REVELATION 7:1,2
Matthew 24 23 " Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ. Behold there is Christ, believe them not." This coming of Christ is as a light: this is not the Rapture. This was only an illustration of the Rapture. This coming was an illustration of the way it would be in our day. This coming was not at that time, but this is the way that it would be in the Rapture. In the Rapture we will be caught up in a Moment; we will not have time to run around looking for Christ. This is only an illustration to them at that time. This is only an illustration to them and in the way it will be in Our Day. WE will come back to this later, but now We will go to the two tribulations periods. There are two grate tribulation periods. THE WINTER AND SABBATH DAY GREAT TRIBULATION The first tribulation was the winter time grate tribulation of martyring the Protestants. We at the second coming of Christ, or just before the second coming, we will go through the Sabbath day tribulation. This Sabbath day tribulation, this will not be martyring as a whole, but this will be a wearing out of patience, and faith of the Saints. As in Rev. 13:10" Here is the patience and faith of the Saints. And again in Matthew 24:23" Then if any man shall say unto you, lo here is Christ believe them not. But in the Rapture We will be caught up in a moment, We will not have time to go running around looking for Christ, this goes to show you this is only an illustration at that time. This is the way it will be in our day, which, will be the Rapture. THE FOUR ANGELS HOLDING THE FOUR WINDS OF THE EARTH: Revelation 7:1 " And after these things I Saw Four Angels. These Four Angels standing on the Four Corners of the Earth..." (They were holding back the Four Winds of Heaven. They were holding the Four Winds that it should not blow on the Earth,) ... that the wind should not Blow on the Earth, nor on the Sea..." This WIND is symbolic meaning: STRIFE. Wind is symbolic for the JUDGMENT of the WRATH OF GOD. Revelation 7:2" And I saw another Angel ascending from the East. This Angel having the Seal of the living God. And He cried with a loud voice to the Four Angels, holding the Four Winds...
Revelation 7:2 " And I saw another Angel, ascending from the East. This angel having the (Seven) Seal of the living God..." He cried with a loud voice to the Four Angels holding the Four Winds. He cried to those to whom it was given to hurt the Earth.
This cry was also, to those to whom it was given to hurt the Sea. This Judgment was not the Vials of the wrath that will come, but this was God’s Judgment that came after the 30 year war because of their slain the Elects, and the Protestants because of their Bloody Martyring of the Protestants; Over 60 thousand Protestants were slain in one Village alone because they were Protestants. Over 1260 Years Catholicism had driven the Protestants into the Wilderness of this World. They drove them into the Mountains, mainly the Elps in Germany. In those days of the 1260 Years the Protestants were in the wilderness. The Protestants were martyred in every known way to Man. Read the FOXE’S BOOK OF MARTYRS. Revelation 7:2 " And I saw another angel ascending..." This Angel that came: cried with a loud voice to the Four Angels.
Revelation 7:2 " And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the Earth and the Sea." Revelation 7:3 Saying, Hurt not the Earth, neither the Sea, nor the Trees. Hurt not the Earth, until we have Sealed the Servants of our God in their Foreheads." This was when God sent forth these Four Angle to cry with a loud voice. These Four Angles, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea."
This was to bring the Wrath of God at that time. The Elects were being completely wiped out at that time. Revelation 7:2 " And I saw another angel ascending from the East. This was the Angel, which had the Seal of the living God..." This Seal of the living God in their Foreheads was the Holy Spirit of Promise. Ephesians 1:13 "... After that you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation..." This Word of Truth is the Gospel. They heard the Gospel of Truth, which was their Salvation.
This was in whom also after they believe the truth, they were sealed. They believed, and were sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise. The Holy Spirit is God's Seal to the believers, as in Revelation. Revelation 9:4 "...That they should not hurt the Grass of the Earth, Neither any green thing..." They were not to hurt the Trees, neither any green thing. They were to hurt only those Men, which have not the Seal of God in their Foreheads.
The Seal of God is the Holy Spirit in the Forehead. In the Forehead, meaning in the Mind. This is the only place the Holy Spirit can come into the heart. The only way into the heart, and soul is through the MIND.
THE SEALING UP, IN THEIR FOREHEADS: OR IN THEIR MINDS. The Seal of God is in the Forehead or in the Mind: this Seal up in the forehead is the Believers. Revelation 7:3 "Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees..." These Four Angels held back the destruction of the Whole World at that Time. THE SYMBOLIC MEANING OF THE SEA AND EARTH: The Sea is the Inland Surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Daniel 7:3 " And four great Beasts came up from the Sea..." Number (1) The FIRST BEAST is identified as the KINGDOM of BABYLON. Number (2) The SECOND BEAST is described as the MEDIA, and PERSIA KINGDOM. Daniel 8:20 Describes the Kings of Media, and Persia. Number (3) The THIRD BEAST is in Daniel 8:21, This was the king of Greece. Number (4) The FOURTH BEAST was the Great Roman Empire. Daniel and Revelation always referred to this place where the Beasts came up from as the Sea. This place was the Inland surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. The Romans called this place the Inland Sea, or Our Sea.