Tribulation doesn’t begin until the Lamb opens the seal
The Lamb doesn’t receive the Scroll until after the 24 Elders place their crowns on the glassy sea
The 24 Elders (and the seven lampstands) are in heaven when the Tribulation begins
7 Seals opened by The Lamb
Revelation 6,8:1-6
White horse – conquering; victory; the world will think it’s entering the millennium under a false Messiah when actually it is entering the Tribulation Period
Red horse – war; bloodshed
Black horse – inflation caused famine
Pale horse – death; pestilence
Martyrs praying for the Lord to judge and avenge their blood on the earth dwellers
Worldwide chaos
7 Trumpets sounded by 7 angels
Revelation 8:7-9:21,11:15-18,15:1-8
Hail and fire mingled with blood cast upon the earth; 1/3 of the trees and all green grass is burnt up
As it were a great mountain burning with fire is cast into the sea; 1/3 of the sea becomes blood, 1/3 of the sea creatures die, and 1/3 of the ships are destroyed
A great star from heaven falls upon 1/3 of the rivers and upon the fountains of waters; 1/3 of the waters become poisonous
A 1/3 of the sun, a 1/3 of the moon, and a 1/3 of the stars are darkened; neither day nor night show for a 1/3 part – 3 Woes for the coming 3 trumpets
A star falls from heaven to earth and he is given the key to the bottomless pit. After he opens the pit smoke comes out and darkens the sun and the air, then locusts come out of the smoke upon the earth. Power is given the locusts to torment, but not kill, men for 5 months like a scorpion when he stings with the exception of men sealed in their forehead by God. Nor should the locusts hurt the grass, ant green thing, or the trees. Death will not be found even though people will seek it.
4 angels are loosed from the Euphrates and they slay 1/3 of mankind by fire, smoke, and brimstone proceeding from their mouths, yet no repentance is found
7 Bowls poured out by 7 angels
Revelation 16:1-17
Poured upon the earth – noisome and grievous sores fall upon men which have the mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image
Poured upon the sea – it became as the blood of a dead man and every living soul died in the sea
Poured upon the rivers and fountains of water – they became blood
Poured upon the sun – men are scorched with fire, they blaspheme God and repent not
Poured upon the throne of the beast and his kingdom – darkness and pain in his kingdom, they blaspheme God and repent not
Poured upon the great river Euphrates – the river is dried up to make way for the kings of the east. 3 devil spirits come out of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet working miracles and gathering the world at Armageddon to go to battle against God
Poured into the air – out of the temple of heaven, a great voice from the throne proclaims “It is done”
