The Seven Seals is a phrase in
the Book of Revelation that refers to seven symbolic seals that secure the book
or scroll, that the apostle John saw in his Revelation of Jesus Christ at the Isle of Patmos. The
opening of the seals of the Apocalyptic document occurs in Revelation Chapters
5-8. In John's vision, the only one worthy to open the book is referred to as
both the "Lion of Judah" and the "Lamb having seven horns and
seven eyes". [5:5-6] Upon the Lamb opening a seal from the book, a
judgment is released or an apocalyptic event occurs. The opening of the first
four seals release The Four Horsemen, each with their own specific
mission.[6:1-8] The opening of the fifth seal releases the cries of martyrs for
the "word of God".[6:9-11] The sixth seal prompts cataclysmic
events.[6:12-17] The seventh seal cues seven angelic trumpeters who in turn cue
the seven bowl judgments.[8:1-13] ■
