Rev 3:10 does not mean that at all.
You are making the serious mistake of adding to the Book of Revelation.
What is an obvious Bible truth, is that we all must endure the testing and trials yet to come, in order for the wicked peoples to be destroyed and for us to prove our faith; our worthiness to go with Jesus into the Millennium.
Romans 8:18
I find your and Keras' discussion very interesting. I would like to ask some questions if I may concerning your belief. Please do not take them as being argumentative because they are only for my information concerning a "Revelation 101" curriculum I wrote. Rest assured of one thing I will not do when it comes to God's word. That is argue with another person, especially another brother or sister in Christ. First let me ask What other scriptures did you reference to verify your interpretation of Rev. 3:10 and Rev. 6:10. In Dan 9:27 who was the covenant confirmed with and who was it that was allowed to make sacrifices and offerings for 3 1/2 of the 7. Also, If there were no believers on earth after rev. 6:15, why did a higher angel stop the 4 angels from releasing destructive winds on the entire earth in 7:3 and where do you believe the 144k were before they received the seal of God. Thank you and God bless
Howdy, Larry. I'm not wanting to argue, as well. I like civil discussions. We should all exhibit a heart of love, all the time.
Here's Rev 3:10 (ESV): Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.
Please note that there are two groups delineated. "You" are believers. "Those" are whom that will dwell on the earth after the pre-Trib rapture. If you examine other uses of the phrase "those who dwell on the earth," in the context of the Trib, they always refer to unbelievers. We see first mention, in the Trib, at Rev 6:10 (ESV): They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Clearly, those who dwell on the earth are unbelievers, in this case they are murderous unbelievers.
Those crying out in Rev 6:10 are the first martyrs who become the first group of the GM (the "great multitude" cited in Rev 7:9). Rev 6:11 speaks of a second group ("fellow servants") that must also be killed as was the first group. That second group is found in Rev 20:4. All of the martyrs in the Trib are new converts by way of the ministries of the 144k (Rev 7:4), and later by the ministry of the 2W (Two Witnesses) cited in Rev 11:3.
To further prove that there are no believers who enter the Trib, "everyone" on the planet gathers for the 6th seal in Rev 6:15-17. All those folks overreact to an alleged sighting of Jesus, and they run in terror to hide in caves and under rocks. Let me ask you: If you were near Jesus in that same environment, would you feel terrorized? Of course not. You would run to Him, instead of running away. Well, "everyone" on the planet is at that 6th seal, and they all exhibit behavior that only smacks of unbelievers. Those verses are concrete proof that no believers are on the planet. That doesn't mean more new converts won't occur. But, as of the 6th seal, "everyone" on the planet is demonstrably an unbeliever.
What Jesus clearly means by His words in Rev 3:10, "I will keep you from the hour of trial," can only be that we believers will not enter the Trib. The greatest proof is in Rev 6:15-17.
There are books in the Bible that don't apply to their position in the Bible. Rev 7 is a good example. There's reason to believer that the 144k are active very early in the Trib, as many new converts come from seals 2 and 4. It is those new converts, as martyrs, who are crying out in Rev 6:10. So, Rev 7 is definitely out of sequence in terms of its position. To further prove this, Rev 7:14 (ESV) says, in part, “These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. ---- Rev 7's 144k are active in the Trib in seals 2 and 4, and later in the GT (Great Tribulation). So, they cover at least four-to-five years of the Trib. Therefore, Rev 7 is what is referred to as, "an interlude." That means it's injected into Scripture, but where it's injected, it doesn't only apply there, but earlier and/or later in the Bible. There are other chapters and sections of chapters that are out-of-sequence, as well. It takes quite a grasp of Scripture to recognize them and go with them, accordingly. I'm not claiming to be at that level. I am blessed with two friends that are extremely well-versed in these matters, as both are true Bible scholars, including knowing the Greek writings of Scripture.
When it comes the AC (antichrist), I have only scratched the surface. I therefore can't answer your related questions. I do know this, that the prior history of the antichrist is covered in the book of Daniel.
