Here's what I have thought for the past few years now:
* The Seals are the "times of the Gentiles" - 2000 years
* The Trumpets are the first 3-1/2 years of the tribulation
* The Vials are the last 3-1/2 years of the tribulation & Jacob's (Israel's) trouble
I believe that at least the first five seals have been open since Jesus' day: false christs, false prophets, etc (white horse rider); wars and rumors of wars (red horse rider); famines, lack, etc, (black horse rider), and all of the above lead to disease, sickness, death and hades (green horse rider). These are the same horse riders as God's "four sore judgments" seen in Ezekiel 14:21 and many other places where it mentions: "the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence", also seen in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 17 & Luke 21. Those are the first four seals already open since the Lord's arrival at the throne of His Father in Heaven.
I also believe the fifth seal has been opened and many martyrs, likely thousands or millions, have died for Jesus' name since 30AD, 2000 years worth, FAR MORE than could possibly die for Him in a mere 3-1/2 or 7 years yet to come.
Next to be broken is the sixth seal - the rapture is in Revelation 7:9-17.
Then, the seventh seal leads directly into the seven trumpet judgments.
And then, the seventh trumpet leads directly into the seven vial judgments.
I'm watching for that sixth seal rapture.
We know the seals, trumpets and vials (bowls) are in CHRONOLOGICAL order if we pay attention to the little words of: "and", "and then", etc. And the THREE WOES keep the trumpets and the vials in CHRONOLOGICAL order as well.
BTW, there is no where in Revelation 4 that indicates a resurrection of the masses of dead in Christ to date, nor of the rapture of the masses (both the resurrected dead and the living that will be changed) at His appearing.
Now, some may say, why has only the first five seals been opened and not all of them? To that I also ask a question ... why did Jesus only read PART of Isaiah 61:1-2 and not all? Answer - because it wasn't time yet. He did indeed "proclaim" the "acceptable year of the Lord", but this part was not part of His 3-1/2 year ministry (27AD - 30AD) ... "the day of vengeance of our God", which didn't begin until 40 years after His death/resurrection in 30AD being the destruction of the 2nd Temple and Israel's dispursement into the nations in 70AD. {Luke 4:16-21 KJV}
My view doesn't leave out a single year, nor a single event, from Jesus' day until ours. Next up He'll break the sixth seal, and we'll be heading home. Here's to hoping that'll be sooner than later!
"For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?" {Ezekiel 14:21 KJV}
https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/rev/6/1/s_1173005
The First Seal--Rider on White Horse
Rev 6:1-2
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
The Second Seal--War
Rev 6:3-4
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
The Third Seal--Famine
Rev 6:5-6
And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
The Fourth Seal--Death
Rev 6:7-8
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
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.
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The Fifth Seal--Martyrs
Rev 6:9-11
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. {remember 2Peter 3:8}
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The Sixth Seal--Terror
{FIRST MENTION - FOREWARNING - OF THE "WRATH OF THE LAMB"}
Rev 6:12-17
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?
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An Interlude
{AKA: BUT FIRST - BEFORE THE "WRATH OF THE LAMB"}
Rev 7:1-8
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.
The 144,000
{These are still on earth, as they are mentioned 2x more hereafter for a total of THREE MENTIONS well into mid-tribulation from Rev 7:4 through to Rev 14:1 and Rev 14:3}
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.
Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand.
Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
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Think ... Town Crier ... you cannot read the contents of a scroll until you've broken all of its seals.
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A Multitude from the Tribulation
{^^^ INCORRECTLY LABELED ... THE FOLLOWING SCRIPTURES BELOW ARE REFERRING TO THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD IN CHRIST ...AND... THE LIVING WHO ARE CHANGED IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE ... AT THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH MANY AND "GREAT" "TRIBULATIONS", BUT NOT REFERRING TO THE 'SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION' THAT COMES AFTER THE RAPTURE. IT DOESN'T SAY "THE GREAT TRIBULATION", IT SAYS THEY CAME OUT OF "GREAT TRIBULATION". Look up the words used for "great" and "tribulation", in Greek they are: "megas" (G3173) and "thlipsis" (G2347), note the scriptures in which these words are used and the various meanings, all relating to life's trials and tribulations that we all must endure and overcome.}
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g3173/kjv/tr/0-1/
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/g2347/kjv/tr/0-1/
Rev 7:9-17
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.
They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
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AFTER THE INTERLUDE ABOVE, THAT BEING THE RAPTURE ... THEN AND ONLY THEN DOES THE SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION (Trumpets and Vials Judgements) BEGIN! WE ARE NOT HERE FOR ANY PART OF THE SEVEN YEAR TRIBULATION, NOR ARE WE HERE FOR ANY PART OF THE "WRATH OF THE LAMB" (Trumpet Judgments), NOR ARE WE HERE FOR ANY PART OF THE "WRATH OF GOD" (Vial Judgments)!
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Summary
vvv THE SEVEN SEALS OF THE SCROLL IN REVELATION ARE vvv
* The "times of the Gentiles" (2000 earth years = 2 heavenly days, 2Peter 3:8)
... and then, the rapture ...
"After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight." {Hosea 6:2 KJV}
Again I say, think ... Town Crier ... you cannot read the contents of a scroll until you've broken all of its seals.
vvv THE CONTENTS OF THE SCROLL AFTER ALL SEALS ARE BROKEN vvv
* The Trumpet judgments are the "wrath of the Lamb" (3-1/2 years)
* The Vial judgments are the "wrath of God" (3-1/2 years)
