Revelation  1:7   Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.Revelation  1:8   I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.Revelation  1:9   I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. Revelation  1:10   I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,Revelation  1:11   Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send [it] unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.Revelation  1:12   And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

The  7   "signs"   announcing  the  End    (in Matthew 24:4-14): They correspond to the  "7 Seals"  of  Revelation, and they are called "labor pains" in v.8,  coming every time stronger and with more duration. 1- The many "false prophets" that will deceive many, in v.5;  it corresponds to the 1st seal, the "white horse" (Rev.6:2). The False Prophets are also mentioned in v.11, and in v.24, during the Great Tribulation. 2- "Wars and rumors of wars" in v.6; it corresponds to the 2nd seal, the "red horse", in Rev.6:3. 3- "Famines" in v.7, corresponds to the 3rd seal, the "black horse" of Rev.6:5. 4- "Earthquakes", in v.7, corresponds to the 4th seal, the "pale green horse" in Rev.6:7. 5- "Persecutions and tortures to the elect", v.9, corresponds to the 5th seal in Rev.6:9-11. 6- "Many will fall away... lawlessness... the love of many will grow cold", v.10-11, corresponds to the 6th seal in Rev.6:12 17... and it is the "apostasy" or "the final rebellion against God" of 2Thess.2:3. 7- "This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed to the whole world", v.14, corresponds to the 7th seal, in Rev.8:1, the 7 Trumpets!