God’s Time line

 

Scripture reading- 2 Peter 3

 

Text- 1 Peter 4:7

 

Theme- God’s program for the end times. Events of the two phases of the 2nd Coming of Christ.

 

I.                  THE RAPTURE  Christ coming for his saints.

 

1.     Resurrection of the Dead Saints

John 5: 28-29, 1 Cor. 51-52, 1 Thess. 4: 16

 

2.     Translation of the Living Saints

1 Thess. 4: 17-18, Phil 3: 21  

 

3.     Judgment of the Saints for Works

2 Cor. 5: 10  

 

4.     Marriage of the  Lamb

2 Cor. 11:2, Matt, 25: 6, Rev. 19: 7

 

5.     The Great Tribulation

Matt. 24: 21    

                        The time of the 7 seals of Rev. 6-8        

                        The time of the 7 trumpet judgment of Rev, 9-11               

                        The time of the 7 vials of wrath of Rev. 15-16

                        The time of the great Woe of Rev. 8:13      

                        The time of the Beast of Dan, 9: 24-27

                        The time when men will seek death and shall not find it. Rev. 9: 6

 

6.     The Battle of Armageddon

Rev, 16: 13-14 and 16. Luke 21: 26

      The time of perplexity.

      The time of trouble Dan. 12: 1 

                         The time of the angel in sun crying to vultures in Rev. 19: 17-18

                         The time of the Rushing of Nations in Isa. 17: 18  

                         The time of anger among the nations on Rev. 11: 18

                          The time of the winpress of God’s wrath in Rev. 14: 14-20

 

II. THE REVELATION  Christ coming with his saints

 

1.     Revelation of Christ and Judgment of the nations

Matt, 24:29-30, Zech. 14:4, Rev, 1-7, Rev. 5:11, 2 Thess. 1:7-8, Matt, 25:31-48  

 

2.     Beast and False Prophet to be Cast into Lake of Fire.

Rev. 19:19-20.  Beast—the Political Dictator; False Prophet—the Religious Dictator  

 

3.     The Kingdom Age. The Millennium

Rev. 20:1-3 

 

4.     Devil Loosed. Battle of Gog and Magog. The Doom of Satan.

Rev. 20:1, Rev, 20:7-8, Rev, 20:10

 

5.     White Throne Judgment

Rev. 20:5, Rev. 20: 11-18   

             

6.     The Renovation

Rev, 21: 1, Rev. 21: 10-21, Rev. 21:3 and 7-8, Rev. 21: 27

 

 

 

 

 

THE THREE SERIES OF JUDGEMENTS

 

Seal Judgments

Trumpet Judgments

Bowl (Vial) Judgments

1

6:1, 2

Rider on a white horse

Carried a bow

Wore a crown

Object:  To conquer

8:7

Hail, fire and blood on the earth

Result:  1/3 part earth, 1/3 part trees, all green grass burned up

16:2

Poured into earth

Result:  Noisome and grievous sore upon worshipers of the beast

2

6:3, 4

Rider on a red horse

Carried a great sword

Object:  To take peace from the earth

8:8, 9

Fiery mountain cast into the sea

Result:  1/3 of the sea blood, 1/3 of sea creatures die, 1/3 of ships destroyed

16:3

Poured into the sea

Result:  All sea-life died

3

6:5, 6

Rider on a black horse

Carried a balance

Object:  Produce famine conditions

8:10, 11

Burning star falls upon earth—named Wormwood

Result:  1/3 of waters made bitter;  many men will die

16:4-7

Poured in rivers and sources of waters

Result:  Men scorched with fire; blasphemed God

4

6:7, 8

Rider on pale horse

Death followed by Hades

Object:  To kill by sword, famine, death and wild beasts.

8:12

Celestial disturbances

Result:  1/3 of heavenly bodies darkened; day and night affected

16:8, 9

Poured upon the sun

Result:  Men scorched with fire; blasphemed God

5

6:9-11

Souls of martyrs under the alter

Object:  To cry for revenge against their murderers

9:1-11

Star (ruler) falls to earth; opens the pit; locusts emerge led by Apollyon

Result:  Men tormented 5 months; unable to die

16:10, 11

Poured upon the throne of the beast

Result:  Kingdom darkened; men in pain; did not repent

6

6:12-17

Seismic and celestial disturbances

Object:  Day of God’s wrath upon the earth

9:13-22

Four angels at Euphrates released; armies of horsemen proceed

Result:  1/3 of men killed by horses which breathe fire, smoke and brimstone

16:12-16

Poured upon Euphrates River

Result:  River dried up.  Eastern kings advance to Har-Magedon (Armageddon)

7

8:1, 2

 Silence in heaven for a half-hour

Object:  Preparation for sounding of seven trumpets

11:15-19

Great voices in Heaven and 24 elders sing praise to God

Result:  God’s kingdom supreme over the earth

16:17-21

Poured upon the air

Result:  Voice from the throne announces “It s done”; disturbances and plague of hail; men blaspheme God

 

 

 

 

Christ and Antichrist

 

Came in God’s name

Comes in his own name

Humbled Himself

Exalts himself

Despised

Admired

Exalted

Cast down to hell

Did His Fathers will

Does his own will

Came to save

Comes to destroy

Is the Holy One

Is the lawless one

Is the Man of sorrows

Is the man of sin

Is the Son of God

Is the son of perdition

Is the sacrificial

Is the savage beast

Will glorify His holy bride (Church)

Will kill his harlot wife (false church)

Second Person of Holy Trinity

Second person of unholy trinity

 

 

         

                Father                                                                                       Satan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Son                                     Holy Spirit                         Anti-Christ                                  False Prophet 

 

 

 

 

 

God’s Time Line! 

 

 

                                   

                                            

 

                                                      Rapture          Second Coming               Great White Throne

                                                                                                                               Judgment

 


                   

               

 

 


           Christian Era                         Tribulation                            Millennium                                                         Eternity

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  New Heaven and

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        New Earth                                                                                 

                               

 

 

 

List of Time Line Events

 

 

1.       Rapture.

2.       The Natural Body changed into and incorruptible body.

3.       Judgment Seat of Christ.

4.       The Temple rebuilt

5.       The Battle of Gog and Magog I

6.       The Seven Seal Judgments.

7.       The Prince (antichrist) makes a Covenant with Israel.  

8.       The 144,000 sealed. The Martyred Tribulation Saints.

9.       The two Witnesses.

10. The Mark of the Beast

11. The Great Tribulation begins.

12. The Prince (anti-Christ the Man of Sin) breaks the covenant, demand worship.

 

13. The Seven-Trumpet Judgment.

 

14.  The Seven Vial (Bowl) Judgments

 

15. Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

 

16. The Second Coming of Christ with his saints

 

17. The Battle of Armageddon.

 

18. The Judgment of the nations.

 

19. Satan Bound for a thousand years, cast into the bottomless pit.

 

20. The thousand years Millennial reign of Christ.

 

21. Satan loosed for a season.

 

22. Gog and Magog II

 

23. The Great White Throne Judgment.

 

24. New Heavens and New Earth.

 

25. New Jerusalem.

 

26. The River of Life comes from the Throne of God.

 

 

 

 

Bible Prophecy

 

The Order of Prophetic Events

 

1.    Preparation for Christ’s Return:

(The way will be paved for the coming of the Savior)  

 

2.    The Advent of the Lord for his Church:

(This is the first event in the prophetic program) 

 

3.    Dreadful Events on the Earth:

(Antichrist will be revealed and the Tribulation period start)

 

4.    The Coming of the Son of God with his Church:

(Lord Jesus’s return to earth in power and great glory)

 

5.    The Millennial Reign of Christ:

(Devil bound and a time of righteousness, peace, and prosperity will prevail) 

 

6.    The Loosing and Doom of Satan:

(The archenemy of the Lord, will meet his ultimate doom)

 

7.    The Judgment of Unbelievers at the Great White Throne:

(This will be a scene of unspeakable tragedy) 

 

8.    The New Heaven and the New Earth:

(The manifestation of the Glory of God)

 

 

 

The Second Coming of Christ:

 

 

Note: 1. -- Titus 2: 13= The Second Advent of the Lord Jesus is the “Blessed Hope” of the church.

 

           2. –2 Tim, 4: 8= Believers are to love the appearing of their Lord, and why should they not?

 

           3. 1 John 3: 1-2= A bright, radiant hope is indeed.

 

I-                 The Certainty of Christ’s coming:

(In the New Testament alone Christ’s return is mentioned over 300 times)

 

1.    The Testimony of Jesus: John 14: 3

2.    The Testimony of others:

a.    Acts 1:11= Angels

b.    Acts 3: 20, 21= Peter

c.     Col. 3:4= Paul= (The apostle Paul had no doubt

d.    1 Thess. 4: 13-18= Paul= Whatever that his Lord

e.     Titus 2: 13= Paul= Would come again    

    

 

 

THE TWO WITNESSES

(Revelation 11)

 

I   The Ministry of the Two Witnesses (Rev. 11:1-14)

 

1.       The Period of Their Ministry- (vs. 1-4)

 

2.       The Purpose of Their Ministry-(vs. 5-6)

 

3.       The Persecution of Their Ministry-(7-10)

 

4.       The Panic Following Their Ministry-(vs. 11-14)

 

II.      The Testimony of the Seventh Trumpet (Rev. 11:15-19)

 

1.       National & International Hatred:

 

 

2.  Resurrection:

 

 

2.       Judgment:

 

 

 

 

 

THE DEMONSTRATION OF THE WRATH OF GOD

RUSSIA Ezekiel 38, 39

 

1.    IDENTITY OF THE INVADERS

 

A.     Geographical proof

B.      Historical proof

C.      Linguistic proof

 

2.       ALLIES IN THE INVASION

 

A.     Persia:  Modern Iran

B.      Ethiopia:  South African Nations

C.      Libya:  North African Nations

D.      Gomer:  Eastern Europe

E.       Togarmah:  Turkey

 

3.       REASONS FOR THE INVASION

 

A.     To cash in on the riches of Israel (38:11, 12)

B.      To challenge the authority of the antichrist (Dan. 11:40-44)

 

4.     RESULTS OF THE INVATIONS

 

A.     Russia totally defeated by God (38:21-23)

B.      Five-sixths of the Russian troops destroyed on the mountains of Israel (39:2)

C.      Seven years to be spent in burning the war weapons (38:9)

D.      Seven months to be spent in burying the dead (38:12)