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Book of Revelation and the End-time Events
A New Look -- A truly Biblical Reveal
By your servant, Dan L Baxley
(Minor observations added in this year, 2024-2025)
(The original writing was presented over 20+ years, from 2000 to the present)
[Always A Work in Progress -- your comments and corrections are appreciated -- please email – dan@servantsofyahshua.com]
The purpose of this outline is to help those sincerely seeking a foundation upon which to judge the false teachings and false prophets attempting to rewrite the living words of YaHshua. John was given an outline of events to occur and by taking the key points -- in their order -- and trimming them down to just the facts revealed us, (letting know when there speculation) we can determine what is true and what is not. This is presented as a literal understanding and the symbolism found in this prophetic book is always explained by either John or the Angel of the Lord, or YaHshua Himself. When the explanation of a scene is not explained it is then to be taken "literally". Believe me, using His words, like a knife, you can cut away the false proclamations. His word is the light the believer needs to use reveal those things speaking from the darkness. I pray this is a help to you, as it has been for me.
Special Note from this author: When you look into these things -- keeping it as simple as possible -- we see a lot of today's prophets and teachers are not grounded in fact, having no problem with turning conjecture, wishful thinking, and sometimes outright deception, into what they call "truth" -- even to making claims that the Hebrew Christian Bible says, supports, what they are saying -- by this, they witness against themselves -- presenting conjecture and speculation, as truth -- their truth.
Some Examples of speculations being taught as truth: You do not see anything about a 7 year ministry of 144,000 Jews preaching the Gospel of the Christ to the world before, nor after our Savior's return -- Evangelical, Dr. Sutton, of Lamb and Lion, is just one example of this erroneous teaching. Nowhere do you see anything about the 144,000 preaching to anyone -- not in one single verse is this suggested -- but Dr Sutton and many, many others teach this very thing. But the Word says -- read Rev 14:1-5 & 7:1-8. Also, the Jehovah's Witnesses teach that they are the 144,000 -- of course when their original numbers surpassed the biblical 144,000 number, adjustments had to be made, but they continue to teach that the 144,000 is a special number from their rank and file. Never mind the word says that this number is a composite of 12,000 from each tribe, clan, even a federation of kin folk, drawn from the people of ISRAEL -- read Rev 7:1-8, again. This tribal kinship includes the "Jewish tribe" of Judah (properly pronounced as YaHudah). Other examples can be found. Like, our Lord YaHshua being called Jesus, pronounced as HeyZeus, in much of the world, teaching and celebrating His birth in mid winter, when your bible suggests that His birth took place much earlier, more in line with the times and seasons of the Biblical Holy Days than the Roman and Greek holidays. Our Lord YaHshua, the Biblical Messiah, would be someone that you would not look on as to be desired -- in other words, He was not beautiful, perhaps, even ordinary in physical features -- read -- Isaiah 52:2-5. The Lord that is taught today and even yesterday, in centuries past, is not the Lord and Savior of your Bible, but someone else -- YaHshua faced this very thing and had something to say about it -- "I have come in my Father's Name, and you don't receive me. If another comes in his own name, you will receive him." (John 5:43). Remember, it was and angel from the Heaven of heavens, as a messenger from the Father Himself, that came to Mary and Joseph, that named our Savior -- we must not forget that -- Mary nor Joseph named our Savior -- Luke 1:26-31 "...Behold, you (Mary) will conceive in you womb, and bring forth a son, and will call his name 'YaHshua" . Let's not forget, the name, JESUS never existed until about 400 years ago. The Old English, JOSHUA, a transliteration of the Hebrew, corrected to YaHshua, did exist when He was named this name, and happened to be the same name as the person who led the children of Israel into the promised land. A name alongside the name of Moses in the History of your Bible, the very Name the messenger from Heaven (Gabriel) delivered to Mary and Joseph to name our Savior -- YaHshua (Old English, Joshua).
Another stark reality concerns the "rapture doctrine" as taught by these teachers like (the late) Tim Lahay, (the late) Chuck Missler, (the late) Chuck Smith, (the late) Grant Jeffery, (the late) Dave Hunt, Arno Froese, Peter Malgo, Norbert Lieth, Mark Hitchcock, Hal Lindsay, Peter and Paul Lalonde, and many, many others (Note added 6/2025: When this study article was first composed, all of these men were alive -- we are, or have, moved into another generation of prophets). These men teach an "escape" doctrine, they call the "rapture" (Today, this doctrine has hijacked the Biblical Resurrection Doctrine). The Rapture Doctrine says that good Christians will be whisk off earth and taken to the Heaven of heavens, to safety, while the earth is punished. So, just where does it say that good Christians will be whisk away to the Heaven of Heavens, saved from all the trouble this World is going to suffer at the hands of the Beast -- and the Wrath of God? Are they all wrong? Can they all be wrong? Yes, they can, and they are. They attempt to replace the one clear "resurrection" doctrine, called an elemental (basic) doctrine, taught by the Apostles (Heb 6:1-2), with what they call the "RAPTURE". Within only a few short years they have managed to get the majority of Christians to call the "resurrection" the "rapture". This is word replacement, with a totally different meaning. With this "Rapture Doctrine" they work out a false hope of deliverance to those desiring an escape from what the prophetic word tells us is to come -- seeking to save their lives physically (Mat 16:25, Luke 9:24, Luke 17:33) they unwittingly fall into the deception of a false salvation, a false deliverance -- wanting to believe they will go to Heaven while the Earth is under the power of the Beast and the False Prophet (Preacher, Teacher, Minister, Imam, Pope, or some other magically endowed authority) as other less faithful brothers and sisters suffer that "time of trouble", the tribulation -- the wrath of god and Satan.
This is wishful thinking, pie in the sky thinking, wishful thinking, a desire to be told you will escape while others will suffer, suffer, and suffer, but you will remain pretty, handsome, full of talent, and worthy of escaping what is to come -- you are special. If you are not frightened, and you can bear to be told the truth, then please read on.
As you travel through this brief outline of prophetic events still to come. The only thing you can compare the "rapture" to is the "resurrection" that occurs at the return of our Savior and His arrival on Mount Moriah (Mount Zion Rev 14:1, Rev 7:3, Rev 15:2 -- Mount of YaH). But when you research the "resurrection" you find nothing about anyone one going to the Heaven of Heavens, where our Savior is now -- He is coming here, we are not going there -- When He returns, believers will go to Him, meeting Him in the clouds -- this as His Angels go throughout the World collecting those that belong to Him, and all of this happening on and around this EARTH.
A small Primer before continuing:
Mat 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven (G3772 - the sky): and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven (the sky) with power and great glory.Mat 24:31 And He shall send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven (the sky) to the other.
Get your Bible out, follow through the outline, and I think you will benefit immensely as you see for yourself that the false teachings and speculations taught as truth, do not fit with the revealed, biblical events described by our Savior and His Apostles -- this will become obvious as you read from the pages of your own Bible.
Speculation, and having opinions is not wrong, certainly, and can help further investigative thinking, but to teach a speculative thought as a fact, or to dream up some fantastic idea and make it your truth, even when it opposes THE word, is wrong, wrong, and wrong. But we see this very thing, over and over again. This error, on purpose or not, is made by some the big names within the Christian communities. Again, open your Bible, and make up your own mind, and do your own outline of events -- protect yourself, know your Bible, know His words. The names I mentioned earlier, teaching the false doctrine of the rapture, are but a small number of the whole, and although they are grand in the eyes of most and assume the leadership rolls in the Christian Churches today we know these men can be wrong.
Remember this Reveal:
2Ti 3:12 Yes, and all who desire to live Godly in the messiah YaHshua will suffer persecution.2Ti 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.2Ti 3:14 But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.
These instructions were given to Timothy, a young an that Paul was tutoring. These instructions are as good for us, today, as there were for Timothy -- truth does not change. But notice, even those that Paul calls, "imposters" are themselves, in many cases, deceived -- The "deceived" leading the "deceived" --- sound familiar? Think about it -- the imposters, those deceiving teachers, pastors, preachers, and priest, in many cases, have no idea that they are deceiving anyone, as they are themselves, deceived. This type of mental illness is not limited to religion, not at all. We see this kind of illness, almost like a possession, when we see revolt and demonstrations put on by one group of people against another. Uncontrolled crowds of people can lead to burning down others property, even to executing, murdering others -- and -- even as history bares out, feeling that they are carrying out a "righteous" act, or are part of a "righteous" movement. YaHshua, our Savior, warned us about this flaw in humanity long ago --
Mat 10:22 You will be hated by all men for My Name's sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved. (experience this yet? Just try telling a Christian that they were baptized in a fake name, or that they are praying to the wrong diety, and see what happens)Luke 6:22-23 Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake. Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.John 15:18-19 If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. (Feel lonely yet? This is a theme our Lord puts forward, more than once)John 17:14 I have given them your word. The world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.1 John 4:5-6 They are of the world. Therefore they speak of the world, and the world hears them. We are of the FATHER. He who knows the FATHER listens to us. He who is not of the FATHER doesn't listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. (Truth and error revelations, center around being on of His children, and every child knows the name of their Father -- it is by this truth we are able to see the truth and the error)1 John 2:15-16 Don't love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the FATHER's love isn't in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the FATHER's, but is the world's. (Not loving the world, does not mean we are to reject His blessings -- you have to find your balance, after all, if we were able to abandon all things of the world, we would have to leave it, just a Paul said in,Isayah 66:5 Hear the word of YaHWeH, you who tremble at His word: "Your brothers who hate you, and exclude you because of My Name, have said, 'Let the LORD (YHWH be glorified) be glorified, that we may see your joy (proof)!' (This is sad sarcasm, by his enemies -- by your enemies, as if to shame you -- shame you, or anyone for believing that His Name is important) Yet they will be put to shame.
One More REVEAL:
Hang on, just a little more and we get into the OUTLINE of End-Time. This reveal is something everyone should know and understand. It is called a mystery -- a mystery I have found few, very few, Christians are aware of. Paul states this "mystery" this revelation as plain as it can be said:
Rom 11:25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.Rom 11:26 And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: "The deliverer will come from Zion; he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
Rom 11:27 And this is my covenant with them when I take away their (Israel's) sins."
Rom 11:28-29 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies on your account; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs, for God's (The Father's) gifts and His call are irrevocable.Rom 11:30 -31 Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, so they too have now become disobedient in order that they too may now receive mercy as a result of God's mercy to you.Rom 11:32 For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that He may have mercy on them all. NIV
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Many of these big name Evangelical Christians have been proven wrong in the past, and no small thing either, but something that was quickly swept under the rug, so to speak: Telling the Church to get ready for the return of the Messiah in 2000 AD, because, as they interpreted days and times, the year 2000 was the 6,000 th year of God’s plan. Some, like the LaLond brothers did, put out video tapes for pastors to leave behind for those LEFT BEHIND, after the great RAPTURE, they and many others were teaching. And when 2000 AD came and went? Hardly a whimper. Were these very successful evangelist, within The Christian communities called out for their error? Not at all. A few, very few Bible teachers were in opposition to this call to get ready to be snatched up to Heaven. When this much totted date came and went, some moved to 2001 AD, and this date continued to get pushed ahead. But, the original teachers and self-proclaimed prophets, seeing their error quickly forgot about it, a couple apologized, but they all continue to be a force in the modern Church -- I do not know of one teacher/prophet that was canned for this great deception, whether they believed it or not, they had put a false teaching they wanted, and profited from, to happen so badly that they ignored the clear Word of their own Bibles. Yes, all of them survived this act of falsehood and continue to teach today. Please take the time to read the following verses -- a small sample of truth and guidance found in your own Bible -- Deut 13:1-4; Deut 18:22; Mat 24:24; 2 Tim 4:3; 2 Pet 2:3; 2 Pet 2:14; 2 John 1:10; 2Tim 3:13; Eph 5:11, Eph 5:8 – and -- Romans 3:4
Update: The words you have just read are still true, then and now, written some 25 years ago. Yes, this website is that old, and older. And the words in these writings are as true today as then -- after all, we are only quoting the Hebrew/Christian Bible.
#5 – They (those dead in Christ) called out in a loud voice, "How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?" Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed. (Rev 6:10-11) At that point and completion of the 5th Seal, all prior to the return of our Savior YaHshua, are to wait until others are killed as they were killed, a mass killing to take place later, in the future, but FIRST the Earth must go through the remaining Two Seals, #6 and #7. (This is a picture of those, up to this time, that have lived through the attempts by Satan to destroy the people of YaHshua. We read about those, in later groups, that will have overcome the Beast and his Mark, Rev 15:2)
(Mat 24:15-16) So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand--then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Daniel spoke of this time and there is an historical type and antitype in Daniel's writings and it is recognized that Antiochus Epiphanes IV in 168 BC desecrated the Temple with pig blood and set up an idol representing the god Zeus, (Hey-Zeus, as some pronounce the name Jesus today). This did happen, as described and proven from the historical records. So accurate, in fact, are the accounts recorded in Daniel that the critics of Scripture insist his writings had to have been written after the historical facts. Even if we were to allow the critics this fantasy it would not explain the most accurate 70th Week prophecy concerning the coming of our Lord to be precisely calculated as Daniel penned it (70th week - Daniel 8) and this would mean the author, writing after the real events of Daniel concerning Antiochus would then have had to know about the coming of the Savior and the exact date He would appear. This would mean the unknown author would have been inspired and seen the same visions. Even the critics are caught up in their own twisted minds. That aside, we see an anti-type in Antiochus and not a complete fulfillment. For one thing, Antiochus did set up and idol in the time but the "abomination that causes desolation" YaHshua speaks of does not have to be in a Temple, no, He says, "...in the Holy Place", which could also be, "...on the Holy Place", meaning the Holy Mountain.
Reading the following verses from Matthew 24 we see that this event, so closely tied to the 5th Seal of Rev 6, which we just read earlier, as a time of great distress, even for the People and the Called of God and happens just before the 6th Seal.
(Mat 24:22) If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
(Mat 24:23) At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it.
Here, as believers, we are told or given the Key to know the right path and the right Messiah and Savior. We will not have to be told where He is for we will know and not have to be told. So, do not believe anyone that tells you they know where the Lord is, you, being His, will already know.
(Mat 24:27-28) For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Wherever there is a carcass (BODY, that is of the Christ), there the vultures (that is the Eagles, meaning Believers, or you could say, the "chicks") will gather.
Due to the poor translation concerning verse 28 the vision of what happens at His return is blurred. Where ever the Body of the Messiah is so will all His be gathered to Him. Like a Hen gathering her chick. The context of the surround verses make this plain and the harsher words of the translators not understanding this gathering process have not translated that verse properly.
(Mat 24:29-30) Immediately after the distress of those days 'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'
At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.
#6 – Sun and Moon are Darkened -- Rev 6:12-17 (Begins the Son's Wrath -- the Wrath of the Lamb)
After the Tribulation of those days:
Heavenly Signs -- making it look like our surrounding universe is collapsing – Rev 6:12 - Mat 24:29 (?)- Isa 34:4
A Great Worldwide Earthquake follows – Islands and Mountains moved -- Rev 6:14 - Isa 24:19-23
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YaHshua told the Apostle John to write about (to report) three things --
"Write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter" (Rev 1:19)
John is given a message and this message he writes down in the "book of revealing". This message of revealing appears to be divided into three parts, just as YaHshua and the angel of YaHshua reveal, and it is our responsibility to recognize this:
First -- things you have seen -- the things has seen -- that is thing you, John, have seen -- meaning "things" John himself has already witnessed . We know that at this point in John's history he has seen many things. Through the ministry of YaHshua to His crucifixion and Resurrection, John as seen it all, the rise of the Religious Order to destroy YaHshua. The early success of the Gospel message, the offering of the New Covenant to the Gentiles, brother against brother with the Jewish religious authority being allowed, by the Roman Power, to search out and cast out from their Synagogues anyone professing this YaHshua. John witnessed the Roman Power getting fed up with this religious squabble. It would seem that the more freedom the Roman Power gave to the Jewish people the more daring and belligerent they became, not just toward this new religion they called Christos, but even toward their authority in the Empire. John saw and experienced the back lash of the Roman Power against his own people and against, not only the Jewish religion, but against all Jews which included many converts to the Faith and Baptism into the Name of YaHshua. John may well have witnessed the destruction of the Temple -- this is one of the things to consider -- John has been sentenced to the Island of Patmos sometime around 90 AD, last of the living Apostles, where he records the visions of the things he had already witness -- things he had already seen, and more. An example of this is found, clearly, in Revelation Chapter 12, where John records the image of the woman giving birth to the child, YaHshua, and His being caught up, and the Dragon (Satan) chasing after Him, only to be intercepted by Michael and his forces resulting in Satan and his Antichrists (angels) being cast back to Earth (imprisoned). Then Satan and his angels in their anger turning on the offspring, leading to the dispersion of the Jews and Christians alike. All of Chapter 12 are things John saw happen -- he literally witnessed the physical and historical thing and was shown this in a Spiritual account of the physical happening, like a documentary replay. These were things John had witnessed before being exiled to the Island of Patmos. This would be things past.
Second -- the things which are -- That would be in in his, John's, present time -- which are, or unchanged, truth going beyond Johns understanding but cannot be (or should not be) twisted to mean something else -- things which are without dispute, not by vision, or dreams, but things that are -- that are true. This would encompass the Messages to the Seven Churches. Those Seven Churches existed in his time, things which are, and it would appear that these messages to each of the Seven Church personalities are also meant to carry down through each age or generation as a personality or characteristic of the Seven Church on Earth. Today the Christian Church in Turkey is a minority and considered second class citizens by the overwhelming Muslim population. The Seven Church? There is a Greek Orthodox presence in Istanbul, other than that we have only the description of these Seven Churches, these Seven Golden Candle Sticks, as seen in the visions, and the message left for each. We can, however, see strong similarities in these Seven are Church eras, from generation to generation, each leaving behind a piece of itself as we approach the final era or historical presence of the Seven.
Third -- things shall be hereafter -- on into the future -- all the way to the very end of man's rule and the shutting off of Satan's influence when he is chained up and (Rev 20:1-3) imprisoned in some sort of spiritual cell called the Abyss -- some place here on this Earth. The Seals lead to the Seven Last Trumpets and then to the Seven Last Plagues. The Seven Seals bring us through an historical progression to the Wrath of the Lamb -- Rev 6:12-17, and that is only the beginning of Things that shall be.
We need to understand that the beginning of these things is what John has seen, and he is given greater insight into things happening during his present time -- remember, John is seeing these visions around 90 AD -- 18 - 20 years AFTER the Temple is destroyed by Titus. And then things he is shown AFTER His present time, follow events all the way through to the the Millennial Rule of YaHshua and eventually to the New Earth and the New Heavens.
We have, in my opinion, already passed through the first four Seals and are approaching the end of the 5th Seal. I know many teach the Horsemen of the Seals are things happening all at once and they are, now, but they originally had their beginning in one event after another and have been riding over the Earth ever since. I believe the Seals demonstrate a progression of time moving toward, moving toward the coming Wrath of the Lamb leading into the 7 Trumpet soundings. And it is this Wrath of the Lamb, in the 6th Seal opening that we, people of this Earth, have not experienced yet, much less the opening of the Seven Last Trumpets, followed by out pouring of God the Father's Wrath in the form of the 7 Vials and it is these "vials" or seven last plagues.
With this in mind we will not go over the first four Seals, picking it up at the point I believe we are presently sitting. We see the first Four Seals, the Four Horses and Riders having already been unleashed and Riding over the Earth even to this very day. I do no believe we need to detail the Four Horses and Riders because it is my purpose to be in our time, these modern times and days, and where we are in the order of the Seals.
End Time Signs -- Seven Signs of The Seven Seals, Equal the Coming Wrath of the Lamb
Seven Seals:
The first 4 seals are in the past and present, each Horse and Rider carrying forward, virtually, and eventually riding together. It is the opinion of this author that we are at the end of the 5th Seal and on the edge of the 6th Seal, but we notice, we are still in the 5th seal, it is not quite finished, but our toes tipping over the edge into the 6th Seal. The 6th Seal is a dramatic chain of events, like nothing ever experienced in a Worldwide happening, outside of the Great Flood, this will be the next worldwide event, from which no one will escape. Moving to to this event you will notice there is no rapture mentioned -- His servants are on earth as we, along with the rest of the world, move into the devastation of the 6th Seal opening.
Please notice that the 5th seal is an answer to a question by those having given their lives, previously, for the Word of God and the Testimony of YaHshua -- the fulfillment answering this question, "how much longer", and its completion is seen in the opening of the following Seals. The 5th Seal is the persecution of those called the Children of God. We are on the edge of the 6th. Skipping forward into the 6th Seal we enter the beginning of the Wrath of the Lamb (YaHshua) -- the Wrath of God the Father comes later in the form of the seven last plagues.
Revelation 6:6-9
#1 – White Horse -- Those who would conquer and seek to take the Kingdoms by force#2 – Red Horse -- War, continual war
#3 – Black Horse -- It will be a struggle to maintain food supply and everything will cost and many will suffer from fluctuating food supplies, yet oil and wine (alcohol) will be abundant.
#4 – Pale Horse -- a quarter of the world suffer war, violence, famine and pestelince -- all a resut of the first Four Horses having ravaged the Earth without break.
#5 – They (those dead in Christ) called out in a loud voice, "How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?" Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed as they had been was completed. (Rev 6:10-11) At that point and completion of the 5th Seal, all prior to the return of our Savior YaHshua, are to wait until others are killed as they were killed, a mass killing to take place later, in the future, but FIRST the Earth must go through the remaining Two Seals, #6 and #7. (This is a picture of those, up to this time, that have lived through the attempts by Satan to destroy the people of YaHshua. We read about those, in later groups, that will have overcome the Beast and his Mark, Rev 15:2)
Today, our time, these Modern Times, so called: Living at the end of the 5th Seal, with those who have died before in His Holy Name, waiting for another purge -- we in these modern times standing on the edge of the 6th Seal, about to be opened: First, however, we see, by the words of YaHshua, that another time of trouble and tribulation is to happen just before this next event --
(Mat 24:15-16) So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel--let the reader understand--then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Daniel spoke of this time and there is an historical type and antitype in Daniel's writings and it is recognized that Antiochus Epiphanes IV in 168 BC desecrated the Temple with pig blood and set up an idol representing the god Zeus, (Hey-Zeus, as some pronounce the name Jesus today). This did happen, as described and proven from the historical records. So accurate, in fact, are the accounts recorded in Daniel that the critics of Scripture insist his writings had to have been written after the historical facts. Even if we were to allow the critics this fantasy it would not explain the most accurate 70th Week prophecy concerning the coming of our Lord to be precisely calculated as Daniel penned it (70th week - Daniel 8) and this would mean the author, writing after the real events of Daniel concerning Antiochus would then have had to know about the coming of the Savior and the exact date He would appear. This would mean the unknown author would have been inspired and seen the same visions. Even the critics are caught up in their own twisted minds. That aside, we see an anti-type in Antiochus and not a complete fulfillment. For one thing, Antiochus did set up and idol in the time but the "abomination that causes desolation" YaHshua speaks of does not have to be in a Temple, no, He says, "...in the Holy Place", which could also be, "...on the Holy Place", meaning the Holy Mountain.
Reading the following verses from Matthew 24 we see that this event, so closely tied to the 5th Seal of Rev 6, which we just read earlier, as a time of great distress, even for the People and the Called of God and happens just before the 6th Seal.
(Mat 24:22) If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
(Mat 24:23) At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it.
Here, as believers, we are told or given the Key to know the right path and the right Messiah and Savior. We will not have to be told where He is for we will know and not have to be told. So, do not believe anyone that tells you they know where the Lord is, you, being His, will already know.
(Mat 24:27-28) For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Wherever there is a carcass (BODY, that is of the Christ), there the vultures (that is the Eagles, meaning Believers, or you could say, the "chicks") will gather.
Due to the poor translation concerning verse 28 the vision of what happens at His return is blurred. Where ever the Body of the Messiah is so will all His be gathered to Him. Like a Hen gathering her chick. The context of the surround verses make this plain and the harsher words of the translators not understanding this gathering process have not translated that verse properly.
(Mat 24:29-30) Immediately after the distress of those days 'the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.'
At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory.
Will humanity really know what they are seeing, or just think that what the scientist have been saying all along? That the earth is doomed and will one day be hit by a giant space object or the sun will eventually burn us up? Yes, really, that is the prophetic promises coming from the world of science, a no hope ending to all of mankind and the earth, well, the solar system itself -- utter destruction. But not to worry, they tell us, that will not be for another million of so years ... they think. Think about it -- If mankind actually saw (felt, experienced) this Shaking and Stars seeming to falling and then a Sign of the Christ coming, wouldn't they fall to their knees and worship Him? But by the words of the prophecy, they do not. This SIGN of His Coming is NOT interpreted as the Coming of a SAVIOR. How do we know this? Because mankind run to hid, to seek protection, scared out of their minds -- seeking refuge and safety in caves and begging for a quick death. If this event, this SIGN of His Coming or Return, were seen as that, or recognized as that, it would be different, but we are told that people so fearful at what they see coming, that they look to bury themselves, and beg for the rocks to fall on them. And the END is not yet. What mankind thinks is about to happen and what really happens are two different things.
We are brought up to date and now we can see the 6th Seal -- The Abomination that CAUSES Desolation -- is the event that will trigger our Lord's Heavenly signs, announcing His return, His coming, ushering in the great Wrath of the Lamb, putting a stop to what is going on at the Holy Place, the Place He has chosen to put His Name. This, as we shall see, will not be something that only last but a few hours, or a couple of days. No, this is a time that ALL Heaven has been waiting for, the Wrath of the Lamb and then, later, the Wrath of God the Father Himself. But first it is the Wrath of the Lamb, the sign of His coming -- signs, events, announcing the return of YaHshua, with the signs seen in the heavens (our skies and space above). While the resurrection of His called ones will be in a flash, in the twinkling of the eye (1 Cor 15:51-52), a lot has to happen, visible things, for every eye is to witness these coming events -- The Wrath of the Lamb is only the Beginning of our Creator taking control and once more revealing Himself to mankind -- But, will everyone recognize this? No! Still, the wrath of the Lamb and the FIRST RESURRECTION will take place and then the reshaping of Earth and it political systems and kingdoms round about, will happen over a period of years -- even the last two Witnesses have a ministry of 3 1/2 years -- and this BEFORE our Lord's return. Keeping this in mind we continue on to the 6th Seal. AFTER the 6th Seal? There is still one more, the 7th yet to be opened. We stand on the edge of time, ever closer to the literal OPENING of the 6th SEAL. Let's take a look --
We are brought up to date and now we can see the 6th Seal -- The Abomination that CAUSES Desolation -- is the event that will trigger our Lord's Heavenly signs, announcing His return, His coming, ushering in the great Wrath of the Lamb, putting a stop to what is going on at the Holy Place, the Place He has chosen to put His Name. This, as we shall see, will not be something that only last but a few hours, or a couple of days. No, this is a time that ALL Heaven has been waiting for, the Wrath of the Lamb and then, later, the Wrath of God the Father Himself. But first it is the Wrath of the Lamb, the sign of His coming -- signs, events, announcing the return of YaHshua, with the signs seen in the heavens (our skies and space above). While the resurrection of His called ones will be in a flash, in the twinkling of the eye (1 Cor 15:51-52), a lot has to happen, visible things, for every eye is to witness these coming events -- The Wrath of the Lamb is only the Beginning of our Creator taking control and once more revealing Himself to mankind -- But, will everyone recognize this? No! Still, the wrath of the Lamb and the FIRST RESURRECTION will take place and then the reshaping of Earth and it political systems and kingdoms round about, will happen over a period of years -- even the last two Witnesses have a ministry of 3 1/2 years -- and this BEFORE our Lord's return. Keeping this in mind we continue on to the 6th Seal. AFTER the 6th Seal? There is still one more, the 7th yet to be opened. We stand on the edge of time, ever closer to the literal OPENING of the 6th SEAL. Let's take a look --
#6 – Sun and Moon are Darkened -- Rev 6:12-17 (Begins the Son's Wrath -- the Wrath of the Lamb)
After the Tribulation of those days:
Heavenly Signs -- making it look like our surrounding universe is collapsing – Rev 6:12 - Mat 24:29 (?)- Isa 34:4
A Great Worldwide Earthquake follows – Islands and Mountains moved -- Rev 6:14 - Isa 24:19-23
Read from your own Bible. When the 6th Seal is ripped off, the world goes mad with fear. But, what happens? The whole Earth is shaken, Islands are move, literally, out of place. Mountains are literally shaken lower an valleys are lifted -- the whole complexion of the Earth's face is changed -- and this does not account for the massive tsunamis that will ravage all of the coast lands around the world. Remember, this is the 6th Seal -- even after this terrible and most frightening period of time, there remains a 7th Seal to be ripped away. Using the 1,000 year period as a measurement for time measured in Heaven itself, given as a guide to understand how our time is far different from Heavenly time, we can calculate that the One Hour of silence, in Heaven, can be calculated out to be 21 to 22 years of Earth time. What does this mean? Simply that, before the 7th Seal is opened, approximately 21 years will pass -- that is, after the 6th Seal events. In our Earthly time, years will pass, but in Heavenly time, this time in prophecy will only be one half hour.
It is the opening of the 6th Seal that we are waiting for, and yet, so many skip over this the jump right into the opening of the 7th Seal. The 7th Seal will not be opened before the 6th, and after examining the events of the 6th Seal, we can see a completely different world going into the 7th Seal period. Read the opening of the 6th Seal again -- The Earth is shaken, not just part of it, but the whole Earth is shaken. Daytime becomes dark, and all the while, with the "shaking of the whole earth", and while not mentioned, we can safely assume that huge TSUNAMI break out over the whole planet, the coastlines ravaged by walls of water, perhaps a thousand feet high in places. Knowing this, we can surmise that the great cities of the world will fall, and the population of earth will be severely diminished -- Remember, this is all BEFORE the 7th Seal is opened.
You have read what is revealed in the Book of Revelation -- now read from Isaiah (Isayah) --
Isaiah 13:10-13 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of YaHWeH of hosts, and in the day of His fierce anger.
AFTER THIS:
Four Angels holding back the Four Winds -- Rev 7:1
The servants and saints of the Living God are marked with the Father’s Name to receive special protection – Rev 7:1-4; Rev 14:1; 2 Tim 2:19
#7 – Seventh Seal Contains The Seven Trumpets
Before the Trumpets Sound:
A period of silence IN HEAVEN– calculated to be approximately 21 years (1/2 hour, heavenly time, as a 1,000 years are as a day principle 2 Pet 3:8, Ps 90:4 ) - Rev 8:1
Fire thrown to the Earth, Thunders, Lightening, and another earthquake
Seven Trumpets are prepared to sound – Rev 8:6
Seven Trumpets of the 7 th Seal
Trumpet #1 – 1/3 of the Earth is burned up, 1/3 of trees, 1/3 of grasses – Rev 8:7
Trumpet #2 – Something, like a great burning mountain thrown into the Sea – Rev 8:8-9 (1/3 of everything in the sea dies - Asteroid?)
Trumpet #3 – A great star appearing like a torch falls, poisoning 1/3 of all fresh waters Rev 8:10 (Comet? called Wormwood)
Trumpet #4 – 1/3 of the sun, moon, stars struck - Rev 8:12 -- and the Three Woes are Called out - Rev 8:13 (This divides the day and night into three parts unlike the two parts we experience today?)
Trumpet #5 – Woe #1 - Bottomless Pit Opened Rev 9:2 - This Trumpet is the First of the Three Woes - 9:12
Hurt no green thingHurt only those without the Mark of God (Rev 7:3; 9:4; 14:)
Mankind tormented for 5 months but not killed
A king over those tormenting mankind - Appolyon (Grk), Abaddon (Heb): The Destroyer -- The Destroyer Angel
Three Woes were Announced in the sounding of Tumpet #4 (verse Rev 8:13). Each of the Three Woes aligns with each of the last Three Trumpets -- beginning with Trumpet #5, then Woe #2 will be Trumpet #6 and Woe #3 will be the Final Trumpet #7.
Trumpet #6 – Woe #2 -Four Angels released From the River Euphrates - Rev 9:14
This vast army is as yet unidentified -- verse 17 describes something other worldly, or symbolic?
1/3 of mankind killed by three things – fire, smoke and brimstone that comes from this vast army
Mighty Angel - Seventh Angel about to Sound – in those days - Rev 10:7
Angel with the Little Book – Rev 10:1-2
John eats the little book, sweet and sourTwo Witnesses of YHWH able to shut the heavens – Rev 11:3-63 ½ year proclaiming YaHshua out of JerusalemTwo Witnesses killed and after 3 ½ days they come to life Rev 11:11Great Earthquake in Jerusalem
Second of Three Woes finished - Rev 11:14 -- and the Third Woe is coming Quickly? The Third Woe is also of Trumpet #7. The Three Woes, aligning with the last Three Trumpets, bring special attention to events that are totally unusual, not THINGS controlled by man, THINGS caused by special forces outside of mankinds ability to control or create.
Trumpet #7 – Woe #3 - Seventh Angel Sounds:
The Nations are angry that they should be judged while the prophets and servants and those that revere His Name receive reward – Rev 11:18
The Temple is opened in Heaven and The Ark of His Testimony is seen in Heaven – Rev 11:19
Another earthquake, and a Great Hail -- Rev 11:19
Revelation 12 and 13: These two chapters do not flow with the narrative of events leading up to the eventual Wrath of the Father, the 7 last Vials – the next series of events. These two chapters supply additional information concerning two bodies -- the first in Chapter 12 is about the Woman, Israel, and her offspring, those committed to following YaHshua, converts, dating from the very beginning (things that are - Rev 1:19).The second is Chapter 13 and this body is all about Beast government, the Mark, his mark, his number, and his name, and this name (identifying) of the Beast and False Prophet. This chapter giving details concerning them and the coming influence they are to have over the multitudes (things to come - Rev 1:19). These two chapters cut right into the middle of the narrative moving through the Trumpets and are not necessarily in order. Chapter 12 of Revelation concerns the casting of Satan and his demon angels to this earth, no longer having access to the Heaven of heavens and the context demonstrates this happened already, so, Satan is among us. The narrative gives a detailed account of Israel being dispersed and Satan chasing after her, and an "offspring" is mentioned and when we realize the first Christians were virtually all Jews and the undisputed Gentile influence did not appear until nearly 300 years after the destruction of the Temple.
Continuing Trumpet #7
The narrative of the Trumpets, moving forward, picks up again in Chapter 14 – and we are back to where we left off, still in the period of the 7 th Trumpet --
YaHshua is seen Standing on Mount Zion with the 144,000 - Rev 14:1 (Zech 14:4; Acts 1:11-12; Isaiah 60:14-19)
We know His arrival is to be on Mount of Olives (Zech 14:4) -- here we see He is standing on Mt Zion (City of David) not the Mount of Olives. This verse says that is exactly where He is, yet we are also told that He collected His servants (resurrection?) and stands on the Mount of Olives, it splits in half, He then proceeds to Mount Zion (the City of David) which would still be across the valley created by the great quake that splits the Mount of Olives in half. Remember it is the throne of David He is going to reconstitute as He begins the restoration of Israel, along with a few other things, like destroying the adversaries of Israel, putting an end to all war and proclaiming the way of our Heavenly Father from Jerusalem -- the 1,000 year rule begins.
Standing with those marked with the Father’s Name. This marking took place before the Trumpets began to sound. We are told that the Mark is the Name of the Father and now, at this point we see those of the 144,000 standing with our Savior, along with a great multitude. When we go back to Rev 7:1 and reading down to verses 14 through 17 we see those marked also include those that have given up their lives for our Lord YaHshua – this is a different group from those counted in the 144,000 as these are Israelis still alive, in the flesh, at YaHshua’s return and resurrected, quickened -- born from flesh to Spirit beings destined to be with YaHshua as His constant companions -- these are separate from the great multitude of peoples from every language and land, the Gentile followers reborn (born again) into the Spirit. We are given a look forward into this time, a time that actually occurs at our Lord's return and the destruction of the Beast the False Prophet. We now have the the Wrath of the Father, the hour of His Judgment --
The hour of His Judgment has come – Rev 14:7
Babylon Fallen
Wrath of God unleashed on those having received the Mark of the Beast’s Name – Rev 14:11
The Servants of the YaHshua have, along with the 144,000 pure Israelis, been marked with the Father's Name and are protected. It appears this Wrath of the Father is to follow as part of the 7th trumpet and at this point the "resurrection of the Saints" has also occurred -- however the timing -- the Saints are given special protection, sealed by His Name, from the "wrath" to follow. Marked with His Name, standing with YaHshua as the armies of the world are gathered and destroyed by His command, by His Word.
SEVEN LAST PLAGUES – The Wrath of God the Father (The 6th Seal and the Trumpets are the Wrath of the Lamb -- Rev 6:16-17) :
Seven Golden Vials Of His (The Father's) Wrath To be Poured Out -- Rev 15:7 – Rev 16:1
Vial #1 – An ulcerous sore plagues those having the mark of the Beast’s name.
Vial #2 – The sea become like blood and every living soul dies in it. Rev 16:3
Vial #3 – Fresh waters become as blood – Rev 16:4
Vial #4 –- Sun is Struck causing it to scorch men in extreme heat – Rev 16:8
Vial #5 – Seat of the Beast’s Government cover in extreme darkness – Rev 16:10
Vial #6 –River Euphrates dried up -- the way of the Kings of the East is prepared -- Rev 16:12
Three unclean spirits sent out – spirits of devils, working miracles, with the appearance of men but demons within -- one from the Dragon (Satan), one from the Beast and a third from the False Prophet, to gather the Kings of the Earth to Armageddon to make war - Rev 16:13-14 (This is speculation on my part, of course, reading between the lines, sort of, knowing it will be much more complicated than this). Read the Book of Joel, chapter 3, and see how this all seems to blend together.
(Joel 3:1) In those days and at that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,(Joe 3:2) I will gather all nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning my inheritance, my people Israel, for they scattered my people among the nations and divided up my land.
and --
(Joel 3:11) Come quickly, all you nations from every side, and assemble there. Bring down your warriors, O LORD (YHWH)!(Joel 3:12) Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I (YaHshua) will sit to judge all the nations on every side.(Joel 3:13) Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the wine-press is full and the vats overflow-- so great is their wickedness!"
It is YaHshua that causes this to happen by His coming, His return -- It has already been determined -- they (nations) come to meet Him, to oppose Him, and to meet their end – Rev 16:16, Zech 12:9
We are Told to Watch for YaHshua, He is about to return at this Point in Time– Rev 16:15 -- do you see how this plays back and forth in the narrative? The outline advances but scenes are interjected along the way that are not in the sequence of the Trumpet, and not the Seven Vials to be poured out. We are told about the events in the resurrection of the To Witnesses (the Two Elijah) and then a bit later the 144,000 are seen with our Savior and He is standing on Mount Olive, right across from the Temple Mount. But, in this chapter He has not come yet but is about to.
(Rev 16:13-16) And I saw, coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. For they are demonic spirits, performing signs, who go abroad to the kings of the whole world, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. ("Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!") And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
This is just before the 7th vial is poured out so we can see by the context that previous events described were before and some after this last pouring out, but, by staying with the outline, with the narrative of what is to happen in order we can determine where the extra information, the details of events are to be placed. Let's explore this for just a moment.
There seems to be an overlapping of the pouring out of the Vials with the events of the 7th Trumpet? We see YaHshua having arrived at the sounding of the 7th Trumpet, but at the 6th Vial we are told to watch for He is coming. This may be an interjection of caution, not timed to this 6th Vial, but something to be applied during all of these events, from the Trumpets all the way back to the 6th Seal.
A Cautionary Warning -- not the actual timing of His return? This may be one of those things we will have to witness as it happens to know the fullness of this revelation. If, as it appears, being part of the 7th Trumpet, this would then place the "Seven Last Plagues" after His literal return and destruction of worldly forces that are gathered to face Him. This seems more plausible to me and would explain the protection afforded the 144,000 and the saints having already been collected and quickened with new Spiritual bodies now joined with the Messiah to witness the Seven Last Plagues poured out, coming from the Father Himself. The other scenario would be these plagues happen before His return in the clouds and this would then mean the marking of the Saints and of the 144,000 Israelites would be to specifically protect them through this period of punishing Babylon and their quickening would only be after YaHshua has literally returned and gathered them and all of those asleep in Him, to Himself. Either way, if we are alive in our flesh and blood bodies at this time we will witness which is correct. For now it actually does not matter which way it will play out because by this time the markings have happened. Those having chosen the mark of the Beast and those marked by order of our Heavenly Father, of those He calls His children, brothers and sisters of the Christ, YaHshua.
Vial #7 – It Is Done – Rev 16:17
Great Earthquake (another great Quake) like none ever experience on Earth.
Great City divided into three parts (Jerusalem, or Babylon? Rev 17:18).
Every mountain brought low, and every Island disappears -- as opposed to the opening of the 6th seal Worldwide Quake.
The cities of the Nations fall.
Great Hail Stones fall and mankind blaspheme the Creator (Typical of mankind, blaming their Creator for a just penalty).
Woe, Woe and Woe
Rev 18:10, 16, 19: End of the Three Woes?
Babylon thrown down, tormented?
Rev 19:11-16: The Vision of YaHshua’s arrival?
Rev 19:17-21: The vision of all those gathered to war against Him and their end.
These are visions (things to come) of the power of YaHshua as warrior and of those quickened (resurrected) with Him. This is not the timing of an event but a vision of how glorious it will be when YaHshua returns and judges the nations. Notice the context, from the start it is in the past tense, "… He has judged the Great Whore which did corrupt the Earth…" Rev 19:1-2. With this in mind we can see this account, this vision, is not something that happens after the Last Vial is poured out, but some-thing that had already happened. This is more detail into what may appear at the time He literally comes to Stand, first on the Mount of Olives and then (Zech 14:4), Mount Zion, at which time the Beast forces, and all of the forces of the nations are destroyed -- all those convinced by the three unclean emissaries to join with the Beast forces against the threat -- destroyed.
Additional Considerations:
Chapters between 16 and 19 cover additional information concerning the Beast and the Great whore, the false religion with whom the kings of the Earth have joined themselves in an illicit union, throughout the ages -- a union that ultimately defies and denies YaHshua. This Woman seen riding the Beast and all of its Head (past rulers, past Beasts) demonstrate she is not an end time creation but is a force that has had influence in the world from the beginning of world powers. She is the great Whore of false religion, and she has many daughter that have gone out from her. There is Mother Babylon, then there is the Daughter of Babylon.
The world marvels at her beauty and the kings (Beasts) of Earth pay her homage bowing before her, allowing her to pull their reigns. The details of this historical and future religious whore is also represented, or connect to a "great city", a daughter of the original great city of Babylon. There are great cities of the world, Rome, Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo, London, San Francisco, and the world over, great cities, all styled the same – after the pattern of the original Babylon, grouping large populations of people, stacking them on top of one another and all for profit. Worshiping, virtually, the worship of their own hand and it does not matter which race of people you are, this is the pattern and in this pattern the true God and Savior is denied.
It is possible the events concerning the 7 VIALS are associated with, intermingled with the trumpets, as previously mention? But this may not be true at all because these are called, the Last Plagues (Rev 15:1) and from the full context appears to be completely separate events associated with the Last and final sounding of Trumpets, the 7th Trumpet. While we can speculate in one direction or another I prefer the interpretation of the latter. These Vials are the Wrath of the Father, and at this time the Temple in Heaven is shut up, no one is allow to enter while this takes place (to me it seems), the shutting up of the Heavenly Temple, demonstrates our Heavenly Father's sorrow for having to do this -- there is no pleasure in this action taken toward unrepentant man -- the Beast, the Whore and all those not found with His Mark, the Mark of His Name will suffer these last seven plagues.
A Battle Over Names
It truly is a battle over names and identity. Those with the Mark of the name of the Beast and False Prophet will suffer these seven Last Plagues while those with the Mark of the Father’s Name will not -- either protected by the Mark of His Name or because, at this time, they have been resurrected, changed -- However it may be at this time, the servants of YaHshua are marked by our Heavenly Father's Name.
We are told the Vials are the objects and the results of God the Father’s Wrath. When we skip back to Revelation 6:16-17, at the end of the 6 th Seal, we are shown a different "wrath" -- the Wrath of the Lamb. In this present vision and looking at the context we see the One sitting on the Throne is separate from the Lamb – this means these events described as the "Wrath" are different.
(Rev 6:16-17) They told the mountains and the rocks, "Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, for the great day of his wrath has come; and who is able to stand?"
(Rev 16:1) And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
The beginning of these events, found in the 6 th Seal, it is the announcement of His Wrath having come, the events described are only the beginning. It is my opinion the Vials are, indeed, the Wrath of our Heavenly Father, not the Lamb. We have the Wrath of the Lamb beginning, then later we have the Wrath of the Father expressed in the Vials being poured out and finishing the Wrath of the Lamb as part of the Last Trumpet.
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