Revelation Chapter 18 seems to match the description of Jesus' second coming in Matthew 24:27-31 and the rapture in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17. What do you think?
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Rev. 1 is Jesus as seen in his Eternal Glory by John
Rev. 2 & 3 is the Church Age....Rev. 4:1 specifically bridges the two ages, it symbolizes the Pre Tribulation or Pre 70th Week Rapture as I like to call it............then comes the 70th week Events as seen below:
Rev. 4 & 5 is the Church seen in Heaven with her White Robes on, meaning Rev. 19:8 has already happened by that time. Rev. 4:4 proves 100% this is the Raptured Church, the 24 Elders sits at God's "THRONE", with "White Raiment" on and they have on CROWNS of Gold. Well, looking back in Rev. 2 & 3 we see in Rev. 2:10 that the Church who OVERCOMES will have Crowns on their heads, then in Rev. 3:5 we see those who overcome will have on White Raiment (Robes) and in Rev. 3:21 we see those who overcome via death will sit at God's THRONE. The 24 Elders are akin to 1 Chronicles 24 where we see the 24 Orders of the Priesthood, and in Rev. 1:6 and Rev. 5:9-10 we are called by God Kings and Priests, in those same two verses in Rev. 5 those mentioned are said to be the Redeemed of God, angels do not need Redeeming !! So, the Church can be seen in Heaven before the Seals are ever broken.
Rev. 6 is the Seals being broken, but they ARE NOT JUDGEMENTS, they are 7 Seals (meaning they are Divinely Sealed by God) which Seal up God's Wrath until the 7th Seal is taken off. Jesus whilst taking off each Seal is FORETELLING the Church in heaven what is soon to befall those back on earth, all this is still the first half of the 70th week, the Wrath falls in the middle of the 70th week. In Seals 1-5 Jesus foretells about the Anti-Christs soon to come actions, which starts at the 1260. 1.) He Conquers for 42 months 2.) He brings war for 42 months 3.) His wars brings Famine fir 42 months 4.) His rule will bring Sickness, Death and the Grave for 42 months, each is designated by a colored horse taken from Zechariah. The 5th Seal is the Anti-Christ/Beast killing the Gentiles who turn to Christ and the 2/3 Jews who did not repent and refused to flee Judea.
The 6th Seal is Jesus foretelling them about God's soon to come Wrath. It will turn the sun and moon dark and many people will die, well that only happens in Rev. 8 when an Asteroid hits the earth, Trumps 1-4 are all about this asteroid, but first Israel must Flee to Safety as seen in Rev. 7. The 7th Seal is over in Rev. 8 because that is when God's Wrath is LOOSED !! After the 1/3 (5 million Jews) have repented and fled Judea into the Mountains of Jordan (Petra/Bozrah).
Rev. 7 comes next, just before God's Wrath falls God has to get the 1/3 to repent, they do, then God says HOLD UP the Four Winds (Judgments) until the 144,000 (a CODE for All Israel who repents ASK for the mathematical code) are Sealed with the Holy Spirit like we are be being saved via Jesus blood) and PROTECTED [in the Petra area] Also NOOTICE, God tells the Angels to HURT NOT the Earth, Trees nor Seas until the 144,000 (5 Million Jews who repent) are Protected. Guess what Rev. 8 HURTS? You got it, the Earth, Trees and the Sea !! So, God' Wrath will not fall until Israel repents and are Protected in the Bozrah Area. To BACK THIS UP..................read Zech. 13:8-9 the 1/3 repent and then in the very next verse in Zech. 14:1-2 we see the DOTL arrives and Jerusalem is sacked !! Also, Malachi 4:5-6 says God will send Elijah back BEFORE the DOTL arrives, so Israel indeed repents JUST BEFORE God's Wrath falls in Rev. 8. The flash up to the Multitude in Heaven in verses 9-16 are the Pre 70th week Raptured Church.
Now we come to God's Wrath Chapters 2-7 are all in Chronological Order.
Rev. 8, 9 and 16 (really 15 & 16 are one chapter) are God's Wrath. In rev. 8 the Wrath comes by way of the 7th Seal being opened up. This Asteroid starts fires by coming apart in the air and burns 1/3 of the Trees (Trump #1) Then we see THE IMPACT in Trump #2, followed by the FALLOUT or fresh waters being poisoned in Trump #3 and finally in Trump #4 we see the Sun & Moon go dark via all the smoke of course. So, Rev. 8 is simply one asteroid impact as told about in four phases.
Rev. 9 continues the Trumpet Judgments, but as Rev. 8:13 says the final three Trumps are the coming Three Woes. We see Woe #1 (Trump #5) where Demons are freed from the Bottomless Pit. Then via Trump #6 or the 2nd Woe, we see 200 Million Angelic Army wiping out 1/3 of those who took the Mark of the Beast.
Rev. 16 continues the Chronological order of the Book of Revelation. Now we skip to the 3rd Woe or 7th Trump in Rev. 16, the 3rd Woe is ALL 7 Vials Combined. They emit from the 7th Trump of course. In Revelation 15 the Angels ready the Vials to be poured out, just like they readied the 7 Trumps to be sounded in Rev. 8, except that was ONE CHAPTER, likewise I think Rev. 15 & is ONE CHAPTER.
All of the other chapters are Parenthetical Citation Chapters I can explain later. They all cover 42 months except Rev. 14 which covers 1335 days, an d Rev. 14 and 19 which each cover 7 years, Rev. 14 is the Harvest Chapter and we get a flashback to the Pre Trib. Rapture in Rev. 14:14, in Rev. 19 we see the Bride BEFORE she gets her White Robes so that chapter covers 7 full years.