The 7 Seal Analysis

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I like how John can’t fully describe the beauty of the Throne, so he describes it by naming different jewels. That’s cool because later he says the twelve gates are made of precious jewels. I suppose that even jewels are pure in the kingdom of God and show off His Glory. The image of the seven seals is very intriguing: the white horse and the Archer, the red horse and the Swordsman, the black horse and the Scales, the pale horse and Death, the Martyred, the heavens receding, and the multitude. The two that I find most interesting are the red horse and the Swordsman and the pale horse and Death. The second seal is interesting to me because it takes away the peace both of earth and humanity. I’ve wondered for many years what a world without peace would be like. It feels like, because of terrorism, peace is being taken away slowly, but to think that one of the seals is to take away peace is truly terrifying. The fourth seal interests me because there are so many variations of Death and its steed. It’s interesting …show more content…

It’s completely possible since only a speck of outer space has been explored. That makes me wonder where it is and how far it would have to travel to get to earth. Also, how big it is and how it’s possible for it to only affect streams and rivers. The description of the locust creatures from the Abyss is indescribably scary. Is the Abyss another for Hell? It would make sense if it was since Hell is a place of uncountable tortures. Another thing I find interesting is that an angel, Abaddon, is king over the creatures and is known as the Destroyer. It’s mind boggling how the size of an angel could have one foot in the sea and one on land. It makes me wonder just how tall they are in their full forms. As far as I know, this is the first time that the size of an angel is compared to a part of the earth. I also wonder what the name of this angel is since every angel has a

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