The Scroll
The Beginning of the End
Seal - 6 Cosmic Signs
7 SHOUTS then Silence before the Great Day of the Lord's Wrath
SEAL 6 Challenge: Look up and Escape Day 6 God creates Humans- Male and Female
The sixth Seal—Cosmic Signs* / Rapture
Revelation 6:12-17 ... He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became as black as sackcloth ... and the whole moon became like blood; 13 and the stars of the sky fell to the earth... 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 eminent people, and the commanders and the wealthy and the strong, and every slave and free person hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16 and they *said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the sight of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; 17 for the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
Sign 6 Matthew 24:29-31 "But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory. And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
Day 6 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures ...Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, ....” God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule …..” Genesis 1:24-28
Seal 6 -Cosmic signs, Sign 6 -Cosmic Signs and Rapture of the Saints, Day 6 -Man and Woman are Created
God has set the PATTERN from the beginning of Creation. Each of the 7 days of creation presents a “Theme” and a clue to God's End of the Age path. We see this “theme” repeated in the 7 Seals and in a number of the other “7”s in the Bible. See THE 7s of GOD'S PLAN for more.
Revelation starts with 7 letters to 7 churches. These 7 letters also keep the “themes” and are the Believers instructions for “overcoming” each of the seal challenges of the End Times.
Church 6 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: ‘I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name. Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you. Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. 11 I am coming quickly; hold fast what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 12 He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will not go out from it anymore; and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, ...
Day 6 is all about man, woman and Separation. Humans are the last “thing” created, the “Crown” of all His Creation. Animals are created, then lastly Adam and Eve are created. Adam names the animals but is not "an animal". He rules and cares for them like God, because man is made "in the image of God". Unlike anything else in creation Adam is formed by the Hand of God and life is Breathed into him by the Breath of God. Eve is taken from Adams rib symbolizing her relationship with Adam unlike any other created thing. Church 6, Philadelphia is promised separation from the "hour of testing" and an "open door home" because she has "hung in there" staying separate from evil. Seal 6 is all about believing mankind being separated by Rapture and rescued by God just before God judges all sin and rebellion on the earth. The cosmic signs will let the world know with no doubt at all that Jesus has returned. There will be NO confusion on that day. The rebellious people of the world, without regards to rank or status will see Him and will only desire to be hidden from His coming WRATH. See Isaiah 2. They themselves tell us that, up until seal 6 the Wrath of God has not yet started. This is the day of the Rapture Just before the Wrath. In Luke 17:22-37 Jesus warns us that His wrath follows immediately after the Rapture. The day Noah entered the Ark the Floods start. The day Lot exits Sodom the city is destroyed. There is no more delay.
The Saints will see all these things. We will be here until the cosmic sign of Seal 6. Jesus concludes sign #6 in Matthew 24 by saying, "32 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: as soon as its branch has become tender and sprouts its leaves, you know that summer is near; 33 so you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door." What are "all these things"? Every one of the 6 signs (and 6 Seals) leading right up to "THE DOOR" as Jesus Rips open the darkened skies and with the 7th and final SHOUT calls us into the skies with Him. GLORY!
How can you be Ready for Rapture?
Answer : Repent and accept Jesus as your personal Savior, then Lift up your head
Luke 21:25-28 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”
Philadelphia, the “City of Brotherly Love” had rejected and excluded the Christians in her city. Jesus tells the Church that He holds the Keys to the Kingdom and He has a wide open Door Home for them. Those who trust in Him will soon be with Him. “I am coming quickly”. And no one can ever take that away from them or us. By this time during the Great Tribulation most, if not all, True Followers of Jesus will also have experienced this exile. We will have refused the Mark of the Beast that allows people to buy and sell. But Jesus will “Keep you from the hour of testing…” How? By an Open Door in Heaven, i.e. the Rapture. But we must “hold fast” and “keep the word of His perseverance.” How? By passing every challenge we have seen in all the first 6 seals. 1.Get your Love for Jesus red hot. 2. Walk in His courage and peace. 3. Trust in His provision. 4. Hold out the Light by standing in His authority and Word. 5. Be filled with the Holy Spirit. 6. Persevere and Stay Ready for that Day. The World may will reject you but Jesus never will. The only seal left is Seal #7. With its opening comes the Day of the Lord's Wrath bringing destruction for those who have refused the Love of God.
Pray the 7 parts of the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13. Note how each part contains and applies the Theme for each Seal.
6. "Deliver us from evil" The word for deliver in the original Greek can be translated, "SNATCH". Thus we can pray "Snatch us from evil". This term speaks directly of rapture and being 'snatched' out of this world by Jesus.
Rapture: Christ shall descend and gather every believer past and present to Himself! Just after Seal #6 and before Seal #7 is Revelation 7:9-10 "After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. And they were shouting with a great roar, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!” John sees the newly Raptured Saints before the Thrown.
Luke 21:34-36 “But be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that this day will not come on you suddenly, like a trap; 35 for it will come upon all those who live on the face of all the earth. 36 But stay alert at all times, praying that you will have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Father in Heaven, What a wonder to know that You intend to dwell with us forever in Your Kingdom of Light. Help us to Love You as You have Love us so well. Thank You that You have not destined us for wrath because You, Jesus, suffered our punishment on the cross in our place. Keep our Hearts steadfast through these "momentary and light afflictions which produce in us an eternal weight of Glory". Strengthen us to stand at all times. Don't let our hopes dim as we wait for You Lord.
Each Millenia Holds to the Themes of each "Day"
6th Millennium - Longing for His Return/Cosmic signs
Right from the foundation of the Church 2000 years ago followers of Jesus have longed for His return. By the beginning of our current millennium that longing has greatly increased. Many misdirected guesses have been made as to when that will be. This writer believes that the pattern of the 7's makes the general timing of His return clear. We are at the end of the 6th "DAY" or 6th Millennium. God has shown us His timing and purposes in the patterns He set from Creation. Let us "look up" as we experience the "SHOUT" and all 6 years of Daniel's 70th Week. He will come just as He has revealed.
The 6th Millennium or Day 2 of the Church Age is characterized by division. We see the singular “Church Universal” begin to break into denominations starting with “the great schism” around 1054 AD, Roman Catholic vrs Eastern Orthodox. Half way through our Millennium the Reformation seeks to turn the Church back to her Biblical foundation. The 'cracking' picked up speed from there till by our present time, uncountable divisions in the Body of Christ exist. The Apostle Paul, in 1 Corinthians 11 wrote, " For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and in part I believe it. For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you." The final division will take place on the Day of the Lord. True Believers will be taken out of this world via the Rapture and the rest left to face God's Wrath. He will return for "those who have loved His appearing." 2 Tim 4:8
*The Cosmic Signs are KEY!
There are MANY Old and New Testament passages that allude to the Rapture or the day of the Resurrection just before the Day of the Lord's Wrath. A number of them speak of Signs in the heavens that center on the sun, moon and stars. These Cosmic Disturbances will be in the skies for all the world to see on the Day of the Lord. There will be no mistaking this event. The world will KNOW exactly what is happening and will only desire to hide from God and His wrath. It will NOT be a "secret" rapture.
Many of the scriptural references to the Day of the Lord connect that day with a singular “sign” or Signal that He is near, even right at the Door.
Look up and note the description of the "sign".
Isa 13:9-10 "Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, cruel, with fury and burning anger, to make the land a desolation; and He will exterminate its sinners from it. For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not flash their light; The sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shed its light."
Isa 34:4,8 "And all the heavenly lights will wear away, and the sky will be rolled up like a scroll; all its lights will also wither away as a leaf withers from the vine, or as one withers from the fig tree. 8 For the Lord has a day of vengeance, a year of retribution for the cause of Zion."
Joel 2:10-11 "Before them the earth quakes, the heavens tremble, the sun and the moon become dark, and the stars lose their brightness. The Lord utters His voice before His army; His camp is indeed very great, for mighty is one who carries out His word. The day of the Lord is indeed great and very awesome, and who can endure it?"
Joel 2:30-31 "I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth, blood, fire, and columns of smoke. The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes."
Joel 3:14-15 "Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. The sun and moon have become dark, and the stars have lost their brightness."
Amos 5:20 "Will the day of the Lord not be darkness instead of light, even gloom with no brightness in it?"
Zachariah 14:6 In that day there will be no light; the luminaries will dwindle. 7 For it will be a unique day which is known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at evening time there will be light.
Zephaniah 1:15 (please read this entire chapter) A day of wrath is that day, A day of trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness,
Acts 2:19-20 ‘And I will grant wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below, Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. ‘The sun will be turned into darkness And the moon into blood, Before the great and glorious day of the Lord shall come.
Matt 24:29; “But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Mk 13:24f; “But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light,
Luke 21:25-26 “There will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, 26 men fainting from fear and the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
2 Peter 3:12 ...looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be destroyed by burning, and the elements will melt with intense heat!
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