tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post5076339651353242548..comments2024-03-29T06:46:01.581-05:00Comments on UNSEALED - World News | Christian News | Prophecy Updates: The Great Earthquake of 2023 and the Sudden Surge of Prophetic SignsGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03907296435997404954noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-91409774464258604452023-03-13T23:52:56.778-05:002023-03-13T23:52:56.778-05:00God says when the first month is in Exodus 12:1-2....God says when the first month is in Exodus 12:1-2....which is spring....does that affect how we discuss possible end times timeframes as we would still be in year 2022 till March 21-22? Just looking at things from another angle.... JonJonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082905583113244477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-15581676916908337982023-03-05T01:33:18.625-06:002023-03-05T01:33:18.625-06:00Valid points. The balance of power is going to shi...Valid points. The balance of power is going to shift dramatically right after the Rapture. This will lead directly to the Gog Magog battle.Arthur C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06799912774993661926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-57572906548669009462023-03-03T10:45:59.873-06:002023-03-03T10:45:59.873-06:00Not to mention that the "cross" formed b...Not to mention that the "cross" formed by the two is right over our very own large seismic area of the New Madrid fault zone.<br /><br />I live a few hours away from the center of that "cross". I can hope we are gone by the time that "way late" fault slips.<br /><br />:)JackN 🦊 Foxman On The Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612686847443864747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-68945165597666452022023-03-03T10:38:22.148-06:002023-03-03T10:38:22.148-06:00Great article Gary!
Speaking of prophetic signs, ...Great article Gary!<br /><br />Speaking of prophetic signs, someone should revisit the August 2017 (GA) Eclipse, and next year's sequel on April 8, 2024.<br /><br />Looking back over these last 6 years, it's amazing to kind of see the set as a 7 year warning for the USA to get her stuff together... of which she has failed miserably.<br /><br />🚫 🍇<br /><br />🦊 Foxman on the WallJackN 🦊 Foxman On The Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15612686847443864747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-41533285335273790732023-03-03T07:21:28.299-06:002023-03-03T07:21:28.299-06:00Countries in which Christians are persecuted, won&...Countries in which Christians are persecuted, won't be severely affected by the Rapture at all, because in these countries many Christians don't have important political, societal, military and business positions. The Western nations in which Christians face no or a little persecution, will be significantly weakened by the Rapture.Moinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392798191445226315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-5610481838312754142023-03-02T19:38:22.791-06:002023-03-02T19:38:22.791-06:00One thing to keep in mind is that as all believers...One thing to keep in mind is that as all believers with be taken from this earth at the Rapture, even in countries that are only nominally Christian, the balance of power will shift significantly.<br />Russia and Europe, who are both in a demographic crunch will lose a not insignificant amount of their populations. The USA will be greatly affected, as well, of course.<br /><br />In contrast, Turkey which has a very small Christian population (less than 1%) will be largely unaffected.<br /><br />The Rapture could be their spur (or hook in the jaw) to attack Israel right after the Rapture in the Gog Magog invasion. Israel also has a not insignificant Christian population and will be weakened/in chaos.<br /><br />So take heart. We are very close to the Rapture even if things seem to not line up perfectly geopolitically in our estimation.<br /><br /><br />Arthur C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06799912774993661926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-73047890669259397982023-03-01T10:58:02.783-06:002023-03-01T10:58:02.783-06:00ASTRONOMICAL SIGNS
Some heavenly signs of interes...ASTRONOMICAL SIGNS<br /><br />Some heavenly signs of interest on my to do list to explore are, <br /><br />1. August 2, 2027 total solar eclipse<br />2. New Year's, 2029 total lunar eclipse<br />3. June 1, 2030 annular solar eclipse<br />4. November 25, 2030 total solar eclipse<br /><br />Remember, my current calendar model end on December 20, 2030 with Hanukkah I. Pastor Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311564658668497654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-76617659593904571442023-03-01T10:04:46.540-06:002023-03-01T10:04:46.540-06:00Revelation 17:12-13:
12 And the ten horns which t...Revelation 17:12-13:<br /><br />12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.<br />13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.<br /><br />I think that is very likely that the antichrist will come to power during the elections for the European Parliament in May 2024. And these 10 kings who will give their power to the beast, could very well be 10 Euro commissioners who will receiver power just after these elections.Moinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392798191445226315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-23693835506772603812023-02-28T15:45:19.711-06:002023-02-28T15:45:19.711-06:00Hi Jeremy,
Yes, I am developing that in a timelin...Hi Jeremy,<br /><br />Yes, I am developing that in a timeline which I will publish. The first date that stands out in my studies of the two witnesses suggests they may arrive on the scene as soon as this October. (No, that is not the Rapture rather the date suggested by my study model for the arrival of the two witnesses AND the beginning of the 70th Week of Daniel). <br /><br />Sorry, folks, I have my ideas of potential high watch dates but no smoking gun for THE Day we're all waiting for!<br /><br />So far the dates the model suggests are, <br /><br />1. Arrival of the two witnesses<br />2. Beginning of the 70th week<br />3. Death of the two witnesses<br />4. Resurrection of the two witnesses<br />5. Beginning and end of the 1,260/1,290/1,335 days<br />6. Gog of Magog War I<br />7. Second Coming (beginning of the Kingdom Era)<br /><br />My scroll model helps understand the structure of the scroll opened by the Lamb. Trumpet and bowl judgments won't be so easy to put to dates that I see thus far...Pastor Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311564658668497654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-70521747077437504832023-02-28T15:34:36.562-06:002023-02-28T15:34:36.562-06:00"SOMETHING IS WRONG. WE MIGHT HAVE TO REVISE ..."SOMETHING IS WRONG. WE MIGHT HAVE TO REVISE OUR THEORY OF THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE"<br /><br />Quoting, Michio Kaku - Theoretical Physicist <br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK7NGE-0XpY" rel="nofollow">James Webb Space Telescope images shatter understanding of age of the universe</a><br /><br />An interview with noted physicist Michio Kaku on new findings from James Webb Space Telescope. I might recommend they refer to God's Word as it aptly explains why they see what they see.<br /><br />Just sayin'!<br /><br />Keep the Faith, <br /><br /><br />PR<br /><br /><br /><br />Pastor Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311564658668497654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-36781804139958363682023-02-27T19:21:36.798-06:002023-02-27T19:21:36.798-06:00Totally agree, Lyn! And thank you for your article...Totally agree, Lyn! And thank you for your articles. I'm so tired of reading worldly stuff from those who only have their eyes on worldly things. The insights that all of you share here at Unsealed, and elsewhere, are so uplifting. Honestly, it's the best part of the week.<br /><br />Pastor Rich, I wanted to ask if you had any thoughts regarding the timing (dates or related events/timelines) of the other seals?<br /><br />Jeremyunknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666840426906843965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-87937332005232095352023-02-27T19:20:38.791-06:002023-02-27T19:20:38.791-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666840426906843965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-5562036097493282642023-02-27T09:51:41.859-06:002023-02-27T09:51:41.859-06:00Jeremy--THANK YOU for your reply, Brotherđź’Ś
I espe...Jeremy--THANK YOU for your reply, Brother💌<br />I especially appreciated your thoughts regarding the new heaven and earth (No. 3 in your post). Our God is just so amazing--I can't wait to see what He will do next!<br />Lyn Melvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898791437892948435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-61752353258868075522023-02-26T15:45:41.011-06:002023-02-26T15:45:41.011-06:00Building upon a 1950-2030 Fig Tree model, maybe th...Building upon a 1950-2030 Fig Tree model, maybe this is a good time to re-post something from the past that still matches a 2023 Rapture:<br /><br />IS THIS FOR THE RAPTURED CHURCH? (those who were originally using the Greek language, and today are largely found to use the Gregorian calendar):<br /><br />Strong’s Concordance (Greek usage) for each Gregorian year<br /><br />2022 “I pour upon” [earthly troubles?]<br />2023 “I supply, provide (perhaps lavishly), furnish” [a mansion/upper room?]<br />2024 “Supply, provision, equipment, support” [prepare for our return as an army?]<br />2025 “I spread on, anoint” [the witnesses and the Sealed?]<br />2026 “I build upon (above) a foundation”<br />2027 “I force forward, run (a ship) aground” [shorten the days?]<br />2028 “I name, impose a name on; pass: am named” [the entire population WILL recognize me?]<br />2029 “I am an eyewitness of, behold, look upon” [a new Jerusalem?]<br />2030 “An eyewitness, spectator, looker-on”<br /><br />Notice how different the timeframe may be for the nation of Israel . . . who will be using the Hebrew language and the Hebrew calendar:<br /><br />Strong’s Concordance (Hebrew usage) for each upcoming Hebrew year [starting in Nisan or Tishrei, depending on which calendar you use]:<br /><br />5781 “perhaps to totter, cause tottering” [their failed gov/election?]<br />5782 “to rouse oneself, awake” [after the pandemic and lawlessness revealed?]<br />5783 “to be exposed or bare” [no walls? no international friends?]<br />5784 “chaff” [separation of the wheat after the Rapture?]<br />5785 "a skin” [the Abomination?]<br />5786 “to make blind, blind” [the Jews are hidden/begin Wrath without Jesus?]<br />5787 “blind” [still blind during the Wrath?]<br />5788 "blindness” [still more Wrath?]<br />5789 “to lend aid, come to help” [the Wrath ends?]<br />5790 “perhaps to help” [if you made Atonement through Jesus?]<br />5791 “to be bent or crooked” [the remainder bent to God’s will?]<br /><br />After reading the above, recall that "that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in." Romans 11:25<br /><br />And for the vast majority of the world . . . the unsaved Gentiles, who continue to use Gregorian years, but might hopefully endure the Tribulation to become a believing Remnant (using the Hebrew usage of Strong’s, because it will be the only version used in the New Jerusalem?) . . .<br /><br />2021 “Perhaps a weapon (of war)” [the virus/vaccine?]<br />2022 “Mountain, hill, hill country”<br />2023 “Two mountains in Palestine [two-state peace? False prophet and AC?]<br />2024 “A region of North Mesopotamia” [Ezekiel 38 strike area? destruction of Damascus?]<br />2025 “Altar” [the Temple or Desolation? Replacement of Holy Blood on the first day of Passover?]<br />2026 “To kill, slay”<br />2027 “A slaughter”<br />2028 “A slaughter” [the end of the Tribulation?]<br />2029 “To conceive, become pregnant” [a new future in a New Jerusalem?]<br />2030 “Pregnant”<br />2031 "Fancy, Imagining" [a new and altogether better world?]<br /><br />I think the next 7 years are going to be crazy!<br /><br />Jeremyunknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666840426906843965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-3134741957953689792023-02-26T15:14:34.764-06:002023-02-26T15:14:34.764-06:00Lyn,
I have believed for some time that Nibiru ma...Lyn,<br /><br />I have believed for some time that Nibiru may be just one picture of the Revelation 12 dragon. That same dragon will also come to represent Satan, the Beast system, constellations, etc.<br /><br />Back in 2020, I completed a computer illustration of the Nibiru system and our solar system . . . trying to develop my thoughts on the issue. And the result of that was this:<br /><br />That I do not believe most of the YouTube prophets. Those who post videos of camera lens flares, and then call them planets. Or those who ignore real science and pretend to be experts on atmospheric phenomena. But I absolutely do believe in the models that I've spoken of before, regarding the CalTech guys (Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin) who've explored a real-life lost planet returning to our system on a several-thousand-year elliptical orbit.<br /><br />It is that planet that I have in mind when I think of the gravitational anomaly that struck the Voyager probes, and the one that struck Saturn in 2018 and caused massive storms, along with a major tilt in rotational axis.<br /><br />It is that planet that I could possibly see behind the erratic behavior in the now-scientifically-accepted slowing of the earth's core, and our eccentric changes in magnetic fields, quickening North-pole movement, and seasonal anomalies.<br /><br />None of this should sound too fantastical, since some very intelligent people have been speaking of this for some time.<br /><br />But after spending a lot of time on this in the past, and revealing my own thoughts to only a few, let me add that I would not be surprised to find that this same heavenly body, perhaps cited in legends and myths around the world, is also directly responsible for:<br /><br />1. The first direct gravitational breaking up of the foundations, or an errant asteroid strike which caused the same . . . leading up to Noah's Flood.<br /><br />2. The second direct gravitational disruption that leads to the Tribulation Wrath, along with a few errant asteroid strikes, such as Wormwood.<br /><br />3. And finally, after much havoc, and a much-changed solar system (think of a billiards table after the first player breaks, and the balls lose their cohesion and order) . . . I can foresee that same Great Red Dragon, aka Brown dwarf planet or whatever, returning on a shortened and irregular orbit after the 1,000-year Millennium. Complete destruction of the old Earth becoming necessary after the solar system falls apart. And as this particular dragon is imprisoned [in the sun maybe?] a new Heaven and New Earth take its place.<br /><br />Of course, I would never call this any more than introspection and curiosity. But it does leave me breathless to think of the tools at the Lord's disposal!<br /><br />Jeremyunknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17666840426906843965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-57297543475191327902023-02-26T14:46:34.306-06:002023-02-26T14:46:34.306-06:00ABOUT HALF HOUR OF SILENCE
This morning I was abl...ABOUT HALF HOUR OF SILENCE<br /><br />This morning I was able to complete a second draft of the scroll model from Revelation. It points to the silence in heaven as beginning with the seventh seal and continues through to the sixth trumpet where, <br /><br />13 The sixth angel blew his <br />trumpet. From the four horns<br />of the golden altar that is before<br />God, I heard a voice<br /><br />14 say to the sixth angel who <br />had the trumpet, "Release the<br />four angels bound at the great<br />river Euphrates."<br /><br />(Revelation 9:13-14 CSB)<br /><br /><br />This is the first spoken word in the third heaven since the opening of the seventh seal when the silence began. That silence broken takes us most of the way through the first half of the 70th week. How far is unknown at this point and paves the way for war that kills 1/3 of mankind. By my estimates that's comparative to the entire population of the US/Canada, Russia and a billion from China or 1.82 billion dead.<br /><br />...and the lost say they "they're good" and "I don't need God" for what reason?<br /><br />LORD open the eyes of the blind that they may see!!!!Pastor Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311564658668497654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-47952483003097394762023-02-26T14:38:02.459-06:002023-02-26T14:38:02.459-06:00Thank you, Lyn!Thank you, Lyn!Pastor Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311564658668497654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-90911394940162141302023-02-26T09:32:30.913-06:002023-02-26T09:32:30.913-06:00It occurred to me that I have been putting out blo...It occurred to me that I have been putting out blog articles at a more frequent pace as events are happening exponentially causing my anticipation to rise. So again I wanted to let those who might be interested know that I just posted an article presenting information that strongly points to the Rapture occurring in 2023—and perhaps as soon as Passover. I make the connection with Lilith the Destroyer, Nibiru the Planet X Destroyer and the Sudden Destruction of 1 Thessalonians 5:3 with Springtime, and especially Passover: <br /><br />“Only recently did the correlation between this Destroyer and the Destroyer at the time of Moses and the first Passover strike me. Both are accompanied by a plague of darkness and both Destroyers are kept from harming those who are marked by the blood of the Lamb of God.”<br /><br />“Some researchers have written about the possibility of Planet X/the Destroyer causing the three hours of darkness that occurred when Jesus, our Passover Lamb, was crucified. In Postscripts #223: ECLIPSE OF THE CROSS Luis B. Vega presents astronomical alignments that happened during the time of the crucifixion and states that “no normal Total Solar Eclipse could have lasted for 3 hours”. This leads me to wonder—will the Planet of Crossing come by this Passover and cause the three days of darkness that have been prophesied?”<br /><br />If you wish to investigate the existence of the Planet X system, I’ve included site links that provide proof and article links containing military insider evidence. I don’t know it all, but WOW! Are we living in an exciting time or what! OUR BRIDEGROOM COMETH!<br /><br /><a href="https://lynmelvin.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-coming-destroyer-and-our-exodus.html" rel="nofollow">THE COMING DESTROYER AND OUR EXODUS</a> <br />Lyn Melvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898791437892948435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-52867131217860328722023-02-25T10:03:05.411-06:002023-02-25T10:03:05.411-06:00The scroll model is still a WIP and I would like t...The scroll model is still a WIP and I would like to make a PDF version of it downloadable for all. That model reveals the following structure, <br /><br />Seven seals - An overview of what is contained in the scroll the outer portion of which conceals the interior (written) portion of the scroll. Once all seven seals are opened the first side of the scroll is revealed in its order.<br /><br />Seven trumpets - An orderly progression of events on the first side of the scroll revealed by the opening of the seals testing of the inhabitants of the earth. I believe these events are marked by the spirit of the two witnesses. This is the first half of the hour of trial and ends with the close of the second woe. (This is punctuated by the EQ that sacks Jerusalem - same EQ seen at the end of the seventh seal). This closes the sixth trumpet call.<br /><br />7 "but in the days when the<br />seventh angel will blow his <br />trumpet, then the mystery<br />of God will be completed,<br />as he announced to his <br />servants the prophets."<br /><br />(Revelation 10:7 ESV)<br /><br /><br />This tells us that once the seventh trumpet sounds all rest of God's plan will be revealed and unleashed. The seventh trumpet sounds after the second woe takes place. The seventh trumpet call is where we finally see the elect of Israel flee to the wilderness. (Revelation 12) God's people are safely hidden in the mountains to be nourished by God while His wrath is poured out on the beast kingdom.<br /><br />Seven bowls - This brings us to (Revelation 16) and scroll is now turned over to the second side. My model suggests that both beginning and end of the scroll are back-to-back. Alpha and omega. <br /><br />Some key points I look for in this study are, <br /><br />1. Earthquakes<br />2. God speaking<br /><br />These appear to be event markers on the timeline(s).<br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Pastor Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311564658668497654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-84556928269481417902023-02-25T07:42:32.010-06:002023-02-25T07:42:32.010-06:00The last half hour is the Great Tribulation. This...The last half hour is the Great Tribulation. This is made evident by making a physical model of the scroll the Lamb opened. (Which is what I've done). Once the seals are opened the front face of the scroll is exposed and all its contents revealed. The end of the first side of the scroll coincides with the end of the trumpet judgments. (The first half hour).<br /><br />The silence is part of the seventh seal. That seal tells us about what is to come - a plan-view as it were from the beginning to the mid-point. The first half-hour.<br /><br />Stan at 11:11 (YT) is exploring a different perspective in which the silence in heaven takes place at the Great Sign.Pastor Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311564658668497654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-24416352890116471472023-02-25T05:14:22.892-06:002023-02-25T05:14:22.892-06:00Brother Rich, I'm enjoying you sharing your th...Brother Rich, I'm enjoying you sharing your thinking process on the Seals. I have a question though:<br /><br />You wrote--<br /><br />"If there is silence for about half an hour and the time of testing is an hour then half of that hour, seven years by our reckoning, is 3-1/2 years. My question of study is, "Is this the beginning of the 70th week?"<br /><br />I believe it is."<br /><br />If the hour of trial represents the entire Tribulation, wouldn't the 1/2 hour mark be the beginning of the 2nd half of the 70th week called the "wine press of His wrath/Great Tribulation"?Lyn Melvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898791437892948435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-89469582565655975692023-02-24T13:15:42.095-06:002023-02-24T13:15:42.095-06:00Sorry as I should restate a point...
Part of the ...Sorry as I should restate a point...<br /><br />Part of the question is to understand who the elders are and how they are already in the throne room as witnessed by John in (Revelation 4). How could the elders be in the throne room in (Revelation 4) if they are the Raptured Saints and the Church is Raptured in the sixth seal? The answer to that question begins at the Day of the Cross with an earthquake.<br /><br />The elders may not be exclusively the Church. I don't know. We do know they are Christ followers. We know that the OT saints were rescued from Sheol and taken to heaven at the Day of the Cross (first fruits of the first order of the resurrection of the righteous) while all NT saints go directly to heaven to be with Christ at their earthly death.<br /><br />Hard to do this with distractions abounding!<br /><br />BlessingsPastor Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311564658668497654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-67033410909096426412023-02-24T13:01:56.703-06:002023-02-24T13:01:56.703-06:00Nope!
I am completely in for the pre-tribulation ...Nope!<br /><br />I am completely in for the pre-tribulation Rapture.<br /><br />But my perspective is changing from the traditional narrative of the white horse and its rider.<br /><br />The seventh seal and the half-hour of silence in heaven is where I am in studies now. <br /><br />10 Because you have kept my<br />word about patient endurance,<br />I will keep you from the hour of<br />trial that is coming on the whole<br />world, to try those who dwell on<br />the earth.<br /><br />(Revelation 3:10 ESV)<br /><br /><br />The *hour* of trial that is coming to test the inhabitants of the earth is the 70th week. God will keep us from that hour thus He will come before the 70th week begins. This is a pre-tribulation Rapture. <br /><br />What is revealed at the opening of the seventh seal?<br /><br />1 When the Lamb opened the<br />seventh seal, there was silence<br />in heaven for about a half and <br />hour.<br /><br />(Revelation 8:1 ESV)<br /><br /><br />If there is silence for about half an hour and the time of testing is an hour then half of that hour, seven years by our reckoning, is 3-1/2 years. My question of study is, "Is this the beginning of the 70th week?" <br /><br />I believe it is.<br /><br />This is one reason why I see the Rapture in the sixth seal. A discussion begun a couple of topics ago. If so, then the first five seals have already been opened and the rider of the first horse may not be the AC but the Spirit-filled body of Christ His conquering Church.<br /><br />37 No, in all these things we<br />are more than conquerors<br />through him who loved us.<br /><br />(Romans 8:37 ESV)<br /><br /><br />We are commanded to go forth and, "make disciples of all the nations". We are called to spread the gospel, "teaching them to observe all that I [Jesus] have commanded you." We are called to be conquerors in Christ in the face of death, disease, poverty and war for He promises, "I am with you always, to the end of the age." RED LETTERS (Matthew 28:19-20 ESV)<br /><br />Part of the question was to understand who the elders are and how they got there when they arrived in heaven as introduced in (Revelation 4). If the Rapture happens in the sixth seal how could the elders be in the throne room if they are the Church and the Church is Raptured in the sixth seal? The answer to that question begins at the Day of the Cross with an earthquake.<br /><br />Who would be in heaven at that point with Christ? All of the OT Saints liberated from Abraham's Bosom and all Saints who placed their faith in Christ that died between the Day of the Cross and the Revelation. They would have been the first to seed the ranks of the elders. They would have been present at both the first seal opening and the sixth seal resurrection of the second order of the righteous. (The second part of the first resurrection!)<br /><br />The sixth seal is punctuated by a great earthquake and the seventh seal ends with an earthquake. Both are Rapture events. The sixth seal EQ is for the body of Christ (the second order of the resurrection of the righteous - the dead in Christ and those that are His at His coming) or what we call the Rapture. The second EQ (seen at the end of the seventh seal) is the harpazo of the two witnesses. Thus the seventh seal begins the 70th week and ends with the completion of the second woe as seen in (Revelation 11).<br /><br />That marks the end of the half and hour that is half of the hour of trial to come (1,260 days) on the inhabitants of the earth.<br /><br />Nope. Not mid-trib at all. All apologies if I scared anyone!<br /><br />PRPastor Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311564658668497654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-60550394766744165742023-02-24T09:42:11.871-06:002023-02-24T09:42:11.871-06:00Pastor Rich, you believe in a mid trib rapture tha...Pastor Rich, you believe in a mid trib rapture that occurs after the opening of the 6th seal? WVBORN56https://www.blogger.com/profile/17456263217094172024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923571518579487836.post-5072336676008342302023-02-23T13:42:50.391-06:002023-02-23T13:42:50.391-06:00ABOUT THE FIRST SEAL...
I totally get why the rid...ABOUT THE FIRST SEAL...<br /><br />I totally get why the rider of the white horse is generally understood as the AC. On first glance he looks like a Christ figure but isn't because he has been *given* a crown. <br /><br />Jesus has ALWAYS been King. Jesus was never given a crown. Jesus is the crown. High Priest/Prophet/King of the Order of Melchizedek forever. Thus this rider is not Jesus.<br /><br />I would submit that Satan has no crown nor a crown to give. All that it has comes through theft. (John 10:10) Yes, you can see much of the AC in the image of the first rider released (a very human image) and perhaps it is the last AC to come. With all of that said I believe it is not the AC as many of its kind have already come.<br /><br />How many times do we see the image of God with the bow about Him? Literally every time. Who is crowned among the Kingdom? The elders. Who are the elders? They are human followers of Christ. We are the elders thus the rider on the white horse is us and *maybe* the AC to come. A false teacher/leader who resembles the One to come but is not.<br /><br />Just as the term "apostasy" in (2 Thessalonians 2:3) conjures up argument and appears to have a dual meaning; perhaps we see that here as well. Not meant to be exhaustive on the topic but worthy of more research in your own quiet time (QT) with the LORD.<br /><br />BlessingsPastor Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311564658668497654noreply@blogger.com