50 Days to Understanding the End-Times More Accurately - Day 33 - Timing - 1

Day 33 - Timing - 1

I believe that the Bible does mention the fulfillment of the prophecy made by Joel about the sun and moon, and I view the event mentioned after the opening of the sixth seal to still be pre-“Day of the Lord”.

“And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;” (Revelation 6:12)

If events must be fulfilled prior to opening seals, rather than as effects caused by the seals, an interesting picture begins to emerge.

Since the “Day of the Lord” is what God calls the end-time period in which His wrath is poured out, we know that the sun must be darkened and the moon turned to blood first.

Also, the rapture must occur first since “God hath not appointed us to wrath” (1 Thessalonians 5:9a).

What then precedes the opening of the final seal, allowing the book, full of God’s wrath, to finally be opened?

The last thing that happens from the earthly perspective in Revelation 6 is that all men upon earth finally hide from the Lord, and conclude that the great day of His wrath has finally arrived.

“And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?” (Revelation 6:15-17)

Please first note that “every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves… from the face of him that sitteth on the throne”.

Since one is either free or a slave, “every bondman, and every free man” covers all of mankind.

At this very moment then, every person on earth is an unbeliever.

Where then have the believers gone?

After all, more of them were still alive on the earth and were going to be martyred before God’s judgment would begin according to the message revealed after the fifth seal was opened.

The heavenly perspective of Revelation 7 fills us in.

First, one of God’s angels cries out.

“Saying, hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.” (Revelation 7:3)

144,000 virgin, Jewish men are selected and sealed by the Lord for His purposes.

Also, a great multitude of people in white robes have appeared in heaven, and are already standing before the Lamb.

“After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;” (Revelation 7:9)

Could these three events be the final requirements that must be met prior to the beginning of the “Day of the Lord”; the darkened sun and bloodied moon, the sealing of the 144,000, and the rapture?

We will find out tomorrow.

Point #1: The darkened sun and the bloodied moon must occur before the “Day of the Lord”.

Point #2: If Revelation 6:12 records this event, then the “Day of the Lord”, when God’s end-time wrath is unleashed, has not yet begun at this point.

2+2=4

Thanks, @narrowminded

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In case you missed them,

Introduction
Back Cover
1 : The Foundation
2 : The Tribulation
BONUS : A Biblical, New Testament Understanding of Tribulation
3 : The Seventieth Week of Daniel
4 : Not Appointed to Wrath
5 : Wrath vs. Tribulation
6 : The Day of the Lord
7 : The Lord Alone
8 : The Exaltation of the Antichrist
9 : Promises
10 : The Presupposition
11 : 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4
12 : The Revealing of the Antichrist
13 : Same Day - 1
14 : Same Day -2
15 : Hand in Hand
16 : Overtake You as a Thief
17 : Another Thief
18 : Not Knowing the Day or Hour - 1
19 : Not Knowing the Day or Hour - 2
20 : Not Knowing the Day or Hour - 3
21 : Ignorance
22 : "Olivet Discourse": Armageddon or Rapture? -1
23 : "Olivet Discourse": Armageddon or Rapture? -2
24 : For My Name's Sake -1
25 : For My Name's Sake -2
26 : Enduring to the End
27 : The Righteous and the Wicked
28 : Dark Sun and Blood Moon - 1
29 : Dark Sun and Blood Moon - 2
30 : Dark Sun and Blood Moon - 3
31 : "Seal Judgments"
32 : The Fifth Seal