The "seventh seal" to be opened contains all the remaining judgments to come as coming out of the seventh trumpet judgment will be the seven bowl judgments.
Noteworthy is the period of silence in heaven as even all worship pauses in awe and expectation of what is to take place. The "calm before the storm" precedes events that will be like nothing that have ever taken place before.
Incense is mixed with the prayers of the saints as they are brought before the Lord. The time has come for those prayers to be answered. God will answer those prayers as He directly intervenes on the affairs of earth with judgment upon those who persecuted the saints.
There are similarities between the first trumpet judgment and the seventh plague on Egypt (Exodus 9:13-26.) The first trumpet judgment is devastating with a mix of hail, fire and bloodshed resulting in a great loss of human and animal life.
Progressively severe judgments will serve to make God known and display His power. Even in this display of wrath while His mercy is still being shown, overall mankind will not repent.
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In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...
