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It is time to take a look at the seventh seal. The first and the seventh seals reach their climax at the beginning of the great tribulation. Seals two thorough six upon their opening, will begin with an introduction and gradually increase in intensity until the close of the tribulation period. All of them have a period of time when they will run their course. The seventh seal will cover a length of time leading up to the beginning of the tribulation. The key to this seal is the half hour of silence in heaven. A moment so sacred and holy that the redeemed and angelic occupants of heaven will stand in absolute awe and there will be utter silence in heaven which is now filled with praise and worship unto the Lord. Rev. 8:1.
In the scriptures, silence is an indication of the mighty presence of the Lord. Habakkuk made mention of a time when the Lord would occupy His Holy Temple and this would command a time of silence, even in the earth. Hab. 2:20 The Apostle Paul identified the perfected church as the holy temple of the Lord. A people built together, unified until they operate as an absolute unit with the ultimate purpose of being the dwelling place of the Lord. Eph. 2:21-22 There will be that moment when the building is complete and the dedication and occupation will be the marriage, where two become one. We know the heart of the Lord through the writings of those whom He inspired to write the Word. For all that the Lord is and all that He has and all that He could create to satisfy His desires there is nothing that He so desires as His future Bride. The true Zion/Sion of God is the greatest, burning desire of His heart, that she might become the place, or should it be palace, of His eternal abiding presence. She is to become the everlasting joy and rest of His heart and being. Thus we see the dealings of the Lord with mankind for six thousand years reach the great summit, and longing of His heart by finding His Bride of the ages. Ps.132:13-14.
It is time to recognize the fact that the Lordís interest is not in that which is natural and of this world but that which is spiritual and eternal. Coming to the mountain of the Lord we arrive at Mount Sion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. She is the Bride of Christ. She is comprised of the redeemed whose names are written in the Lambís book of life. Could we se the calendar of the Lord there is a red letter day, plainly marked when the scripture will be fulfilled and the Lord will occupy His people, His church, His Bride, His eternal dwelling place. Man may say it cannot be done but with the Lord all things are possible. That perfect church is a satisfaction of the strong desire of His heart to be loved even as He loves. 2 Tim. 1:7.
rn of weather has become out of sync. The Lord is trying to get the attention of the inhabitants of the world before the crisis comes. This very special group, a vital organ of the body of Christ will be sealed and incorporated into the body of Christ as a part of the marriage of the Lamb. The seal is the perfect. complete fullness of the Spirit. Eph. 1:13 They as well as the whole body of Christ will be changed into His image and have the same unlimited measure of the Spirit. 2 Cor. 3:18.