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OVERVIEW OF THE SIGNS AND EVENTS THAT ARE
HAPPENING AND WILL HAPPEN TO THE END OF THE AGE
HAPPENING AND WILL HAPPEN TO THE END OF THE AGE
SECTION TWO
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS
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1.) The economic structure of the world will decline and unemployment will be in the
double digits.
2.) World currency will decrease in value.
3.) Oil prices will escalate to as much as twenty dollars per gallon or more, while there is
still oil available.
4.) Most of the oil produced in the Middle East will redistrbuted to Russia, China and Asia.
5.) There will be a limited nuclear war that will kill hundreds of thousands, possibly
milliions.
6.) World leaders and politicians will be arrested, ousted, assassinated and overthrown.
7.) There will be climate changes and the ground will not yield enough food to feed the
world.
8.) False religions will cause millions to fall away from the Christian church and their
traditional beliefs and values.
9.) Churches will have their tax-free exemption taken away and many large churches will
close their doors.
10.) Unrest, unemployment and lack of basic necessities will fuel rioting to the point that
they will be common place.
11.) Terrorist attacks will increase worldwide.
12.) Famine and disease will take the lives of millions and life will have little value.
13.) The world will look for a savior-a man who can restore structure, hope and meaning
to their lives. The man the Bible calls The Antichrist.
14.) Even before the Antichrist and the False Prophet come on the sceen, there will be a
movement toward a one world church by teaching that Jesus is not the only way to
heaven. And although hard to believe, this teaching will be embraced by hundreds of
millions. Just look around, even today it difficult to find a christian church that actually
teaches the Bible as the word of God, but teaches it as more of a guideline to salvation.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THIS?
Oil fuels the world and without it, the political, economic and defense structures of even strong countries would decline to become third world countries. In the not-so-distant future, this scenario will become a reality to most of the free world countries including the United States. But in the case of the United States, it will not be because they did not have ample oil supplies, but because they did not put the interest of the majority of the people in the forefront, and chose rather to side with the tree huggers and ecologists who would rather preserve the three-eyed blind fish from extinction, and the look of the landscape instead of looking into the future. Even though the outlook of the future was crystal clear and drilling for oil would have kept the economic structure of the country stabilized even in troubled times, along with being able to maintain a strong war machine to defend themselves if needed but instead, they took the chance and gambled on stablizing the Middle East and failed miserably. When anyone could see that the Middle East as governments cannot even get along with their own neighbors of their own blood, without going to war over their split religious beliefs.
As of 2008, The United States imported almost 60% of their oil, with 18% coming from Saudi Arabia. Today, Saudi Arabia is ruled by King Fahd along with several thousand of his family members, which is a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of the estimated 20+ million Muslims who make up Saudi Arabia's disgruntled population.
Because of the Muslims' embedded hatred for the United States and all other countries who do not embrace Islam, and because of their treaties with Russia and China, and because of both Russia and China's growing need for oil, we will see the distribution of oil drastically change with Russia and China receiving the bulk of the available oil.
When this happens, and it will happen, it will affect every man, woman and child in every country in the free world, and drastically impair their ability to compete economically or to defend themselves.
IRAN TAKES OVER THE MIDDLE EAST
This event could occur within months, even weeks after the U.S. leaves the Middle East, certainly within a year of their departure. The war will not only be quick and decisive in favor of Iran. And because of the hatred between the religious factions, thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands will be slaughtered. Once Iran has taken Iraq, they will waste no time overthrowing Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon. After Iran takes over the Middle East, they will set their sights on Egypt, but because Egypt also processes a limited war machine and because Iran will not want to disrupt the oil flow out of Egypt, I believe Iran will sign a treaty with Egypt with Iran maintaining control over Egypt.
LIMITED NUCLEAR WAR
Although we could see a limited nuclear war flair up in Pakistan, Afghanistan, North Korea or even in India, the limited nuclear war that will put the end signs in motion is the limited war that Russia will bring down on Israel that involves the United States.
To set the stage: The Middle East along with Russia's help, guidance and counsel will first put all the pawns in order by all but cutting off the oil supply to the United States. This lack of oil will rapidly cause the United States to decay both economically and militarily from within in a relatively short time. As I mentioned earlier, as of 2008, the United States imported almost 60% of their oil, with 18% coming from Saudi Arabia and maintain less than one year's reserve.
Over the past several years, the ruling families in Saudi Arabia have suffered great pressure to change their relationship toward the United States. If the ruling families do not change their favorable attitude toward the United States, I believe they are on the cutting edge of civil war, and it will not be long before a radical Moslem religious leader takes over control of the Saudi government. If Iraq or both Iraq and Syria come under the control of Iran and there is civil war in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait will have no other choice but to follow their example and raise oil prices. These increasing oil prices will quickly cause the decline of the United States economy. If the major refinery in Saudi Arabia is destroyed by terrorists, this event would all but collapse the U.S. economy within a six-month period. Once our economy and war machine is paralyzed, and Iran, North Korea or some other terrorist country uses an Anti-Magnetic Bomb against us, all that we will have left to defend ourselves with will be a limited Navy and nuclear submarines, which could easily be destroyed by Russia's nuclear missile arsenal, but not before much of Russia is also destroyed.
RUSSIA AND HER ARAB ALLIES INVADE ISRAEL
Russia will invade Israel one to three years before the Seven-Year Tribulation begins; the Seven-Year Tribulation is the last seven years of this earth age before Jesus returns to the earth, and again at the end of the Seven-Year Tribulation when China joins the war against the Antichrist and against Israel with 200,000,000 soldiers, fulfilling Ezekiel 38-39. It will be during this war that the United States will come to Israel's aid and defeat Russia, but not before Russia has managed to destroy millions of people in the US and left it in rubble. The bible prophesies that before the war is over, one-third of the earth, one-third of the men on earth, one-third of the fish in the sea, one-third of the trees on earth, and one-third of the water that covers the earth will be destroyed in one hour."
Revelation 8:7-8 "One-third of the earth, and one-third of the men on earth, and one-third of the fish in the sea, and one-third of the trees on earth, and one-third of the water that covers the earth will be destroyed in one hour" in the first war when Russia and her Arab allies attack Israel.
Two thousand six hundred and fifty (2,650) years ago, Ezekiel foretold and prophesied of these great wars:
Ezekiel 38:1-6 "The Word of the LORD came to me: 'Son of man, set your face against
Gog the Ruler of Russia, of the land of Magog Russia, the Chief Prince of Meshech and
Tubal; prophesy against him and say, "This is what the Sovereign LORD says, 'I am
against you, O Gog, Chief Prince of Meshech and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks
in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army-your horses, your horsemen fully
armed and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their
swords. Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, also Gomer
with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops and the many
nations with you.' "
Gog, in the previous passages is referring to the leader of Magog and Meshech, which are both names for modern-day Russia.
ISRAEL WILL BURN THE WEAPONS OF WAR FOR SEVEN YEARS
I believe Russia and her allies will attack Israel a minimum of three-and-a half years prior to the start of the Seven-Year Tribulation because of the prophecy in Ezekiel 39:9-10
Ezekiel 39:9-10 "Then those who live in the towns of Israel will go out and use the
weapons for fuel and burn them up-the small and large shields, the bows and arrows,
the war clubs and spears. For seven years, they will use them for fuel." 10 "They will
not need to gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests because they will use
the weapons for fuel." NIV
We know from Matthew 24:15-23 that the Jews will flee Israel and go down to Petra in the middle of the Seven-Year Tribulation and stay there until the end of the Seven-Year Tribulation, therefore, for Israel to burn the weapons of war for seven years, Russia would have to attack Israel a minimum of three-and-a half years prior to the start of the Seven-Year Tribulation.
In Matthew 24, Jesus also speaks of the last generation and the events that would take
place when He said, "All these things will come to pass and then the end would come."
All these things would certainly include Israel burning the weapons of war after Russia
attacks Israel.
THE COUNTRIES WHO WILL INVADE ISRAEL WITH RUSSIA
Gog.............. ........... The leader of Russia.
Magog........... .............Russia.
Persia............ .............Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Jordan.
Cush............... ...........Ethiopia and North Africa.
Put.................. ...........Libya, North Africa, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauratania.
Gomer.........................Turkey and Armenia.
Beth Togarmah............Germany.
Tubal....................... ...Russian countries located on the southeast shores of the Black Sea
.......................................Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, and
........................................Kyrgyzstan.
Tarshish, Sheba and Dedan will stand in amazement when Israel is attacked.
Tarshish.....................England.
Sheba, Dedan.............Western Saudi Arabia.
THE ANTICHRIST - THE COMING RULER OF THE WORLD
It will be in this timeframe when Russia and her Allies that attack Israel are defeated and pushed back to Siberia that a man the bible calls the Antichrist will be instrumental in Russia's defeat. The word Antichrist means, "Against Christ, Opposed to Christ" and "a Substitute for Christ," and based on Bible prophecy, he will oppose and exalt himself over everything that is called "God" or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's Temple that will be rebuilt in Jerusalem proclaiming himself to be "God." 2 Thessalonians 2:4
I do not believe the Antichrist will be able to rise to power overnight, but that it will take several months, possibly even several years for him to rise to an ultimate and single authority over the world. It is for this reason that I believe the Rapture will occur within the next several years because of the time it will take the Antichrist to come to power. God said that at the end of the Last Generation, He would return. That means that everything prophesied in the Bible concerning the Last Generation must be completed before His return.
THE EVENTS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE LAST GENERATION:
1. The Rapture of the believers.
2. The Seven-Year Tribulation.
3. The Seven-Year reign of the Antichrist.
4. The deception of the world by the False Prophet causing billions to worship the
Antichrist as god.
The Seven-Year Tribulation is the last seven years of this earth age that climaxes with the final battle of Armageddon.
WHAT IS THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH AND WHEN WILL IT OCCUR
NOTE: Although the word Rapture is not found in any modern-day Bible, it is found in the Latin Vulgate and means "caught up." Translated from the Greek word harpazo, which means, "to carry off, snatch up or grasp hastily." The Latin Bible translated the word harpazo to raptus, and later the Latin word raptus was translated by the English to "rapture."
The event we call the Rapture is actually found in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and in 1 Corinthians 15:50-54. In 1 Corinthians 15:50-54 when Jesus comes back for His Church or Believers in our generation, the Bible tells us that they will be snatched away out of the world. The Rapture and the Second Coming Of Our Lord are two different events and will occur at least Seven Years apart, with the Rapture occurring first.
In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, "Paul forewarns us with these words, 'Brothers, we do not
want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep died, or to grieve like the rest of men,
who have no hope who are those who refused to accept Jesus as their personal savior, and
receive forgiveness for their sins. We who have accepted Jesus as personal Savior, believe
that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who
have fallen asleep in Him. According to The Lord's own Word, we tell you that we who are
still alive, who are left till the Coming of The Lord, will certainly not precede those who
have fallen asleep died. For The Lord Himself will come down from Heaven, with a loud
command, with the voice of the Archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead
in Christ will rise first those who have died believing in Christ. After that, we who are still
alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet The Lord in
the air. And so, we will be with The Lord forever. Therefore, encourage each other with
these words." NIV
In 1 Corinthians 15:50-54, Paul gives us even more information concerning the
Rapture. "I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of
God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We
will not all sleep died, but we will all be changed in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at
the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and
we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the
mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable,
and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: 'Death
has been swallowed up in victory.' " NIV
To assure those of us who are living on the earth that we will escape the soon-coming judgments of the seven-year Tribulation, God made this promise in the Book of Revelation to those who love and trust Him.
Revelation 3:10 "Since you have kept My command to endure patiently, I will also keep
you from the hour of trial "Seven-Year Tribulation" that is going to come upon the whole
world to test those who live on the earth."
In addition to Revelation 3:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:9 confirms that the Church or
Believers will not suffer or go through the Seven-Year Tribulation. 1 Thessalonians 5:9
"For God did not appoint us Believers to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through
Our Lord Jesus Christ." NIV
THE MATHEMATICAL BREAKDOWN OF THE 7-YEAR TRIBULATION
1. The Seven-Year Tribulation consists of (Seven 360-day years)
2. The Seven-Year Tribulation Is Divided Into Two Parts (Daniel 7:25)
3. The first half of Tribulation consists of 42 months or 1,260 days (Revelation 11 & 13)
4. The second half of the Tribulation called "The Great Tribulation" and also consists of 42
months or 1,260 days (Daniel 12).
THE EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 7-YEAR TRIBULATION
1. The Rapture of the Church. The Rapture of the Church could occur several years prior to the
start of the seven-year Tribulation.
2. The Antichrist starts his rise to power after the Rapture of the Church, but several years
prior to the seven-year Tribulation.
3. The false prophet rises to power.
I believe the third temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem, prior to the start of the seven-year Tribulation, but after the Rapture of the Church and possibly prior to the rise of the Antichrist. Although the building of the temple could be delayed, until the Antichrist agrees to enforce the treaty between Israel and her Arab neighbors that will start the seven-year Tribulation.
THE EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE DURING THE 7-YEAR TRIBULATION
1...The Antichrist enforces a treaty between Israel and the Arab nations, but breaks the treaty in the middle of the seven-year Tribulation. The day the Antichrist agrees to enforce this treaty is the day the seven-year Tribulation starts.
2...The Antichrist brings peace to the world for three-and-a half years.
3...The False Prophet establishes a one-world church.
4...God sends two Prophets to walk the streets of Jerusalem for three-and-a half years.
5...God seals 144,000 Jewish evangelists-12,000 from the thirteen tribes, excluding the
tribe of Dan.
6...The Antichrist places the Mark of the Beast on everyone who follows him.
7...People who missed the Rapture and accepted Jesus after the Rapture as their Personal
Savior, who refused to take the Mark of the Beast are martyred by the millions at the
start of the second three-and-a half years of the seven-year Tribulation.
8...Russia and her allies invade Israel.
9...Russia and her Arab allies are defeated and Babylon is destroyed.
10...China marches across the Middle East to the Valley of Megiddo to fight in the many
battles that will be fought in Israel prior to and during Jesus' return.
11...Jesus the Christ returns to earth.
THE EVENT THAT STARTS THE 7-YEAR TRIBULATION
The Bible gives us a detailed outline from the beginning to the end of the seven-year Tribulation, including the very day, Jesus Christ will return to the earth and set up His 1000-year Kingdom.
In Daniel 9:27 Daniel gives us the very day the seven-year Tribulation will begin
when he says, "He the Antichrist will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven'
Which is seven years. In the middle of the seven years, he will put an end to sacrifice and
offering. And on a wing [of the temple], he will set up an abomination that causes
desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him." NIV
The "covenant the Antichrist will confirm" is a treaty between Israel and her neighboring Arab countries that the Antichrist agrees to enforce. The "abomination that causes desolation."
ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT
Today, the world is searching for answers to unsolvable global problems based on independently-controlled governments and are quickly heading toward a one-world government. This is simply because of the crises that are facing the entire world. The method by which the Antichrist will come to power will not only be through his magical charisma to communicate, but through real solutions to poverty, hunger, famine, disease and war. Although this man will be able to solve the world's problems, there are those who will hate him because of the freedoms they will lose under a one-world leader. It will be within this timeframe that he will receive a fatal head wound and be killed. But after three days, he will miraculously come back alive, but will have lost sight in his right eye and the loss of use of his right arm. The Bible speaks of this event in ***(bible reference) After being restored to life by Satan entering his body, he will sign a covenant with Israel and the surrounding Arab nations to ensure the safety of Israel. This event will start the Seven-Year Tribulation.
This peace treaty will last for three-and-a half years. But after three-and-a-half years, the Antichrist will break the treaty by entering the rebuilt Temple of God in Jerusalem and proclaim himself as "God," and demand that all will worship him as "God." ***(bible reference) This event is called the Abomination of Desolation found in 2 Thessalonians 2:4.
THE FALSE PROPHET AND THE ONE WORLD CHURCH
At the same time or prior to the Antichrist rising to power, there will be yet a second man the Bible calls the False Prophet who will rise to authority to control the one-world church. This man will have the power to perform incredible miracles in the sight of the Antichrist. ***(bible reference).
For a step-by-step biblical study of the events that will occur in this generation-the generation who will see the end of this earth age, see: the in-depth biblical study, which follows this overview. The followers of Jesus will not see the Antichrist; for they will have been raptured out of the world into Heaven before he is introduced to the world. But after the Rapture of the believers, the Antichrist will come onto the scene and quickly rise to power.
WHERE WILL THE ANTICHRIST COME FROM?
Daniel 9:25-27 "Know and understand that from the issuing of the decree to restore and
rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler comes, there will be seven 'sevens,'
and sixty-two 'sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, in times of trouble.'
After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One Jesus will be cut off Crucified and will
have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the
sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations
have been decreed.' "
In 70 A.D., Titus leading the Roman Army destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple. At that point, Israel ceased to exist as a nation. The Jews who were not killed outright were sold into slavery. The people of the ruler who will come refers to the Roman Empire, but you must remember that the Roman Empire had two legs: the Western Part and the Eastern Part. The ruler who will come in this verse refers to the Antichrist, who although I believe will be born in Rome will rise to power out of the Eastern Part of the Roman Empire and rule over the earth the last seven years before Christ returns in our generation. The Eastern Part of the Roman Empire ranged from Israel across the Middle East to include Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Iran.
The "abomination that causes desolation" occurs in the middle of the Seven-Year Tribulation when the Antichrist will enter the rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem and proclaim himself "God." 2 Thessalonians 2:4 "He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called "God" or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's Temple, proclaiming himself to be "God." NIV
THE ANTICHRIST WILL TRY TO ANNIHILATE THE JEWS
It will also be at this time that history will again repeat itself as it occurred in World War II when Hitler tried to exterminate the Jews. After proclaiming himself God over all that is worshiped or called God, the Antichrist will release his army on the Jews in an effort to exterminate the Jews that are left in Israel and the world. Although several million Jews will be killed, the remnant that remains in Israel will find refuge in the City of Petra, Jordan, where they will remain for the second three-and-a half years of the Tribulation called the Great Tribulation. Shortly after the Antichrist tries to exterminate the Jews, he will enforce a worldwide mark to be placed on the forehead or the back of the right hand of every person on the earth, swearing allegiance to him. Without this mark, the people who remain will not be able to sell, work or buy food. But those who take the mark will have no way of salvation. Taking the Mark of the Beast forfeits a person's reward of eternal life with Jesus.
THE LAST DISASTERS WILL OCCUR IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE TRIBULATION
The last three and half years will also be a time that the world will suffer disasters described in the book of Revelation that will occur one after the other, within days, weeks or months of each other climaxing with a 200,000,000 million standing army from China and Asia, along with what is left of the Russian army and the armies who opposed the Antichrist and the armies of the Antichrist. Together they will gather on the plains of Megiddo in Israel where the last battle called "The Battle of Armageddon" will be fought.
THE 7 SEALS JUDGMENTS
THE WHITE HORSE (ANTICHRIST) (Revelation 6:1 - 8:1 1Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, "Come." 2I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
THE RED HORSE (WAR) 3When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come." 4And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.
THE BLACK HORSE (FAMINE) 5When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come " I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine."
THE PALE HORSE (DEATH) 7When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, "Come." 8I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
SOULS UNDER THE ALTAR (TRIBULATION MARTYRS) 9When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained; 10and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" 11And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also.
GREAT EARTHQUAKE 12I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; Revelation 6:13-17 13and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. 14The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; 17for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?" Then there was silence in Heaven.
THE 7 TRUMPETS JUDGMENTS
Revelation 8:2 - 11:19 Hail and fire mixed with blood, mountains thrown into the sea, the star Wormwood, a third of the sun, moon and stars struck plague of locusts, release of the 4 angels judgments and rewards--
Revelation 8:2-11:19 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 3Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne. 4And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand. 5Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake. 6And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.
7The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
8The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood, 9and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. 11The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.
12The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way. 13Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!"
Revelation 9 1Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him. 2He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit. 3Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man. 6And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.
7The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads
appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. 8They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions. 9They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle. 10They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months. 11They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon. 12The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.
13Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." 15And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind. 16The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. 17And this is how I saw in the vision the horses and those who sat on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and brimstone. 18A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths. 19For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm. 20The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk; 21and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts
Revelation 10 1I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire; 2and he had in his hand a little book which was open He placed his right foot on the sea and his left on the land; 3and he cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion roars; and when he had cried out, the seven peals of thunder uttered their voices. 4When the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them." 5Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven, 6and swore by Him who lives forever and ever,
WHO CREATED HEAVEN AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE EARTH AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND TH E SEA AND THE THINGS IN IT, that there will be delay no longer, 7but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets. 8Then the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard again speaking with me, and saying, "Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land." 9So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he said to me, "Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey." 10I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. 11And they said to me, "You must prophesy again concerning many peoples and nations and tongues and kings."
Revelation 11 1Then there was given me a measuring rod like a staff; and someone said, "Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. 2"Leave out the court which is outside the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. 3"And I will grant authority to my Two Witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." 4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5And if anyone wants to harm them, fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way. 6These have the power to shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire. 7When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. 8And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which mystically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9Those from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not permit their dead
bodies to be laid in a tomb.
10And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. 11But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were watching them. 12And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here " Then they went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14The second woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly.
The Seventh Trumpet 15 Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever." 16And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17saying, "We give You thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who are and who were, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign. 18"And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth." 19And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.
(Revelation 15 - 16 ugly and painful sores, the sea turns to blood, rivers and springs turn to blood, sun scorches people, darkness, Euphrates River dried up, tremendous earthquake --
Revelation 15 1Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels who had seven plagues, which are the last, because in them the wrath of God is finished. 2And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had been victorious over the beast and his image and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps of God. 3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are Your works, O Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations! 4"Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy; For ALL THE NATIONS WILL COME AND WORSHIP BEFORE YOU, FOR YOUR RIGHTEOUS ACTS HAVE BEEN REVEALED." 5After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened, 6and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in linen, clean and bright, and girded around their chests with golden sashes. 7Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. 8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.
THE 7 BOWLS JUDGMENTS
Revelation 16 1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God."
2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and it became a loathsome and malignant sore on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.
3The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died.
4Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood. 5And I heard the angel of the waters saying, "Righteous are You, who are and who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things; 6for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it." 7And I heard the altar saying, "Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments."
8The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. 9Men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory.
10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain, 11and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they did not repent of their deeds.
12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east.
THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON
13And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; 14for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty. 15("Behold, I am coming like a thief Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and me will not see his shame." 16And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon.)
SEVENTH BOWL WRATH
17Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, "It is done." 18And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty. 19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath. 20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe.
In the middle of that battle, Jesus will return to this earth with the saints of heaven and the angels of God will cast the Antichrist, the False Prophet in to the Lake of Fire in outer darkness, along with all those who are still alive on the earth who have not accepted Jesus as Savior.
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1.) The economic structure of the world will decline and unemployment will be in the
double digits.
2.) World currency will decrease in value.
3.) Oil prices will escalate to as much as twenty dollars per gallon or more, while there is
still oil available.
4.) Most of the oil produced in the Middle East will redistrbuted to Russia, China and Asia.
5.) There will be a limited nuclear war that will kill hundreds of thousands, possibly
milliions.
6.) World leaders and politicians will be arrested, ousted, assassinated and overthrown.
7.) There will be climate changes and the ground will not yield enough food to feed the
world.
8.) False religions will cause millions to fall away from the Christian church and their
traditional beliefs and values.
9.) Churches will have their tax-free exemption taken away and many large churches will
close their doors.
10.) Unrest, unemployment and lack of basic necessities will fuel rioting to the point that
they will be common place.
11.) Terrorist attacks will increase worldwide.
12.) Famine and disease will take the lives of millions and life will have little value.
13.) The world will look for a savior-a man who can restore structure, hope and meaning
to their lives. The man the Bible calls The Antichrist.
14.) Even before the Antichrist and the False Prophet come on the sceen, there will be a
movement toward a one world church by teaching that Jesus is not the only way to
heaven. And although hard to believe, this teaching will be embraced by hundreds of
millions. Just look around, even today it difficult to find a christian church that actually
teaches the Bible as the word of God, but teaches it as more of a guideline to salvation.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THIS?
Oil fuels the world and without it, the political, economic and defense structures of even strong countries would decline to become third world countries. In the not-so-distant future, this scenario will become a reality to most of the free world countries including the United States. But in the case of the United States, it will not be because they did not have ample oil supplies, but because they did not put the interest of the majority of the people in the forefront, and chose rather to side with the tree huggers and ecologists who would rather preserve the three-eyed blind fish from extinction, and the look of the landscape instead of looking into the future. Even though the outlook of the future was crystal clear and drilling for oil would have kept the economic structure of the country stabilized even in troubled times, along with being able to maintain a strong war machine to defend themselves if needed but instead, they took the chance and gambled on stablizing the Middle East and failed miserably. When anyone could see that the Middle East as governments cannot even get along with their own neighbors of their own blood, without going to war over their split religious beliefs.
As of 2008, The United States imported almost 60% of their oil, with 18% coming from Saudi Arabia. Today, Saudi Arabia is ruled by King Fahd along with several thousand of his family members, which is a drop in the bucket compared to the rest of the estimated 20+ million Muslims who make up Saudi Arabia's disgruntled population.
Because of the Muslims' embedded hatred for the United States and all other countries who do not embrace Islam, and because of their treaties with Russia and China, and because of both Russia and China's growing need for oil, we will see the distribution of oil drastically change with Russia and China receiving the bulk of the available oil.
When this happens, and it will happen, it will affect every man, woman and child in every country in the free world, and drastically impair their ability to compete economically or to defend themselves.
IRAN TAKES OVER THE MIDDLE EAST
This event could occur within months, even weeks after the U.S. leaves the Middle East, certainly within a year of their departure. The war will not only be quick and decisive in favor of Iran. And because of the hatred between the religious factions, thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands will be slaughtered. Once Iran has taken Iraq, they will waste no time overthrowing Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon. After Iran takes over the Middle East, they will set their sights on Egypt, but because Egypt also processes a limited war machine and because Iran will not want to disrupt the oil flow out of Egypt, I believe Iran will sign a treaty with Egypt with Iran maintaining control over Egypt.
LIMITED NUCLEAR WAR
Although we could see a limited nuclear war flair up in Pakistan, Afghanistan, North Korea or even in India, the limited nuclear war that will put the end signs in motion is the limited war that Russia will bring down on Israel that involves the United States.
To set the stage: The Middle East along with Russia's help, guidance and counsel will first put all the pawns in order by all but cutting off the oil supply to the United States. This lack of oil will rapidly cause the United States to decay both economically and militarily from within in a relatively short time. As I mentioned earlier, as of 2008, the United States imported almost 60% of their oil, with 18% coming from Saudi Arabia and maintain less than one year's reserve.
Over the past several years, the ruling families in Saudi Arabia have suffered great pressure to change their relationship toward the United States. If the ruling families do not change their favorable attitude toward the United States, I believe they are on the cutting edge of civil war, and it will not be long before a radical Moslem religious leader takes over control of the Saudi government. If Iraq or both Iraq and Syria come under the control of Iran and there is civil war in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait will have no other choice but to follow their example and raise oil prices. These increasing oil prices will quickly cause the decline of the United States economy. If the major refinery in Saudi Arabia is destroyed by terrorists, this event would all but collapse the U.S. economy within a six-month period. Once our economy and war machine is paralyzed, and Iran, North Korea or some other terrorist country uses an Anti-Magnetic Bomb against us, all that we will have left to defend ourselves with will be a limited Navy and nuclear submarines, which could easily be destroyed by Russia's nuclear missile arsenal, but not before much of Russia is also destroyed.
RUSSIA AND HER ARAB ALLIES INVADE ISRAEL
Russia will invade Israel one to three years before the Seven-Year Tribulation begins; the Seven-Year Tribulation is the last seven years of this earth age before Jesus returns to the earth, and again at the end of the Seven-Year Tribulation when China joins the war against the Antichrist and against Israel with 200,000,000 soldiers, fulfilling Ezekiel 38-39. It will be during this war that the United States will come to Israel's aid and defeat Russia, but not before Russia has managed to destroy millions of people in the US and left it in rubble. The bible prophesies that before the war is over, one-third of the earth, one-third of the men on earth, one-third of the fish in the sea, one-third of the trees on earth, and one-third of the water that covers the earth will be destroyed in one hour."
Revelation 8:7-8 "One-third of the earth, and one-third of the men on earth, and one-third of the fish in the sea, and one-third of the trees on earth, and one-third of the water that covers the earth will be destroyed in one hour" in the first war when Russia and her Arab allies attack Israel.
Two thousand six hundred and fifty (2,650) years ago, Ezekiel foretold and prophesied of these great wars:
Ezekiel 38:1-6 "The Word of the LORD came to me: 'Son of man, set your face against
Gog the Ruler of Russia, of the land of Magog Russia, the Chief Prince of Meshech and
Tubal; prophesy against him and say, "This is what the Sovereign LORD says, 'I am
against you, O Gog, Chief Prince of Meshech and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks
in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army-your horses, your horsemen fully
armed and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their
swords. Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, also Gomer
with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops and the many
nations with you.' "
Gog, in the previous passages is referring to the leader of Magog and Meshech, which are both names for modern-day Russia.
ISRAEL WILL BURN THE WEAPONS OF WAR FOR SEVEN YEARS
I believe Russia and her allies will attack Israel a minimum of three-and-a half years prior to the start of the Seven-Year Tribulation because of the prophecy in Ezekiel 39:9-10
Ezekiel 39:9-10 "Then those who live in the towns of Israel will go out and use the
weapons for fuel and burn them up-the small and large shields, the bows and arrows,
the war clubs and spears. For seven years, they will use them for fuel." 10 "They will
not need to gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests because they will use
the weapons for fuel." NIV
We know from Matthew 24:15-23 that the Jews will flee Israel and go down to Petra in the middle of the Seven-Year Tribulation and stay there until the end of the Seven-Year Tribulation, therefore, for Israel to burn the weapons of war for seven years, Russia would have to attack Israel a minimum of three-and-a half years prior to the start of the Seven-Year Tribulation.
In Matthew 24, Jesus also speaks of the last generation and the events that would take
place when He said, "All these things will come to pass and then the end would come."
All these things would certainly include Israel burning the weapons of war after Russia
attacks Israel.
THE COUNTRIES WHO WILL INVADE ISRAEL WITH RUSSIA
Gog.............. ........... The leader of Russia.
Magog........... .............Russia.
Persia............ .............Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Jordan.
Cush............... ...........Ethiopia and North Africa.
Put.................. ...........Libya, North Africa, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Mauratania.
Gomer.........................Turkey and Armenia.
Beth Togarmah............Germany.
Tubal....................... ...Russian countries located on the southeast shores of the Black Sea
.......................................Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, and
........................................Kyrgyzstan.
Tarshish, Sheba and Dedan will stand in amazement when Israel is attacked.
Tarshish.....................England.
Sheba, Dedan.............Western Saudi Arabia.
THE ANTICHRIST - THE COMING RULER OF THE WORLD
It will be in this timeframe when Russia and her Allies that attack Israel are defeated and pushed back to Siberia that a man the bible calls the Antichrist will be instrumental in Russia's defeat. The word Antichrist means, "Against Christ, Opposed to Christ" and "a Substitute for Christ," and based on Bible prophecy, he will oppose and exalt himself over everything that is called "God" or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's Temple that will be rebuilt in Jerusalem proclaiming himself to be "God." 2 Thessalonians 2:4
I do not believe the Antichrist will be able to rise to power overnight, but that it will take several months, possibly even several years for him to rise to an ultimate and single authority over the world. It is for this reason that I believe the Rapture will occur within the next several years because of the time it will take the Antichrist to come to power. God said that at the end of the Last Generation, He would return. That means that everything prophesied in the Bible concerning the Last Generation must be completed before His return.
THE EVENTS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE LAST GENERATION:
1. The Rapture of the believers.
2. The Seven-Year Tribulation.
3. The Seven-Year reign of the Antichrist.
4. The deception of the world by the False Prophet causing billions to worship the
Antichrist as god.
The Seven-Year Tribulation is the last seven years of this earth age that climaxes with the final battle of Armageddon.
WHAT IS THE RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH AND WHEN WILL IT OCCUR
NOTE: Although the word Rapture is not found in any modern-day Bible, it is found in the Latin Vulgate and means "caught up." Translated from the Greek word harpazo, which means, "to carry off, snatch up or grasp hastily." The Latin Bible translated the word harpazo to raptus, and later the Latin word raptus was translated by the English to "rapture."
The event we call the Rapture is actually found in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and in 1 Corinthians 15:50-54. In 1 Corinthians 15:50-54 when Jesus comes back for His Church or Believers in our generation, the Bible tells us that they will be snatched away out of the world. The Rapture and the Second Coming Of Our Lord are two different events and will occur at least Seven Years apart, with the Rapture occurring first.
In 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, "Paul forewarns us with these words, 'Brothers, we do not
want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep died, or to grieve like the rest of men,
who have no hope who are those who refused to accept Jesus as their personal savior, and
receive forgiveness for their sins. We who have accepted Jesus as personal Savior, believe
that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who
have fallen asleep in Him. According to The Lord's own Word, we tell you that we who are
still alive, who are left till the Coming of The Lord, will certainly not precede those who
have fallen asleep died. For The Lord Himself will come down from Heaven, with a loud
command, with the voice of the Archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead
in Christ will rise first those who have died believing in Christ. After that, we who are still
alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet The Lord in
the air. And so, we will be with The Lord forever. Therefore, encourage each other with
these words." NIV
In 1 Corinthians 15:50-54, Paul gives us even more information concerning the
Rapture. "I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of
God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We
will not all sleep died, but we will all be changed in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at
the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and
we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the
mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable,
and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: 'Death
has been swallowed up in victory.' " NIV
To assure those of us who are living on the earth that we will escape the soon-coming judgments of the seven-year Tribulation, God made this promise in the Book of Revelation to those who love and trust Him.
Revelation 3:10 "Since you have kept My command to endure patiently, I will also keep
you from the hour of trial "Seven-Year Tribulation" that is going to come upon the whole
world to test those who live on the earth."
In addition to Revelation 3:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:9 confirms that the Church or
Believers will not suffer or go through the Seven-Year Tribulation. 1 Thessalonians 5:9
"For God did not appoint us Believers to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through
Our Lord Jesus Christ." NIV
THE MATHEMATICAL BREAKDOWN OF THE 7-YEAR TRIBULATION
1. The Seven-Year Tribulation consists of (Seven 360-day years)
2. The Seven-Year Tribulation Is Divided Into Two Parts (Daniel 7:25)
3. The first half of Tribulation consists of 42 months or 1,260 days (Revelation 11 & 13)
4. The second half of the Tribulation called "The Great Tribulation" and also consists of 42
months or 1,260 days (Daniel 12).
THE EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 7-YEAR TRIBULATION
1. The Rapture of the Church. The Rapture of the Church could occur several years prior to the
start of the seven-year Tribulation.
2. The Antichrist starts his rise to power after the Rapture of the Church, but several years
prior to the seven-year Tribulation.
3. The false prophet rises to power.
I believe the third temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem, prior to the start of the seven-year Tribulation, but after the Rapture of the Church and possibly prior to the rise of the Antichrist. Although the building of the temple could be delayed, until the Antichrist agrees to enforce the treaty between Israel and her Arab neighbors that will start the seven-year Tribulation.
THE EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE DURING THE 7-YEAR TRIBULATION
1...The Antichrist enforces a treaty between Israel and the Arab nations, but breaks the treaty in the middle of the seven-year Tribulation. The day the Antichrist agrees to enforce this treaty is the day the seven-year Tribulation starts.
2...The Antichrist brings peace to the world for three-and-a half years.
3...The False Prophet establishes a one-world church.
4...God sends two Prophets to walk the streets of Jerusalem for three-and-a half years.
5...God seals 144,000 Jewish evangelists-12,000 from the thirteen tribes, excluding the
tribe of Dan.
6...The Antichrist places the Mark of the Beast on everyone who follows him.
7...People who missed the Rapture and accepted Jesus after the Rapture as their Personal
Savior, who refused to take the Mark of the Beast are martyred by the millions at the
start of the second three-and-a half years of the seven-year Tribulation.
8...Russia and her allies invade Israel.
9...Russia and her Arab allies are defeated and Babylon is destroyed.
10...China marches across the Middle East to the Valley of Megiddo to fight in the many
battles that will be fought in Israel prior to and during Jesus' return.
11...Jesus the Christ returns to earth.
THE EVENT THAT STARTS THE 7-YEAR TRIBULATION
The Bible gives us a detailed outline from the beginning to the end of the seven-year Tribulation, including the very day, Jesus Christ will return to the earth and set up His 1000-year Kingdom.
In Daniel 9:27 Daniel gives us the very day the seven-year Tribulation will begin
when he says, "He the Antichrist will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven'
Which is seven years. In the middle of the seven years, he will put an end to sacrifice and
offering. And on a wing [of the temple], he will set up an abomination that causes
desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him." NIV
The "covenant the Antichrist will confirm" is a treaty between Israel and her neighboring Arab countries that the Antichrist agrees to enforce. The "abomination that causes desolation."
ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT
Today, the world is searching for answers to unsolvable global problems based on independently-controlled governments and are quickly heading toward a one-world government. This is simply because of the crises that are facing the entire world. The method by which the Antichrist will come to power will not only be through his magical charisma to communicate, but through real solutions to poverty, hunger, famine, disease and war. Although this man will be able to solve the world's problems, there are those who will hate him because of the freedoms they will lose under a one-world leader. It will be within this timeframe that he will receive a fatal head wound and be killed. But after three days, he will miraculously come back alive, but will have lost sight in his right eye and the loss of use of his right arm. The Bible speaks of this event in ***(bible reference) After being restored to life by Satan entering his body, he will sign a covenant with Israel and the surrounding Arab nations to ensure the safety of Israel. This event will start the Seven-Year Tribulation.
This peace treaty will last for three-and-a half years. But after three-and-a-half years, the Antichrist will break the treaty by entering the rebuilt Temple of God in Jerusalem and proclaim himself as "God," and demand that all will worship him as "God." ***(bible reference) This event is called the Abomination of Desolation found in 2 Thessalonians 2:4.
THE FALSE PROPHET AND THE ONE WORLD CHURCH
At the same time or prior to the Antichrist rising to power, there will be yet a second man the Bible calls the False Prophet who will rise to authority to control the one-world church. This man will have the power to perform incredible miracles in the sight of the Antichrist. ***(bible reference).
For a step-by-step biblical study of the events that will occur in this generation-the generation who will see the end of this earth age, see: the in-depth biblical study, which follows this overview. The followers of Jesus will not see the Antichrist; for they will have been raptured out of the world into Heaven before he is introduced to the world. But after the Rapture of the believers, the Antichrist will come onto the scene and quickly rise to power.
WHERE WILL THE ANTICHRIST COME FROM?
Daniel 9:25-27 "Know and understand that from the issuing of the decree to restore and
rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler comes, there will be seven 'sevens,'
and sixty-two 'sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, in times of trouble.'
After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One Jesus will be cut off Crucified and will
have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the
sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations
have been decreed.' "
In 70 A.D., Titus leading the Roman Army destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple. At that point, Israel ceased to exist as a nation. The Jews who were not killed outright were sold into slavery. The people of the ruler who will come refers to the Roman Empire, but you must remember that the Roman Empire had two legs: the Western Part and the Eastern Part. The ruler who will come in this verse refers to the Antichrist, who although I believe will be born in Rome will rise to power out of the Eastern Part of the Roman Empire and rule over the earth the last seven years before Christ returns in our generation. The Eastern Part of the Roman Empire ranged from Israel across the Middle East to include Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Iran.
The "abomination that causes desolation" occurs in the middle of the Seven-Year Tribulation when the Antichrist will enter the rebuilt Temple in Jerusalem and proclaim himself "God." 2 Thessalonians 2:4 "He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called "God" or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's Temple, proclaiming himself to be "God." NIV
THE ANTICHRIST WILL TRY TO ANNIHILATE THE JEWS
It will also be at this time that history will again repeat itself as it occurred in World War II when Hitler tried to exterminate the Jews. After proclaiming himself God over all that is worshiped or called God, the Antichrist will release his army on the Jews in an effort to exterminate the Jews that are left in Israel and the world. Although several million Jews will be killed, the remnant that remains in Israel will find refuge in the City of Petra, Jordan, where they will remain for the second three-and-a half years of the Tribulation called the Great Tribulation. Shortly after the Antichrist tries to exterminate the Jews, he will enforce a worldwide mark to be placed on the forehead or the back of the right hand of every person on the earth, swearing allegiance to him. Without this mark, the people who remain will not be able to sell, work or buy food. But those who take the mark will have no way of salvation. Taking the Mark of the Beast forfeits a person's reward of eternal life with Jesus.
THE LAST DISASTERS WILL OCCUR IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE TRIBULATION
The last three and half years will also be a time that the world will suffer disasters described in the book of Revelation that will occur one after the other, within days, weeks or months of each other climaxing with a 200,000,000 million standing army from China and Asia, along with what is left of the Russian army and the armies who opposed the Antichrist and the armies of the Antichrist. Together they will gather on the plains of Megiddo in Israel where the last battle called "The Battle of Armageddon" will be fought.
THE 7 SEALS JUDGMENTS
THE WHITE HORSE (ANTICHRIST) (Revelation 6:1 - 8:1 1Then I saw when the Lamb broke one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, "Come." 2I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
THE RED HORSE (WAR) 3When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come." 4And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.
THE BLACK HORSE (FAMINE) 5When He broke the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, "Come " I looked, and behold, a black horse; and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6And I heard something like a voice in the center of the four living creatures saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not damage the oil and the wine."
THE PALE HORSE (DEATH) 7When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, "Come." 8I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild beasts of the earth.
SOULS UNDER THE ALTAR (TRIBULATION MARTYRS) 9When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained; 10and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" 11And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed also.
GREAT EARTHQUAKE 12I looked when He broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became like blood; Revelation 6:13-17 13and the stars of the sky fell to the earth, as a fig tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a great wind. 14The sky was split apart like a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 15Then the kings of the earth and the great men and the commanders and the rich and the strong and every slave and free man hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains; 16and they said to the mountains and to the rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; 17for the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to stand?" Then there was silence in Heaven.
THE 7 TRUMPETS JUDGMENTS
Revelation 8:2 - 11:19 Hail and fire mixed with blood, mountains thrown into the sea, the star Wormwood, a third of the sun, moon and stars struck plague of locusts, release of the 4 angels judgments and rewards--
Revelation 8:2-11:19 2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. 3Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne. 4And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, went up before God out of the angel's hand. 5Then the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar, and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake. 6And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound them.
7The first sounded, and there came hail and fire, mixed with blood, and they were thrown to the earth; and a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
8The second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea; and a third of the sea became blood, 9and a third of the creatures which were in the sea and had life, died; and a third of the ships were destroyed.
10The third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of waters. 11The name of the star is called Wormwood; and a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the waters, because they were made bitter.
12The fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun and a third of the moon and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them would be darkened and the day would not shine for a third of it, and the night in the same way. 13Then I looked, and I heard an eagle flying in midheaven, saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to those who dwell on the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!"
Revelation 9 1Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him. 2He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke of the pit. 3Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 4They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but only the men who do not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5And they were not permitted to kill anyone, but to torment for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings a man. 6And in those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, and death flees from them.
7The appearance of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle; and on their heads
appeared to be crowns like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. 8They had hair like the hair of women, and their teeth were like the teeth of lions. 9They had breastplates like breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to battle. 10They have tails like scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men for five months. 11They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek he has the name Apollyon. 12The first woe is past; behold, two woes are still coming after these things.
13Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 14one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." 15And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind. 16The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard the number of them. 17And this is how I saw in the vision the horses and those who sat on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceed fire and smoke and brimstone. 18A third of mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone which proceeded out of their mouths. 19For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and with them they do harm. 20The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons, and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk; 21and they did not repent of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts
Revelation 10 1I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was like the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire; 2and he had in his hand a little book which was open He placed his right foot on the sea and his left on the land; 3and he cried out with a loud voice, as when a lion roars; and when he had cried out, the seven peals of thunder uttered their voices. 4When the seven peals of thunder had spoken, I was about to write; and I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Seal up the things which the seven peals of thunder have spoken and do not write them." 5Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land lifted up his right hand to heaven, 6and swore by Him who lives forever and ever,
WHO CREATED HEAVEN AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND THE EARTH AND THE THINGS IN IT, AND TH E SEA AND THE THINGS IN IT, that there will be delay no longer, 7but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as He preached to His servants the prophets. 8Then the voice which I heard from heaven, I heard again speaking with me, and saying, "Go, take the book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the land." 9So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he said to me, "Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey." 10I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, and in my mouth it was sweet as honey; and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter. 11And they said to me, "You must prophesy again concerning many peoples and nations and tongues and kings."
Revelation 11 1Then there was given me a measuring rod like a staff; and someone said, "Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar, and those who worship in it. 2"Leave out the court which is outside the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot the holy city for forty-two months. 3"And I will grant authority to my Two Witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." 4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5And if anyone wants to harm them, fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way. 6These have the power to shut up the sky, so that rain will not fall during the days of their prophesying; and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood, and to strike the earth with every plague, as often as they desire. 7When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and overcome them and kill them. 8And their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city which mystically is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9Those from the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not permit their dead
bodies to be laid in a tomb.
10And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate; and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. 11But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were watching them. 12And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here " Then they went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them. 13And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. 14The second woe is past; behold, the third woe is coming quickly.
The Seventh Trumpet 15 Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever." 16And the twenty-four elders, who sit on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17saying, "We give You thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who are and who were, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign. 18"And the nations were enraged, and Your wrath came, and the time came for the dead to be judged, and the time to reward Your bond-servants the prophets and the saints and those who fear Your name, the small and the great, and to destroy those who destroy the earth." 19And the temple of God which is in heaven was opened; and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple, and there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm.
(Revelation 15 - 16 ugly and painful sores, the sea turns to blood, rivers and springs turn to blood, sun scorches people, darkness, Euphrates River dried up, tremendous earthquake --
Revelation 15 1Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels who had seven plagues, which are the last, because in them the wrath of God is finished. 2And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had been victorious over the beast and his image and the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, holding harps of God. 3And they sang the song of Moses, the bond-servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are Your works, O Lord God, the Almighty; Righteous and true are Your ways, King of the nations! 4"Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
For You alone are holy; For ALL THE NATIONS WILL COME AND WORSHIP BEFORE YOU, FOR YOUR RIGHTEOUS ACTS HAVE BEEN REVEALED." 5After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened, 6and the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out of the temple, clothed in linen, clean and bright, and girded around their chests with golden sashes. 7Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. 8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one was able to enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.
THE 7 BOWLS JUDGMENTS
Revelation 16 1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God."
2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and it became a loathsome and malignant sore on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.
3The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died.
4Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood. 5And I heard the angel of the waters saying, "Righteous are You, who are and who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things; 6for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it." 7And I heard the altar saying, "Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments."
8The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. 9Men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory.
10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain, 11and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they did not repent of their deeds.
12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east.
THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON
13And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; 14for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty. 15("Behold, I am coming like a thief Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and me will not see his shame." 16And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon.)
SEVENTH BOWL WRATH
17Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, "It is done." 18And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty. 19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath. 20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 21And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe.
In the middle of that battle, Jesus will return to this earth with the saints of heaven and the angels of God will cast the Antichrist, the False Prophet in to the Lake of Fire in outer darkness, along with all those who are still alive on the earth who have not accepted Jesus as Savior.
