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Jesus said that when these signs became evident, His return would occur within one generation.
Shortly before His crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus Christ delivered a major prophecy of end-time events, recorded in Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21. He was asked by His disciples: “When will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” (Matthew 24:3).
Jesus responded with a description of conditions and events that would lead up to His second coming. Moreover, He said that when these signs became evident, His return would occur within one generation (Matthew 24:34). Could this be that generation?
Throughout the nearly 2,000 years since Christ gave His prophecy, many have thought that theirs was the time of His return—and turned out to be wrong, of course. But interestingly, there are a number of prophecies in the Bible that could not be fulfilled until our modern era, the post–World War II period.
1. The human race would have the ability to exterminate itself
In Matthew 24:22, describing world conditions prior to His second coming, Jesus said that “if that time of troubles were not cut short, no living thing could survive; but for the sake of God’s chosen it will be cut short” (Revised English Bible).
The main message that Jesus Christ brought was of the coming Kingdom of God. This is described as “the gospel” (Mark 1:14). Gospel means “good news.” While some of the prophecies concerning events prior to the establishment of the Kingdom can seem negative, we should always keep in mind that the central focus of Bible prophecy is the good news (gospel) of the coming Kingdom of God.
Matthew 24:22 shows us that if Jesus Christ does not intervene in world affairs, the human race will be faced with extinction. It’s crucial to note that humanity has had the capability for self-annihilation for only a little more than 50 years, since both the United States and the Soviet Union developed and stockpiled hydrogen bombs and the world had to learn to live with “mutually assured destruction.”
At that time there were only three nuclear powers (Britain being the other). By the middle of the 1960s France and China had joined the nuclear club. Today at least eight nations have nuclear warheads and the number looks set to increase with a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.
Of course, the more nuclear powers we have in the world, the more likely it is that someone will use this deadly force for evil.
Although international attention has been focused on the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran during the last few years, little attention has been given to the possibility of some or all of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of radical Islamists.
During the ongoing crisis in Pakistan, the Taliban and al-Qaeda and their sympathizers have steadily gained more power, territory and influence, making nuclear terrorism more likely. Consider the consequences for the rest of the world if Osama bin Laden (or others like him) had access to nuclear weapons!
Meanwhile, Russia and China are determinedly flexing their military muscles, raising fears of a return to Cold War–era tensions.
The good news in all this is that Christians have an assurance that Jesus Christ will intervene to save mankind from annihilation. This prophecy could not be fulfilled until man had the potential for self-extinction through weapons of mass destruction. Again, only in the last 50 years has this become possible.
2. A Jewish homeland had to be reestablished in the Middle East
Geopolitically, the central focus of end-time events is Jerusalem and its environs, what many people refer to as the Holy Land.
Luke 21 is a parallel chapter to Matthew 24. Notice Luke’s account of Christ’s long prophecy that answered the disciples’ questions: “Teacher, . . . when will these things be? And what sign will there be when these things are about to take place?” (Luke 21:7).
In response, Jesus showed that Jerusalem would be the central focus of the political and military upheavals that would immediately precede His return: “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near . . . For these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled” (Luke 21:20-22).
Anyone living a century ago would have found these words nearly impossible to comprehend. Jerusalem in ancient times had been fought over countless times, but for four centuries from 1517 the city had been at peace within the boundaries of the Ottoman Empire. Jews lived there as a minority under Turkish rule. But this was going to change dramatically during the course of the 20th century.
It had to change for the fulfillment of Bible prophecy to take place.
The Old Testament prophet Zechariah was used by God to reveal a great deal about end-time events and the second coming of the Messiah. Zechariah lived and prophesied more than 500 years before Christ’s first coming, yet his prophetic book tells us a great deal about our world of today.
In Zechariah 12:2-3 God says: “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah [the Jews inhabiting the land of Israel] and Jerusalem. And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations of the earth are gathered against it.”
In Zechariah 12:9 He adds, “It shall be in that day that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.”
Reading these verses, it is possible to think that they apply to ancient events, as Jerusalem has been fought over repeatedly down through the ages. However, chapter 14 makes clear that this is talking about future, not past, events. The time setting is immediately before Jesus Christ’s return.
“Behold, the day of the Lord is coming . . . For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; the city shall be taken, the houses rifled, and the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity . . . Then the Lord will go forth and fight against those nations, as He fights in the day of battle.
“And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, from east to west, making a very large valley; half of the mountain shall move toward the north and half of it toward the south” (Zechariah 14:1-4).
Clearly the last few lines of this prophecy remain to be fulfilled.
Further in this same chapter we read of how those nations that came against Jerusalem will have to go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, Jesus Christ (Zechariah 14:16).
These chapters of Zechariah are a prophecy about the events that precede and include the second coming of Jesus. A Jewish-controlled Jerusalem is notice-ably the central focus.
Shortly before Zechariah, another Jewish prophet named Daniel lived during the time of the captivity of the Jews in Babylon. His book speaks of the Jews’ daily sacrifices being cut off in the end time (Daniel 12:11; see Daniel 12:1-13)—an event that had a forerunner in the temple defilement under Syrian ruler Antiochus Epiphanes in the second century B.C.
However, Jesus Christ confirmed this as a future event to precede His return (compare Daniel 11:31; Matthew 24:15). This means that these sacrifices must first be reinstituted in Jerusalem—requiring Jewish rule over the city.
One hundred years ago such developments were hard to imagine for the simple reason that no independent Jewish political entity existed in the Middle East.
After rebelling against the Romans in A.D. 66 and again in 132, Judea was crushed and most of the remaining Jews were dispersed throughout the Roman Empire and beyond. No Jewish homeland existed again until 1948 when the modern nation of Israel was established.
An independent Jewish homeland was merely a dream for a small group of zealots a century ago. It moved a step nearer during World War I, when forces of the British Commonwealth took control of Jerusalem from the Turks in December 1916. A few months later, the British government pledged itself to the establishment of an independent Jewish homeland in the ancient lands the Jews had inhabited for centuries.
It was to be another 30 years before the dream was realized in 1948. Yet since then tiny Israel has had to fight wars for survival in 1948, 1967 and 1973 and has suffered countless terrorist attacks and threats of annihilation from hostile neighbors determined to eliminate the Jewish state.
Once again, here is a prophecy that can now be fulfilled in our time.
3. The end-time king of the North and king of the South
In Daniel 11 we find an amazing prophecy about two leaders, the kings of the North and South, the heads of regions that were geographically north and south of the Holy Land. To understand this prophecy we have to go to the time of Alexander the Great, who lived near the end of the fourth century B.C., 200 years after Daniel.
Alexander figures prominently throughout the book of Daniel, even though Daniel did not know his name and never knew him personally. He couldn’t have, since he died almost two centuries before Alexander appeared on the world stage.
But God revealed to Daniel that after Babylon, Persia would arise as the greatest power of the region, to be followed in turn by Greece. Not surprisingly, the prophecies regarding the rise of Greece are centered on Alexander the Great, one of the greatest conquerors in history.
Daniel 8 gives a vivid account of the coming clash between Persia and Greece. As you read it, remember that a horn symbolizes royal power and authority. Persia had “two horns and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.” This refers to the Medo-Persian Empire, the coming together of two nations or peoples. As foretold here in Daniel 8:3, the Persians rose to greatness after the Medes.
In Daniel 8:5 we read of Persia’s later defeat by Alexander the Great: “And as I was considering, suddenly a male goat came from the west, across the surface of the whole earth, without touching the ground; and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes” (Daniel 8:5).
The “notable horn” or royal leader was Alexander the Great. The prophecy about his army not even touching the ground is a reference to the incredible speed with which he conquered the known world. All this was achieved in a very short time. Alexander died in 323 B.C. when he was only about 33 years old.
Even his sudden, unexpected death was prophesied: “The male goat grew very great; but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in place of it four notable ones came up toward the four winds of heaven” (Daniel 8:8).
When Alexander died, his empire was eventually divided between four of his generals—the four “notable horns” mentioned here. Two of these established dynasties would have a profound effect on the Jewish people, caught in the middle between them. These two dynasties were the descendants of Seleucus, who ruled a vast empire from Antioch in Syria, north of Jerusalem, and Ptolemy, who ruled Egypt from Alexandria.
Daniel 11 is a long and detailed prophecy about the dynastic conflicts between these two powers, their respective leaders being referred to as “the king of the North” and “the king of the South.” Of great significance is that whenever they went to battle against each other, the Jews got trampled on. This was to continue from the time of Alexander until the middle of the second century B.C., a period of almost two centuries.
Then, suddenly, the prophecy jumps down to the end time.
In Daniel 11:40 we read: “At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them and pass through. He shall also enter the Glorious Land [the Holy Land], and many countries shall be overthrown” (Daniel 11:40-41).
While we don’t have space here to cover all the details, the latter part of Daniel’s prophecy of the North-South conflict describes a clash of civilizations between the leader of a soon-coming European superpower—a revived Roman Empire (successor to Seleucid Syrian rule)—and a leader who is the successor to the Ptolemaic rule of Egypt, which is now part of the Islamic world. (To learn more, request or download our free booklet The Middle East in Bible Prophecy.)
We now see geopolitical conditions lining up for this inevitable clash. Here is yet another prophesied circumstance for which the stage has now been set within our lifetime!
4. An end-time union of European nations
In Daniel 2 and 7 we see prophecies about four great gentile empires that would arise in the period between the time of Daniel and the coming establishment of the Kingdom of God (Daniel 2:44). Daniel was himself living in the first of these great empires (Daniel 7:4) as a Jewish exile in ancient Babylon.
Following the fall of Babylon in 539 B.C., Persia would become the greatest power, to be followed by Greece (Daniel 7:5-6). After Greece came the Roman Empire, “dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong.” This empire was to have “ten horns” and would continue in some form until the establishment of God’s Kingdom at Christ’s return (Daniel 7:7-9).
As we saw in the previous section, horns represent leaders or governments. Here these 10 horns symbolize 10 attempts to restore the Roman Empire to the power it had in ancient times. Various attempts at a restoration have taken place since the fall of the Western Roman Empire in A.D. 476. A final attempt is to be made shortly before Christ’s return.
We find more details in Revelation 17. Here we read of a final attempt to revive the Roman Empire by “ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast” (Revelation 17:12-13).
They will also “make war with the Lamb [Jesus Christ], and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings” (Revelation 17:14). Again, it is clear that this prophecy is still future.
Previous attempts to forge a united European empire, from Justinian in the sixth century through Charlemagne, Napoleon, Mussolini and Hitler, all involved force. The final resurrection of the Roman Empire will not be attempted in the same way.
Revelation 17 suggests this will be a voluntary union. When these 10 leaders receive power, they will then give their authority to a single leader. Scripture refers to both this individual and the new superpower he leads as “the beast”—acknowledging it as the continuation of the four gentile empires prophesied in Daniel, each one depicted as a beast or wild animal.
Only now is it possible for this to be fulfilled.
In 1957, the Treaty of Rome was signed by six European nations that formed the European Economic Community. Today the EEC has grown into the European Union (EU) with 27 member nations. Out of these will likely come the 10 nations or 10 leaders that form the final resurrection of the Roman Empire. (For more details, read “The Coming European Superpower“)
Some have speculated that the 10 kings referred to in this prophecy will be leaders of 10 regions of the EU that will redraw the boundaries of Europe, ending the present nation-states. The Bible is not clear on exactly which 10 regions or nations will configure the final revival of the militaristic Roman superpower—only that this new superpower will indeed emerge just before Christ’s return.
However, it wasn’t until the 10th nation, Greece, was admitted in 1981 that any conceivable fulfillment of this prophecy was even possible.
5. End-time rise and fall of Israel and Judah
” Israel” was the new name God gave the biblical patriarch Jacob in Genesis 32. The 12 tribes of Israel were descended from his 12 sons. These tribes later formed a united kingdom.
It’s been almost 3,000 years since the kingdom of Israel was split in two. Ten of the 12 tribes of Israel rebelled against King Rehoboam, the son of King Solomon and grandson of King David. The Bible continued to refer to these 10 tribes as Israel while the other two tribes (Judah and Benjamin) that remained loyal to David’s descendants were known as the kingdom of Judah or simply Judah.
Sometimes Israel is referred to as the northern kingdom and Judah as the southern kingdom. Dominant among the northern tribes were to be the descendants of Jacob’s son Joseph through his sons Ephraim and Manasseh—prophesied by Jacob to be the chief nations of the world in the last days (Genesis 49:1, Genesis 49:22-26; compare Deuteronomy 33:13-17).
About 200 years after the kingdom split, the northern tribes of Israel fell to Assyria and were deported by the Assyrians to the northern parts of their empire. Often referred to now as the lost tribes, they later migrated northwest across Europe, eventually settling in new homelands far from the Middle East.
The kingdom of Judah fell to Babylon more than a century after Israel’s deportation, but its people were not lost to history. We know them today as the Jews.
The name Ephraim is sometimes used representatively in Scripture for the entire northern kingdom, though it can also refer solely to the descendants of Joseph’s son of that name—prophesied to become a “multitude of nations” (Genesis 48:19). Remarkably, this promise to Ephraim was fulfilled in the British Empire and Commonwealth.
Ephraim’s older brother Manasseh was also prophesied to become a great nation (same verse), separating himself from the multitude of nations. This prophecy would be fulfilled in the formation, growth and dominance of the United States of America.
In a revealing prophecy regarding the United States and Britain, Jacob (Israel) said, “Let my name be named upon them” (Genesis 48:16). References to ” Israel” in end-time prophecy often refer to the United States or the English-speaking countries of the British Empire or both. Sometimes ” Israel” can mean all 12 tribes. We have to look at specific verses in their context to see which is meant.
“Judah,” however, always refers to the Jews, the descendants of the house or kingdom of Judah. We must also understand that the modern nation called Israel is really Judah, made up of Jews. (For much more detail, download or request our free booklet The United States and Britain in Bible Prophecy.)
Understanding this critical part of biblical history will help us more fully comprehend a passage of Scripture in the book of Hosea, which is a prophecy about Ephraim (the multitude of nations—Great Britain and some of those nations that came out of her). It warns of destruction to follow the end-time ascendancy of the Israelite nations.
In Hosea 5 we read a prophecy that mentions Israel, Ephraim and Judah: “The pride of Israel testifies to his face; therefore Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity; Judah also stumbles with them” (Hosea 5:5). The prophecy continues: “With their flocks and herds they shall go to seek the Lord, but they will not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself from them. They have dealt treacherously with the Lord, for they have begotten pagan children. Now a New Moon shall devour them and their heritage” (Hosea 5:6-7).
New moons occur a month apart. A new moon “devouring” them would seem to mean that Israel, Ephraim and Judah will all fall within one month.
This prophecy was not fulfilled in ancient times. As already mentioned, ancient Judah fell to Babylon more than a century after Israel fell to Assyria. Yet in the end it appears they will fall together—within one month of each other. This prophecy remains to be fulfilled.
Remember that Israel gave his name to Ephraim and Manasseh, the ancestors in turn of the British and American peoples. As Ephraim is mentioned separately in this prophecy, the reference to ” Israel” must apply to the United States, which is now the more dominant of the two nations.
For two centuries prior to World War II, the roles were reversed with the multitude of nations—the British Empire—a greater power than the single nation, the United States. But today America is the greater.
“Judah” refers to the Jewish people, particularly those who now constitute the modern nation in the Middle East that calls itself Israel.
Here then is a prophecy regarding all three nations—the United States, Britain and Israel (Judah). According to this prophecy, it appears that all three will fall within the span of a month. Hosea 5:6 shows these nations turning back to God, but finding it’s too late. Because of their sins, He will let them suffer defeat and collapse.
This prophecy could not have been fulfilled until after the rise of Britain and the United States as world powers in the 19th century and the formation of the Jewish state of Israel in the 20th.
Lest the idea seem outlandish, consider that Israel and the United States are perhaps the most maligned and criticized nations on earth. Among Muslim hard-liners, America is commonly called “the great Satan” and Israel and Britain “the little Satans.”
6. The gospel will be preached in all the world
In His major end-time prophecy, Jesus answers the question posed by the disciples: “When will these things be? And what will be the sign of your coming, and of the end of the age?” (Matthew 24:3).
After listing a number of signs of the nearness of His coming, He reveals that “this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14).
The gospel is the good news of the coming Kingdom of God. This message could not be preached around the world without the Bible and freedom of religion. Both came gradually with the ascendancy of the English-speaking peoples from the 16th century until the present day.
However, it was only with the technological advances of television and radio and other means of mass communication after World War II and their widespread acceptance that it became possible to reach hundreds of millions of human beings with the message of the Bible. The gospel of the Kingdom of God will continue to be preached to all nations as long as we have the freedom to continue The Good News magazine and our other media efforts.
Even so, during the last 50 years it has not been possible to reach all countries. The former communist nations did not allow freedom of religion. China, with one quarter of the world’s people, still does not. Other nations also try to suppress the publication of biblical truth and even the Bible itself. Many Islamic nations do not allow religious freedom. In some countries people risk the death penalty for changing religion.
But the Internet is changing everything. It is much harder for governments to control. The gospel message of the coming Kingdom of God is still going out to the world. It will finish when God has decided that His work is completed and the time is right for the final end-time events to take place.
This is yet another prophecy that could not be fulfilled until recent times.
7. Instant worldwide communications and God’s final witnesses
Another end-time Bible prophecy could not be fulfilled until this era of instant worldwide communications.
In His major end-time prophecy of Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21, Jesus gave an outline of disasters that would occur on the world scene with increasing frequency and magnitude—to the point where people would be shaken with fear (Luke 21:26). Discerning an increase in the scale of these events and reacting to them requires knowing about them.
At the time this prophecy was given, it could be many months or years before people heard about various disasters—and many they would never hear about at all, much less be able to put together the fact that catastrophes were on some kind of global increase.
Only with the proliferation of newspapers and other forms of mass communications did this become remotely possible. Yet the level of awareness and consequent fear in many that Christ speaks of implies an even greater availability of information—possible only since the development of rapid electronic communications.
In any case, only with the technological advances of the last few years has it become possible for the events in Revelation 11 to occur—for people around the world to see the fate of God’s final two witnesses.
These two witnesses, reminiscent of other biblical prophets like Elijah and Elisha, will carry God’s final warning to the world in the last 3 1/2 years leading up to Christ’s return.
“And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days . . . When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them and kill them. And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
“Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth” (Revelation 11:3, Revelation 11:7-10).
Note that people the world over will be able to see their dead bodies during the 3 1⁄2 days that they lie on display in Jerusalem. This was not possible before satellite television, portable communications devices and the Internet. Again, only in the last few years has it become possible for this prophecy to be fulfilled. It still lies in the future, of course, but only now it is clearly possible for this to take place.
Will this generation see God’s Kingdom established on earth?
We have seen how seven biblically prophesied circumstances could not have come to pass until recent times. In fact, the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 was clearly a major turning point in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy, as was the acquisition of the hydrogen bomb by the two superpowers of the 1950s that led to the period of mutually assured destruction.
All has now become possible. This, in turn, makes it much more likely that our generation will live to see Jesus Christ return and establish the Kingdom of God on earth. After all, Jesus Himself said that once these things begin, the generation alive at that time “will by no means pass away till all these things take place” (Matthew 24:34).
It’s both sobering and encouraging to think that we appear to be living in the generation that will ultimately witness the most important event in the history of mankind. As Jesus Christ tells His followers in Luke 21:28, “Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.”
7 Prophesies That Will Be Fulfilled Before Jesus Returns
These things are yet to come.
Since the day that Christ said He would return, Christians have been eagerly watching for the Second Coming in between arguing with each other about when it will take place. There have been innumerable sermons on the subject of the end times, and there are probably about as many blogs devoted to arguing about the Rapture as there are Christian churches. If a person types in the name of any controversial leader into Google, one of the most likely suggested searches will end with “is the anti-Christ.”
A Jewish homeland will be established in Israel.
Before Christ returns, the Jews will be truly settled in their ancestral homeland. Jerusalem will once again be in Jewish hands. Many believe that this sign will come to pass soon as Israel is currently a Jewish state. Jerusalem, however, remains split between various groups. That said, with the United States finally moving its embassy to Jerusalem in order to line up with more than a decade of America’s official stance that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, Jerusalem is closer than ever to returning to Jewish hands.
The Gospel will be preached to the entire world.
Christ will not return until after the Gospel has been preached to the entire world. Many people see this prophecy as being nearly fulfilled, but there is potential that this has already come to pass. When the Bible was written, the phrase “the world” meant something different than it does today. When people speak of the entire world today, they are referring to the globe as a whole and interpret this prophecy as meaning that the Gospel must be preached in every country on Earth.
During the time when the prophecy was first written down, however, “the world” was used to refer not to every inch of land on Earth, but to the extent of the Roman Empire.
Worldwide communications will exist before the final two witnesses.
One of the better known tales of the end times is that God will send two final witnesses to preach the Gospel. The two witnesses will be killed, and their bodies will be seen by everyone in the world. In order for this to come true, the entire world must be interconnected and able to communicate with each other in extremely rapid fashion. Once again, the conditions required for this prophecy to be fulfilled are nearly complete. With the rise of the internet, social media and smartphones, it is easier than ever for people to relay information to each other. Events that happen on one side of the world can be broadcast to the other in milliseconds. The world is also becoming more and more hostile toward Christianity. Things have not yet boiled over, but it is easy to believe that the time of the two witnesses is fast approaching.
Natural disasters will be widespread.
The end times are going to be disastrous. There is a reason why the words “apocalypse” and “Armageddon” are associated with catastrophic destruction. During the end times, God will turn nature against mankind. There will be pandemics, flooding, fires, earthquakes, famines and what many scholars identify as meteorite strikes or even a comet colliding with Earth.
These numerous disasters will take place all across the world and kill billions.
War and violence will run rampant.
Not all of the disasters that come with the end of the age will be caused by nature. Many of them will be things that mankind brings on themselves. War and all sorts of violence will run rampant before Christ returns to Earth. Men and women will attack and kill their enemies, their friends and even their own families. Even as natural disasters raze cities, people will still continue to inflict violence on each other.
A charismatic and convincing false prophet will appear.
No sign of the end times has captured the imagination of the world as much as the anti-Christ. This figure will be as charismatic as they are evil and will lead millions astray. They will cause the deaths of hundreds of thousands and turn innumerable people against God before Christ returns to Earth.
God’s people will be hunted and killed.
Before Christ returns, God’s people will be hunted and killed by nonbelievers. Those who dare to cling to their faith will find themselves unable to trade or do business with others. They will be driven out, seen as outcasts and eventually, they will be hunted down and killed. Given the rising rate of lethal Christian persecution in the Middle East, Africa and Asia as well as the ever increasing ostracism and hatred faced by Christians in the West, the time when faith will once again become a matter of life and death for Christians may not be as far away as some believe.
Christians have always watched for the signs that indicate that Christ is soon to return. In the first century, Paul urged Christians to be alert and prepare themselves for Christ’s return. In the 21st century, endless blogs and websites are dedicated to predicting that incredible event. Regardless of what century Christians were watching from, the fact remains that everyone is waiting to see when the final signs will be fulfilled and Christ will return once again to His people.
What happens now…
Events that are Supposed to Happen Before the Rapture
There are no specific events that are supposed to happen before the rapture takes place. Indeed, Jesus himself said to stay on the alert because we do not know the hour of his coming. He was very adamant about that point in Matthew 24, and further stressed that he would come at an hour when we do not expect it. He did, however, give us signs of the times. But there are no prophetic events that must happen before the rapture occurs. It could quite literally happen at any time.
Many people who believe in the pre-tribulation rapture assume that the 7-year tribulation in Revelation will start immediately after the rapture occurs. However, this does not necessarily have to be true either. There could be a significant gap in time between the rapture of the church and when the tribulation starts.
In fact, an extra period of time there would tie certain prophecies together nicely, especially the battle of Ezekiel 38 and 39. That begins when Israel is at peace, living in unwalled cities. Perhaps that peaceful state will be a result of the peace treaty negotiated by the anti-Christ. But there also seems to be a need for a seven year period afterwards before the battle of Armageddon starts, being as the leftover weapons are burned for fuel for seven years. It seems unlikely that they would continue doing that through the battle of Armageddon and into the Millennium after the return of Christ. The only real way that could be reconciled is with an extra time period between the rapture and the tribulation.
Watching the battle of Ezekiel 38 and 39 shape up is in fact one of the fun end-times activities that we Bible-studying Christians enjoy. It is probably the only real enjoyment we get out of watching the news these days. There is no doubt that this is an unfulfilled prophecy set in the last days. This “battle” is actually just an invasion attempt into Israel by a coalition of certain nations which include Russia, Turkey, Iran, certain former soviet block countries, and certain north African nations. Germany may also be involved. The invaders will have spoil as their motivation (like maybe those newly discovered rich oil fields). They will be supernaturally defeated by God himself, in grand Old-Testament style. However we don’t know whether this invasion begins before or after the rapture.
In Matthew 24 and Luke 21 Jesus gave signs of the end times to his disciples. They include:
• Wars, rumors of wars, nation rising against nation
• Earthquakes in various places
• Famines and disease
• Many false prophets rising up, deceiving many
• Lawlessness increasing and love growing cold in people
• Distress of nations
• Sea and waves roaring
Any of that sound familiar? In Luke’s gospel, Jesus tells us that When these things begin to happen, look up, lift your head, because your redemption draws near. I don’t know about you but that really excites me. Those things have certainly begun to happen. My redemption is drawing near!
Does it excite you as well? What if you heard a great trumpet sound across the sky right……now! Are you ready to go? Is your heart right with the Lord? Or do you have your priorities mixed up, with too many attachments in this world (to things that are going to burn anyway). If you cannot honestly pray “Lord Jesus please come right now,” something isn’t right in your heart. Perhaps a quick prayer will help remedy this condition. Something like:
Lord Jesus come into my heart right now and bless me with your spirit. Help me to fully surrender to you and not be attached to anything that separates me from God.
Now, if you are a mid-tribulation rapture believer, then the primary thing you are looking for is the arrival of the anti-Christ. Personally I love being a pre-tribber, because we are looking for Jesus. Not the anti-Christ. We are happy people, looking up with hope. The worse the news gets the more we look up with hope. (That, no doubt, is why the post-tribbers get so frustrated with us.)
2 Thessalonians 2:6-12 gives great insight into the coming of the anti-Christ. Notice how that passage begins by stating He which restrains him must first be removed. He is capitalized (in my New King James Bible), referring to God or the Holy Spirit. We pre-tribbers believe it is the Holy Spirit through the presence of the church here on earth that is restraining him. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit as a helper to the church in the book of Acts. When He is removed, He takes the church with him.
It is more accurate to say the final anti-Christ however, as in 1 John 4:3 John tells us the spirit of the anti-Christ was already in the world, even back in early church history. That evil spirit has apparently manifested itself in possessing certain people throughout history, in individuals like Caesar Nero and Adolf Hitler. The final anti-Christ will actually be two people, a political leader and a false prophet. The political leader will be very successful and amaze the world with his accomplishments at first. So look for that. Me, I don’t plan to be here, so I ain’t looking. Just waiting for that trumpet.
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Are you searching for a timeline of end times events? Well, although we can give you a sequence of end time events of prophecy yet to be fulfilled, we cannot provide specific dates for this timeline, because all time prophecies in the Bible have now been fulfilled. The 70 weeks of Daniel has been fulfilled. The 2300 day prophecy of Daniel has been fulfilled. And the 3.5 year prophecy to do with the beast of Revelation 13 and the little horn has been fulfilled. So although we know the sequence of end time events to happen, we cannot set any dates or a specific timeline for them.
7 Bible Prophecy to be Fulfilled
So what are the events in Bible prophecy to be fulfilled? Below you will see a sequence of end time events that are to be fulfilled before the second coming of Jesus and the end of the world. Now although we cannot fix a definative timeline to these end times final events, we believe that ALL of these events prophesied will be fulfilled in our lifetime. Major events are taking place all over the world now and ALL Bible prophecy is soon to be fulfilled. So let’s take a look at the sequence of final events to come.
1. Where We Are Today: – We are in the year 2021.
2. Another Possible Huge Crisis to Come: – We can see the world is in crisis now with economic troubles, uprisings, riots, wars, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanos erupting, “terrorism”, famine. But there is yet another possible huge crisis to hit the world.
This crisis to come upon the world will be the catalyst for the governments to bring on the mark of the beast. It could be another 9/11 type “terrorist” event, or a big natural disaster. Whatever it is, there is a big crisis coming.
3. The “Kings of the Earth” Give Their Power to Babylon: – Revelation 17 describes the whore of Babylon who deceives the whole world into following and worshipping her. And in Rev.17:12 it says that the kings of the earth receive power with the beast. And who is riding (CONTROLLING) the beast? The whore of Babylon. And there is undeniable PROOF that the whore of Babylon is the Roman Catholic Church.
The world is now uniting under this ‘climate change’ agenda!
So the leaders of this world will unite and give their power and support to the Papacy (Roman Catholic Church), and then the world will be in a position ready to enforce the mark of the beast.
NOTE: The call for world unity and ‘peace’ is growing all the time because of all the troubles in the world, and the pope is being looked to for the solution!
4. The Mark of the Beast Enforced by Law: – Now this is a major Bible prophecy end time event to be fulfilled. Revelation 13 tells us that the mark of the beast will be enforced upon the whole world … Revelation 13:16 …’And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their forehead.’ … Because of all the turmoil in the world, the church leaders (of Babylon) and the governments will unite in convincing the world that the mark of the beast (SEE HERE for information about the mark) will be the “solution” to the world’s problems. They will convince the world (through deception) that all these troubles are the judgments of God because of us not keeping His law. And this is starting to happen already. Leaders in America have started attributing the disasters that are happening as God’s judgments upon the world.
Now although this is partly true, the “remedy” that they propose and enforce will actually go against God’s ten commandments. The sad thing is, while the majority of the world are waiting for a physical mark of the beast to be enforced, like a microchip or tattoo, the REAL mark will be a spiritual one and only God’s true end time saints will be able to identify it, and the majority of the world will be deceived into taking it.
5. The King of the North to take Jerusalem: – We are told in Daniel 11:45 that the king of the north, which is the Turkish power and the [radical] Muslims are going ‘plant the tabernacles of his palace in between the seas and the glorious holy mountain.’ Now we don’t know the exact order regarding the enforcement of the mark of the beast and the fulfillment of Daniel 11:45, but they take place in close proximity and show us that the close of probation is about to happen, as described in Daniel 12:1. Please read our page DANIEL 11:45 AND THE KING OF THE NORTH to see the truth of this prophecy.
6. The Three Angel’s Messages Proclaimed to the World: – Before anyone chooses for or against the mark of the beast, God, through His remnant church on earth will send a final message to the world. This message contained in the three angel’s messages of Revelation 14 is God’s last call of mercy to the world.
Revelation 14:6-12 …’And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
… And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
… And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.’
Learn the truth about THE THREE ANGEL’S MESSAGES
This “everlasting gospel” is the FULL gospel message that God’s remnant church is proclaiming to the world. God will give power to this final message to the world with His Holy Spirit, and many hearts will be convicted of the truth and will come out of Babylon.
7. The Final Choice for the Seal or Mark: – In this end times timeline of final events, this is the most important for every man, woman and child on earth. We will all at this time have to make one final choice. A choice to take the side of Christ Jesus and receive the seal of God (Revelation 7:1-3; 14:1) or, under ecomonic pressure and fear of persecution from the world, take the mark of the beast (Revelation 13:16). Then we will have a world with only two groups of people. Those with the mark (who will be forever lost) and those with God’s seal (who will inherit eternal life).
8. The Door to Salvation is Closed: – Once everyone have made their decision for the mark of the beast or the seal of God, then the door of mercy will close and everyone will be judged either righteous or filthy … Revelation 22:11 …’He that is unjust, let him be unjust still, and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still, and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still, and he that is holy, let him be holy still.’ … So now at this point, there will be no more opportunities to be saved. If you are lost, you remain lost, and if you are saved, you remain saved. Just as in the days of Noah, when the door to the ark was closed and no one could open it to be saved, so will it be at the end of this world, when God’s mercy will finally come to an end for those who choose not to turn to Him.
Who will receive your allegiance? The beast system (Papacy), or our Heavenly Father?
9. A Time of Trouble for the World: – This time of trouble, the great tribulation is prophesied in Daniel 12:1 … ‘And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people, and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time, and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.’ … When “Michael” stands up, as described above, the door of mercy is forever closed. At this same time, the Spirit of God will be withdrawn from the earth and the world will be plunged into great spiritual darkness, with Satan using all His evil ways against the saints of God, unleashing his full fury upon them … Revelation 12:17 …’And the dragon was wroth with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.’
This time is also mentioned in Revelation 13:15 …’and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.’ … This is a time when many of God’s people who have rejected the mark of the beast will flee into the mountains to escape the persecution placed upon them by the enemy. Satan will seek out God’s people to kill them. But as it says in Daniel above, we need not fear because we SHALL BE DELIVERED! Praise God!
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10. The Seven Last Plagues: – Now that everyone has decided to side with Jesus or the beast, God’s final judgments can begin to fall upon this world, in the form of the seven last plagues. These plagues will be the “wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture.” as mentioned in Revelation 14:10. In other words those who receive the mark of the beast will receive the FULL wrath of God, and there will be no mercy “mixed in” with His judgments (plagues).
Now these plagues ONLY fall upon the lost. They only fall upon those who have disobeyed God’s commandments and received the mark of the beast. They will not come near those who have the seal of God, as God’s people will be fully protected, just like the Israelites were during the 10 plagues in Egypt.
11. The Battle of Armageddon: – When Turkey make their move to Jerusalem, the various nations who support Israel, especially America will come against Turkey and the radical Muslims, and as the prophecy of Daniel 11:45 says, the king of the north (Turkey) will ‘come to his end.’ And with Turkey coming to it’s end, many other nations like Russia, India, Pakistan and China will come into the battle to take control and thus The battle of armageddon will take place. This is the final world battle as described in the 6th plague. Sometime during this great battle, Jesus Christ returns as “KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS” to defeat Satan and his hosts and to deliver the saints.
Please Note: If we “could” give a definative timeline for the events above, then we would place the above three end time events of “The Time of Trouble”, “The Seven Last Plagues”, and “The Battle of Armageddon” close together, because all three events are closely connected.
12. The Second Coming of Christ Jesus: – This is THE END TIME EVENT that all the saints will be watching and waiting for. The second coming of Christ will be a glorious, visible, fiery event that will make all other end time events look ordinary! Accompanied by billions of mighty angels, Jesus will return in great glory to deliver His people. There will be no rapture like so many believe, as the Bible clearly states that EVERY EYE will see Jesus return, and that His second coming will be a noisy, fiery event (Matthew 24:27; 1 Thess. 4:16-17; Matthew 24:30-31; Revelation 1:7; 2 Peter 3:10). Click here to learn the truth.
13. The Resurrection of the Saints: – When Jesus Christ returns at the second coming, the graves will burst open and the righteous will rise up with immortal bodies. And together with the saints who have gone through the great tribulation and are still alive, will meet Jesus in the air … 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 …’ For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.’ … The rest of the dead (lost) will not live again until the 1000 years are over … Revelation 20:5 …’But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished.’
14. The 1000 Year Millennium: – After Christ has returned at the second coming and resurrects the saints, He takes us home to the Heavenly Kingdom and the New Jerusalem, and there we dwell for 1000 years, while Satan is bound to this desolate earth with no one to tempt, as all the wicked were killed at the second coming. Contrary to popular belief, we DO NOT spend the 1000 years on earth. Click here to learn the truth about the 1000 year millennium as this is an important issue concerning the last days.
15. The Wicked Destroyed: – After the 1000 years in Heaven, we return to this earth in the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:2). The wicked are resurrected and Satan gathers them together to fight and take the New Jerusalem … Revelation 20:9-10 …’And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.’ … So the wicked are thrown into the lake of fire, where they are consumed and cease to exist, again contrary to popular belief. Even Satan himself is finally destroyed and will cease to exist. SIN IS FINALLY DESTROYED!!
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16. Earth Made New and Saints Live FOREVER!!: – The fire that God reigns down upon the wicked has a dual purpose. First it destroys the wicked, included Satan himself. Secondly God uses it to cleanse and renew the earth. In Noah’s day the earth was cleansed and renewed with water. This time the earth is going to be renewed with fire … Revelation 21:1 …’And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away.’ – So the earth is made new and the saints live for eternity with Christ! And sin is no more! Praise God!
These are the end times events. These are the Bible prophecy events to be fulfilled. But as we said in the beginning, we cannot give a definative end times timeline, because we do not know how long these end times events will last. The one thing we CAN say for sure is that once the mark of the beast is enforced, we will know that we are living in the very last days, just before the second coming of Jesus and the end of the world as we know it. I pray that you will study each of the end time events listed and seek the truth with all your heart. Jesus is coming soon. Keep watching, waiting and serving God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.
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“You [Zionist regime] will not see 25 years from today!” [Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, Sept. 2015]
Astronomical Signs – Summary
The Bible attaches great significance to what we observe in the heavens. Astronomical signs are God’s ‘bill-board’ for the world. They can occur on a regular basis, as in seasonal signs and the Hebrew calendar. They also occur as unique events, as in Israel’s history, and especially as end-time warnings to the world. Such warnings can come as signs in the sun, moon and stars, or possibly as asteroids or strange signs in the sky. Either way, God’s timing of these celestial events is precise – there are appointed times and often they are associated with Israel’s appointed feasts (Numbers 9.2, Leviticus 23.2). Closer to home, Bible prophecy could refer to the observed wobble in the spin axis of the earth.
See also Israel’s Blood Moons
Seasonal Signs
God puts signs in the heavens to help man order his year:
Then God said, ‘Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons … then God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night’ (Gen 1.14,16). He appointed the moon for seasons (Ps 104.19)
So, apart from providing light, the moon provides man with a calendar – God’s calendar (see sidebar).
Historical Signs
The Bible records several unique astronomical events:
So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies … the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day (Joshua 10.13)
Some suggest that the text here is figurative and that the event did not actually take place. If the event really did take place, a number of scientific theories have been presented, link. A second unique astronomical event is recorded in Isaiah:
‘I will make the shadow cast by the sun go back the ten steps it has gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.’ So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had gone down (Isa 38.8)
It is claimed that this was no ordinary astronomical phenomenon in that it cannot be explained by any known astronomical law, link. So despite attempts to explain it by known laws, it remains a miracle of God, link. It was a sign from God to King Hezekiah that he would be healed and that he would live another 15 years. He did.
Guiding Signs
Heavenly signs are also given for guidance. When Jesus was born, wise men (Gk magi) from the east were guided to Bethlehem and asked:
Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East (Mat 2.2)
There is much debate about the astronomy behind this text. For example, it has been argued that the ‘star’ of Bethlehem was a supernova, a comet, or a triple conjunction of Jupiter and the star Regulus in the constellation Leo, link. A triple conjunction event did actually occur around the time of Jesus’ birth.
End Time Astronomical Signs
Heavenly signs are also given to warn mankind of God’s impending intervention in the world. When referring to the end of this present age, Jesus said:
there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven … there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars (Lk 21.11,25) … the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light (Mat 24.29)
… the powers of the heavens will be shaken (Lk 21.26)
Here, Jesus is probably referring to the very last years of this age, when astronomical signs cause men’s hearts to fear for what is coming on the earth. Perhaps the key sign is “the sign of the Son of Man” that appears in the sky “with power and great glory” at Christ’s return to earth (Mat 24.30). The whole world will see this event.
Comets and Meteors
Asteroid, July 2006. Image: Norris Wong Wikimedia
Revelation 6.13 refers to “stars of heaven falling to earth, as a fig tree drops its figs”. Here, the Greek word for stars is astéres, link. Thayer’s Greek Lexicon suggests that this may refer to comets and if the earth passes through the tail of a comet we observe a meteor shower. A meteor (burning space rock smaller than an asteroid) that survives the earth’s atmosphere falls to earth as a meteorite. Even today, meteors are sometimes referred to as ‘falling stars’. The text is given in an end-time context and Jesus probably refers to the same event in Mark 13.25. He was referring to dramatic cosmic events as signs of His return to earth. Although Earth is bombarded with millions of tons of space material each day, Jesus implies that such signs will become more apparent just before His return.
Asteroid Impact
Revelation 8.8,9 refers to “something like a great mountain burning with fire was throne into the sea … a third of the ships were destroyed”. This could be a biblical description of a future major asteroid impact in the sea, and, clearly, such an impact will generate a huge tsunami, link. Asteroid impact is certainly a reality. A Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) has the potential to make close approaches to the Earth and a size large enough to cause significant damage in the event of impact. The 1908 Tunguska asteroid (which nearly impacted) released energy equivalent to about 185 Hiroshima bombs, link. It was a timely warning. By January 2016 there were some 1,650 known PHAs, link. It only needs one to hit!
Solar Eclipse
American total solar eclipse, 2024. Image: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA’s GSFC, NASA. Enlarge
Solar eclipses (especially total eclipses) are sometimes seen as conveying a serious message to mankind. For example, the total eclipse over the Russian army on August 21, 1914 occurred a few days prior to their massive defeat. August 21 was also the day German and British troops first clashed on the Western Front. And the May 9, 1948 (annular) eclipse over central Korea occurred just a few years before the Korean War, link. Solar eclipses are also associated with the birth of Mohammad, the Zulu War, and the Titanic, link. In contrast, there was no solar eclipse (total or annular) over Israel around May 14, 1948 – when the State of Israel was ‘born’ (see Solar Eclipses).
The American total eclipse of 21 August 2017 may or may not be associated with a warning for America. Why? Because, when combined with the 8 April 2024 total eclipse it may signify God’s displeasure with America (another total solar eclipse will cross America in 12 August 2045). Some have noted the following unusual points, and the connection with Israel’s feasts:
- The eclipses of 2017 and 2024 are separated by just 7 years. The closeness of the two eclipses is unusual bearing in mind that the last time a total solar eclipse passed over central US was in 1918 (the close of WWI). The number 7 in scripture denotes ‘completion’. It is also the length in (biblical) years of Daniel’s 70th Week – the short and traumatic reign of the ‘beasts’ of Revelation 13
- Following up on the 7 years, Tishri 1, 2017, (Feast of Trumpets) to Tishri 10, 2024, (Day of Atonement) spans precisely 2550 days. This period corresponds to the seven years (each of 360 days) of Daniel’s 70th Week, plus 30 days (Dan 12.11), see Daniel’s 70th Week
- The 2017 eclipse crossed America NW-SE whilst the 2024 eclipse will cross SW-NE. The two eclipses cross at the southern Illinois town of Carbondale, an area known as little Egypt. The eclipses therefore place a large astronomical ‘cross’ over America, link. Is this significant? Many note that America is not readily seen in end-time prophecy – almost as though she is not there! The final, godless world government appears to centered in Europe
An eclipse is not caused by sin. Rather, it is an indication of a trying time, a time when there is a natural predisposition for sin, and for strict judgment of that sin. [Rabbi Yehuda Shurpin]
In recent years, America (along with most of the Western World) has surely had a predisposition to sin in God’s sight.
Total Lunar Eclipse: Blood Moons
When the sixth seal in the Book of Revelation (Rev 6.12) is opened the sun is darkened and the moon turns blood-red. These unique astronomical signs are a prelude to the seven trumpets and the judgmental acts of God and they strike terror into the world’s great leaders as they realize Christ’s judgments are imminent. The arrogance of world leaders is halted as even the starry constellations are darkened (Isa 13.10). God says:
I will show wonders in the heavens … blood and fire and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood” (Joel 2.30,31)
Joel’s prophecy is given specifically in the context of regathered Israel, when God is pouring out His Spirit upon Israel’s sons and daughters at the very end of this age. At last, after severe persecution, war and signs from heaven, a remnant from Israel turn to their Messiah (Mashiach):
For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance (salvation) (Joel 2.32)
Astronomy of Lunar Eclipses (Blood Moons)
Lunar eclipse. pixabay
Biblical references to a ‘blood-red moon’ may sometimes refer to a total lunar eclipse. A total eclipse of the moon occurs when the moon falls entirely within the shadow of the earth i.e. when it enters the Earth’s ‘umbra’. It is only possible when the Sun, Earth and Moon are aligned in a straight line and when there is a full moon (although this does not occur every full moon because the plane of the Moon’s orbital path around the Earth is inclined at an angle of 5° to the Earth’s orbital plane around the Sun). Alignment is only correct twice a year, link.
If we could look back at earth from within earth’s shadow we would see a red glow around the earth. These are earth’s sunsets and sunrises caused by atmospheric scattering of red light back to earth. This red light then illuminates the moon – hence the term blood-moon. A total lunar eclipse can last for hours as the moon passes slowly through the umbra, although its visibility varies depending upon date and time (usually half of the earth at a time). For example, the 15 April 2014 eclipse was best seen in the Western Hemisphere, whilst the 8 October 2014 eclipse was best seen from the Pacific Ocean.
Tetrads
When four consecutive lunar eclipses are all total eclipses, the group is known as a tetrad. During the 21st century there will be 85 total lunar eclipses and also 8 tetrads occurring in 2003/4, 2014/15, 2032/33, 2043/44, 2050/51, 2061/62, 2072/73, and 2090/91, link.
Astronomy of Blood Moons: The tetrad of 2014-2015
Biblical Blood Moons
Having summarized the astronomy of blood moons, it is necessary to ‘connect the dots’ with what the Bible says on the subject. As already mentioned, the Bible says that at the end of this age there will be warning signs in the heavens, and these include blood-red moons!
And when he had opened the sixth seal … the sun became black as sackcloth and the moon became as blood … and the stars of heaven fell to the earth … then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up … (Rev 6.12)
This may be a reference to solar and lunar eclipses in the last few years of this age (Joel 2.30,31), although astronomically, these cannot be simultaneous solar and lunar eclipses. If they are eclipses, they are just part of dramatic, awe-inspiring and fearful celestial sights as men realize the coming ‘wrath of the Lamb’ (Rev 6.16).
Physical Disturbances of the Earth
Isaiah chapter 24 has been called ‘Isaiah’s little apocalypse’. It refers to the physical state of the earth in the last days of this age, just before the return of Christ. Earth not only suffers severe drought, pollution, and violent earthquakes (earth splitting), but prophecy implies that Earth itself may become physically unstable:
The earth is broken completely apart, the earth is split apart, the earth is shaken violently. The earth reels back and forth like a drunkard, and sways like a shack … (Isa 24.19,20)
Earth Splitting: A striking example is found in the East African Rift. This rift is splitting the African continent in two. The African plate (or Nubian plate) carries most of the continent, while the smaller Somali plate carries the Horn of Africa. A huge crack has already disrupted roads in Kenya, link. In fact, the African Rift is part of a long rift system that extends from Africa north through the Red Sea, the Dead Sea, and into the upper Jordan Rift Valley (past the Sea of Galilee), link. Is this great geological rift a cause of the future ‘great earthquake’ in Israel (Ezek 38.19)?
The Earth Wobbles
Isaiah’s prophecy implies that the earth itself becomes physically unstable – it “reels to and fro”. This may refer to the heaving of the earth during an earthquake. Or does it apply to the whole earth? In verses 19 and 20 the Hebrew term for ‘earth’ is ‘erets’ (Strongs 776) meaning ‘the earth at large’ (as opposed to ‘soil’). The same Hebrew word is used in Genesis 1 verse 1 to refer to the whole earth. This view aligns with recent scientific analysis. Analysis suggests that the normal ‘wobble’ of Earth’s spin axis has recently become more eratic. So what’s happening?
Earth’s Spin Axis: Earth’s geographical poles are the two points on the planet where its axis of rotation (spin axis) intersects its surface. The spin axis does not intersect the earth at the same place all the time but drifts slowly around, link. In other words, the geographic north pole moves around and is currently on its way to London! During the 20th century the spin axis migrated towards Canada, but around 2000 the axis started drifting east towards the UK, and with increased speed, link, link. The drift is currently about 7 inches (17 centimeters) a year, link. Although the drift is small, it still affects GPS systems and NASA sees the sudden drift to the east as a relatively “massive swing”.
Explaining Earth’s Wobble: Spin a toy top. It rotates around a (usually) vertical axis. But give it a nudge and it wobbles about its spin axis. Earth is like that; given a ‘nudge’ it will wobble on its spin axis, as indicated in the diagram. For Earth the required ‘nudge’ arises when the spin axis moves geographic location i.e. when the pole moves. (Note: this wobble is not the same as Earth’s long-term precession, which is caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon on earth’s equatorial bulge, link, link). The wobble being considered here arises from within the Earth). Inevitably this means that the tilt of the earth to the ecliptic – nominally 23.5 degrees – varies (wobbles) slightly with time, link.
But why the ‘massive swing’ to the east in the spin axis? NASA claims that climate change is now changing how Earth wobbles, link. One theory is that melting ice sheets — especially in Greenland — are changing the distribution of weight on the Earth. But ice melt alone may not be sufficient and the deficit of water in Eurasia (the Indian subcontinent and the Caspian Sea area) may provide the bulk of the answer, link:
This is the first time we have solid evidence that changes in land water distribution on a global scale also shift which direction the axis moves to. [Surendra Adhikari, NASA’s JPL]
If a sudden and rapid change in the axis of rotation is mainly due to the widespread depletion of water, this aligns with the theme of Isaiah 24, which says the earth will suffer severe heat and drought.
A Biblical Explanation: There could be an even more serious ‘nudge’ to our spinning top analogy: asteroid impact (see above). End-time prophecy says that the earth will be hit by “something like like a great mountain burning with fire” (Rev 8 verse 8).
So is earth’s axis wobble what the prophet Isaiah saw when he says that, in the last days “the earth (as a whole) reels back and forth like a drunkard”. And will sudden axis shift cause unwelcome changes to the earth, link, link?
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God spoke of astounding heavenly signs to signal the End Times. The 6th Seal of Revelation goes in great deal about signs and wonders in the heavens that haven’t been seen since creation. The Great Tribulation period begins with Jesus Christ opening the seals. You may be familiar with the first four seals which reveal the four horses of the Apocalypse. Following this, we see the opening of the 5th seal which reveals the souls of martyrs crying to Jesus to avenge their blood on those who dwell on earth. After this, we see the 6th seal of Revelation – signs and wonders in the heaven. Revelation 6:12-14 says, “And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; and the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casts her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were move out of their places.” Joel prophesied this in Joel 2:30-31: “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.” This is the day Jesus Christ rises up to judge. Learn more about the six heavenly signs of the End Times in addition to what we can expect in the Final Days.
These heavenly signs may point to the End Times but it’s important to remember that they are signs of hope, not despair. The apostle Paul taught, “The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:4). This promise is life-changing, meaning the difference for us between victory and defeat during the coming days. As the world gets darker and darker around us and we face greater spiritual battles than ever before, we have hope through Jesus Christ. We can be better prepared for the End Times when we trust in God’s Word and remember these prophetic words that will prepare you for the End Times.
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End Times Timeline
The End of the World takes seven-years. Moses and Elijah appear preaching in Jerusalem for 42 months (Rev. 11:3) until Antichrist slays them (Rev. 11:7). Then Antichrist rules for another 42 months (Rev. 13:5) until Christ casts him alive body and soul into the Lake of Fire at Armageddon (Rev. 19:11-20).
Even in apostolic times God had lifted some restraint on spiritism, permitting satanic “energy” working through “spirit, word and letter as if from” the apostles to inspire lawlessness and belief in falsehood (2 Thess. 2:2, 6-12) . In the End Time God’s lifts His restraint completely, permitting Satan’s angels (the Nephilim “Fallen Ones”) to once again walk among men physically as they did in the Days of Noah (Gen. 6:4; Rev. 12:4, 7-9) and do great signs and wonders deceiving mankind to believe “ancient alien theory” and unite humanity against Christ (Rev. 16:13-14, 16) .
Dr. Steven Greer’s “Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact Has Begun” records CE5 events where “trans-dimensional beings” visibly appear in various light forms while UFO spectacle occurs in the sky. The evil spirits telepathically assuage the fear of contactees claiming Extraterrestrials want only peaceful coexistence humankind. Dr. Greer claims no one is injured during CE5 events. But so many were injured and killed in history by UFOs that it has its own classification “CE6” or “Close Encounters of the Sixth Kind.” The rising popularity of Greer’s CE5 and similar UFO “contactee movements” that employ protocols similar to Ancient Spiritism implies God has lifted His restraint upon energy of Satan, the mystery of lawlessness. Satan can accomplish any deception he wants in our realm (2 Thess. 2:3, 7-12; 1 Tim. 4:1; 1 John 4:1-5).
The sign of Israel’s regathering (Luke 21:24) coincided with a spectacular rise in UFO events confirming this is the End Time. Especially noteworthy were the feigned UFO crashes (piloted by semi-intelligent drones Ex. 7:11-12) by which Satan seeded fallen angel technology into the Anglo-American military.
The industrial military-complex would sell their own mothers to get their hands on “advanced alien” technology”. It made them super rich and powerful beyond their wildest dreams. That is why they covered up their contact with “extraterrestrials.” If the people knew how they are manipulated by corporate media, big Tech, and crony capitalists, they would rebel.
“Alien advanced technology” has corrupted the British American governments to their core (Rev. 13:11).
UFO crashes at Roswell and other places only confirm God’s restraint of spiritism—the power of Satan and evil spirits to telepathically convince people believe in falsehood, had ceased (2 Thess. 2:6-9; Luke 8:12; 2 Cor. 4:4; 1 Tim. 4:1; 1 Jn. 4:1). Now they could enter our dimension of existence and produce physical support for their lies.
The Mystery of Lawlessness unrestrained
[The Restrainer of Lawlessness]
[The End Time Tsunami of Deluding Satanic Energy]
The Satanic lie of “Scientific Atheism” is already at work inspiring worldwide apostasy against all called God or worshiped (2 Thess. 2:3-4). Satan intends to change the “times and law (Dan. 7:25), the foundational predicate of all earthly governance, the definition of God Himself.
The End Time “clock of seven years” begins when the Church receives the Antichrist as Christ, their apostasy taking away the “daily sacrifice” to Christ by the Church (2 Thess. 2.3-4; Dan. 12:11)
“It is necessary” the seven seals, seven trumpets and seven bowls “have occurred in quickness” (δεῖ γενέσθαι ἐν τάχει Rev. 1:1) to fit the seven year end time “week” that is revealed in the books of Revelation and Daniel.
[Events happen quickly to fit the End Time Week of Seven Years]
The End Times Timeline (First Half):
Man of sin appears
3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition,
4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.(2 Thess. 2:3-4 NKJ)
[Adonikam is the name of the Beast]
[The Two Phases of Antichrist: Man of Sin & Son of Destruction]
[False Christ and false Gospel conquer the earth]
Daily Sacrifice ends
11 “And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days.
12 “Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days. (Dan. 12:11-12 NKJ)
[The Daily Sacrifice in the End Time]
[The Temple of God is the Church]
Moses and Elijah appear
3 “And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”
4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands standing before the God of the earth. (Rev. 11:3-4 NKJ)
[The Two Witnesses are Moses and Elijah]
The first Four Riders of the Seven Seals, War Famine Pestilence cause so much death many fear an extinction level event has begun. The Rider on the White Horse is the Strong Delusion Antichrist and his Extraterrestrial backers can manage the crisis. This paves the way for radical change in times and law:
2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.”
4 Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.
5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”
7 When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.”
8 So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth. (Rev. 6:2-8 NKJ)
[The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]
War in heaven Satan and Nephilim cast out:
7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought,
8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.
9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Rev. 12:7-9 NKJ)
[Satan’s Angels are cast out of Heaven Twice?]
Lady Zion the Church figuratively flees into the wilderness (Rev. 12:13-16) separating herself from the apostate TARES surrounding them (Rev. 11:1-2). God pours out His Spirit upon the Church and her sons and daughters prophesy, dream and see visions. (Daniel 11:31-35; Joel 2:28-32; Acts 2:14-21; Rev. 11:1-4; Zech. 4:1-14).
Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days. (Rev. 12:6 NKJ)
16 “But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 `And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams.
18 And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy. (Acts 2:16-18 NKJ)
[Woman clothed with the sun is Lady Zion mother of all born of God]
Satan and his fallen angels claim to be Elohim the “Designer Creators” of mankind:
So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. (Rev. 12:9 NKJ)
[The paradox of Antichrist opposing and exalting himself]
Globalist ecstasy New Word Order Grecian Roman Empire
1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name.
2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.
4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” (Rev. 13:1-4 NKJ)
[The Grecian-Roman Empire with Seven Heads and Ten Horns]
Ancient Babylon is Rebuilt with its Tower
3 So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication.
5 And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.(Rev. 17:3-5 NKJ)
[Deadly Wound Was Healed When Babylon Rebuilt]
At 3 years 1 month:
- Spirits of demons imprisoned in the abyss are released to torment and terrorize the TARES for Five Months. This includes all uncommitted believers straddling the fence refusing to choose the man of sin or committing to the Lordship of the real Jesus Christ.”
- Pain like the pain of a scorpion sting torments them for five months (Rev. 9:5-6) until they follow the “man of sin” as he morphs into the Beast Son of Destruction (2 Thess. 2:3-4, 8).
2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.
3 Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
4 They were commanded not to harm the grass of the earth, or any green thing, or any tree, but only those men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
5 And they were not given authority to kill them, but to torment them for five months. Their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.
6 In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will desire to die, and death will flee from them.(Rev. 9:2-6 NKJ)
[Unrestrained evil spirits swarm the Tares in the Church]
The False Christ made Chancellor of the NWO by the Dragon reveals he is the 666 Beast Seed of Satan (Gen. 3:15).
23 “And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes.
24 His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.
25 “Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt himself in his heart. He shall destroy many in their prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; But he shall be broken without human means.(Dan. 8:23-25 NKJ)
[The Desolator]
[The Empire gets a big mouth]
At 3.5 years or 42 months or 1260 days the following end time events occur quickly in the last half of the 7 year end time period:
End Times Timeline (Second Half):
Chancellor Adonikam (man of sin) Morphs into the Son of Perdition Emperor of the Grecian Roman Empire (Rev. 13:1-5).
4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”
5 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.
6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.
7 It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. (Rev. 13:4-7 NKJ)
[Man of Sin morphs into the Seed of Satan]
[Little Horn with Big Mouth]
[The Prince to come pilots the Wing of Abominations raining down fire upon his enemies]
Moses and Elijah slain then rise from the dead and ascend into heaven:
7 When they finish their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.
8 And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
9 Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves.
10 And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.
11 Now after the three-and-a-half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.
12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they ascended to heaven in a cloud, and their enemies saw them. (Rev. 11:7-12 NKJ)
Ten-Kings give their authority to the Seed of Satan Adonikam and destroy Religious Babylon Mother of Harlots (Dan. 9:27; 2 Thess. 2:4; Rev. 14:8; 17:16-17)
12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.
13 “These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.…
16 “And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. (Rev. 17:12-16 NKJ)
The rebuilt city of Babylon (capitol of the Beast) is destroyed by forces from her North (Russia, Iran, Turkey and allies)
1 The word that the LORD spoke against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.
2 “Declare among the nations, Proclaim, and set up a standard; Proclaim– do not conceal it– Say, `Babylon is taken, Bel is shamed. Merodach is broken in pieces; Her idols are humiliated, Her images are broken in pieces.’
3 For out of the north a nation comes up against her, Which shall make her land desolate, And no one shall dwell therein. They shall move, they shall depart, Both man and beast. (Jer. 50:1-3 NKJ)
[Ancient Babylon with its Tower is Rebuilt by fallen angels]
[Mystery Babylon: The Religious-Political Harlot]
[Jeremiah’s prophecies of Babylon’s destruction fulfilled]
Britain and America Beast with two horns unite under the False Prophet to strengthen the Empire wounded by the sword
11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.
12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. (Rev. 13:11-12 NKJ)
[Britain and America in Prophecy]
Russia Iran Turkey and allies stand down
Sixth Trumpet: Demonic cavalry kill the third of the earth that once professed Christianity to repay them for their apostasy.
15 So the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released to kill a third of mankind.
16 Now the number of the army of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision: those who sat on them had breastplates of fiery red, hyacinth blue, and sulfur yellow; and the heads of the horses were like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths came fire, smoke, and brimstone.
18 By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed– by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which came out of their mouths. (Rev. 9:15-18 NKJ)
Britain and America formerly Christian liberty loving free market nations, now speak like a Dragon. They create the 666 mark membership only economy for the Beast to fix the Great depression Russia and allies caused when they destroyed the rebuilt city of Babylon.
14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.
15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. (Rev. 13:14-17 NKJ)
[The Image of the Beast, what is it?]
[Britain and America in Prophecy]
At 1290 days (Dan. 12:11) or 30 days after Chancellor Adonikam morphs into the Son of Perdition 666 Beast, The abomination of Desolation Quantum AI Network in his image is set up. 666 Mark Membership only economy begins.
11 “And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days. (Dan. 12:11 NKJ)
[The Beast’s Quantum AI enhanced Neural Interface to the “Living” Internet]
Great Tribulation for 45 days.
9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand,
10 “he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
11 “And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write:`Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.”(Rev. 14:9-13 NKJ)
1,335 Days counting from beginning of End Time Week the Church is raptured
14 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.
15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
16 So He who sat on the cloud thrust in His sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped.(Rev. 14:14-16 NKJ)
[An Explanation of Daniel’s Days 1260, 1290, 1335, 2300]
The Seven Bowls: God attacks Kingdom of the Beast.
- First Bowl poured out upon the earth: “and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image.” (Rev. 16:2 )
2 So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. (Rev. 16:2 NKJ)
- Second Bowl poured out on the Sea: ” and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living creature in the sea died. (Rev. 16:3 )
3 Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living creature in the sea died. (Rev. 16:3 NKJ)
- Third Bowl poured out on the rivers and springs of water and they became blood:
5 And I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are righteous, O Lord, The One who is and who was and who is to be, Because You have judged these things.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. For it is their just due.”
7 And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.” (Rev. 16:4-7)
- Fourth Bowl poured out on the sun and solar flares scorched men with fire they blasphemed YAHWEH GOD refusing to repent and acknowledge His power. (Rev. 16:9)
8 Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.(Rev. 16:8-9 NKJ)
- Fifth Bowl is poured out on the throne of the Beast ” his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. (Rev. 16:9-10)
10 Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain.
11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds.(Rev. 16:10-11 NKJ)
All false bravado swaggering defiance has vanished. Their insults begrudgingly confess YAHWEH is THE GOD OF HEAVEN, in total control; the Beast and Dragon are powerless against Him.
Egypt and allies rebel against the Emperor, Adonikam subdues the King of the South (Dan. 11:40-43).
40 “At the time of the end the king of the South shall attack him; and the king of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter the countries, overwhelm them, and pass through.
41 “He shall also enter the Glorious Land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the prominent people of Ammon.
42 “He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape. (Dan. 11:40-42 NKJ)
144,000 Israelites are Born Again, the Holy Spirit poured out upon them and they convert many to Christ (Joel 2:27-32; Eph. 1:13-14; 4:30; Rev. 7:2-8)
2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God. And he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea,
3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”
4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed. One hundred and forty-four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed: (Rev. 7:2-4 NKJ)
- Sixth Bowl “poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. (Rev. 16:12). All restraint preventing the two hundred million demon cavalry and Nephilim Kings from waging war in Israel is removed. (Rev. 9:15-16)
Gog and Magog: Russia, Iran, Turkey and allies see opportunity to Attack Beast in Israel. (Dan. 11:44-45; Ezek. 38:1-15).
10 `Thus says the Lord GOD: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan:
11 “You will say,`I will go up against a land of unwalled villages; I will go to a peaceful people, who dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates’–
12 “to take plunder and to take booty, to stretch out your hand against the waste places that are again inhabited, and against a people gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell in the midst of the land. (Ezek. 38:10-12 NKJ)
The destruction of Gog and allies on the mountains of Israel makes YAHWEH God’s name known.
18 The day Gog attacks the land of Israel — declares the Lord Yahweh — my furious wrath will boil up. In my anger,
19 in my jealousy, in the heat of my fury I say it: That day, I swear, there will be such a huge earthquake in the land of Israel,
20 that the fish in the sea and the birds of heaven, the wild beasts, all the reptiles creeping along the ground, and all people on the surface of the earth will quake before me. Mountains will fall, cliffs crumble, all walls collapse, and
21 I shall summon every kind of sword against him — declares the Lord Yahweh — and each will turn his sword against his comrade.
22 I shall punish him with plague and bloodshed, and rain down torrential rain, hailstones, fire and brimstone on him, on his troops and on the many nations with him.
23 I shall display my greatness and holiness and bring the many nations to acknowledge me; and they will know that I am Yahweh.” ‘ (Ezek. 38:18-39:1 NJB)
Even those deceived by the strong delusion become faint of heart. (Ezek. 38:18-23; 39:1-23; Joel 2:20-21; Jer. 1:13-16; 4:6-9; 6:1-7, 22-26), terrified by God’s display of power.
Out of the mouth of the Dragon Beast and False Prophet flies a fresh dose of deluding spiritism so they gather to war against God at Armageddon. (Rev. 16:13-14, 16).
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. (Rev. 16:13-14)
The Sign of Christ’s coming is an Opening in the Sky, our LORD is coming soon!
“Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matt. 24:30 NKJ)
Michael and his angels gather all who repented and believed after the rapture and destruction of Gog and Magog (Ezek. 39:1-7; Dan. 12:1; Mat. 24:31).
“And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Matt. 24:31 NKJ)
[An Explanation of Daniel’s Days 1260, 1290, 1335, 2300]
At 2300 days:
The Israel of God celebrate in heaven. The Church’s faith in God justified (Dan. 8:14) by His righteous judgments (Dan. 8:14; Rev. 15:1-4).
And he said unto me, Until two thousand and three hundred evenings and mornings: then shall the sanctuary be vindicated. (Dan. 8:14 DBY)
[An Explanation of Daniel’s Days 1260, 1290, 1335, 2300]
Seventh Bowl is poured out into the air and “the powers in the heavens will be shaken” (Mark 13:25), Every island and mountains of refuge flees from the Beast and his armies. They blaspheme God because bombardment of hail was exceedingly great (Rev. 16:17-21).
17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”
18 And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth.
19 Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath.
20 Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.
21 And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great. (Rev. 16:17-21 NKJ)
Then the Sixth Seal is opened, sun is made black as sackcloth and the moon turns blood red. Satan’s UFO Fleet, the “stars of heaven” (Rev. 12:4) are shaken out of the sky like figs from a tree cast down by a mighty wind.
12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. (Rev. 6:12-13 NKJ)19 The earth is violently broken, The earth is split open, The earth is shaken exceedingly.
20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, And shall totter like a hut; Its transgression shall be heavy upon it, And it will fall, and not rise again.
21 It shall come to pass in that day That the LORD will punish on high the host of exalted ones, And on the earth the kings of the earth. (Isa. 24:19-21 NKJ)
The sky of our matrix is rolled up like a scroll, every mountain and island moved. Terror engulfs everyone on earth:
14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
17 “For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” (Rev. 6:14-17 NKJ)
Christ and His Holy Myriads enter our Matrix through the Opening in the Sky
11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.
13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses. (Rev. 19:11-14 NKJ)
Beast and false prophet cast into lake of fire (Rev. 19:20)
20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.
(Rev. 19:20-21 NKJ)
Satan is chained and cast into the abyss for a thousand years (Rev. 20:1-3)
1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;
3 and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while. (Rev. 20:1-3 NKJ)That day Yahweh will punish, with his unyielding sword, massive and strong, Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent; he will kill that dragon that lives in the sea. (Isa. 27:1 NJB)
The End Times Timeline Is Concluded
End of Seven Year Period or 84 months of End Time Events.
Christ and His angels set up Kingdom in Jerusalem and judge survivors of the Apocalypse:
And I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was committed to them. Then I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. (Rev. 20:4 NKJ)
11 “He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”
12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.
13 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”
14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.(Rev. 22:11-15 NKJ)
Official Disclaimer:
Everything on this site is from careful study of Holy Scripture in the light of current events. None of it is “thus saith the Lord” prophecy.
20 But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.
21 I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and that no lie is of the truth. (1 Jn. 2:20-21 NKJ)
Every born-again believer is taught by the anointing Holy Spirit to know all things distinguishing truth from lies, Holy Spirit from antichrist spirit, via God’s gift of a sound mind (2 Tim. 1:7). God’s Word is Truth (John 17:17) therefore everything inconsistent with it is not “of the truth,” must be incorrect or worse a lie.
If I have successfully followed the details of scripture the Holy Spirit brought to my attention, and soundly applied Bible revelation to current events, then events should unfold as proposed. If not, then not. As you didn’t pay for it, no refund is due.
If events happen as proposed, then trust the Word of God, obey it in all things. Only God could reveal these things centuries before our day. The faith of the saints rests upon His Holy Word the Bible, the sure word of prophecy:
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. (Rev. 13:9-10 KJV)
The End Time “Week” will be a special time, Moses and Elijah will prophesy, and the Holy Spirit will be poured out on the church so they dream dreams and see visions. Joel’s prophecy begins its fulfillment at that time.
From the symbolism of Zion the church (Rev. 12:1-6; Micah 4:10-13; Isa. 62:11) nourished by God in the wilderness we learn the church is protected from the spiritism Satan hoped would overwhelm loyalty to God’s truth the Bible (2 Thess. 2:9-12; 1 Tim. 4:1; 1 John 4:1-6). The dwellers of the Earth greedily swallow the river of spiritism drinking it all up. Filled with the deceiving energy of Satan they will follow their experiences taking pleasure in unrighteousness, not having received the love of God’s Truth the bible. Not a drop of the river of spiritism touches the church (Rev. 12:13-16).
The measuring of those in the Temple symbolized God’s protection of the true church and its separation from the Tares drunk with spiritism trampling the courtyard that was “cast out” (1544 ἐκβάλλω ekballo) into the outer darkness.
1 Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. And the angel stood, saying, “Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, and those who worship there.
2 “But leave out (1544 ἐκβάλλω ekballo) the court which is outside the temple, and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months. (Rev. 11:1-2 NKJ)
32 “Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.
33 “And those of the people who understand shall instruct many; yet for many days they shall fall by sword and flame, by captivity and plundering.
34 “Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help; but many shall join with them by intrigue.
35 “And some of those of understanding shall fall, to refine them, purify them, and make them white, until the time of the end; because it is still for the appointed time.
36 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. (Dan. 11:32-36 NKJ)
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BELOW is the link to an excellent PDF that helps explain Endtime events. Click the title to view it.
thebiblesays.info/EndTime_Events
Making Sense of End-Time Events
EndTime_Events.pdf
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Hello, and welcome back. It seems like there are a lot of questions about end-time events.
Is there a “pre-tribulation” rapture? Does the church – those who are “in Christ” – escape the great
tribulation? Is the great tribulation the wrath of God? When does the sign of the “Son of man”
appear? When are the two witnesses and the antichrist “beast” active? What is the “hour of
temptation”? So to help answer these questions I’ve created a timeline that you may find helpful.
In the book of Revelation, chapter 6, a book or “scroll” is introduced. It has seven “seals.”
Imagine a rolled up scroll, with a wax seal holding the outer end in place. In order to open the
scroll to read it, that first seal needs to be broken, so that the scroll can be unrolled and read.
Well, this scroll has six more seals at various points inside. So, the scroll is effectively divided
into seven consecutive sections. So, for example, before the events described in the second
section can begin, the events described in the first section have to be “read” or have to occur. The
scroll describes a series of 7 consecutive groups of events – “seals,” they’re called – in end-time
prophecy.
The final, seventh seal is sub-divided into seven consecutive “trumpets” or trumpet
soundings. These are described beginning in Revelation chapter 8. Why trumpet soundings?
Well, in the Old Testament, seven trumpet soundings led to the fall of Jericho. In the Revelation,
seven trumpet soundings lead to the fall of “Babylon the great” – this world’s system of corrupt
religion, education, government, finance, etc . . . all to be replaced by the Kingdom of God here
on earth.
So here’s the timeline, showing only the fifth, sixth and seventh seals, and showing the
seven trumpets that comprise the seventh seal.
There are many events in 5th, 6th and 7th seals. In this timeline we’ll just address the
following major events; we’ll use the Bible to determine in what order they occur and
approximately where they should be placed in the timeline:
▬ the resurrection and rapture of the church
▬ the darkening of the sun and moon
▬ the wrath of God
▬ Jesus’ arrival at Jerusalem with the “saints”
▬ the great tribulation
▬ the gathering of the “beast” and his armies at Armageddon
▬ the sign of the Son of man in the sky
▬ the two witnesses and the antichrist “beast” in power
▬ the “marriage supper” of Jesus and His church
There will be a resurrection, to immortality, for true believers who had died. The apostle
Paul wrote that this occurs “at the last trump” which would be the seventh trumpet in the seventh
seal. At the same time any true believers who are physically alive – not yet “asleep” in death –
will also receive immortality. Here’s Paul:
⚫ “Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God;
neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and
the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on
immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in
victory.” (1 Corinthians 15:42-54)
All these newly immortal will then be raptured or “caught up” to meet Jesus, “in the air.”
Here’s Paul:
⚫ “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to
meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16,17)
Question: will the antichrist “beast” be in power before, or after, the resurrection and
rapture? Easy one: the beast is in power both before and after the rapture. During the SIXTH
trumpet the two witnesses are introduced; they’ll preach for 1260 days:
⚫ “And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two
hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.” (Revelation 11:3).
Continuing in verses 7 and 8, still in the sixth trumpet:
⚫ “And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the
bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called
Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. ” (Revelation 11:7,8)
The sixth trumpet, also called “the second woe,” ends a few verses later, as the seventh
trumpet is announced:
⚫ “The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly.
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The
kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall
reign for ever and ever.” (Revelation 11:14,15).
(Note: 5th trumpet = 1st “woe”; 6th trumpet = 2nd “woe”: 7th trumpet = 3rd “woe”)
The beast rules for 42 months, as described in Revelation 13:5. Those 42 months must
begin either during the sixth trumpet, or earlier.
It’s not clear whether the witnesses’ 1260 days and the beast’s 42 months are simultaneous
or sequential. But it is interesting to note that 1260 days is equal in time to 42 months. 42 months
times 30 days per month equals 1260 days. 42 months is also equal to 3 1/2 years: the “time,
times and half a time” that the “little horn” in Daniel 7 is in power. Taken sequentially, the 1260
days plus 42 months would equal 84 months. That’s 7 years.
This time period appears to be “the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the
whole, to try them that dwell upon the earth” (Revelation 3:10). Everyone will have to choose
what to believe: the testimony of the two witnesses, or, the lies of the beast and the miracleworking false prophet. The beast will “make war” on true believers, so we do know for sure that
there will be believers present during the reign of the beast:
⚫ “And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and
power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations” (Revelation 13:7; also Daniel
7:21, 25)
Most will choose the beast and receive “a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads”
(Revelation 13:16), showing their allegiance to the beast: by the things they do and by the things
they believe and profess. For them, the wrath of God is promised, to be delivered by seven
angels:
⚫ “And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven
last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.” (Revelation 15:1)
⚫ “And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways,
and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and
grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped
his image” (Revelation 16:1,2).
Since that wrath comes on those who had received the mark of the beast, it is apparent that
the wrath comes after the beast has been in power for some time, perhaps toward or at the end of
his 42 months.
This wrath is presented Revelation 15 and 16, after the seventh trumpet has sounded
(Revelation 11:15). No one “in Christ” will be subjected to God’s wrath. At the sounding of the
seventh trump those who were physically alive “in Christ,” along with the resurrected dead in
Christ, rose to “meet the Lord in the air.” They won’t be around when the wrath is poured out.
Later, as the 6th vial of wrath is poured out, we see the beast and his armies gathering at a
place called Armageddon, in preparation for “the battle of that great day of God Almighty”
(Revelation 16:12-14).
That battle occurs upon Jesus’ arrival at Jerusalem, with His saints, as described in
Revelation 19:11-21 and Zechariah 14:5. The beast and false prophet and their armies are
destroyed.
Then the 1000-year rule of Christ and His saints, right here on earth, begins (Rev 20:6,
Isaiah 2:1-4, Daniel 2:44, Daniel 7:14, Luke 22:28-30 and many more).
It interesting to note that the only mention (in Revelation) of the marriage supper of the
Lamb is in Revelation 19:9 – just before Jesus returns with His saints to conquer the beast
(Revelation 19:11-21). This suggests the marriage supper takes place after the rapture to meet
Him “in the air” but before the battle . . . in others words, during the time that God’s wrath is
being poured out. But there is no statement in the Bible that that is when the marriage supper
takes place.
The “great tribulation” – properly understood – has absolutely nothing to do with the time
of God’s wrath. As we’ve seen, God’s wrath is poured out after the seventh trumpet has sounded.
The “great tribulation” is an entirely different event and is over long before God’s wrath. How
can we know? Just put the pieces together:
▬ The sun and moon are darkened at the opening of the sixth seal, as clearly stated in
Revelation 6:12:
⚫ “And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake;
and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood” (Revelation 6:12)
▬ Jesus said the sun and moon would be darkened “immediately after the tribulation of
those days” (Matthew 24:29)
⚫ “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon
shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall
be shaken” (Matthew 24:29)
▬ Therefore the tribulation – whatever it is – must be over or ending as the sixth seal is
being opened. So we’ll tentatively put the great tribulation here, at the end of the fifth seal, just
before the sun and moon are darkened at the opening of the sixth seal:
▬ Given that the sixth seal comes before the seventh seal (and the 7th seal’s seven
trumpets) it is obvious that the “tribulation” is over long before Jesus raptures His church. The
sixth seal, and the first six trumpets of the seventh seal must all occur after the tribulation, but
before the “last [seventh] trump.”
Easy mistake that many make: assuming the “tribulation” is the wrath of God. It is not: the
wrath of God is poured much later, upon those who accepted the mark of the beast.
▬ Okay, we have one more event for the timeline: the appearance of “the sign of the Son
of man,” immediately after the sun and moon are darkened. Here’s Matthew 24:29 again,
followed by verse 30:
⚫ “Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon
shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall
be shaken:
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of
the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power
and great glory.” (Matthew 24:29,30)
While being questioned by the high priest, Jesus gave what seems to be a description of
this sign:
⚫ “Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see
the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.”
(Matthew 26:64)
“Sitting on the right hand of power” – on the throne. Let’s go back to Revelation 6:15,16
and see what men say after the sun and moon are darkened:
⚫ “And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains,
and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in
the rocks of the mountains;
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that
sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb” (Revelation 6:15,16)
They’re literally seeing “the sign of the Son of man,” “coming in the clouds of heaven with
power and great glory.” Seeing is believing, and an “innumerable multitude” come to repentance,
as described in Revelation 7. They are shown figuratively “before the throne,” having entered
into “his temple” – the true church.
Here’s a synopsis, the order of events, with some opinions thrown in:
▬ The “great tribulation” is man-made disaster, probably including war, so bad that
“except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved” (Matthew 24:21,22).
▬ The great tribulation is cut short by the darkening of sun and moon at the opening of the
sixth seal, (Rev 6:12-14), “immediately after the tribulation of those days” (Matthew 24:29).
▬ the darkening of the sun and moon are followed by the appearance of the “sign of the
Son of man” (Matthew 24:30) in the sky, causing everyone from kings to slaves to seek to hide
“from the face of him that sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb” (Rev 6:15-17).
▬ A “great multitude” come to repentance . . . they saw the sign; seeing is believing . . .
(Rev 7:9-17).
▬ Seal 7 is opened (Rev 8:1); consecutive trumpets announce various traumas, some of
which suggest a nuclear/volcanic winter.
▬ But Jesus hasn’t arrived. People wonder and rumor, “where is He?” Jesus warned not to
be swayed by reports “He’s in the desert” or “in the secret chamber”:
⚫ “Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold,
he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.” (Matthew 24:26).
▬ The appearance of “the sign of the Son of man” has set the stage for the appearance of
impostors: “false Christs and false prophets, showing “great signs and wonders” (Matthew
24:24). For example: the antichrist beast and the false prophet (Revelation 13).
▬ This will be “the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them
that dwell upon the earth” (Rev 3:10). People will need to sort out the truth: either believe the
testimony of the two witnesses (sixth trumpet of the 7th seal, Rev 11:3-7), or else believe the
beast and false prophet (Revelation 13). Many will attempt to “hurt” or discredit the testimony of
the two witnesses. But “fire” – irrefutable evidence of the truth – will come from their mouths,
destroying the credibility of any who challenge their testimony:
⚫ “And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their
enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. (Revelation 11:5)
▬ Will there be Christians on earth then? Of course: the beast and false prophet “make
war” on them (Revelation 13:7; Daniel 7:21,25).
▬ the 7th trumpet of the seventh seal sounds (Rev 11:15): The dead in Christ are
resurrected immortal; those physically alive and “in Christ” also receive immortality (1
Corinthians 15:50-54).
▬ Together, they rise to meet Him “in the air.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17);
▬ The “marriage supper of the Lamb” takes place (Rev 19:7-9) as the seven vials of God’s
wrath are poured out on those who remain on earth, who accepted the mark of the beast
(Revelation 16).
▬ The beast and its armies gather for battle against Jesus (sixth vial of God’s wrath,
Revelation 16:12-16), but are destroyed by Jesus (Revelation 19:11-21) as He comes to
Jerusalem with His saints (Zechariah 14:5).
▬ Jesus rules here on earth for 1000 years, with His immortal saints:
⚫ “Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death
hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand
years.” (Revelation 20:6, Isaiah 2:1-4, Daniel 7; Daniel 2:44; Luke 22:28-30, etc)
Pre-tribulation rapture? No. No evidence for such a thing. Jesus comes once for His bride,
at the last, seventh trumpet of the seventh seal.
Is the church raptured before the wrath of God is poured out? Absolutely.
Is the tribulation the wrath of God? No. The tribulation, correctly understood, ends early in
the sequence of events, long before the wrath of God is poured out.
Well, I hope this helps clear things up. There is one last thing I should mention about the
timeline. The 7 trumpets are shown in order; they do begin in sequence. But some of them must
end before the next one begins. That is the case for the 5th trumpet or first “woe,” which must
end before the 6th trumpet begins:
⚫ “One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar
which is before God” (Revelation 9:12,13)
And it’s true for the 6th trumpet or 2nd woe, which must end before the 7th trumpet (third
“woe”) begins (Revelation 11:14,15).
But there is no indication or statement that the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th must end before the
next begins. They will BEGIN in order, yes, but one or more may CONTINUE ON after later
ones (2, 3, 4, eg.,) have started.
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