The Seals, the Trumpets, the Thunders, the Vials
The Seven Seals:
The first four seals are four horses. We see the same four horses in Zechariah chapter 6 where we are given additional information about each. We are told that these are four “spirits” (Zechariah 6:5)
1) The White Horse – the “Spirit” of Catholicism. The Pope has white robes, white car, white pope mobile, white helicopter, and white airplane.
2) The Red Horse – the “Spirit” of Communism. The officially recognized color of Communism is red; Red Russia, Red China. The rider of this horse has a great sword. Russia and China are mighty military powers.
3) The Black Horse – the “Spirit” of Capitalism. The officially recognized color of Capitalism is black. The black horse goes into the North Country (Zech 6:6). Almost all capitalist countries are in the northern hemisphere.
4) The Pale (chloros or green) Horse – the “Spirit” of Islam. Death and Hell followed. The official color of Islam is green. The Pale horse is given power over 1/4 of the earth. 1.5 billion people are Muslim – 1/4 of the earth. Muslim people dress in green clothing and scarves, use green flags, etc. Islam clearly promotes a culture of death.
5) The Souls under the Altar begins the great tribulation spoken of by Jesus in Matt 24. Perfect sequencing with the fourth seal – the rise of Islam, beheadings and the culture of death.
6) The Day of the Lord
7) Armageddon. Concurrent with the 7th Trumpet and 7th Vial. Silence in Heaven.
The Seven Trumpets:
The First Trumpet – World War I
No previous wars with even 1 million deaths. The first war with airplanes; hence hail and fire mingled with blood as bombs fell. The first time official “scorched earth policy” was employed – burned all green grass as armies retreated.
The Second Trumpet – World War II
WWII had 52 million deaths. Approximately 105,000 ships participated in WWII; approximately 36,000 of them were sunk – one third (just as prophesied). The first employment of a nuclear bomb would look exactly like a mountain burning with fire.
The Third Trumpet – The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in April 1986
The Ukrainian word “Chernobyl” means “wormwood”.
The Fourth Trumpet – Shortening of the Days
Jesus spoke of the shortening of the days in Matt 24:22
The Fifth Trumpet – The Gulf War
1991 – The First Woe
The Sixth Trumpet – World War III
The Second Woe
The Seventh Trumpet – Armageddon
The Third Woe. The same as Sixth Seal and Seventh Vial. This Seventh Trumpet is the “last trump” (I Cor 15:52) – the gathering of the saints.
The Seven Thunders
We don’t know. God told John not to write these things.
The Seven Vials
Vial 1 – A noisesome and grievous sore.
Vial 2 – The sea becomes blood.
Vial 3 – Rivers and fountains become blood.
Vial 4 – The sun scorches men.
Vial 5 – Darkness and pain.
Vial 6 – Euphrates river dried up to make way for kings of the East to invade Israel.
Vial 7 – The Day of the Lord. Same as the Sixth Seal and Seventh Trumpet. The end of man’s government on earth and beginning of the government of Jesus on earth.
Two other significant events in Revelation are the Mark of the Beast and the Rapture.
666 Mark of the Beast
“Radio-Frequency Identification Transponders,” and subdermal implants may soon be used to implement a national ID in America, the forerunner of the Mark of the Beast of Revelation 13:16, without which, no one will be able to buy or sell: “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads…”
Rapture
Our gathering together to meet the Lord in the air, commonly called the Rapture, is pictured in 1 Thessalonians 4:17: “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” Revelation 3:10 indicates that, as believers patiently endure tribulation, they will be kept from temptation: “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.”
The Seals, the Trumpets, the Thunders, the Vials
The Seven Seals:
The first four seals are four horses. We see the same four horses in Zechariah chapter 6 where we are given additional information about each. We are told that these are four “spirits” (Zechariah 6:5)
1) The White Horse – the “Spirit” of Catholicism. The Pope has white robes, white car, white pope mobile, white helicopter, and white airplane.
2) The Red Horse – the “Spirit” of Communism. The officially recognized color of Communism is red; Red Russia, Red China. The rider of this horse has a great sword. Russia and China are mighty military powers.
3) The Black Horse – the “Spirit” of Capitalism. The officially recognized color of Capitalism is black. The black horse goes into the North Country (Zech 6:6). Almost all capitalist countries are in the northern hemisphere.
4) The Pale (chloros or green) Horse – the “Spirit” of Islam. Death and Hell followed. The official color of Islam is green. The Pale horse is given power over 1/4 of the earth. 1.5 billion people are Muslim – 1/4 of the earth. Muslim people dress in green clothing and scarves, use green flags, etc. Islam clearly promotes a culture of death.
5) The Souls under the Altar begins the great tribulation spoken of by Jesus in Matt 24. Perfect sequencing with the fourth seal – the rise of Islam, beheadings and the culture of death.
6) The Day of the Lord
7) Armageddon. Concurrent with the 7th Trumpet and 7th Vial. Silence in Heaven.
The Seven Trumpets:
The First Trumpet – World War I
No previous wars with even 1 million deaths. The first war with airplanes; hence hail and fire mingled with blood as bombs fell. The first time official “scorched earth policy” was employed – burned all green grass as armies retreated.
The Second Trumpet – World War II
WWII had 52 million deaths. Approximately 105,000 ships participated in WWII; approximately 36,000 of them were sunk – one third (just as prophesied). The first employment of a nuclear bomb would look exactly like a mountain burning with fire.
The Third Trumpet – The Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster in April 1986
The Ukrainian word “Chernobyl” means “wormwood”.
The Fourth Trumpet – Shortening of the Days
Jesus spoke of the shortening of the days in Matt 24:22
The Fifth Trumpet – The Gulf War
1991 – The First Woe
The Sixth Trumpet – World War III
The Second Woe
The Seventh Trumpet – Armageddon
The Third Woe. The same as Sixth Seal and Seventh Vial. This Seventh Trumpet is the “last trump” (I Cor 15:52) – the gathering of the saints.
The Seven Thunders
We don’t know. God told John not to write these things.
The Seven Vials
Vial 1 – A noisesome and grievous sore.
Vial 2 – The sea becomes blood.
Vial 3 – Rivers and fountains become blood.
Vial 4 – The sun scorches men.
Vial 5 – Darkness and pain.
Vial 6 – Euphrates river dried up to make way for kings of the East to invade Israel.
Vial 7 – The Day of the Lord. Same as the Sixth Seal and Seventh Trumpet. The end of man’s government on earth and beginning of the government of Jesus on earth.
Two other significant events in Revelation are the Mark of the Beast and the Rapture.
666 Mark of the Beast
“Radio-Frequency Identification Transponders,” and subdermal implants may soon be used to implement a national ID in America, the forerunner of the Mark of the Beast of Revelation 13:16, without which, no one will be able to buy or sell: “And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads…”
Rapture
Our gathering together to meet the Lord in the air, commonly called the Rapture, is pictured in 1 Thessalonians 4:17: “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” Revelation 3:10 indicates that, as believers patiently endure tribulation, they will be kept from temptation: “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.”
