NOTE.—This silence in heaven is the result of Christ and the angels leaving heaven to come to this earth. See page 288. 5. With what is the day of wrath to open? “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having _the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God_.” Rev. 15:1. NOTE.—These plagues immediately precede Christ’s coming. See Rev. 16:12-15, and reading on page 301. 6. What great event will take place at Christ’s coming? “For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven: ... and _the dead in Christ shall rise first_.” 1 Thess. 4:16. 7. How long after this will the wicked dead be raised? “But _the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished_.” Rev. 20:5. 8. As they gather around the holy city, what will take place? “And fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.” Verse 9. 9. What is this destruction called? “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is _the second death_.” Rev. 21:8. 10. Unto what are the present heavens and earth reserved? “But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved _unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men_.” 2 Peter 3:7. NOTE.—When the fire from heaven destroys the wicked, the earth itself will also be burned and purified. 11. Does the day of the Lord include this burning day? “But _the day of the Lord_ will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and _the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also_ and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” Verse 10. NOTE.—The day of the Lord, therefore, begins with the seven last plagues and the coming of Christ, and continues for one thousand years, or till the wicked are destroyed, and the earth is renewed and given to the saints. Elijah The Prophet [Illustration.] Mt. Carmel. "How long halt ye between two opinions?" 1 Kings 18:21. 1. What promise, through the prophet Malachi, does the Lord make concerning Elijah? “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.” Mal. 4:5. 2. What will this prophet do when he comes? “And he shall _turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers_, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.” Verse 6. 3. Whom did Christ indicate as fulfilling this prophecy?