<TITLE>22. Par -</TITLE>L-90-194 All right, look here now, Revelation 6, now, that's where you find it. See? Now, we're going to begin; he goes ahead and talks about the horse riders, and so forth, going forth. "When he opened the..." Let's get the 9th verse of the 6th chapter of Revelation.
 And when he had opened the fifth seal,...
I'm--I'm--I'm wrong; I'm in the wrong chapter. It's the 7th chapter.
... after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth,...
Oh, what a beautiful question, and what a little time to get into it and have prayer for the sick.
... after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow upon the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
And I saw another angel descending from heaven, having the seal of the living God:...
Oh, be sure, this is a wonderful question. See? Now, that's a dramatic picture; John set out here away from the earth now, in Spirit, looking back to the earth. And he saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth.
Now, "winds" in the Bible... I haven't got time to run the Scriptures for you. But we can get to this. If it isn't answered correctly, then I'll get it some other time. The four... The "winds" in the Bible means "wars and strife." Like in Job's time, you remember, winds came down and--and took the sons. And you know what I mean; it--it's--it's trouble. See?
... and I saw four angels... (four angels or four messengers)... they were standing on the ends of the... or four corners of the earth, holding the four winds...
... and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to--to hurt the earth and the sea. (Now, that's the coming of the Lord, what he's speaking of. See?)
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads... (servants).


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