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Resurrection Torchlight wrote:I am fairly confident with my view on this topic and can fully back it up with scripture , if you like I can elaborate when I have more time.
Why would you think the 5th seal is yet to be opened? Aren't there also many martyrs throughout the ages?
Revelation 6:9-11
9 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained;
10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
11 And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also.
mark s wrote:In a nutshell, I think the seals are all opened at once, probably in the same amount of time that it takes to read the passage, and the 70th week begins with the opening of the 7th seal.
I think the first 4 seals set the political, sociological, economical, and ecological conditions which will persist throughout the 70th week, each being a culmination of the birth pains of Matthew 24. Each of these will become completely hostile to mankind.
I think the 5th seal signals a return to a Jewish dispensation, with "your brothers" is referring to their fellow Jews, who will then be persecuted. I think the "souls under the altar" are the OT faithful, who died under the first covenant.
I think the sixth seal is the close of the gentile dispensation which was begun with "He shall pour out His Spirit upon all flesh", that is, not just on the Jews. And with the closing of that dispensation, our catching away.
Next, 144,000 Jews are sealed. God will always have His witness upon the earth. And when they are removed halfway through the week, angels flying through the sky take over.
Love in Christ,
Mark
Revelation 10:1-7
1 I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire;
2 and he had in his hand a little book which was open. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left on the land;
3 and he cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion roars; and when he had cried out, the seven peals of thunder uttered their voices.
4 When the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them.”
5 Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven,
6 and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there will be delay no longer,
7 but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets.
Romans 16:25-27
25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past,
26 but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith;
27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen.
Romans 1:1-5
1 Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,
2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures,
3 concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,
4 who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord,
5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name’s sake,
Colossians 1:24-28
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions.
25 Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,
26 that is, the mystery which has been hidden from the past ages and generations, but has now been manifested to His saints,
27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
28 We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.
Colossians 2:1-3
1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at Laodicea, and for all those who have not personally seen my face,
2 that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining to all the wealth that comes from the full assurance of understanding, resulting in a true knowledge of God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself,
3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Ephesians 3:1-11
1 For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles—
2 if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace which was given to me for you;
3 that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in brief.
4 By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,[/u]
5 [u]which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;
6 to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel,
7 of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God’s grace which was given to me according to the working of His power.
8 To me, the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ,
9 and to bring to light what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created all things;
10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places.
11 This was in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,
Also, if the souls under the altar are the OT faithful, what do you make of the account in Matthew 27:52,53 that says "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints that slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."
Hebrews 11:35
35 Women received back their dead by resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting their release, so that they might obtain a better resurrection;
John sees souls under the heavenly altar of incense, it is an important point, that these are "souls" of the dead; believers who were martyred for their faith. They do not yet possess their glorified resurrected bodies. John hears them crying out to the Lord for His vengeance upon those who took their lives. In my opinion these souls reside in paradise, which is "underneath" the altar, in some level of the heavenly realm,under the floor of the heavenly temple. That John only sees and hears from the martyrs does not negate the idea that other believer's souls are present also. I believe the effect of the seal is that these souls, are shown to be receiving "white robes", these robes represent their glorified bodies, therefore In my opinion what John is witnessing is in fact the resurrection of the dead in Christ, which would include these martyred for their faith throughout the age of grace. They receive their "robes" and are instructed to wait a little while longer until the number of their fellow servants who will also die as martyrs would also be completed. Those fellow servants would be what we call the tribulation martyrs.
Keeping Alert wrote:Mark, just wondering about your view that that the seals are opened quickly... do you think we will know the seals are opening before we are caught up at the 6th?
Also, if the souls under the altar are the OT faithful, what do you make of the account in Matthew 27:52,53 that says "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints that slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."
Keeping Alert wrote:Mark, just wondering about your view that that the seals are opened quickly... do you think we will know the seals are opening before we are caught up at the 6th?
Also, if the souls under the altar are the OT faithful, what do you make of the account in Matthew 27:52,53 that says "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints that slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."
Keeping Alert wrote:
Also, if the souls under the altar are the OT faithful, what do you make of the account in Matthew 27:52,53 that says "And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints that slept arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many."
Keeping Alert wrote:Thanks RT. It does give me a new angle to look at things.
Could I clarify something you posted?John sees souls under the heavenly altar of incense, it is an important point, that these are "souls" of the dead; believers who were martyred for their faith. They do not yet possess their glorified resurrected bodies. John hears them crying out to the Lord for His vengeance upon those who took their lives. In my opinion these souls reside in paradise, which is "underneath" the altar, in some level of the heavenly realm,under the floor of the heavenly temple. That John only sees and hears from the martyrs does not negate the idea that other believer's souls are present also. I believe the effect of the seal is that these souls, are shown to be receiving "white robes", these robes represent their glorified bodies, therefore In my opinion what John is witnessing is in fact the resurrection of the dead in Christ, which would include these martyred for their faith throughout the age of grace. They receive their "robes" and are instructed to wait a little while longer until the number of their fellow servants who will also die as martyrs would also be completed. Those fellow servants would be what we call the tribulation martyrs.
After they receive their robes which signifies their resurrection in Christ, where do they go to wait? I thought the dead in Christ would rise first and then we who are alive would be caught up in the air to meet our Lord Jesus Christ?
“How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also.
I believe the effect of the seal is that these souls, are shown to be receiving "white robes", these robes represent their glorified bodies, therefore In my opinion what John is witnessing is in fact the resurrection of the dead in Christ,
mark s wrote:I think the 5th seal signals a return to a Jewish dispensation, with "your brothers" is referring to their fellow Jews, who will then be persecuted. I think the "souls under the altar" are the OT faithful, who died under the first covenant.
Romans 8:23 - even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body
2 Cor 5:2 - For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
2 Cor 5:4 - For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened, not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon
I believe the effect of the seal is that these souls, are shown to be receiving "white robes", these robes represent their glorified bodies, therefore In my opinion what John is witnessing is in fact the resurrection of the dead in Christ,
mark s wrote:I think the 5th seal signals a return to a Jewish dispensation, with "your brothers" is referring to their fellow Jews, who will then be persecuted. I think the "souls under the altar" are the OT faithful, who died under the first covenant.
Romans 8:23 - even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body
2 Cor 5:2 - For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
2 Cor 5:4 - For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened, not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon
Here are my thoughts regarding the 5th seal...
RT you wrote
I believe the effect of the seal is that these souls, are shown to be receiving "white robes", these robes represent their glorified bodies, therefore In my opinion what John is witnessing is in fact the resurrection of the dead in Christ,
I am thinking that this is possible but you know that I am slanting to the 6th seal rapture because of the earthquake sign... of course, this is only a theory but if to keep everything in line, i.e. that every place that a resurrection is mentioned in the bible, an earthquake occurs, I would expect an earthquake at the 5th seal...
Keeping Alert wrote:
Mark, you wrote thismark s wrote:I think the 5th seal signals a return to a Jewish dispensation, with "your brothers" is referring to their fellow Jews, who will then be persecuted. I think the "souls under the altar" are the OT faithful, who died under the first covenant.
I am just wondering if this has to be so? I did a quick search on "fellowservants" (or servants) and "brethren" and did not find any clear distinction in their use for Jews vs non-Jews...
So, as I was reading the passage over and over again, a sudden thought came to my mind... they are in fact groaning...
And what does the bible talk about groaning?Romans 8:23 - even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body
2 Cor 5:2 - For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
2 Cor 5:4 - For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened, not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon
We all groan for the redemption of our body but perhaps none more than those who "were slain for the word of God"... those that had been decapitated, boiled in oil, sawn in two, burned at the stake, fed to the lions...
I think they are eagerly awaiting the 6th seal resurrection/rapture...
Just some quick thoughts while contemplating...
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
(Revelation 6:9-11 ESV)
Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
(Revelation 12:17 ESV)
mark s wrote:Keeping Alert wrote:
Mark, you wrote thismark s wrote:I think the 5th seal signals a return to a Jewish dispensation, with "your brothers" is referring to their fellow Jews, who will then be persecuted. I think the "souls under the altar" are the OT faithful, who died under the first covenant.
I am just wondering if this has to be so? I did a quick search on "fellowservants" (or servants) and "brethren" and did not find any clear distinction in their use for Jews vs non-Jews...
So, as I was reading the passage over and over again, a sudden thought came to my mind... they are in fact groaning...
And what does the bible talk about groaning?Romans 8:23 - even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body
2 Cor 5:2 - For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
2 Cor 5:4 - For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened, not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon
We all groan for the redemption of our body but perhaps none more than those who "were slain for the word of God"... those that had been decapitated, boiled in oil, sawn in two, burned at the stake, fed to the lions...
I think they are eagerly awaiting the 6th seal resurrection/rapture...
Just some quick thoughts while contemplating...
Hi KA,
These things are so, yes, but I look at what they are told to wait for, the rest of their brothers that would be killed as they were. If their wait ends with the 6th seal immediately following, they do not have long to wait. But we know many more would be killed.When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
(Revelation 6:9-11 ESV)
Compare this to . . .Then the dragon became furious with the woman and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
(Revelation 12:17 ESV)
There is a commonality between the two, but with a noticeable difference. In the latter passage, their testimony is of Jesus, while Jesus is not named in the former. This is partly why I see the former as coming from before Jesus incarnated, while those in Revelation 12, the rest who would be killed as they were, know Jesus.
Love in Christ,
Mark
I am currently pondering the significance of the seals being opened by "a Lamb as it had been slain" (4:6)
Revelation 4:5
5 Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
Revelation 5:6
6 And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.
Acts 2:1-4
1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
2 And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them.
4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.
Revelation 4:4
4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads.
Revelation 4:10-11
10 the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”
Revelation 5:8-10
8 When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
9 And they sang a new song, saying,
“Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
10 “You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God; and they will reign upon the earth.”
Revelation 1:4-6
4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace, from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,
5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and released us from our sins by His blood—
6 and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
Revelation 3:21
21 ‘He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
Hebrews 1:3
3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
Hebrews 9:22-26
22 And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
23 Therefore it was necessary for the copies of the things in the heavens to be cleansed with these, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24 For Christ did not enter a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
25 nor was it that He would offer Himself often, as the high priest enters the holy place year by year with blood that is not his own.
26 Otherwise, He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.
Hebrews 10:10-14
10 By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
11 Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins;
12 but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God,
13 waiting from that time onward until His enemies be made a footstool for His feet.
14 For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.
Keeping Alert wrote:Hi RT, Just to let you know that I am taking time to read (and re-read) your post![]()
christian_m0mmy wrote:Keeping Alert wrote:Hi RT, Just to let you know that I am taking time to read (and re-read) your post![]()
I agree! I could sit and read his posts for hours! Over and over I think "wow, he's right! why didn't I see that before!"
Exit40 wrote:
Ahem. Yes, She is spectacular.![]()
God Bless You
David
Exit40 wrote:christian_m0mmy wrote:Keeping Alert wrote:Hi RT, Just to let you know that I am taking time to read (and re-read) your post![]()
I agree! I could sit and read his posts for hours! Over and over I think "wow, he's right! why didn't I see that before!"
Ahem. Yes, She is spectacular.![]()
God Bless You
David
Not only do the four passages match up tightly, but Jesus would know the similarities and then be guilty of not clarifying that the one end time passage(s) do not match up with the other.
morpheus wrote:
I repeat, that there is nothing in this theory that prevents a match. Differences? Yes. But not unlike those found in the gospels about the life of Christ. So we harmonize because we can and because we should. Just like we harmonize the OT with the NT. Just like we harmonize I and II Samuel, I and II Kings with I and II Chronicles. Just like we harmonize Exodus and Numbers with Deuteronomy. Just like we harmonize the Pauline epistles. Get the pattern?
If one cannot harmonize, that is a huge clue you are not understanding something. Can't harmonize the info in Ezekiel 40-48 and Revelation 21? Guess what? You are missing something very important. Because they match and match tightly.
morpheus wrote:This is a pre-trib only forum and a question was asked concerning something about the pre-trib rapture occurring at the 6th seal. I responded that by looking only at Revelation, it was a good fit. However, when harmonizing Revelation with the Olivet Discourse there is a major problem - a problem that would undermine the pre-trib position. I did not argue for any other position.
Is my mind made up? I am always open to other information. I've flipped positions in the past and could do so again when somebody shows I am wrong. Had to do that a couple months ago due to what somebody wrote in another thread on this forum. I appreciate them pointing out something I didn't see. It is give and take.
If you don't like what I say then you are free to disagree. You are even free to list my mistakes. In fact, I would welcome that. However, do not attack the person. I am just another person trying to learn and share what I have learned. We are all on the same team here. There are watchers and then there are sleepers. Anybody who is a watcher is a friend of mine. We may agree on somethings and disagree on others. It is part of the process. Sorry if anyone thought I came across too strongly.
Daniel 9 puts this AOD at the midpoint of the seventieth seven. Jesus told us in the Olivet Discourse to make sure we understand Daniel. He pointed out there was something there that we needed to understand. While he did not tell us the clue directly, he told us where to look. I believe this is a pretty big key to understanding the Olivet Discourse. Knowing the timing of the AoD tells us the point where the second half of the Olivet Discourse jumps back to in the time sequence.
So after the AOD is when the persecution happens
and then after that is the sign of the son of man and the signs in the heavens. If the sixth seal in Revelation 6 matches up with these signs, then the 6th seal has to be after the AOD. If the 6th seal is the rapture, then the rapture is not pre-trib. It is not even mid-trib. It would be after that. So to maintain the pre-trib view, it is not possible for the 6th seal to be the rapture.
And that is why pre-trib has historically not linked up the 6th seal with the rapture. They place it at the beginning of the 70th seven. They have the signs in the heavens in the Olivet Discourse matching up with Rev 19 instead.
Revelation 6:12-17
12 I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;
13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.
14 The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
15 Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
16 and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;
17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
Revelation 16:10-21
10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain,
11 and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they did not repent of their deeds.
12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east.
13 And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs;
14 for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
15 (“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.”)
16 And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon.
17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, “It is done.”
18 And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty.
19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath.
20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe.
Matthew 24:29-31
29 “But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30 “And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
31 “And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
Isaiah 13:10
10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash forth their light;
The sun will be dark when it rises
And the moon will not shed its light.
Zephaniah 1:15
15 A day of wrath is that day,
A day of trouble and distress,
A day of destruction and desolation,
A day of darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
Joel 2:31
31 “The sun will be turned into darkness
And the moon into blood
Before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
Revelation 6:13
13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.
Matthew 24:32-33
32 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near;
33 so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door.
Isaiah 34:4
4 And all the host of heaven will wear away,
And the sky will be rolled up like a scroll;
All their hosts will also wither away
As a leaf withers from the vine,
Or as one withers from the fig tree.
Revelation 6:15-17
15 Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
16 and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;
17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
Revelation 16:13-14
13 And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs;
14 for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty.
Revelation 19:17-19
17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great supper of God,
18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small and great.”
19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army.
Luke 23:26-31
26 When they led Him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus.
27 And following Him was a large crowd of the people, and of women who were mourning and lamenting Him.
28 But Jesus turning to them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
29 “For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.’
30 “Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’
31 “For if they do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
Luke 21:36
36 “But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
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