Agreed. THAT kind of "bow" aka "the battle bow" (its last 3 occurrences in the OT)
That kind of
"bow" (the "battle bow" kind, with arrows) is also used:
--in contexts speaking of a "DECEITFUL
bow" - Psalm 78:9 / Hosea 7:16
--in contexts speaking of "bend THEIR TONGUES
like bows; LIES prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD." - Jeremiah 9:3
--in contexts speaking of "The WICKED have drawn out the sword, and have bent
their bow, to cast down the poor and needy,
and to slay such as be
of upright conversation." - Psalm 11:2 / 37:14
[etc...]
Likewise, there are a number of verses speaking of "ARROWS" in the same way ('lies' /'deceit').
Jesus says, in Matt24:4 / Mk13:5 "Take heed,
lest A CERTAIN ONE [G5100 - tis] *deceive* you,
FOR MANY will come in My name saying..." (i.e. the INITIAL "birth PANG [SINGULAR]" OF "the beginning of birth PANGS [PLURAL]" [
with many more following on from THOSE], where the INITIAL ONE, Paul says [1Th5:2-3] is at the *ARRIVAL* of the DOTL time-period, aka the START of the TRIB YRS! aka SEAL #1... aka the "
whose COMING [/ARRIVAL / ADVENT / PRESENCE / parousia] is after the working of Satan" [lying wonders... deceivableness...] of "the man of sin" 2Th2:9a, IN HIS TIME [the "IN THE NIGHT / DARK / DARKNESS" time-period, aka the first aspect of "the DOTL," meaning the "7 TRIB yrs"] )
... and which SEAL #1 which
Rev1:1 / 1:19c / 4:1 says (when you COMPARE THE GREEK):
--that '
mello [SURE to / CERTAIN to]' MEANS the same as "
MUST";
--and "
TO SHEW UNTO"
= "I WILL
SHEW YOU";
--and "things which must come to pass
AFTER THESE THINGS"
= "things which must come to pass
IN QUICKNESS [NOUN]" in
CONTRAST TO "the things
WHICH ARE" which are NOT said to be "things which must come to pass IN QUICKNESS [NOUN]"),
... that this is speaking of the specific, future,
LIMITED time-period [
the 7 yrs] that both Rom16:20 ("CRUSH Satan UNDER YOUR FEET *
IN QUICKNESS [NOUN]*") and Lk18:8 ("AVENGE *
IN QUICKNESS [NOUN]*") ALSO speak to! [not speaking of "NOW"... but
FOLLOWING "our Rapture"];
...and when you consider that the "4 living creatures" are described in the SAME WAY that the "4-directional plotment" of Israel is described in the OT (so, concerning "
earthly-located" matters), but interestingly enough,
also specific "
time-stamp-related" things (each of the "4 living creatures," that is);
... and when you consider that this is when Jesus
will '
STAND to JUDGE" Isa3:13, Rev5:9 etc;
...and when you consider that 5:6 states "
seven Spirits of God
HAVING BEEN SENT [PERFECT participle] out into/unto all the earth" can just as easily mean,
FOLLOWING "our Rapture / THE Departure";
...and when you consider that
"kings went [/go] out to battle" at a VERY SPECIFIC point-in-time/date (in Scripture),
think: Jesus in Rev19, then counting back
precisely "2520 days," one can
see that the Rev5:6 "context"/setting ("[saw
IN THE MIDST of the throne and of the 4 living creatures and
IN THE MIDST of the elders (
i.e. UP IN Heaven)]
a Lamb STANDING as
HAVING BEEN SLAIN [PERFECT participle]...") is
also pinpointing a particular calendar date [
but not back in "32ad," see ])
--
way too much more to say about this topic... but as you can see, I remain
unconvinced of your viewpoint that the SEALS have been unfolding since the first century. No.
[BTW, I *disagree* that the "a great multitude... of all the nations" (Rev7:9,14) coming out of "
THE GREAT tribulation" (i.e. the SECOND HALF of the 7 yrs) are "the Church WHICH IS HIS BODY"... NO. Disagree!]