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half the world’s population during the first half and the other half during the second is derived. Can you elaborate?

Well, I'll start with this and if you want to take it to freepmail that's cool. I love this stuff, especially with someone else who likes it and can have a friendly discussion without necessarily agreeing. (I also don't mind posting since I hope it might help others who are viewing.)

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. Revelation 6:8.

By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. Revelation 9:18.

1/4 X 1/3 = 1/2.

This should still be in the first half of the 70th week because "the abomination that makes desolate" in the middle of the week (Dan. 9:27) has not yet been revealed.

The third woe, the seventh trump, and Rev 12-14 is a picture of this revelation (see also I Thess. 2:3-4). This begins the last 3 ½ years, God's wrath without mixture (Rev.14:10), which means there's no mercy mixed with His wrath. Many are saved ("sealed") in the first 3 ½ years (wrath mixed with mercy). However, no one is saved in the last 3 ½ years except for a remnant of Israel hiding in Edom (Matt. 24:16-20; Rev 12:14 “time (one year), and times (two years), and half a time” (half a year) = 3 ½ years).

The scenes of the two harvests in Chapt 14 are:

1) the slaying of God’s people - all who do not take the mark of the beast (Rev 14:13-16 notice it's the Son of man who “reaps” the harvest of souls here (later they’re seen in heaven Rev 15:2-4).) Those who are still alive at this point and choose to be God’s rather than the beast’s are swiftly executed immediately at the outset of the revelation and demands of the beast beginning the second 3 ½ years.

2) the slaying of the damned - everybody else who took the mark of the beast at the beginning of the second 3 ½ years up to and through Armageddon (Rev 14:17-20 notice it’s not the Son of man but an angel and there no “reaping” but a gathering into the winepress of the wrath of God (Rev 14:19) where the blood comes up to the horses bridles (Rev 14:20). By the end of the second 3 ½ years pretty much the whole world is dead except for the remnant of Israel hiding in the mountains of Edom.