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The conquering of the darkness in men by the Lord Jesus Christ.

War.

Commerce, dishonesty, and famine.

The slaying of people, and the tormenting of them in both the physical and spirit realms, as represented by the presence of Death and Hell.

The death of the righteous in this world and the clothing of them in the spirit realm with a robe of righteousness.

The end of the present age and the return of the Lord Jesus.

Could one give a more accurate outline of the history of the world? These factors are continuing presently and will terminate with the severe judgments of the opening of the sixth seal.

Chapter Seven of the Book of Revelation presents two concepts associated with the judgments of the end time. The first concept is that of the sealed remnant. The second concept is that of the large number of true Christians who will be slain during the great tribulation and who purified their behavior through the cleansing of the blood of the Lamb.

In expressing the difference between the two groups we are giving the opinion we hold at the present time. We may be incorrect in our understanding of the two groups, but the spiritual concepts of service, of love, of conquering in Christ, are nonetheless correct and useful to the believer who would press forward to the fullness of God.