This ancient document was written by Peter Auriol (d.1322) in 1319, he was a member of the Franciscan order and lectured in Bologna and Toulouse. Auriol believed that the seven seals represented the span of events from Christ through to Judgement Day. Specifically he looked at the tribulations of the early church and Identified the tribulations with the seven seals leading up to about 363A.D.
Auriol believed that the angel mentioned in the sixth seal is actually Constantine, and the events below symbolized the seals;
1st seal > The spread of the gospel after Jesus (33-53A.D.)
2nd seal > Persecution of the early church (54-68A.D.)
3rd seal > The destruction of Jerusalem (69-80A.D.)
4th seal > A second persecution (81-96A.D.)
5th seal > The seven consecutive persecutions (98-275A.D.)
6th seal > The tenth persecution (275-305A.D.)
7th seal > Tranquility & peace (305-363A.D.)
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