The Must-See Connection Between Revelation 6 and Leviticus 26 - Part 2

Both Revelation 6 and Leviticus 26 contain judgments or punishments.

In this series of comparative studies, we will clearly see that these judgments are the same.

Leviticus 26 contains the judgments or punishments toward the people of Israel for breaking the decrees, laws and regulations that the Lord established at Mount Sinai between himself and the Israelites through Moses (Leviticus 26:46).

Leviticus 26:14-16 makes this clear:

“ ‘But if you [old covenant Israel] will not listen to me [God] and carry out all these commands, and if you reject my decrees and abhor my laws and fail to carry out all my commands and so violate my covenant, then I will do this to you…’ ”

In Leviticus 26:16-39 (see also Deuteronomy 28:15-68), God listed the punishments/judgments that would come upon old covenant Israel for violating the old covenant of law.

Prior to listing these punishments, God listed the blessings for obedience in Leviticus 26:1-11 (see also Deuteronomy 28:1-14).

These blessings included:

rain, land that produced food, trees that produced fruit, peace in the land of Israel, beasts (armies of the nations) would not defeat Israel with swords, Israel would defeat their enemies, the nation of Israel would be fruitful and multiply.

These blessings would come if the people did not worship the demonic gods of the other nations (for example, see Leviticus 20:1-5; 26:1), kept the Sabbaths (read Leviticus to learn about the Sabbaths), respected the sanctuary (tabernacle, temple - Leviticus 26:2), and obeyed the law (Leviticus 26:3).

However, if the people of old covenant Israel violated the law by worshipping demonic gods, ignoring the Sabbaths, dishonoring the sanctuary, and disobeying the law’s commandments, then punishment would come upon them.

These punishments would be dispensed in four Seven Fold Judgments (Leviticus 26:18, 21, 23, and 28 - compare these judgments with the judgments of the Seven Seals, Seven Trumpets, and Seven Bowls of Revelation).

These punishments included:

- terror, disease, fever
- enemies will defeat the people of Israel and rule over them
- enemies will eat their food
- land will not produce food (famine)
- trees will not produce fruit (famine)

One of the most severe judgments upon the people of Israel for breaking the covenant is found in Leviticus 26:23-25: a sword of vengeance would be brought against them.

“ ‘If in spite of these things [first set of punishments for breaking the law] you do not accept my correction but continue to be hostile toward me, I myself will be hostile toward you and will afflict you for your sins seven times over. And I will bring the sword on you to avenge the breaking of the covenant. When you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be given into enemy hands.’ ”

The sword represented armies from other nations attacking, desolating, and destroying Israel.

The sword of judgment happened three times in Israel’s history: Assyria (712 BC), Babylon (586 BC), and Rome (AD 70).

The sword of judgment would bring the following punishments upon Israel: (Leviticus 26:23-39)

- beasts (foreign nations) would attack them, take their children, kill their livestock (famine), desolate their cities and country, plagues would infect them, they would be delivered in the hands of their enemies, their food supply would be weighed and rationed out to the people, there would not be enough food (famine), they would eat the flesh of their children, their demonic idols would be destroyed, their cities would be reduced to rubble, their sanctuaries (dwelling places - homes of people, worship buildings - synagogues, demonic places of worship) would be destroyed, left desolate, their enemies would be appalled by what they saw, the people would be scattered into the nations.,

NOTE: Leviticus 26:23-39 described exactly what happened in 70 AD when Rome destroyed Israel, their people, their cities, synagogues, and the temple, which is what Jesus referred to in Matthew 24-25, Mark 13, and Luke 21.

As we compare Revelation 6 with Leviticus 26, we will see that the judgments or punishments contained in Leviticus 26 are the same judgments that are contained in Revelation 6.

In Part 3, we will examine the judgments of Revelation 6: CLICK HERE