- 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
Tag: Resurrection
A harvest is a model of resurrection:
- A seed or bulb is planted
- Then a glorious new flower sprouts up
Just as we are buried, resurrected, and given a new body
1 Corinthians 15:36-38, 42-44
3 Days in the OT
- Jonah – Mt 12:40
- Akedah – Gen 22; Heb 11:19
- Rahab’s cord – Josh 2:15-16
- Tolah worm – Ps 22:6
Rahab’s Cord
Tolah Worm: Ps 22:6
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. Psalm 22:6
Tolah also means “scarlet” (= “Crimson” 38x). Scarlet dye was made from a particular worm, Cermes vermilio. The Cermes vermilio pierces the thin bark of twigs to suck the sap, from which it prepares a waxy scale to protect its soft body. The red dye is in this scale.
When reproducing, the female climbs a tree (usually the holm oak), where it bears its eggs; the larvae hatch and feed on the body of the worm. It gives its life…a crimson spot is left on the branch; when the scarlet spot dries out, in three days, it changes to white as it flakes off…
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isaiah 1:18
Order of Resurrection appearances
1) To Mary Magdalene (Jn 20:11-18; Mk 16:9-11);
2) To the other women (Mt 28:9-10);
3) To Peter (Lk 24:34; 1 Cor 15:5);
4) To the two men on Emmaus Road (Mk 16:12; Lk 24:13-32);
5) To the 10 in the Upper Room (Mk 16:14; Jn 20:19-25).
First Resurrection
Modeled in the harvest
Firstfruits – offered as a sacrifice of thanksgiving to God:
- Jesus – 1 Corinthians 15:20
General Harvest – one pass for gathering the crop:
- The dead in Christ – 1 Thessalonians 4:16
- The alive in Christ – 1 Thessalonians 4:17
Gleaning – crop not picked up in the general harvest:
- Tribulation Martyrs and Saints – Revelation 20:4
- OT Saints – Daniel 12:2
4 Classes of Saints
Old Testament – resurrected at the 2nd coming: Dan 12:1-4; Isa 25:8-9
Body of Christ – resurrected at the Harpazo: Rev 5:10; 2:26-28; 3:12, 21 1 Thess 4:13-18; 2 Tim 2:12
Tribulation Martyrs – resurrected in the Millennium: Rev 6:9; 20:4-6
Tribulation Saints (Post Harpazo) – are living at the 2nd coming