The Seventh Seal concludes the events of the Second
Coming. In Revelation 8:1 we are told, “And when he had
opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven
about the space of half an hour.”
Why is there silence in Heaven? It happens when the
Heavens depart like a scroll and the great day of His Wrath
comes. It is the Second Coming of Jesus.
Why the silence? It appears Heaven is silent because
its inhabitants are watching the Rapture of the church.
The Bible says when Jesus comes to Earth, the dead
in Christ will raise from the graves immortal. Those who
are alive and have been born again will be changed
from mortal beings to immortal beings. They will then be
caught up to meet the Lord in the air with those who are
raised from the dead.
This is the bride of Jesus Christ being caught up to meet
her Bridegroom in the air. All of Heaven will be watching
this pivotal final event, the Marriage of the Lamb. The
Apostle Paul described this incredible event in
1 Thessalonians 4:13-17:
“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning
them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even
as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus
died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in
Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by
the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain
unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which
are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven
with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with
the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the
air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
After the 30 minutes of silence, Revelation 8:2-4 describes
the events occurring in Heaven: “And I saw the seven
angels which stood before God; and to them were given
seven trumpets.” (They are not told to blow them yet; they
are just given the trumpets.) “And another angel came and
stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was
given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with
the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was
before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which
came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before
God out of the angel’s hand.” When we pray, our prayers
may not be answered immediately but they are bottled up
and stored until the day of God’s Wrath.
The last description of the Seventh Seal is given in
Revelation 8:5, “And the angel took the censer, and filled
it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there
were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an
earthquake.”
We also see this same event at the Seventh Trumpet
and the Seventh Vial. This provides absolute proof the
Seventh Seal, Seventh Trumpet and Seventh Vial are all
the same event.
The Seventh Trumpet is described in Revelation 11:15,
“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.” Revelation 11:19 concludes
the account of the Seventh Trumpet with the declaration,
“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.”
When the Seventh Vial is poured out in Revelation 16:17,
we are told, “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.”
The words of verse 17 are so ominous and so final, “It is
done.” The same declaration contained in the Seventh
Seal and Seventh Trumpet is repeated one more time
in Revelation 16:18, “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.”
This illustrates conclusively that the Rapture is described
in the Seventh Seal, Seventh Trumpet and Seventh Vial.
This also allows us to understand the Book of Revelation
is not in chronological order from front to back. The Seals
are the long story ending at the Second Coming, the
Trumpets are the short story ending at the Second Coming
and the Vials are the even shorter story also ending at the
Second Coming. Endtime.com
Coming. In Revelation 8:1 we are told, “And when he had
opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven
about the space of half an hour.”
Why is there silence in Heaven? It happens when the
Heavens depart like a scroll and the great day of His Wrath
comes. It is the Second Coming of Jesus.
Why the silence? It appears Heaven is silent because
its inhabitants are watching the Rapture of the church.
The Bible says when Jesus comes to Earth, the dead
in Christ will raise from the graves immortal. Those who
are alive and have been born again will be changed
from mortal beings to immortal beings. They will then be
caught up to meet the Lord in the air with those who are
raised from the dead.
This is the bride of Jesus Christ being caught up to meet
her Bridegroom in the air. All of Heaven will be watching
this pivotal final event, the Marriage of the Lamb. The
Apostle Paul described this incredible event in
1 Thessalonians 4:13-17:
“But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning
them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even
as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus
died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in
Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by
the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain
unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which
are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven
with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with
the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the
air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”
After the 30 minutes of silence, Revelation 8:2-4 describes
the events occurring in Heaven: “And I saw the seven
angels which stood before God; and to them were given
seven trumpets.” (They are not told to blow them yet; they
are just given the trumpets.) “And another angel came and
stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was
given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with
the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was
before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which
came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before
God out of the angel’s hand.” When we pray, our prayers
may not be answered immediately but they are bottled up
and stored until the day of God’s Wrath.
The last description of the Seventh Seal is given in
Revelation 8:5, “And the angel took the censer, and filled
it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there
were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an
earthquake.”
We also see this same event at the Seventh Trumpet
and the Seventh Vial. This provides absolute proof the
Seventh Seal, Seventh Trumpet and Seventh Vial are all
the same event.
The Seventh Trumpet is described in Revelation 11:15,
“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.” Revelation 11:19 concludes
the account of the Seventh Trumpet with the declaration,
“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.”
When the Seventh Vial is poured out in Revelation 16:17,
we are told, “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.”
The words of verse 17 are so ominous and so final, “It is
done.” The same declaration contained in the Seventh
Seal and Seventh Trumpet is repeated one more time
in Revelation 16:18, “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.”
This illustrates conclusively that the Rapture is described
in the Seventh Seal, Seventh Trumpet and Seventh Vial.
This also allows us to understand the Book of Revelation
is not in chronological order from front to back. The Seals
are the long story ending at the Second Coming, the
Trumpets are the short story ending at the Second Coming
and the Vials are the even shorter story also ending at the
Second Coming. Endtime.com
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