│ │ │ │ (b) The sealing process, │ │ indicating the preservation │ │ of the church in these times │ │ of danger, and the influences │ │ that would designate and save │ │ the true people of God in all │ │ time to come, chap. vii. 4‒8. │ │ │ │ (c) A vision of an immense │ │ host before the throne, │ │ gathered out of all people and │ │ all lands, chap. vii. 9‒12. │ │ │ │ (d) A view of the martyrs who │ │ would be saved; a view │ │ designed to give comfort in │ │ the trials that would come │ │ upon the people of God in this │ │ world, chap. vii. 13, 14. │ │ │ │ (e) A view of the happiness of │ │ heaven, where all suffering │ │ will cease, and all tears be │ │ wiped away, chap. vii. 15‒17. │ │ │ │ 7. The opening of the seventh │ │ seal, chap, viii.‒xi. 1‒18. │ │ Seven trumpets given to seven │ │ angels to sound, and the │ │ preparatory arrangements for │ │ sounding, chap. viii. 1‒6. │ │ Two series of events │ │ referring to the West and │ │ the East in the downfall of │ │ the Roman empire:―― │ │ │ │ A. THE WEST――to the fall of the │ │ Western empire――four trumpets. │ │ │ │ (1) The first trumpet sounded, │ │ chap. viii. 7. │ │ The invasion of the Roman │ │ empire by Alaric, king of │ │ the Goths, A.D. 395‒410. │ │