Upon waking for the past 3 mornings, God put this song in my heart:
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!— My sin, not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live: If Jordan above me shall roll, No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
But, Lord, ’tis for Thee, for Thy coming we wait, The sky, not the grave, is our goal; Oh, trump of the angel! Oh, voice of the Lord! Blessed hope, blessed rest of my soul!
And Lord, haste the day when the faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll; The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, Even so, it is well with my soul.
(Horatio G. Spafford, 1873)
This was partly related to challenging things that are happening with our family and friends (e.g., grief/loss, prolonged illness of loved ones). But it was also related to current world events and upcoming end times prophecies.
Elizabeth was correct when she shared that the Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls/Vials converge. The Lord had confirmed that for me prior to her sharing that message.
The first 4 of the 7 Seals have been opened (Rev 6-7, and Rev 8:1). They were opened one at a time on the last day of consecutive Shemitah cycles (1994, 2001, 2008, 2015). God established the Sabbath year (Shemitah) cycle in Leviticus 25.
On my 3rd day of seeking God as to what happened on Sept 13, 2016 (the last day of that Shemitah cycle) God provided unique photo on our TV screen. It was never mentioned by the news station and it never appeared on the Internet.
When I later asked the Lord for confirmation if it was indeed the 4th Seal, He told me to take a closer look at the photo. Those odd cloud formations in the photo were actually unique images that fit the 4th Seal. The unique photo is on my website: FAQEndTimes.com (it is the reason I started the website).
https://www.faqendtimes.com/what-are-the-images-hidden-in-this-mysterious-image/
The opening of the 5th Seal marks the beginning of the final 7 years. It includes the 3-1/2 years of great tribulation.
The great tribulation is not the wrath of God, it is the wrath of Satan (Rev 12: 12-17). It is also a time of testing and refining God's people.
The 5th Seal and the 6th Trumpet (the 2nd woe) converge. The 5th Seal may or may not have been opened in Sept 2022. If the 7-year covenant was made at that time, it was not announced. The great tribulation is the second half of the final 7 years of this age.
The 6th Seal is the "wrath of God." The 6th Seal, the 7th Trumpet (the 3rd woe), and the 7 Golden Bowls/Vials are describing the same event: the "wrath of God." God's people are not appointed for His wrath (He will protect them from it).
The 6th Seal includes the battle of Armageddon (aka the Day of the Lord). The rapture will take place sometime before the battle of Armageddon.
But until the day God calls us home, we need to be ready for what the Lord has warned us will happen. And we need to know how to do spiritual warfare:
We need to be on solid food instead of milk (1 Corinthians 3: 1-2).
We need to regularly fast and pray (Mark 9: 29) (KJV).
We need to wear the armor of God daily (Ephesians 6).
We need to know how to wield the sword of the Spirit (God's word).
We need to get rid of all enemy strongholds (Ephesians 4: 26-27) (Matthew 12: 29) (Mark 3: 27).
We need to know how to bind the enemy (Matthew 18: 18-35).
We need to know how to plead the blood of the Lamb of God (Jesus Christ) over ourselves and others (1 Peter 1: 18-19) (Rev 7: 14) (Rev 12: 11).
We need to be ready and willing to take up our cross and follow Jesus (Matthew 10: 38).
Even so, come Lord Jesus!
FAQEndTimes.com
When first seeing the post, my thoughts went to the ship that sank, where Spafford lost his daughters. He'd planned to travel with family to England, but sent them on ahead.
(Years ago someone had told me it sunk in Great Lakes, and Erie is near the EPalestine train accident... but their boat sank in the Atlantic.)
Many people have gained strength from the song -- written from terrible Job-like grief, Spafford still held conviction that God upheld them.
Interesting how you are seeing more paralleled with the lyrics.