13/04/2026
Prepare for the Tribulation
Read Matthew 24:42-51
“Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.”” - Revelation 6:1 NKJV
- The events of Revelation 6 occur immediately after the Rapture and during the first half of the 7-year tribulation period
- They are kickstarted by the Lamb’s opening of the seals of the Book of Wrath
- The first four seals (conquest, war, famine and death) are ‘The Beginning of Sorrows’ which will run concurrently for a short duration (e.g. about 6 months), Matthew 24:4-8
The 1st Seal (Revelation 6:1-2)
- The White Horse: Conquest (empowered by an evil spirit) is released upon the earth. The Antichrist Conqueror will go forth to conquer the Middle-East and the kingdoms of this world
The 2nd Seal (Revelation 6:3-4)
- The Red Horse: War (empowered by an evil spirit) is released upon the earth. There will be worldwide fighting and killing (both civil and international)
The 3rd Seal (Revelation 6:5-6)
- The Black Horse: Famine (empowered by an evil spirit) is released upon the earth. There will be worldwide food scarcity
The 4th Seal (Revelation 6:7-8)
- The Pale Horse: Death (empowered by two evil spirits: Death and Hades) is released upon the earth. A quarter of the world’s population will be killed
“When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held.” - Revelation 6:9 NKJV
- The 5th Seal is ‘The Cry of The Martyrs’, Matthew 24:9-10
- This is referring to the persecution and martyrdom of believers in Christ during the 1st half of tribulation period. These will consist mostly of unfaithful believers who were left behind after missing the first flight of ‘the Rapture’. These foolish virgins (believers) will repent and now enter the kingdom through the second flight of ‘martyrdom’
- If you are being unfaithful with your relationship and service to Christ, you will miss the Rapture. You can as well begin to prepare for the Tribulation, Matthew 25:1-30, Revelation 2:22, 3:3,10-11
“And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”” - Revelation 6:10 NKJV
- The unresurrected souls of the tribulation martyrs (now under the golden altar in the Heaven Temple) will petition God to avenge their blood on the unbelievers on earth who hated and killed them
- ‘How long’ implies that the ‘persecution and martyrdom’ of tribulation saints will continue for a long time (e.g. for a total of about 3 years after the Rapture)
“Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.” - Revelation 6:11 NKJV
- The unresurrected souls of the tribulation martyrs were given the resting cover of a white robe (indicating the righteousness of Christ) and told to rest a little while longer until the completion of the martyrdom of the tribulation saints. This will then be followed by the judgement of the Great Day of Wrath as unveiled by the 7th Seal
- If you miss the Rapture due to your unfaithfulness, you will have to repent and ‘endure faithful’ under intense persecution and martyrdom in the tribulation period.
“I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.” - Revelation 6:12-13 NKJV
- The 6th Seal is ‘Cosmic Signs’, which will all happen within a day (about 6 months to the end of the first half of the tribulation period), Matthew 24:29-30
- It starts with a great earthquake which indicates that the 6th Seal completes the 1st set of tribulation judgements
- The Sun turns to blackness, the Moon becomes like blood and the Stars fall across the sky like meteors. All the powers of the heavens will be shaken!
“Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!” - Revelation 6:14-16 NKJV
- When the sky receded as a rolled up scroll, what was revealed was a sign from Heaven
- The unbelieving people of the earth looked up and saw the sign of the Son of Man appear in Heaven as prophesied in Matthew 24:29-30
- They beheld the Throne and saw the Lamb in His power and glory. They saw His angry face and knew that the Wrath of the Lamb (i.e. the first 6 trumpet judgements) was about to be released
- They went to hide in underground bunkers and bomb shelters from the scary angry face of the Lamb
“For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”” - Revelation 6:17 NKJV
- The Great Day of Wrath refers to the aftermath of 7th Seal being opened in Revelation 8, Joel 2
- When the 7th Seal is opened, the contents of the sealed Book are revealed: which are ‘7 trumpets and 7 bowls’ of Wrath!
The Fate of The Unfaithful, Revelation 6:1-17 & Matthew 24:42-51