Chapter 6 of the Book of Revelation marks the beginning of the seven year Tribulation period in future history after the Rapture of the Church! Sometimes it is referred to as the 70th week of Daniel. The 70th week represents seven years. This is a period of judgment released upon the earth for their rejection of Jesus Christ! As these seven seals or judgments are released upon the earth all the inhabitants of the earth cry out and ask for the mountains and the rocks to fall on them to save us from the wrath of the Lamb! They will seek death as a means of escape! These events are also referred to as the Great Day of the Lord! Interestingly many people including Jews will be saved during this period of history! How? With one third of the population raptured those left on earth or at least many will come to their senses and understand they have been deceived by Satan! Today we live on the front side of the Rapture! That is we have the opportunity to join his church and be saved! The rapture is a time line in history and once that line is crossed all hell breaks out on earth! You will notice in Chapter six the high status of the martyr’s there in Heaven! They cry out to Christ and ask him how long before our blood is avenged to those on the earth? Jesus gives them white robes and asks them to be patient for there will be more martyr’s still coming up from the earth! This tells me there will be martyr’s during the Tribulation period! There will be those coming to Christ in the midst of the seven judgments released upon the earth! As in some parts of the earth today those then that come to Christ will be martyred! An important point here is if I were not saved today I would rather live into the tribulation period than to die before the rapture in sin! God gives one opportunity to receive Christ while we are living here on earth! Sometimes it seems like it does not cost us very much to follow Christ! As long as I keep silent and do not witness to my co-worker, do not distribute Gospel tracts, witness to friends and family, support my church with tithes and offerings and play the political correct game and not offend the evil in the earth with the Word of God it seems like I am getting away with silence! However I notice when I take a stand for Christ in my culture all Hell breaks out! Now I am a target! A target for the enemies of Christ! They show up at my door step! Yet nothing can compare to the love of Christ! His Holy Spirit living in you is a comfort that this world can never offer! The martyr’s found out that his love for them was greater than life itself! When you cross that threshold then Heaven has come down to earth living in you! Jesus said you must be born again! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com