At the midpoint of the seven-year Tribulation, the sixth-seal earthquake strikes, the two witnesses ascend, and the Antichrist moves into the Jerusalem temple and defiles it.
Les Feldick teaches that the great earthquake of the sixth seal triggers the midpoint of the Tribulation (Clip 2; Clip 7). At that same moment the two witnesses, after being killed and lying in the street for three days, are resurrected and ascend to heaven, and the Antichrist relocates from his European headquarters to the temple in Jerusalem, stops Jewish worship, and demands to be worshipped as God (Clip 1; Clip 5; Clip 6). Satan is also cast out of heaven for the last time, and the seventh seal opens with silence, triggering the seven trumpet judgments of the final three and a half years (Clip 1; Clip 2; Clip 3).
Revelation 6:12 — Les identifies the great earthquake of the sixth seal as the event that triggers the midpoint of the Tribulation (Clip 2; Clip 7).
Revelation 11:11-12 — Records the resurrection and ascension of the two witnesses, which Les places at the midpoint (Clip 1; Clip 4; Clip 6).
At the sixth seal, Revelation 6:12 records a great earthquake, with the sun becoming black as sackcloth of hair and the moon becoming as blood. Revelation 8:1 then records that when the seventh seal was opened, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Les teaches that the book of Revelation is best understood not by going verse by verse chronologically but by delineating the major events at the beginning, the middle, and the end of the Tribulation, and then filling in the details (Clip 1). The midpoint itself is triggered, he says, by the sixth seal: "The sixth seal was the great earthquake, which triggered the midpoint" (Clip 2). He likewise calls a tremendous earthquake in Revelation chapters 6 and 11 one of the big events at the very midpoint, setting in motion the final events of the last three and a half years (Clip 7).
Les identifies the great earthquake of the sixth seal as the midpoint trigger. He states, "The sixth seal was the great earthquake, which triggered the midpoint" (Clip 2), and describes a tremendous earthquake in Revelation chapters 6 and 11 as one of the big events at the very midpoint of the Tribulation that sets in motion the final events of the last three and a half years (Clip 7).
Les teaches that the two witnesses, who have been preaching for three and a half years, are suddenly killed and laid in the street for three days. They are then resurrected and taken up into heaven so that the whole world can see them ascend — a sight made possible, he says, by satellite communication technology (Clips 1, 6). Their ministry and ascension mark the end of the first half of the Tribulation and the midpoint of the seven-year period (Clip 4).
At the midpoint the Antichrist moves his headquarters from Western Europe — whether Rome or Brussels — down into the temple in Jerusalem. Les teaches that he defiles the temple, stops all Jewish worship, sets up his throne room and seat of government, turns against the nation of Israel, and demands that he himself be worshipped as God (Clips 1, 5, 6). This act triggers the final three and a half years (Clip 5).
Les teaches that the seventh seal is not itself an event but opens the scroll and triggers the seven trumpet judgments. At the midpoint, when the seventh seal is opened, there was silence in heaven (Clips 2, 3). Out of that seventh seal come the first of the trumpet judgments — seven of them (Clip 3).
Scripture records that unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved, but for the elect's sake the days shall be shortened (Matthew 24:22). Les teaches that the final three and a half years will be far worse than anything Israel experienced in the Old Testament, the Holocaust, or the famines and wars of the last generation. God's wrath is coupled with Satan's torment of the human race, and the tribulation judgments crescendo like birth pangs — increasing in intensity and closeness until Christ returns. Yet the days will end right on schedule, and there will be survivors around the world (Clips 0, 2, 3, 5).
The Final Three and a Half Years Shortened
Les teaches that the last three and a half years will be so catastrophic that unless the days end right on schedule, no flesh would survive — but for the elect's sake they will end on time and survivors will remain.
The Midpoint Events in Overview
Les outlines the midpoint events: the two witnesses are killed, lie in the street three days, are resurrected and ascend; the Antichrist moves to the Jerusalem temple and defiles it; and Satan is cast out of heaven for the last time.
The Sixth Seal Triggers the Midpoint
Les explicitly states that the great earthquake of the sixth seal triggered the midpoint, and that the seventh seal — not an event in itself — triggers the seven trumpets, with God's wrath coupled with Satan's torment in the final half.
The Seventh Seal and the Trumpets
Les teaches that at the midpoint the seventh seal is opened with silence in heaven, and out of it come the seven trumpet judgments, which grow like birth pangs until Christ returns.
The Two Witnesses and the Antichrist
Les places the end and ascension of the two witnesses at the midpoint and repeats that the Antichrist comes from his European headquarters to desecrate the temple and turn on Israel.
The Antichrist Defiles the Temple
Les explains that at the midpoint the Antichrist defiles the temple, halts Jewish worship, and demands worship as God — an act that triggers the final three and a half years and the trumpet judgments.
The Midpoint in Revelation's Timeline
Les reviews that the seals bring destruction of one-fourth of humanity, then at the midpoint the two witnesses are killed and ascend before the whole world, and the Antichrist forces the Jew to worship him as God.
The Midpoint Earthquake and the Kingdom
Les identifies a tremendous earthquake at the very midpoint — in Revelation chapters 6 and 11 — that sets the final three and a half years in motion, after which Christ returns to the Mount of Olives to set up His Kingdom.
Matthew 24:22: And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
Les quotes this verse to explain that the horrors of the final three and a half years must end right on schedule so that flesh-and-blood believers survive (Clip 0).
Revelation 6:8: And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
Les notes that by the time the seals are fulfilled, one-fourth of the human population is destroyed before the midpoint is reached (Clip 6).
Revelation 6:12: And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
This is the sixth-seal earthquake that Les says triggers the midpoint of the Tribulation (Clips 2, 7).
Revelation 8:1: And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Les describes this silence at the midpoint when the seventh seal is opened, noting the seal itself is not an event but triggers the trumpets (Clips 2, 3).
Revelation 11:7-8: And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
This records the killing of the two witnesses, which Les places at the midpoint before their resurrection and ascension (Clips 1, 6).
Revelation 11:11-12: And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
This records the resurrection and ascension of the two witnesses, which Les says the whole world will see at the midpoint (Clips 1, 4, 6).
Les teaches that the great earthquake of the sixth seal triggers the midpoint of the Tribulation. He also describes a tremendous earthquake in Revelation chapters 6 and 11 as one of the big midpoint events that sets the final three and a half years in motion (Clips 2, 7).
After preaching for three and a half years, the two witnesses are killed and their bodies lie in the street for three days. They are then resurrected and ascend to heaven so that the whole world can see them go, which Les says is made possible by satellite technology (Clips 1, 4, 6).
The Antichrist moves his headquarters from Europe into the temple in Jerusalem, defiles it, stops Jewish worship, and demands to be worshipped as God. This act turns him against the nation of Israel and triggers the final three and a half years (Clips 1, 5, 6).
Yes. Les teaches that at the midpoint the seventh seal is opened — with silence in heaven — and that the seventh seal is not an event in itself but triggers the seven trumpet judgments that follow (Clips 2, 3).
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