Seals · Future - mid Tribulation
Sixth Seal: Great Earthquake
Cosmic upheaval
From the teaching of Apostle Mary Banks
When the sixth seal is opened, a great earthquake occurs along with dramatic cosmic disturbances. The sun becomes black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon becomes as blood. The stars of heaven fall unto the earth, even as a fig tree casts her untimely figs when shaken by a mighty wind. The heaven departs as a scroll when it is rolled together, and every mountain and island are moved out of their places.
The kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the chief captains, the mighty men, and every bondman and free man hide themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains. They cry to the mountains and rocks to fall on them and hide them from the face of him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. They acknowledge that the great day of his wrath has come and ask who shall be able to stand.
This seal is unique compared to the others, as it presents a summary of all that is contained within the book. It offers an overview of the Trumpet and Vial Judgments and provides insight into events during the Millennial Reign of Christ and beyond. The people of earth are asking to be hidden from the Lamb, whom they are now able to see as the heavens open up like the opening of a book. They acknowledge that the Day of the Lord's Wrath is at hand, though the wrath itself is not yet poured out. They know by the earthquake, the falling stars, and the opening of Heaven that the wrath of God is about to overtake them.
Before the wrath can be poured out on the earth, two important events must take place. First, the Church is still here and is not appointed to the wrath of God. Second, the 144,000 young male virgins who are innocent and serve the Lord are still here. Four angels are seen standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. The angels are instructed not to hurt the earth until the 144,000 are sealed.
The scriptures
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; And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.