The 7 Seals of Revelation
Tribulation Period begins Rev 6:1 and end Rev 19:11
The Seal Judgements
Once the church is caught up in Rev 4:1 will Jesus come forth and break the First seal and cause the Tribulation period to begin.
When we study Bible prophecy you are dealing with the Middle Esat. For in the Middle Esat we are dealing primarily with One Nation, and that is Israel. It has been known as Canaan, it has been called Palistine. In 1948 Israel for the first time sense 70 AD it is again Israel. The Arabs are a secondary role. The center is Jerusalem "The City. " Bagdad is the center of the old Babylonian empire of Nebucanesur. Jerusalem is The City and the site and center of the Tribulation.
What is the reasons for The Tribulation ?
1. To bring Israel back to God and to accept Jesus as the Messiah.
2. To Bestow God's wrath on the antichrist and his kingdom.
3. To destroy the rebels, and usher in righteousness.
As we go through the Seals you will see a softening of Israel. The move into a mental frame and mind set to accept the Messiah as He sets His feet on the Mount of Olives. The Tribulation is for that purpose. It is not as some say that it is for the purification of the church as they go through the Tribulation. " Only the acceptance of blood sacrifice of Jesus Christ qualifies us to go to heaven.
The Seals are Rev Chapters 6,7,8
We must remember Tribulation is centered on The Middle East and Jerusalem is the center of the antichrist's attention.
I take the position that antichrist will not rule the whole world. His effects will be felt world wide, but his attention is soully centered upon Israel, and The Holy City of Jerusalem.
He will not rule America. America will be judged by God for her iniquity and destroy her from within, as destroyed by strangers, and her cities will burn. Don't forget the True Church / believers in Christ Jesus are already in heaven; taken out before Jesus breaks the first Seal.
Antichrist will control The Middle East, Russia, China, Japan, and all of Europe. If anyone accepts the number; or mark of his name, they cannot be saved. It will be made clear to individuals before they accept His Mark as being the Messiah. These will reject the True Messiah and accept this mark. We know the anti-christ will be-head many people during this time.
"Those who will not receive his mark."
There will not be any of those who receive his mark that will go into into the Millinial Kingdom as the sheep and goat nations, None.'
There will be millions of people who do not hear of the anti-christ and his reign. There are at least 3 billion people on the earth who have never heard the name of Jesus. However, there is a theory that in 7 literal years that everybody has to hear about the antichrist. Not so; he will never rule the whole world.  Though his influence will be felt worldwide.
The false church will do a lot of work in individuals in having to take a stance for Christ.
Who is The False Church ?
Any denomination, any religious body that does not preach a born again experience, is part of the false church. In the Tribulation period Christ and the True Church is in Heaven. II Thes 2:6 This has reference to the Rapture of the Church. Only the True Church is keeping back the Tribulation. We are The Restrainer !
As soon as the church is Raptured out, the Lord breaks the First Seal and the anti-christ is revealed, The White horse ridder of Rev 6:2. The False Church will be stronger than the anti-christ when he comes on the seen, thus he tries to ally himself with the false church; UNTIL the Middle of the Week.
Here we have the false church and the anti-christ on the earth while the True church and Christ are in heaven.
It is In The Middle of The Week does anti-christ have all the power. 3 1/2 literal years.
When the Rapture takes place, all holiness is gone. The only holiness in this world is the born again believers. Christ comes to live in our lives and HE is our holiness. Other than Christ living in us, our righteousness is as Filthy Rags.
When Jesus takes his holy body out , there will be no holiness upon the earth. All prayer warrors are gone ! Get a hold on this ! And all Hell will break loose !
Today we are having opposition against the church. But; once we are gone, these people left will see what it really meant to have the church. Satan's onslont will be rampant. The Cult and the Ocult, gay and lisbian and all ungodliness will have all power. Let them have it ! But the tragedy is this. Think of those left behind. Think of what life will be for them, when they don't have a prayer partner. Bible says Parents will turn against children, a total caotic condition will take place.
Revelation 4: 1 we are in heaven.
Revelation 5:2; A CALL COMES FORTH; " who is worthy to open the 7 sealed book ? " No man in heaven and no man on earth is worthy to open the book and to look there on. BUT the Lamb' came forth and IS worthy to open the book and to read thereof. The Lamb " Jesus Christ" , the word who was in the beginning and by him were all things created and without him was nothing made that was made John 1:1 Jesus in the form of the Lamb slain. Only Jesus who overcame Death, Hell, and The Grave is worthy to take and open the 7 sealed book to BEGIN Tribulation here upon the earth. We are there in heaven looking on as Jesus breaks the First seal.
Seal 1. Permits the anti-christ to go forth conquering and to conquer.
Seal 2. Red horse ridder = War
Seal 3. Fammon, with war people can't plant food.
Seal 4. Pale Horse, Death and Hell
Seal 5. Souls under the Alter, white robs are given unto them. These are the first martyrs.
Seal 6. Physical changes taking place. Everything from this 6th seal to the end of Tribulation in Rev 19:11 is a Supernatural manifestation of God's wrath. Man is not involved in what God begins to do. Seals 1-5 man is responcible for the events, but in this 6th seal God begins his supernatural wrath. Only 1/4 of the earth is effected until seal 6.
1. Mediteranian Sea begins a deluge upon it.
2. Betweeen the 6th and 7th seal, we have the 144,000 virgin men of the Jews sealed. 12,000 from the 12 tribes of Jacob except for Dan. Dan must wait and say " I have waited for thy salvation O Lord" He; Dan will be those who during the eternal perfect state whereby Israel will say " who are these and from whence did they come?" Dan will go forth and re-establish cities and nations in the eternal perfect state upon the earth. And all peoples throughout the earth will never sin, or practice war any more. These 144,000 will accept Jesus as the Messiah and God seals them in their forehead.
Seal 7. This a time of 30 mins of silence. Never has this been before and never will it be again. From the beginning of creation when God spoke into being the angels, there has always been those around the throne of God that sing Holy, Holy, Holy. But at this time of silence, All angelic and glorified saints will simply sit or stand, however God ordains it, and will be quiet for this 30 min period.
After this 30 mins of silence there will come the pouring out of the prayers of the saints from the time of Christ unto this very momment in Chapter 8. At the time of the gospel being preached after Jesus went up to the Father, the apostles would pray " hold not this against them, for they know not what they do" but here; these prayers, are those of the saints asking for judgement on the wicked who pursecuted them. This is where God pours out these prayers upon the wicked of this world.
Can you imagine what this will be like ? God is faithful and He answers prayer.
Now the world must prepare for the 7 trumpet judgements which are forth coming. The Seals are bad, but the Trumpets are worse, and in Chapter 10:7 when the angel sounds the 7th trumpet the mystery of God will be finnished. The whole world will KNOW there is a God and He is bringing His wrath. The Viles are even worse, it just keeps escalating as it goes on. There will be no question from whence all these things are coming from.

The 7 Trumpets of Revelation: next post
God bless you all
KML