Category: End times


Repent

Today in church I was reading my Bible and there were a few scriptures that really stood out and I felt God telling my that this is His message to the Church. It’s a call to repentance and to turn back to God and away from the things of this world which we have allowed to come first in our lives instead of God. I think that it is highly important to remember that while God demands righteousness, He is at His very essence Love, perfect, complete love. God loves us no matter what.

For some time now I have felt quite strongly that God has been saying that the Church, or at least a part of the Church, has strayed and grown cold. The Church has become more focused on material things and pleasures of this world and less focused on seeking God and His Kingdom. A lot of legalism has crept into the Church. The thing is, we are saved by grace. And the main principle about grace is that we are so bad that there isn’t anything that we can do on our own to save ourselves, God had to save us. Grace is not earned, it is freely given.

While there is an ocean of grace for us to fall into when we repent for our sins, the point is that we have to repent and turn back to seeking God with a full heart. I feel this is what God is specifically saying to the Church today.

“‘If you will return, O Israel, return to me,’ declares the Lord. ‘If you put your detestable idols out of my sight and no longer go astray, and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, “As surely as the Lord lives,” then the nations will be blessed by Him and in Him they will glory.” Jeremiah 4:1-2

‘”I myself said, ‘How gladly would I treat you like sons and give you desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of any nation.’ I though you would call me ‘Father’ and not turn away from following Me. But like a woman unfaithful to her husband so you have been unfaithful to Me, O house of Israel,” declares the Lord.’ Jeremiah 3:19-20

What is maybe important to recognise here is that the Church has been adopted into God’s family, so we are effectively spiritually a part of Israel. It is therefore, possible to insert the Church into wherever you see ‘Israel’.

I also read the letters to the Churches in the beginning of Revelation and for the first time something stood out for me in the letter to the Church in Sardis.

“I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. Remember  therefore, what you have received and heard, obey it, and repent. But if you do not repent I will come like a thief and you will not know at what time I will come to you.” Revelation 3:1b-3

I hope that this gives you encouragement to turn back to God and repent and fall into His ocean of grace.

We as the Church are called to be the Bride of Christ, however we are also an adulterous bride. But God in His infinite mercies knew all along that the Church would be an adulterous bride, so He made a plan to save us from our sins. Christ is calling His Bride to return back to Him.

In the ancient Hebrew culture the man would pay a price, probably in the form of livestock, to the father of a girl he liked just so that he could have the opportunity to ask her to marry him. If she accepted his marriage proposal, by drinking a cup of wine representing his covenant, then she was referred to as one who was bought with a price.We too have been bought with a price, the ultimate price, because it cost Jesus His life blood. We have accepted His new covenant, but we tend to forget that a covenant is a two way thing. Jesus has promised us that He will do certain things for us, such as preparing a place for us in His Father’s house in Heaven, never leaving us even until the end of the age. We too have promised things we have promised that we will follow Him and be obedient to Him, praise and worship Him.

I look at the modern Church and how quick it has been to compromise on God’s commandments in order to fit in with the world, divorce, same sex marriages. Yes we are called to love the world and to have compassion with one another, but we have also been call out of the world. We are supposed to stand out and not blend in. I know that it is not easy to stand out, but considering everything that God has done for us, standing out for Him is a small price to pay and one that we don’t even have to do on our own. By compromising God’s commandments we are also breaking our covenant with Christ, thus being an adulterous bride. We have also been distracted by the things of this world – fame and fortune, thus forsaking our first love, Christ.

God knows that we will and do make mistakes, mess up, but because of grace it’s okay. It is okay to make a mistake, it’s okay to fall, but God wants us to do all of this while we are in communion with Him. He doesn’t want to us to go through all of our human struggles by ourselves, but He wants us to come to Him of our own free will. We don’t need to be perfect to come to Jesus, we just need to come to Him. We can’t save ourselves, but the work that was done on the Cross does save us and that work was done while we were still sinners.

However, while God is a merciful God He is also a righteous God and if you are not in communion with Him at the time of the Rapture of His Bride, then I believe that the parable of the Ten Virgins alludes to the fact that you shall go through the Great Tribulation. But because God is a God of second chances, the Great Tribulation will be a second chance for many to turn back to God. My fervent hope is that those who do receive that second chance will take it. But I also urge you not to wait until you get a second chance such as the Tribulation, because you do not know when you will die or when the Rapture or Tribulation will happen, before you turn back to God.

Christ is calling you, His adulterous bride whom He loves so much He died for you, back to His side. Won’t you turn back?

God has given me a heart for the Lukewarm Church, those who know the Gospel, but are not on fire for God. I have a heart for reigniting the Church, especially now as the signs in the sky and on Earth suggest that Jesus’ Second Coming is very soon. I write this now to all those who have strayed or have never really know the Father, may this lead you to the start of a journey back to the Father’s heart.

I have received word from God that I need to warn you that the age of the dispensation of grace which Paul talked about is nearing its end and God cannot withhold His judgements against the nations for much longer. I am warning you now to please return to God in totality, so that you may avoid His wrath. God is standing with open arms and is pleading with you to come back to Him. He does not want to punish any of His children, but He is also a righteous God and He cannot withhold His judgements forever. God will also not force you to turn back to Him, He wants your worship to come out of your own free will. You need to come to the realisation that there is nothing that we can do to get to Heaven. For we all fall short of the glory of God, but the Lord has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. We have all sinned and our punishment is death and eternity in Hell. But God Loved us so much that He sent His only begotten Son that whomsoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. God still loves us and He will always love us. There is nothing that we can do to ever make Him love us more or love us less or stop loving us entirely.

The prophet Zechariah received a word from the Lord to give to the Jews while they were still living in captivity to return back to God, I believe that God is giving this warning to the Church now. I believe tat it is specifically to the Church in the West who have started to follow the ways of the world rather than God’s commands. I pray that you will heed the warning, God is eagerly awaiting your return.

“The Lord was very angry with your forefathers. Therefore tell the people: ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord Almighty. Do not be like your forefathers, to whom the earlier prophets proclaimed: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Turn from your evil ways and your evil practices.’ But they would not listen or pay attention to me, declares the Lord. Where are your forefathers now? And the prophets, do they live forever? But did not my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, overtake your forefathers?                                                                                                                                               “Then they repented and said, ‘The Lord Almighty has done to us what our ways and practices deserve, just as He determined.'”

I hope and pray that you will allow the Holy Spirit the opportunity to move in your hearts, life and churches that you may see and experience the wondrous gifts He wishes to bestow upon you. I pray that you will come to know that you are not saved by your programs or the special things that you say, your traditions nor by any of your works. We are saved by the precious blood of Jesus. His desire is that you will let His messenger, the Holy Spirit have free reign over your life and your Church.

I pray that you will return to God, He’s waiting patiently for your return.

Bless Israel

The past week’s events in the Middle East, Israel in particular, has reminded me of God’s promise to Abraham to bless those who bless him (and hence Israel) and curse those who curse him. I know that not everything that Israel does is necessarily right, but they are still God’s people. I believe that now with criticism for around the world being levelled at Israel it is important to remember who they are in God’s eyes.

If we study the Bible we will notice that the size of land that God has given to Israel is a fairly large piece of land. According to Joshua 1:4, “Your territory will extend from the desert of Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates – all the Hittite country – to the Great Sea on the west.” which in today’s terms includes modern day Israel along with the Palestinian territories, Jordan and parts of Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Interestingly, Israel has never possessed all of this land and seeing as God has given it to them they will one day possess it. Remember that God as the Creator of the Universe has every right to give and take away whatever land He chooses.

When the Israelites first entered the Promised Land to claim it for themselves they had to defeat the inhabitants of the land. In fact God commanded them to wipe out the inhabitants of the land, because they were so evil and if they left any alive they ran the risk of being led astray by them. The fact that they didn’t wipe out the inhabitants of the land is what later led to all or at least most of their problems. When we read of the Israelites killing all of the men, women and children of certain cities we generally don’t feel too sorry for the citizens of those cities, nor do we feel anger against the Israelites for killing them, because they are following god’s orders to possess the land. Why is it that we now object? Is it because this feels more real than a Bible story? Is it because you feel like you can do something to stop the bloodshed? Is it because you do not believe that the Jews are still god’s chosen people? Is it because you cannot believe that a loving and merciful God could condone such violence, that God could be a God of violent judgement?

I am reminded of when Israel turn their backs on God that He raised up nations to conquer Israel, as punishment, but also to draw them back to Himself. But God didn’t bless those nations He caused them to be conquered and destroyed themselves. Even though Israel didn’t always follow God they never have nor ever will stop being God’s chosen people, and that is important to remember.

The Arab and Muslim world in general has made it no small secret that they do not want Israel to exist and that they want to drive all of the Jews into the sea. I think that can be interpreted as cursing Israel. God is therefore going to bring judgement down against the Arab and Muslim world, but all in His own perfect time.

I find that the timing of the Israeli retaliation along with the apparent worsening nuclear negotiations by Western powers with Iran very interesting from a prophetic, end times point of view. We’ve had the first of the blood moons in the blood moon tetrad, which is a prophetic sign in the Heavens. From an end time perspective we need to keep our eyes and ears open, watching and waiting for the signs and preparing ourselves and others for the coming of our King and Bridegroom.

God of Judgement

Last night I had the privilege of attending an Israel Houghton concert. It was an amazing, energised evening full of praise and worship where I could pretend to be black for a few hours. As my heart cried out for communion with God, my Abba Father in Heaven, He answered my heart’s desire. God spoke to me of several things, mostly quite personal things, but there is one thing He told me which I feel I need to share. He didn’t elaborate very much regarding this it was only really a sort of passing comment, but still think it’s important.

God told me that very soon He is going to judge the nations and that I am to warn them. So I am warning you now, get ready, because God is about to judge the nations of the Earth and when He does there is going to be much destruction. If we look at the Bible and the historical stories therein, it becomes obvious that when God judges a nation He sets about their destruction – through war in most cases. Although, in Noah’s time when He judged the whole Earth He created the Flood – a natural catastrophe. When one reads End Time prophecy it becomes clear that the earth will see major wars along with natural disasters.

I was also reminded during this concert of just how great, large and powerful God is. He is the Sovereign Ruler and Creator of the Universe. The Bible tells us that He holds the Universe in the palm of His hand. Scientists tell us that the Universe is constantly expanding, it’s already something like millions of light years (the distance covered if one where to travel at the speed of light for a year). There is no way we will ever be able to reach the end of the Universe. Our little planet, Earth, is merely a tiny speck in the universe, if that, a drop of water in all the oceans. Yet despite our insignificant size God still takes personal interest in every single one of us.

I think that during a time of judgement, but even more so during a time preceding judgement, it is important to remember, realise and understand to the best of our abilities who God is and how big He is. He is the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe and as such has every right to judge the nations and destroy them if He finds them wanting, which He most likely will. He is also the Creator of the Universe, as such He has the ability to simply squish all of the nations with the tip of His little finger. Hence we need to fear God, which means that we respect Him based on His awe inspiring greatness. This fear of the Lord should lead to us obeying Him. I know that generally obeying God is made out to be following a list of party-pooper laws, but they are in actual fact guidelines to living a life filled with far less complications and heartbreak. After all God created us, so He knows far better than we do what is best for us.

While judgement and destruction are looming up ahead it is important to remember that if you are one of His children, following Him and in a personal relationship with Him then you are not an object of His judgement. So do not lose sight of His promises Jeremiah 29:11, “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.'”

Latest Warning

I would just like to briefly share with you a warning that I have just received in the past day or two from God. I believe that this is for the world, but also very much towards the Church which has strayed and/or is lukewarm, the Church which does not serve God or have a personal relationship with Him.

“The word of the Lord came to me; ‘Son of man, this is what the Sovereign Lord says to the land of Israel: The end! The end has come upon the four corners of the land. The end is now upon you and I will unleash my anger against you. I will judge you according to your conduct and repay you for all your detestable practices. I will not look on you with pity or spare you; I will surely repay you for your conduct and the detestable practices among you. Then you will know that I am the Lord'” Ezekiel 7:1-4

This was originally a prophetic warning of judgement against Israel, but I believe that God is repeating these warning to the world and the Church now again. So repent from your wicked ways and seek with all of your heart, mind and soul a relationship with Jesus and acknowledge Him before the world as your Lord and Saviour. If you are unsure if you have or do any practices which are detestable to God, then ask Him to reveal it/them to you.

I pray that you will heed this warning.

Wars and Rumours of Wars

We live in a fallen world full of broke people. A world where Satan still roams free, terrorising its inhabitants. I like to read the news and keep up to date with current affairs around the world. but sometimes I wonder why I do it, because it breaks my heart. It seems like tragedies are the only news worthy items in this world, because that’s all I ever seem to read about – murders, rapes, wars. The main stories that come to mind right now are: Ukraine, the girls kidnapped in Nigeria, Oscar Pistorius to name a few.

I often wish there was something that I could do to stop all of the tragedies from happening. I know that baring the weight of all the world’s tragedies is not my responsibility, but I still wish I was able to. At least there is already One who bares the burdens, Jesus, and one day there will be no more burdens to bare.

But, while there still are tragedies on a rand scale occurring I find the verse Matthew 24:6 very encouraging, where Jesus says, “You will hear of wars and rumours of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Luke 21:9 also puts it well, “When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away.”

We have this amazing reassurance from Jesus that we are not to worry or fear, because it is all a part of God’s bigger plan. We can rest assured, because of our belief in God and the sacrifice of His Son Jesus, when we die we will go to Heaven. And on the battlefield against Satan, He will prevail.

So, as we continue on in these, appearingly, uncertain days let us not forget that these things must happen. In the end Jesus will reign and we shall be rewarded for believing, trusting and serving Him.

Rapture Debate

I have been for quite some time now, as most of you know, doing a lot of end times research. I think that my parents are starting to think that I’m going a bit over board, but that is besides the point. One thing that I have recently become interested in is the Rapture. There is a debate when it comes to the Rapture, quite a large and complex one. There is a debate as to when it is going to occur with regards to the Tribulation, is it before, middle or after? There is a debate as to whether or not it is even going to happen at all. I thought that I would share with you what I have found. Let me just say something first, though no one knows exactly when and how or if the Rapture will occur, but that doesn’t really matter. What matters is that you are ready for the Rapture or Second Coming of Christ to happen at any moment, that you have a strong, personal relationship with God.

The main points of view are that either we will be “caught up” or Raptured into the clouds where we will meet with Jesus are Saviour before the Tribulation starts and will spend the seven years in Heaven. We will then return with Christ to Earth and reign with Him for a thousand years. The other main view is that there will be no Rapture at all and that the Church will go through the Tribulation and that Christ’s Second Coming is a singular event.

Those who say that there shall be no Rapture often make this claim by first stating that there are no records of Rapture teaching before the 1800’s. However, those who do believe in the Rapture dispute this statement arguing that the Bible clearly teaches about the Rapture in 1Thessalonians  4:17 “After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them(the dead in Christ) in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.” Those who dispute the Rapture also point to the fact that the word “Rapture” is not mentioned at all in the Bible, but is derived from the phrase “caught up”. They also say that before the 1800’s this verse was simply viewed as a resurrection passage.

The main argument against the Rapture is the reference to the Parable of the Weeds Jesus told in Matthew 13:24-30, in which the Kingdom of Heaven is described as a man who goes out and plants his seed in his field and while the workers are sleeping the enemy goes and plants weeds in the field. The man’s servants ask him whether they should pull up the weeds, but the man says no, as they may pull up the wheat as well. Then at harvest the weeds are first collected and burned and then the wheat is harvested. It is argued that this parable proves that there will be no Rapture as the evil/wicked have to be judged and removed first.

One main verse used to argue the Rapture is in Matthew 24:40-41,”Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be take and the other left.” Those, however who dispute the Rapture argue that Jesus was not implying that the one who was taken was Raptured, but rather that they were/will be the unbelievers who will be killed as a sign of judgement, as in Luke 17:37 in response to this same statement the disciples ask, “Where, Lord?” the asked. He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.”

Another verse strongly used for the argument of the Rapture is John 14:2-3, “In my Father’s house there are many rooms, if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be were I am.” The very interesting thing about what Jesus says here is that it is exactly, at least the last two thirds are, what the bridegroom would say to his bride after the betrothal contract had been signed in the ancient Jewish wedding. I think this is a valid point to note as the Church is the Bride of Christ and what God command the Israelites to do is a fore shadowing of things to be fulfilled. There are a few interesting things to be noted regarding an ancient Jewish wedding. First, that the groom had to go away for about a year to prepare a place for him and his bride to stay and his father oversaw the building. the father had to give his nod of approval first before the groom could go and receive his bride, so only the father knew the day or the hour when the son would be ready to receive his bride. Another very interesting thing to note is that the bride and the groom went to the place the groom had prepared for a period of seven days before being publicly presented to the community. This is viewed by some as a potential fore shadowing of the Bride of Christ, the Church, being Raptured pre-tribulation.

In all of this, however I believe that this most important thing is not to lose sight of God and Jesus, for therein lies our Salvation. Jesus says (this is just what He has said t me now while I have been writing this post and asking for His guidance) that there will be a loud shout at His coming and we will know that it is His coming and we will not be afraid. So look up for your salvation drawth nigh. Run the race that God has set before you and do not tire as you reach the end, but finish strong. Seek God with all of your heart and He will reveal Himself to you. You need not fear these times as those who have no hope, for all these things have been reveal to us ahead of time that we might be prepared. So be watchful, take note of the signs in the heavens and on earth and pray.

Sooner Than You Think

I have for sometime now become very interested with Biblical prophecy regarding this last days. I have been spending vast amounts of time reading articles regarding prophecy and interpretation of prophecy along with articles querying whether prophecy is already being fulfilled. There is a lot of stuff out there showing how the technology for the “Mark of the Beast” is already developed and could be rolled out in the very near future. Questions and speculations as to who is the Antichrist or where the Antichrist will come from are hot topics. Speculation regarding the American President Obama is rife as well, especially seeing as he says he’s a Christian, but is very evidently a Muslim. He also appears to fulfil a lot of Islamic end time prophecy. What is interesting about Islamic end time prophecy is that a lot of it correlates with Biblical end time prophecy. The only thing is that the players are viewed in opposite lights.

I fear that all too often we hear the messages of warning that prophecy is being fulfilled or the stage is being made ready for prophecy to be fulfilled, but we do nothing within our hearts to prepare ourselves for the imminent coming of our Lord. We have to make sure that our hearts are prepared. We have to make sure that we are right with God and that we have a strong personal relationship with Him, otherwise I fear that He will say to us, “I tell you the truth I do not know you.” And if He says that to you it will be too late by then to do anything to fix or change things, so do it now. Seek a relationship with Him now, for if you truly seek Him He will make Himself known to you. Do it today, for tomorrow may be too late. You do not know what tomorrow may bring.

Why am I so concerned that you seek salvation and a personal relationship with Jesus today? It’s, because last week as I was busy going for a walk and talking to Jesus He told me several things. The main thing I want to share with you all is that He said, “I’m coming sooner then you think.” I hope you heed the warning. We do not, cannot know when, but it is soon. So be prepared. Do not get caught napping . Jesus is going to come like a thief in the night when we least expect Him to. Watch, because He’s told us what signs to look out for, and pray, for your redemption draws near.

Seals and Horsemen of Revelation

Recently I have been doing a lot of thinking and research regarding the end times and prophecies in the Bible. I have become very interested in the phenomenon known as the ‘Blood moon tetrad’. What has particularly sparked my interest is that after the tetrad that is going to occur over the next two years, the next tetrad is only going to occur in around a hundred years. Why is it significant for a blood moon tetrad to occur at the start/beginning of the end times? It’s significant, because Biblical prophecy has clearly stated that the moon will turn to blood, a blood moon. Revelations 6 clearly states this with regards to the opening of the sixth seal. This got me wondering if there were any other strong indicators in Biblical prophecy that the end times are about to begin/are already here. When Jesus talks about the signs of the end times in Matthew He says something that a lot of people have found very puzzling, “I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all of these things have happened.” Some scholars/theologians say that this refers to the generation that witnessed the rebirth and restoration of Israel and that they will live to see the end times and second coming of Jesus. So how do you calculate the length of a generation? Well according to Jewish tradition a generation is between 40 to 70 years. Israel was recognised as a state in 1948, add 70 years to that and you reach 2018. The evidence for a case stating that the end times are almost upon us, if not already, seems to be quite strong.

The fact that the blood moon occurs with the opening of the sixth seal in Revelation got me thinking, “Is it possible that the first five seals have already been opened?” I had always imagined that the opening of the seals would occur during a small space of time, a handful of years max. maybe only a few months. I have since remembered that God’s time is not nearly at the same pace as ours, and He is never in a hurry. I decided to do a bit of research regarding this.

The first seal releases the white horseman who is bent on conquest. Just a brief look at world history leaves little doubt that there have been periods of time dominated by Kings and great leaders determined to conquer new territories. The exact time of the opening of the first seal I believe is of little significance. The opening of the second seal releases the red horseman who is given the power and mandate to take away peace from the Earth and cause men to slay each other. This brings WWI and WWII to mind, along with every other major war in recent world history. I think that it is quite safe to say that there is nothing to say that the first two seals haven’t been opened.

With the opening of the third seal comes the black horseman, with a pair of scales in his hand. A voice says, “A quart of wheat for a day’s wages, and three quarts of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!” This threw a few doubts in my mind regarding whether or not this seal has been opened yet, and to be honest, I’m still not certain. Never the less, I decided to do a bit of research regarding the price of bread. My first thought was The Great Depression of 1939, but a loaf of bread didn’t cost anywhere near a full day’s wage for the average person. I then began to think of the rampant poverty across Africa, in particular Zimbabwe, where just a few years ago it was experiencing astronomical hyperinflation. I did a bit of research regarding the price of bread and salaries. Towards the end of March of 2008, and this was not at the worst point in Zimbabwe, a loaf of bread cost about 10 million Zim dollars. A teacher reportedly earned 400 million Zim dollars a month, if you work it out per day it comes to about 13 million Zim dollars. I think that it is quite safe to say that at least at some point for some people in Zimbabwe, a loaf of bread cost a day’s wages. I’m still not completely certain that this means that the prophecy has been fulfilled.

The opening of the fourth seal releases the pale horseman, who is given the power over a fourth of the world to kill by the sword, famine, disease and wild animals. This was quite tricky to research and verify whether or not in the past five years. After a lot of thinking and some somewhat failed attempts at researching this I found a possibility. If you take the  population of Africa, Latin America (Central and Southern America plus the Caribbean) and the Middle East you reach a figure that is approximately a quarter of the world’s population. If you have a look at these parts of the world the rate of violence in general is very high and is accompanied by several civil wars. The countries with the highest death rates due to violence all come from these areas. The Arab Spring revolutions of 2011 all occurred in countries in these areas. Central Africa for some time has also been the sight for several civil wars led by ruthless rebel leaders regularly recruiting the services of child soldiers. Latin America has long been known for its gangster related violence. Famine frequently grips large parts of Africa, in recent years Somalia and Sudan in particular. Parts of the Middle East are also experiencing famine, Yemen in particular. Serious flooding in recent years has also caused concern about possible famine in Latin America. Disease is rampant in Africa, particularly malaria and HIV, which kill millions every year. Wild animals kill people in Africa and Latin America too. A lot of these things are nothing new, which makes me wonder if this seal has in fact been opened yet.

The fifth seal has to do with those who have been martyred and the need for their number to be reached/fulfilled. Christians all over the world are still being martyred. While it does not appear to be at the same level as during the previous century and during other periods of history, it does seem that there might be a slight increase in the past few years from the turn of the century.

After all of the research that I have done it does seem quite possible that the first five seals have been opened and that the sixth one is just about to be. To me that is quite exciting. With this in mind, let us not fail to ready ourselves for the second coming of our Saviour, King and Bridegroom.