The Battle between God and Satan: Part 2 – Days 1 - 5 of Creation

In recapping Day 1, we saw that the Spirit of God, which in Hebrew is the "Ruwach" of the "Elohiym", moved over the presence of the abyss as it began to assess the condition of a world plunged into darkness.

     

Genesis 1:2-5 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good. And God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

The expression “face of the deep” was translated as follows: the word “face” was translated from the Hebrew noun “Paniym”, which means presence, face, or surface, and the word “deep” was translated from the Hebrew noun “Tehowm”, which means depth, abyss, or grave. After the Luciferian rebellion and the angel wars had reduced God’s earthly paradise to a watery grave populated with only fallen beings, the Ruwach of the Elohiym moved to and fro over the face of the waters in order to devise a plan of Restoration. After the assessment was completed, the Elohiym devised a plan of Restoration and Redemption for the fallen that would take several eons, or ages, to accomplish. The first step was to bring the light of God into the abyss. This is when the Elohyim summoned forth the Son of God to manifest His light into the abyss.

    

Isaiah 63:4 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.  

There was no other way for God to bring redemption and restoration to the fallen but by His own arm. An "arm" represents an agency, or extension, of an entity's strength, power, and might. The only extension of Himself the Father could use to redeem the world was by His only Son. It was the Father's will to reclaim the earth back to Himself, as He was the Creator and rightful owner. It was God's will to not only restore the earth and redeem the fallen, but to also bestow the earth as an inheritance to all the Sons of God, to enjoy and rule over it along with their Savior for all eternity; however, the only way to do this was to pay a huge price for it. The only way the Father could reclaim and redeem the world was by commissioning His only Son to become the mediator between the Father and the fallen. In order to become our redeemer, God's Son had to leave his throne in heaven, empty himself of all the glory he shared with the Father, and descend into the abyss where Christ began to execute the greatest act of love and mercy ever imaginable. Thus the Son of God spoke his light into existence by the Word and breath of his mouth. This is why Christ is called “the lamb of God slain from before the foundation of the world” (Rev 11:13). In order for Christ to have been slain from before the foundation of the world, the Father had to sacrifice the Son through "death", and only through death, was Christ able to empty himself of all his glory, leave his throne in the heaven, and enter into the presence of the abyss as the Savior of the Sons of God. 

   

The Son of God is also the creator of all things in our Universe.

       

John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made, and without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. 

   

Once the Son of God manifested himself on Day 1, and as he began to create and continue to restore order out of chaos, the foundation of the world was created. I came across an interesting passage from Zen Garcia's latest book that was taken from an extra-Biblical text called, The Book of the Secrets of Enoch; chapters 25 and 26. (These texts can be found at - http://aren.org/prison/documents/religion/Pseudepigrapha/ )

And I placed for myself a throne, and took my seat on it, and said to the light: Go thence up higher and fix yourself high above the throne, and be a foundation to the highest things. And above the light there is nothing else, and then I bent up and looked up from my throne. And I summoned the very lowest a second time, and said: Let Archas come forth hard, and he came forth hard from the invisible. And Archas came forth, hard, heavy, and very red. And I said: Be opened, Archas, and let there be born from you, and he came undone, an age came forth, very great and very dark, bearing the creation of all lower things, and I saw that it was good and said to him: Go thence down below, and make yourself firm, and be a foundation for the lower things, and it happened and he went down and fixed himself, and became the foundation for the lower things, and below the darkness there is nothing else.

   

The next step needed to bring order out of chaos was for the Elohyim to divide light from darkness. I believe that when the Elohyim divided light from darkness, Judgment Day occurred because all that reflected the good light of the Son of God was separated from all that did not reflect that light. 

     

Genesis 1:4-5 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

All beings that reflected the good light of the Son of God were chosen in Christ, and would be called the children of the day. This is why Ephesians 1 teaches that the Son of God chose the Elect in him before the foundation of the world.

Ephesians 1:4-5 According as he has chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love; having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will.

In Revelation 17:8 we read that all those who's names were not written in the book of life from before the foundation of the world, will worship the beast.  

  

Rev 17:8 The beast that you saw was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition; and they that dwell on the earth shall marvel, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

   

It was during this first stage of God's salvation plan for mankind when the light of the Son of God first began to shine forth into the primeval world that then existed, and when the Son of God chose and predestinated the Elect to inherit all things with him. I believe that all those who rejected the good light of the Son of God, would continue to be attracted to the darkness of the underworld, and would eventually become the serpent's seed. This is why we have 2 bloodlines in the world today; the wheat and the tares, the seed of the woman, and the seed of the serpent. This is why the tares always have been the children of the night, and the sons of perdition. In John 17, Jesus tells us that he came to the world to protect all those the Father had given him, and that he would not lose any of them, except for the son of perdition.

   

John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I protected them in thy name; those that that you have given me I have protected, and none of them is lost, except for the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

   

Day 2 of Creation: 

After the Elohiym divided the light from darkness on Day 1, the next step needed to bring order out of chaos was to create a barrier between the higher and lower dimensions. The Hebrew word for this barrier is “Raqiya”. Although God said this barrier should be called Heaven, or “Shamayim”, it is interesting to note that throughout the book of Genesis, this barrier is always referred to as the firmament of heaven, or the “Raqiya of the Shamayim”. This barrier was put into place in order to constrain all that would exist in the dimensions kept under the barrier, from all that would exist in the dimensions above the barrier.

Genesis 1:6-8 And God said: “Let there be a firmament (Raqiya) in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

   

Day 3 of Creation: 

On the third day of Creation, the Elohyim created the seas, the mountains, all dry land, the trees, and all vegetation. Notice that God created all vegetation on third day of Creation, and that it would not be until the fourth day of Creation when the Elohyim would create the sun, moon, and the stars. The light that existed in this fresh new world was coming either directly from God, or directly from the Shamayim. 

Day 4 of Creation:

On day 4, the Elohyim created the sun, moon, and the stars to reside in the firmament of heaven, or the Raqiya of the Shamayim. 

Genesis 1:14-17 And God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament [Raqiya] of the heaven [Shamayim] to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years. And let them be for lights in the firmament [Raqiya] of the heaven [Shamayim] to give light upon the earth." And it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also, and God set them in the firmament [Raqiya] of the heaven [Shamayim] to give light upon the earth.

Day 5 of Creation:

On day 5, the birds of the air are also described to be flying in the open Raqiya of the Shamayim.

Genesis 1:20-23 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament [Raqiya]of the heaven [Shamayim]. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth." And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 

     

If God created the Raqiya of the Shamayim as a barrier to separate all dimensions existing under it, from all dimensions existing above the it, could penetrating through it have been the main purpose for building Nimrod's Tower of Babel?

Genesis 11:1-6 And the whole earth had one language, and of one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. Then they said one to another, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. And the Lord said, "Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do; and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do."

Several organizations are investing in CERN and the spraying of chemtrails in order to break through the Raqiya and pass through into the higher dimensions. Could this be the event that trigger's the Rapture? It is the removal of the Raqiya of the Shamayim that the Bible is speaking about when it declares that the heaven will depart as a scroll when is rolled up upon the opening of the sixth seal, which we know will usher in the Day of the Lord. This event will also cause the sun to turn black, the moon to turn red, and the stars to fall to the Earth.

Revelation 6:12-14 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casts her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together...

   

Matthew 28:29-31 Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then shall the sign of the Son of Man appear in heaven, and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 

  

I also believe that upon the removal of the Raqiya on the Day of the Lord, the fallen angels will fall to the Earth, as figs that fall from a tree that is being shaken, and they will manifest themselves on the Earth. 

    

Revelation 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

I believe that God created the Raquiya on Day 2 for the purpose of preventing all future angel wars, as it was the angel wars which had originally brought about the devastation of the earth. Should the Raqiya be successfully penetrated by those who are currently investing in those plans, it is guaranteed that hell on Earth will begin. Not only with the weather go completely out of control, but it will also unleashed all those imprisoned in the underworld. All chaos will once again return to the world, and it will self destruct, as it had done so prior to Day 1.

   

Revelation 9:1-6 And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man. In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.

After the first heaven and the first earth pass away, God will create a new heaven and a new earth for the redeemed.

   

Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 

   

Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 

   

Once we begin to live in the new age to come, the Millennial Kingdom of Christ, I believe God will continue with his plan of redemption and restoration, and that God will continue to heal us from the eons of sin and destruction brought about by the Luciferian rebellion and the angel wars. But as for now, the birth pangs are beginning to intensify as we approach closer and closer to the birthing of the next age.

The Battle between God and Satan: Part 1 – In the beginning - Day 1

After studying the Loren Pedersen Chronicles, as well as the writings of Zen Garcia regarding the Luciferian rebellion and the angel wars, I now have a clearer understanding of what is written in the book of Genesis. I will start with Genesis 1:1.

Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 

   

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth perfectly, because God is perfect. The Hebrew word for heaven used here is Shamayim. It represents the heavenlies where God and the angelics abide, and it exists in another dimension apart from our own physical dimension. The earth that God created on the first day is not the Earth that we see today, but rather it was a beautiful paradise, and was called "Eden, the garden of God". We can know this from reading Ezekiel 28 where God is describing Lucifer when he was a perfect angel living there.

   

Ezekiel 28:12 Thus saith the Lord God; “You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering."

   

We can see that God was in perfect harmony with His earthly creation, and that Lucifer had been commissioned as a guardian angel over God's garden.

   

Ezekiel 28:14-15 "You were the anointed cherub that covers. I established you. You were upon the holy mountain of God. You walked back and forth in the midst of the stones of fire. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created." 

How do we then get from a perfectly created earth of Genesis 1:1, to the earth of Genesis 1:2 that is found to be in a chaotic, wasted condition, with darkness permeating upon the face of the deep?

   

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.  

   

The words “without form” were translated from the Hebrew noun “Tohuw”, which means something that is without order, as in something that is in a state of "chaos". The English word “void” was translated from the Hebrew noun “Bohuw” which means “waste”. Both words “without form” and “void” are nouns, not adjectives, therefore Genesis 1:2 is telling us that God's paradise became “chaos”, and it became “waste”. 

    

The earth's condition of Genesis 1:2 was not created by God. God had originally created a beautiful paradise, with all the angels as perfect beings.  God the Father is a God of order, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

   

Isaiah 45:18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it, He has established it; He created it not void [Tohuw H8414], he formed it to be inhabited.

   

1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

   

Although Genesis does not give us any details of what transpired to get us from Gen 1:1 to Gen 1:2, I have learned from others who have studied extra-Biblical texts, and can teach us hidden secrets of what occurred between Gen 1:1 and Gen 1:2, the Luciferian rebellion, and the angel wars. According to these extra-Biblical texts, there was a great angelic war that took place in the heavens, the Shamayim, that also devastated the earth as an aftermath. Many are in agreement that Jeremiah 4 gives us a glimpse of what transpired during this era, or eon.

Jeremiah 4:23-25 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled.

How can the birds of the heavens flee away unless they were already in existence before earth was found to be without form and void? How could there have been mountains and hills? This passage supports the theory that a great destruction occurred in God’s Creation because of the angel wars. Revelation 12 also describes a great angelic war.

  

Revelation 12:7 And there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought, and prevailed not.

  

Why did Lucifer, a perfectly created and perfectly wise cherub, rebel against God? Even after God had blessed him with unequaled beauty and power? The answer to this is found in Ezekiel 28.

Ezekiel 28:15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, until iniquity was found in you.

       

Ezekiel 28:16-18 By the abundance of your trading you became filled with violence within, and you sinned. Therefore I cast you as a profane thing out of the mountain of God, and I destroyed you, oh covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings; that they might gaze at you. You defiled your sanctuaries by the multitude of your iniquities, by the iniquity of your trading.

Ezekiel 28 explains that it was because of the abundance of Lucifer's "trading" that he became filled with violence within, and sinned. The word “trading” was translated from the Hebrew word “Rekullah”, which means the trafficking of merchandise. Although we cannot be certain what exactly it was that Lucifer was trading, but we can assume that Lucifer began to "buy and sell" valuable commodities. We know that the Earth we now live in produces every precious gem, and gold, and we know that Lucifer was covered with every precious stone, including diamonds and gold, and now we can only assume that Lucifer had begun to engage in the commerce, or trafficking, of coveted merchandise found in abundance in the paradise of Eden. This "abundance of trading" caused Lucifer to become more powerful, and more proud, and greedy, until iniquity and sin birthed itself from within him. Lucifer’s heart became “lifted up” and proud because of his beauty. He became vain, and corrupted his wisdom in order to enhance his own splendor. We can only also assume that he began to lie and cheat others in order to gain more power, and more wealth. He began to love himself more than he loved his Heavenly Father. Lucifer began to "feel the glory of wealth”, which fed his greed and insatiable desire for more. Lucifer had no fear God.

    

After the angel wars which devastated God's perfect Creation, the Spirit of God was now compelled to move upon the face of the waters, and begin to take inventory of the devastation. The Spirit of God had to now investigate, examine, analyze, and appraise it all in order to report it back to God the Father. 

Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.   

    

After the Spirit of God, which in Hebrew is the "Ruwach" of the "Elohiym", had completed its assessment of the aftermath of the angel wars which had devastated God's perfect Creation and plunged into its new state of chaos, waste, and darkness, God the Father had to then devise and begin to put into place a plan of Restoration. In Gen 1:3 God begins this plan of Restoration by declaring His good light, and His good sovereignty over His fallen Creation by sending His only Son to declare God's light over the darkness.

    

Genesis 1:3-4: And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good. 

   

At this moment in history a new era, or eon, began. This is when the Son of God revealed Himself, with His spoken Word, and with His light, which now began to shine forth into the chaos, waste, and darkness that had engulfed God's fallen Creation. The Son of God is the light of the world (John 9:5). The Son of God is also the Word of God. When God said, "Let there be light.", it was the Son of God revealing Himself by his own Word. The Word of God carries not only light, but also vibration, which is sound; it is the Rhema [G4487] Word of God being declared forth as God's new plan of Restoration begins to unfold. From this point on, it is the Son of God who begins to re-create and restore the heavens and the earth.
        

John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

   

After the Son of God declared His light and His sovereignty over the fallen, it was now time to pass judgment against the darkness, and God separated the good light that came from the Son of God, from the fallen realm of darkness. This separation between light and darkness was actually not an act of Creation, but rather an act of judgment. 

   

Genesis 1:4-5 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.  

   

1 Thessalonians 5:5 confirms the redeemed are the "sons of the light and sons of the day", they are not of the night, nor of darkness.

   

1 Thessalonians 5:5 You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. 

America, Daughter of Babylon: Why America will be the first to fall

In all of written history there has never existed a country greater and more blessed of God than the United States of America. During America's brief history since gaining her independence in 1776, no other country in the world had attained her power, wealth, productivity, medical, and technological advancements, and there was a time when all the nations of the world had acknowledged her supremacy. But now, because of several developing factors, it appears that the more powerful nations of the world are all beginning to lose faith in her, and have begun plotting against her. These developing factors are now converging together to bring America to her demise, and God is also getting ready to judge her severely. Her utter destruction in one hour is a predestined prophesy that has been thoroughly written about in Scriptures, and of which many prophets of God are currently warning us about. The entire 47th chapter of Isaiah describes this judgment.
  
Isaiah 47:1-15 Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no more be called tender and delicate. Take the millstones and grind meal, remove your veil, take off the skirt, uncover the thigh, and pass through the rivers. Your nakedness shall be uncovered; yes, your shame will be seen. I will take vengeance, and no man shall stand against me, as for our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name, the Holy One of Israel. Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no longer be called The Lady of Kingdoms. I was angry with my people; I have polluted my inheritance and given them into your hand, and you showed them no mercy; on the elderly you laid your yoke very heavily. And you said, “I shall be a lady forever,” so that you did not take these things to heart, nor remembered the latter end of them. Therefore hear this now, you who are given to pleasures, who dwell securely, who say in your heart, “I am, and there is no one else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow,nor shall I know the loss of children”; But these two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day: the loss of children, and widowhood. They shall come upon you in their fullness because of the multitude of your sorceries, for the great abundance of your enchantments. For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, “No one sees me”; your wisdom and your knowledge have warped you; and you have said in your heart, “I am, and there is no one else besides me.”  Therefore evil shall come upon you; you shall not know from where it arises, and trouble shall fall upon you; you will not be able to put it off. And desolation shall come upon you suddenly, which you shall not know. Stand now with your enchantments and the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth-- perhaps you will be able to profit; perhaps you will prevail. You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels; let now the astrologers, the stargazers, and the monthly prognosticators stand up and save you from what shall come upon you. Behold, they shall be as stubble, the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame; it shall not be a coal to be warmed by, nor a fire to sit before! Thus shall they be to you with whom you have labored; your merchants from your youth; they shall wander each one to his quarter. No one shall save you.

Compare America today from America of the 1950’s; it is utterly shameful how American society and her moral standards have degraded. Look at Hollywood; child abuse, pedophilia, and pornography; abortion, the greed of the Elite; the thievery of Wall Street. Look at the idolatry; idol worship! It is everywhere! Look how America has embraced homosexuality, while removing every mention of God from our schools and public meeting places. Look at the mega-churches, their wealth and greed, and their apostasy; how they love to preach of prosperity with their watered-down Gospel. History is repeating itself, as the false prophets of Jeremiah's day were doing before God destroyed them.
 
Jeremiah 8:11 For they [the false teachers] have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, Saying, "Peace, peace!" When there is no peace.
 
Jeremiah 3:8 Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also.
 
Just as God used the Babylonian armies in helping Him destroy the 12 tribes of Israel in 587 BC, God will also use the armies of the world today to destroy America.
 
Jeremiah 5:15 Behold, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, says the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know, nor can you understand what they say.
 
America used to be the apple of God’s eye; look how the Lord blessed her; but because America has now completely trampled over and ignored God’s will, God will Judge her. As Luke 12 declares that to those whom God has given much, much is required, much was also required of America.
  
Luke 12:48 For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.

But God has promised to deliver Zion, which is His Elect, His Bride, from the destruction of the daughter of Babylon.
  
Zechariah 2:7 Up, Zion! Escape!You who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.
  
1 Thessalonians 5:3-11 For when they shall say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. But let us who are of the day; be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us; that whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with Him. Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

A Word from the Lord given to Zachary Wilkinson on Dec of 2013

I, Jesus the Messiah, take my bride to be my lawfully wedded wife. I promise to devote my life to her for eternity, giving her the kingdom I have prepared for her. I will never forsake, nor ever leave her. She is mine to hold and nothing will ever come between us. I give this oath to you, my bride: to stay by my Word, and to not leave and go back on what was spoken by my lips. You are the apple of my eye and I will treat you with the utmost care and love. What is mine is yours, my bride; nothing that I have in my storehouse will be held back from you; ask, and you shall receive. My love for you, my bride, is a branch that never ceases to bear fruit; I will continually pour my love for you. As your husband, I will guide and lead you; I will be your comforter and protector through all things. Joy shall be your life, and pure love shall be the cup you drink from. I am the I AM; nothing is above I, for nothing but the Father is beside me. I give you this ring of my covenant with you: to always stay by my side and to never forsake me. I Jesus, take this hand in marriage in front of all my Creation: to show my pursuit and endurance in this marriage. I shall give her my life and whatever she asks, shall be granted. She is my love and I will make her feel special, for she has been loyal to the end, and has not left me for another. Take this ring, my bride, and accept this covenant: for I have given my life for you, and you have given your life for me. I will show you the hidden truths of my Creation as a gift of my love. I will treat you as royalty, with my love as a cornerstone. Take my hand and accept this marriage, for I have awaited this day: to show you my true love. You will have the work of my hands as your resting place, and your jewels and ornaments shall shine for eternity. You have made yourself ready for me, and have come out of your chamber to meet me. Thank you, daughter, for watching and awaiting for my return. I will not make your wait worthless: I shall make it beyond what your imagination can conjure up. I love you my bride, do not look back: for your time for the wedding supper is here! Listen to my voice and my voice only: for I am your everything, and nothing can match to me. This is your time to shine, my love, so shine bright of my love for you. Accept this marriage wholeheartedly and rest in my covenant. I love you my darlings; never leave my side!

Love,
Yeshua, Jesus Christ, Adonai, and King of Kings

Revelation 21:9-11 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, "Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife." And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal. 

The Sign of the Prophet Jonah

In Matthew chapter 12, Jesus made the following statement. 

   

Matthew 12:39-40 An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
  
As we are now awaiting the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ, I am hearing more and more people prophesy about 3 days of darkness that is coming to the Earth. They are also in agreement that it will be during this time when the Rapture will occur. I was skeptical of this at first, but after hearing person after person declare it, I looked into it to see how the Bible supports it. When looking at the passage above of Matthew 12, I asked myself, "What does being 3 days and nights in the belly of the fish and being 3 days and nights in the heart of the Earth have in common?" There are several things in common; one of them being that the sun does not shine there, and so both are places of great darkness, and another one being that both places represent Sheol, which always represents either the grave, or pit, or hell, or the place where the dead descend to. I next contemplated on the prophesy Jesus made that just prior to his return, the sun and the moon will be darkened, and the stars will fall from heaven.
 
Matthew 24:29-31 Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon not give its light; the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken; then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
   
In the passage above, Jesus declares that just prior to his return in the clouds of glory, the sun will be darkened, then the Rapture will occur. I then linked this passage with the passage of Matthew 12 where Christ declares the only sign that will be given us will be the sign of the prophet Jonah, who spent 72 hours in total darkness. First it is important to understand the purpose of why Jonah spent 72 hours in the belly of a great fish. God had mandated Jonah to travel to Nineveh and warn them that God was going to destroy them in 40 days, but Jonah did not want to obey God, and thought he could hide from God by hiding in a boat headed towards Tarshish.
   
Jonah 1:1-17 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, "Arise,go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before Me." But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. But the Lord sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was about to be broken up. Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. So the shipmaster came to him and said unto him, "What is your intention, oh sleeper? Arise and call upon your God, perhaps your God will consider us, so that we perish not." And they said every one to his fellow, "Come, and let us cast lots, so that we may know for whose cause this evil has come upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then said they unto him, "Please tell us, for whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? and where do you come from? what is your country? and of what people are you?" And he said unto them, "I am a Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which made the sea and the dry land." Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, "Why have you done this?" For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. Then said they unto him, "What shall we do unto you, that the sea may be calm unto us?" - for the sea was growing more tempestuous. And he said unto them, "Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you." Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land, but they could not, for the sea had a strong current, and was tempestuous against them. Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the LORD, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to him. Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
     
The reason why God prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah and keep him in darkness for 72 hours was because Jonah rebelled against God by not going to Nineveh. This act of rebellion is very relevant to why God is going to bring 3 days of darkness to the world. The second chapter of the book of Jonah astonished me because of how Jonah described his experience while being in the belly of the fish. I then realized that Jonah's experience is precisely what is going to happen to the 7 billion+ souls now living on the Earth when the Lord brings us the sign of the prophet Jonah, and our experience will be as if we had been plunged into the pit of hell.
   
Jonah 2:1-10 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish's belly and said, "I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, and He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and You heard my voice. For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the floods surrounded me; all Your billows and Your waves passed over me. Then I said, I have been cast out of Your sight; Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple. The waters surrounded me, even to my soul; the deep closed around me; weeds were wrapped around my head. I went down to the base of the mountains; the earth with its gates closed behind me forever; yet You have brought up my life from the pit of hell, O Lord, my God. When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord; and my prayer went up to You, into Your holy temple. Those who regard worthless idols forsake their own mercy. But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord." So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
 
Jonah chapter 2 describes the fallen state of mankind, the relationship between God and those who seek after Him, it contains the Gospel of Salvation, and it contains a solemn warning to those who love the things of the world and forsake God. Jonah represents God's Elect who will remember God, and will cry out to Him and pray for salvation. In described his experience Jonah said that he was in the belly of Sheol, in the pit of hell, and he felt as if he had been cast out from the sight of God, and that Earth's gates had closed behind him forever. Jonah also declared that all those that regard their worthless idols, will forsake their own mercy. That is, all those who do not remember God, who do not look again toward His holy temple, who do not surrender to God with the voice of thanksgiving and accept God's gift of Salvation, but will regard their worthless idols instead, will forsake their own mercy because God will not be able to deliver them from the pit of hell. God always gives man free will, and will never force anyone into accepting and worshiping Him.
   
I then linked the parable of the ten virgins of Matthew 25 with the sign of the prophet Jonah. In that parable, there are 10 virgins who are awaiting the arrival of their bridegroom, but they all fall asleep. Then at midnight, the arrival of the bridegroom is announced. Notice that arrival of their bridegroom is announced at midnight; and so therefore the main events described in this parable all take place during a period of darkness.    
 
Matthew 25:1-6 The kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight a cry was heard: "Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go ye out to meet him!"
 
When the arrival of the bridegroom is announced at midnight, all ten virgins arise to trim their lamps, but only the wise virgins who had taken oil in their vessels, were able to light their lamps.

Matthew 25:7-8 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, "Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out."

The oil represents the Holy Spirit, and the vessels represents the persons. Only the wise virgins who were carrying the Holy Spirit in themselves, were able to light their lamps and reflect the light of life; the light from God.

Matthew 5:14 [Jesus said] You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
 
John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."
 
The wicked are unable reflect the light of God.
 
Job 18:5-6 The light of the wicked indeed goes out, and the flame of his fire does not shine. The light is dark in his tent, and his lamp beside him is put out...verse 18 He is driven from light into darkness.

In Amos 5:18 we read that the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

Amos 5:18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! To what end is it for you? The day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
  

In Isaiah chapter 60, we read about a time of deep darkness that will cover the Earth, and notice the command to God's Elect to "arise and shine."
 
Isaiah 60:1-5 Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the Lord will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising. Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you; Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side. Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you; The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
 
Just as God heard Jonah's prayers and delivered him from deep darkness in which he found himself, so also will God deliver all those that cry out to Him during those 3 days of darkness. I believe that these 3 days of darkness will follow a great earthquake, or shaking of the Earth. Psalms 18 describes a shaking of the Earth that is followed by thick darkness, which occurs as the result of God's anger. It also declares that God will create an opening in the heavens through which the Lord will descend, and that there will be darkness under His feet. It declares that God will make darkness His secret place,and that there will be dark waters around God's pavilion; just as Jonah was surrounded by dark waters.  

 
Psalms 18:7-12 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken because He was wroth. There went up a smoke out of His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under His feet. And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yeah, He did fly upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.

A Study on Revelation Chapter 14: Part 6 – Thrust in thy sickle, and reap  

In this study I will discuss the remaining 7 verses of Revelation chapter 14 that deal with the reaping of the Earth on the Last Day.

Rev 14:14-15 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. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with aloud 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."

The reaping of the Earth occurs on the Last Day, Judgment Day; but before I discuss the reaping of the Earth, I would first like to discuss the rescue of the all the Christians who have attained Salvation. First of all, I agree with all those who teach there will be 2 rescues of the true believers. The first rescue being the Rapture of the firstfruits harvest, which is described in Matthew 24.

Matthew 24:38-44 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this: that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

The passage above clearly indicates that the coming of the Son of man will occur very unexpectedly; when people are living normal lifestyles as they are eating and drinking, and celebrating normal life events. Then, at an hour when people least expect, Christ will come and Rapture certain people out of the world, as one is taken, and the other is left. The flood that comes to take everyone away is the final tribulation period when the 7 angels begin to sound the 7 trumpets of Revelation chapters 8 and 9. Then there is the second rescue, which will occur with the resurrection of the Last Day.

John 6:39 This is the will of the Father who sent me: that of all He has given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise him up at the last day.

John 6:40 And this is the will of Him who sent me: that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 11:24 Martha said to Him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day."

It is very clear that at the coming of the Son of man will occur unexpectedly at a time when people least expect. It will transpire in a split second, as the flash of lightning that flashes from East to the West, and living people will be removed from the world; this will be the first rescue of the firstfruits harvest.

Luke 7:34-37 I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left. Two women will be grinding [at the mill] together: theone will be taken and the other left. Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left. And they answered and said to Him, "Where, Lord?" So he said to them, "Whersoever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."

Matthew 24:26-28 Therefore if they say to you: look, he is in the desert! do not go out, or: look, he is in the inner rooms! do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

The rescue of the firstfruits harvest of believers is a completely different and separate even from the rescue of the main harvest of believers on Last Day. Those that are rescued with the firstfruits harvest will be as eagles gathered together wheresoever the body is; whereas the second rescue of the main harvest of believers will occur at the resurrection of the Last Day. This event is described in Rev 11 when God's witnesses are killed by the beast that ascends from the bottomless pit, and then resurrected three and a half days later. In Rev 9 we read that an angel that falls from heaven will open the bottomless pit (only fallen angels fall from heaven and angels are often describes as stars).

Rev 9:1-2 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit...

Rev 11:7 And when they [God's witnesses] shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

Some people teach that the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit are demons, others teach they will be Nephilim, while others teach they will be genetically engineered transhuman cyborgs; I do not know for sure, and the Bible does not tell us; but this beast will assist in the complete eradication of Christianity and the beheading and execution of all the Christians of the world.

Rev 13:-15 And he [the Antichrist] had power to give life unto the image of the beast; that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

I don't believe that the 2 witnesses literally represent 2 people, but that they represent all the tribulation saints who had been left behind after the first rescue of believers, and they had been evangelizing the world as witnesses of the gospel of Christ's salvation. They will all either die of natural causes such as cataclysmic events, war, or disease, or be killed because they did not worship the image of the beast, which the beast will mandate.

Rev 11:8-10 And their [God's witnesses] dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. And all they of the people, and tribes, and tongues, and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put into graves. And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the Earth.

God's witnesses tormented the unsaved because they were witnesses of God's plan to destroy them all in a lake of fire, and after the beast from the bottomless pit kills them, the world will greatly rejoice over it. They will believe that they have not only defeated Christianity, but will also believe they have inherited the Earth as victors of the war against Christianity. However, after a period of three and a half days, all the tribulation saints will be resurrected from the dead, and ascend up to heaven in a cloud; this is the second rescue, and is referred to as the resurrection of the Last Day.

Rev 11:11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from  heaven saying unto them, “Come up hither.” And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

When the tribulation saints are resurrected from the dead, they will ascend into heaven to join Christ and the 144,000 firstfruits saints. This second and final rescue of all the true believers that Christ has purposed to save, will mark the end of God’s Salvation plan for mankind, and it is now Judgement Day, the Last Day, the day when the Lord Jesus will thrust in his sharp sickle, and reap the world.

Rev 14:14-25 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. And another angel came out of the temple, crying with aloud 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.

This is also the Day of Judgment for Satan and all the fallen angels who were reserved for the judgment of the Last Day.

John 12:48 He who rejects me, and does not receive my words, has that which judges him: the word that I have spoken will judge him in the Last Day.

1 Corinthians 6:3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more,things that pertain to this life?

2 Peter 2:4 For God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for Judgment.

Jude 1:6 And the angels who did not keep their original estate, but left their own habitation, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness, for the Judgment of the Great Day.

And now it is that Great Day of Almighty God, and the Lord Jesus and his angels will thrust in their sickles, and reap the Earth.

Rev 14:16-20  And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped . And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 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. And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

The book of Joel also has a description of this event.

Joel 3:12-16 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the winepress is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Another description of this event is also found in Revelation chapter 19.

Rev 19:11-21 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he does judge and make war. His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

The winepress represents the fierceness of the wrath of God, and this is the day when God will cast the beast and the Antichrist into the lake of fire.

Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that performed miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Rev 20:14-15 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

All the unsaved will be destroyed by fire, and the cosmos as we know it will also pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat

2 Peter 3:10-13 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness; looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 

After Christ and his angels destroy death, and hell, and Satan’s kingdoms by fire, God will create a new and heaven and a new Earth for all the true believers, the Sons of God, to live in for all of eternity.

Rev 21:1-5 And I saw a new heaven and a new Earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.” And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; andthere shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things have passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.”

A Study on Revelation Chapter 14: Part 5 – Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth

In part 4 of this study I went over Rev 14:9-11 where we read about an angel that goes forth with a warning to mankind.
 
Rev 14:9-11 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand; the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receives the mark of his name.”

After this warning is given, we read the following verses.
 
Rev 14:12-13 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, “Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.”
 
It will be during this period of time when all who are alive on the Earth will have to make a decision that will lead to their eternal destinies. The non-religious, the pagans, the fence-sitters who refused to take sides, the agnostics, etc; everyone, without exception, will find themselves facing Judment Day. Babies, and very young children, and the mentally handicapped will not be able to understand what is transpiring, but all those who are able to understand what is transpiring will now have to either choose Christ and his Salvation plan for them, or they will reject Christ and will go on to accept the mark of the beast. This period of time will lead to what we read in Rev 8 is a period of silence in heaven.
 
Rev 8:1-2 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God, and to them were given seven trumpets.
 
The reason there is silence in heaven is because there are no more people becoming saved in the world. All those who God has planned to save will have now answered God’s call to Salvation through his Son Jesus Christ, and now there is silence in heaven. In Luke 15 we read that there is joy in heaven over every sinner that repents, (this is implying they are going to receive Salvation).
 
Luke 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance.

When there are no more people repenting and accepting Christ as their Savior, we will have come to that point in time when there will be silence in heaven. It will be at this point in time when God will be ready to begin His final judgments upon the Earth. In Rev 8:2 we read of 7 angels that are given 7 trumpets; in the Bible, a trumpet was blown to warn people of approaching danger.

Rev 8:1-2 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets.
    
In the following verses, we read that after there is silence in heaven, and before the angels begin to blow of their trumpets, the prayers of all those that have come to Christ (the saints) are offered up to God before His throne.
 
Rev 8:3-4 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
 
In Revelation chapters 8 and 9, we read about judgments that will afflict the Earth upon the blowing of the 7 trumpets.
 
Rev 8:7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

A meteor hits the Earth after the second angel sounds his trumpet.
 
Rev 8:8-9 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; and the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

Many people will die after the third angel sounds his trumpet.
 
Rev 8:10-11 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters. And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
 
After the fourth angel sounds his trumpet, the Earth will no longer have a 24 hour day, but it will now be a 16 hour day.
 
Rev 8:12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
 
After the fifth angel sounds his trumpet, all the demons from hell will enter the world through an opening of a portal.
 
Rev 9:1-2 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the Earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.
 
After the sixth angel sounds his trumpet, the Battle of Armageddon will begin.
 
Rev 9:13-15 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.
   
After the seventh angel sounds his trumpet, eternity will begin after Christ and his army have been victorious in defeating Satan and his followers in the Battle of Armageddon.
 
Rev 10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall beginto sound, the mystery of God should befinished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

Rev 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever.
 
Rev 16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done.”
   
As you can see from the passages above that describe the judgments that will occur during the world's final tribulation period, billions of people will die, and it is why a voice from heaven asks John to write the words: “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth..."
 
Rev14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, “Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.”