Book Description

Why are the seven letters separated from the seven-year tribulation in the book of Revelation? Are the seals, trumpets, and bowls linked together for a specific purpose? Is this a shift in end-time agenda? Do the letters represent the end-time judgment of the house of God? A judgment (separation) is made between those who are prepared and ready for the judgment and those who are not, but are in need of additional refinement prior to Christ finishing the era of the gospel. Those who need additional refinement are "left behind" at the first judgment (letters) and moved into the seven-year tribulation under Jewish gospel agenda. Seals one through six are tribulation events. However, the seventh seal is not an event; it is a covering seal and inaugurates the seven trumpets. All the trumpets are linked to the seventh seal. Likewise, the seventh trumpet is not an event; beneath the seventh trumpet are the seven bowl (vials) of wrath. Completion of all the bowls are linked to the seventh trumpet. Therefore, all the trumpets and bowls of wrath are linked to the prophetic fulfillment of the seventh seal. This is an undeniable chronological presentation of end-time tribulation events in the book of Revelation. It is most important to realize there is no narrative link from the seven letters to the seals, trumpets or bowls of wrath. Why? The letters are written to the existing corporate church and the seals are written to the Jews. This is separate end-time agenda. The letters are concerned with pre-tribulation agenda and are separate from the seven-year tribulation agenda. Therefore, prior to the opening of the first seal (which begins the seven-year tribulation), Christ Jesus completes His agenda for the body of Christ and returns to the Jews with His gospel to complete their salvation. The Jews must be saved prior to the end of the gospel era in Rev. 10:7, just prior to the sounding of the seventh trumpet which ushers in the six bowls of God's wrath. Christ Jesus will bring Jew and Gentile into one body (united) prior to the time of wrath. In summation, the end-time is a time for Christ Jesus to harvest the fruit of the gospel in phases. To consummate each phase of his end-time agenda, He judges the body of Christ and harvests those who are ready to be brought into the kingdom. After seal six, the second judgment occurs at mid-trib. Those who worship God in the temple are counted and separated from those who are in the outer court (Rev. 11: 1-2). This is the Great Multitude harvest that is taken into heaven. Then the last half of the seven-year tribulation begins, which is agenda for the rule of the antichrist and the mark of the beast. The last judgment and harvest occurs after trumpets one through six. Then the last harvest occurs and the gospel era is finished. All kingdom harvesting is complete at this time. Then the time of the wrath of God begins when the seventh trumpet is sounded. Judgment of the body of Christ at the end of each phase of Christ's end-time agenda is simply a harvest of the fruit of the gospel. There's a harvest of the letters, a harvest of the seals, and a harvest of the trumpets. The letters are judgment criterion for harvesting, making a distinction between those who are ready and those who are not ready. This also means that all who could be saved are saved prior to finishing the mystery of God in Rev. 10:7. Then those who are left behind (to endure the wrath of God) are those who have heard the gospel, but refused to accept Christ's invitation to repent and enter into the kingdom. I encourage Christians to measure themselves against the wisdom of the letters to see how they will stand at the judgment. The judgment will reveal who are wise and who are foolish servants; those who have built their lives upon the foundation laid by Christ. To whom will He say, "Well done thy good and faithful servant?" Learn "what the Spirit is saying to the churches"