the Seven Seals
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The Seven Seals are a series of apocalyptic judgments in Christian eschatology that, when opened in the Book of Revelation, unleash catastrophic events signaling the progression toward the end times.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| the Seven Seals canonical | 2 |
| Seven Seals | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T157670 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Seven Seals Context triple: [Book of Revelation, containsVisionOf, the Seven Seals]
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A.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1921 silent epic war film that catapulted Rudolph Valentino to stardom and became one of the early cinema’s major box-office successes.
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B.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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C.
Return to Zion
Return to Zion refers to the period and movement in which Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to their ancestral homeland and rebuilt their religious and communal life, including the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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D.
Final Judgment
Final Judgment is the Christian belief in a future, definitive divine judgment in which God will assess all people and determine their eternal destiny.
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E.
First and the Last
"First and the Last" is a biblical title for God or Christ that emphasizes divine eternity, sovereignty, and existence beyond the beginning and end of time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the Seven Seals Target entity description: The Seven Seals are a series of apocalyptic judgments in Christian eschatology that, when opened in the Book of Revelation, unleash catastrophic events signaling the progression toward the end times.
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A.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1921 silent epic war film that catapulted Rudolph Valentino to stardom and became one of the early cinema’s major box-office successes.
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B.
The Great Unknown
The Great Unknown is a section of Washington Irving’s 1824 story collection "Tales of a Traveller," comprising a group of tales centered on mystery and the supernatural.
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C.
Return to Zion
Return to Zion refers to the period and movement in which Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to their ancestral homeland and rebuilt their religious and communal life, including the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem.
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D.
Final Judgment
Final Judgment is the Christian belief in a future, definitive divine judgment in which God will assess all people and determine their eternal destiny.
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E.
First and the Last
"First and the Last" is a biblical title for God or Christ that emphasizes divine eternity, sovereignty, and existence beyond the beginning and end of time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian eschatological doctrine
ⓘ
apocalyptic motif ⓘ biblical concept ⓘ symbolic series of judgments ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Second Coming of Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Day of the Lord
Final Judgment ⓘ
surface form:
Last Judgment
end times ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of Christian biblical canon ⓘ |
| containedIn | scroll in the right hand of God ⓘ |
| fifthSealAssociatedWith | martyrs under the altar ⓘ |
| firstSealAssociatedWith | conquest ⓘ |
| fourthSealAssociatedWith | death ⓘ |
| genreContext | apocalyptic literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian art
ⓘ
Christian hymnody ⓘ apocalyptic fiction ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
cyclical visions of tribulation
ⓘ
literal future events ⓘ symbolic representation of historical processes ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
divine judgment
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sovereignty of God over history ⓘ transition to the final consummation ⓘ vindication of the martyrs ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalText | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| locationInText | heavenly throne room vision ⓘ |
| numberOfElements | 7 ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
Lamb of God ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Book of Revelation
ⓘ
surface form:
Revelation 5
Book of Revelation ⓘ
surface form:
Revelation 6
Revelation 8:1 ⓘ |
| relatedSeries |
Seven Bowls
ⓘ
Seven Trumpets ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| secondSealAssociatedWith | war ⓘ |
| seventhSealAssociatedWith | silence in heaven ⓘ |
| seventhSealLeadsTo |
the Seven Trumpets
ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Trumpets
|
| sixthSealAssociatedWith | cosmic disturbances ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Christian eschatology
ⓘ
apocalyptic studies ⓘ biblical theology ⓘ |
| symbolize | progression toward the end times ⓘ |
| thirdSealAssociatedWith | famine ⓘ |
| traditionallyAuthoredBy | John of Patmos ⓘ |
| unleash |
apocalyptic judgments
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catastrophic events ⓘ |
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Subject: the Seven Seals Description of subject: The Seven Seals are a series of apocalyptic judgments in Christian eschatology that, when opened in the Book of Revelation, unleash catastrophic events signaling the progression toward the end times.
Referenced by (3)
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Seven Seals