Jesus Christ Himself speaks, "Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins
and receive of her plagues" (Rev 18:4), and "for the Lord God who
judges her is strong" (Rev 18:8).
Because of His call "come out of her my people," this event takes place before the Seventh Trumpet and
Jesus Christ's Second Coming and reaping of His people. Additional evidence can be seen in:
"For this reason in one day her plagues will come, pestilence and mourning
and famine, and she will be burned up with fire" (Rev 18:8).
Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming and now is, when the dead will hear
the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in Himself,
even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself; and He gave Him authority to execute judgment,
because He is the Son of Man. Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the
tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life,
those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment. (John 5:25-29)
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice
of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
(1 Thes 4:16)