Are we in the 6th or 7th Seal - LDS Last Days Signs of the Times
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- John the Revelator in the book of Revelation speaks of a book (scroll) with 7 seals. From D&C 77 we know that each seal represents 1000 years of the earth's history. Jesus Christ is the only one able to open these seals which he does and we get a peek into the happenings of each of these time periods. Because the first 5 seals are in the past, very little time is spent on them. The 6th seal is the last days and the 7th seal is the millennium. There is a debate among members of the church as to whether we are in the 6th seal or the 7th seal. John makes it clear that there is a period of time between when the 7th seal opens until the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ. So if we are in the 7th seal, then the 2nd coming could be very near; which is what many believe. If we are in the 6th seal, then there are still many events that need to transpire before the 2nd coming occurs. This video will explore which seal we are in and why.
I have no worries, no anxieties nor fear of what is to come. My God gives me all the comfort and peace that I need to have.
History of the Church Vol. 6 page 409 Joseph Smith
"Come on! ye prosecutors! ye false swearers! All hell, boil over! Ye burning mountains, roll down your lava! for I will come out on top at last. I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam. A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I. The followers of Jesus ran away from Him; but the Latter-day Saints never ran away from me yet...When they can get rid of me, the devil will also go." (History of the Church, Vol. 6, p. 408, 409)
Don’t let the trolls get you down! In my opinion, if sharing the Gospel helps just one person, it is all worth it.
I haven't seen any trolls and I've been through the entire comment section. Are you talking about people who just happen to have a different opinion than him?
@@NsTheName Did you watch the beginning of the video? I was referring to what HE said.
@@heibai1173 Ahh, ok, I understand.
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@@adamholloway7963 It's certainly possible. It's his channel so he can feel free to do that. Just not much room for conversations, though.
I don't care when it is, just as long as I'm repentant and good with god I'm ready
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You Gentiles will not be saved!!!! You’re best bet is trying to Cleve to tha REAL CHILDREN OF TMH YAH
Use uppercase G, lowercase g denotes a false god or idol.
@@trumpetisabouttosound9360 does it , I didn't know that . 😳
The prophet has literally said “The time is now” and that we are gathering Israel for the Second Coming of our Lord. We are in the LAST days. Come on, guys. Can’t you feel it? It’s so strongly in the air. All kinds of Christians are feeling it. He’s coming and He’s coming VERY soon.
Exactly. We should live each day with faith, repentance, and charity. ♡
Whether we are in the 6th or 7th Seal it doesn't matter to me because events will happen when they need to happen. We know that we are in the last, last days so the chances that we will see a lot of these events happen is quite probable. As the past few years have shown us, life can turn on a dime for society and the world as a whole. For all we know, a lot of these crazy events could start happening within the year (I'm certainly not predicting that they will). Watch for the signs and make sure that you are prepared spiritually so that whether you're caught up as a mortal when Christ comes, or you're descending as an angel when Christ comes, you're with Christ when He comes.
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Thank you Yama
I basically agree. I like to hear about the events but I'm not as concerned about when they will happen. I want to recognize them for what they are . . . Important - IMO.
We are not in the first one yet .
So well done and not an easy task. For many years I believed we were in the 7th seal, however after watching your videos (most several times), reading the scriptures you reference and studying deeply about all of the subjects on my own, I now believe we are indeed in the 6th seal. Like so many others, I think the desire for the Lord to return makes it easy to convince ourselves that we are in the 7th, but to do so would require ignoring SO many scriptural prophecies that you have listed in this presentation. Thanks so much for your hard, prayerfully based work.
The interpretation and placing in order of the many signs and events that are involved in the 2nd coming can be very subjective , and many have their own OPINION . However, when all church information sites state that we are in the seventh seal, you may want to rethink the validity of your opinion .
@@lorraineheggie4416 reference and link please?
@@tracephoto1823 I have listened to numerous you tube presentations which go through the 2nd coming timeline as per Daniel 70wks which indicate that the 7 yr time of tribulation is 2020-2027. I saw quotes of leaders/manuals/church documented materials that said outright that we are in the seventh seal. Cannot say which presentation or who said it, but have seen and heard enough evidence to be satisfied with that conclusion. The signs in the heavens and on earth that they note fulfill the prophesies and indicate that we're in the seventh seal. There are too many references to note here but Revelation 7-9 and Daniel, and Mathew 24/25 and D&C 77 should give you a head start. I made pages of notes that outline what to expect... and it will be very soon!!!. If you want a brief indicator ... check out www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1983/10book of revelation Overview. There is also a diagram that interprets the book of revelation called John's vision of the seven seals in the Book of revelation. It is in the gospel library/manual area. There are numerous you tube presentations to follow. Aaron Ellis, Millennial Reign, Ryan Allen, Brent Goddard, Jodi Stoddard , Daniel Wilkinson to name few. If all else fails... read the First Presidency talks from Oct. 2020 General conference. They are telling you that time is running out!!! And telling you to prepare spiritually... and to learn how to receive personal revelation, because times are going to get rough... and soon. We are the people who are to prepare for the second coming. Happy listening and watching... those who watch will not be deceived!!
@@lorraineheggie4416 we are still in the sixth seal,
@@chesterfieldcounty1745 the 7th seal opens in the beginning of the 7th millennium, the year 2000. The silence in heaven is about 20 years, the year 2020 is when things begin to really change.
In this video, he misplaces the two prophets. Read revelations chapters 8-11. The 7th seal is open, then the half hour of silence in heaven (20 years) then 7 angels come out and each release a plague, the two prophets are just before the 7th angel, which is just before Christ’s coming, literally just before. During the 7 year tribulation. But at the end of it.
I think he mixes up the 7th seal with the 7th angel within that seal.
Annual General Conference on April 7, President Nelson said, Do the spiritual work to find out for yourselves, and please do it now. Time is running out,” he said.
Time is running out because the church is using the Gregorian calendar which means we are on the 7th seal according to the church website which opened in the year 2000 and add the half hour silence which is approximately 21 years according to Elder Orson Pratt's commentary in the D&C Institute manual of the church and said the 2nd coming of Christ in glory is the year 2021 which is wrong because he use the Gregorian calendar but the Battle of Armageddon, Desolation and the building of the New Jerusalem in Jackson County, Missouri are in the 6th seal which must be fulfilled. I'm using the Hebrew calendar which is more accurate that we are still on the 6th seal.
@@drseret2462 In Section 20 the Lord said he wanted the Church established on the sixth day of April because it would be “one thousand eight hundred and thirty years since the coming of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the flesh.” 16
In the very next section we are told the Church was set up by Joseph Smith under the guidance of the Holy Ghost and then it says:
“Which church was organized and established in the year of your Lord eighteen hundred and thirty, in the fourth month, and on the sixth day of the month which is called April.” 17
So if our calendar is accurate and apparently approved by the Lord, there is no question about the date of the opening of the seventh seal and the half hour of silence in heaven. It will commence in the year 2000 AD .
I absolutely love how you help make important gospel subjects easier to understand. I appreciate the work that you are doing! Thank you!
Oh my that is the same for me
President Russell M. Nelson called the dedication of the Rome Italy Temple “a hinge point in the history of the Church.”
“Things are going to move forward at an accelerated pace,” said President Nelson. “The Church is going to have an unprecedented future, unparalleled. We’re just building up to what’s ahead now.”
Man, he got THAT right, didn't he? Who would have guessed that the USA would have descended into such lawlessness and chaos so quickly?
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There is a issue with the timeline presented at 17:45. We have to be very careful when interpreting these prophesies because there are some key details that can easily be overlooked. This is an explanation I posted in a different forum, it is long, but I would encourage people to read it.:
In the video, there is the claim that Jesus will have 2 appearances before the second coming. He says the seventh seal will be opened during his first appearance after the 2 witnesses are killed and there is a great earthquake. I have never heard this explanation before, and I am not going to directly dispute it, however I see some conflicts with the timeline he has laid out.
Rev. 8:1 "When he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour."
So Rev. 8 starts with the opening of the seventh seal. We also know the events of 8 and 9 happen after the seventh seal is opened as D&C 77 12-13 confirms this.
Let's jump to Rev. 8:13 "And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound."
Each woe mentioned here is preceded by a trumpet blast as we will see in the coming verses.
Revelations 9:1 "And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit"
So on the fifth Trumpet blast a fallen angel with a key to the bottomless pit comes to Earth. Rev 9 describes the events of this trumpet blast.
Rev 9:12 "One woe is past: and behold, there come two woes more hereafter"
Here is the confirmation that each woe represents the events that immediately follow the trumpet blasts.
Then there is a description of the events following the 6th trumpet blast, which would be a description of the second woe. However Rev 9 ends without a definitive statement that the second woe has passed.
Rev 10 then starts with John going through another sanctification ritual in order to prepare him for additional revelation
Rev 11 talks about the two witnesses. They prophesy for 3 1/2 years, are slain, there is much celebration. After 3 days, they are taken into heaven and there is a great earthquake. Then we have Revelations 11:14
Rev 11:14 "The second woe is past; and behold the third woe cometh quickly."
The 7th trumpet blast and the third woe is the arrival of Jesus Christ and the destruction of the wicked.
In the video the author claims that the slaying of the witnesses comes just before the opening of the seventh seal. However, we know that this happens during the second woe, and the second woe happens after the seventh seal has already been opened.
This is why I would not agree with the timeline laid out in the video. I do not wish to make argument over the matter, I just wish to come to a more clear understanding of the events prophesied of in the bible. The more discussion we have about it, the more we'll understand it.
Agree
I agree
You may be right, and you may be wrong, but I think it’s important to note that nobody really knows because the Scriptures can be interpreted so many different ways and it does no good for us to interpret them without a little shadow of humility and reasonable doubt that we might be wrong in the way we have interpreted them until it is clarified by a prophet of God.
Absolutely!
Yep!
So why hasn't the prophet clarified it yet?
@@Apbt-rv7zw Because there is no need to yet.
@@Apbt-rv7zw We're meant to Hear Him. Perhaps that is why. Perhaps it's not the prophets place to tell us. Perhaps we are required to ask the Lord.
I recently heard an explantation that rang true. It was that we're in both the 6th and 7th seal, they overlap.
I was taught that 20 years ago at byu in my religion class.
@@maryjr3857 The scriptures does not say that such and such event have to happens before another seal is open. One seal can be open while some event/prophecy from precious seals can still be fulfilled later while the next seal is already opened. That’ what i think!
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I always love your videos. I always walk away with something to think about and sometimes add to my understanding. Always changing and tuning my personal growth of knowledge in the gospel. Your work and is very appreciated.
Your breakdown and knowledge of this are spot on. I’ve made a rough timeline as well through my study. You’ve filled in a lot of gaps and everything you’ve said makes sense. Thanks!
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“We should note that we do not know if John saw certain of the events in the exact order in which they will occur, or if some events will overlap or occur simultaneously.”
This is from an overview of the book of Revelation on the Church’s website. Personally, I feel that we are currently in the seventh seal already, and the “silence in heaven” will end within the next few years. I agree that everyone should follow the Spirit in doing their own research.
Agreed. I'm just looking forward to helping God in whatever ways He needs.
Also, D&C 77:7 Q. What are we to understand by the seven seals with which it was sealed? A. We are to understand that the first seal contains the things of the first thousand years, and the second also of the second thousand years, and so on until the seventh.
President Gordon B. Hinkley, Apr 2,2000 conf, To All the World in Testimony:
...Now in this historic season, when we mark the birth of a new century and the beginning of a new millennium, we have built this new and wonderful Conference Center...
6th seal or 7th? Can't say for sure. What we do know with certainty is that we are in the last dispensation and that our inspired prophet has told us to prepare spiritually and temporally for what's ahead (fasten your seatbelt and let God prevail). We can get a pretty good timeline of things to come by studying the Book of Mormon and making note of the pride cycle that keeps repeating. How many years passed from the time they live in righteousness to when they completely turned their hearts away from gospel truth. I think we are pretty far into the current pride cycle. Thanks for your research and thoughts on the topic.
Cindy, great comment
You shouldn't be studying a book that was written by man and not by God, like the Bible. The 6th seal is for certain. But you wouldn't know that with the book of Mormon. I used to go to the Mormon church and I left because of all the false teachings, specially how they celebrate Pagan holidays in the church and the false teachings of the two Angel's that brought the book of Mormon which is not even in scripture. No one should be studying anything outside of what God left us. The Holy Bible.
@@JuanDiaz-jo1rw Interesting Juan. I would caution you about telling God can or cannot do. That is called blasphemy. Read carefully John 10:16 and understand that Christ himself was aware of the people who had already left Jerusalem centuries before his birth. He told his disciples that he would gather in these Book of Mormon people just as he has gathered in those in Jerusalem. A very simple but logical explanation for how the Book of Mormon came about.
if this guy was my seminary teacher i can guarantee i wouldn’t even think about touching my phone
I love your videos, and appreciate the work you put into them! I’m sorry about the vocal few who don’t feel the same:)
Love all of your videos! Keep up the good work!!
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I immediately comprehended in an instant that the criticism of your works is not by an LDS person. The criticism is against the church itself and you are an easy available target.
When people dispute in Gospel Doctrine classes over various subjects where they have not been blessed with Holy Spirit inspiration, my promptings from the Holy Spirit is to not react nor be offended because each individual are on various levels. Their statements do not matter. I've known much persecution. To be in serve of the Lord, persecution is unavoidable. I have to insure my armor on a daily basis. The Lord is with You.
Thanks for all the effort you put into this channel
This was a great and concise explanation of where we are in relation to the 6th and 7th Seals. I thought that we were towards the end of the 6th, but with Covid, didn't know if we had transferred into the 7th. You clearly explained why we haven't. I will be using this channel from now on, as well as Book of Mormon Central, to add to my weekly spiritual education and getting these elusive questions answered. Great job!
Fantastic presentation. I had started to bite on the 7th seal stuff, but between this presentation and the LDS II Archives channel I have been persuaded by the scriptures and the series of events leading up to the opening of the 7th seal.
I love how clear and easy to understand all your videos are. Thank you for sharing your knowledge
I feel like a massive dose of humble pie is going to be healed out upon the world and the church! We are way to proud and frankly soiled brats. I include myself in that statement. So many people are far more concerned about their political opinion over their testimony. Im saddened by how many people are not willing to follow the prophet. Their politics are important to them
I’m so grateful for your videos. I can understand what I hear and love the way you explain it. Thank you!
Thank you for your time and effort in producing these videos. I really appreciate seeing your process, and I know how long it takes to put something like this together. Your positions are so well supported by scripture and prophecy - both past and present. I think we all want the second coming to happen as quickly as possible, so it's easy to get caught up in speculation that supports that want. I'm glad to hear your more temperate analyses. I love seeing your continuing perspective!
Elder McConkie said he was surprised that all races could have the Priesthood as early as they did. He thought it would be very close to the Lords coming again. If he could misjudge when thing will happen, can't we all? We do the best we can to understand the scriptures and signs but we can be wrong. I thought when the prophets started preaching preparedness, food storage, etc something would happen, ppl went into debt, we are closer now than then but.....
ya'll are racist mofos. And why would he be surprised that all races could have the priesthood as early as they did. why couldn't they have it earlier? nevermind, I already know which is why yall are racist.
@@gordonzio then why are you here? It isn't true what you say, but if you think so, don't come here, go to to your echo chamber Im so tired of lies about our faith
@@Jan-wd1is because I'm interested in what he has to say about the seals. where did I lie. what is your definition of racism? could you tell me the truth about whey other races couldn't have the preisthood. I won't reply or debate you ...just interested.
I believe you. I've been studying the last days for some time and it's included in my patriarchal blessing. Everything in this video is the truth. I testify to the truthfulness of it.
There is a difference between what is inside the seals vs the opening of the seals. John did not see inside the seals but saw what was happening on the earth when the seals were being opened.
I’ve never clicked on a video so fast.
I have to say this is a very professional presentation. Excellent work. You are so comfortable with your assumptions that they flow like honey--however, as you point out, many of the details surrounding these scriptures are complicated. I believe it does everyone a disservice to try and simplify the scriptures about the last days to the point of a formula. The fact of the matter is that we are living in a time that has been foretold by scriptures and we have been reading these verses with the opinions of others ringing in our ears for so long, we don't know what we think. I appreciate you encouraging people to do their own research, but the fact of the matter is that most do not. Most study presentations such as yours and then count that as their study, since you quote scriptures and prophetic statements. This is not meant to be a criticism, but instead an observation that I have seen in my own family members. I echo your message that you say multiple times, that we must be willing to do our own study and reach independent conclusions and then pray to be led along, rather than just echo what people on TH-cam say about certain topics. I love the point that you make at the end of your presentation that if we expect things to occur in a certain way, and then if they don't, we might think none of it is true. I so agree. This is the danger of saying the events of the last days will happen in a certain order, according to a certain timetable, because inevitably, God will miss the memo and allow it to roll out naturally, so naturally that we all miss it, because we're expecting something else. This was the folly of the Jews when Christ came the first time. They had the scriptures, they thought they knew what they meant, they created a narrative in their head and totally missed Christ when he came to his own people, fulfilling all the scriptures so naturally, that they missed every one and then rejected him so strongly that they killed him. How tragic.
I appreciated that you presented your idea of the sequence of events outlined in the scripture and then briefly reviewed what others "thought", or theorized about the same topic and the differences, however, other than President Hinkley's talk, you glossed over why others believed as they did, as if there was no merit in other people's prayerful efforts. I appreciate that you gave your "assurance" that you were correct, but I believe that's the Spirit's job. Our job is to search, ponder, pray and ask, here a little, there a little, learning line upon line, watching for the signs of Christ's coming even if it doesn't agree with someone else's opinion. For example, who is to say that the strange, but miraculous and terrible and continuous large gathering at our south border that includes people from all over the world, Russia, Haiti, South America, China, etc. at a time that ice is flowing down and the desert is blossoming as a rose, crossing over a land bridge at the isthmus of Panama, isn't the return of the lost tribes? I'm not saying it is, I'm just saying, have you ever seen so many people from so many backgrounds feel so compelled to gather to the promised land? Have you seen so many people say that God has told them to come and be willing to sell everything they have to WALK as the children of Israel walked--to the promised land??? What treasures are they bringing? Do we have any idea? No, we're not even watching. What about the strange storm just 2 weeks ago when the Nile flooded, causing waters to heave beyond their bounds, the sky to shake with thunder, hail to fall, and a plague of 500 stings of scorpions as they sought refuge in the homes? This happened the same week we had the longest blood moon in over 500 years. What about that strange storm? Are these signs of the times announcing the closeness of Christ's coming? Sounds very plague"y" to me. Are we to look at these events and see that things are changing politically to match Revelation and changing in the earth as she rejects the evil that's on this earth? How about the looting that is beginning to take hold of our nation as mobs loot and riot? Who are apart of these mobs? Do we know? Could this be the beginning of the remnant of Jacob that shall be among the Gentiles and tread down then tear in pieces because America will not repent? Will it continue until storefronts cannot afford to be open? I'm not saying any of these things are fulfilling prophesy, but I am saying we are seeing strange things happening in the Promised Land that match scripture that can be fulfilled repeatedly and often, as the time of Christ nears. (People's nature is one that needs many warnings and signs to wake up) So are we watching? Or are we dismissing all of these things because they don't perfectly fit in any presenter's scenario. Are we prepared for the economic crash that is upon us, or are we saying that because we are not in the 7th seal, we don't have anything to worry about--Christ's coming is a long way off? And who is to say that we'll even know when the two witnesses will be in Israel? Who says they aren't there right now and that storm that affected Egypt wasn't apart of their work? Again, I'm not saying it was, but how will we know? Will they be on the news? Do you think the legacy media will report of things that go on in Israel, or the Middle East if it doesn't suit their purposes? Do you think the anti-christ organization that will rule their world full of images of the beast will allow such information not to be censored? Do you think that the masses being controlled by sorcery "pharmacy" will even notice? I'm just asking the questions. It's up to us to decide if we want to know the answers.
Thank you for your excellent work but leave it open ended--we must discover what it means to live through these last days. What an adventure it can be if we notice what is happening around us! What stories we'll tell in the millennium if we pay attention!
Ted Edwards' wife :)
I absolutely LOVE this reply and wholeheartedly agree. When we preach as though we know for certain, we're on shaky ground. I have thus far not found anyone that can truly convince me we're in the 6th seal. That doesn't mean we aren't and I'm open to it because there's so much I don't understand, but from my own research of the scriptures (which is ongoing) I still believe we're in the 7th seal. At the end of the day, all I want is the Savior to return so I don't much care about being right or wrong. The only sting of being wrong is that the Lord would be further away and I think that to look at the current worlds affairs and say we're still afar off is dishonest.
All is well in zion. I am shocked how many say that things aren't bad so the end can't be near. The world is bigger than your backyard. Thanks for your comment, I completely agree with you.
Thank you for making these videos. I enjoy them immensely and find them very helpful in my scripture study..
Just a note about a temple in Zion. The Kansas City temple is a short 13 mile drive from the visitor center at Independence, MO. Calling that temple the "Independence, Missouri temple" would have caused quite a stir, but I bet we'd be safe in considering that temple the first of many to be built in Zion...
Amen!
Previously, I had no idea Independence was so close to KC. Then I good a Church History Tour. That got my attention when I heard about a temple being build in KC.
I just found your channel and I like it a lot. Thank you for sharing with us we need channels like this. I am going to dive into your other videos these are so cool. Thank you bro
Extrodinary insight once again! We eagerly await each video and your insight and scriptural insight. We have been prompted to seek, ponder and pray. Thank you. Please don’t stop sharing. Thank you.
Extraordinary lol
Excellent presentation. There are LDS TH-camrs who advocate that we are not in the 6th seal seem to be unfamiliar with D&C 45, and many other prophecies in the D&C and in the Book of Mormon. They tend to rely on the book of Daniel and other Old Testament prophets, and, of course, President Hinckley's comment on Joel. Your bringing together the several scriptural passages and highlighting key verses is a keeper. Your list of 6th seal events "not yet fulfilled", which came from your analysis of the related scriptural is also an excellent resource. I'm not saying referring to Old Testament prophecies is wrong but they can be confusing without the light of modern-day scriptures. They generally do not clearly refer to our nation and its becoming Zion with the New Jerusalem in the center. The establishment of Zion in the USA will provide protection, security, and peace for good people who will come here from all around the globe, many will not be of our faith. This is definitely a 6th seal event, as are the others you list. Thank you for such a convincing and timely video.
I want to start off by saying that I appreciate your videos a LOT🙏🏼👍🏻
I do believe that Christ said he'd hasten time in the end for the sake of His saints ⏳
Not to mention that Pres. Nelson said that "Time is running out." I know we're told that our modern day prophets are given revelation for OUR day..
AND that those of us who are grounded in the gospel of Jesus Christ NEED NOT FEAR. So the world's burden may not be felt by some as badly as it really is...
Just my thoughts...
Peace and friendship brother🙏🏼💞
Dear Brother, first I cannot express my gratitude, for what you have done for all of us, I have learned more from you than so many over the years, your way of teaching and your dissecting is amazing, you are a gift to me, and an answer to prayers and confusion and worry and fear, I pray the good Lord will bless you with anything and everything you need, so you will never leave us!!!! Thank you from the bottom of the bottom of the bottom of my heart! I love you!
Thank you so much for all your videos! I am really learning a lot, and has given me the strength to continue to learn and study the Scriptures!
How do you feel about Vaughn j. Featherstones's letter in the Atlanta Georgia temple time capsule? I'm just curious on your opinion.
Thank you for explaining this where all can understand 🙏
@Pamela Hawks wasn't really for anyone else but him. The time capsule has a letter from Featherstone. Which he wrote in 1983 about how they have endured the second coming. Which will be opened in 2031 or 2033 i believe. Which the church had to approve to have it in there. Obviously you can't take that as 100 % truth. It does line up with the 7th seal crowd.
I am curious on this too! According to the letter the millennium will have already begun in 2033. Does that mean the seventh seal could be opened anytime between now and then?
@Kendria Price Another side note which I find interesting is the infertility rate is declining so badly that people will not be able to have kids by 2045. According to experts.
Well, the second coming is in 4 pieces and we don't know how much time comes between each. Perhaps the letter will be opened after the Savior comes to Zion? I've read that letter myself and love it and am partial to the idea of being in the 7th seal, but my above statement is one I've been thinking about recently.
Great presentation but I’ll stick to what Joseph Smith said in D&C 77. Each seal is a mark of a thousand years. The seventh seal began pretty much right after the turn of the century. Also Joseph explained that there will be many fulfillments of prophecy in the seventh seal but before Jesus returns. I suspect that pretty close to exactly 2000 years after his resurrection will mark the beginning of the millennium. 2033? Also not every prophecy is as literal as we might expect it to be.
We are told to prepare, and our prophet says stay on the convent path.
Thank you so much for helping us know and realize preparing is always a good thing.
Really loved this breakdown! After all of the deep dive videos you’ve done on this topic it really clicked for me.
I always appreciate your videos, they’ve helped me a lot in my return to the LDS faith (:
As I relisten to this a year and 1/2 later, I can see how the division of the members of the church is happening. I wonder how much worse it will get🤥
Thank you so much that was really awesome! I appreciate all the scripture references you gave to support your position. Since I have just discovered you recently I’m glad that you did not quit sometime ago. Don’t take to heart naysayers, you’ve done the work.
OK fine you convinced me. I realize now that I was blinded by wishful thinking and deceitful (and probably unintened) words from selfproclaimed scholars... I applaud you for your efforts... you are one of the good ones.
I agree on your study and interpretation of scripture and prophecy. This is what I have always believed on my life and I do know that many other people also believe in the series of events. Thank you for outlining them so intelligently and simply!
Well, here’s a very positive comment. I love all the videos you’ve put together!!!! Keep doing them please.
Thanks so much for making these! Very interesting and well done. So much good information you’ve gathered, all your videos are fun and interesting to watch/listen to!
I'm having a hard time with the idea that the opening of the seventh seal is when Jesus lands on the mount of olives. What evidence is there of that?
All we have to do is look to the endowment ceremony, the Aaronic priesthood part has been removed. The seal has been broken, we are in the time of Melchizedek. The seal is broken, we are living in the millennium.
As far as I can find in my own studies, there isn't evidence of it. The church website says the 7th seal opens around the year 2000 (around, so by that logic we could still be in the 6th seal, though I think otherwise.) I feel that I can understand where the idea comes from, but people pick and choose the things they want to see literally vs metaphorically and we don't get to make those decisions.
@@NsTheName it is very confusing when Joseph Smith said that the Book of Revelation is the largest book ever written sometimes. I think he was misquoted or trolling us.
I think in the end all this will be similar to the writers of the Gospels who comment on how at the time they didn't understand what Jesus was talking about.
@@bigusdicus73 Certainly! I think once all comes to pass and we look in retrospect we'll all say, "Oooh, that's what you meant!" For now, we just don't know. We read the scriptures and let the Holy Ghost guide.
Nice job Kevin!
This is only my second TH-cam comment ever... please bear with me.
This video has done a great deal of good in presenting the idea that we are in the Sixth Seal still.
I will admit, I was very skeptical when you made the claim of being in the Sixth Seal, because without any exception before this video, all other sources I have encountered making the claim seemed to lack any ability to do it with plainness and without defensive contention, and I've had to unfollow otherwise interesting channels and Facebook pages because of the individuals being more focused on proving their points (often with great confusion as to how they interpreted scripture) than with loving people.
This video, though a bit jumbled (and with good reason, there are so many scriptures and as you already mentioned, this is probably the best way to visually explain the whole thing), actually uses plainness as well as being authentically loving of those who believe in the Seventh Seal being opened.
I believe those who I have followed in the Seventh Seal belief do bring up a lot of interesting considerations in related topics that are worth pondering, but are too readily dismissed because of the central claim of the Seventh Seal being already opened. But with a good portion of this video, it both made sense to me, and I could feel the Spirit.
So I do very much thank you for bringing this up in the manner that you have.
So many are so divided...
I wish all members who make videos will use the same spirit you do in this one.
I believe that devision is also necessary in these last days.
It is necessary, there will be no more fence sitters when all is said and done all will have clearly chosen a side. It's so hard to witness it though.
*barf*
@@Zion_Or_Bust may I inquire to whom/what your reply is directed?
Great video, as always! I so appreciate your point of views. President Nelson has said in almost every talk since 2018 that we are "preparing the world for the second coming" President Eyering in April 2021 in a talk given to the sisters said (paraphrasing) women, you, your daughters and your daughters daughters will play a vital role in raising a generation that is prepared and ready to welcome the lord at his second coming. That to me puts a bit of a time frame on things.
Please keep up the excellent work. Your videos are informative and inspiring. Your work is blessed and important.
I appreciate your video and all your hard work. I know to make a timeline of the second coming is difficult. It’s like placing pieces of a puzzle together.
I believe we are in the 7th seal because each seal is 1000 years (1000 years = 1 day in heaven. If Adam and Even was 4000 B.C. 2000 A.D means it's been 6000 years. So we are in the beginning of 7th seal. Christ rest on the 7th day.
well yall let us pray for the Lord jesus protect our souls and loved ones
Oh we are definitely here. And it came fast. How blessed I feel to be one of the last to witness
Ignore the trolls, you just can’t do anything about them sometimes 🤷♂️ we’re all very thankful for your videos man
Thank you for helping discern between Christ’s other appearances and His ultimate second coming. Your timeline is useful in understanding scattered scripture verses and how the second coming will play out. No matter the timing of it all, and whether it happens in our lifetime or not, the righteous will be saved. Keep it up!
I don't always leave a comment, but I always enjoy your videos! They are very helpful.
I am going to say that when you present the truth as you have, I feel the spirit. You have a very spiritual way of convey a message that is not only true but that is a great Comfort. God bless you and you have done a great job.
Let me back up here a little, and just say that my wife and I really enjoy your videos. As far as religious channels, you are 1 of 2 channels that I actually really like. Don't want to come off as a negative nancy or anything, lol. I really do appreciate them very much!
Yes we are in the 7th seal. What i understood 6th had been opened. Butterflies in my stomach. Fellow Christians❤❤ . We need to comprehend God's wisdom in the next events in history and world 🌍🙏🙏
Thanks, very interesting research and well presented. Much to think on.
Thank you for your knowledge and insight. Your work is valuable. Trolls: I’ve seen negative comments on a baby being saved. It’s ridiculous. The work you do is great. You put everything together and then tell us to do our research. Great advice! Your research really helps. May the Lord bless you for it!❤️
You are a very gifted teacher, please keep doing these videos! Thank you so much!!
I have enjoyed all your videos and I feel the holy spirit testify in the other videos, but not this one. Something about this one is not correct. Not sure what.
Please keep posting. You do a great job. My concern on this particular video is I've notice that prophecies always seem to be fulfilled in a way people weren't looking for. For example: Do the scriptures actually say the 3rd temple in Jerusalem will be built before the 2nd coming. I know everyone, including myself, is looking for that, but my vague recollection is the scriptures give a period of time in which the temple is cleansed and the daily sacrifice is resumed. But when Christ came he clearly defined the daily sacrifice as not burnt offerings, If we use Daniel's time line for the cleansing, that gives us the year 1844, a year of significance with regards to the restoration of temple sacrifices and offerings. My fear is that, like the first coming of Christ, where so many didn't recognize the signs, are we making the same mistake?
Nice commentary. The Book of Revelation, from the opening of the seals onward, appears to be structured more or less chronologically, with interludes of doctrine taught symbolically (like the two beasts). This is why, especially subsequent to the opening of the seventh seal, we have signposts (like references to the first woe, second woe, etc.) that serve to remind that we are being shown a sequence of events leading up to the Second Coming. By this reckoning, it appears to me that the so-called "day of wrath" in the sixth seal (earthquake, earth reels to and fro, sun darkened, etc., as well as people hiding in caves) is a separate event that will be interpreted by many as the end of the world, but in fact will only be the beginning of woes precedent to the Second Coming. The temporal situation of this event with regard to other events in the 6th seal (like the sealing of the 144,000) is not entirely clear. But either way, the Book of Revelation then goes on to describe additional great earthquakes that will occur in the seventh seal, the last of which, coupled with a great hailstorm (shower of bolides?), will be the final destructive event before the Second Coming. So loosely speaking, there are a number of things yet to occur in the sixth seal, including the "day of wrath." Once they happen, there will be the "half hour of silence" at the beginning of the seventh seal, and then a series of cycles of catastrophe ("woes"), which may last longer and be of greater intensity than many of us realize. The scriptures do not bear out the notion that all of this will transpire over the course of a few months or years; rather, the transformation from fallen, telestial earth to transfigured, millenial earth may be the work of several generations.
I have been studying revelation 8 and associated scriptures a great deal. I find this presentation very valuable. How can I contact the person who prepared these informative videos?
Thanks for the video. I’m fascinated with the 10 tribes of Israel and their return. I would love to hear what you think about Michael B. Rush’s book. “A remnant shall return” it would be great to hear your opinion regarding popular books regarding the subject of the last days published by LDS members.
Joseph Smith said the then tribes were located next to the north star "the north countries" and that parts of this earth have been broken off from time to time. I've often wondered if "Wormwood" spoken of in Revelations in their return.
I have spent my life seeking the truth of these things. I don’t doubt that though Michael is missing a few pieces, he has provided missing pieces to my understanding all backed by the scriptures. I have no doubt this return will be a spectacular event.
@@savezelda Yes. Feasting on the word allows us to understand these things. Joseph was clear on this event, and his own role in this time coming forth. Christ is Lord of lords. Other lords there are, and one will pave the way for Christ’s return. God is among us, Elder Uchtdorf let us know recently.
I have mixed feelings about Mr. Rush and his book. On one hand, there is a handful of things he seems to have about right. The stuff that he's right on is very interesting and can probably help a lot of people. He knows a good deal about Israel from a general perspective. His chapters about 3rd Nephi and the covenant of Moab were all really good. There's a lot of stuff Michael Rush has very wrong too though. He's misinterpreted many scriptures. I don't feel he has a very good grasp on Isaiah or Revelation. I'm not sure he's good at determining who the "remnant" is vs. the other groups. He makes a lot of bad conjectures. I seem to recall he had a Skousen-esque theory that Israel would come back to the earth in a spaceship, for instance, which is highly false doctrine. Common sense should also tell you that's false. Then Mr. Rush has a lot of dubious claims- especially in terms of Ezra's Eagle. I know people love that probably the most of Mr. Rush's theories, and it's become something of a sacred cow you can't shoot in the last days communities. But D&C 91 tells us the apocrypha is a dubious book, at best. It is not scripture. It was not worth a retranslation by Joseph Smith. Authorship is often a question in it. Since Joseph Smith's day, to my knowledge, no key-holder has ever validated that that is a true prophecy in the first place, much less offered an interpretation. We also don't know if it was fully translated correctly. We must stake our faith on Mr. Rush's good word that not only is the prophecy legitimate, the translation accurate, but his interpretation is correct. His interpretation fits pretty well, generally, but having read the chapters out of the apocrypha myself, there's a lot of details he skips over, as they would be inconvenient to his theory. He may be correct on it, but there's a pretty big margin of error. In short, I don't love his book. If you can glean some truths out of it, good for you. But a lot of it is garbage.
@@nightowl3004 Thanks for this. I thought I was the only one who knew. Though you've shed further insight.
It is true that knowing the Truth strengthens one's resolve to live righteously. It is also true that those who entertain falsehoods not only find their resolve weakening, but they soon begin to think that what they once believed to be evil, they now believe to be good. I have seen this happen to multiple people in the last several years. It is frightening to see how their minds become so corrupted; they will say the most outrageous things, to the point where it is baffling to try to imagine how anyone could possibly believe such things. Satan's power to deceive is real, and it is growing.
Thank you very much for this video since now the timelines is geting acurate into my mind. But after watching your videos I don't remember seeing one about the trumpets of the seven Angels. So here is my question : where do we place the events caused by the seven trumpets? Once all the saints are gathered in Zion?
I really love your work. Your research helps me to spare time and to go directly to the right scriptures to study by myself. Thanks a lot!
I know this video is a year old,but I really like your stuff and it's very valuable learning for me.
I really enjoy your incites. Please do ignore the trolls. Cowards hiding behind anonymity. They seek to shut us up. Let them twist in the wind. Shall we not carry on in so great a cause? You are fighting the good fight. May heaven bless you.
This was the best explanation I have found. In further support of this topic, the author should add D&C 133: 20-34. Thanks again for your excellent presentation.
Your videos are great, I always feel enlightened from the info you share. And the Spirit tells me what you teach is True.
Thank you for all your hard work.
Thank you for the work you do, I really love it. Your comment on the early morning resurrection stirred me. My understanding is that the early morning resurrection happens in phases, the second coming will only finalise it rather than begin it. Many Saints have woke up from past dispensations on both Hemispheres & the Church has in those periods has been tenderly rebuked when it failed to record that particular matter.
The seals will break almost consecutively with a 3 hour pause for the 6th seal and a 30 minute pause for the 7th.
You can find the 3 Hour pause referenced in 2 Esdras.
thank you my friend for this video and sorry for others posting negatively. Dont let that stop you. i've listened to several of your videos and you're on point. When you said we're in the 6th seal - I know you're inspired and you are correct. Blessings to you.
I think people get confused when talking about the seals. In John’s vision about the seals, what he sees happening, happens when the seal is opened, not what happened during that thousand years. So I would say that we are in the seventh seal but the 6th seal hasn’t been opened yet. The seals can be opened right after another, Christ doesn’t have to wait 1k between opening seals.
Great point!
Love your work and the knowledge you've given me because of the simplicity of your videos!! Keep up the good work!
I always enjoy your videos, very well done and I love the visual of prophetic quotes and scripture. I look forward to new videos to study with on Sundays. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and research. Please keep them coming!😊
Thank you for sharing your unique perspective on these prophecies! Hearing different points of view strengthens my own testimony. I’d be interested in hearing more about why you feel that the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple will happen during the half hour of silence.
Thank you. I appreciate the gathering of script. I had a great interest in this as well as the 3 woes. This is clear.
Thank you for so much research and work. I esp liked the drawing of the 7 scrolls, each inside the next. I couldn't picture how that might work before.
It's been reported by people who were at the Palmyra temple dedication in 2001 that whatever general authority was there said that this marked the opening of the seventh seal. I don't have documentation of that, but they're friends of my husband.
The study and work you have put into this and your other videos is clearly a lot. Thank you! Personally, I'm ok with saying prophets make mistakes, misstatements and errors. That has come from a lifetime of observations. I love and appreciate them all. They have different backgrounds, experiences and personal bias and can make errors. I like what you've stated that the big ones have yet to happen. There seems to be a huge amount of major events that will happen in a relatively short period of time. Thank you again
It's beautiful to see the relationship Fathe4 has with His Prophets when they do err. He is always loving.
Thanks a lot for this revelation. May God almighty bless you. We need to repent from all of our sins. This is not a joke Our Soon coming King is near. Shallow Saints.