The 7th SEAL JUDGMENT IMPENDING

The Judgment of the Seventh Seal now Impending

"And 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 on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree."

The Nature of This Judgment is Depicted as in the hands of Four Angels

They are standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth.

These winds are for the purpose of spreading destruction on the earth, the sea, and among the trees.

These four angels have judgment under their control and may be the first four of the seven angels spoken of in Ch. 8.

The Scope of This Judgment is Universal

The continual emphasis upon the number four clearly indicates this fact. There are four angels, four corners, four winds. The earth, sea, and hardiest vegetation will not escape when the winds of judgment are loosed. For the present they are under control.

The Time of This Judgment has Apparently Arrived

"After these things" (7:1) must refer directly to the events that have transpired, namely, the opening of the sixth seal with the tremendous cosmological disturbances following. It is now time for the opening of the seventh seal and for the outpouring of judgment on the day of wrath.

After this (meta touto). There is always a possibility that this refers to sequence in the vision.