Copyright December 14, 2011 by Bobby L Ballard. All rights reserved.
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END-TIME SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Everything works for the good of those that love God; Rom. 8; 28.
I am the WAY, the TRUTH, the LIFE, only by ME can anyone come to the FATHER; John 14: 6.
PART I
1) The book of Revelation was given to someone named John. John, a Born Again Christian Believer, is in prison for a crime similar to today’s treason, for being a Christian. Christians that would not pay proper respect to the Caesar of the Roman Empire as being a superior god to the Creator of the universe and all that is in it, or any other god, were persecuted. John was imprisoned on the island of Patmos off the coast of today’s country of Turkey.
For this study, the book of Revelations will be divided into four parts:
A) The angel of Jesus instructing John.B) The letters to the seven churches of Asia.C) The end-time events up the end of the battle of Armageddon.D) Things after the end of the battle of Armageddon.2) First and most important to consider is the issue of salvation, to fully understand the Scriptures one must be a ‘Born Again Christian Believer’. The in-depth understanding of the Scriptures is taught to each of us individually by the indwelling Holy Spirit. A superficial understanding of the Scriptures can be learned by Believers and unbelievers. All to whom the Holy Spirit teaches about a particular passage of Scripture will agree as to the meaning of that particular passage.
Each of us have a Spirit of Life that returns to God at death; Eccl. 12:7, Gen. 2:7, 1st Cor. 15:45. This spirit of life is the animated part of living things that give life to the body. This is not the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the presence of God in 'Born Again Christian Believers'. Each human being is of the Adamic Race; Gen. 4:25, a descendant of Adam and Eve. Gen. 1:27, God created Adam and Eve in His own image and we all still retain some vestiges of Gods’ image. Deut. 4:29, 1 Thess. 5:23 and Heb. 4:12 identifies the soul, spirit and body of man. The soul and spirit of man never dies; Ezek. 18:20, Math. 10:28. The body returns to earth as dust; Gen. 3:19. God has put Eternity into the hearts of mankind; Eccl. 3:11. Therefore, mankind can consider God, the past, the present, the future, life, death and knowing good from evil; perhaps this eternity in the heart of man is a vestige of Gods’ image, Gen. 3:22. Eternity is never non-existent.
There is:
a) Eternal Life, Eternal life means; in the presence of God without end in heaven, in the city of God or on the new earth; Rev. 21:13. 'Born Again Christian Believers' are adopted children of God and coheirs with Jesus; Luke 20: 35-36.b) Eternal Death, Eternal death means; away from the presence of God without end in the 'Lake of Fire' with Satan and his angels; Rev. 20:11-15. Eternal death does not mean to cease to exist. We will exist eternally in one form or another eternally.Now, how does a person become a 'Born Again Christian Believer'? For a child, it is easy. They will believe in their hearts the true Gospel of Christ when taught. Once children have truly received Jesus Christ as their Savior, they can never lose their salvation and will forever be a 'Born Again Christian Believer'. In this sense, salvation means to be forever forgiven of their sins and acceptance by God as their adoptive Father. They will not be perfect children here on earth but they will not cease to be God’s adopted children. They will always put God before family and friends, before fame and fortune, before career, before anything if they must make a choice between God and anything else. The criterion for salvation is the same for children and adults; believe and accept the true Gospel of Christ.
The simple facts are as follows:
a) Hear the Word of God which is Jesus. Isa. 5:24, Luke 8:11, Heb. 4:11-14, Rev. 19:13.b) Believe in your heart the Gospel of Jesus Christ. John 3:16, 1 Tim.2:5, 6, Math. 20:28. Jesus came to earth from heaven to seek and save the lost; Luke 19:10.c) Believe defined: absolute certainty. A dropped rock will, with absolute certainty, hit the earth.d) The Ten Commandments was written with the finger of God; Exodus. 20:1-17. The Sermon on the Mount was preached form the mouth of Jesus, Mathew Chapter 5. The seven letters to seven churches in Asia was dictated by the Angel of Jesus to John; Rev. Chapters 2 and 3. These Scriptures provide very adequate teachings for the new Believer in Christ. The book of 1st John is also highly recommended for study. Then advance to the rest of the Bible as able. Don’t worry if a Bible is not available. Just pray often for guidance and the Holy Spirit will direct you.The gospel in a nut shell:
a) Jesus is The Word of God, Jesus created the universe and everything in it, Jesus was born of the virgin Mary becoming both God’s only Begotten Son and the Son of man, Jesus died on a cross as prophesied, Jesus was God the Father’s sacrifice for all of humanities sins, Jesus died on that cross and went to hell in our place, three days later Jesus arose for the dead, forty days later Jesus was received back in heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father and now is our only lawyer to plead our case before Father God.b) Repent your sins. Sins are deliberate actions in life that are not acceptable to God; i.e. disobedience. Adam willingly accepted the forbidden fruit from Eve and ate it. Sin is ‘not measuring up to God’s standard‘. Sin is: knowing that which is right to do and deliberately not doing that which you know is right in God’s sight. The Glory of God might be thought of in part as righteousness. Knowingly doing wrong is falling short of the Glory of God; Rom. 3:23.c) Fervently receive faith from God and you will be saved from Hell becoming an adopted child of God; becoming a 'Born Again Christian Believer'. Gal. 3:22, faith is a gift. By faith through grace you are saved, it is a gift of God, not of your works, less any man should boast, Eph. 2:8. True belief in God the Creator and the desire to be saved is required to receive the gift of faith from God. Faith means ‘the nature of God’; Heb. 1:3. Faith defined: “The assurance of things hoped for, the evidence (or convection) of things not seen”; Heb. 11:1. Jesus said that with a little bit of faith one could cast a mountain into the sea; Math. 21:21.So, believe, repent and ask God to save you. If your heart is truly sincere without any reservations God will be delighted to save you. You will know your salvation is real because your way of life will be changed by your desired to live in a way that pleases God. In fact, at the instant you are saved, you become a citizen in the kingdom of God. Rom. 14:17 defines the kingdom of God as "righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit".
3) We are warned in Rev. 22:18-19 not to add or take away from the prophecies contained in the book of Revelations. Since God’s word does not ever change and is from everlasting to everlasting this warning applies to the entirety of the Holy Bible. Jesus is the Word of God and the Bible is given to us so that we may come to know God the Father as being His adopted children. As such, we should call Him `Abba Father’ or Daddy. As such, we are entitled to sit at His feet or sit in His lap as long as we are His little children. Presumably, we may grow up and get to big for that but God is infinite and we will never be.
4) Apostasy as applied to Christianity. What is Christian apostasy? Let’s consider it since it is prevalent now in these end times. Apostasy is false Christianity, renunciation of the Christian faith or the religious profession of other gods. ‘Born Again Christian Believers’ can have no other god other than the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob of the Holy Bible. True Christianity is: “individual people, originations, missions and churches that believe, profess and practice that the Holy Bible is the inerrant word of God (The Creator of all that is) given to mankind so that they may be redeemed from sin becoming adopted children of God teaching that the entirety of the Holy Bible is truth and proclaiming that any other source of information claiming a different gospel, adding to the Holy Scriptures, taking away any content of the Holy Scriptures of God or professing that any additional source material is equal to or superior the Holy Bible is cursed apostasy and commonly labeled as a cult, cults or cultism“.
5) The following analysis is only trying to apply the prophecies to current events. The fit may be a stretch of imagination and not apply to the true meaning of the prophecies. Never-the-less, the Bible instructs us to value the prophecies and to try to understand. Since Israel became a nation in 1948, we must assume that these are the last days. The generation seeing the rebirth of Israel will see the end-time events unfold; Math. 24:34. Seventy years is assumed to be a generation herein and year 1948 to 2018 is assumed to be the end-time generation.
This analysis will be confined to C) and a little bit of D) of item No. 1 of PART I above. Considered are end-time events up to the end of the battle of Armageddon and then on to the final Wrath of God. This work does not claim any accuracy of interpretation of the subject Scripture. None of the information herein is original with this writer. None of the information is taken directly from any publication other than the Holy Bible. Some of the content herein may be similar to current end-time conversation from television programs and other publications as applied to the immediate future of our planet. This study is event orientated where each event is located in a general area with a specific time period and does not necessarily cover the entire planet unless otherwise noted.
Evaluation Technique: In evaluating the Scriptures the “BIT” is used in this document. The ‘bit’ is a science/engineering logical term applicable to any reasoning process. The ‘bit’ is used in digital computers for data storage, computations and data manipulations. The ‘bit’ is represented by either a’1’ or a ‘0’. It is either ‘true’ or ‘false‘. It is either ‘is’ or ‘isn’t’. The only other condition is ‘nothing’. No ‘grey’ areas exist. The Bible is totally ‘true’ therefore logical math can be used in its evaluation. A ‘bit’ can be compared to the smallest particle in science; it cannot be divided.
Assumptions:
1) The 70th week of Daniel (Dan. 9:24-27) begins after December 21, 2011 and ends probably on or little after December 30, 2018. There will be signs in the moon and the stars; Luke 21:25. The Mayan calender, though not reference in the Bible, was created by some unknown intelligence. In Flavius Josephus book "The Antiquities of the Jews, Book I, Chapter II, item 3" the decedents of Seth acquired knowledge of astronomy and recorded their knowledge in stone and fire brick so as to pass their knowledge to the other side of the earths first destruction. Adam had prophesied that the earth would be destroyed once by water and once by fire. The Mayan calendar covers about five thousand years and ends on December 22, 2012 ending precisely with the perfect alignment of our solar system and the center our galaxy which is recurrent about every twelve thousand years. The Mayan calender is an engraved stone and some related information is in engraved brick now present in a Mexico City museum. The Bible is true therefore 12/21/2012 is not/was not doomsday but does qualify as signs in the heavens.
2) A generation of seventy years began May 14-15, 1948 and ends May 14-15, 2018. The context of Math.24:32-35 states, in part, that the generation that see Israel’s rebirth will see all these things come to pass: the prophecies of Math. 24 will come to pass. In this context, a generation is assumed to be seventy years. Assumptions are not absolute facts.
Story Line: The story line from Revelation Chapter four through chapter twenty two seems to zigzag a bit. The following ’sequence of events’ is followed in this study but read it and decide for yourself. Start at Rev.4:1 continue through Rev. 7:17, go to Rev. 8:1 through Rev, 9:21, go to Rev. 11:14, go to Rev. 15:1 through Rev. 16:16, go to Rev. 19:11 through Rev. 20:3, go to Rev. 16:17 through Rev. 16:21, go to Rev. 11:15 through Rev. 11:19, go to Rev. 20:4 through Rev. 22:21. Also note that 2nd Pet. 3:18 and Rev. 21:1 tie together.
Side bars: Revelation Chapters 10 through 14 are side bars containing much information apart from the above story line. Ex: The forming of the ten kingdoms, the judgment of the Great Whore, God’s two witnesses, the appearance of the Antichrist and False Prophet all are before Israel signs the peace treaty which begins the Great Tribulation.
PART II
In PART III we will start from the end of the end-time sequence and work backwards to the opening of the first seal. However, first we will define some present world players upfront to spark interest in discussion in this approach of study. The term ‘study’ is used so that each reader will critically analyze the ideas presented herein.
The book of Revelation, the revelation of Jesus the Christ to mankind, contains imagery that clarifies much of End-Time teaching of the rest of the Bible. No private interpretation of this imagery is valid and should be viewed as false prophecy. The Bible interprets itself. Biblical imagery is not invalidated by a person inability understand any of the images. These images in Christ’s Revelation are intended to be understood in these end-times and more-so as time advances to and beyond Armageddon. The imagery has remained and will remain a mystery until the time is right for understanding. Much can be somewhat understood at this time. Ezek. 37:1-14 is an example of imagery that can be clearly understood today; these bones ’the nation of Israel’ are going to rise again and did in year 1948.
Jesus announces the Great Tribulation. Math. 24:21. this is the pouring out of the wrath of God and the Lamb. The Great Tribulation period contain the seven year period the Antichrist rules the world culminating in the War of Armageddon, the return of Christ to defeat Satan, the confining Satan, Antichrist and the False Prophet. These are the Trumpet Judgments1 through 6 with each Judgment being partial destruction and Bowl Judgments 1 through 7 being total destruction. Bowl Judgment number 7 (Gods’ Wrath) is after Satan is incarcerated for 1000 years. Trumpet Judgment 7 ends the Great Tribulation period. From there, time advances to the one thousand reign of Christ and on to the Great White Throne Judgment in Heaven.The Wrath Of God Revealed. Rev. 11:18, 14:19, 15:1, 7, 16:1.
The Wrath Of The Lamb Revealed. Rev. 6:16. The 3rd World War; the war of Gog and Magog and/or the first 3 ½ years of the Great Tribulation.
The Wrath of God. Math. 24:22, Rev. 6:16. The Wrath of God is poured out in the Bowl Judgments and Satan is confined in the abyss for one thousand years and the Antichrist with the False Prophet being confined in the Lake of Fire for eternity. An unknown period of time, after the Great Tribulation (Rev. 20:3 and Rev. 16:17, after the end of Bowl Judgment 1 through 6) seems to exist in which total destruction of planet earth is taking place; Dan. 12:12, blessed is he that attains 1335 days. This 7th Bowl Judgment appears to apply to the remaining people who have taken the ‘666 Mark of the Beast‘; all other remaining people, if any, must be somewhere in a preserve protected by God. Had not Jesus returned, all life forms on planet earth would have been destroyed. This return of Jesus as King of Kings and Lord of Lords marks the beginning of the One Thousand Year of Christ.
The Wrath of God and the Lamb. Rev. 6:16. The Wrath of God and the Lamb start at the First Seal opening. It includes all Seven Seals, Trumpet Judgments one through six and Bowl Judgments one through seven. This is judgment time for planet earth. To narrow our thinking, lets use year 1900 as a reference point; this is not Biblical, just a date for the buildup of Israel becoming a nation again after about 2500 years. Verse 16 says “Him that sits on the throne and the Lamb”. The Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are one; John 10:30, 1st John 5:7. Other references are made to wrath where the wrath of God and the wrath of the Lamb “Jesus” are seen separately.
Souls under the Alter of God. Rev. 6:9. These are those ‘Believer in Christ' who have been killed for their faith in Jesus prior to the Great Tribulation age and their souls have been placed by God under the ‘Alter of God‘. We see this at the opening of the 5th Seal.
The First Resurrection. Rev. 20:4. These are those resurrected ‘Believers in Christ’ that were killed for their faith during the Great Tribulation.
The Rapture Event Announced. 1 Thess. 4: 13-18, 5: 9-11, 1 Cor. 15: 49-58. This occurs before the Great Tribulation begins.Rapture event. Rapture event is a theological word used to explain the return of Jesus to instantly claim all ‘Born Again Christian Believers’, both the dead and the living, changing their bodies from mortal to immortal, and taking them to Heaven at that time to be forever with Jesus. The word ‘Rapture event’ is not found in the original Greek New Testament but several descriptions of this ‘Rapture event’ are found. God has and will take other elected persons from earth while they are alive but, these events are not the ‘Rapture event ’.Last Days Described. Isa. 2:2, Hos. 3:5, Mich. 4:1, Acts 2:17, 2 Tim. 3:1, Heb. 1:2, Jam. 5:3, 2 Pet. 3:3. Coming judgment.
The Day of the Lord Described. Isa. 13:6, Ezek. 7:19, 30:3, Joel 2:11, 31, 3:14, Zeph. 1:14, Zech. 14:11, Mal. 4:5, Acts 2:20, 1 Thess. 5:2, 2 Thess. 2:2, 2 Pet. 3:1, 3:10. Extends from the beginning of the Great Tribulation to the earths destruction’.
White Horse of the Apocalypse. 1st Seal Rev. 6:1. The Roman Catholic Church. The rider is popes. The pope crown is labeled in Latin ‘The Vicar of Christ’ which means in place of Christ on earth. He has no military power but conquers with peace.Red Horse of the Apocalypse. 2nd Seal. Rev. 6:3. Communist/Socialist political systems.
Black Horse of the Apocalypse. 3rd Seal. Rev. 6:7. Capitalism with democracy political systems. Democracy is a weak political system that can be controlled by capitalism. Historically, democracies fail when the people learn that they can vote themselves benefits from their countries treasury. The United States of America is a republic but the representatives are elected democratically.
Green Horse of the Apocalypse. 4th Seal. Rev. 6:7. Islam. Islam’s identifying color is green. The Greek word for this color is the root that the English word chlorophyll is taken from. Some Bible version translate the word ’pale or pale green’. Islam worships death. Their preferred method of death is to be martyred for their god; this includes to be killed by a Christian or Jew.
Believers Tribulation Defined: The political, physical, physiologic and religious persecution of Believers and followers of Christ; 5th Seal. Rev. 6:9. The souls under the ‘Alter of God’ are the saints that have been killed before the Rapture because they would not deny Jesus as their Savior. More is to be killed in the same manner. These will be taken up in the Rapture. Believer’s tribulations have occurred in general geological areas and in different time periods through Church history. In the present time period, it is becoming worldwide with many Christians being persecuted and killed daily.
At the first resurrection of the one thousand reign of Christ, these martyred saints of the Great Tribulation period, are reunited with their bodies and will reign with Christ for 1000 years; Rev. 20:4.
1st World War. Resulting in the Balfour Agreement giving Jews the right to a homeland in the Holy Land.
2nd World War. Resulting to Israel becoming a nation in 1948.
Russian Chernobyl Nuclear Accident. The Russian publication `Chernobyl’ suggests that 985,000 cancer deaths occurred within eight years after the year 1986 accident as a result of radiation from the accident. The Russian word ‘Chernobyl (translated Wormwood in English)’ for radiation effects alarmed the Russian people that this might be a Biblical event as described in the book of Revelations; Rev. 8:11.Arab/Israeli War of Psalms 83. This future war seems to fit in this period after 2nd World war. The land area and people described therein are the same as the countries and Arabic people surrounding the nation of Israel today. This war could have a nuclear component.
The 1967 war between Israel and her neighboring nations might be considered to be the Psalms 83 war. Against this consideration is that Egypt was involved in the invasion and Assyria was not part of the invasion.
War of Gog and Magog. 3rd World war led by Russia, Iran and Turkey that falls in the time period between the 2nd World War, but after the Arab/Israeli war, and the beginning of the Great Tribulation.
First 3 ½ Years of the Great Tribulation. A period of time that Antichrist and False Prophet rules the world rather peaceably. This is not necessarily Biblical but is generally accepted by Bible students. Temple sacrifice is permitted in this period. However, it seems more likely to be the Wrath of God and the Lamb in Trumpet Judgments one through six being poured out which is partial destruction; Rev. 8:1 through 9:21.
Believers in Christ Flee Israel. Rev. 16:1, Math. 24:15-22, Luke 21:20-24, Zech. 14:1-3, Joel
2:1-10, Isa. 33:16-17, 34:6, 62:11-12, 63, Micah 2:12-13. Bozrah and Sela (rose) are Biblical names for today’s Petra, Jordan. In the Great Tribulation, ‘Believers in Christ’ will understand the urgency of the referenced Scripture of Mathew 24 and Luke 21. Get out now!
Petra may be where Gods’ people go and is about a thirty five square mile area. Petra does not have facilities to accommodate one to three million people. God will protect and take care of these refuges wherever the designated area is. God could open a gateway into another reality, such as Eden, for His people. This is to say that nothing is impossible with God.
Second 3 ½ Years of the Great Tribulation. The wrath of God and the Lamb is poured out. This is not necessarily Biblical but is generally accepted by Bible students. However, it seems more likely to be the Wrath of God in Bowl Judgments one through six being poured out which is total destruction; Rev. 16:1 through 16:16 and Rev. 19:11 through 20:3. The Antichrist has been killed and restored to life by Satan at the start of this period. Satan, as a spirit, has entered the body of Antichrist and rules through the Antichrist. The Antichrist then stops the ‘temple’ sacrifices and declares himself to be God; Math. 24:15, 2nd Thess 2:4, Dan. 9:27.
The Seven Trumpets. Rev. 8:7-12, 11:14-19. Details of the Wrath of God and the Lamb.
1st Trumpet Judgment. Rev.8:7. Hail and fire mixed with blood was thrown to the earth.
2nd Trumpet Judgment. Rev. 8:8. A huge asteroid was thrown into the sea.
3rd Trumpet Judgment. Rev. 8:10. A huge comets fiery tail swept one third of the earth poisoning the fresh water sources; its name is ‘Wormwood’ and may be nuclear fallout.
4th Trumpet Judgment. Rev. 8:12 One third if the sun, moon and stars were smitten reducing their brilliance.
5th Trumpet Judgment. Rev. 9:1 an angel opened ‘the bottomless pit’ and smoke imbedded with locus/scorpions came out.
6th Trumpet Judgment. Rev. 9:13 an angel released four bound angels from the Euphrates River.
7th Trumpet Judgment. Rev. 11:15 the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and His Christ and He will reign forever.
1st Bowl Judgment. Rev: 16:2. Loathsome and malignant sores on the ‘666 Mark of the Beast’ people.
2nd Bowl Judgment. Rev. 16: 3. The sea is poisoned and all sea life dies.
3rd Bowl Judgment. Rev. 16: 4-7. The rivers and springs of water are poisoned.
4th Bowl Judgment. Rev. 16: 8-9. The sun over heats and scorches the earth. Possible a nova of the sun.
5th Bowl Judgment. Rev. 16: 10-11. The throne of the beast and his kingdom is darkened. Disarray in the control of his kingdom probably resulting in it fragmenting into four power bases; e.g. the four armies of the battles of Armageddon.
6th Bowl Judgment. Rev. 16: 12-16. The world’s preparation and gathering for the war of the Day of God, the Almighty, including the War of Armageddon.
7th Bowl Judgment. Rev. 16: 17-21. After the War of Armageddon culminating in the earths’ destruction and the return of Jesus to rescue earth and the remaining life. The people with the ‘666 Mark of the Beast’ will curse God for these plaques. They will know that God is the source of these plaques and will not give God glory. Currently, a television program series named ‘Ancient Aliens’ suggests past plagues as possibly being intentionally introduced by Aliens. These remaining ‘666 Mark of the Beast’ people’ may choose to believe that Christ is an alien in terms of the ‘Ancient Aliens’ TV program series.
The 1000 year reign of Christ. The kingdoms of this world have become the Lords kingdom and of His Christ’s; their possessions to do with as they please.
Ancient World Empires. 1) Egypt. 2) Assyria. 3) Babylon. 4) Medes and Persians. 5) Greeks. 6) Roman. 7) Divided Roman Empire; Rome the western leg and Byzantine the eastern leg. The eastern leg capital city of Constantinople was constructed over the old city of Byzantium. The new city was built in about six years and dedicated in year 330. Today’s name is Istanbul, Turkey. The conquering of each of these empires can be thought of as a minnow swallowing a whale. These conquerors incorporated governance policies of the conquered empires in order to control the people. The Roman Empire was a governance composite of Roman governance plus the first six ancient empires and is referred in the book of Revelations as the ‘Scarlet Beast’ of the end times; Rev. 17:3.
The Holy Roman Empire. The western leg of the ancient Roman Empire decayed as a world power and was replaced by the Roman Catholic Church. In year 800 the pope anointed King Charles I of France as the political head of the new Holy Roman Empire. This King Charles was known as `Charlemagne‘.
The New Holy Roman Empire. In 1988 Pope John Paul II revived the Holy Roman Empire by crowning a new political head. The new Holy Roman Empire is very much alive with its headquarters building named `Charlemagne’.
Scarlet Beast. Rev. 17:3. A modern day joining of the peoples and land area of the Ancient World Empires. The modern day revived Roman Empire; the European Union or its successor.
`BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH’. Rev. 17:5, Rev. 17: 8, Rev. 17:18; the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth - Rome. This woman is the Holy Roman Empire and she is riding the Scarlet Beast. Roman Catholic popes claims to be in place of Christ here on earth; ‘The Vicar of Christ‘. Christ himself said that He himself would be with us even to the end of the world. This would make the followers of the pope a cult prostituting in part the true gospel of Christ. In these end-times, Rev. 18:4, all 'Born Again Christian Believers' are commanded to come out of all apostate churches; those churches that prostitute the true gospel of Christ.
Babylon the Great has fallen. Rev. 17: 8. Babylon the Great may be thought of as the worlds political systems. The city of Rome is destroyed; perhaps the future home of The United Nations. The global economic and political systems are destroyed being replaced by Antichrists socialist economic system. The merchants and ship owners have no place to sell their wares since the economic system is destroyed never to be reborn. The antichrists economic system of rationing will be implemented. Only followers of the Antichrist will be included in his economic system which will be to each according to need. Only followers of the Antichrist will be assigned duties and receive rations within his economic system. Rations will include all the necessities of life with some personal choice latitude including performance bonuses such as entertainment, recreation and vacations. These people will have received the ‘666 Mark of the Beast‘. In ancient Rome and Constantinople the citizens were given free food rations where about one half of the population was slaves.
The Great Tribulation. Dan. 9:25. The 70th week of Daniel; Dan. 9:27. The purpose: to finish transgressions, to end sin, make atonements for iniquity, bring everlasting righteousness, seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place; Dan. 9:24. Here, one of Gods’ days equals one year based on a 360 day year. Sixty nine weeks ended with the triumphal entry of Christ into the city of Jerusalem on Sunday, May 6, 32 AD as King of Israel. Two thousand years will pass and then the 70th week will begin which is The Great Tribulation period of seven years. It seems that we can expect God’s timing of events will be to the smallest fraction of a second. Some uncertainties exist in the Georgian calendar, probably four or five years, so we will not know in advance the exact time of the start of the Great Tribulation. The Great Tribulation will start with Israel signing a peace treaty with the Antichrist kingdom: Dan. 9:27. The timing is confusing here since we do know May 14, 1948 was the day that Israel became a nation and the events described in Math. 24 will take place within one generation from that date. Gods’ timing is not dependent on the Georgian calendar, therefore we do not know for sure but year 2018 seems likely.Beasts of Revelations. These beasts are governmental systems, religious systems or centers of power unless identified as physical living creatures. Job 40:15 describes a living creature that God made that may be similar to a dinosaur.
An example of ‘powers’ is the Illuminati first surfacing in Spain in the 1500s, in France 1600s and again in the 1700s, in Germany and England in the 1800s. All these countries suppressed their movement and are no longer identified as the Illuminati but have split off as branches. This includes organizations such as The Club of Rome, Counsel on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission, Bilderbergers,The Federal Reserve System, Bohemian Grove, World Economic Forum, World Conservation Bank, Lucis Trust ( short for Lucifer Trust), World Goodwill and many others.
The Great Red Dragon. Rev. 12:3. Satan himself. All the worlds’ political systems except ancient and present Israel are and have been Satanic since these world systems are his. ‘Born Again Christian Believers’ have influenced the worlds’ political systems since Jesus Christ created His church. However, there is no authority except from God and governmental authorities are established by God; Rom. 13:1The 1st Beast comes up out of the Sea; the Antichrist. Dan. 7:24-27; 9:27; 11:36; 12;11; Matt. 24:15; 2 Thess. 2: 3-4; 11-12; 1 John. 2:18, 4:3; Rev. 11:7; 13:18; 17:8, 12, 15, 16. The 1st Beast is a system of government that arises out of the sea; a composite of all the ancient world empires. ‘The Sea’ indicates the people of the world; Rev. 17:15. The present day European Union seems to be that beast. This beast has seven heads (governments) one of which will be headed by the man that will become the Antichrist. This man will be killed and after a period of time restored to life; Rev. 13:12, 14. The world will be amazed and followed after this leader; the future Antichrist, Rev. 13:3. The Antichrist is a satanic empowered man that will head that beast system and will be revealed at the beginning of The Great Tribulation. Any world leader today may be that man. We could almost assume that most world leaders today are antichrists. A world leader is a person that can cause global repercussions. The European Union will incubate the Antichrist. He is alive today. Satin will have prepared several from which to choose. Prophetically speaking, Jesus could not have been beaten to death by the Roman soldiers even though they tried. Jesus had to be crucified. Similarly, the Moslem world cannot defeat Israel because the Antichrist must usher in the Great Tribulation and sit in the rebuilt temple as a god; 2nd Thess. 2:4. The Abyss. In Rev. 11:7 mentions a beast that comes up out of the abyss and kills Gods’ two witnesses. Since the abyss can hold Satan, a spirit being, then logically speaking, this spirit enters the man Biblically referred to as ’the Antichrist’. The 2nd Beast comes up out of the Earth; the False Prophet. Rev. 13:11. The 2nd Beast is a religious system that arises out of the earth. I don’t know what ‘the earth’ symbolizes. Some Bible students think it is in reference to Israel. The False Prophet will require the world to worship the first beast; the Antichrist. The next pope, number 112, will be the last pope according Roman Catholic prophet St. Malachy (Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair, born in year 1094). St. Malachy prophesied that there would be a total of 112 popes. Pope Benedict XVI (the present pope and pope number 111, now 84 years old in year 2011) is mentioned somewhere as being the False Prophet (which is unlikely) and pope number 112 as being the Antichrist (which too is unlikely). Pope Benedict XVI was prophesied by St. Malachy as being a peace maker having something to do with the olive; perhaps brokering a peace between the Christians, Arabs and Israelis or embracing Chrisalm or the Interfaith movement of today. Chrisalm (founded in the 1970’s) is a Nigerian religion that accepts both the Bible and Qur’an as holy texts with both texts being used in their church services. Chrisalm is now spreading out into other countries. The Interfaith movement is being spearheaded by British Tony Blair and American Bill Clinton. There is some evidence that St. Malachy only prophesied about 111 popes with Pope Benedict XVI being the last and pope number 112, Peter the Roman, being added much later. Some scholars think that the Benedictine Order created pope 112 to separate their order from initiating the False Prophet, the Antichrist and end-time events. If the St. Malachy prophecy is true then pope number 112 could be properly labeled as a Luciferian pope; the prophecy states that the Roman Catholic Church will cease in its present form and that Rome will be destroyed. If pope number 112 is the last pope, then he will probably be the False Prophet and may come out of Israel. He may or may not be Jewish. It is rumored by some Roman Catholic Priests that there is a sect of Luciferian Priests, Bishops and Cardinals in high places within the Roman Catholic hierarchy at this time as evidenced by rampaged homosexuality, pedophilia, etc. within the Roman Catholic Church. If this is true, then St. Malachy may have been a true prophet and pope 112 may be Luciferian. A Luciferian pope would instantly have a large following throughout the world. This following would be people who acknowledge the abominable sexual sins of the Bible are good and acceptable normal life styles and that even the idea of Holy matrimony is despicable. New Age people reject the Biblical sin code in toto.
The Restrainer. 2 Thess. 2: 6-9. The Antichrist is restrained today. The restraint will be removed with the Rapture of the Church. Additionally, the United States now prevents the overrun of Israel by the Moslem countries but they are not the Antichrist. All American ‘Born Again Christian Believers’ should pray that the United States of America should remain the point of the spear in Israel’s protection.
The Church. Matt. 16:18, 18:17, Acts. 15:4, 1 Cor. 11:18, 14:35, Eph. 5:23, 1 Tim. 3:5, Heb. 12:23. The body of Christ on earth today and is made up of all ‘Born Again Christian Believers’ past, present and future. Eph. 3:10-11 specifies the purpose of the church of Jesus Christ; which is: to make known to the rulers and authorities in heavenly places, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God. Perhaps 1st Pet. 1:12 refer somewhat to this. Peter states that angels long to look into establishment of the church by the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ. First Fruits of God and the Lamb. Rev. 7:3, 14:1. 144,000 Jewish men sealed on their forehead as ‘Bond Servants’ of God. They will follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They cannot be harmed by the Antichrist and will be translated bodily into heaven as seen in Rev. 14:3. The Lamb, the Root of David. Rev. 5:6. Jesus of Nazareth, God‘s only begotten son, the Lamb of God that God sacrificed for the sins of the world. Gen. 3:15 refers to Eves’ seed; Jesus. Gal. 3:16 refers to Abraham’s seed; Jesus. Armageddon. Rev. 19:17-19. The final Satan inspired battles in Israel within the Great Tribulation period of time (age). The end of the Great Tribulation period of time begins the 1000 year reign of Christ.The Elect: God’s elect are individual persons and peoples that He has chosen for His own purpose. Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, John the Baptist are examples of persons and the Hebrew nation is an example of peoples. His elect must be identified with the Biblical age in which He elected them. One exception is today’s nation of Israel which is identified as God the Father’s wife and He will not divorce her ever. In the Church Age, Born Again Christian Believers have elected God on their own volition to be His adopted children and He has accepted them as such. The Church is identified as the wife of Christ and He will not divorce her ever. The Church is also identified as the body of Christ and as such could be thought of as a male. The church age on earth is terminated at the Rapture event. The Hebrew/Israeli covenant age on earth is terminated at the Great White Throne Judgment.
Biblical Generations. What is a Biblical generation? Throughout the Bible, many time periods and events are based on generation(s) but no specifications are given defining a generation. Before Noah’s flood people lived typically for about nine hundred years more or less: Gen. 5:1. God reduced the average life span to one hundreds and twenty years; Gen. 6:3. The Psalmist declares a normal life span for his time to be seventy years; Psalm 90:10. With no further references known, a seventy year generation is used herein. But, in our day, many countries enjoy an eighty year average life span.
Biblical Ages:1) Old Testament.2) Church Age.3) Great Tribulation Age. Dan. 12:1, Math. 24: 21. This includes the seven year period of time known as the seventh week of Daniel. This seventh week begins when Israel signs a seven year peace treaty with the powers of Antichrist which may be today’s EU with Antichrist as head. The Great Tribulation age ends with the conclusion of the seventh Bowl Judgment.4) The 1000 year Reign of Christ age; Rev. 20:4.5) A short period of time for the released Satan to muster the people of planet earths people for the last rebellion against God.6) The end of heaven and earth. Rev. 20:11, 21:1.7) The Great White Throne Judgment. Rev. 20:11.The End of Planet Earth and the Universe. I understand the Scriptures to teach that our heaven and earth will pass away; cease to exist. Many Bible scholars teach that the earth and universe will be renovated and never cease to exist. God can do anything He wants to; God is infinite in all respects. God does not confuse truth. Truth is truth anywhere it is found and truth does not change to suit any given progressive circumstance or opinion. Bible scholars study and form their best opinions about difficult matters. I am not a Bible scholar and have no training as such. We need Born Again Christian Believer Bible scholars and they deserve our respect as such.
Truth can be found in science and science does not support an infinite earth and universe except eventually everything will be transformed into heat energy. God created everything from nothing and this also is supported by science since everything came from one single singularity. A singularity is a point of energy so small (if it could be observed from outside of our universe, then it could not be seen even with an electron microscope) that it cannot be smaller and is near infinite density, so small and dense that time and space is nonexistent. Science cannot go back past this singularity to nothing and can not go beyond everything being transformed into heat energy. We think that the universe must exist in something such as space, but space is part of our universe and our universe exists in nothing and is held together by the power of Jesus: Col. 1, 17, Heb. 1, 3.
The ancients did not have the vocabulary to discuss these things but God does. In Rev. 20:11, Jesus directly addressed this issue when He said ‘earth and heaven fled away and no place was found for them‘. No place means ‘no place’. Just a thought: the universe is expanding at an exponential rate, an ever increasing rate, and is expanding much faster than the speed of light. Eventually all galaxies, except our own galaxy cluster, will disappear over the expanded viewable horizon; the speed of light is unaffected by space expansion. Therefore, perhaps ’fled away’ may imply that the universe bursts from expansion then pops back into nothing; Isa: 34:4, 2 Pet. 3:10, Rev. 6:14,). Isa. 65:17 declares that God will create a new heaven and a new earth; renovation is not implied here and Isaiah is before the Greek language of the New Testament era. In Col. 1:17, Heb. 1:3 we find that all things are held together by His power. By His power all things were created. In a singularity, gravity is the only force present. In our expanding universe, the only objects that gravity can hold together are individual cluster of galaxies and their components. Our own galaxy cluster will eventually merge and become one galaxy in a few billion years. Of course, the end of time will occur and the Great White Throne Judgment will take place much sooner than a few billion years from now.
In Revelations chapters 1 through chapter 3, Jesus is teaching the church. In the remainder of Revelations of Jesus to His church, He clarifies prophecies given before as well as giving some new teachings about the end-times and beyond. Remarkably, Job 26:7 declares that God hung the earth on nothing and stretched the heavens over empty space. Job also knew something about the circle of the earth: Job 26:10. The ancient scientist could not comprehend the number zero or infinity and bitterly denounced anyone that entertained that concept. To them, the number zero was impossible and absolute nothing was inconceivable.
So, this work assumes that our heaven and earth will cease to exist but this issue has nothing to do with anything up to the Great White Throne Judgment. Past the Great White Throne Judgment, there are people on some planet somewhere together with the city of God which is the home of all Born Again Christian Believers; my home town.
Resurrections:1) Church age includes the Rapture event.2) Great Tribulation period. Dan. 12:1, 23) The First Resurrection, Rev. 20:4, 5, is after the Battle of Armageddon.4) After the 1000 year Reign of Christ age; Rev. 20:11-17.The Word of God: Rev. 19:13, John 1:1, Gen. 1:1, 26, 3:22. The word of God is Jesus.
Lamb’s Book of Life. Rev. 21:27.
Book of Life. Rev. 20:12.
The First Resurrection. Rev. 20:4, 5. After Jesus casts Satan into the abyss, Jesus brings all who died during the Great tribulation for not accepting the ‘666 Mark of the Beast’ back to life at the beginning of His 1000 reign. These resurrected people will not experience the second death.
The Second Death. Rev. 20:6. All whose names are not found in any of the Books of Life will be cast into the ‘Lake of Fire’ which is the second death.
PART III
The Here and Now Prophesied.
The immediate period of time, referred to as the end of the generation, specified by Jesus in Mathew 24 will be no more than 70 years from May 14, 1948 assuming that date as the starting point. Whenever the true starting date can be absolutely determined, then this sequence of events described herein can start as of that date. May 14-15, 1948 is believed by this writer to be the correct starting date. Continuing forward from this point is extremely disturbing when taken seriously. This absolutely is not recommended for children.
Seven prophetic events that must occur before the Great Tribulation begins as follows:
1) Damascus, Syria to be totally destroyed never to be inhabited again. Damascus is the oldest continuously inhabited city on earth and has never been uninhabited to date; Isa. 17:1.2) The Arab/Israeli War (Psalms 83 War). Psalms chapter 83 describes an Arab war against Israel. These countries, listed in this chapter, are the same Arab countries surrounding Israel today but by different names. These nations’ old names are related to decedents of Ishmael, Esau, Lot and Hagar (Saudi Arabia). Syria is armed with chemical, biological and possibly nuclear weapons. These weapons, in part, were transferred from Iraq to Syria before the present Iraqi war. It seems that this Arab/Israel war is immanent and will be before the items listed below. 3) The War of Gog-Magog will be fought; the 3rd World War; Ezek. 38, 39.4) The 3rd Temple in Jerusalem will be built.5) Gods’ two witnesses must come to the temple mount, stay 3 ½ years, be killed, be raised from the dead in three days and then ascend into heaven. Rev. 11:1-26) The Antichrists governmental system must be in place; Rev. 13:1.7) The Great Harlot of Rev. 17:5 must cease to exist. The above is not necessarily exact order of occurrence. A period between the war of Gog /Magog and the Great Tribulation must be several years because the Scriptures show Israel burning fuel from that war for seven years. The killing of Gods’ two witnesses’ results in the World Leader being possessed by the spirit of Antichrist that comes up from the abyss. At the instant of possession, this world leader becomes the Antichrist. The immediate time period for the destruction of Damascus and the war of Gog and Magog is between years 2012 and 2018. The shock to the Islamic world at God’s destruction of either of the Psalms 83 war or the war of Gog and Magog and His protection of Israel will be so great that they will not initially oppose the building of the third temple. The Israeli/Palestinian issue is that the Moslem countries will not ever accept Israel as a nation and the Palestinians must have Jerusalem as their capital city and the Israelis must withdraw to indefensible borders. Neither Israel nor the Palestinians will compromise on these demands in full. Seemly at this time, Syria (Assyria) will lead the Arab people in the Psalms 83 war in order to unite the Syrian people with their present government thus stopping the peoples uprising against their government.
Satan cannot stop so he will marshal the remaining world powers against Israel which will be the War of Armageddon. In doing so, Satan will begin the seven period of the Great Tribulation which ends with Christ return as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
New Testament Biblical Ages: A Biblical earth age can be understood as period of time in which a prophesied purpose of God is accomplished. Each separate event of Revelations must be applied to the appropriate age for a clear understanding of the information Jesus gives us. Five earth ages are seen in the Revelation of Jesus;
1st- The Church age: This begins when Jesus uttered the words ‘IT IS FINISHED’ and died; Luke 19:30. This event ended the pervious age and began the church age. The church age will end with the Rapture event of all 'Born Again Christian Believers'; the Church is the body of Jesus the Christ.2nd- The Great Tribulation age: This begins after the Rapture event of the Church and at the time Israel signs a peace treaty with the Antichrist, then ends when Satan is bound in the bottomless pit; the abyss.
3rd- The Reign Christ: A 1000 year period that Christ rules the earth. It begins sometime after Satan is cast into the bottomless pit and lasts until he is released for a short period of time.
4th- The Finial Rebellion of the world against Christ: This begins with the release of Satan from the bottomless pit and ends when he is thrown into the ''Lake of Fire'' from which he will never escape.
5th- The Earth and Heaven Fled Away: This is a period of time between Satan’s final disposition and the Great White Throne Judgment of God. The Great White Throne Judgment of God is not accomplished on planet earth. No place is found for heaven and earth therefore they cease to exist; Rev. 20:11. Since heaven and earth no longer exist then the ''Lake of Fire'' is not part of this earth. Perhaps the word ‘heaven’ here could mean the entire universe. Gods’ Heaven is not part of anything we can imagine.
The 3rd Age: The 1000 year millennial reign of Christ discussion.
Rev. 11:15. A loud voice was heard in Heaven saying, “the kingdom on planet earth ,the kingdom of the angel Lucifer, has now became the kingdom of the Lord and His Christ and He will reign forever“.
The gist of verses 15-18 is in the past tense of the seven year Great Tribulation period and the following Wrath of God poured out on earth. God has very deliberately, with patients, is and has given mankind every opportunity to reclaim the kingdom on earth from Lucifer. Mankind has adequately demonstrated its’ collective preference to not reclaim the kingdom of earth from Lucifer. First, from Adam to Noah; civilization destroyed by flood, from Noah to Abraham; Nimrods culture dispersed and Tower of Babel worship center abandoned, from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to Jesus; Hebrew people abandoned Gods’ protection in favor of self government, from Jesus to the Rapture; Jesus harvests all ‘Born Again Christians’, from the Rapture to the 1000 year reign of Christ; Jesus defeats the kingdom of Lucifer and his angels thereby reclaiming for Himself the kingdom of the world, from 1000 year of Christ to Satan’s release from prison; Christ rules the kingdom of the world totally enforcing His will. From the release of Satan to the end of the world; Satan tries to retake to the kingdom of the world from Jesus. Jesus defeats Satan and his angels along with all the people joined to Satan. And then, the Great White Throne Judgment of God where the unredeemed are cast into hell and the redeemed are welcomed into Gods’ kingdom to remain therein forever.
We will start unraveling the End-Time Sequence with the 3rd age. Christ is now King of Kings and Lord of Lords over the whole earth. The 1st resurrection of this age is found in Rev. 20:4. The people who had not served Satan during the Great Tribulation that are still alive and those who had died or been killed for not receiving the ‘666 Mark of the Beast’ are brought back to life. These people will not receive the 2nd death and seemly will live forever and be translated to the new earth; Rev. 21:1. The 2nd resurrection ends this age with all the resurrected appearing before the Great White Throne Judgment Seat of God. All whose name is not found in God’s book of life are cast into the ''Lake of Fire'’. Presumably, all whose name was found in His book of life will be translated into the new earth. Rev. Chapter 21 describes the new earth and New Jerusalem, a city whose size is a 1500 mile cube. Herein God dwells among men and with His adopted children that were the 'Born Again Christian Believers' of the Rapture event at the end of the Church age. Rev. 21: 27 specifies that only those whose names are written in the Lambs Book of Life will ever enter into the city; New Jerusalem. Kings of the new earth, Rev. 21:224, will bring their glory into the city. Kings have dominions. Nations exists outside the city and the leaves of the tree of life, Rev.22:2, will be used for the healing of the nations.
Whose names or groups of people will be in the Lambs book of life? The 'Born Again Christian Believers' are already in their immortal bodies and are with Jesus. Only God knows each and everyone but the following seem to be included:
a) The 144,000 sealed men; Rev. 7:3.b) Those resurrected in the first resurrection: Rev. 20:4.c) Gods’ people He has preserved, if any, during the Great Tribulation period.d) People that are saved during the 1000 year reign of Christ.e) Perhaps others.The 2nd Age is The Great Tribulation age.
2nd Chron. 16:9. Gods’ eyes searches throughout the world to find those whose hearts are truly His.
Hab. 2:4. God speaking; the righteous shall live by his faith (faithfulness).
Rom. 1:19-20. God has been evident to all people throughout the ages by all of His creation and created things and no one is excused for not acknowledging God.
Eccl. 3:11. God has put eternity into the hearts of mankind; Therefore, mankind can consider God, the past, the present, the future, life after death and knowing good from evil. Each person in whatever age is responsible for their own salvation. God will take care of the innocent persons. The spirit if life enters each person at conception and eternity enters the new persons’ heart making each one responsible for their own decisions; Eccl. 12:7. Perfection of a person in the sight of God is not required for salvation but a heart that is truly His is required for salvation. Whomever and whenever God harvests a person from planet earth for whatever reason is only Gods’ business and decision to make.
John 14:6. Jesus is speaking, “I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. This is the only way given to become an adopted child of God and a sibling of Jesus. In the church age there is no other provision given in ‘New Testament Scripture’ for salvation.
Every descendent of Adam and Eve had their name listed in a book of life prepared by God from before God made the earth. At the Great White Throne Judgment, anyone whose name has been erased and is not found in Gods’ book of Life will be thrown into the 'Lake of Fire' with Satan and his angels.
Below listed are references to Gods’ Book of Life.
Book of life of the Lamb; Rev. 13:8
Book of life; Rev. 3:5, 12; 17:8; 20:12, 15; Phlp 4:3
Lamb’s book of life; Rev. 21:27
Book of the Lord; Ex. 32:32, 33
Recorded for life in Jerusalem; Isa. 4:3; Ezek. 13:9
End of the 1000 year reign of Christ period and on to the Great White Throne Judgment; Dan. 12:1, 2
Church of the First-Born enrolled in Heaven; Heb. 12:23
The Return of Jesus to Earth in the Tribulation Age:
The Battles of Armageddon are raging in Israel. The entire country is crawling with military forces. Millions have been killed. Not enough medics to treat the wounded. At the last moment of time before Satan through mankind utterly destroys Israel and the world, Jesus returns to prevent total destruction at this time.
Suddenly our heaven open (into another dimension, heaven or somewhere) and Jesus appears riding a white horse with the armies of heaven, clothed in white, with Him; Rev. 19:11-16. He does not come as an Alien in a flying saucer and His armies are not in huge spaceships. The 200 million man oriental coalition of armies plus the European coalition of armies plus the Russian led coalition of armies plus Egyptian led coalition of armies oppose Jesus and are summarily dispatched by Jesus and His armies. Jesus’ angels seize the Antichrist and False Prophet and cast them into the 'Lake of Fire' to remain there forever; Rev. 19:20. This 'Lake of Fire' is not in this universe so our heaven would have opened to the 'Lake of Fire' and closed back again. Angels seize Satan, binds him securely, and casts him into the abyss which is the bottomless pit, wherever that is located, for 1000 years; Rev. 20:3. Jesus has returned to defeat Satan the destroyer. This ends the seven year tribulation period with the earths’ partial destruction; near total destruction will follow in the 7th Bowl Judgment. Apparently Jesus returns into heaven to await the end of the Wrath of God in the 7th Bowl Judgment; Dan. 12:12, blessed is he that attains 1335 days. The 7th Bowl Judgments tries mankind without satanic direct influence. Jesus will then return as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, to prevent all life from being destroyed (Rev. 24:22) and will at that time setup His Millennium Kingdom.
Demons are fallen angels that are subservient to Satan. All demons are intelligent spirits and can possess people; Luke 8:30. Perhaps many people are demon possessed today. Some people confess that they have spirit guides; demons. Some demons are free in planet earth and some are confined in the abyss; Luke 8:31. Seemly, (the Scriptures are not clear about this) all demons will be confined in the abyss at the end of the Great Tribulation period and will be loosed with Satan after the 1000 year reign of Christ. At the end of the world, all demons will be cast into the ‘Lake of Fire’ with Satan which was made for the Devil and his angels; Math. 25:41.
PART IV
A Sequence of End-time Events going backward from a New Heaven and New Earth
Sequence No. 24. The New Heaven and the New Earth; Rev. 21:1-22:5. John saw a new heaven and a new earth because the old heaven and old earth had passed away.
The old heaven and the old earth had fled away and there was no place found for them; Rev. 20:11. This new earth presumably is in a newly unimaginable created perfect universe. In it are kingdoms and people. The city named “New Jerusalem”, a most beautiful 1500 mile cube city, has descended upon the new earth. This new earth has no sea and must be huge to accommodate such a city. It seems this new earth may not have a sun because the city of New Jerusalem will provide the light, engulfing the entire planet, where the Lamb of God is that light; an unimaginable beautiful light that is indescribable. There will be no night there. The city of New Jerusalem will be the home of God and all ‘Born Again Christian Believers’. Read about it in the given text. The text doesn’t mention angels or any other of Gods’ created creatures living there. It says “the tabernacle of God is among men and He dwells among them“; but in this case He tabernacles with men (present with men) but Gods’ presence is not confined to New Jerusalem.
Sequence No. 23. Trumpet Judgment Event Number 7. Rev. 11:15. The seventh angel sounded his trumpet. A loud noise arose in heaven saying “the kingdom of the world has become God the Fathers’ and Jesus the Christ. Christ will now reign for ever.
Questions may arise in identifying the term “kingdom of the world”. The term ‘kingdom’ is singular sense. Herein the term is perceived to be the kingdom of Lucifer here on earth. Theologically speaking, our forefather Adam surrendered his Kingdom to Lucifer thereby losing Gods’ protective shield of planet earth and its people. Adams’ love for Eve was stronger than his love for God his maker. This kind of love is the strongest force in human nature; hatred and fear may rank second and third respectively. Seemingly Israel’s fear will cause her to sign a peace treaty with the Antichrist thereby losing Gods‘ protective shield over the year 1948 divinely restored nation. This angelic proclamation announces that the subject kingdom now belongs to Jesus the Messiah and not Lucifer. This is the final solution for planet earth and its people. Great celebration will occur in heaven including the opening of the Temple in Heaven and the Ark of His Covenant accompanied with celebration fireworks of thunder, lightening, hail storm and an earthquake: Rev. 11:19. An earthquake and hail storm in Heaven? This must be symbolic of a celebrating shaking in Gods’ Heaven.
The Great Trumpet event number 7 spans the 1000 year millennial reign of Christ, planet earths’ remaining existence and then on to the Great White Throne Judgment and eternity.
Sequence No. 22. Jesus returns as King of Kings and Lord of Lords to end planet earth’s destruction and establish His 1000 year reign of planet earth; Rev. 19: 1-4, Math. 24:22.
Apparently Jesus returns the second time to end the 7th Bowl Judgment and restore the earth to some semblance of natural order; Dan. 12:12, blessed is he that attains 1335 days. This seems to be prior to the resurrection of the Great Tribulation period beheaded saints and taking the protected Great Tribulation period Jews and Believers out of His protective custody. Also, there are surviving plant, animal and human life to be saved for a seed. Apparently some people with and without the ‘666 Mark of the Beast’ will survive. No sea life remains since all died in the 2nd Bowl Judgment. No Scripture states that the sun will be restored to its normal condition of today’s brilliance; Rev. 6:12, 8:12. Jesus will provide all that is necessary to bring the earth to natural perfection. The planet is an absolute disaster but Jesus has His Heavenly army, both angels and saints that will gladly obey His every command as needed.
A Disclaimer Note: The above concept is extremely Biblically sketchy and is not claimed here to be true. However, since there is an elapse of Scripture coupling (a space of empty information) after the 7th Bowl Judgment, this seems to logically fit and the referenced Scriptures may apply. The book of Revelations contain a known void of information: the Seven Thunders. Perhaps the Seven Thunders fit between Sequence 21 and 22; we cannot know.
The 1000 year reign of Jesus the Christ: It is an absolute fact of future events that Jesus will become an absolute sovereign king during a 1000 year period following the end of the Great Tribulation period of time. He will rule enforcing His absolute will. He can use His immortal elected 144,000 Jewish men and Raptured saints to rule with a rod of iron.
Children will be born. Sickness may exist among the people with the ‘666 Mark of the Beast’, if they don’t behave (Isa. 65:20, some will be accursed), but sickness and death will be rare. Someone that dies at the age of one hundred will be considered as a child; Isa. 65:20. Vineyard, orchards and gardens will be planted and prosper. No one will take another persons food. Everyone will have plenty. People will build their own houses, to their own liking, and live in them. No animals will be hostile and snakes will not bite even if children play with them. Safety, safety is everywhere and everyone is safe on planet earth. Life is as it was intended to be from the creation of the world.
And then: After the completion of the Millennial Reign of Christ, Satan is released from prison. All hell breaks loose again. Mankind is given the choice to serve God or Satan. This choice is final. Some choose Jesus but billions choose Satan. All of Gods’ people gather around Jerusalem and Jesus protects all of them. Satan leads his people in a war against Jesus. Jesus kills all of the Satan people and casts Satan into the Lake of Fire (Hell) along with all of his angels that are not already there.
The purpose and intent of our universe and world is now complete. Heaven and earth flees away and no place is found for them. Satan and his angels have been firmly eradicated from influencing any of Gods’ intelligent creatures. In the process, God has claimed a wife (the elected Jewish people) and Jesus has claimed the Church of Jesus Christ to be His wife. Mathew 22:30 states that Jesus says that in Heaven the resurrected people are as angels where they neither marry nor are given in marriage.
The final disposition of all people that has ever lived is at hand; the Great White Throne Judgment. All people, not spirits, whose name is found in Gods’ book of life, will be translated to Gods’ new earth or Heaven or somewhere to be under Gods’ protection for eternity. Gods’ wife, the 144,000 elected men and the wife of Jesus are already in immortal bodies. All people, not spirits, that are not found in Gods’ book of life will be translated to Hell to burn eternally with Satan and his angels; don‘t go there, it was not originally made for people.
An observation: It seems that mankind’s core desire is self rule. Eternity has been placed in the soul of man, therefore each of us have a built-in empty space that will either accept the Holy Spirit, desire for self determination, self-love (narcissism), believe that they themselves are a god, a demonic spirit, a belief in some other god or accept Satan to gain his power. People who have no intention of accepting any rule over their life (worldly) are determined to do that which they want to do regardless of consequences. Some people view ’Biblical sin’ as nonexistent and they can do whatever they please to do as long as no harm is done to other people; a purely worldly view.
This is just a personal observation and is not based on psychology or personal known Biblical facts.
Description of the Bowl Judgments, ‘The Wrath of God’ poured out on Mankind.
The Bowl Judgments are the wrath of God poured out on the earth. Bowl Judgments one through six are assumed to be the last 3 ½ years of the Great Tribulation age. Satan, the Antichrist and the False Prophet are not in the 7th Bowl Judgment event. The Bowl Judgments are total destruction. The judgments are herein believed to accumulate from the first to the last unless the subject Scripture specifies otherwise. Keep in mind that the seven judgments are separate events and may or may not be poured out at equal intervals of time. At most Bowl Judgment events, emphasis is placed on the fact that the people did not repent and give glory to God. Therein is the reason that mankind has reached this point in the earths history.
Rev. 19:17-21, 20:1-3, part of Bowl Judgment six, describes the War of Armageddon culminating with the return of Jesus to earth. The armies of the world assemble in Israel for the war of Armageddon. These are the 200 million man oriental coalition of armies plus the European coalition of armies plus the Russian led coalition of armies plus Egyptian led coalition of armies, are in place at Megiddo and throughout Israel and Egypt. These armies are fighting the Antichrist, the Israelis and one another. It seems likely they understand that through the Antichrists’ power that he is destroying the world and they are trying to stop the destruction. However, when Jesus returns they join forces against the King of Kings and Lord of Lords to destroy Him. Rev. 19: 19-21 describes this event and these armies are killed with a sword that comes out of the mouth of Jesus. The Antichrist and False Prophet are thrown into the Lake of Fire and Satan is bound and cast into the Abyss for one thousand years.
Jesus allows mankind to continue the earths’ destruction as described in the following seven Bowl Judgments until no recovery is possible. Such destruction and demonstration of the total depravity of mankind silences Heaven for a period related as one half hour of earths time; Rev. 8:1. Apparently a period of time exists between the end of War of Armageddon and when Jesus returns to rescue the earth from total destruction; Dan. 12:12, blessed is he that attains 1335 days.
Sequence No. 21. Bowl Judgment Event Number 7; Rev. 16:17-21. 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“.
Bowl event number 7 spans part of the prophecies of Math. 24:22, from the end of the War of Armageddon, the 1000 year millennial reign of Christ, planet earths remaining existence and on to the Great White Throne Judgment and eternity. No references to the armies involved in the War of Armageddon or Satan are given in the 7th Bowl Judgment. Apparently an unspecified period of time exists between the end of the 70th week of Daniels part of the Great Tribulation and the end of the 7th Bowl Judgment; Dan. 12:12, blessed is he that attains 1335 days. This implies that Jesus returns twice; first to terminate the War of Armageddon and second to terminate to total destruction process of planet earth by mankind and the angels. These events are:
The 7th Bowl Judgment is described in Rev. 16: 17-21 where the angel empties his bowl into earths’ atmosphere. Three events happen. Apparently these events are worldwide:
1) A huge electrical storm.2) The greatest earthquake in history occurs.3) A plague of one hundred pound hail stones pound the earth.This earthquake is the largest ever to occur and a geological event affecting the entire planet; Rev. 6:12-14. The city of Jerusalem is split into three parts but remains as the City of God; Rev. 16:19. Cities are destroyed by the shaking. Mountains are thrown down. Islands disappear. Surely great mammoth tsunamis (mile high waves??) will occur. Catastrophic volcanoes are occurring such as the enormous cauldron of magma at Yellow Stone National Park. Worldwide volcano ash is darkening the sun. The moon turns red. Perhaps the earths’ mantle has slipped ninety degrees and the earths’ magnetic poles reverse polarity. Worldwide nuclear war could be occurring since great electrical storms are occurring and 100 pound hailstones are pounding the earth as the result of nuclear explosions. The remaining people that have received the ‘666 Mark of the Beast’ are seen blaspheming God for causing this destruction and will not give Him glory; they will not repent of their evils and give God proper respect, therefore the destruction continues. God is blamed even though He had not entirely stopped Satan in his determination to destroy Israel and the Jewish people. It is mankind and angels that are, at this moment of time, destroying the earth. No force on planet earth can prevent the earths’ total destruction and the death of all living things.
An overview of earth’s future final existence: A loud voice is heard coming from the throne of the Heavenly Temple declaring ‘IT IS DONE’ (Rev.16:17). The earth now is in an unrecoverable dynamic state of total destruction; Math. 24:22. Our heaven opens again, precisely at the final moment of time, and Jesus returns with His armies and rescues planet earth and whatever remains of the living things and people; Rev. 11:18. Then, Jesus restores the planet to its most perfect state and rules for one thousand years with a rod of iron. After this, Satan is loosed for a little season and earth’s final end comes about. Then on to the Great White Throne Judgment and Eternity:
Sequence No. 20. Bowl Judgment Event Number 6: Rev. 16:12-16, 19:11-20:3: An Angel pours out the 6th Bowl Judgment upon the river Euphrates and the bloody waters dries up.
This prepares a way for an army of 200 million that are coming from the eastern Asian countries. The logistics of moving large armies across the ocean is suggested in the 2nd Bowl description. This is the beginning of the Armageddon war. Rev. 19:17-21 describes the period of the battles of Armageddon. The armies of the world are coming together in Israel from Mount Megiddo to Jerusalem via the Jezreel Valley and up from Egypt through the Sinai Peninsula and Negev desert. These are the 200 million man oriental coalition of armies plus the European coalition of armies plus the Russian led coalition of armies plus Egyptian led coalition of armies. These armies are fighting the Antichrist, the Israelis and one another. It seems likely they understand that through the Antichrists’ power that he is destroying the world and they are trying to stop the destruction. Self preservation is the most fundamental necessity of mankind. An angel with a sickle harvested the armies of the battles of Armageddon and the blood came up a horses bridle, in places, for a distance of two hundred miles; about the distance from Mount Megiddo to Jerusalem via the Jezreel Valley; Rev. 14:17-20. Rev. 14:20 refers to this as the great wine press of the wrath of God. However, when Jesus returns they join forces against the King of Kings and Lord of Lords to destroy Him. Rev. 19: 19-21 describes this event and these armies are killed with a sword that comes out of the mouth of Jesus. The Antichrist and False Prophet are thrown into the Lake of Fire and Satan is bound and cast into the Abyss for one thousand years. Apparently an unspecified period of time exists between the end of the 6th Bowl Judgment, the 70th week of Daniels part of the Great Tribulation, and the end of the 7th Bowl Judgment. This implies that Jesus returns twice; first to terminate the War of Armageddon and second to terminate to total destruction process of planet earth by mankind and the angels; Dan. 12:12, blessed is he that attains 1335 days.
Sequence No. 19. Bowl Judgment Event Number 5: Rev. 16:10-11: An angel pours out the 5th Bowl Judgment upon the Satan’s throne.
For centuries, there has been much opinionated research done by Bible scholars as to the meaning of these Bowl Judgments. The French army sacked Rome and the Vatican in 1798-1799 exiling the pope. The Vatican never fully recovered from that event. The French took everything of value they could find. Some believed that event was the pouring out of the 5th Bowl Judgment and believed that Rome was the seat of Satan’s throne. Since many different opinions exist, and have existed in the past, about the whereabouts of this throne, we must conclude that nobody really knows.
So, let’s assume that Satan’s throne is the seat of world power. This assumption is in agreement with some Bible scholars from the past. The only seat of world power of today is the United Nations located in New York City. However weak it might be, the United Nations does have the political infrastructure for governing the world and does to a limited degree. Using this analogy, at this time Satan’s throne is in New York City, USA. Rev. 2:13 states that Satan’s throne is in city of Pergamum, which is in today’s country of Turkey, while at that time the center of world power was in Rome, Italy. Since God has not moved His city from Jerusalem, Israel then Satan’s throne may still be in Pergamum (today‘s Bergama), Turkey. The United Nations headquarters was located in New York City because the Rockefeller family funded the construction and location of the headquarters building and the assurance of operating costs by the United States of America. Some people believe the United Nation headquarters should be in Rome, Italy.
This Scripture also states that his kingdom became darkened. Some say that, in Biblical terms, this kingdom darkness would refer to confusion, disorder, indecisiveness, chaos and the like. The Illuminati’s motto translated is ‘Out of Chaos, Order’; very Satanic. They create a manageable chaos in a country, solve the problem and achieve the control they want; that’s the idea. But, God is in control here; always wanting all to be saved but Satan’s crowd will not repent and give God glory. They are seen cursing God for their pains and sores previously received.
Sequence No. 18. Bowl Judgment Event Number 4: Rev. 16:8-9. An angel pours out the 4th Bowl Judgment upon the sun.
The Scriptures state that it was given to the sun a new purpose which is to scorch mankind with fire resulting in mankind being scorched with fierce heat. Mankind is seen here blaspheming God, who has the power over these plagues, and not repenting and giving God glory.
Perhaps the sun will nova, then collapse at the end of its nova stage. The suns’ mass will be about the same but hydrogen fusion will cease. The sun will become a hot fiery clinker giving off radiated heat resulting in the red moon and scorching heat on earth. There is no end of this scorching heat stated in the Scriptures, therefore we must assume the healing of the sun, if needed, will await the return of Christ to rescue the earth from total destruction.
Sequence No. 17. Bowl Judgment Event Number 3: Rev. 16:4-7. An angel pours out the 3rd Bowl Judgment into the rivers and springs of water and the waters became blood.
The angels of Heaven are seen as approving of Gods’ action of giving mankind blood to drink because mankind has massively poured out the blood of saints and prophets; blood to drink therefore is deserved. How people not under Gods’ protection can continue to live under these conditions is unexplainable but somehow they do.
Sequence No. 16. Bowl Judgment Event Number 2: Rev. 16:3. An angel pours out the 2nd Bowl Judgment into the sea and it became blood as of a dead man, killing all living things that live in the sea.
Ships cannot navigate in blood. The buoyancy of ships would react differently in blood compared to salt water. All commerce requiring use of seagoing vessels will cease. This suggests that the upcoming Battles of Armageddon in the 6th Bowl Judgment must be supplied by air and by land.
At least two thousand large aircraft carrying five hundred equipped troops each would be required; this type of aircraft is plentiful. Five hundred thousand troops could be deposited each day at the Israeli Air Force base near Mount Megiddo by landing one thousand aircraft. Fifty million troops could be landed in one hundred days. Other Air Force bases could be used in Egypt and Israel. A two hundred million man Asian army is marching to Israel by land. Syria may have been nuked making Syria and Jordon unusable. Syrian and Jordanian armies are not specifically mentioned in the battles of Armageddon text.
The logistics of such and operation looks impossible. Huge armies require a continual source of supplies to operate. Within days of fighting all supplies would be exhausted. In the Korean War the Chinese solders carried several days of rice food with them. A modern well equipped solder can function properly for many days using dehydrated foods. Access to water for that large number of troops in Israel is a problem. The necessities of life can be air dropped from large aircraft. Logistics will not permit the movement of large quantities of heavy equipment into Israel. The war will be fought mostly with aircraft, equipment moved over land and weapons the foot soldiers carry. Rockets that are already deployed in the area will be used.
Sequence No. 15. Bowl Judgment Event Number 1: Rev. 16:2. An angel poured out his bowl into the earth and the ‘666 Mark of the Beast’ people are infected with loathsome and malignant sores.
All people who have taken the ‘666 Mark of the Beast’ become infected with incurable sores. These sores could be ulcers, boils, skin cancers or something that is unknown at this time. They will be runny infections, pus-filled sores that are loathsome and malignant. These people will have these sores through all of the
Bowl Judgments.
The Trumpet Judgments, ‘The Wrath of the God and Lamb’ poured out on Mankind.
Prelude to the Trumpet Judgment Events: The Trumpet Judgment events are given in Rev. 8:2 through Rev. 9:21 then jumps forward to Rev. 11:14-19. There is no hint found in the Trumpet Judgment text of the construction of the temple (Rev. 11:1-2) or of Gods’ two witnesses (Rev. 11:3-10). Therefore, after the war of Gog/Magog it is herein assumed that a period of time exists prior to the Great Tribulation period during which the land of Israel will be cleansed, the Temple rebuilt and the appearance of Gods two witnesses will take place. The flavor of the Rev. 11:1-10 text reveals a thriving economy and a world free of the events described in the Trumpet and Bowl Judgment events. Israel thereafter will sign a peace treaty with the Antichrist (Dan. (9:27) thus beginning the pouring out of Wrath of God and of the Lamb in seven years of the Great Tribulation period.
Rapture event alert!? ! ? ! ?. Rev. 11:7 announces the future arrival event of the spirit Antichrist from the Abyss which then enters the ruler of the revived Roman Empire thus becoming the Antichrist. The Antichrist then kills Gods’ two witnesses. For the 3 ½ years Gods’ witnesses had been in Jerusalem and no one could harm them: all that attempt harm will be destroyed by the witnesses. At will, Gods’ witnesses could and did bring on planet earth any plagues they wish to. All Born Again Christian Believing Biblically literate people will understand the mission Gods’ witnesses at that time. All other people will hate Gods’ witnesses and want them dead. When the Antichrist succeeds in killing Gods‘ two witnesses, the worlds’ people will celebrate with a planet wide party. These witnesses allow Antichrist to kill them, and then the Antichrist will instantly be propelled to dictator of the world for his powerful and magnanimous success. Three days later God will raise His witnesses from the dead and call them away from planet earth. If the Rapture event has not already occurred and ‘Born Again Christian Believers’ are not destined to experience any part the Wrath of God and the Lamb, then they will be taken up with Gods’ two witnesses or almost immediately thereafter.
Fear of the Antichrist is the reason that Israel will capitulate and sign a peace treaty with the Antichrist thereby choosing the Antichrists defense shield over Gods’ protective defense shield. Without Gods’ protection, all hell will break loose ushering in the Great Tribulation age.
The Trumpet Judgments described. The Trumpet Judgments are the wrath of God and the Lamb poured out on the earth; the great day of Their wrath, Rev. 6:16-17. The Trumpet Judgments are included within the 7th Seal; Rev. 8:1 The Trumpet Judgments one through six begin upon the entrance into the Great Tribulation age and continues for three and one half years. Rev. 16:1 identifies the Bowl Judgments as Wrath of God. The Bowl Judgments are total destruction while the Trumpet Judgments are partial destruction. The judgments are herein assumed to accumulate from the first to the last unless the subject Scripture specifies otherwise. Keep in mind that the seven judgments are separate events.
Trumpet Judgment Event Number 6 ends with Satan’s’ influence being temporally halted. Jesus is not seen in the related Scriptures sequence until the Bowl Judgment number six. He returns then as King of Kings and Lord of Lords and ends the war of Armageddon.
This is the end of the third ‘woe’. A ‘woe’ can be defined as: “grief or distress resulting from a serious affliction or misfortune“.
The 7th Trumpet Judgment is after the 7th Bowl Judgment. Jesus then returns as King of Kings and Lord of Lords to stop earth’s total destruction and to setup His millennial kingdom on earth.
Sequence No. 14. Trumpet Judgment Event Number 6. Rev. 9:13.The sixth angel sounded his trumpet. A voice was heard in Gods’ Heaven instructing the sixth angel to release the four angels that are incarcerated at the Euphrates River: 9:14.
These angels has been commissioned to kill one third of mankind using a 200 million demonic army; Rev. 9:16. 200 million horses with 200 million riders. The powers of the horses are in their heads and tales. One third of mankind was killed by the smoke, fire and brimstone that came out of their mouths. The world has never seen such destruction but this is only partial destruction. Worse is yet to come. Mankind still will not repent of their sins and give God His proper acknowledgement and give Him glory.
This is the end of the second ‘woe’.
Sequence No. 13. Trumpet Judgment Event Number 5. Rev. 9:1. The fifth angel sounded his trumpet. Another angel falls from heaven to earth and is given the key to the Bottomless Pit.
This angel opens the pit and a horrendous amount of smoke is released that darkens the sky. A huge mega volcano would darken the sky with ash but not smoke. The earth has no source of such smoke from a pit: lava yes but not smoke. Billions of intelligent extraterrestrial locus like creatures with scorpion features came out of the smoke with an angelic captain in charge of them whose name in English is ‘The Destroyer’. The ‘Bottomless Pit’ is not of this universe; a doorway in our atmosphere opens into another reality. The sole mission of these strange locus/scorpions is to sting all people that did not have the ‘seal of God on their foreheads’ for a period of five months. No mention here about other people that do not have the ’666 Mark of the Beast” on their body. These locus/scorpions are instructed not to harm the earth in any other way and not to kill people; just torment them, using their stingers, with unbearable torment but the people cannot die or commit suicide.
This is the end of the first ‘woe’.
Sequence No. 12. Trumpet Judgment Event Number 4. The fourth angel sounded his trumpet; Rev. 9:12. The sun, moon and stars are smitten in such a way that one third of their light is turned off daily.
This means that sunlight, moonlight and star light will be darkened so as not to be seen for eight hours of each twenty four hour day. On the surface, this is too unreal to be believable but the entire Bible is truth. This will happen but how?
This requires an elementary scientific analysis. The stars we see at night are all within our galaxy. Measurements of galaxies are in light years even in billions of light years. Light from our star (our sun) requires light only 8 to 9 minutes to reach planet earth. For all the light from the sun, moon and stars to blink on and off in such a synchronized manner that light from all of the stars (each of which can be millions of light years apart), the sun and the moon to reach earth at the same instant of time would require God to design the universe to do this billions of years age. The speed of light is about 186,000 miles (300,000 meters) per second. The speed of light is constant and is unaffected by the expansion of the universe. Our tiny planet is insignificant relative to our galaxy. It is very important to God and ourselves. Life in any form is important. Nevertheless, this Scripture tells us that light from all astronomical sources are blinking on and off for one third of each twenty four hour period.
We see in the 4th Bowl Judgment unusual solar activity, Rev. 16:9, and again in the 6th Seal Judgment; Rev. 6:12. In 2nd Pet. 3:10 we see our atmosphere burning. So, can we theorize one possible solution (however improbable) it might be. Yes, the Aurora Borealis; the Northern Lights.
Let’s use the hydrogen atom as an example of an action. Simply put; when energy is continuously pumped into the atom, the atoms‘ electron spins faster and faster until at a defined level it emit’s a single photon (a particle of light) and instantly falls back to its’ normal speed. This repeats at the same rate so long as the energy pumped into the atom is constant.
As our sun approaches a nova condition, the intensity off solar flares can be expected to increase exponentially from normal. This would cause our planets ionosphere zone to become luminous to the point that sunlight cannot directly be seen. In normal times, we see starlight at night but in the daylight brightness blinds our view of starlight even though is there.
Now let’s consider the electron analogy. As the solar flares continuously pump energy into our ionosphere, it will increase its’ luminosity to the point where maybe the Aurora Borealis will discharge energy. This would extinguish the Northern Lights and sunlight, moonlight and starlight can again be seen. This will be at a repetitious rate conforming to the specification of Rev. 9:12. The Scriptures state that our sky will be darkened both day and night. This could be caused by the Aurora Borealis shifting the radiated light frequency into a light spectrum that we cannot see. Household fluorescent light fixtures exhibit this spectrum light shift but in the inverse; from mercury blue to florescent white light.
This analogy is not to be taken factually but is used to demonstrate that with God nothing is impossible.
Sequence No. 11. Trumpet Judgment Event Number 3. The third angel sounded his trumpet; Rev. 9:10. A great burning star, named Wormwood, fell from heaven poisoning one third of the water resulting in the death of many people.
Poison water will kill animals as well. The Scripture does not mention that the land is poisoned to; as would be from nuclear radiation such as released in the Fukushima Daiichi, Japans’ nuclear power plant disaster in March 2011. As a meteor or comet shooting across the sky can leave a trail, this Wormwood objects trail may settle on one third of the water. Whatever this thing is, it is not symbolic but a physical happening of destruction.
Sequence No. 10. Trumpet Judgment Event Number 2. The second angel sounded his trumpet; Rev. 9:8. Something like a great mountain burning with fire was ’thrown’ into the sea and one third of sea life was killed. Also, one third of all ships were sunk.
It is believed in the scientific community that a large asteroid hit the sea off the central gulf coast of Mexico resulting in the destruction of the dinosaur population along with many other species of life. It seems that an intelligent being directed (thrown) a large asteroid, or another large object, into the sea. The burning, as described in the Scripture, is typical of an object entering our atmosphere from outer space. The sinking of one third of shipping at sea would be expected since the enormous tidal waves would be generated by such an impact. Only the ocean in which the impact occurred would primarily be affected. Great destruction of the coastal areas of that impacted ocean would result. Whatever this thing is, it is not symbolic but a physical happening of destruction.
Sequence No.9. Trumpet Judgment Event Number 1. Rev. 6:7. The first angel sounded his trumpet. There came hail and fire mixed with blood and they were ‘thrown’ to the earth. One third of the earth and one third of the trees was burned up along with all of the green grass.
Something being thrown reveals an intelligent action from some being or something like a large exploding volcano throwing hail, fire and blood to the earth’s surface. We can only know that something is thrown to the earth that came from some unrevealed place. Taking the word ‘blood’ literally, would likely mean human and animal blood. This could depict a super large volcano erupting resulting in much death, the earth and trees burning with the green grass being covered with ash; perhaps the green grass burning is limited to the area of destruction and not the entire planet. Some space object with a fiery tail may brush the earth surface with a long trail of destruction; such as a tail of hydrocarbons. Whatever it is reveals a sure near future event and it is not symbolic.
Sequence No.8. A pause before the start of the Trumpet Judgments: Ref. Rev. 7:1-2. We see four angles, north, east, south and west prepared to begin the Trumpet Judgments. Another angel instructs them to wait until he has marked 144,000 Jewish men with the seal of God on their foreheads. The group of four angels has been granted the responsibility to harm the earth and sea as seen in Trumpet Judgments 1 through 3. Twelve thousand men were sealed from each of the twelve tribes of Israel. We see these 144,000 in the 5th Trumpet Judgment (Rev. 9:4), again with Christ standing on Mount Zion (Rev. 14:1) and again in heaven as the first fruits of the earth to God and the Lamb. Rev. 14:3. These 144,000 men go with Jesus wherever He goes. We don’t know when they are raptured to heaven but they are here for part or all of the tribulation period. We do not know their mission while here on earth but apparent they can’t be harmed.
NOW TO THE SEVENTH SEAL INTRODUCTION
The Seventh Seal includes the Trumpet and Bowl judgments.
Sequence No. 7. The Seventh Seal Opening: Rev. 8:1. It was silent in Heaven for one half of an hour relative to Heavens Timekeeping.
Could it be one half of an hour of Gods’ 1,000 year day? With the Lord one day is as 1,000 years and 1,000 years as one day; 2 Pet. 3:8, Ps. 90:4. This silence could mean the shock of the heavenly beings at the tribulation period destruction, eternal incarceration of Lucifer and one third of the former angels along with the destruction of mankind. It could mean a period that no action from heaven against earth; a quieter period for Antichrist to solidify his power. We do know that it was quite in Heaven.
Rev. 8:2-6 describes the preliminaries to the first angel sounding his trumpet. An angel took a golden censer; filled it with fire from Gods’ alter. He then threw the fire into the earth resulting in great thunder and lightning followed by an earth quake. Then the seven angels with the seven trumpets were prepared to blow their trumpets and did one at a time in sequence.
The Antichrist is now actively engaged in world affairs. Chapters seven and nine of the book of Daniel contain Antichrist information not found in the book of Revelations. Daniel tells us that the Antichrists’ reign will be in two 3 ½ year phases. Seemly, the first 3 ½ years will be with the Antichrist empowered by the spirit of antichrist and the second 3 ½ years empowered with Satan himself. After the first 3 ½ years the Antichrist is killed by a wound in the head. He is verifiably dead. He will stay dead for awhile, maybe three days to be similar to Elijah’s and Elisha’s dead period. Then presumably Satan enters his body and the Antichrists life is restored. The Antichrist enters the temple of God and declares himself to be God making the Holy of Holies chamber his throne room; 2nd Thess 2:4. Presumably, at this point, the Bowl Judgments begin. In this Revelation sequence we only see the Antichrist in the battle of Armageddon described in Rev. 19: 7-21.
The Sixth Seal Opening: Prelude to the ’great Tribulation.
The arrival of the spirit of Antichrist: Rev. 11:7 announces the future arrival event of the spirit of Antichrist from the Abyss. The spirit enters the male human and he becomes ‘the Antichrist’ at that moment. This event precedes the opening of the Seventh Seal and the Great Tribulation.
Rev. 13:1-10 describes a beast coming up out of the sea; from among the people of the earth. This beast is a modern day composite of all the ancient world empires making up a modern day empire having two feet and two legs. These two legs are the European revived Roman Empire (the western leg) and the Middle East/Asian revived Roman Empire (the eastern leg, Byzantine, Constantinople which is today’s Istanbul Turkey). The Club of Rome organization has already made plans to divide the planet into ten distinct regions with each region having its own governance (Rev. 17:12) under one supreme ruler. This supreme ruler is the head of this ten region federation; Rev. 17:13. When the spirit of Antichrist comes up out of the abyss it will possess this supreme ruler thus this supreme ruler becomes the Antichrist at that moment; Rev. 11:7. This federation, with its supreme ruler, must be in place before the spirit of Antichrist comes up out of the abyss. 1 John 2:18 shows us there are many ‘little’ antichrists; demon possessed people that are actively engaged in opposing Jesus. However there is only one person possessed by the power of the spirit of antichrist that came up out of the abyss.
Once the Antichrist is in place he will immediately implement his purpose which is in part;
1) Kill Gods’ two witnesses; Rev. 11:7.2) Force Israel through fear to sign a peace treaty; Dan. 9:27. This starts the Great Tribulation.3) Force the world into obedience. Rev. 13:7. The Antichrist kills Gods’ two witnesses. For the 3 ½ years Gods’ witnesses, perhaps Elijah and Elisha, will be in Jerusalem and no one can harm them: all that attempt harm will be destroyed by the witnesses. At will, Gods’ witnesses can and will bring on planet earth any plagues they wish to. All Born Again Christian Believing Biblically literate people will understand the mission Gods’ witnesses at that time. All other people will hate Gods’ witnesses and want them dead. When the Antichrist succeeds in killing these witnesses, the worlds’ people will celebrate with a planet wide party. These witnesses allow Antichrist to kill them, and then the Antichrist will instantly be propelled to dictator of the world. Three days later God will raise His witnesses from the dead and call them away from planet earth. If the Rapture event has not already occurred and ‘Born Again Christian Believers’ are not destined to experience any part the Wrath of God and the Lamb, then they will be taken up with Gods’ two witnesses or almost immediately thereafter. The reason is that Israel will, out of fear, capitulate and sign a peace treaty with the Antichrist thereby choosing the Antichrists defense shield over Gods’ protective defense shield. In the Old Testament record, the rulers and the people of Israel frequently abandoned Gods’ protection and always suffered wrath of God until repentance. Without Gods’ protection, all hell will break loose ushering in the Great Tribulation age.
We don’t know but the sixth seal opening encompasses a period of time of at least three and one half years. The Scriptures seem to place Gods‘ two Witnesses (Elijah and Elisha) being Raptured at the beginning of the Great Tribulation period; Rev. 11:7, 13: 1. The power of Elijah was transferred to Elisha but the power remained in Elisha’s bones after his death; 2 Kings 13:21. They seem to be prophetic twins employing the same God given power. Both could heal the sick, raise the dead, cause death, predict the future, and cause creation of material things, cause future events to happen and much more. This power seems to somewhat parallel the power of Gods’ two witnesses; the authority to make binding decisions. So, Elijah and Elisha are suggested here instead of Enoch or Moses.
Sequence No. 6. The Sixth Seal Opening: Rev. 6:12-17. There will be a great earthquake, the sun will be darkened and the moon will turn red, a great meteorite storm will occur, the sky is rolled up like a scroll and every mountain and island will moved out of place.
No explanation here unless these plagues are the result of Gods‘ two witnesses, Elijah and Elisha exercising their authority. Gods’ two witnesses seem to fit in here about 3 ½ years before the seventh Seal opening. The earth’s people are crying out for the rocks and mountains to fall on them to hide them from the presence of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb for the great day of their wrath has come; and who can stand it.
The people of planet earth understand their situation. This is not the Wrath of God and The Lamb. It is a deliberate angelic caused astronomical/geological event.
Sequence No. 5. The Fifth Seal Opening: Rev. 6:9-11. John saw under Gods’ alter a multitude of martyred souls killed because of their testimony of Jesus which they had kept until death.
The United Nations reported that in year 2010 one hundred thousand plus Christians had been killed because of their faith in Jesus. Most were killed in Islamic countries. In accordance with the teaching of the Quran, Christians and Jews are being purged out of their mist. The fundamental teaching of the Quran requires Christians and Jews to convert to Islam or be killed if they do not leave the country. This is happening now even in Iran and Iraq, both of which have had a Jewish population for over 2500 years and a Christian population from the time of the Apostles; over 1900 years.
From the time of the Apostles, millions of Christians are believed to have been killed because of their faith in Jesus. Joseph Stalin is said to have had about fifty million of Soviet Union citizens killed. Stalin had Christians purged that were not members of the official Russian Orthodox Church. No tally of Christians martyred by Islam is known but the number would be enormous.
In October, 2011 the Rapture has not yet happened. God seems to have made special arrangements for the truly martyred Christians past, present and future. The martyred ones are now under Gods’ alter; a multitude of souls martyred prior to the opening of the 5th seal. These souls will be included in the Rapture.
The Fifth Seal is a period of Christian Tribulation from the world. Especially today, one Biblical statement from the lips of Jesus is being labeled a hate crime; John 14:6. Therein, Jesus states that He is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He further states,” no one comes to the Father but through Me”. The Bible clearly delineates sins by name, including no other gods before Him, which are excluded from getting into Heaven. In the New Age Movement religion all gods are equally acceptable; everyone is a little god. To those people, sin does not exist and there is no standard for morality. They say, “That which is wrong for me may be alright for you”. New Age people’s position is that no one has judgment rights for judging another person according to Biblical standards, the use of which should be a legally punishable crime.
In summation: A world government soon will be officially established. This must be done to merge the world’s economies into one. At that event the Believers tribulation, as described in Rev. 6:9-11, will intensify. The United States Federal Reserve has millions of one dollar coins in storage for use in vending machines when the paper money is eliminated and replaced by electronic money; they had to prepare in advance because of the time constraint in minting the necessary quantity of coins. Electronic money is necessary for the implementation of the ‘666 Mark of the Beast’ system.
Sequence No. 4. The Fourth Seal Opening: Rev. 6:7-8. (The Green Horse of the Apocalypse): The Forth Horse of the Apocalypse is now riding; Islam. When the Fourth Seal was broken, John saw a Green Horse and he that sat upon it was named ‘Death’ and ‘Hades’ was following with him.
Authority was given to Death over one fourth of the earth to kill with the sword, famine, pestilences and with the wild beasts of the earth. Islam’s identifying color is green. The Greek word for this horses color is the root word from which the English word chlorophyll is taken. Some Bible version translates the word as pale or pale green. Islam worships death. Their preferred method of death is to be martyred for their god. This includes being killed by a Christian or Jew, or killed while killing Christians or Jews; ex: suicide bombers. Death follows them.
The earths’ seven billion population is roughly divided into four nation (power) groups; Muslim, Christian, Communist and other. These nation groups are people groups unrelated to boundaries of countries. The fundamental Muslims believe that they must start a devastating world war that will usher in the return of their messiah. Their prophet Jesus will be the executioner of Christians and Jews that will not convert to Islam and become a Muslim. Muslims now control one fourth of the world and can kill with nuclear weapons, Chemical weapons, biological weapons, the sword, famine, pestilences and with the wild beasts of the earth. The ‘wild beasts of the earth’ may be deliberate war efforts to transmit animal disease to a select group of DNA compatible people thereby killing complete population groups. The Arab/Israeli war and the war of Gog and Magog do seem to fit in here.
During this Fourth Seal period several world shaping events must take place:
1) An Arabic/Israeli war.2) The Gog Magog war.3) The destruction of Damascus Syria. 4) The building of the 3rd Temple on Mount Moriah.5) The firm official establishment of the one world government.6) The establishment of a one world economy with a common electronic currency.7) The establishment of a one world army.Local National Guard units, under control of the one world army, will be authorized to control local populations by force. The army will take care of any major uprisings using force.8) The continued killing of Christian and Jews because they will no deny their God.Time line: by year 2018.
Sequence No. 3. The Third Seal Opening: Rev. 6:5-6. (The Black Horse of the Apocalypse): The Third Horse of the Apocalypse is now riding; Capitalism and Democracy. And I looked and he that sat on the black horse had a pair of scales in his hand. A voice in Heaven proclaimed, “a quart of wheat for a denarius and three quarts of barley for a denarius and do not harm the oil and the wine”.
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote a book in which the principles therein brought about Communism in Russia and has spread throughout the world. Today’s socialism is based on the principles found in the practice of Marxism. About one fourth of the world’s people are Socialist/Marist minded; the government should provide for all citizens essential needs. To each according to need is a basic communist principle. The liberal political left, throughout the world including the United States of America and Canada, agenda is to base the one world governmental system on Marxism. The liberalist very public mantra of 99% of poor people and 1% of very rich people is a Marxist call for class warfare. This mantra worked beautifully in the year 1917 Russian revolutions that destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union.
The Rev. 6:6 Scripture calls for a very limited food supply for perhaps 99% of the world’s population and plenteous for the 1% of extreme wealthy people. One day’s wages will buy enough grain for one worker. The ‘do not harm the oil and the wine’ refers to the wealthy peoples lavish food choices. The coming one world government will implement a world wide rationing system. The common unit of exchange will be electronic money which can only be used with a ration coupons or equivalent. Upon reaching the estimated seven billion world population in year 2011, the United Nations spokesman declared the world can feed that many people. The United Nation official position is that about one billion people presently go hungry every night.
The present action of today’s movers and shakers of the world is to overthrow dictators and install democratic capitalism. These are initially easier to control with fiat money of which they have an unlimited supply. One group of these world controller plans to have every human on earth micro chipped by the end of year 2018 and the technology is in place to do that. To buy or sell using electronic fiat money will require positive identification to absolutely control all people. When the Antichrist seizes world power, all that will be required is to add the 666 code as a header to each individual’s personal code. No one then can buy or sell with their personal code unless it contains this 666 header code. Acceptance of this ‘666’ code, to be added to each personal identification, will be voluntary. The idea is to starve people into submission if necessary and to identify all persons that will not accept the addition of the 666 header code to their personal identification code.
Sequence No. 2. The Second Seal Opening: Rev. 6:3-4. (The Red Horse of the Apocalypse): The Second Horse of the Apocalypse is now riding; Communism. The one that sat on the Red Horse was granted the right to take peace from the world that men should slay one another and a great sword was given to him.
This is continuing history. About one forth of the worlds people are communist. Vladimir Lenin killed a lot of his people and Joseph Stalin killed at least fifty million of his own people to solidify his control over the people. That is just for starters. That they took peace from the world is an understatement. Russia will soon become irrevocably entangled with the Islamic Middle East affairs. We can expect that the Muslim wars against Israel will soon begin. God will have hooks put the Russian leadership jaws and Russia and her allies will unwillingly be drawn into the Gog Magog war; Ezek. 38:4, Rev. 20:8.
Sequence No. 1. The First Seal Opening: Rev. 6:1-2. (The White Horse of the Apocalypse): The First Horse of the Apocalypse is now riding; Catholicism. John looked and saw a White Horse and he that sat upon it was crowned and given a bow and he went out to conquering and to conquer.
The Roman Catholic Pope has a crown labeled “The Vicar of Christ“; meaning in place of Christ here on earth. The official modus operandi of the Roman Catholic Church is to peaceably convert the world to Roman Catholicism. About one fourth of the world’s people are Roman Catholic; perhaps most of them are Born Again Christian Believers even though they may not identify with that term. Seemingly, the Vatican will unite with the coming one world religion and produce the False prophet; Rev. 13:11. Biblically speaking, it is generally accepted by end time theologians, that the Mother of Harlots, described in Rev. 17, is the Roman Catholic Church. The Scarlet Beast is the end time assemblage of all the ancient world empires that is commonly referred to as the ‘Revived Roman Empire’. God is instructing His people to come out of her; Rev.18:4. ‘All Born Again Christian Believers’ are to separate themselves from Apostasies, wherever it is found, in these last days of the church age. Apostasy is prevalent in so-called Christian churches and organizations outside of the Roman Catholic Church; Born Again Christian Believers are to come out of these also.
So, to sum up: Seal number one through Seal number four is simple. These horses, while not the same age, have been around for a long time, opposing one another, but now they are all coming together as one since Satan knows his time is short. No where in the Bible can I find that they will be stabled until the end period of the church age. Each horse represents about one forth of the worlds end time power block. Each is very powerful indeed.
In reviewing Old Testament prophecies, this work was found to agree with the Daniel Chapter 7 sequence.
PART V
Each ‘Born Again Christian Believer’ is individually saved by Jesus and not a person, church or organization. The power of salvation is the Gospel of Jesus the Christ and not the messenger; be he saint or sinner. The end time requirement; Acts 2:17-21 “everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved”. However, for Jesus to respond to the “calls upon His name” the call must be with belief in Jesus and the heart must truly seek God with a sincere desire for salvation. A prayer of “Lord help my unbelief” is valid; Mark 9:24. In this Scripture passage, the father of a very sick child was pleading desperately with Jesus to heal his child. Jesus responded; “if you believe then I will heal your child”. The father said he did believe but was fearful that the amount of his belief was not adequate; it was. Jesus gladly healed the boy.
The amount of belief in Jesus is not the criterion; receive Jesus and the gift of faith will be yours evidenced by a changed life.
AMEN and again AMEN.Apologies: the author is not English major and did not use editing assistance.
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