Recapitulações: Os 7 Selos, 7 Trombetas e 7 Taças

de Apocalipse Se Sobrepõem São paralelos, são

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repetições, são visões recapitulando os mesmos
fatos sob diferentes pontos de vista e para
enfatizá-los.
Recaps: The 7 Seals, 7 Trumpets and 7 Bowls of
Revelation Overlap,
They are parallels, they are repetitions, they are
visions recapitulating the same facts from different
points of view and to emphasize them.
Do you think that in the Bible, when it describes
events that have occurred in the past or will occur in
the future, what comes on one page always
happens before what comes on the next page?
Which pages in ascending sequence always deal
with events in ascending sequence in time?
Well, the vast majority of the time this may be so,
but there are many important exceptions. In many
important cases, what is described later occurs
before or in parallel with what is described before.
Example: Let’s focus on the 4 gospels. Who would
make the absurdity of thinking that the events of
the 4 gospels are in strict succession, without any
repetition, without any superposition, so that all the
events described in Mark are different from those in
Matthew, and the second gospel begins exactly after
the first ends? And to think that all the events in
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Luke begin exactly after all the events in Mark? And
to think that all the events in John begin exactly
after all the events in Luke?!?! On the contrary, the
4 gospels are basically RECAPITULATIONS of each
other:
Matthew begins with the genealogy of Christ
starting with Abraham, describes the wonderful
earthly ministry and gospel of the incarnate God,
and ends with the resurrected Christ giving the
Great Commission to his 11 apostles, in Galilee;
Mark goes back and begins with the ministry of
John the Submerger, with the submersion of Jesus
and with His temptation, RECAPITULATES (from a
different point of view) the wonderful earthly
ministry and gospel of the incarnate God, and ends
with Christ giving the Great Commission to the his
11 disciples, closed the doors, still in Jerusalem;
Luke goes back and begins with the announcement
of the birth of John the Submerger, makes the same
RECAPITULATION (from another point of view), and
ends with the ascension of Christ in Bethany;
John goes back even further, to the beginning, the
"beginningless eternity", the eternity before the
creation of the universe, when the eternal Word
"was God and was with God", then, again, John
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makes the same RECAPITULATION (under one more
point of view) and ends with the appearance of
Christ to His disciples at the Sea of Tiberias.
Because of all this, one of the laws of Biblical
Hermeneutics (the science of interpretation) is:
“Law of Recapitulation”: Successive passages can
and must sometimes be recognized as being
recapitulations, repetitions of the same fact under
different emphases and different points of view (For
example: the 4 gospels; Pharaoh's dreams (the
dream of the cows and the dream of ears); Gen 1:1
and the other accounts of creation in Gen 1:2-31
and 2:4-25; the 7 seals + 7 trumpets + 7 bowls of
Revelation., etc.).
If we compare very carefully the descriptions of the
7 seals, the 7 trumpets and the 7 bowls in the book
of Revelation, we will realize that they are not 21
different events, one after the other, but rather,
they are parallel, they are repetitions, they are
visions recapitulating the same facts from different
points of view and to emphasize them:
Seal 1 (without corresponding Trumpet or Cup),
which could be weeks or months or years before the
final day of the 70th Week of Daniel, of the Great
Tribulation: end of the 70th Week of Daniel, of the
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Great Tribulation:
White horse, the antichrist winning.
Rev 6:1-2
“1 ¶ And when the Lamb had opened one of the
seals, I looked, and heard one of the four beasts,
saying as with the voice of thunder: Come, and see.
2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse; and he
who sat on him had a bow; and he was given a
crown, and he came out victorious, and to conquer.”
Trumpet 1 (without corresponding Seal or Cup),
which could be at the beginning of the final days of
the 70th Week of Daniel, of the Great Tribulation:
Altar fire is cast from the altar; voices, and thunders,
and lightnings, and earthquakes; hail and fire mixed
with blood, burned 1/3 of the land, 1/3 of the trees,
and all the green grass.
Rev 8:2-7
“2 And I saw the seven angels standing before God,
and seven trumpets were given to them. 3 And
another angel came and stood by the altar, having a
golden censer; and much incense was given to him,
to put with the prayers of all the saints on the
golden altar, which is before the throne. 4 And the
smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of
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the saints from the hand of the angel before God. 5
And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire
from the altar, and cast it upon the earth; and there
were afterward voices, and thunders, and
lightnings, and earthquakes. 6 And the seven angels,
who had the seven trumpets, prepared to blow
them. 7 ¶ And the first angel sounded his trumpet,
and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and
they were cast on the earth, and the third part of it
was burned; a third of the trees were burned, and
all the green grass was burned.”
Cup 1 (Perhaps it contributes to Cup 5: with the
terrible increase in pain from the wounds, men
could bite tongues of pain, and blaspheme):
Evil wound on the worshipers of the antichrist, with
his sign.
Rev 16:1-2
1 And I heard a great voice coming from the temple,
saying to the seven angels, Go and pour out the
seven bowls of the wrath of God upon the earth. 2
And he was the first, and poured out his bowl upon
the earth, and there was an evil and malignant
wound on the men who had the mark of the beast
and who worshiped his image.
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Seal 2 (without corresponding Trumpet or Cup),
which could be weeks or months before the final
days of the 70th Week of Daniel, of the Great
Tribulation:
Red horse, war over all the earth.
Rev 6:3-4
“3 ¶ And when he had opened the second seal, I
heard the second beast, saying, Come, and see. 4
And another horse came out, red; and it was given
to him that sat upon it that he should take away
peace from the land, and that they should kill one
another; and he was given a great sword.”
Trumpet 2 (= Cup 2):
like a fiery mountain is thrown into the SEA, 1/3 of it
turns into blood, 1/3 of its creatures and ships
destroyed.
Rev 8:8-9
8 And the second angel blew the trumpet; and
something like a great mountain burning with fire
was thrown into the sea, and the third part of the
sea became blood.9 And the third part of the
creatures that had life in the sea died; and a third of
the ships were lost. ["Creatures" refers to marine
animals and plants. As for the men at sea, 100% of
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them die in the 2nd bowl, Rev 16:3]
Cup 2 (= Trumpet 2):
sea turns to blood, all life in it dies.
Rev 16:3
3 And the second angel poured out his bowl into the
sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man,
and every living soul died in the sea. [soul refers to
men; as for sea creatures, 1/3 of them die in the
2nd Trumpet, Rev. 8:9]
Seal 3 (without corresponding Trumpet or Cup),
which could be weeks or months before the final
day of the 70th Week of Daniel, of the Great
Tribulation:
Black horse, food shortage, great hunger.
Rev 6:5-6
“5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard
the third beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and
behold a black horse, and he that sat upon it had a
pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in
the midst of the four beasts, saying, A measure of
wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for
a penny; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”
Trumpet 3 (= Cup 3):
Star "Absinthe", in fire, falls on rivers and fountains,
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1/3 of the SWEET water becomes bitter [poisonous],
many men die.
Rev 8:10-11
10 And the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a
great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and
it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the
springs of the waters. 11 And the name of the star
was Wormwood, and the third Some of the water
became wormwood, and many men died from the
water because it became bitter.
Cup 3 (= Trumpet 3):
Rivers and fountains [springs] turned to blood.
Rev 16:4-7
4 And the third angel poured out his bowl into the
rivers and into the springs of water, and they
became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the
waters, saying: Righteous are you, O Lord, who are,
and who were, and who are to be, because you
judged these things.6 Because they shed the blood
of the saints and prophets, you also gave them the
blood to drink; for they deserve this.7 And I heard
another from the altar, saying: Indeed, O Lord God
Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.
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Seal 4 (without corresponding Trumpet or Cup),
which could be days before the final day of the 70th
Week of Daniel, of the Great Tribulation:
Pale horse, Death and hell over ¼ of humanity (by
sword + famine + pestilence + beasts of the earth).
Rev 6:7-8
“7 And when I had opened the fourth seal, I heard
the voice of the fourth beast, saying, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse, and he that
sat upon it was called Death; and hell followed him;
and power was given unto them to kill the fourth
part of the earth, with sword, and with famine, and
with pestilence, and with the beasts of the earth.”
Trumpet 4 (= Cup 5):
1/3 of the sun, moon and stars are injured, 1/3 of
the day and night are darkened.
Rev 8:12-13
12 And the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and
the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third
part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so
that the third part of them would be darkened, and
the third part of the day would not shine, and
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likewise the night. 13 And I looked, and I heard an
angel flying in the midst of heaven, saying with a
loud voice, Alas! there! there! of those who dwell
on the earth! because of the other voices of the
trumpets of the three angels that are yet to blow.
Cup 4:
Sun roasts men with fire.
Rev 16:8-9
8 And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon
the sun, and was allowed to scorch men with fire. 9
And men were scorched with great heat, and they
blasphemed the name of God, who has power over
these plagues; and they did not repent to give him
glory.
Seal 5 (may be just before Trumpet 1 and Bowl 1,
which may be in the latter part of the second half of
the 70th Week of Daniel):
Cry of those who were martyred (for the love of the
word of God and for the testimony they gave) and
who will still be in heaven
Rev 6:9-11
“9 ¶ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw
under the altar the souls of those who were killed
for the word of God and for the testimony they
gave. 10 And they cried out with a loud voice,
saying: How long, O true and holy Ruler, wilt thou
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not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell
upon the earth? 11 And they were given white
robes to each one, and they were told to rest for a
little while longer, until the number of their fellow
servants and their brothers, who were to be killed
as they were, was completed.”
Trumpet 5 (= Cup 5):
Estrela falls, is given a key, opens the pit of the abyss
(smoke darkens the sun and air), where they see
locusts (king = Abaddon = Apollyon) that torment
for 5 months only those who are not sealed, who
seek but cannot find death.
Rev 9:1-12
1 And the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw
a star falling from heaven to the earth; and he was
given the key to the bottomless pit.2 And he opened
the bottomless pit, and smoke rose from the pit, like
the smoke of a great furnace, and with the smoke of
the pit the sun and the air were darkened.3 And out
of the smoke came locusts upon the land; and
power was given to them, like the power that the
scorpions of the earth have.4 And they were told
not to harm the grass of the earth, nor any
vegetable, nor any tree, but only to men who have
no their foreheads the seal of God.5 And they were
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permitted, not to kill them, but to torment them for
five months; and his torment was like the torment
of a scorpion, when it smiteth man.6 And in those
days men shall seek death, and shall not find it; and
they will desire to die, and death will flee from
them.7 And the appearance of the locusts was like
the appearance of horses prepared for war; and
upon their heads were crowns like gold; and their
faces were like the faces of men.8 And they had hair
like the hair of women, and their teeth were like
lions.9 And they had breastplates like breastplates
of iron; and the noise of their wings was like the
noise of chariots, when many horses run to
battle.10 And they had tails like scorpions, and
stings in their tails; and his power was to harm men
for five months.11 And they had a king over them,
the angel of the abyss; in Hebrew his name was
Abaddon, and in Greek Apollyon.12 Past is already a
woe; behold, after this come two more woes.
Cup 5 (= Trumpet 4 and/or 5):
Darkness over the beast realm.
Because of wounds and pain, men bite their
tongues, blaspheme, and do not repent.
Rev 16:10-11
10 And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the
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throne of the beast, and his kingdom became dark;
and they bit their tongues in pain.11 And because of
their pains, and because of their wounds, they
blasphemed the God of heaven; and they did not
repent of their works.
Seal 6 (= Trumpet 7 = Cup 7):
great earthquake, sun black as sackcloth, moon like
blood, stars fall to earth, sky is rolled up like a book,
mountains and islands removed, from kings to
servants hide in caves “Hide us... from the wrath of
the Lamb ...great day of his wrath.”
Rev 6:12-17
“12 And when I had opened the sixth seal, I looked,
and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the
sun became black as sackcloth, and the moon
became like blood; 13 And the stars of heaven fell to
the earth, as when a fig tree casts out its unripe figs
when it is shaken by a strong wind. 14 And the sky
withdrew like a scroll that is rolled up; and all the
mountains and islands were removed from their
places. 15 And the kings of the earth, and the great,
and the rich, and the tribunes, and the mighty, and
every servant, and every free man, hid themselves
in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains; 16
And they said to the mountains and rocks, Fall upon
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us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth
upon the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb;
17 For the great day of his wrath is coming; and who
can survive?”
Trumpet 6 (= Cup 6):
4 angels of the Euphrates [to dry it]. 1/3 of men are
killed by angels, through fire + smoke + sulfur from
the mouths of the horses of 200 million horsemen.
Too many men don't repent.
Rev 9:13-21
13 And the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I
heard a voice coming from the four horns of the
golden altar, which was before God, 14 saying to the
sixth angel who had the trumpet, Release the four
angels, who are imprisoned by the great river
Euphrates.15 And the four angels were released,
which were prepared for the hour, and day, and
month, and year, to kill the third part of the men.16
And the number of the armies of the horsemen was
of two hundred million; and I heard their number.17
And so I saw the horses in this vision; and they that
rode upon them had breastplates of fire, and of
hyacinth, and of sulfur; and the heads of the horses
were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths
came fire and smoke and brimstone.18 By these
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three a third of the men were killed, that is, by the
fire, smoke, and sulfur that came out of their
mouths.19 For the power of horses is in their mouth
and on their tails. For their tails are like serpents,
and they have heads, and with them they do
harm.20 And the other men, who were not killed by
these gas, they did not repent of the works of their
hands, so as not to worship demons, and idols of
gold, and of silver, and of bronze, and of stone, and
of wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk.
21 And they did not repent of their murders, nor of
their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their
thefts.
Cup 6 (= Trumpet 6):
[the Euphrates dried up,] 3 unclean spirits gather
the kings of the earth in Armageddon, for battle.
Rev 16:13-16
13 And out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of
the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the
false prophet, I saw three unclean spirits come out,
like frogs. 14 For they are the spirits of devils, which
do wonders; who go out to meet the kings of the
earth and of the whole world, to gather them
together for battle, in that great day of God
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Almighty.15 Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he
who watches, and keeps his clothes, lest he go
naked, and his shame be not seen. 16 And they
gathered them together in the place which in
Hebrew is called Armageddon.
(parenthesis)
Rev 7:1-8 (the 144,000 (literal) Jews converted in
the Tribulation);
Rev 7:9-17 (countless multitude of those saved and
martyred in the Tribulation)
Rev 7:1-8 1 And after these things I saw four angels
standing on the four corners of the earth, holding
back the four winds of the earth, so that no wind
should blow on the earth, or on the sea, or on any
tree. 2 And I saw another angel ascending from the
side of the rising sun, having the seal of the living
God; and he cried with a loud voice to the four
angels, to whom power had been given to harm the
earth and the sea, 3 Saying, Harm not the earth, nor
the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed in their
foreheads the servants of our God. 4 And I heard
the number of those sealed, and there were one
hundred and forty-four thousand sealed, from all
the tribes of the children of Israel. 5 Of the tribe of
Judah there were twelve thousand sealed; of the
tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand sealed; of the
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tribe of Gad, twelve thousand sealed; 6 Of the tribe
of Asher, twelve thousand sealed; of the tribe of
Naphtali, twelve thousand sealed; of the tribe of
Manasseh, twelve thousand sealed; 7 Of the tribe of
Simeon, twelve thousand sealed; of the tribe of
Levi, twelve thousand sealed; of the tribe of
Issachar, twelve thousand sealed; 8 Of the tribe of
Zebulun, twelve thousand sealed; of the tribe of
Joseph, twelve thousand sealed; of the tribe of
Benjamin, twelve thousand sealed. ACF2007
Rev 7:9-17 9 After these things I looked, and behold,
a multitude, which no one could number, from all
nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues,
standing before the throne, and before the Lamb,
clothed in white robes with palms in their hands; 10
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation
to our God which sitteth on the throne, and to the
Lamb. 11 And all the angels were around the
throne, and the elders, and the four beasts; and
they fell before the throne on their faces, and
worshiped God, 12 Saying, Amen. Praise, and glory,
and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and
power, and strength to our God, forever and ever .
Amen. 13 And one of the elders spoke to me,
saying: These which are clothed in white robes, who
are they, and whence have they come? 14 And I said
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unto him, Lord, thou knowest. And he said unto me,
These are they which have come out of the great
tribulation, and have washed their clothes, and have
made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15
Therefore they stand before the throne of God, and
serve him day and night in his temple; and he who
sits on the throne will overshadow them. 16 They
will never be hungry again, they will never be thirsty
again; neither sun nor any calm will fall on them. 17
For the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne will
shepherd them, and will guide them to the living
springs of water; and God will wipe away every tear
from their eyes. ACF2007
(parenthesis)
Rev 10:1-11:2: a book brought from heaven by angel
Rev 11:3-14 The 2 witnesses

Rev 12:1-17 The woman and the dragon

Rev 13:1-10 The beast that comes up from the sea
Rev 13:11-18 The beast that ascends from the earth
Rev 14:1-13 The Lamb and his redeemed ones on
Mount Zion
Rev 14:14-14 The harvest
(parenthesis)
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Rev 17:18 – Fall of Babylon
Seal 7: [it could be after the 1000 years of Christ's
reign, in flesh and blood, on earth. At that moment,
Satan, for a short time, is released from the abyss in
which he was trapped for 1000 years, and all the
saints and angels in heaven would fall silent for ½
hour to observe whether many or few of the men
who are still on earth and with Unglorified bodies
(like theirs) would succumb to the Enemy's
deception to join him in his ultimate rebellion
against God.]
Silence in the sky for almost ½ hour.
Rev 8:1

“1 ¶ And when he had opened the seventh seal,

there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.”
Trumpet 7 (= Seal 6 = Cup 7):
The kingdoms of the world become the kingdom of
our God and his Christ.
Lightning, voices, thunder, earthquakes, great hail.
Rev 11:15-19
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15 And the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and
there were great voices in heaven, saying, The
kingdoms of the world have become the kingdoms
of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign
forever and ever. 16 And the twenty-four elders ,
who sat on their thrones before God, fell on their
faces and worshiped God, 17 Saying: We thank you,
Lord God