The Fifth and Sixth Seal
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The world hates disruption; Heaven honors faithfulness. What terrifies the earth comforts the martyrs.
Revelation 6:9-11 shows us:
Martyrs crying out
God responding
The world unraveling
Humanity still refusing to repent
9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne.
10 They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
11 Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
1. The Fifth Seal — The Cry of the Martyrs (Rev. 6:9–11)
1. The Fifth Seal — The Cry of the Martyrs (Rev. 6:9–11)
These are conscious, articulate, justified believers
They are not symbolic, not asleep.
They were killed because of:
The Word of God
Their testimony
They ask “How long?”, not “Why?”
Martyrdom is not accidental.
God records every drop of blood.
1. The Fifth Seal — The Cry of the Martyrs (Rev. 6:9–11)
1. The Fifth Seal — The Cry of the Martyrs (Rev. 6:9–11)
Martyrdom is not just a Tribulation reality — it is a Church Age reality increasing right now.
Jesus never promised safety — He promised faithfulness.
10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
2. Modern Martyrdom — We Are Watching the Pattern Form
2. Modern Martyrdom — We Are Watching the Pattern Form
Christian persecution is worse today than at any point in history numerically.
Believers are being killed, imprisoned, disappeared, and silenced:
Middle East
Africa
Asia
Iran being a prime example
2. Modern Martyrdom — We Are Watching the Pattern Form
2. Modern Martyrdom — We Are Watching the Pattern Form
388 million Christians worldwide face high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith — a record high according to the Open Doors World Watch List 2026 report.
This means roughly 1 in 7 Christians globally experiences serious oppression because of their faith.
On average, more than 12 Christians are killed every day for following Jesus.
North Korea remains the most dangerous place to be a Christian.
Other countries in the top 10 most oppressive include Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Libya, and Iran.
Iran is not just a geopolitical threat.
It is a spiritual stronghold hostile to the gospel.
12 When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood,
13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale.
14 The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.
15 Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,
16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,
17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”
3. The Sixth Seal — Cosmic Disturbance & Global Fear (Rev. 6:12–17)
This is where everything changes.
3. The Sixth Seal — Cosmic Disturbance & Global Fear (Rev. 6:12–17)
This is where everything changes.
Earthquake
Sun darkened
Moon like blood
Stars falling
Sky rolled back
Kings, generals, rich, powerful — all hiding
“Fall on us and hide us… from the wrath of the Lamb.”
3. The Sixth Seal — Cosmic Disturbance & Global Fear (Rev. 6:12–17)
3. The Sixth Seal — Cosmic Disturbance & Global Fear (Rev. 6:12–17)
They know exactly what’s happening:
They recognize God
They recognize the Lamb
They recognize wrath
And yet — they do not repent.
Judgment does not soften hardened hearts.
Only grace does.
4. Why Americans Fear Sharing Their Faith
4. Why Americans Fear Sharing Their Faith
Americans Are Not Facing Death but we are paralyzed by:
Social rejection
Being labeled
Career consequences
Online ridicule
Cultural hostility
Believers abroad fear prison or execution
Believers here fear awkwardness
This isn’t condemnation — it’s diagnosis.
7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
We’ve confused comfort with Christianity
We’ve traded boldness for acceptance
We want crowns without crosses
5. The American Armada & Israel — Stage-Setting, Not the End
5. The American Armada & Israel — Stage-Setting, Not the End
Brief but clear.
Coalition movements near Iran
U.S. naval presence
Israel involved defensively and strategically
This is not Revelation 6 being fulfilled yet
This is stage-setting
The world is aligning exactly as Scripture foretold:
Global tension
Israel at the center
Coalitions forming
Fear multiplying
Revelation explains the why behind the headlines.
6. Final Pastoral Call — What Do We Do?
6. Final Pastoral Call — What Do We Do?
Strengthen your faith nowYou don’t build courage during persecution.
Use your freedom wiselyWe still can speak — many cannot.
Fix your eyes on Christ, not comfortThe Lamb who was slain is also the Judge who is coming
11 And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
