IT IS A 'TWO-TIER' GREAT TRIBULATION

Scripture describes a two-tier Great Tribulation separated by the rapture and the casting of Satan out of heaven. The first-tier is a shortened tribulation upon Israel only FIRST BEFORE the rapture. Then AFTER the rapture and the casting of Satan down to earth, the second-tier is a lengthened tribulation upon the whole world BEFORE the Second Coming of the Lord.

TIER-ONE 'SHORTENED' TRIBULATION:

Revelation 6:8 states that the Four Horsemen of the first four seals are given the power to take peace from ONLY 1/4 ,or 25%, of the earth which is the FIRST of the two-tier Great Tribulation upon only 1/4 of the earth centered around Israel. Jesus is the One opening the seals , and is also in complete control of the seal events. During tier-one of the Great Tribulation, which is exclusively centered upon Israel, Jesus uses the Gog-Magog War as His weapon of indignation during the shortened tier-one of the Great Tribulation judgment upon Israel. "Immediately after the tribulation of those days........"

THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH:

The opening of the sixth seal describes the rapture event. After the rapture event of the sixth seal is complete, John then describes seeing the 144,000 being sealed with the Seal of the Living God, and then he also sees the Great Multitude of Gentiles in heaven who have washed their robes in the Blood of the Lamb therefore identifying them as the raptured Christian Church.

TIER-TWO 'LENGTHENED' TRIBULATION:

Then Revelation 8:1- describes the opening of the seventh seal which describes the ensuing tribulation judgment events which come upon 100% of the earth. This is the SECOND of the two-tier Great Tribulation upon the whole earth; not just 1/4 or 25% of the earth. Jesus uses earth-bound Satan, the anti-Christ, and the False Prophet as His weapons of indignation during the lengthened tier-two of the Great Tribulation judgment upon the whole world.