the reader not only the struggle of the church amid conflict and persecution but also the judgments of God upon the church’s enemies. We should note the outline that John follows through these eleven chapters. The first section is dramatically arranged in a series of seven scenes that are revealed as the Lamb opens each of the seven seals. The first four seals will be opened at once and will together make up one picture. Then the fifth and sixth seals will be opened, together making up one picture.