The Tribulation period is this time of reclaiming the earth and fulfilling his promises to Israel.

Dr. Tony Evans talks about the events laid out in the Book of Revelation.

All of this is God's renovating process to purify the earth and reclaim it.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.

The Book of Revelation describes seven seals on a prophetic scroll being opened before the return of Christ.

Well, today, Dr. Evans explores the contents of those seals and helps decipher their meaning for creation and human history.

Let's join him as he begins.

There's this magnificent scene in heaven around the throne where the elders and the living creatures are worshiping God verse 8 holy holy holy is the Lord God

the almighty who was and who is and who is to come verse 11 worthy are you our Lord and

our God to receive glory, honor, and power.

For you created all things.

And because of your will, they exist and were created.

So they're giving God the glory do his name because of who he is and, of course, the work of creation that he has done.

This is being brought out because God is now going to move into a creation that has

rebelled against him.

Chapter 5, I saw the right hand of him who sat on the throne throne a book written inside and on the back sealed with seven seals and I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals.

And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth

was able to open the book or to look into it.

Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy,

to open the book or to look into it.

And one of the elders said to me, stop weeping.

Behold the lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals.

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