Post 6th Seal Reactions

  

We have generally become so predictable in how we explain away natural and cosmic events, and repetitive patterns across history as anything but God-caused. That’s just one way we have increasingly diminished, and later, effectively deleted Him from having any agency in our lives, national/global affairs, and creation. Yet The Bible predicts we will have the opposite reaction to His next, scheduled global, cosmic disruption to our lives—the impacts of His opening the 6th seal on a scroll. (See: Revelation 6:12-17) It predicts people across the world will know He is the source! In Apocalypse Preview, I review this strange flip, and conclude our general unfamiliarity with The Book of Revelation, might automatically lead people to think, erroneously, that event will be the apocalypse. 

 

Ignorance-based Deception

best explains that likely reaction.

 

That led me to ponder:

 

What might be their reactions,

 after the world recovers from that event?

 

Context

 

Though The Bible is silent on this point, here are a few contextual markers that might guide us to perceive how people might react.

 

Duration of the 4th age. The Bible indicates the 4th age of human history—the tribulation age—will comprise two halves of 3.5 years each—a total of 7 years.

(See: References to ‘times, time, and half a time’ in Daniel 7 and 12).

 

Possible 3rd age closing event. The 6th seal event might mark the end of this current 3rd age and trigger the predicted resurrection/rapture (harvest-like) event for The Lord’s bona fide saints from across this age--including all faithful saints since The Day of Pentecost. (See: The 6th Seal, Civilization’s Reset? (Series))

 

Rise of ‘the beast’. The Bible predicts a highly-deceptive, global leader (called ‘the beast’ in Revelation), will arise during that age. It is silent on what might trigger his rise. It might be the 6th seal event, especially if many/most governments become dysfunctional, and desperate people across the world demand somebody/ANYBODY to take charge and lead a massive recovery project. (See: Like Parent, Like Child (Series)), my imaginary scenario of how a 7-nation coalition might form, with him as leader.)

 

Apocalypse timing. The Bible signals, midway into that short age, this leader will enter into a (not-yet-constructed) 3rd Jewish Temple, defile it, declare himself to be The Almighty, and by those acts, trigger the start of the predicted, 42-month long apocalypse. (See: Daniel 7 and 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4)

 

Plausible Post-recovery/Pre-apocalypse Reactions 

 

Given the above context, I intuit some post-recovery reactions to the 6th seal event might be people thinking or saying:

1. If that event WAS the apocalypse, then Christian’s warnings were over blown, exaggerated! So the whole Bible must be WRONG! Bah, humbug! 

2. We actually survived, and now we thrive after the worst ever cosmic event! We should be proud of what we can do when we have the right leader, and diligently work together! 

3. See how resilient we humans are?! Let’s celebrate and honor/worship the leader we selected! He and his team did an outstanding, miraculous job! 

4. If that wasn’t the apocalypse, then the real apocalypse might not be as long or as bad. We proved we can handle and survive that, too! Whatever!

5. Life is just cycles, crises, and recoveries. Nothing’s changed. Same as always. 

6. Let’s build a planetary meteorite shield, so we’ll be ready the NEXT time!

7. Let’s create a special organization, with expert leadership to scope out our vulnerabilities, and prepare for possible similar events in the future! 

 

Effects of Such Reactions

 

  • Hardened disbelief; reduced fear of God; increased confidence/pride in human systems.

  • A false sense of security.

  • Willingness to embrace global governance.

  • Misplaced trust, maximized misinterpretation and ignorance-based deception

  • Perfect physical and spiritual setup for maximum impacts from the pending, ‘real deal’.

  • Objects/people of trust revealed, which the apocalypse will collapse! 

 

Heaven knows very well how to allow, or to draw us onto paths of false security, to teach us its lessons we otherwise, refuse to learn. The apocalypse will be ‘the mother’ of such lessons it has been trying to teach us… since Adam! With it, The Lord won’t just greatly shake the Earth. He will shake everything and every system in which we trust, to teach us He and His system of righteousness are the ONLY trustworthy things in His creation!

 

If only more of us today, would

believe, and embrace His lesson.