Star Traveler, very thorough and very thoughtful research and indepth study. I too tend to lean toward a pre-Trib rapture, but that verse, Revelation 10:7 is a very interesting and intriguing passage of Scripture. For one, it is at the moment when the seventh angel is about to sound the seventh trumpet sound. But, the portion of that passage of Scripture that makes me look deeper is the "b" portion...
(B)the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets.
My biggest question is what is John speaking of when he says that the "mystery" of God is "finished"? I'm certainly not trying to make a doctrine of this, but it is a very interesting question; wouldn't you agree?
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My biggest question is what is John speaking of when he says that the "mystery" of God is "finished"? I'm certainly not trying to make a doctrine of this, but it is a very interesting question; wouldn't you agree?
Yes, an interesting question. I took a look at "mystery" as it's mentioned in the Scriptures (just a quick look) and I see that God has a lot of mysteries, which He reveals in due time.
So, without really going very deep into it, my first thought on that was simply that all those "mysteries" as they are listed in the Scripture (and there are a variety listed, and they are all mysteries of God, as that's where they come from) -- is that these are finally all revealed at that point in time.
Anyway, like I said, just a first thought on the matter... :-)