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I have put together here the 7 seals of the book of Revelation/Apocalypse. I do not claim to know all these things absolutely, but simply put forward a plausible explanation, which shows that these things could have happened in written history.
Revelation 6:1-2
Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, "Come."
I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
I have skipped over this seal, as there have been several controversial explanations given of the white horse and rider. Some have said that this is Jesus and the Gospel Message, as there was no death associated with the conquering. Pointing also to the return of Jesus in Revelation 19 on a white horse.
Others have said it is the anti christ. Though because there is no death or bloodshed, this is debatable (not my intention to get side tracked into that)
But as I said, I have skipped over this to events after Christ, to show what has happened in history to fulfil these events and also to show where we are up to now in these prophetic events.
Revelation 6:3-4
When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come."
And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.
From the Catholic Encyclopedia there were originally 8 crusades, the knights taking an oath.
These were from…
The Red Horse (Revelation 6:3-4)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04543c.htm
Revelation 6:5
When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come." I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine."
Inflation due to shortages, supply and demand. Famines? Droughts?
Time frame would be around the 13th Century, give or take a hundred years. The duration of which is not given in the prophecy.
Some references are given to these cataclysmic events as happening around 13th century, with tree rings showing evidence. The climate changed radically causing lack of rainfall etc…
One Author has a book called The Little Ice Age How Climate Made History 1300 1850
Currently however, it is not as important in this chain of events, as the other events fit the time line sequence, and this famine event in itself is seen to have happened.
http://www.geol.vt.edu/profs/jas/3114-web/00ElNino/990520-WP_Extreme.html
Revelation 6:7-8
When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, "Come."
I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
Ashen/Pale Horse (Revelation 6:7-8)
http://nhnh.essortment.com/historyofblac_rrow.htm
Ashen/Pale Horse (Revelation 6:7-8)
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/WestEurope/SpanInqui.html
Ashen/Pale Horse (Revelation 6:7-8)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04543c.htm
Also Many wars in the Dark Ages/Middle Ages/Medieval
(a period of approximately 1000 years from 500AD-1500AD)
Revelation 6:9-11
When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained;
and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?"
And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also.
The people who were killed by the wars and persecution from these previous events.
Revelation 6:12-17
I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood;
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind.
The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.
Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
and they *said to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;
for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"
http://earthview.sdsu.edu/412b/krakatau/timspad.html
This chapter is in between 6th and 7th seals.
It describes the angel of God sealing God's people.
There are two main groups here…
The sons of Israel, being 144,000
And the Great Multitude of Gentiles, too many to count.
The Angel says that these are the ones who come out of the Great Tribulation.
There is no denying that there has already been a Great Tribulation.
There is however another Great Tribulation to come in regard with the Mark of the beast.
Revelation 8:1-6
When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.
And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand.
Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.
And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.
There is about half an hour of silence in heaven.
The 7 trumpets are given to the 7 Angels.
A golden censer filled with the fire of the altar is thrown to the earth
There are peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake
Revelation 8:7
The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
Specific to point of view of the area of the vision
This looks very much to be pointing at "The Great War" now known as World War One. (WWI) This conclusion is based on working backwards from the 5th Trumpet being in Iraq in 2003.
http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/links.html
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW.htm
Revelation 8:8-9
The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood,
and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Compton's Encyclopedia CD
http://www.bartleby.com/65/ww/WW2.html
Revelation 8:10-11
The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters.
The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.
The resulting fallout and radiation clouds blowing over many lands.
The poisoning of the water supply by
Effectively contaminating approximately a third of the rivers of Europe.
http://www.belarusguide.com/chernobyl1/ctrace.html
http://www.un.org/ha/chernobyl/
Revelation 8:12-13
The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way.
Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!"
http://www.kuwait-info.org/Gulf_War/chronology_of_kuwait_crisis.html
http://visearth.ucsd.edu/VisE_teach/SpaceMath/StatsKuwait.html
http://www.users.cloud9.net/~bradmcc/cgi-bin/vuImag3.pl?i=167
Revelation 9:1-3
Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him.
He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.
Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Revelation 9:4-6
They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man.
And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.
Revelation 9:7-10
The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men.
They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions.
They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle.
They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months.
Revelation 9:11-12
They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon.
The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.
This is the first trumpet which gives this many details. This means we have more things to line up to identify the events.
The war on Iraq, more specifically the bombing of Baghdad, started on the 19th of March 2003. This entailed Tomahawk Missiles and Airforce Bombers. The first of which would have the appearance of a star falling from heaven to earth. (verse 1)
Saddam had prepared large oil pits and set them on fire to act as a smoke screen all around the city, in an effort to cloud visibility for the bombs and missiles. The pit would appear to be a bottomless pit on fire to one who had never seen nor considered such a thing. The smoke blocked out the sun and darkened the air.(verse 2)
Through the smoke advanced the Apache Helicopter Gunships, which resemble a locust with a scorpion tail. (verse 3)
Called Operation Iraqi Freedom, it had some criteria as a framework to work within.
As the war went on, many military operations were put into effect with specialised goals. One such operation named Operation Desert Scorpion, started on the 16th June 2003 and lasted for 5 months (150 days), till Operation Iron Hammer took over on the 12th November 2003. (verses 5 & 10)
"Operation Desert Scorpion USA Iraq" - "16 6 2003 - 12 11 2003" = 888
"Operation Desert Scorpion" - "Revelation 9:5" = 888 (see calculator program*)
The power of a scorpion sting is in its tail. It poisons resulting in sickness and the bodies effects of dealing with poison which many would rather die than experience. Certainly during such a poisoning, people have been known to state that they wish they were dead.
The top of the Apache Longbow Model has a "crown" like dome for advanced electronics sensors. (verse 7)
The Apache Helicopters make up what is termed as an AIR Calvary. They line up along side each other behind the crest of hills ready to pounce on their targets. The fire control radar housed in their domes, allocate targets to each other, so that they all attack in the formation of a Calvary of horse charging forward. (verse 7)
The description of the pilots of the locusts is given as the faces of men with hair like women. Apache Helicopter pilots have helmets on, which have a variety of attachments which could be seen as hair adornments. Their teeth are seen as being like lions teeth, perhaps referring to their missiles and or the pair of wheels landing gear that hang down with a "2 fangs" look. (verse 8)
Also we see that verse 11, which is in effect 9:11, points to the leader of the "locusts". We all know that the events of September 11, 2001, called colloquially as 911, triggered of the war on terror, resulting in the excuse to invade Iraq, and put Saddam Hussein out of power.
We see that the "locusts" army does the Lord God's bidding in ridding the area of the evil regime and delivering those with the seal of God in their foreheads. We also see that the title given to the leader is the spiritual leader from the abyss, called the Destroyer. (see more below in summary)
See Iraq 2003 5th trumpet verse by verse
Note: due to the world dates of Australia being 12 to 18 hours ahead of USA (with a variation of 1 hour for daylight saving time), there are variations in the dates, as I recorded these from the News Reports in Australia.
News reports from Global Security Web Site
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraqi_freedom.htm (Iraqi Freedom)
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/desert_scorpion.htm (Desert Scorpion)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,102904,00.html (Iron Hammer)
Up to this point all the events above have already happened. Which is the main point of this document, to show what has already been, and that they have happened in chronological order according to the Scriptures from Revelation 6 to Revelation 9.
Beyond this point, there are some definite aspects which are described and can be verified for those who investigating these things. The rest will be revealed in its time.
Revelation 9:13-15
Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates."
And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind.
Revelation 9:16-19
The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
And this is how I saw in the vision the horses and those who sat on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and brimstone.
A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths.
For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm.
Revelation 9:20-21
The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk;
and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts.
The Euphrates River location plays a part in this war. It would seem to start around there and move out from there to other regions. It looks like it could be an extension of current War in Iraq, but may happen some time later, if perhaps a radical group gains the government of Iraq.
The number of people taking part in this war is stated as the number of armies being 200 Million. In this conflict a third of mankind is killed (in this area?) would amount 66.6 Million from the armies. A third of the whole would be much more and be a couple of billion.
The weapons of modern warfare are seen described here.
The modern tanks and their fire power. At the time of the vision, there was not known anything to do with gunfire and cannons or large artillery shells and so forth. Ironically, the modern word for triggering a weapon is the word "FIRE". It is also used descriptively as weapons firing and even conflict between opposing soldiers as fire fights.
The side effect of a weapon being fired is that it shoots out fire out of the barrel, along with smoke and the residue of the propellent including the smell of burnt propellent. With gunpowder, the major smell left over is that of sulphur the modern name of the ancient word "brimstone".
The colours of the tanks and Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) are described as fire, hyacinth and brimstone. Sulphur/brimstone is yellowish in colour. Very much the colour of the desert camouflaged armoured vehicles. (verse 17) Also the heads like lions may well refer to the roaring noise that the Head/front guns make when they fire out of their "mouths".
The Bradley Fighting Vehicle has forward big guns (not as large as tanks) and carries troops in its tail, which has a tail gate that opens up so they can be deployed. Generally when they exit they take cover, and lie on their bellies, and move along the ground wiggling much like a snake, fitting with the description given. (verse 19) There are a variety of Bradley's designed for specific tasks, from a traditional APC look to a having rockets on their turrets as in the line backer models.
As these events will not be recognised by many as being the fulfilment of prophecies, many will continue as they have in their sinful ways. Many in religions which have compromised in the name of "equality" will continue to adhere to the false doctrines which go against Scripture. (verses 20 & 21)
After the war that is the worst war in the history of the world, killing at least 66.6 million, perhaps even up as high as 2.2 billion, there will be a desire for peace. A treaty with the many as mentioned in the Prophet Daniel 9:27. Such a treaty will be forced upon those who still want to fight. There will be dissension and hypocrisy with the words of diplomacy, where not everyone's heart will be in it. Conflicting religions less tolerant of each other will sign for peace, but still hate each other.
The result of this will be a peace that seems sweet in the mouth, but after it is eaten, will be bitter in the stomach. This is described in the little scroll of Revelation Chapter 10.
The prophet Daniel says that the Peace Covenant will be for 7 years, but in the middle of the 7 years it will be the "freedom" of the religious rights will be ended.
Revelation 10:6 says there will be delay no longer. That in these days of the 7th Angel, when he is about to sound, the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets.
At this time of the peace treaty being made, those who have been watching the signs of the times, will recognise this as being the beginning of the last 7 years, the final week of Daniel's 70 weeks.
At this time, many will be telling others of these things. These will be the people who know their God taking action as in Daniel 11:32-35. They will display great strength, some versions say, do great exploits. Those who have insight will give understanding to many. This lines up with the testimony of the Two Witnesses from Revelation Chapter 11.
Those who see themselves in this role, will know that they will have protection by God. I believe these to be those who know their God, described as two witnesses, the two olive branches, the two lamps that are before God. These are further backed up by Paul who describes the Gentiles as being grafted into the vine as the wild olive and the tribes of Israel as being the original olive vine. Jesus Himself said that He is the true vine, and that apart from Him we can do nothing.
Jesus also said that the things that He did, those who believe, will do these and greater things. (John 14:12)
Jesus saying to the Jews, you are the light of the world (Matthew 5:14-16)
All who came to know Jesus as the Messiah, and follow Him in Spirit and in Truth also are lights of the world. All who know God fellowship with Him and indeed His temple in which the Holy Spirit in dwells.
After the two witnesses have done their testimony for 1260 days, they are overpowered by the beast from the abyss and lie dead in the streets for 3 and a half days. They are raised from the dead and God calls them up to heaven in the presence of their enemies.
Then there is a great earthquake and a 10th of the city falls, and 7,000 people are killed.
The last trumpet.
The entire 5 verses speak in the past tense that the Kingdom is now in control of God and has begun His reign.
I do not pretend to know anymore than what is written than you reading this.
As to the timing of this trumpet, it does not start any other events, as with the 7th seal starts the trumpets. However, the sequence has not altered since the first seal till now, so it would seem logical to assume that it may very well continue in sequence. There are those however, who think that the time overlaps at some stages in the book of Revelation. That perhaps some sections reiterate previous events with different angles on the details.
The events yet to come here after with the bowls effecting those who have taken the mark, seem to all be in sequence. See the summary of events at the bottom of this page for more details.
A reiteration of the birth of Jesus Christ and the spiritual battle where dragon is hurled to the earth with a third of the stars (Fallen Angels - now demons) from heaven being hurled with him.
The final persecution of the saints, which are the spiritual offspring of Jesus takes up in verses 13 to 17.
At this time, those who are left which believe in God have a place prepared for them in the wilderness. Those who have the sense to flee from the evil that they see happening in the world.
They will fly to a place in the wilderness on jet aircraft where they will have God's protection from the dragon, and have food sustenance for the final period of 1260 days/(42 months/times time and half a time).
Those who do not heed the signs and ignore the spirit's witness in their hearts to flee, will be persecuted. The time will be a great tribulation of imprisonment and eventually death for those who refuse to worship the beast, its image and take the Mark of the Beast. These are shown in the next 2 chapters, with a warning that it is better to be put to death, than conform to the will of the beast. For all who take the mark, or worship the beast and his image are damned by that choice. For such is to choose sides, of this life with the devil, or of eternal life with God. Such is called the hour of testing. Those who are faithful to God will be spared from this hour of testing.
The first 5 verse describe the 144,000 the first fruits of God standing with Lamb/Jesus on Mount Zion.
Then 3 angels come forth.
Next comes the harvest of the saints (pre wrath rapture)
Then the harvest of the grapes/sinners for the winepress to be trodden out at with the wrath of God.
The rest of the chapters come what may with the Bowls of the Wrath of God and the setting up of the kingdom of God etc…
As we can see the 2003 war in Iraq is indeed the 5th Trumpet.
The events to come after these things are a horrible war starting from around the Euphrates river. In this war as much as a third of mankind are killed, whether this be the area of the war, or the whole world is not yet known. These wars are imminent, and have their foundation in perversion of the definition "Holy Wars" of radical Islam and the defence from such evils. God foreknew all these things, the triggers and the results of the triggers.
After the major war, comes the peace treaty, with many ideals having trying to make some peace, yet the ideals so different that such a peace cannot last too long.
The eventual rise to power of the anti christ will be to want to abolish all religions, and make one religion with all worshipping him as the one true God.
Part of the tool of the anti christ is to Mark as many as he can with his seal, as opposing the true God's seal. This Mark has been identified as a Personal Identity number, in the form of an electronic device about the size of a grain of rice. Called an ID CHIP. It works using Radio Frequency technology shorted as RF.
God has put forward warnings in the Scriptures about these things, and says, let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast. God has inspired people how to do this, and has provided modern tools to do this using computer programs.
These programs show God's design with many keywords verifying their authenticity, which for those who have been working on these calculators, have come to know as miraculous, logical evidence which proves that God is real, and that God is in control of these signs.
The "RF-ID-CHIP" = 666 in the calculator program. There are many more signs, over several thousand which are revealed with this particular program, with the names surrounding God and Jesus adding up to 888, the number of Jesus in the Greek Letter/Numerals. It is not difficult to understand, but there is a learning curve to understanding these things. One may ask why something is, but once one sees that so many things are, it shows that a leap of faith is required beyond our understanding, and in doing so we can then understand looking back in hindsight. But we must first look in order to see. If we don't look we will not see. Beyond our understanding, yet an understanding given after the fact by God, was how these things became understood by the author.
Those who are left in the areas where the ID CHIP will be imposed will suffer persecution, and even death for refusing to take the Mark. Those who have been wise enough to see it coming and get out of those areas, will go to places of refuge in the wilderness prepared by God. No one will be able to buy food without these "ID CHIP MARKS" = 666.
The calculator computer program does much more than show the number of the beast. It shows many signs and aligns keywords and Scriptures to confirm things which seem to fulfil Scripture.
"SCRIPTURES" = 888
The war in IRAQ in 2003, had Operation Desert Scorpion, and the verse in Revelation 9:5 is where the 5 months torment is mentioned. If we subtract them mathematically using the calculator program we get "Operation Desert Scorpion" - "Revelation 9:5" = 888, again verifying the 5 months duration and key words. As we can see, the seal of the devil is 666, and the seal of God is revealed as a sign of 888. Both are revealed as miracles from God.
The name Jesus was to be given in the prophecy from Isaiah 7:14 was "Immanuel" meaning God with us. If we put that into the calculator including the quotes, we also get 888. All this and more is nothing short of a miracle. In fact "Signs Miracles" = 888. "Righteous God" = 888 and much more you can see on the web site.
http://beast666.faithweb.com/888_Gods_Signature.htm/
We find this calculator program also gives other key words revealing the validity of some bible doctrines, which have been discarded in these last days, including homosexuality as an acceptable act. While God loves all mankind, it is the deeds which they do which bring about punishment and even wrath. The warnings are here with overwhelmingly logical proof miracles in the languages, and yet people don't want to see these things and hold to their ways in defiance. This unfortunate deception will keep them in their sins, and have to face death instead of taking the ID CHIP Mark, else they will too suffer for eternity as a result.
Jesus says that when we see all these things, that we should rejoice and know that our redemption is near. We are not to worry or fear, but to simply trust in God for all things. God knows all things and there are no coincidences in regards to God. All is in a plan to save as many of mankind as possible. "Gods Coincidences" = 888. The key is to simply trust God and do not doubt. Love God and love one another.
We are not to be violent. As Jesus said, If my kingdom were of this world, then my disciples would be fighting. We are to trust in God, that the battle is spiritual, and that God is our victor. We simply believe and in doing so have the victory with all sorts of miracles according to the extent of trust in Him, knowing that nothing is impossible for Him and that He loves us.
Consider the trust of Daniel and his friends, with the lions den, and the great furnace that they were thrown into for not bowing down to worship the king.
Daniel 6:16 (Delivered from the Lions Den)
Daniel 3:13-25 (Delivered from the Furnace)
And read about the faith power of Elijah calling down fire from heaven consuming those armies which sought to take him by force. (2 Kings 1:10)
So now that we can see these things have happened are happening and will happen, we also know that God is real and also that there is a spiritual battle going on for hearts and minds against the enemies of God, that being the devil and his fallen angels and all they can deceive to lose their eternal souls.
Now that we see these as true, the choice becomes obvious that we should believe God and not the lies of the devils propaganda and that we should trust God and indeed have to trust God for everything.
Submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee. It is a spiritual battle and not a physical battle. It is between you and God and not with any official organisation of religion or denomination. Prayer and talk to God, He knows every thought, and everything you will do. Where ever you are, God knows that you would be there and when. Expect that God will always be with you.