The seals on the book of the end times were already opened by Jesus back when John was taken to heaven. John recorded everything. So we know what events the opening of the seals revealed.
But none of the events of the seals have begun yet.
Douggg, this is just incorrect.
And when He had opened the second seal, the event happens. No seals are opened or these events will happen. If the first seal was opened we would know who the rider on the white horse. We don't know............the seals are not opened.
Revelation 6
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when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
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Here is a summary of the events to take place of the first six seals....
The rider on the white horse, the Antichrist, begins the 7 years. Initially a time of peace and safety, false messianic age. The first seal.
When he commits the transgression of desolation act, the peace and safety ends, and war breaks out, the rider on the red horse. The great tribulation begins during the time of the rider on the red horse. The second seal.
During the great tribulation, there will be rampant inflation, and 666 implemented to buy or sell. The rider on the black horse. The third seal.
As the great tribulation continues, there be wide spread dying, due to war, starvation, animal predation. The rider called Death on the pale horse. The fourth seal.
These are the beginning of sorrows in Matthew 24.
In heaven, the martyred great tribulation saints request Jesus to avenge their deaths. The fifth seal.
This is the great tribulation in Matthew 24
Near the end of the great tribulation the shaking of the powers of heaven and the appearance of of the Son of man in heaven. The sixth seal.
This is the coming of Jesus at the 6th seal for the second harvest............seen here.
Revelation 14
14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe.
16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped.
17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.
18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
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As you noted, the events of the seventh seal are about the trumpet plagues of the great tribualtion.
Douggg. The great tribulation is when the dragon goes after the seed of the woman Israel which is the 12 tribes across the earth. He can't get to the woman, so he goes after her seed which are the Jews around the world.
The great tribulation is over at the 6th seal. The 7th seal is the wrath of God. The wrath of God is when God punishes an unbelieving and evil world. The 7th seal contains the trumpets and vials of wrath.
