Seven seals

Seven seals

The seven seals is a concept of Christian eschatology, found in the Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible, which states that when the world reaches its end, seven "seals" will be opened. A book with seven seals is first mentioned in ). The first four of the seven seals are commonly referred to as the four horsemen / four horses of the Apocalypse.

Bible scholars associate the seven seals with the seven Spirits of God [cite web |url= http://www.stempublishing.com/authors/wolston/SPIRIT13.html |title= Thirteen Lectures on the Operations of the Holy Ghost |accessdate=2008-09-16 |work= |publisher= STEM Publishing: The writings of W. T. P. Wolston |date=1945 ] , and other Bible 'sevens' [cite web |url= http://www.biblewheel.com/topics/SevenSeals.asp |title= The Bible Sealed with Seven Seals |accessdate=2008-09-16 |work= |publisher= The Bible Wheel |date= ] . The seals contain symbols commonly interpreted as death, famine, world wars, martyrdom, earthquakes, and the Antichrist. It also states that there will be "seven trumpets" announcing aspects of the "End Times": mankind being judged, seas turning to blood, sores on people's bodies, plagues, infertility, and the introduction of "seven bowls" (in King James Version called "vials"). These bowls are a third each of the sea, humankind, water, animal life, ships, crops, and earth, all engulfed by an infinite abyss.

In popular culture

*D.H. Lawrence wrote a poem called "Seven Seals" in 1916.
*The Seven Seals were at the center of David Koresh's teachings to his followers among the Branch Davidians.
*The seals are portrayed in the 1991 film The Rapture.
*The Seventh Seal, a film by Ingmar Bergman
*The Book with Seven Seals (Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln) an oratorio by Austrian composer Franz Schmidt

ee also

*Eschatology

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • seven seals — noun a concept of Christian eschatology, which comes from the Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible, where a book with seven seals is described in Revelation 5:1 …   Wiktionary

  • Seven seals (disambiguation) — Seven seals may refer to:* Seven seals, mentioned in the Book of Revelation whose opening is said to signal the end of the world * The Seventh Seal , a 1957 film by Ingmar Bergman * Seven Seals (album), a 2005 album by German power metal band… …   Wikipedia

  • Seven Seals (Primal Fear album) — est le sixième album studio du groupe de heavy metal allemand Primal Fear (groupe). Il est sorti en 2005. Seven Seals (Primal Fear album) Album par Primal Fear (groupe) Sortie 2005 Genre heavy metal Pro …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Seven Seals (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Seven Seals Type = Album Artist = Primal Fear Released = October 05 2005 Recorded = House of Music Studios (Winterbach, Germany.) Additional recordings at The Warehouse Studios (Vancouver, Canada) Genre = Power metal Heavy… …   Wikipedia

  • The book with seven seals (oratorio) — The Book with Seven Seals ( Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln ) is an oratorio in german completed in 1937 and first presented in 1938 in Vienna by the Austrian composer Franz Schmidt on themes from the biblical Book of Revelation of Saint John. The… …   Wikipedia

  • The Storm (альбом Seven Seals) — The Storm EP Seven Seals Дата выпуска 2009 Жанр пауэр метал, симфо метал Длительность 21 мин 42 с …   Википедия

  • Seven Spirits of God — The Seven Spirits of God are a part of the Christian theological teaching,Fact|date=September 2007 and in the Book of Revelation they are mentioned four times (Revelation 1:4, 3:1, 4:5, and 5:6)::Rev 1:4 John to the seven churches which are in… …   Wikipedia

  • Seven —    This number occurs frequently in Scripture, and in such connections as lead to the supposition that it has some typical meaning. On the seventh day God rested, and hallowed it (Gen. 2:2, 3). The division of time into weeks of seven days each… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Seven Great Demon Lords — (七大魔王 Nanadai Maō) The Seven Great Demon Lords (七大魔王, Nan …   Wikipedia

  • Seals & Crofts I & II — Infobox Album | Name = Seals Crofts I II Type = Compilation Album Artist = Seals Crofts Released = 1974 Genre = Soft Rock Label = Warner Bros. Records Producer = Bob Alcivar and John Simon * Allmusic [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”