Tag: Great Tribulation

Earth’s Destiny

  • Israel is in the Promised Land – Ezekiel 37:12; Isaiah 11:11-12; Deuteronomy 30:3-5
  • The Apostasy takes place – 2 Thessalonians 2:3
  • The rebuilding of Babylon – Isaiah 13-14; Jeremiah 50-51; Revelation 17-18
    •Babylon fell, without a battle, to Cyrus the Persian in 539 BC, became Alexander’s capital when Greece conquered the Persians, and has atrophied over the centuries. The destruction of Babylon has yet to occur.
  • The Church is completed (Fullness of the Gentiles) – 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17; Romans 11:25
  • The Restrainer (Holy Spirit) is removed (Harpazo) – 2 Thessalonians 2:7
    •Dead in Christ first – 1 Thessalonians 4:16
    •Then those that are alive – 1 Thessalonians 4:17
  • Bema Seat judgement in Heaven – Revelation 20:4; 2 Cor 5:10; 1 Cor 3:11-15
  • Marriage of the Lamb in Heaven (in the Father’s house per the Ancient Jewish Wedding)
  • The man of sin is revealed – 2 Thessalonians 2:6-9
    •World leader (politician) – Revelation 13:1-10; Zechariah 11:17
    •Religious leader (false prophet) – Revelation 13:11-18
  • Nations immediately surrounding Israel confederate to destroy it and Israel conquers – Psalms 83
    •“hidden ones” of Psalms 83:3 an allusion to Psalms 83 being post-Harpazo?
  • The Magog Invasion – Ezekiel 38-39
    •Outer nations attack Israel for spoil and God conquers – after Psalms 83
  • One world government – Daniel 2,7
  • Peace covenant enforced by the Antichrist for 7 years (70th week of Daniel) – Daniel 9:27; Revelation 6-19
  • The Temple is rebuilt – 2 Thessalonians 2:4; Matthew 24:15; Revelation 11:1-2
  • Sealing the 144,000 of Israel – Revelation 7:1-8
  • The Two Witnesses (of Mine) prophesy again – Revelation 11:3-14
    •Moses – Turn water into blood; Smite earth with plagues
    •Elijah – Call down fire from heaven; Shut heaven, no rain
  • The Abomination of Desolation 1/2 way through Peace covenant – Daniel 9:27
  • The Great Tribulation for 3.5 years after The Abomination of Desolation – Jeremiah 30:7; Matthew 24:15-22; Zechariah 12-14; Daniel 12:1; Hosea 5:15; Isaiah 61:2; Revelation 19:19
    •Jesus begins closing escrow on the title deed He purchased with His blood on the cross some 2000 years ago – Revelation 4:5-7
    •Seals opened – Revelation 6; 8:1-6
    •Trumpets sound – Revelation 8:7-9:21; 11:15-18; 15:1-8
    •Bowls poured out – Revelation 16:1-17
    •Gathering of the earth dwellers at Armageddon to prepare to attack Jerusalem – Revelation 16:16; Psalms 2; Zechariah 14:2
    •Jesus returns, with His Holy Myriads, to Petra (Bozrah) and conquers the earth dwellers – Isaiah 63:1-6; Revelation 14:14-20; Revelation 19:11-21; Jude 1:14; Zechariah 14:3
    •The beast (politician) and the false prophet are cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone – Revelation 19:20
  • The Millennium (The Kingdom of Heaven) – Revelation 20; Zechariah 14:4-21; Isaiah 65:17-25
    •Satan is cast into the bottomless pit for 1000 years – Revelation 20:3
    •Sheep and Goat Judgement – Matthew 25:31-46
    •Old Testament saints resurrected – Daniel 12:1-2; Isaiah 26:19
    •John the Baptist – a friend of the Bridegroom – John 3:29
    •Marriage supper on earth (in the Kingdom) – Matthew 22:1-14; Revelation 19:6-10
    • Includes John the Baptist, a friend of the Bridegroom
    •Tribulation martyrs resurrected – Revelation 20:4-6
    •1st Resurrection complete
    •Millennial Temple is built – Ezekiel 40-48
    •Satan released after 1000 years, rebels again, and is cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where his 2 buddies, the beast and the false prophet, are waiting for him – Revelation 20:7-10
    •Great White Throne Judgement – Revelation 20:11-15
    •unsaved dead are resurrected and judged by their works
    •2nd Resurrection complete
  • Eternity (The Kingdom of God) – Revelation 21,22
    •The New Heaven and the New Earth – Revelation 21:1-8
    •The New Jerusalem – Revelation 21:9-27
    •The River of Life – Revelation 22:1-5

The Great Tribulation

  • Tribulation doesn’t begin until the Lamb opens the seal
  • The Lamb doesn’t receive the Scroll until after the 24 Elders place their crowns on the glassy sea
  • The 24 Elders (and the seven lampstands) are in heaven when the Tribulation begins
  • 7 Seals opened by The Lamb
  • Revelation 6,8:1-6
    1. White horse – conquering; victory; the world will think it’s entering the millennium under a false Messiah when actually it is entering the Tribulation Period
    2. Red horse – war; bloodshed
    3. Black horse – inflation caused famine
    4. Pale horse – death; pestilence
    5. Martyrs praying for the Lord to judge and avenge their blood on the earth dwellers
    6. Worldwide chaos
    7. 7 Trumpets sounded by 7 angels
  • Revelation 8:7-9:21,11:15-18,15:1-8
    1. Hail and fire mingled with blood cast upon the earth; 1/3 of the trees and all green grass is burnt up
    2. As it were a great mountain burning with fire is cast into the sea; 1/3 of the sea becomes blood, 1/3 of the sea creatures die, and 1/3 of the ships are destroyed
    3. A great star from heaven falls upon 1/3 of the rivers and upon the fountains of waters; 1/3 of the waters become poisonous
    4. A 1/3 of the sun, a 1/3 of the moon, and a 1/3 of the stars are darkened; neither day nor night show for a 1/3 part – 3 Woes for the coming 3 trumpets
    5. A star falls from heaven to earth and he is given the key to the bottomless pit. After he opens the pit smoke comes out and darkens the sun and the air, then locusts come out of the smoke upon the earth. Power is given the locusts to torment, but not kill, men for 5 months like a scorpion when he stings with the exception of men sealed in their forehead by God. Nor should the locusts hurt the grass, ant green thing, or the trees. Death will not be found even though people will seek it.
    6. 4 angels are loosed from the Euphrates and they slay 1/3 of mankind by fire, smoke, and brimstone proceeding from their mouths, yet no repentance is found
    7. 7 Bowls poured out by 7 angels
  • Revelation 16:1-17
    1. Poured upon the earth – noisome and grievous sores fall upon men which have the mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image
    2. Poured upon the sea – it became as the blood of a dead man and every living soul died in the sea
    3. Poured upon the rivers and fountains of water – they became blood
    4. Poured upon the sun – men are scorched with fire, they blaspheme God and repent not
    5. Poured upon the throne of the beast and his kingdom – darkness and pain in his kingdom, they blaspheme God and repent not
    6. Poured upon the great river Euphrates – the river is dried up to make way for the kings of the east. 3 devil spirits come out of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet working miracles and gathering the world at Armageddon to go to battle against God
    7. Poured  into the air – out of the temple of heaven, a great voice from the throne proclaims “It is done”