Dear Doves,

The first five Seals are opened BEFORE the Sixth Seal is opened.

The opening of the Sixth Seal describes the THREE GREAT EVENTS that
ALL occur on "the great day of His wrath".

The FIRST EVENT described at the opening of the Sixth Seal is the
'rapture': (Revelation 6:12-14) describes the rapture; then
(Revelation 6:15-16) describes the plight of the left-behind AFTER the
rapture.

Then (Revelation 6:17) tells us what day it is: "For the great day of
His wrath has come and who is able to stand?"

The SECOND EVENT described during the Sixth Seal is the 'sealing of
the 144,000'. (Revelation 7:1-8) describes this event after the Sixth
Seal is opened, but BEFORE the Seventh Seal is opened thus making it
one of the events of the Sixth Seal.

The THIRD EVENT described during the Sixth Seal is the 'great
multitude in heaven' standing before the throne and in front of the
Lamb.This is the 'raptured Church' in heaven. (Revelation 7:9-17)
describes this event after the Sixth Seal is opened, but BEFORE the
Seventh Seal is opened thus making it one of the events of the Sixth
Seal.

At the completion of the Sixth Seal events the raptured Church are now
the great multitude in heaven standing before the throne and in front
of the Lamb, and the 144,000 are sealed, The Seventh Seal can be
opened. We all know that the wrath of God upon the earth begins with
the opening of the Seventh Seal.

According to Your Word, come Lord Jesus!

Bruce Warner