As we transition from the seal to the trumpet judgments, we're not only given a proper context of the Tribulation, but also of the prayers we've prayed in the mean time awaiting this day. While judgment is something God delays, Justice will be done. While God is patient with the people who persecute His own, this world will see what it deserves. In the mean time, we only do ourselves a favor by putting our hope and our hurt in the same place. Before the Throne of God.

1. The purpose of the Tribulation is as much for mercy as it is for judgment.
2. God enjoys when His people pray to Him, especially when they do so honestly.
3. Where your hope is, there your peace will be also."