| The Fifth and Sixth Seal |
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6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 6:10 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? 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled. This verse tells me that there are souls in heaven, because they are under the altar of God, they are talking to God and they know of the evil ones who killed them for their testimony are still on earth.
They were given their white robes a[ a symbol of salvation] and told to rest for a while until Their brethern and fellow servants join them the same as they joined God the others will to, by being martyred.
You can take this as all the Jews who have been persecuted more than any group in history, I believe this to the case for they are and will always be God's chosen.
6:12 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; 6:13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? This needs no explanation as this is the start of the tribulation that ushers in the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
So to think that you remain in the ground when you die, this tells me different, maybe you are not in the 3rd heaven where God resides but in the 2nd heaven where you go to wait, but still have contact with God.
None of us can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt, that is why it is called faith, and faith is all I need for I do believe in the "blessed hope' which is coming soon. |
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