Little Season
Looking into the little season of the tribulation vs that of the church age.
LITTLE SEASON: CHURCH AGE ENDING IN TRIBULATION AND JUDGMENT?
Re 6:9 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:
Re 6:10 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?
Re 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little <3398> season <5550>, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Joh 7:33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little <3398> while <5550> am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.
Joh 7:34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
Joh 9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
Joh 12:35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little <3398> while <5550> is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
Joh 13:33 Little children, yet a little while <3398> I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you.
Joh 14:19 Yet a little while <3398>, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
Joh 16:16 A little while <3397>, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while <3397>, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.
Joh 16:20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Joh 16:22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Hag 2:6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
Heb 10:37 For yet a little <3397> while <3745>, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
WICKED EXALTED A LITTLE WHILE: TRIBULATION?
Job 24:24 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
Ps 37:10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
Isa 10:25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.
Re 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little <3398> season <5550>. (perdition?)
SLAIN FOR THE WORD OF GOD: DEATH OF THE MARTYRS THROUGHOUT TIME?
Re 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain <4969> for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Re 6:10 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?
Lu 11:50 That the blood of ALL the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
Mt 23:35 That upon you may come ALL the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
Mt 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
Re 18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of ALL that were slain <4969> upon the earth.
1Jo 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew <4969> his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
REST: SALVATION IN CHRIST – SEALING OF 144,000 PRIOR TO JUDGMENT?
Re 6:11 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.
La 5:5 Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.
Job 30:17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.
Isa 23:12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest.
REST A WHILE: RESTING WITH SLEEP IN TRIBULATION OR 10 VIRGINS SLEEPING?
Mt 26:45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on <2518> now, and take your rest <373>: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Mr 14:41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on <2518> now, and take your rest <373>: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Joh 11:13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest <2838> in sleep <5258>.
Mr 6:31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest <373> a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Mr 1:45 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
KILLED AS THEY: WAITING FOR THE WHOLE BODY TO COME TOGETHER AND KILLING OF TWO WITNESSES?
Re 6:10 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?
Re 6:11 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. (untill all they that should be killed have been killed?)
1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
1Pe 5:9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Heb 11:40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
Joh 10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
Eph 4:13 Till we ALL COME in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
Re 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Joh 16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
Da 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, ALL these things shall be finished.
Mr 13:2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Mr 13:4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
Lu 21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
BEHEADED USED IN CONTEXT OF JUDGMENT AFTER THE TRIBULATION?
Re 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Mr 6:16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
SUMMARY CONCLUSION
The Bible appears to be association a little season, little while or time to more than just the great tribulation. It seems to extend also to pretribulation. If so, then Revelation 6:11 would be looking to the time when the entire body of Christ would be killed before God’s judgment on Babylon. The last of the martyrs would then be the elect who would eventually be killed in tribulation?