Revelation 6:15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
Each one of us identifies himself with something, someone, or a group of people. Who am I? This is a question asked by most everyone as they mature to a level when they question their relevance on the earth. All of us have walked around with a mistaken identity. We have all walked as sons of Adam.
Genesis 3:8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?”
10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
Ever since that fateful day men having been hiding themselves from Our Heavenly Father. They have been deceived in their blindness to the Love and Truth of Our Heavenly Father. The number of man is “six” and in the sixth seal, there are six types of men who hide themselves from the results of the opening of this seal. Why? Their world is ending!
1. The Kings of the earth are the rulers of the flesh. “A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor”. This represents the law of sin and death that rules over us until we have been delivered.
2. Great men represent those are seemingly “good”. They have pleasant dispositions, character, qualities, and attributes. They are esteemed by men and honored by the world as examples for others to live by. They are exalted to greatness and admired, a subtle aspect of the ego.
3. Rich men are men who have great power by virtue of their wealth. They have this deep conviction that they are special and set apart because of ascending to power due to their wealth. Others look at them with great admiration and believe that if they get close to the person, some of that wealth will rub off on them too. Their wealth is often acquired by the world’s knowledge and wisdom. The result of this wealth is power, fame, and prestige which comprise the “values” of the carnal man.
4. Commanders and mighty men represent those habits, practices, ways, and traditions that are entrenched in each of us. They will fight to retain the status quo and won’t give up easily. This stubborn nature is difficult to overcome, and does not easily yield to change. They are loyal to the old man and will resist giving up ground.
5. “Every slave” represents your enslavement to sin, religion, spiritual deception and pride. These captives are oppressed of the devil and Jesus came to set the captives free.
6. “Every free man” refers to the ego or “self”. The ego considers itself free from the bondage, enslavement, or service to anyone. It believes itself to be fully independent of rule. It is the “I will” of the carnal mind. Isaiah 14:14 “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High!”. Paul speaks of the two “I’s” warring inside each of us.
All of these represent the enemies of Christ and hide themselves in darkness when the sixth seal is broken. These are the identities that men have hidden in the caves rather than die to the flesh. The systems of men have been created to promote these six types. Their complexity grows day by day to further the bondage in each strata. Any challenge to the current system of thought is met with extreme resistance. These systems all have Adam as their origin when he chose death over life in the garden. You can run but you can’t hide from the Love of FATHER. HIS wrath is toward carnality and lawlessness, nothing else. HE will restore you by HIS irresistible Love. HIS judgments are just for the blood of Christ is sufficient to cover all sin, not just 5% of mankind. Love never fails! Each category of men will be dealt with accordingly and each heart will be exposed to the brightness of HIS coming. All will be purged by the fire of HIS Word.
When HE is fully revealed to us, each of us will lay down our mistaken identity. Every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess: Jesus is LORD of Lords and KING of Kings. We then become identified as Sons and take on HIS identity.