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At the time of the cleansing of heaven, by the casting out of the devil there is a declaration made proclaiming the great victory and the manifestation of the power of the Lord. Two very important statements are then made. The accuser of the saints who had been active both day and night before the throne was silenced. The being called the devil does not have the capabilities of the Lord. He can only be in one place at a time. Those who have been under satanic attack have not had a personal encounter with the devil but rather with a fallen angel under the direction of the devil. Victory is gained by the redemptive blood of the Lamb. By the Word, His Word, of testimony and by a full and complete surrender to the Lord. Rev. 12:9-11.
While the heavens and those dwelling there are exhorted to rejoice the same voice proclaimed woe to the earth and the sea because the devil is now present among them and he is filled with an immense anger for he knows that his time is short. He knows that he has just three and one half years to try to accomplish his purpose here on earth. The book of Revelation speaks of three great woeís this is the first woe. It is in conjunction with the fifth trumpet. Rev. 9:1 Clearly this lead us to information that the seven seals are all opened before the tribulation. The first and the seventh seal reach their fulfillment at the beginning of the tribulation. That is, the completing of the final work of the Holy Spirit in salvation, revival and the formation of the Bride of Christ (1st seal), which will result in the marriage of the Lamb and the church with the resulting birth of the man child. (7th seal).
We are introduced to the seven trumpets following the offering of the prayers of the saints before the golden altar or the Ark of the Covenant and the Mercy Seat, which is Christ our propitiation (Mercy Seat). Rom. 3:25 We may sometimes feel that our prayer go unheard but rest assured they do not. They are as incense before the Lord. Your tears are bottled and recorded. Ps. 56:8 These all become a sweet smelling incense before the Lord. Especially so, in the end of the age when persecution will be greatly increased against the true church. The same angel took fire from altar and cast it into the earth creating four fearful signs. First of all, voices from on high. To hear a voice blasting from the sky will be an extremely appalling thing. Thundering’s and lightning’s, both in the plural which can only mean that simultaneously and world wide these events will transpire. They are accompanied by an earthquake effecting the whole earth. By this time in the Lords dealings with mankind situations such as this will no longer be local. They want one world, they will get one world. Rev. 8:5. :END: