Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society.  Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. © Copyright 2010 - 2026   All rights reserved. Daniel 11 Explained (condensed ‘one page’ commentary) The ‘Seals’ Explained (Revelation timeline revealed) Seven Churches Explained (Past & Present Church Prophecy) Note: ‘Sitemap’ shows a complete list of all pages (by category). ‘Homepage’ gives 3 simple steps + timelines + summary. Current Events from Daniel 11 (matching the Middle East) The Abomination (Daniel 11:31) done Recent Events ISIS - Saudi - Turkey (Daniel 11: 24-27) Final Events to the Abomination (Daniel 11: 28-30) Shiites re-take Persia + America’s Role Begins (Daniel 11: 21-23) soon done done Matthew 24 - “signs”     vs.     Revelation 6 - “seals” Seal 6: starts with a great earthquake         (*causes a tsunami so they         must run for the mountains)   sun turned black  moon turned blood red  stars fell to earth  -like figs shaken by a strong wind sky receded like a scroll people hid in the mountains -calling for the rocks to fall on them a multitude from every nation is in heaven -washed by the blood of the Lamb  Revelation 7: God ‘seals’ 144,000 Jews (12,000 from each tribe of Israel) Verse 15: So, when you see the   “Abomination that causes Desolation”        ... flee to the mountains           No time to take anything!  Verse 29: Immediately ...  sun will be darkened  moon will not give its light  stars will fall from the sky  heaven bodies will be shaken Vs. 30-31: At that time ... Jesus will appear on clouds of the sky     nations of the earth will mourn   angels will gather the elect Rapture Verse 2: stones of the temple               will be thrown down Vs 5-6: false messiahs and wars Verse 7: more wars famines earthquakes Verse 9: handed over,               persecuted,            and put to death Vs. 10-12: hatred, false prophets,    wickedness, and love growing cold Verse 14: gospel will be preached to all nations and then the end will come Seal 1: the Rider on the white horse  was given a crown rode out as a conqueror Seal 2: the rider on the red horse took peace from the earth made men slay each other Seal 3: the rider on the black horse had a pair of scales in hand “a quart of wheat for a day’s wages” “3 quarts of barley for a day’s wages” Seal 4: the rider on the pale horse named Death and Hades was close behind given power over a 1/4 of the earth to kill Seal 5: waiting period for martyrs to complete the spreading of their testimony of God resurrection Jewish revolts (3) 66-136 AD Jewish prosperity & protection Jewish Holocaust 1933-1945 Waiting Period (Now) 3rd Meanings Here’s an old chart comparing Matthew 24:1-31 to ‘All’ the Seals in Revelation 6 Not only do the signs in the sun, moon, and stars, in Matthew 24:29-31, match the 6th Seal, but all the verses in Matthew 24 chronologically match all the Seals.  Here’s a brief chart. Here’s a diagram that I made long ago. Full text of Matthew 24:15-31, divided into sections - with comments   This section describes the Christian rapture (gathering) but it’s immediately after the distress caused by the abomination, not the Trumpet plagues or false prophet.  Notice that the signs match the 6th Seal (Rev 6:12) but no earthquake is mentioned.  However, I think that the earthquake causes a tsunami, which is why Jesus tells them to flee to the mountains when the abomination is set up.  Therefore, the distress caused by the abomination in verse 21 is linked to the 6th Seal earthquake and thus the signs here. Matthew 24: 29-31 29 "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.'   30 "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. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.   Then, Jesus explains to the Jews, particularly the 144,000 ‘elect’ (Rev 7) about the perils that they will face during the Trumpet plagues, including the false prophet (Rev 13).  Matthew 24: 22-25 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. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect- if that were possible. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.   After that, you can tell that Jesus ends that discussion and begins to focus back on His coming.  He’s basically telling them not to look for a messiah on earth because the next time He appears will be in the clouds and it will be unmistakable.  Matthew 24: 26-28 26 "So if anyone tells you, 'There he is, out in the desert,' do not go out; or, 'Here he is, in the inner rooms,' do not believe it. 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. Note: Events for the Two-Groups are simultaneous, not sequential. Matthew 24:28 – “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”   I think this strange statement could have two meanings: both symbolic and literal.  First, it could be like an ancient proverb, meaning that there will be signs in the distance that point to Jesus’ coming, long before the actual event, even though the exact day cannot be predicted.  I mean, when you see a group of vultures circling in the distance, you know that there’s some kind of carcass in that area, even though you can’t see it or know the exact location.    Secondly, the statement could be a prophecy about earthly conditions after the rapture happens and Christians are gathered to heaven.  I mean, our souls will be transformed and receive a new body so the old body could be left behind and appear dead.  People could be finding and disposing of dead bodies for weeks, thus adding to the severe distress of that time.  Some bodies could be left in remote areas, such as camping spots, so they might not be found until the vultures literally start to circle, thus fulfilling the prophecy, literally.    I must say that I’ve had at least one e-mailer who disagreed with the second theory because he was under the impression that our whole bodies would be transformed, rather than just our souls.  Yet, the bodies of those who have died previously would have their bodies decayed or cremated.  Plus, those who are very young, very old, or perhaps even crippled, would not have the same body that they had on earth.  Our new bodies will not be restricted by age.  Paul discusses the matter in 1 Cor 15: 35-54, where he uses the example of a seed and says, “What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.” (v. 36)  He goes on to say, “The body that is sown perishable, it is raised imperishable. … It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.” (vs. 42-44)  In contrast, Paul also says, “we will not all sleep” (v. 51), where ‘sleep means die’, but I’m not saying that we actually die, not even for a second, but that our old bodies will ‘appear’ dead after our souls or spirits have left them and we have been “changed in the twinkling of an eye.” (v. 52)  Of course, this is just a theory about the vultures, which someone asked about.  It doesn’t really matter because whatever is going to happen to our bodies is going to happen, regardless of what we believe.  Yet, personally, if I’m in heaven, I don’t care what happens to this old body.  Matthew 24: 15-21 – “flee to the mountains” - a tsunami is coming.   Another thing about Jesus’ instructions to flee to the mountains, in Matt 24, is that the earthquake of the 6^th Seal could cause a tsunami that would naturally cause people to flee for higher ground, in the mountains, so the prophecy would fulfill itself, whether people knew the abomination was happening or not.  That would also explain Luke’s account of Jesus’ coming: Luke 21:25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars.  On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.  Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken.  At that time, they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.”   No one can predict an earthquake, but once it happens, a tsunami can be detected, which will give people some time to flee to the mountains.  It will also give them time to be “anguished, perplexed, and apprehensive” because they will know the wave is coming but they will be powerless to stop it.  Note: Amos 8, below, also gives confirmation of the tsunami.     Historically, researchers have found that Israel has been hit by 11 tsunamis so they agree that it’s just a matter of time before it happens again.  The government has even devised an early warning system and placed signs on the coast so people will know how to flee to the mountains.  Some analysts have predicted that a 6-meter tsunami would be the worst-case scenario but the tsunami that hit Indonesia, in 2004, was 30-meters, so scientists may get perplexed and anguished because of their gross miscalculation.    Physically, there are two major fault lines in the Mediterranean that could be responsible for the past tsunamis and could send another in that direction.  One is SE of Cyprus and the other is SE of Sicily.  Both run SW-NE, which would send a tsunami towards Israel.   Confirmation of the Tsunami in Amos 8   A person needs only to read Amos 8 to see that the rapture will be a day of reckoning for the Jews.  At that time, God calls them “ripe fruit” and chastises them for their greed and lack of compassion for the poor and needy of the land.  Sure, God will protect and save at least 144,000, as noted in Revelation 7, but it will be a terrible time for the rest.  Amos 8: 7-10 “The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: "I will never forget anything they have done.    Will not the land tremble for this, and all who live in it mourn?  The whole land will rise like the Nile; it will be stirred up and then sink like the river of Egypt.  9  In that day, declares the Sovereign LORD, "I will make the sun go down at noon and darken the earth in broad daylight.  10 I will turn your religious feasts into mourning and all your singing into weeping.    The above passage describes the rapture because the ‘sun turning dark in broad daylight’ is a sign of the 6^th Seal and rapture in Matthew 24.   The ‘land trembling’ is caused by the earthquake of the 6th Seal, which likely causes a tsunami because the ‘whole land rising like the Nile and then sinking like the river of Egypt’ sounds exactly like a huge tsunami.  There could be multiple earthquakes during the 6th Seal, but I think at least one will cause the tsunami in Amos 8.  Plus, Amos mentions how the Jewish feasts will turn to mourning, which matches the distress of the Jews in the mountains after the 6^th Seal.  Matthew 24 Explained  (Proof of Pre-Tribulation Rapture)   I’m re-writing this for clarity (11-7-2026) because it seems that the more times I explain something, the clearer I can do so.  I mean, after updating a different page, last week, it just dawned on me how to explain Matthew 24, as simply as possibly, using only scriptures from Revelation 6, 7, and 8.  After all, Jesus’ account of end times to the disciples must match God’s final and most detailed account in Revelation.    Before I start, it’s important to understand that the 6^th Seal is the one and only gentile rapture.  No offence to old-school pre-tribs, but there’s no rapture in Rev 4, never was.  Seal 6 is the “pre-tribulation rapture” because Seals 1-5 were during the past 2000-years, and Seal 6 is next. (also on homepage)  The Trumpets can’t start until the 7^th Seal ‘silence’ is over, which is naturally ‘after’ the 6^th Seal. (Rev 8)  Thus, the Trumpets and Bowls are the ‘post-rapture’ tribulation, not the Seals.  The multitude of Christians arrive in heaven, in Rev 7:9, ‘between’ the 6^th and 7^th Seals.  I will explain more as I go, but everyone needs to understand that the 6^th Seal is the ‘pre-tribulation rapture’, not Revelation 4.  That is important because post-tribs can’t dispute my explanation, as they do the old way, since my way is correct and backed up with scripture.    I will start with the Abomination that causes Desolation, and compare Matthew 24:15-21 to the 6^th Seal in Revelation 6:12-17.  Matthew 24:15-31  (Abomination that causes Desolation) 15 "So, when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel-let the reader understand- 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now-and never to be equaled again. Revelation 6:12-17  (6^th Seal Rapture) 12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun  turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, 13 and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as late figs drop from a fig tree when shaken  by a strong wind. 14 The sky receded like a scroll, rolling up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.  15 Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and every free man hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 They called to 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! 17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?"   It is fairly obvious that the 6^th Seal is opened immediately after the Abomination is set up.  First of all, Jesus tells Judea to “flee to the mountains” and there are people (Jews) in the mountains, during the 6^th Seal, who witness the “Lamb” in the sky and mourn because they didn’t believe that Jesus was their Messiah.  Furthermore, Jesus’ reference to the “great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now” matches the 6^th Seal’s “the great day of their wrath has come.”     My next comparison is between the 6^th Seal, above, and the ‘gathering in the sky’ (Rapture) in Matthew 24:29-31.  Matthew 24:29-31  (Rapture / Gathering in the Sky) 29 "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.'   30 "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. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.   This passage obviously describes the Rapture, which just means ‘caught up’ or ‘gathering in the sky’, because it matches Paul’s account of the “trumpet call of God” and “meeting the Lord in the air.” (1^st Thessalonians 4:15-17)  I stress what rapture means because post-tribs like to argue that the word ‘rapture’ is not in the Bible, but everyone knows it refers to the gathering in the sky.    The Rapture in Matthew 24:29-31, above, matches the 6^th Seal because the signs in the sun, moon, and stars match perfectly.  I mean, they’re so much alike that it is blatantly obvious that they are talking about the same event.  In other words, there would not be two different events during end times that are so much alike.  They are the same event.    So, if the 6^th Seal happens when the Abomination is set up, proven by those in the mountains, and the Rapture happens when the 6^th Seal is opened, proven by the signs in the sun, moon, and stars, then that mathematically proves that the Rapture happens when the Abomination is set up.  [If A=B and A=C, then B=C]  That makes perfect sense in Matt 24, following the Abomination, because there’s two different groups, same as Rev 7, following the 6^th Seal.  Like I said, the two accounts of end times must match, so the fact that there’s two groups in Matt 24 makes everything match perfectly, with no contradictions.  I explain more about the two groups below because that’s something that post-tribs try to ignore.  Disproving Post-Trib Arguments   The above is a plain and simple proof that cannot be disputed, but to clean up some details, I will answer a few questions that I’m sure post-tribs would try to argue.  First, post-tribs always try to fall back on the King James Version of Matthew 24:29 that says, “After the ‘tribulation’ in those days”.  They say with glee, “See, it says ‘after the tribulation’.”  Sadly, the post-tribs overlap the Seals, Trumpets and Bowls, and re-arrange other parts of God’s prophecy in Revelation, just to preserve one word that they misunderstand.  Tragically, by changing God’s prophecy in Revelation, and omitting certain things, which is forbidden in Rev 22:19, they are making themselves, by definition: false prophets.  First of all, the word ‘tribulation’ is commonly used in the King James Version to mean ‘trouble or distress’, which there will certainly be when the abomination is set up.  Yet, there is an even better explanation because the great multitude of Christians, who are in heaven in Rev 7, are said to “have come out of the great tribulation.” (Rev 7:14)  Notice how the elder uses ‘past-tense’ because the multitude is already there, ‘before’ the Trumpets and Bowls have ever started.  That’s because the ‘great tribulation’ is Seals 1-6, in Rev 6, which makes perfect sense because Seals 1-6 span from ‘Resurrection to Rapture’, which is the only time someone can be ‘saved’ or “washed in the blood of the Lamb” (Rev 7:14), becoming part of the Bride of Christ who is raptured in Revelation 7.  So, when the verse says, ‘after the tribulation’, it is saying, ‘after the Seals’, since Seals 1-6 are the “great tribulation,” and the Rapture is happening as the Seals are ending.   Another reason that this interpretation is the only logical and correct explanation is that there’s two distinct groups in Revelation 7, between the 6^th and 7^th Seals.  Therefore, there must be two distinct groups in Matthew 24:15-31, also.  After all, like I said, Jesus’ account of end times to His disciples must match God’s final account in Revelation.    The first group in Rev 7 (and Matt 24:22-28) is the 144,000 Israelites (Jews), who receive a special seal from God, so they are not fooled by the false prophet, as it says in Matt 24:24.  Thus, they do not take the mark of the beast, and are martyred in Rev 14, ‘between’ the Trumpets and Bowls.  In other words, they are spared from enduring the Bowls, which are much more severe than the Trumpets.  That’s why Jesus said, “for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.” (Matt 24:22)  The souls of the 144,000 Jews come back to life and become priests during Jesus’ 1000-year reign on earth. (Rev 20:4-6)    The second group in Rev 7 (and Matt 24:29-31) is the multitude of Christians, from every nation, who are raptured and arrive immediately in heaven, ‘between’ the 6^th and 7^th Seals, and thus ‘before’ the Trumpet plagues can begin, in Rev 8.  The raptured Christians, who are the Bride of Christ, enjoy the Wedding Supper of the Lamb, for 2300-days, while the rest of humanity endure the Trumpet and Bowl plagues on earth.  Afterward, the Bride will ride white horses and follow Jesus back to earth to see Him defeat the armies of the beast with 100-pound hailstones at Armageddon, which is the 7^th Bowl. (Rev 16:16-21 and Rev 19:6-21)  Note: I know Jesus’ Bride is the ones who are following Him on white horses because they are dressed in “fine linen, bright and clean,” just like the army of riders. (Rev 19:7-8 and 14)    Finally, the two groups from Revelation 7 are distinctly different for two reasons: (1) The 144,000 Israelites (Jews) are from the 12 tribes of Israel, while the multitude of Christians are from every nation.  (2) The multitude of Christians are so numerous that “no one can count them”, while the 144,000 Jews are obviously counted.  Like I said, if there are two distinctly different groups in Rev 7, then there must be two groups in Matthew 24:15-31 because the two accounts of end times must match.    Plus, you can tell that the 144,000 Jews are sealed ‘between’ the 6^th and 7^th Seals because the angel who has the seal of God calls out, “Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.” (Rev 7:3)  The Trumpets can’t sound until the 7^th Seal “silence” is done (Rev 8:1), and harming the land, sea, and trees is exactly what Seals 1 & 2 accomplish. (Rev 8:7-9)  Thus, if the 144,000 are sealed ‘before’ the Trumpets, then the great multitude also arrive in heaven ‘before’ the Trumpets, since both happen simultaneously, in the same chapter, ‘between’ the 6^th and 7^th Seals.     When post-tribs insist on making everything in Matthew 24 sequential, thus one group, they are essentially ignoring or omitting the second group.  Yet, it is forbidden by God to omit anything from Revelation. (Rev 22:19)  That’s why I say post-tribs are, by definition: false prophets.  I’m not saying that to condemn them because they could repent and be forgiven.  God will be their judge, not me.  However, God’s Word sounds pretty clear-cut.  I’m just trying to warn people not to listen to them because they can cause people to procrastinate before accepting Jesus, thus missing out on heaven. That would be tragic for both parties because Jesus said, “Leave them; they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit." (Matt 15:14)   The 6^th Seal Abomination in Matt 24 Rapture in Matt 24 People flee to the mountains & see the Lamb in the sky. Exact same signs in the sun, moon, and stars. There are ‘two groups’ in Matt 24, same as Rev 7, following the 6^th Seal. Sometimes, a picture is worth a 1000-words. Matthew 24: 15-21 15 "So when you see standing in the holy place 'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet Daniel -let the reader understand- 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the roof of his house go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now-and never to be equaled again. Re-written: 11-07-2026