Hi John and Doves,
I am still on my journey to gaining further understanding of what scripture is telling us about the prophecies about to unfold. This journey is fascinating. I always pray that Almighty God reveals the truth and guides me on my quest for understanding. One of the most powerful requests we can make of Almighty God is that He grants us wisdom. The further I dive, the more I realise just how closely connected heaven and earth are. We can't physically see the heavenly realm but it's obvious that there is massive upheaval going on in heaven right now.
What happens in the heavenly realm has a direct effect on earth - and vice versa. We can be sure that evil is causing mayhem in heaven, as we speak, because we are feeling the effects here on earth. The list of chaos, corruption, evil and brutality is one we are all very aware of now. Societies are breaking down, with once glittering cities becoming filthy and littered with the homeless. We are being saturated with pornography and perversion. People are afraid of their own governments in what were once proud democratic countries. Diseases are suddenly springing up and the threat of world war and famine is looming over the world. This tells us that evil forces are now hugely active in the heavenly realm. These evil forces have been restrained thus far. But the Restrainer is about to be taken out of the way - something the evil forces are very aware of. Hence all the hideous chaos on earth. Everything occurring on earth, is a reflection of what is happening in heaven.
The wonderful article in the link explains this better than I can.