THE SIXTH SEAL OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION EXPOSED TO BE NOT WHAT MANY THINK IT IS. Many Believe Jesus Will Rapture His Followers When This Seal Is Opened But They Do Not Know Whether It Will Be Opened At Washington, London, Brussels, The Vatican, Mecca Or Jerusalem. The truth is the Bible teaches that the time when the resurrection will occur is when the last trumpet is blown and this does not happen during the time of the sixth seal.

Will Jesus rapture His true followers when the 6th Seal is opened?

Happy Riches Answers request by John Love Wagner

There is no evidence of any rapture mentioned at the opening of the sixth seal. But when the sixth seal is opened all hell is let loose.

• When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale; the sky vanished like a scroll that is rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the generals and the rich and the strong, and every one, slave and free, hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand before it?” (Revelation 6:12-17)

The sun is the source of life on Earth. Without the sun, the Earth would freeze and life would die. When the sixth seal is opened, the sun ceases to shine its light. This signifies God withdrawing from the Earth. The moon turns to blood. This represents the blood covering upon those who are protected from the Devil. The stars that fall are those angels that form part of the host of Heaven. These angels decide to join the Devil; therefore they are to be thrown out of Heaven.

• And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. (Revelation 12:9)

The demonic forces are bitter. They are intent on taking out their frustrations upon the residents on Earth. Whatever wickedness has been happening up until this point is going to be increased, so much so that those who are not protected by the blood of the Lamb are going to suffer among themselves and they will be crying out for a savior. All who love mammon, and believe the lie of evolution, are going to seek world government. A financial crisis is going to occur that threatens the food supplies of the people of the cities. Unrest is going to be so great. Those who are in power will feel terrifyingly threatened by those in the street. Civil disobedience will threaten political leaders to plead for action. The scene is set for the opening of the seventh seal and the Antichrist to be revealed.

Regarding this seal, however, many people confuse what is written concerning this sixth seal with what Lord Jesus stated in the book of Matthew:

• “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken; then will appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory; and he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Matt. 24:29-31)

Jesus provided a succinct statement that gives an overview of what is to happen when He returns. When this sixth seal is opened, we are told there is going to a seismic happening that will probably be sending tsunamis around the world. This is the time the Devil comes down to Earth. We need to understand the following symbolically and not take this literally. The sun represents the Father. The moon reflects the glory of the Father and symbolically represents the Son.

The day of the last trumpet is when the dead in Christ will be raised from the dead and those who are alive will be caught to meet the coming King of Kings in the clouds.

• Lo! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable nature must put on the imperishable, and this mortal nature must put on immortality. (1 Corinthians 15:51-53)

As you can see the last trumpet was not mentioned at the time of the sixth seal. But we are told that the last trumpet is when the mystery of the gospel is completed and we mere mortals in the flesh, who are in Christ, put on immortality.

The Days Represented By The Feast of Trumpets Are Coming Soon