Revelation 6:17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?”
The end times or the tribulations will be coming to pass before long. Just before the tribulations, there will be the rapture of the church. (See the post on the Rapture of the Church.) While millions of Christians have been raptured, the judgment of those who rejected Christ is beginning.
Before you read this post, read Revelation 6 and 7.
Can people who miss the Rapture still be saved? Yes, but…
While Revelation describes God’s judgment, there are also significant efforts of God to continue reaching out to people to confess and accept Christ. There will be strong resistance from the ruling leadership to stop people from accepting Christ. All Christian Churches are gone, so the effort to accept Christ will require great strength, patience, and suffering.
Chapter Six records the vision John saw of the Lamb of God (Jesus) opening the seven seals of the scroll Jesus received. Each seal represents some judgment from God on the world.
Four Horsemen and Riders
The vision of the four colored horses and their riders is the first four seals opened. These are not specific men but rather worldly judgments assigned to each horse and rider.
1st Seal: The White Horse – the rider has a bow, a crown, and the ability to conquer. This event is probably with the antichrist leader, who will be a man of war like the world has never seen.
2nd Seal: The Red Horse – the rider is given the ability to take peace from the earth. People will begin to kill one another all over the world with rage.
3rd Seal The Black Horse – the rider had a pair of scales in his hands —very high prices for needs. A loaf of bread will cost a day’s wages.
4th Seal The Pale Horse – the rider is called Death and Hades. Power was given to him (and probably from the effects of the previous horses mentioned) to kill a fourth of the earth with the sword, hunger, and the beasts of the world.
Martyrs and Evangilists
5th Seal: Cry of the Martyrs – From verses 9 to 11, John sees all the souls who had been slain during the tribulation because of their faith in Christ. They did not believe before the rapture, but after witnessing all that was happening, these people stayed strong but were killed for their faith.
6th Seal Cosmic Disturbances – In a great earthquake, the sun becomes black, and the moon is like blood. The stars fell to earth, and the sky rolled up like a scroll. (John was shown what would happen in the future. It almost seems like a nuclear war. John is doing his best to describe what he is seeing.)
During the 6th seal, God has 144 sealed Israelites to go throughout the world, calling people to accept Christ before it is too late. The Day of the Lord is coming, and everyone will stand before God to give an account of their life.
NOTE: some of the seal’s effects will continue for several or all years of tribulation.
Now is the easiest time to be a believer.
Please be ready for the rapture of the church. Do you follow Christ? Now is the easiest time to be a believer. Find a church that preaches truth and repentance. It would be better to be with Christ in heaven than to suffer on earth. God’s judgment is coming.
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