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My initial idea for all three of my 'study' threads was to "present the study" in a step-by-step explanatory method - how I arrived at the conclusions that I had in these studies. Until I could find / make the time to do so - I thought it might be useful to let everyone view the 'charts' that I had made for each -- so that people could have a "pre-view"...
Well -- between not seeming to be able to do such -- and, because people did not seem to REALLY be interested in trying to understand it from my perspective -- I got very discouraged, and essentially "gave up on it"... ( the "present the study" part )
It has become very difficult to convince myself that I should spend so much time and energy - that I don't really have that much of - trying to explain . . . if all they want to do is "trash-talk" it...
I believe that the 'seals' have "unfolded slowly" over the past ~2000 years even to this time and continuing until the Second Coming of Christ.
I believe that the 'trumpets' will "unfold" in a considerally shorter period of time - no less than 3.5 years, but could be a bit longer.
I believe that the 'vials' will "unfold" in a very short period of time - hours to days - at the Second Coming of Christ.
With all of the "extremist" debate that goes on around here between those who believe "all end-times prophesy is past" and those who believe "all end-times prophesy is future" ----- I have been trying to get them all to see that the truth actually lies "somewhere between" these 'extremes'.