The Tribulation is the 7 year period of God’s dealing with the Jewish people while at the same time bringing judgment to the Gentile world. It is during the first 3 1/2 years that the anti-Christ rises to power; and those judgments will be specifically aimed at his domain. So, in Revelation 6 the judgments begin as we enter the first half of the Tribulation with the rise of the Anti-Christ.
After the churches (Revelation 3-4: the church age), John was invited to the throne room of heaven. There he saw God sitting upon His glorious throne surrounded by angels and elders. But the key to understanding Revelation 4 and 5 is centered on the BOOK that He is holding in his right hand. No one, other than the Lamb of God – Jesus, the Messiah – is worthy to receive the book and reveal its contents.
Now that the church has been raptured and is in heaven with the Lord Jesus, we prepare for the Tribulation Period. But before it begins, we are introduced to God on His glorious throne preparing to give this revelation to Jesus, the Lamb of God.
In His final letter to the last church, Jesus indicates that this is a totally unsaved church. Although they are rich in material prosperity, they are spiritually impoverished and bankrupt. This is the picture of today’s church – the church of the last days.
After the Reformation period was the period of evangelism – Philadelphia (1700-1900). Like Smyrna, Jesus had nothing bad to say about this church. He graciously opened the door for evangelism and Christian missionary work all over the world.
After the Dark Ages (Church of Thyatira – 600-1500AD) was the Protestant Reformation period from 1500-1700AD. From this time period the church benefitted from a number of concrete doctrinal and foundational truths that were re-established for Christendom.
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