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@Evmur, just as I suspected , so I went ahead with a new thread, and your
are cordially invited, upon moderator approval for 'public display," of course:

https://christianchat.com/threads/rapture-cordial-only-discussion.213504/post-5210155

Please Be Very Richly Encouraged, Edified, and Comforted In Christ,
And In His Word Of Truth, Rightly Divided.

Amen.

I think it is easier to know when the Great Tribulation is over and God's wrath begins.



Matt 24:29 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:

The Tribulation is over with the sign of the Sun and the Moon. Then begins the Wrath of God.

Rev 6:12 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;

Rev 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?

The wrath is also document here as when it starts. So it starts after the 7th seal and the 7th trumpet is sounded.

Rev 16-18 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. 16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 17 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. 18 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.

^

"moon into/became as blood"

is entirely distinct, in both appearance and as to time-slot, from that of

"moon shall not give her light"




the first one is said to be "BEFORE the GREAT" (before the "GREAT" aspect of the trib yrs; so occurring in the first half, just as seal #6 shows);

the other one is said to take place "AFTER" the "GREAT" tribulation (so, after the second half of the trib is concluded, i.e. at the GREAT trib's END-Matt24:29-31)

Or...it is simply decreation language symbolizing judgment.

^ @Cameron143 , if your post is addressing my post (I can't be sure ),

"judgment" will span from Seal #1 clear through Vial #7 (Rev4-5 is describing a courtroom-type setting... just before Seal #1 commences); but none of this negates the sequence and timing language we find...

What is the purpose of the book of Revelation?

I sense a lot of it has to do with revealing insight from believers and to give hope for the final plan From the lord.

Revelation 1:19...Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter,...

So now you have the purpose. Before, I gave you the time frame. Now you just need to figure out how the book lays out the things that were seen, the things which are, and the things that will be hereafter.

quite incredible I was just thinking about why Was John chosen to write the book of revelation.

He was likely the only Apostle left at that point.

maybe, I was just thinking it right before you posted rev 1.9 talk about coincidence.

I would imagine tho God was really the one that wrote it,

I wondered what the reason John is said to be Jesus,es favourite I never did find out why

Of course the Holy Spirit wrote it through him. And I doubt Jesus loved one disciple more than another. The phrase...disciple that Jesus loved...was simply a way of speaking about himself.

Jesus even called Judas, "Friend." It's not like He did not love any of them...

Reminds of the saying, "You are unique... just like everybody else." .

Wrong thread. That's for oxymorons.

2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Paul plainly says that the gathering of the saints unto Christ cannot occur until there is a fallen away first which is the response of the world to the Gospel which the nations governments came together and stopped the preaching of the Gospel, and the belief in a personal God giving heed to the new age movement that people are evolving to be spiritual, and there is no God.

And the man of sin claims to be God which happens in the middle of a 7 years period which the stopping of the truth by the nations governments allowed the man of sin to be able to rule over them.

God is giving the world 7 years to have their way, and cause all people who do not love Him to follow the New Age Christ, and when they do then He will end sin on Earth.

There is no pre 7 years period resurrection.

The saints cannot be gathered unto Christ until the man of sin claims to be God which happens in the middle of the 7 years period.

The first three and one half years the world has salvation available to them so the saints will remain on Earth.

When the world takes the mark of the beast then the saints can be gathered unto Christ.

But the Bible says the beast makes war against the saints and prevails against them, and they are given in to his hands for three and one half years, and when he shall accomplish to scatter the power of the holy people all things are finished.

Which then comes the end when the Son shall deliver up the kingdom to the Father, and then He will put down all power, authority, and rule.

Rev 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Rev 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

The saints are on Earth when the beast claims to be God in the middle of the 7 years period for he blasphemes against God, and His tabernacle, which he would not have to do that if the saints were not on Earth.

And the wrath of God is not in the 7 years period for the world has salvation for the first three and one half years so the wrath of Gid would not be there.

And the beast has power over all nation, kindreds, and tongues, for the last three and one half years, which he would not have the power unless God let him have that power so the wrath of God is not there.

United Nations has been operating since 1945 to work for peace on Earth, and now they want a one world government, and to produce the New Age Christ.

The nations are working together using controlled conflict brings about controlled change like WW1, League of Nations, WW2, United Nations, and now a one world government.

When Israel and Hamas started fighting the nations divided themselves spewing out threats, and warnings, to divide the world in to 2 big groups siding with Israel, or the Arabs.

This is a scare tactic to get the people of the world to be on board for a one world government.

And to set the stage for the New Age Christ to negotiate peace in the Middle East resulting in a 7 years peace treaty, which will stop the fighting between Israel, and the Arabs, and stop the fighting in the world.

He will be considered a great man of peace, and will speak like no other man they heard speak understanding dark sentences, and will become the biggest player on the world scene.

The world will be split in to 10 sections with a leader in each section who will support the New Age Christ along with the newly elected Pope which is why Pope Francis elected 72% of the Cardinals.

Republican and Democrat top leaders are actually working together.

The one world government will be a balance between democracy and communism, and the unified religious system a balance between atheist and spirituality, which they believe they are evolving to be spiritual, and their higher power the God of forces, or the power of nature.

For the first three and one half years they will prepare the cities to move all people in to the cities, and at the end of that time all people will be moved in to the cities, and no development can happen outside city limits, and the people are the police force of the cities.

Which is United Nations Agenda 21 a sustainability act which 179 nations agreed to it in 1992.

Rev 13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
Rev 13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
Rev 13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

chi xi stigma
khee xee stig'-ma
The 22nd, 14th and an obsolete letter (G4742 as a cross) of the Greek alphabet (intermediate between the 5th and 6th), used as numbers; denoting respectively 600, 60 and 6; 666 as a numeral: - six hundred threescore and six.

stigma
stig'-mah
From a primary word στίζω stizō (to “stick”, that is, prick); a mark incised or punched (for recognition of ownership), that is, (figuratively) scar of service: - mark.

They will be given a microchip under the skin linked to satellite like a GPS tracking system for humans which they will be able to track people, and know of their location on Earth, and can see what they are doing.

If a crime happens they will know who was in the area, and how close they were to the crime scene.

This will cut out judges, lawyers, and the now known police force.

All information about the person will be on the chip including finances for it is the world economic system which no person can buy or sell without that chip.

All people who oppose them not taking the microchip they will go against them.

They talk about angel numbers and the angel number 666 which they believe is a number that exalts people.

They want to convince the world if they embrace the number 666 that they will have power through nature to transform to a world of peace, and advance, and evolve to be spiritual, and a god, along with the New Age Christ.

The occult believes in the power of numbers, and the adding, timing, and grouping of numbers that they believe will give them more power through nature.

6 is the number of a person, or the soul of a person, so the New Age Christ assigned himself the number 666, a triple 6, for he believes it will give him more power through nature to succeed.

666 is a number that exalts people which they will believe there is no God, and people are evolving to be spiritual, and a god.

God is allowing the world to go against the truth so He can end sin on Earth so the saints will remain on Earth for the 7 years period for if they leave before that time then how does the world go against the truth for 7 years when the saints represent the truth.

2Ti 2:16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
2Ti 2:17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
2Ti 2:18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

When the resurrection does not happen before the 7 years period it will overthrow the faith of some people.

2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,
2Th 2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2Th 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Paul said let no person deceive you by any means.

do you mean because he believed
you know just thinking about this some more if you really read John 1.9 isn't this God ordaining John to be a prophet

Who is the people Paul is writing to?

John 1:9 is speaking about Jesus.