Episode 49: Understanding the Second Coming: Mystery of the Sealed Book- Part 1

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Understanding the Second Coming: Mystery of the Sealed Book, Part 1

Understanding the Second Coming: Mystery of the Sealed Book, Part 1

One of the most intriguing prophecies in the book of Revelation

is John’s vision of the book with seven seals. God is

revealed seated upon His mighty throne holding a mysterious

book in His right hand. The book is filled with writing. Its contents are

obviously of great importance. But there is not a person to be found in

all the vast universe who is worthy to open and read the book, that is,

except the Lord Jesus Christ.

In this study we will learn the contents of the book and why

Jesus alone is qualified to understand and deal with the information

in the book.

The Backdrop

The prophecy of the book with seven seals is presented in a setting

of expectancy. All the created intelligentsia of the unfallen universe

long for the day when God will possess His kingdom without a

rival. His right to reign will soon be unchallenged. The archenemy of

the Almighty Creator of the universe, Satan himself, will ultimately

be conquered. The perfect harmony of love and righteousness will be

established, nevermore to be disrupted.

This backdrop is brought to view in Revelation chapter four. The

four living creatures that dwell in the throne room of the universe proclaim

day and night: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was

and is and is to come” (Revelation 4:8, NKJV). The twenty-four elders

respond to the enlightened praise by saying, “You are worthy, O Lord,

to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by

Your will they exist and were created” (Revelation 4:11, NKJV).

The phrase “who was and is and is to come” occurs three other times

in Revelation (see Revelation 1:4, 8; 11:17). It is not a statement intended

to speak of God’s eternal existence, for it announces that He “shall

come.” If the four creatures had meant to make a statement of God’s

eternal existence, they would have said, “who was and is and shall be,”

not “shall come.” Rather than a statement of God’s eternal existence, the

four creatures are announcing God’s eternal, sovereign reign over the

universe. They are not saying, “God has existed in the past, does exist

now, and will exist in the future,” although that would be a true declaration

also. What they are saying is that God has reigned supreme in all

ages past, He does presently reign as the only One worthy to possess

absolute dominion, and He will ultimately establish the reign of His

kingdom as the battle for dominion reaches its climactic conclusion. The

prophet Daniel comprehended this reality as well: “His dominion is an

everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the

one which shall not be destroyed” (Daniel 7:14, NKJV).

The warfare between Christ and Satan is the backdrop against which

the drama of Revelation is acted out. In the center of the book we see that

long ago war broke out in heaven: “Michael and His angels fought with

the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail,

nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great

dragon was cast ou

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