Timing of the Seals and Trumpets
I have come to believe that the Bible is describing three distinct time realities in the end times. The Bible describes three and a half years in the end times three different ways for three different reasons: Time, times, and half a time; 1,260 days; and 42 months are describing three different facets of the end times timeline. I think it relates to one being for the Church, one for Israel, and one for the world.
This is one thing I see that I didn't up until the last few months:
The prayers of the martyrs and the persecuted church in the 5th seal of Revelation win a war in the heavens that is fought by angels. The prayers of the Church cause Michael to stand up and win a war in heaven. When this happens, Satan is cast to the earth.
This war begins at the fifth seal and is won in the sixth seal. The picture we should have is Daniel interceding in Daniel 10, and 21 days later the glorious man shows up to speak with Daniel, aided by Michael. Michael stands up when people pray, is the point.
This is the story of the 5th and 6th seals:
Revelation 6:9When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.
10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
11Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
12I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
13And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
14Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
15And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
16and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
17“For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
This event is described in several places in the Bible...Rev 12:7, Isaiah 34:4, Isaiah 24:21-22
The stars falling like figs is describing Satan and his hosts cast out of the mid-heavens, and then the earth becomes their prison for "many days", also described as 'satan having a short time' in Rev 12:12 :
Isaiah 24:21It shall come to pass in that day
That the LORD will punish on high the host of exalted ones,
And on the earth the kings of the earth.
22They will be gathered together,
As prisoners are gathered in the pit,
And will be shut up in the prison;
After many days they will be punished.
23Then the moon will be disgraced
And the sun ashamed;
For the LORD of hosts will reign
On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
And before His elders, gloriously.
This is describing the same event as Revelation 6:12-17...complete with references to the signs in the sun and moon.
The "many days" is referring to 1,260 days described in Revelation 12.
This matters. This means that there is a 3.5 year span of time, that occurs in close proximity to a 42 month span of time, where the earth has become a prison for Satan and his demons and they, through the antichrist and the kings of the earth, go to war against Israel and the church. This time period clearly begins at the sixth seal, or immediately after Satan is cast to the earth, according to Revelation 12.
It is important to keep a soft heart, keep watching, and keep praying. The Lord is unsealing the book of Daniel right now and more understanding is available. This will be the case all the way to the return of Jesus. Don't over-develop what you think will happen, keep re-evaluating what you know to make sure it's what the Bible says. This is just a humble approach to understanding prophecy. Many great teachers have taught end time understanding with less information that we are getting every day as Jesus' return nears.
If we stay soft, we can keep learning and not miss the glorious events unfolding!
Ok. Here is the clear connection between the 6th seal and the beginning of the 1,260 days/42 months.
Revelation 12:7And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
8but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.
9So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.
11“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
12“Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”
The 42 month war against the saints starts AFTER Satan realizes his time is short:
Rev 12:13Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.
14But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
15So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.
16But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.
17And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 13:5And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.
6Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.
7It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
8All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
The sixth seal is the event that precedes the beginning of the 1,260 days for Israel and the 42 month war against the Church.
If we aren't willing to see things we didn't see before, then we will be unable to learn any more.
This is one thing I see that I didn't up until the last few months:
The prayers of the martyrs and the persecuted church in the 5th seal of Revelation win a war in the heavens that is fought by angels. The prayers of the Church cause Michael to stand up and win a war in heaven. When this happens, Satan is cast to the earth.
This war begins at the fifth seal and is won in the sixth seal. The picture we should have is Daniel interceding in Daniel 10, and 21 days later the glorious man shows up to speak with Daniel, aided by Michael. Michael stands up when people pray, is the point.
This is the story of the 5th and 6th seals:
Revelation 6:9When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.
10And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
11Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
12I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
13And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
14Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
15And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
16and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
17“For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
This event is described in several places in the Bible...Rev 12:7, Isaiah 34:4, Isaiah 24:21-22
The stars falling like figs is describing Satan and his hosts cast out of the mid-heavens, and then the earth becomes their prison for "many days", also described as 'satan having a short time' in Rev 12:12 :
Isaiah 24:21It shall come to pass in that day
That the LORD will punish on high the host of exalted ones,
And on the earth the kings of the earth.
22They will be gathered together,
As prisoners are gathered in the pit,
And will be shut up in the prison;
After many days they will be punished.
23Then the moon will be disgraced
And the sun ashamed;
For the LORD of hosts will reign
On Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
And before His elders, gloriously.
This is describing the same event as Revelation 6:12-17...complete with references to the signs in the sun and moon.
The "many days" is referring to 1,260 days described in Revelation 12.
This matters. This means that there is a 3.5 year span of time, that occurs in close proximity to a 42 month span of time, where the earth has become a prison for Satan and his demons and they, through the antichrist and the kings of the earth, go to war against Israel and the church. This time period clearly begins at the sixth seal, or immediately after Satan is cast to the earth, according to Revelation 12.
It is important to keep a soft heart, keep watching, and keep praying. The Lord is unsealing the book of Daniel right now and more understanding is available. This will be the case all the way to the return of Jesus. Don't over-develop what you think will happen, keep re-evaluating what you know to make sure it's what the Bible says. This is just a humble approach to understanding prophecy. Many great teachers have taught end time understanding with less information that we are getting every day as Jesus' return nears.
If we stay soft, we can keep learning and not miss the glorious events unfolding!
Ok. Here is the clear connection between the 6th seal and the beginning of the 1,260 days/42 months.
Revelation 12:7And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
8but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.
9So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down.
11“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
12“Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”
The 42 month war against the saints starts AFTER Satan realizes his time is short:
Rev 12:13Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child.
14But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
15So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood.
16But the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.
17And the dragon was enraged with the woman, and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 13:5And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.
6Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.
7It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.
8All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
The sixth seal is the event that precedes the beginning of the 1,260 days for Israel and the 42 month war against the Church.
If we aren't willing to see things we didn't see before, then we will be unable to learn any more.
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