Hello Brother: The Revelations set the Chronology with 9 "after these things" indicative of segmentation of time and events that take place over the seven year period of time.
Pretty much AGREE
(I suspect we differ *slightly* on the details of the timing of items falling within these "7 years, but basically pretty much AGREE).
And I agree there are
"9 'after these'" which
fall WITHIN the "7 year period"
(this does not mean I think that each mention of this is spaced something like "280 days apart"... just to be clear to the readers
)
We (the body of Christ) is first receiving [...] before returning to earth,
Pretty much agree.
(
note: I see the 24 elders, who say, "hast redeemed
US" as being the completed "Church WHICH IS HIS BODY" / or, at the very least
representing it/us)
but even after the church's rapture the kingdom of heaven continues to fill up [...].
Agreed.
More ppl will indeed be coming to faith in Christ
FOLLOWING "our Rapture" (while they are IN / EXPERIENCING what is commonly called the Tribulation period [the 7 year period])
Yet three and a half days past the middle of the week marks the point in which heaven is filled;
I suspect we differ
slightly as to the matter of what event / events mark the
MID-point.
I see the
"5th Trumpet [events] / 1st Woe unto the earth" as pretty much being the
MID-point (Rev9:
1,12 / Rev12:12,
9,14 / Rev8:
13;
the "abyss / bottomless pit" is
not opened more than ONCE during the 7-yr period;
and I see the "2Ws' 1260 days" as STRADDLING the two halves somewhat, with
THEIR "1260 days" concluding in the
"6th Trumpet [events] / 2nd Woe"... that being somewhat AFTER the MID-trib point [which is 5th Trumpet]);
...so while there are
9 mentions of "after these," I see 1:19c as like a summary intro statement...
...and I see 4:1's TWO mentions as speaking of the same thing (the 7 years' commencing point, so to speak);
... so that if you were to
list these mentions ("after these") out (
minus the INTRO summary one, and combining the two in 4:1), there would be a LIST of
SEVEN mentions... so (as I see it) it would be
the MIDDLE ONE of those SEVEN
(9:12) that I see as reflecting on what just took place surrounding the
MID-trib point / events ("5th Trumpet [events; 9:1] / 1st Woe unto the earth")...
...so you and I only differ
SLIGHTLY on the nitty-gritty details of the timing of certain items WITHIN the 7 Trib years...
...no biggie. = )
P.S. on this general point ^ ... This
doesn't mean I think
the mention of "after these"
in 7:9 is speaking of things within the first half (since it would be among the LISTED mentions falling in the LIST
before the 9:12 mention [
MID-trib events point])... since I see the phrase (in 7:14) "[coming out of] the
GREAT tribulation" to be referring specifically to the SECOND HALF of the 7 years... not that these folks don't EXIST in the first half... lol
And then (with the temple closed) the bowls of wrath begin.
...we only differ SLIGHTLY on the timing of this point, in particular (for reasons I explained a little, above).
There will be the surviving remnant that will be passing into the millennium; when thereafter, the full expression of what is being said in Daniel 7:14 is realized.
Pretty much AGREED.
Yes, I am among those who DO see a "
pre-trib" Rapture of "the Church WHICH IS HIS BODY" (us)... with more ppl coming to faith in Christ
FOLLOWING "our Rapture" (when they are IN the Trib); I've stated in past posts that "our Rapture" is a primary IMPETUS that helps Israel turn in faith to Christ... and it is THEY who
go on [in the Trib yrs] to DO the "INVITING" TO the
earthly MK age, which follows the 7 years and commences upon Christ's "RETURN"
to the earth (RETURNING *with* us / the Church WHICH IS HIS BODY)
