Let me make a minor correction to everyone's celebration of the opening of the 7th seal. The calendar makers left out the year zero, i.e. it went from 1 bc to 1 ad. So technically, the opening of the 7th seal took place on April 6th 2001. Just a few months before all hell broke lose. I think scripturally speaking that would be, 'the bottomless pit was opened" and filled the world with the acrid smoke of war. It is progressing to Armageddon, the third woe.Charles7 wrote: It will commence in the year 2000 AD .
Charles, one of the events of the 6th seal was the darkening of the sun, moon, and stars. Yesterday I wrote a scriptural explanation of the symbolism of this event in the "Gospel Discussions" area. Check it out and you better understand how metaphors are an intregal part of the Lord's language. The thread is titled "Understanding Heaven and Earth".