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Post by TRINITY on Mar 6, 2006 13:21:35 GMT 10
I am going to post the meaning of all seven seals in revelation.
It is commonly believed that the Rapture will occur followed by the 7years of tribulation. That the Seven Seals and Seven Trumpets will occur during the first half of the seven years. Israel will be invaded and Satan Cast down at the Middle. God will then pour out his wrath upon the whole earth during the last 3 1/2 years of the tribulation. It will all end at Armageddon at the seventh vial of Wrath.
THE FIRST SEAL .......
Revelation 6:1-2: And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer
Every Bible teacher knows that the rider on this horse is the anti-Christ. (The horse he is on is the white horse of peace.) One of the teachings that seems to captivate people's minds is this: the teaching that the anti-Christ will be the solution to all the world's problems; that he will be a world leader in technology; that he will form a one world government, and bring a plan for world peace. He will later betray everyone, and make everyone take the mark of the beast. All of these teachings are false, and have no scriptural soundness.
Daniel 9:27: And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
This is not a covenant that he invents himself. It says that he confirms the covenant with many for one week. The covenant he confirms is already in existence, he simply agrees to it. He signs a treaty with Israel that agrees with a covenant that they have already made with someone else. He is not the leader of world peace or the man with all the solutions to the world's problems.
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Post by TRINITY on Mar 6, 2006 13:24:51 GMT 10
THE SECOND SEAL
In the second seal we will see his rise to more power, as he tries to form a United Islamic people. Saudi Arabia is one of the few countries in the Middle East that happen to be one of our allies. They are not one of Israel's allies, but, for being one of our allies, the other Islamic countries see her as an enemy, just like Israel, or the United States. But, Egypt is also hated because they signed the first peace agreement with Israel in the Middle East, acknowledging Israel as a nation.
Revelation 6:3-4: And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
The rider in this scripture is the same man. He is the anti-Christ, only he has changed horses. He is also given a great sword. The red horse he rides is the horse of war. This horse is also sent from God, and the anti-Christ takes advantage of it, and uses it to increase his kingdom. At this point, Satan begins to work hand in hand with this person.
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Post by TRINITY on Mar 6, 2006 13:27:31 GMT 10
THE FOURTH SEAL
Then, the fourth seal begins. This seal tells us what happens to the anti-Christ during the last three and one half years of the tribulation. We will get further enlightenment from Revelation 13, Daniel 11, and Revelation 19. The fourth seal is announced by the Eagle.
This seal begins at Revelation 6:8: And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
This verse tells us several things about the anti-Christ. He is the rider on the pale horse. He has changed horses again, and will ride this horse to his own destruction at Armageddon. He will bring death to those who oppose him, and all those who are joined to him. He does not ride any more horses after this. This is his last horse.
It changes in this scripture from him to them. They are given power over a fourth part of the earth. This is talking about the ten nations who are allied with him. During this last three and one half years all the power he is ever given is one fourth part of the earth.
In Revelation 13:7-8, it tells us that he is given power over all the nations, kindreds, and tongues. That all that dwell on the earth, who do not worship him, will be killed. This is simply saying that he will not spare anyone. No matter what your nationality happens to be, He will have no mercy. Every person in the fourth part of the earth that he conquers, will have to take the mark of the beast, and worship him, or they will be killed. Now, remember this, Israel escapes to a land that God has prepared for her, from the face of the Serpent or Dragon.
He will not have power over these people who escape to safety. In Daniel 11:41, it says, "but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon." He fights wars till the coming of Jesus Christ. He will have to conquer in order to enforce the mark, but he does not conquer all. It has to mean only in his kingdom, the fourth part of the earth.
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Post by TRINITY on Mar 6, 2006 13:28:01 GMT 10
THE FIFTH SEAL
Revelation 6:9-11: And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?. And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
These scriptures in the fifth seal are talking about the martyred dead. These souls are reminding God of the great price that they have paid for him. They have paid with their lives. Love could be no greater than this.
Although these souls are asking the Lord how long will it be until He avenges their deaths, we know that it is symbolic, an allegory. It reveals something very special to God. No true Christian would ever ask God to bring vengeance on anyone. This is simply because God's love has taught us to pray for them instead.
These souls under the altar represent all the righteous dead that have ever given their lives for God. People who have paid the ultimate price for their faith in God. The altar that these souls are under is a sacrificial altar, just like the one that was used in the tabernacle to burn sacrifices to God.
When a sacrifice was burned up the ashes fell into the bottom of the altar. This was all that was left, ashes. This is why God is showing the souls under the altar. These people gave up their lives, their bodies, as a sacrifice to God, only leaving their souls.
God showed us this in this manner because He wanted us to see that they had paid a sacrifice. There are no souls in heaven without bodies. Paul said that we would receive a heavenly body in heaven. There are no disembodied spirits floating around, other than Satan's demons, and they are constantly trying to get into you or me.
From the middle of the tribulation, which occurs during the third seal, the anti-Christ will begin to murder millions of Christians and Jews. This will be his passion, to kill as many of God's people as he can. This is why the souls in the fifth seal are reminding God about His word. It is all symbolism showing us that there will be a time that God will remember all His children that have died for him in the past. He has been saving his wrath for a special time of vengeance.
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Post by TRINITY on Mar 6, 2006 13:28:46 GMT 10
THE SIXTH SEAL
The sixth seal is the same event as Matthew 24:29-31. The earthquake that happens at the beginning of the sixth seal is the rapture of the Church. After this large earthquake the sun will be darkened the moon will turn to blood and the stars will fall from heaven. Other events will happen as well, such as hailstones weighing as much as 100lbs, according to the seventh trumpet and vial of wrath. The marriage supper of the Lamb will take place during this time. This will be followed by the actual coming of Christ at the end for the battle of Armageddon. Every eye shall see him then. Let's compare the scriptures in Matthew with the sixth seal in Revelation.
Matthew 24:29-31: Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory, And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Now let's compare these scriptures with the ones containing the sixth seal in Revelation 6:12-17.
Revelation 6:12-17. And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind, And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains. And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
Now let us compare these scriptures piece by piece. Matthew 24:29 said the sun would be darkened. It's the same as Revelation 6:12, which says that the sun would become black as sackcloth of hair. It's the same thing.
It says in Matthew 24:29 that the moon would not give her light. In Revelation 6:12 it says that the moon would become as blood. This is why the moon can not give her light. It has become as blood. Once again it is the same thing.
It says in Matthew 24:29 that "the stars would fall from heaven." In Revelation 6:13 it says that "the stars fell from heaven" like a fig tree. It describes this falling a little more, but it is the same thing again.
In Matthew 24:29-30 tells us that the powers of Heaven would be shaken and that the sign of the coming of the Son of Man would appear in the heavens. Revelation 6:14 says that heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together. This is the powers of heaven being shook, and the sign of the coming of the Son of Man.
Matthew 24:30 says that all the tribes of the earth would mourn, and they would see the son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Revelation 6:15-16 shows the kings of the earth, the great men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hide themselves in dens and in the rocks of the mountains. This is all the tribes of the earth in mourning. They are mourning all right but it is for themselves. They are asking the mountains and rocks to fall on them, and to hide them from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, Why? Because they see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with power and great glory. Once again you can clearly see that these scriptures are the same events.
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Post by TRINITY on Mar 6, 2006 13:31:01 GMT 10
THE SEVEN TRUMPETS AND VIALS OF WRATH
The Seven Trumpets and Vials of Wrath are the same events. Looking at them from two different perspectives give us a better picture of what is taking place. These events will began after the anti-Christ begins to murder Christians and Jews at the beginning of the fourth seal. This is God’s response to the evil people who are willing to follow the anti-Christ and to take his mark. The fourth seal is the seal that he begins to enforce the mark of the beast.
The reason these judgments of wrath are called Trumpets and vials is because of the way God will use them. His reason for this is because these events are acts of wrath on the anti-Christ and his people just as God did with Pharaoh in Egypt. And because these events will act as a trumpet to warn the rest of the world that Christ will be coming soon.
Revelation 8:7: The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
Revelation 16:2: And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast. and upon them which worshipped his image.
These two scriptures are the same event. It is God's wrath on the anti-Christ for killing Christians and Jews. This hail and fire mingled with blood falls on the nations of the anti-Christ, not the whole world. It will destroy a third part of his trees and green grass.. All that falls is hail and fire. But, it becomes mingled with the blood of the people who take the mark of the beast. It causes very grievous sores on their bodies.
It says A noisome and grievous sore. The burns that they receive from this burning hail cause these sores. This event warns the rest of the world to repent it will become a warning like a trumpet to declare that the end is near.
Revelation 8:8-9: And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
Revelation 16:3: And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man; and every living soul died in the sea.
The number one question is, what sea? It will be one of the seas around the Middle East. It also says that it would be as it were a great mountain burning with fire cast into the sea. Once again, God pours out His wrath on the anti-Christ.
I believe that this event occurs during a battle at sea. Two-thirds of the ships that are in this sea belong to the people of Chittim (the United States and her allies). The third part of the ships that are destroyed in this sea belongs to the anti-Christ and his nations. The Bible says that it is like a great mountain burning with fire being cast into the sea. This sounds like a small nuclear blast to me. It will destroy every ship, and every person in those ships, who belong to the anti-Christ.
It is possible that they, themselves, try to use a nuclear missile on the ships of Chittim, but it backfires. At any rate, the blood in the sea is from these people whom God destroys. This event becomes the second trumpet of God, to warn the lost in the world to repent, and turn to God. Preachers will be using these events to sound a warning of evidence that Jesus is coming soon. The Gospel is being preached all over the world. Israel is being saved, and is in the land that God prepared for her, out of harm's way.
Revelation 8:10-11: And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
Revelation 16:4-6: And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. And I heard the angel of the waters say, "Thou are righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy."
This great star from heaven is an angel, the one with the third vial of wrath. He is full of indignation and wrath, symbolized by the fire. The name wormwood means God's bitter wrath.
This event is probably brought on by the two witnesses of Revelation 11:6. These two witnesses have power with God, to turn water into blood. God gives the anti-Christ and his people blood to drink, because they have been killing His people. Many of the people of the anti-Christ die because of this. Blood will cause the waters to become bitter and poison. If you drink it, you will die. You might be able to drink blood and live, but this blood is out in the heat of the sun, and becomes rancid. A stench of blood! The angel says that these people deserve it. Another thought to consider is that where will they get drinking water? You must have water in order to live you cannot substitute water with blood. This event is the third trumpet, or warning, from God. God is merciful to give mankind so many signs of His coming. In these same scriptures, it shows us that the rapture has not taken place yet.
Revelation 16:5: Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be.
The Gospel is being preached all over the world. Three more to go!
Revelation 8:12: And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
Revelation 16:8-9: And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
This seems to be contradictory, but if we stop and think for a minute, we will see that this is very possible. The trumpets show this as a curse of darkness, and the vials of wrath as a curse of daylight. This seems to be impossible, but if the earth was to stop moving, or rotating, it is very possible.
In the Old Testament, God caused this to happen in two different instances. And, this is what occurs. God stops the earth for a period of time. The sun will be shining over the anti-Christ and his people. The night is what cools the day, but without any darkness in that part of the world, it will become increasingly hot!
In the western part of the world, it will be dark for as long as this period lasts. This will cause this part of the world to become extremely cool, causing clouds that blot out the stars and the moon. Part of the earth will experience twilight, neither day nor night, for this period of time. This event will scare people out of their wits! It will be on the news, and fear of falling off the earth will terrify people all over the world. We know that gravitation is caused by the rotation of the earth.
It is a good thing we have a lot of empty churches in America, because the following Sunday morning, every; church in America is going to be packed! This event becomes the fourth warning to the world to repent, but the people of the anti-Christ will not. God is saving a multitude of nations, just as He promised Abraham! The wisdom of God goes beyond our wildest imaginations!
Revelation 8:13:
And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabitants of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
Revelation 9:1-11: And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. And to them, it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months; and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails; and their power was to hurt men five months. And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Revelations 16:10-11: And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
The angel in Revelation 9:1 that falls from heaven unto the earth is shown as a star falling to the earth. This angel opens the bottomless pit, releasing a horrible smoke. This smoke fills the land of the anti-Christ, causing a plague of darkness.
The locusts that come out of this pit are not helicopters, as many would suppose. If they were, they would kill people, but they do not kill anyone. They only torment. They cause great pain and sores from their stings on the people of the anti-Christ; they do not harm anyone else.
This is the fifth trumpet, and warning, to the rest of the world to repent, and accept Jesus as their Saviour. The Gospel is being preached in a frenzy, and millions of people are being saved! Two more to go!
Revelation 9:13-21: And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
Revelation 16:12-16: And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
This is the sixth trumpet. If you do not accept Jesus at this trumpet, you will not be taken in the rapture of the Church. If you wait for the seventh trumpet, and are not killed, you will not receive a new body until after the thousand year reign of Christ. This seal is the gathering of the nations to Armageddon. There will be fierce fighting among the good nations and the bad nations. A third of the people of the anti-Christ will be killed in this struggle. A horrible loss of life will be on both sides.
Four angels are released from the river Euphrates, and cause the river to dry up. This makes way for the Chinese army, who comes to help the anti-Christ destroy the United States and her allies, who have been pushed back into southern Israel, by the anti-Christ nations.
The Chinese come with a two hundred million man army. The situation looks desperate! The three spirits, like frogs, that come out of the mouth of the anti-Christ, the dragon, and the false prophet, are the lies they tell to the other nations that they are hoping will come to their support. The situation looks bad, but God is getting ready to do something that will change it!
I want you to notice in Revelation 16:15:
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
This is the sixth warning from God. There will be no more.
The next events to happen will be the coming of the lord to rapture the church, the marriage supper of the Lamb followed immediately with the Battle of Armageddon. All three of these events will happen in a very short time frame.
Revelation 11:14-19: The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; And He shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Revelation 16:17-21: And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Revelation 10:7: But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
If, now, you are having a problem believing that the trumpets and vials of wrath are the same events, then we need to pray. There is no way in the world, that all of these events could be coincidental. The Church is raptured at this point!
The vials of wrath are the same events as the trumpets. It is just the purpose for which it happens that makes the difference. The beginning of the sounding of the seventh trumpet is actually the rapture itself. God lifts the Church off the earth while the seventh vial of wrath is poured out.
Revelation 16:17: And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven saying, IT IS DONE.
At that moment the Church is raptured.
This is the same event as Revelation 14:14-16: And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
God lifts the Church off the earth so that they will not be here when the next events take place.
Revelation 16:18-21: And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
Many people die in this earthquake, but not everyone, because there will be millions gathered at this time in the valley of Megido to fight. But, this will be the first time wrath falls on all the nations of the world, upon the very wicked. Many of the wicked die from the earthquake and hail.
Revelation 11:13: And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted and gave glory to the God of heaven.
The city we are looking at in this scripture is Jerusalem. We know this because Revelation 11:8 says that this is the place where our Lord was crucified.
This is the same earthquake and city as Revelation 16:19: and the great city was divided in three parts.
The earthquake divides the city and a tenth of the city falls, killing seven thousand people. The remnant (or the people who survived this earthquake) are Gentiles, who will probably get saved during this event, but sadly they missed the rapture of the Church. But, at least they will be spared at the judgment seat of Christ. These people will probably be allied soldiers fighting for Israel.
In Revelation 11:2, it says that the Gentiles will occupy Jerusalem during the last three and one half years. Remember where the Jews are? They went to America to be fed for three and one half years away from the face of the anti-Christ. They have just been raptured with the rest of the Church. They have also just completed their calling and that was to preach the Gospel to the world.
The rapture causes this earthquake. This will happen at the same moment the two witnesses are raptured after being killed by the anti-Christ. There is only one first resurrection
Paul also told us in I Corinthians 15:52: In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
This last trumpet that Paul is talking about is the seventh trumpet of the seventh seal. I can see why a lot of people believe that the rapture takes place before the seven years tribulation. But knowing the trumpets and vials of wrath are one and the same sets this in order.
The great quake (Isaiah 13:13) happens at the moment of the rapture, and while we (the Church) are eating the Marriage Supper of the Lamb in Heaven, hail stones weighing one hundred pounds each begin to fall on the wicked nations, and the wicked in the other nations. God is purifying the earth of His enemies!!
Listen to this real carefully because this should open a lot eyes to the truth. In speaking more about the great earthquake that happens at the time of the Rapture of the Church. We see this earthquake in the Sixth Seal found in Rev. 6th chapter. The 12th verse speaks of this same great earthquake. In verse 14 it says this: and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. In the Seventh vial of wrath found in Rev. 16th chapter we see it this earthquake again in verse 18 described as the worst earthquake that has ever occurred on earth. In verse 20 of this chapter says this: And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. In both places we see every mountain and island in the world being destroyed. Question? If these two earthquakes are not the same earthquake, how many times is God going to destroy the mountains and islands during the last seven years? Is He going to rebuild them and then destroy them again?
The next thing to occur after the Rapture and marriage supper is the Battle of Armageddon. Which will happen very quickly from the time the Church is Raptured.
Revelation 14:17-20: And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden without the city, [Jerusalem], and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. [two hundred miles]
This is the battle of Armageddon. The winepress and the battle of Armageddon are the same thing. I think that it is interesting to know that Goliath, in the Old Testament, was a shadow of this. His name meant exile, and the place he was from, Gath, meant winepress.
Revelation 19:19: And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army."
After eating the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, we will come back, with Jesus, to fight the anti-Christ and his armies.
Revelation 19:14-15: And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God."
Revelation 6:17: For the great day of his wrath is come: and who shall be able to stand.
Revelation 19:20-21: And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Another thing to consider concerning the Rapture of the Church is this.
Revelation 20: 4: And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5: But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
Notice that those who were beheaded during the tribulation are included in the first resurrection. Paul said that the dead in Christ would rise first and we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them. The Rapture is the resurrection of the dead. If this occurred before the tribulation how did those saints who refused to take the mark during the tribulation end up in the first resurrection. The answer is that the Rapture occurs at the end of the tribulation instead of at the beginning.
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