Seals Opened First> Shofars Sound Next> Cups o'Wrath Poured

Seal #1 

White horse being ridden by one who goes out to conquer 

(Wars and rumors of war)

Seal #2

Rider of the red horse carrying a great sword, takes peace from the earth causing people kill one another 

(Nations and kingdoms will rise up against each other, fight each other.)

Seal #3

The rider of the black horse carries a balance, the price of food goes up and the oil wine (luxury items) are protected. 

(There will be famine, food shortages,)

Seal #4

Pale horse whose rider is Death and is followed by the grave. He has authority over a quarter of the world's population to kill by wars, famine, death and wild beasts. 

(plagues, diseases and earthquakes in various places.)

Seal #5

Under the altar are seen the souls of them who were slain on account of the Word of Elohim and on account of the testimony to the Lamb which was with them. They cry out asking YHWH how much longer will it take before He judges and avenges their blood. He tells them to be quiet yet a little while until the consummation of their fellow servants and Brothers who were to be killed as they had been.
(We will be hated because of His Name)

Seal #6

The opening of this seal causes a great earthquake and the sun became black like sackcloth and the whole moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell on the earth as a fig tree casts its unripe figs. The heavens separate as a scroll is rolled up and all mountains and islands were moved out of their places. All the kings, nobles and captains, rich men, men of valor and every servant and free man hide for they know the day of their wrath is come and who is able to stand? 

It is still during this 6th Seal time frame that the four angels/Messengers held the four winds and another Messenger had the seal of Elohim to seal the servant of Elohim upon their foreheads - 144,000 = 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel = the first fruits of the harvest of the earth. There are a lot of preparations made before Seal 7 is opened, which trigger the 7 Shofars Event.

Seal #7

When this seal is opened there will be silence in heaven for about a half hour... the 7 Messengers will each be given a shofar. Fire from the altar will be cast upon the earth which causes thunders, flashes of lightning and voices and an earthquake. The 7 Messengers prepare to sound their shofars.

Shofar #1

Hail and fire mixed with water were thrown upon the earth - a third part of the earth was burned, a third part of trees and all green grass was burned. 

Shofar #2

What looked as if it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea causing a third part of the sea to become blood; a third of all the creatures in the sea died and a third of all ships were destroyed. 

Shofar #3

There fell from heaven a star burning like a lamp which fell upon a third part of all (fresh water sources). This star was called "Wormwood" and a third part of the waters became bitter, poisoned and many persons died from the waters. (Note: It, this star called 'wormwood', doesn't destroy the whole earth - it just affects a third part of fresh water sources, drinking water)....

Shofar #4

A third of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon and stars became dark and so the daylight is a third less bright as well as the night. 

Shofar #5

A star fell from heaven to earth and he was given the key to the abyss, which he opened and now the long haired demon locust with scorpion stingers are loosed to torment those who do not have the seal of Elohim upon their foreheads - for 5 months this goes on! More happens before the next Shofar is sounded.

Shofar #6

The four Messengers bound at the Euphrates are set free and they gather up the 200 million man army to go out and slay a third part of humanity. Much, much more happens.

Shofar #7

The kingdom of the world becomes the Kingdom of Y'shua.... 

Now comes the completion of the wrath of Elohim:

Cup #1

Malignant and painful sores upon those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. 

Cup #2

The remaining 2/3 of the sea and all sea life dies. 

Cup #3

The remaining rivers and fresh water supplies become blood. 

Cup #4

The sun scorches men with great heat but they do not repent 

Cup #5

The existing world kingdom turns to darkness and those who belong to it suffer pain and ulcers 

Cup #6

The Euphrates dries up so that kings from the east may cross. Demons that look like frogs leap from the mouths of the false prophet and the beast of prey and the mouth of the dragon. These spirits of demons go forth to all the kings of all the habitable world to gather them to the battle in a place called Armageddon. 

Cup #7

It Is Done. There are flashes of lightning, and thunders, and voices and a great earthquake like nothing before. The great city becomes three parts, and the city of nations fall; Babylon the great was remembered. Every island fled away and the mountains disappeared. A great hail falls from heaven upon men and the men blaspheme Elohim.

These events are listed in numeric order because it is the order of things.  Just as Yahweh numbered the days and months and years, He saw fit to number these end times happenings so we could read and understand what is to come.

What Y'shua tells us in Matthew 24 in answering the question "What will be the sign of your return and the end of the world?" lines up pretty darn good with Seals 1 through 5, as I noted in parenthesis (above in the Seals and below):

Let no man deceive you. Many will claim to be the savior and many will they deceive. You will hear of revolutions, wars and rumors of war. Do not worry, these things must happen but it is not the end yet. (Seal #1)
Nations and kingdoms will rise up against each other, fight each other. There will be famine, food shortages, plagues, diseases and earthquakes in various places. These are the beginning of sorrows. (Seals #2, 3 and 4)
Then we will be hated, delivered to afflictions and killed because we believe in Y'shua, Son of Elohim. Many stumble, hate each other and will report 'believers' to the authorities to save their own lives (Seal #5). 

Many false prophets arise and deceive many. Because of the spread of wickedness, lawlessness, the love of many grows cold. BUT whoever has patience until the end, he will have life. And this Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all the nations* - then the end will come. (Sometime after the 7th Shofar is sounded this happens: Revelation 14:6- A Messenger was seen flying in heaven. *He had the everlasting Good News to proclaim to dwellers on the earth: "Worship Elohim, and give glory to Him because the hour of His judgment is come and adore Him who made heaven and earth and the sea and the fountains of water.")

And when you see the sign of uncleanness (abomination) and desolation which will stand in the Set Apart place - those in Judea should flee to the mountains, do not hesitate or try to go back. There's no time to pack a bag or a lunch! Time's up. THEN there will be great suffering (tribulation) such as has not been before or will be again... And if those days were not shortened, not any flesh would live, but because of the chosen, those days will be shortened. (This begins the final 3-1/2 years before Y'shua returns). Time is shortened for His Set Apart believers else they would not be able to witness the heart breaking happenings when His Wrath is poured out on those left behind.  At the 7th Shofar they are gathered together in the clouds and prepared to inherit the promised land.

Do not believe those who say they saw Y'shua (or Jesus) 'here or there', for false teachers/preachers/messiahs/prophets will produce signs and wonders in order to help with the deception, if possible even the chosen. We are told beforehand so that we may recognize the times we are living in. Y'shua will be seen just as everyone sees the sun rise out of the east and it is seen even in the west, so shall the Son of Elohim be seen. There will be no mistaking it.

Immediately after the suffering of those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shine its light, and the stars will fall from heaven and the powers of heaven will be shaken (Seal #6 will be opened). Then will be seen the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and all the tribes of the land mourn when they see him who comes upon the clouds of heaven with great power and glory. He sends his Messengers with a large trumpet (shofar) and they will gather his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other, the entire earth.

And so, my friends, as of this date, we await the opening of Seal #6....  

Signs

These are the signs, told by Y'shua as recorded in Matthew 24, with my paraphrasing.  Y'shua Messiah is telling his disciples of the signs, the things that must happen before the end and his return. Please read scriptures for more details, including Daniel 9:27, 11:31, 12:11; Joel 2:2. 

Let no man deceive you. Many will claim to be the savior and many will they deceive. You will hear of revolutions, wars and rumors of war. Do not worry, these things must happen but it is not the end yet.
Nations and kingdoms will rise up against each other, fight each other. There will be famine, food shortages, plagues, diseases and earthquakes in various places. These are the beginning of sorrows.

(note: the above I see in current events representing Seals 1 through 4 as opened. Next is Seal 5 - the persecution of believers-  and I believe it is in the process of being opened)

Then we will be hated, delivered to afflictions and killed because we believe in Y'shua, Son of Elohim. Many stumble, hate each other and will report 'believers' to the authorities to save their own lives (betray one another).  Many false prophets arise and deceive many.  Because of the spread of wickedness, lawlessness, the love of many grows cold. BUT whoever has patience until the end, he will have life. And this Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all the nations - then the end will come.  

And when you see the sign of uncleanness (abomination) and desolation which will stand in the Set Apart place - those in Judea should flee to the mountains, do not hesitate or try to go back.  There's no time to pack a bag or a lunch! Time's up.

THEN there will be great suffering (tribulation) such as has not been before or will be again... And if those days were not shortened, not any flesh would live, but because of the chosen, those days will be shortened. 

Who are the 'chosen ones'? 

 
(note: the 'abomination' that enters the temple is the trigger point for the final 3-1/2 year time line).

Do not believe those who say they saw Y'shua (or Jesus) 'here or there', for false teachers/preachers/messiahs/prophets will produce signs and wonders in order to help with the deception, if possible even the chosen.  We are told beforehand so that we may recognize the times we are living in. Y'shua will be seen just as everyone sees the sun rise out of the east and it is seen even in the west, so shall the Son of God be seen.

Immediately after the suffering of those days the sun will be darkened and the moon will not shine its light, and the stars will fall from heaven and the powers of heaven will be shaken.  Then will be seen the sign of the Son of man in heaven, and all the tribes of the land mourn when they see him who comes upon the clouds of heaven with great power and glory.  He sends his Messengers with a large trumpet (shofar) and they will gather his chosen ones from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other, the entire earth.

Y'shua tells us it will be like the days of Noah, preceding his return. Folks back then were living life as usual, eating, drinking, getting married, raising families, and ignoring the reason Noah and his family were preparing as they obeyed the instructions given by Elohim.  Those other folk kept on keepin' on right up until the Noah Family entered the ark.  The others did not know until the flood hit and took them.  It was too late to be saved, too late to enter the ark. This is why we are told the signs before the return of Messiah, so we will prepare before it's too late to be saved from the coming flood of Wrath from Elohim, which is contained in the final 7 Bowls of Plagues.  

The Seals of Revelation 6 relate to what Messiah has told his disciples as to the 'signs' of his return and the end of the world. It seem that the 'beginning of sorrows' are the opening of Seals 1 through 4 and these events seem pretty apparent in our day and age.  Seal 5 represents the 'persecution' of believers, those who are hated because of faith in Y'shua and YHWH. This is nothing new, but with the rise of Islam and increasing unrest in the mideast, we hear/see reports of hatred towards believers in YHWH more often, to the point of killing/beheading 'Christians' -- it seem as if Seal #5 is broken and in the stages of opening.  Seals 6 & 7 are yet to be broken.

Seal #1 
White horse being ridden by one who goes out to conquer (Wars and rumors of war)
Seal #2
Rider of the red horse carrying a great sword, takes peace from the earth causing people kill one another 
(Nations and kingdoms will rise up against each other, fight each other.)
Seal #3
The rider of the black horse carries a balance, the price of food goes up and the oil wine (luxury items) are protected. 
(There will be famine, food shortages,)
Seal #4
Pale horse whose rider is Death and is followed by the grave.  He has authority over a quarter of the world's population to kill by wars, famine, death and wild beasts. 
(plagues, diseases and earthquakes in various places.)
Seal #5
Under the altar are seen the souls of them who were slain on account of the Word of Elohim and on account of the testimony to the Lamb which was with them.  They cry out asking YHWH how much longer will it take before He judges and avenges their blood.  He tells them to be quiet yet a little while until the consummation of their fellow servants and Brothers who were to be killed as they had been.
Seal #6
The opening of this seal causes a great earthquake and the sun became black like sackcloth and the whole moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell on the earth as a fig tree  casts its unripe figs.  The heavens separate as a scroll is rolled up and all mountains and islands were moved out of their places. All the kings, nobles and captains, rich men, men of valor and every servant and free man hide for they know the day of their wrath is come and who is able to stand?  

It is still during this 6th Seal time frame that the four angels/Messengers held the four winds and another Messenger had the seal of Elohim to seal the servant of Elohim upon their foreheads - 144,000 = 12,000 from each of the 12 tribes of Israel = the first fruits of the harvest of the earth.  There is a lot of preparations made before Seal 7 which trigger the 7 Shofars Event.

Seal #7
When this seal is opened there will be silence in heaven for about a half hour... the 7 Messengers will each be given a shofar. Fire from the altar will be cast upon the earth which causes thunders, flashes of lightning and voices and an earthquake.  The 7 Messengers prepare to sound their shofars.

Set Apart Believers will still be on this earth during the sounding of the seven shofars. Yes, we go through 3-1/2 years of Satan's insanity but we are gathered up with Y'shua at that 7th Shofar!  That's another study in and of itself.  Also, don't be confused and misled by the popular phrase, "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse", instead, just ignore it. To the best of my knowledge a horse is symbolic for power and each of those seals represent powerful events as well as aspects of ungodliness which lead up to Satan the Anti-Messiah taking charge.

We have been invited to the wedding feast. We better have enough lamp oil so we can patiently wait for the coming Bride Groom else we leave and the doors to the banquet room are shut and locked before we get back. (Matthew 25)