sound of the Maranatha Cry!

You see -
God’s New Son, the second Adam,
has received the victory.

Jesus is the Passover Lamb
who was slain.

Jesus conquered death,
resurrected
ascended into Heaven
and will come again
suddenly.

All
Praise and Honor,
Glory and Power
goes to our King!

The Lamb of God
The Lion of Judah
We have been redeemed.

And oh -
how Heaven has seen!

The One who is worthy
has broken the seals -
Crown, War and Famine,
Death and Destruction
are surely on their way.

We wait patiently.

"Now faith is the substance
of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen."
Hebrews 11:1

John the beloved has seen!

He has written about God's eternal purpose
as revealed and directed
by the Son of God.

It's now our responsibility.

The children of God have been told
what has already happened
in the throne room of God in Heaven.

We have been informed how we are saved.

Jesus came as a Lamb
and will return as a Lion
to set up His millennial Kingdom.

It is the fulfillment of God’s glorious plan!

With the release of God’s Word
Jesus will give birth
to a new Heaven and a new earth;
the New Jerusalem is the location
where God's glory will be.

God's life-giving Spirit
will forever remove darkness;
His purity will be all that remains.

And according to John,
the initial “Come!”
comes from the heart of God’s Creation.
The white horse will be released.

The White Horse is in the army of God
who carries the rider
who is crowned with conquering.

This is the One who is Faithful and True.

“Then I saw heaven standing open,
and there before me was a white horse.
And its rider is called Faithful and True.
With righteousness
He judges and wages war.
He has eyes like blazing fire,
and many royal crowns on His head.
He has a name written on Him
that only He Himself knows.
He is dressed in a robe
dipped in blood,
and His name is
The Word of God.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭19:11-13‬ ‭

Blessed be the name of Jesus,
our Savior and King!

To the Children of God -

Are you ready to hear a new song?
I’ll share the lyrics while you hum along.

When the Lamb of God
took the scroll from the right hand of God
the 4 living creatures and 24 elders
prostrated themselves on the ground.

Until the Lamb
there was no one worthy
to carry out God's plan.

They had bowls.

Each of the elders and the four creatures
had a golden bowl in their hands.

They bowls hold
the prayers of God's children.
Those who have been sanctified
and made holy
through the blood of the Lamb.

The beasts and elders also held harps.
Musical instruments that make
the most angelic sounds.

Together,
the 4 living creatures
and the Council of God,
along with the prayer warriors
have died to self,
strummed out a brand new song,
“Worthy Worthy Worthy
is the blood of the Lamb.”

They sang,
“Worthy are You to take the scroll.
Worthy are You to open its seals.
Because You were slain,
and by Your blood
You purchased for God
those from every tribe and tongue
and people and nation.
You have made them to be a kingdom
and priests to serve our God,
and they will reign upon the earth.”
Revelation 5:9

John saw
thousands upon thousands
of angels encircling the throne.

John heard the concert
of the magnificent orchestra of God.

Together, the beasts and the elders,
and the angels of the Lord shouted,
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain.”
Revelation 5:12

Can you imagine breathing in
the sights and sounds and smells
that filled the throne room of God?

It had to be intoxicating.

John saw and heard and smelled
every creature in heaven
and on earth
and under the earth and in the sea,
and all that is in them,
saying:
“To Him who sits on the throne
and to the Lamb of God
be praise and honor
and glory and power
forever and ever.
Amen.”

I can’t imagine John ever wanting to leave.

This is the worship of my heart -
every morning when I come before God.
My prayer is that others, in reading these poems,
will want to know Jesus for themselves.
Christianity is NOT a religion -
it is the most intimate relationship
we can have with God.

All of a sudden,
in the midst of the throne,
John saw a Lamb -
a Lamb that had 7 eyes and 7 horns!

Where did he come from?
The Lamb was not there.
He just suddenly appeared!

John was in shock!
He had thought
there was no one worthy
to open the Book!
He had cried,
bitter tears streaming down his eyes;
tears that streamed straight from his heart.

And now -
among the four living creatures
and the 24 elders
the Lamb of God
just suddenly appeared!

"Behold the Lamb of God
who takes away the sin of the world."
John 1:29

The Apostle John
describes the Lamb as being slain;
suffered and slaughtered.

The Lamb of God is God's faithful servant;
the Promised Seed who gives birth to God's Spirit.
God's children are conceived
through the Seed of Jesus.

The Life-Giving Spirit
was not consumed by darkness;
in fact,
He is the One who brings light into the world.
But first, God's beloved Son had to defeat death.
He came to the world to tear off the flesh.

The prophet Isaiah shared God's Word,
when he said,
“Who has believed our message?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord
been revealed?”

“He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no stately form or majesty to attract us,
no beauty that we should desire Him.
He was despised and rejected
by men, a man of sorrows,
acquainted with grief.
Like one from whom men
hide their faces, He was despised,
and we esteemed Him not.
Surely He took on our infirmities
and carried our sorrows;
yet we considered Him stricken by God,
struck down and afflicted.
But He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace
was upon Him,
and by His stripes we are healed."

"We all like sheep have gone astray,
each one has turned to his own way;
and the Lord has laid upon Him
the iniquity of us all.
He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet He did not open His mouth."

"He was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before her shearers is silent,
so He did not open His mouth."

"By oppression and judgment
He was taken away,
and who can recount His descendants?
For He was cut off
from the land of the living;
He was stricken
for the transgression of My people.
He was assigned a grave
with the wicked,
and with a rich man in His death,
although He had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in His mouth."

"Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush Him
and to cause Him to suffer;
and when His soul is made a guilt offering,
He will see His offspring,
He will prolong His days,
and the good pleasure of the Lord
will prosper in His hand."

"After the anguish of His soul,
He will see the light of life
and be satisfied.
By His knowledge
My righteous Servant will justify many,
and He will bear their iniquities."

"Therefore I will allot Him
a portion with the great,
and He will divide the spoils
with the strong,
because He has poured out
His life unto death,
and He was numbered
with the transgressors.
Yet He bore the sin of many
and made intercession for the transgressors.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭53:1-12‬

Behold the Lamb of God!

The Suffering Servant.
The Faithful Witness
The Final Sacrifice for the Fallen Man.

Jesus -
the Only One worthy to open the scroll
that sits in the right hand of God,
the One who sits on the throne!
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭5:6-7‬

According to the Book of Revelation,
God has a divine demolition
and reconstruction plan.

When John saw that no one in heaven
or on earth or under the earth
was able to open and read the scroll
that was in the right hand of the One
who sits on the throne,
he began to weep bitterly.

How could it be
that not one of God’s creations,
on earth or in the heavenly realm,
was worthy to open the scroll?

Not one of God's creations,
no human or angel,
was so full of love to abide by Him.

When John began to weep,
‭‭one of the 24 elders told him to stop.
The elder said,
“Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah,
the heir to David’s throne, has won the victory.
He is worthy to open the scroll.”

Jesus is not like the first Adam
who came from the dust and the breath of God.

He is, in fact, a life-giving spirit.

A life giving spirit
who is the fulfilled Word of God
who came from a woman and the Spirit of God.

He is the only one of His kind.
He is, in fact, the beloved Son of God.

Jesus is the birth of God’s Word;
the womb of the woman
would crush the head of the serpent.

To the serpent God said,
“I will put enmity
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her Seed;
He shall bruise your head,
And you shall bruise His heel.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭3:15‬

You see, Jesus is the promised Seed.
He is the life-giving spirit
who gives birth to whosoever
has faith to believe.

The scroll that sits
in the right hand of God,
is the building plans of the New Jerusalem.

It shows the destruction of what is old,
and the new construction of what is to come.

The demolition has already begun,
but the final blows will come
when Jesus opens the seals
to bring God's judgement down.

God's Will is perfect.
He has always had a perfect plan.

The tree of knowledge of good and evil
was purposely placed in His garden.
It was not an accident as some seem to think.

The Creator made man in his likeness;
male and female He created them.

He gave Adam and Eve emotions to love,
and a free will to rightly choose.
God gave humans the ability
to care for the luscious land,
and all of creation that lived within it.

God is perfect love.  He is pure white light.
He would never force His Will on anyone.

He has always given humans the ability to choose.
He allows individuals to follow their hearts.

The first Adam chose to go against God.
He chose to step out of God’s will
and brought death into this world.

He chose to listen to Satan,
the first angelic son to rebel against God.

Now Satan did not make Adam and Eve disobey.
He only tempted them to doubt God.

Adam and Eve went against God
because they wanted to be just like Him. 

The pride in their hearts is what caused them to sin.
This is the basic story of Babylon;
the creation wanting be the Creator instead.
The creation’s desire to build their own kingdom.

You see,
Satan knows his days are numbered,
Until then he is the prince of this world,
and his sole desire to lead people to hell.
All he has to do is instill doubt.
And this is why faith is so important!

Children of God
choose to follow God’s Word
over themselves.
They pick up their cross and die to self.
They follow God's fire and God's cloud,
all the way through the wilderness.

Children of God know how to fight,
they pick up God's Sword and put His Armor on.

Since the Days of Adam,
people have not been perfect.
The dust of this world is permanently tainted.

But God is good.
He always leaves a remnant!
After Cain and Able, God made Seth -
and from Seth a son was born;
and he named him Ē´nosh.
Then the men began again
to call on the name of the Lord their God.
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭4:26‬

The seed of faith grows in the womb
of God's Faithful Servant; 
Faith is what gives life to the life-giving spirit.

With His Word,
God created a New Son -
a second Adam
that stems from the seed of faith.

Jesus fully reflects the Word of God.
Jesus is the full manifestation of God's Light.

Satan fell from Heaven,
and Adam fell from Earth -
both realms bear utter darkness.

But Jesus -
He is the beloved Son of God;
He is the Light that shines into the world.

Jesus brings Light
and the darkness can not extinguish it.

God is good!
He fulfills His promise!

Our Father in Heaven is in the process
of bringing Heaven down.

He is demolishing the old realms
and reconstructing the New Jerusalem.

God is in the process of making
a New Heaven and New Earth -
where His life-giving spirits will live as One.

He who sat on the throne said,
“Behold, I make all things new.”
And He said to me,
“Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
And He said to me,
“It is done!
I am the Alpha and the Omega,
the Beginning and the End.
I will give of the fountain of the water of life
freely to him who thirsts.
He who overcomes shall inherit all things,
and I will be his God
and he shall be My son.
But the cowardly, unbelieving,
abominable, murderers, sexually immoral,
sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars
shall have their part in the lake
which burns with fire and brimstone,
which is the second death.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭21:5-8‬

Other References
Revelation‬ ‭5:3-5
1 Corinthians 15

The Apostle John saw a scroll
sitting in the right hand of Father God.
There was writing on the inside
and the outside of the Book;
and it was stamped seven times
with the Most High King's divine signet ring.

We all know the word of a king
has great power.
A king's word is known as the law.
And we know that when a king sends out his word
into the land, it is to be followed.

When a king stamps his writing with a signet ring -
the seal shows the authenticity of the creator.

A scroll that is written, stamped and sealed
by a king’s signet ring is just as good
as the actual words that come out of his mouth.
 
Now here we see in Revelation Chapter 5,
seven seals upon Gods scroll;
the seven spirits of God combined into One.

Each seal is a token of proof.
Each seal represents the Law
and the judgments of God.

John saw a strong angel,
an angel who shouted with a loud voice:
“Who is worthy to break the seals
on this scroll and open it?”

Now everyone knows
that opening a letter from a king is very risky.
If you are not worthy
and made ready to break the seal,
then opening the seal could lead to death.
Who among humans and all the angels
were specifically designed to be the Lamb of God?

No One -
Not one person or angel is righteous enough
to open God's Word and execute judgment.
Only Jesus.

Can you imagine a President or king
sending a letter across the earth,
and no one worthy enough to open it?
Their kingdom would surely fall down.

But God is good.
He is faithful and His Word never fails.
His Word stands forever and ever.
God’s Word existed since the beginning of time.
His Word is in God -
everything written and everything said.

God created everything through His Word,
and nothing was created except through him.

The Word gave life
to everything that was created,
and his life brought light to everyone who loves Him.

The Word is God’s light
and God’s light shines into the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it.”
‭‭John‬ ‭1:1-5‬

Basically all of this means
is that the Creator of the everything ever made
created everything in His Mind and through His Word.
The Word was always been inside of Him
and Father God never changed His mind.
He is the One who defines what is good,
and He is the One who determines the law.

God determines who is worthy to open His scroll,
and no one in Heaven or on or under the earth is worthy enough.
Only Jesus

It’s truly mind boggling to try to understand;
who in the world can truly comprehend?

But I can say this -
Jesus is the Son of the Father
who will inherit the New Jerusalem.
He is the Word of God born by His Spirit
and made into human form into a woman.

He is the Lamb of God
who was slain to rise again.
He is the Lion of Judah
made ready to fight the good fight
and come again.

Reference:
Revelation‬ ‭5:1-3‬
John 1:1-5

What a beautiful way to end Chapter 4 -
24 elders casting their crowns
at the foot of the throne to honor God.

This is what the Apostle John saw.

The 4 living beings and the 24 elders
giving glory and honor to God,
continuously thanking the person who made them;
continuously praising and worshiping Our Father in Heaven.

Our Father God who lives in Heaven; Hallowed be His Name.
His Kingdom will come; His Will be done
on earth as it is in Heaven.

Yes - Hallowed be His Name.

He gives to His children manna from Heaven
every single day.
With His Logos and Rhema,
His Sword and His Spirit -
Our Father feeds the poor, clothes the naked
and heals the broken-hearted every single day.

Our Father God forgives the sin of the fallen;
the sin we have committed against His creation.

With the blood of the Lamb
God sees His blood on our hearts.
He forgives those who trespasses against Him
every single day.

He blots out our sin
as far as the east from the west
because our faith is in Jesus,
God's greatest Word of Expression!

Our Father keeps us from falling
when we carry our cross.
He walks us down the aisle and with His right hand,
He leads us not into temptation but delivers us from evil.

God keeps us.

When temptation arises
from the desires of our heart,
or from outward circumstances
we ward of evil God's Logos and Rhema.

Through adversity, affliction, trouble or addiction,
God sent His Son to save us from condemnation.

The world is fallen.

According to scripture,
both Heaven and earth have rebellion;
our Father God has many sons who disobey Him.
God allows for trials and temptation
to weed out the children of Satan.

We must remember that God is Our Father.
He is the Father of ALL creation.
But some of creation chooses to rebel.
They are the ones who choose to follow idols
instead of God.
Those who rebel are the children of Satan.
They are the ones who refuse the Light
and choose to live in utter darkness.

God is the Father of ALL creation.
His desire is for His prodigal sons to come home,
but He does not make them.

God is wringing out His remnant
because one drop of His blood
covers a multitude of sin;
we have not been forsaken.

The Day of the Lord is coming soon.
Behold - God is in the process of making ALL things new.

There is much celebration!

God’s power and justice will come down,
on earth as it is in Heaven
as soon as He gives His sovereign command.

While the children of God wait
and endure this fallen world,
where Satan is the prince of the air -
we express the character of Our Father.
We become like stars;
shining His Light into the darkness.

We praise and worship
and continually give thanksgiving;
we bow down and sing,
“You are worthy, O Lord our God,
to receive glory and honor and power.
For you created all things,
and they exist because you created
what you pleased.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭4:9-11‬