I have written previously about a gap of possibly several years between the Rapture of the Church and the beginning of the seven year Tribulation period. This post includes a video discussing that very subject. But before we talk about the video, it will be a good idea to discuss the 7 seals of Revelation 6. There we find the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. Most of you are familiar with the four horsemen, but many of you probably have not read the Scriptures pertaining to them. Please read the entire chapter of Revelation 6 for your own edification. I will touch on those verses briefly now.
Revelation 6:1-2 (the first seal) speaks of the white horse, "and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given him: and he went forth to conquering, and to conquer." This is the antichrist , who is alive today and will be revealed after the soon rapture of believers.
Revelation 6:4 (the second seal) speaks of the red horse, which symbolizes war.
Revelation 6:5 (the third seal) tells of a black horse, "and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand." Revelation 6:6 reveals that he represents famine, and economic hard times.
Revelation 6:8 (the forth seal) reveals a pale horse, "and his name that set upon him was Death, and Hell followed with him."
Revelation 6:9-11 (the fifth seal) speaks of "the souls of them that were slain for the Word of God, and for the testimony which they held: and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?" Notice that these martyrs do not know how long it will be, so, according to Bill Salus, they must have died and said this before the Tribulation began, because the Tribulation begins when Israel signs a peace covenant with the antichrist, and the Bible tells us how long after that before Jesus returns to destroy the wicked on earth and sets up His Millennial Kingdom. This is expounded upon in the following video.
Revelation 6:12-17 (the sixth seal) speaks of cosmic disturbances to come upon the earth. Instead of repenting, the remaining wicked upon earth choose to try to hide.
The seventh seal begins the seven trumpets.
In the illustration above, the 5th seal is shown as "Martyrdom and the Great Tribulation." In the following video from prophecywatchers.com, Bill Salus explains why he believes these seals of Revelation 6 happen after the Rapture but before the Tribulation.
Please watch this video and decide for yourself if you agree with Bill Salus' conclusions. He "challenges traditional thinking" says Gary Stearman of Mr. Salus.
Whether Bill Salus or anyone else is right or not, we need to believe the Bible and we need to make sure we are right with the good Lord. Without holiness, no one will see the Lord. It does not mean that we will be perfect, but that we should have faith in God and believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior, Lord, and Master. We should immediately repent of our sins, and not repeat them and live a life pleasing to the Lord. We should surrender to Him totally. His will, not ours, be done.
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." - Romans 12:1
"But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." - Romans 6:22-23
"Because it is written, be ye holy; for I am holy." - 1 Peter 1:16
