I was kinda interested in following this thread, so I'll just throw in some facts about this fascinating book.
1) The book of Revelation was written between 91 AD sand 96 AD
2) Author: John the Apostle
3) In the book, Heaven is opened only two times:
Rev 4:1-2 Heaven opens and somebody goes up...
The tribulation period is only 3 ½ years. There is no 7 year period of tribulation.
There is no rapture to safety in the middle of this period. Your safety is in God and his Holy Spirit to guide you.
Then how do you explain 11:12
Looks like a rapture to me.
Matthew 26:27 is talking about the second coming and that is a different dispensation, salvation does involve works then (which is future), as always when the Lord is dealing with Israel. At present we are in the church age and salvation is by grace thru faith and no works connected to it.
That it's still future, that covenant will be fulfilled in the FUTURE. The Jews were sent their messiah and they turned him down, if they would have accepted him then they would have went right into the kingly reign. He will come back a 2nd time and they will accept him, hence to be fulfilled in...
I know there is somewhere in the Bible that Jesus acknowledges a child in the womb, and the women didn't know she was pregnant yet. That's enough proof for me.
I'll try to find it and post later.