In this episode, Irish Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan continues to explain Chapter 6 of the Book of Revelation; here we read about the 6th seal that Jesus opens. Frances Hogan explains that the events following the opening of the seal is the justice that the martyrs are seeking. We begin to see the wrath of the Lamb which terrifies everybody.

The Scriptures tell us that through the justice of God, He wants to release us from sin so that we can find our way back to Him. The Lord is both justice and mercy and it is entirely up to us whether we expose ourselves to His mercy or leave ourselves to His justice.

Frances Hogan gives us a comparison between Revelation Chapter 6 and Matthew Chapter 24 showing us that St. John tells us things that were already known. The sun in this passage represents the father, the moon represents the mother, and the stars represent the whole family. One of the signs of the end times is the downfall of the family. If the father, the sun, has lost all senses and the mother, the moon, who is the life-giver becomes the death dealer, then the family won't survive; the children, the stars, will not know family life. This is the death of the church.

Bible References:

Rev. 6:12-17 - Opening of the 6th sealRom. 1:8 - The wrath was already at workMark 13:7-9 - Wars, rumors of warsMark 13:24-25 - Cosmic signs in the HeavensMatt. 24 - All the signs that St. John gives usRev. 6:1-2 - The white horse and its rider & Matt 24:4-5 - False ChristRev. 6:3-4 - The red horse that represents war & Matt 24:6 - WarsRev. 6:5-6 - The black horse & Matt 24:7a - FaminesRev. 6:7-8 - The pale horse & Matt 24:7b-8 - The plague of deathRev. 6:9-11 - The Martyrs & Matt. 24:9 - The MartyrsHeb. 12:26-27 - The Lord will make the Heavens and Earth shakeIs. 24:17-18 - The Lord begins to deal with the evil on EarthRev. 11:18b - “I will destroy the destroyers of the EarthIs. 2:9-11 - The reason the Lord does what He is doingGen. 37:9-10 - Joseph, the dreamer’s dreamActs 2:19-21 - The first Urbi et OrbiMatt. 24:29 - The powers of heaven will be shaken

Scripture Scholar Frances Hogan takes you to the world of the Apocalypse of John shown to us in the Book of Revelation written from the Greek island of Patmos. Through this podcast, we will try to understand the Book of Revelation through St. John’s warnings, the punishment that awaits, and the consolation the Lord offers to the faithful.

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