BBP: 19 Descriptive Outline of Endtimes Events

Chapter 19

Descriptive Outline of Endtimes Events

[Note: It may be helpful to review the entire Glossary in Christ’s Endtimes Teaching (Appendix B) before reading this chapter. Throughout this chapter there are references to books in the Endtimes Essentials series using the following abbreviations: Book #1, Christ’s Endtimes Teaching (CET); Book #2: The Beginning of Birth Pains (BBP); Book #3: Endtime Babylon (EB); Book #4: The Greatest Persecution (GP). This chapter will also refer to supplemental online materials entitled Additional Studies of the Endtimes (ASE)]. All of these are available online at www.trainingtimothys.com.]

Contents

A) The 7 Primary Endtime Events in order of their occurrence

B) A list of 25 Endtimes events in a suggested order

C) Detailed outline of Endtimes events

A) The 7 Primary Endtime Events in order of their occurrence

In chapter 2 of Christ’s Endtimes Teaching (CET) the following events were listed in the following order. Subsequent chapters demonstrated this biblical outline of these Endtimes events:

1) The Beginning of Birth Pains

Jesus said that a False Christ(s), devastating wars, famines, earthquakes, and plagues will be the beginning of birth pains (Matt 24:4-8 NIV; Luke 21:9-10; cf. Rev 6:1-8). The purpose of these is to prepare the world for Antichrist’s dictatorship and Christ’s Wrath.

2) Antichrist’s Claim to be God

After the beginning of birth pains, Jesus said His people will “see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation’” (Matt 24:15 NIV). Paul described this event when he wrote: The man of lawlessness … will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple [in Jerusalem], proclaiming himself to be God (2 Thess 2:3-4 NIV). And the world will believe him so that All the people who belong to this world [will] worship the beast [Antichrist] (Rev 13:7-8 NLT).

3) The Greatest Persecution

Jesus said after Antichrist’s Claim to be God, “then there will be the greatest persecution of God’s elect people. It will be greater than any persecution since the world began, and it will never be equaled again” (Matt 24:21 ^[1]). This will be the Antichrist’s Wrath against God’s elect and saints (including the Church), because they refuse to worship him (cf. Matt 24:9, 21-22; cf. Rev 6:9-11; 13:7-10; 14:12; Dan 7:21, 25).

4) Christ’s Return

Jesus said, “Immediately after the completion of the greatest persecution, then ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’

Then the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the sky. And then all the peoples of the Earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of Heaven, with power and great glory. (Matt 24:29-30 ^[2]).

5) The Church’s Rescue

Jesus said after all the peoples of the Earth … see the Son of Man coming then He will send His Angels with a loud trumpet blast, and they will lift up and gather together God’s elect people in the sky (Matt 24:31 ^[3]). This is the Church’s Rescue described elsewhere (cf. 1 Thess 4:15-17; 2 Thess 2:1-4; Rev 7:9-14). It occurs Immediately after the completion of the greatest persecution of God’s elect people (Matt 24:21, 29), but before the time of Christ’s Wrath.

6) Christ’s Wrath

Jesus revealed that immediately after the Cosmic Signs marking Christ’s Return and the Church’s Rescue, then everyone remaining on the earth will cry out “hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?” (Rev 6:15-17 NIV). This period of Christ’s Wrath will include the Trumpet and Bowl Punishments and is completed with the Battle of Armageddon (cf. Matt 24:37-39; Rev 6:15-17; chs. 8-9; 15-16; 1 Thess 5:1-10; Isa 13:9-13).

7) Christ’s 1000-year Reign

This event is often referred to as the Millennium (cf. Rev 20:1-10). During this period, God will complete the physical fulfillment of His OT prophecies concerning Israel. But the Christians who experience The Greatest Persecution, including refusing Antichrist’s mark, will also be rewarded with the unique privilege of experiencing the First Resurrection and reigning with Christ on the Earth during this time (Rev 20:4; cf. 13:11-18; 14:11-12).

These are the 7 Primary Events of the Endtimes. After their completion, time as we know it will end and Eternity will begin. Four major events will then occur:

1) The creation of a New Heavens and New Earth (cf. Rev 20:1-5).

2) The Second Resurrection of all unsaved dead and the remaining saints who were not in The Greatest Persecution and were not resurrected in the First Resurrection (cf. Rev 20:4-6).

3) The Great White Throne Evaluation (cf. Rev 20:11-15; Matt 25:31-46).

4) The Wedding Feast of the Lamb (cf. Rev 19:9; Isa 25:6-8; Matt 26:29; Luke 13:28-29; 14:15; 22:17).

B) A list of 25 Endtimes events in a suggested order

This is a condensed list of Endtime events. Further biblical support and details on each of them will be shared in the next section. It is hoped that seeing this broad outline of virtually all of the major Endtime events predicted for the Church and Gentile nations, will give you a rather breath-taking perspective on how complex and awesome God’s plan for the end of this world is.

#1: The 10-nation Endtime Coalition will emerge, possessing nuclear weapons, and hating Endtime Babylon.

#2: The Rising Antichrist will emerge as the leader of a relatively minor country in the vicinity of Russia.

#3: The Rising Antichrist will become famous and admired all over the world.

#4: The Rising Antichrist will be successful in everything he does, including the removal of 3 leaders in the 10-nation Endtime Coalition.

#5: The Rising Antichrist will be leading the world to global peace.

#6: The Rising Antichrist will be undeniably killed and then resurrected from the dead. Antichrist’s Resurrection will result in his world-wide worship. This seems to be the clearest sign The Beginning of Birth Pains and the Endtimes have begun.

#7: The Antichrist will make a Religious Covenant with his world-wide worshippers. This will begin Daniel’s Last 7 Years.

#8: The Great Apostasy will begin with all false Christians rather immediately worshipping the Resurrected Antichrist.

#9: A Jewish temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem.

#10: The False Prophet will perform miraculous signs and order supernaturally speaking statues of the Resurrected Antichrist to be erected all over the world for his worship.

#11: The Antichrist and the 10-nation Endtime Coalition will form an alliance and destroy Endtime Babylon with nuclear weapons.

#12: Wars, famines, plagues, and earthquakes will kill the population living on one fourth of the Earth.

#13: The Antichrist will attack Jerusalem 1,260 days (3.5 Jewish years) after the implementation of his Religious Covenant and perform his Claim to be God (“abomination of desolation”) in the rebuilt Jewish temple. This will begin The Greatest Persecution.

#14: The Greatest Persecution will begin in Jerusalem and spread to all of “God’s elect people” world-wide, including the Church and Israel. The Greatest Persecution, and Antichrist’s authority to conduct it, will last exactly 1,260 days (3.5 Jewish years).

#15: The False Prophet will force all inhabitants of the Earth to receive the mark of the Antichrist (“666”) in order to buy or sell.

#16: Miracle working False Christ’s and false prophets will attempt to deceive Christians to believe that Jesus Christ has returned to Earth.

#17: God’s Two Prophets will be calling down punishments on the Earth for 42 months (3.5 Jewish years) and unable to be killed.

#18: Cosmic Signs will alert God’s people and the Remaining World of Christ’s Return after the 1,260 days (3.5 Jewish years) of The Greatest Persecution.

#19: The Church’s Rescue will occur after the completion of The Greatest Persecution and at Christ’s visible Return. This will be the First Resurrection of Christians and limited to those living or dying in The Greatest Persecution.

#20: Christ’s Wrath will be executed against the remaining unbelievers on the Earth in the Trumpet and Bowl Punishments.

#21: Antichrist will gather armies to attack Israel in The Battle of Armageddon.

#22: Christ will make His second appearance on Earth with the saints of the First Resurrection and annihilate His enemies in The Battle of Armageddon and consummate His Wrath on Earth.

#23: Satan will be bound in the Abyss during the 1,000-year reign of Christ on Earth.

#24: Christ will reign on Earth for 1,000 years with those resurrected in the First Resurrection.

#25: At the end of Christ’s 1,000 year reign on Earth, Satan will be released to lead a final rebellion that will be defeated, and Satan will be assigned to eternal Hell.

You read in chapter 1 of CET that the Endtimes was a significant and complicated topic in Scripture. The above list of 25 separate events described in Scripture demonstrates this.

While the above list may seem overwhelming, it is actually absent of many more events. A majority of these will be occurring in the nation of Israel during the “Day of the Lord” and after Christ’s Return. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overall view of Endtime events involving the Church and Gentile nations.

Perhaps the most surprising event introduced in this chapter is the nuclear destruction of the economic superpower of the world at the initial stages of The Beginning of Birth Pains. Biblical support for this is provided in book #3, Endtime Babylon (EB).

Let us begin our broad overview of the major events in the Endtimes.

C) Detailed outline of Endtimes events

1: The Beginning of Birth Pains

Antichrist’s Rising

#1) The 10-nation Endtime Coalition will emerge, possessing nuclear weapons, and hating Endtime Babylon. (cf. BBP chs. 4-6)

a) The prominence and power of this Endtime Coalition are suggested by its repeated mention in Scripture. Daniel describes this evil Endtime kingdom as 10 toes of a statue of a man (cf. Dan 2:33, 41-43) and 10 horns of a beast (cf. Dan 7:7, 20, 24). This kingdom of 10 horns is repeatedly mentioned in Revelation (cf. 12:3; 13:1-2; 17:3, 7, 12-14, 16-17).

b) Daniel 7:8, 24 indicate the Coalition exists before the Rising Antichrist emerges. This would suggest that the emergence of the 10-nation Endtime Coalition is the very first Endtime event.

c) Daniel chapters 2 and 7 give us 6 biblical attributes of the 10-nation Endtime Coalition that enable us to recognize its emergence in the world.

c) This Coalition is specifically named in Scripture as being present at the Battle of Armageddon (cf. Rev 17:14). Therefore, the ancient geographical places specifically named to be at this Battle (cf. Ezek 38:1-6) may give us another biblical clue as to what modern nations will be in the Coalition.

d) The soon to be (by July 2024) 10 member Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) led by Russia and China, fit the 6 biblical attributes of the 10-nation Endtime Coalition and are all located in geographical areas specifically predicted in Scripture to be present at the Battle of Armageddon. Therefore, the SCO is a reasonable candidate to become the 10-nation Endtime Coalition.

#2) The Rising Antichrist will emerge as the leader of a relatively minor country in the vicinity of Russia. (BBP ch. 8, secs. B-C)

a) The Rising Antichrist will initially emerge as a little horn amongst, but separate from, the ten horns of the Endtime Coalition (Dan 7:8, 24; 8:9-11).

b) The Rising Antichrist will initially emerge from Magog. The Antichrist is described as Gog of the land of Magog (cf. Ezek 38:1-6). Magog is a reference to the ancient Scythian Empire (cf. Col 3:11) which existed throughout modern Russia and countries in its vicinity.

c) Therefore, it seems the Antichrist will initially emerge as the leader of a relatively minor country in the vicinity of Russia.

#3) The Rising Antichrist will become famous and admired all over the world (BBP ch. 8, sec. D)

a) The Rising Antichrist will also be famous and admired throughout the world because when he is killed and Resurrected the whole pagan world will recognize him and worship him (cf. Rev 13:3-4, 8).

b) In an extraordinary way, Volodymyr Zelenskyy matches all of the biblical criteria in Endtime events #2 and #3 for the Rising Antichrist and is therefore a reasonable candidate to be confirmed as the Antichrist.

#4) The Rising Antichrist will be successful in everything he does, including the removal of 3 leaders in the 10-nation Endtime Coalition (BBP ch. 9, secs. A-B)

a) He will be supernaturally successful, which may include victory in war (Dan 7:24; 8:12, 23)

b) He will “uproot” 3 leaders of the 10-nation Endtime Coalition (cf. Dan 7:8, 24)

#5) The Rising Antichrist will be leading the world to global peace (Rev 6:1-4; BBP ch. 9, sec. C)

a) If Volodymyr Zelenskyy accomplishes Endtime events #4 and #5 then it will be further confirmation that he is the Antichrist.

#6) The Rising Antichrist will be undeniably killed and then resurrected from the dead. Antichrist’s Resurrection will result in his world-wide worship. This seems to be the clearest sign The Beginning of Birth Pains and the Endtimes have begun (cf. BBP chs. 10-16)

a) The Resurrected Antichrist will be the first and foremost False Christ that the real Christ warned of (cf. Matt 24:4-5, 23-26; Rev 6:1-2; BBP ch. 10).

b) The emergence of the 10-nation Endtime Coalition and the Rising Antichrist may be able to be recognized with some confidence. But the biblical descriptions of these events are too obscure to be absolutely certain. Which is why the Antichrist’s Resurrection would seem to be the first certain sign the Endtimes have begun and who the Antichrist is (cf. BBP chs. 11-12).

c) The world will witness the Antichrist being undeniably executed and then miraculously raised from the dead. The entire pagan world will worship and follow him (cf. Rev 13:3-4, 8) because God sends them this powerful delusion (2 Thess 2:11). (cf. BBP ch. 13)

d) Antichrist’s Resurrection will cause immediate divisions in Christendom as false believers begin the Great Apostasy. (cf. BBP ch. 16)

e) Antichrist’s Resurrection will cause immediate and severe discrimination against real Christians. (BBP ch. 17)

#7) The Antichrist will make a Religious Covenant with his world-wide worshippers. This will begin Daniel’s Last 7 Years. (cf. BBP chs. 14-15)

a) The Antichrist’s Religious Covenant will be a result of the worldwide worship caused by Antichrist’s Resurrection and will formally implement Antichrist’s Religion.

b) Antichrist’s Religious Covenant will begin Daniel’s Last 7 Years (cf. Dan 9:27).

c) Exactly 1,260 days after this Religious Covenant is made (in the middle of the ‘seven’), the Antichrist’s Claim to be God (abomination of desolation) will occur (cf. Dan 9:27).

d) Then the Greatest Persecution will begin and last exactly 1,260 days, the remaining half of Antichrist’s 7-year Religious Covenant (cf. Dan 7:25; 9:27; 12:6-7; Rev 11:2, 3; 12:6, 14; 13:5).

e) It is Christ’s Return and the Church’s Rescue that ends The Greatest Persecution (cf. Matt 24:29-31; 2 Thess 2:8).

f) Therefore, the Last Generation Church will know that exactly 2,520 days (7 Jewish years of exactly 360 days each) after the implementation of the Antichrist’s Religious Covenant, Christ’s Return and the Church’s Rescue will occur. (cf. BBP ch. 15)

g) Christ never said that no one will ever know the timing of His Return. He said no one could know at the time He lived on the Earth (cf. Matt 24:36). He also said His people will know when He is coming, and it will not surprise them. Likewise, Noah knew the exact day the Flood would begin (cf. Matt 24:32, 50-51; Luke 12:35-46; 1 Thess 5:1-4; Gen 7:4, 10; Matt 24:37-39).

#8) The Great Apostasy will begin with all false Christians rather immediately worshipping the Resurrected Antichrist (cf. Matt 24:10; 2 Thess 2:3; cf. BBP ch. 13).

a) Like all unbelievers, false Christians will not have the spiritual power to resist the powerful delusion (2 Thess 2:11) of Antichrist’s Resurrection and will be among the many (Dan 9:27) who agree to Antichrist’s Religious Covenant and adopt a perverted kind of Christianity that conforms to Antichrist’s Religion.

b) The beginnings of the Great Apostasy with Antichrist’s Resurrection will cause severe divisions in Christendom and massive departures from churches. This will also cause a great deal of pain for real Christians which is why it can be referred to as the first “birth pain” of the Endtimes.

#9) A Jewish temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem. (cf. BBP ch. 14, sec. C)

a) This remarkable development will be a result of Antichrist’s Religious Covenant and initial support of all world religions.

b) This event is necessary for the fulfillment of Antichrist’s Claim to be God in the abomination of desolation when the Antichrist will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God. 2 Thessalonians 2:4 (2 Thess 2:4; cf. Dan 9:27; Matt 24:15)

#10) The False Prophet will perform miraculous signs and have supernaturally speaking statues of the Resurrected Antichrist to be erected all over the world for his worship. (cf. BBP ch. 14, sec. E)

a) The False Prophet’s emergence seems to be tied rather closely to Antichrist’s Resurrection (cf. Rev 13:11-12).

b) The False Prophet will perform miraculous signs in support of the Antichrist’s worship (cf. Rev 13:13-14).

#11) The Antichrist and the 10-nation Endtime Coalition will form an alliance and destroy Endtime Babylon with nuclear weapons. This will result in what can be called the Remaining World. (cf. Endtimes Essentials book #3: Endtime Babylon)

a) While Revelation 17-18 is near the end of Revelation, the fact that it describes a world before the Antichrist’s Reign and The Battle of Armageddon, suggests it depicts events at the beginning of Endtime events. This is one example of the widely recognized fact that Revelation is not written in a strictly chronological order. (cf. EB ch. 2)

b) Endtime Babylon is primarily described as the economic superpower of the World when the Endtimes begin (cf. Rev 17:2, 4; 18:3, 7, 9, 11-19, 23). It is also repeatedly described as a spiritual Prostitute that at one time served God but becomes a foremost practitioner and promoter of the sinful idolatry of wealth.

Today this would clearly be America. If the Endtimes are to begin in our generation, the economic power (and the forsaking of her unprecedented Christian roots and influence), make America/New York City the best candidate for the location of the great city and nation of the spiritual Prostitute of Endtime Babylon (cf. Rev chs. 17-18; Jer chs. 50-51; cf. EB chs. 4-7).

c) The ten horns [10-nation Endtime Coalition] that you saw and the beast [Antichrist] will hate the Prostitute [America] and these will permanently remove all people from her and strip her naked and they will completely devour her body and will completely burn her up with fire. (Rev 17:16 ^[4]). This annihilation will occur in one hour and make Endtime Babylon uninhabitable (Rev 18:10, 17, 19, cf. vs. 8, 21-23). Nuclear weapons are the best explanation for all of these biblical descriptions (cf. EB chs. 8-12).

d) There is growing evidence that both Russia and China have developed EMP and cyber warfare capabilities to disable America’s ability to retaliate with its nuclear weapons (cf. EB ch. 11).

e) The sequence of these events seems to be supported by the first two Seals of Preparation (cf. Rev 6:1-4; Matt 24:4-7). After the emergence of the first and foremost False Christ in the Antichrist’s Resurrection (1st Seal), massive war will follow (2nd Seal). This seems to be referring to the destruction of Endtime Babylon which will be a part of the one fourth on the Earth where everyone is killed (Rev 6:8). (cf. EB ch. 8).

#12) Wars, famines, plagues, wild beasts, and earthquakes will kill the population living on one fourth of the Earth. (cf. BBP ch. 18)

a) The nuclear devastation of especially America would contribute to catastrophic poverty, famines, and plagues, and perhaps even earthquakes resulting in the death of the people living on one fourth of the Earth (Rev 6:8; cf. Matt 24:4-8; Rev 6:3-8).

b) There is evidence that this one fourth of the Earth in which all people die will be America and Africa which are 27% of the geographical area of the Earth.

c) This will result in the Remaining World that the Antichrist will rule and where Christians will face The Greatest Persecution.

2: Antichrist’s Claim to be God

“Abomination that causes desolation”

(see Endtimes Essentials Book #4, The Greatest Persecution)

#13) The Antichrist will attack Jerusalem 1,260 days (3.5 Jewish years) after the implementation of his Religious Covenant and perform his Claim to be God (“abomination of desolation”) in the rebuilt Jewish temple. This will begin The Greatest Persecution.

a) Exactly 1,260 days after Antichrist’s Religious Covenant, he will enter the “Holy of Holies” in the rebuilt Jewish temple, desecrate it, and proclaim himself to be God on Earth. (cf. Dan 9:27; Matt 24:15; 2 Thess 2:3-4; Rev 13:5-6)

b) It appears at this point that the Antichrist is indwelled with Satan and begins Satan’s 1,260 day reign (Rev 12:7-17). The Archangel Michael will cast Satan to the Earth to indwell Antichrist (cf. Dan 12:1; 2 Thess 2:6-7)

c) This is when the Antichrist rules over the Remaining World and begins The Greatest Persecution against Israel and the Last Generation Church (cf. Matt 24:15-22; Rev 12:7-17).

d) As noted above, Antichrist’s Reign and The Greatest Persecution will last exactly 1,260 days until Christ’s Return and the Church’s Rescue (cf. event #7 above).

3: The Greatest Persecution

Antichrist’s Reign & Wrath against God’s people

(see Book #4, The Greatest Persecution)

#14) The Greatest Persecution will begin in Jerusalem and spread to all of “God’s elect people” worldwide, including the Church and Israel. The Greatest Persecution, and Antichrist’s authority to conduct it, will last exactly 1,260 days (3.5 Jewish years).

a) The Greatest Persecution will begin in Jerusalem and Israel but quickly include Christians all over the world (cf. Matt 24:15-22; Rev 12:13-17).

b) The persecution of the Last Generation Church will be the largest in human history (cf. Matt 24:21-22; Rev 6:9-11; Rev 12:13-17; Rev 13:1-10; Dan 7:21, 25; 12:1, 3, 7, 10-11). Beheadings and imprisonment will be common (Rev 13:10; 20:4).

c) The majority of Christians will be killed (cf. Matt 24:22).

d) The remaining saints will be Rescued alive by Angels (cf. 1 Thess 4:15-17; Matt 24:31).

e) As noted above, The Greatest Persecution will start with Antichrist’s Claim to be God which will be exactly 1,260 days after the Antichrist Religious Covenant is implemented (cf. Dan 9:27). Then the Greatest Persecution will last exactly another 1,260 days from Antichrist’s Claim to be God to Christ’s Return. (cf. Dan 7:25; 12:6-7; Rev 11:2, 3; 12:6, 14; 13:5; cf. event #7 above).

#15) The False Prophet will force all inhabitants of the Earth to receive the mark of the Antichrist (“666”) in order to buy or sell. (cf. Rev 13:13-15).

a) It would seem at this time death will be the penalty for not worshipping the Antichrist’s statue (cf. Rev 13:16-18).

#16) Miracle working False Christ’s and False Prophets will attempt to deceive Christians to believe that Jesus Christ has returned to Earth. (cf. Matt 24:5; BBP ch. 10, sec. B.3)

a) The Resurrected Antichrist will be the first and foremost example of the False Christs that Jesus warned of (cf. Matt 24:3-5; Rev 6:1-2).

b) It seems the ministry of the miracle working False Christs and False Prophets will occur during The Greatest Persecution (cf. Matt 24:21-27).

c) There is a very real threat that the miracle-working False Christs will deceive Christians, although they will not lose their salvation (cf. Matt 24:24)

#17) God’s Two Prophets will be calling down punishments on the Earth for 42 months (3.5 Jewish years) and unable to be killed (cf. Rev 11:1-13; ASE ch. 13)

4: Christ’s Visible Return

(See Book #4, The Greatest Persecution)

#18) Cosmic Signs will alert God’s people and the Remaining World of Christ’s Return after the 1,260 days (3.5 years) of The Greatest Persecution (cf. CET ch. 3; ch. 14, sec. D)

a) Signs in the sun, moon, and stars are the sign of [His] coming and of the end of the age (Matt 24:3; cf. Matt 24:29-31; Luke 21:25-28; Rev 6:12-17; Isa 13:9-13; Joel 2:30-31).

b) This will happen immediately after the persecution of those days (Matt 24:29).

c) Christ’s Return will be seen by the entire world (cf. Matt 24:30; Rev 6:15-17; 2 Thess 1:6-7)

d) Christ’s Return will be accompanied by a trumpet call and Angels (cf. Matt 24:29-31; 1 Thess 4:15-17).

e) A “secret, silent” return of Christ is never mentioned in Scripture.

f) Christ’s Return will occur exactly 2,520 days (7 Jewish years) after Antichrist’s Religious Covenant (cf. event #7 above).

g) There is only one Second Coming (parousia “presence”) of Christ, but two visible appearances of Christ. These include: 1) His initial appearance to Rescue the Church (cf. Matt 24:29-31), and a considerable but unspecified time later; 2) His appearance at the Battle of Armageddon with His Church (cf. Rev 19:11-21). (cf. CET ch. 9, sec. A).

5: The Church’s Rescue

The “Rapture”

(See Book #4, The Greatest Persecution)

#19) The Church’s Rescue will occur after the completion of The Greatest Persecution and at Christ’s visible Return. This will be the First Resurrection of Christians and limited to those living or dying in The Greatest Persecution. (cf. Matt 24:29-31; 1 Thess 4:15-17; 2 Thess 2:1-3; Rev 7:9, 13-14)

a) Angels will be lifting saints into the air to meet Christ (cf. Matt 24:29-31; 1 Thess 4:15-18).

b) The Church’s Rescue is the First Resurrection. As saints are lifted, their bodies will be changed into the immortal body that Christ has (cf. 1 Cor 15:50-53; 1 Thess 4:15-18; Rev 20:4-6)

6: Christ’s Endtime Wrath

The wrath of God against Satan’s people

Antichrist’s Defeat

Antichrist’s Banishment Eternally in the Lake of Fire

#20) Christ’s Wrath will be executed against the remaining unbelievers on the Earth in the Trumpet and Bowl Punishments. (cf. Rev chs. 8-9; 15-16; Isa 2:10-12, 17-18; 13:6-13)

#21) Antichrist will gather armies to attack Israel in The Battle of Armageddon. (cf. Rev 14:17-20; 16:12-18; 19:17-21; 20:10; Ezek chs. 38-39)

#22) Christ will make His second appearance on Earth with the saints of the First Resurrection and annihilate His enemies in The Battle of Armageddon and consummate His Wrath on Earth. (Rev 19:17-21; 20:10; Ezek chs. 38-39)

a) The rescued and resurrected saints in the First Resurrection will accompany Christ to fight in The Battle of Armageddon (cf. Rev 19:14; also 19:8; 6:11; 7:9, 13-14; 1 Thess 4:17).

b) Israel will be burying dead bodies from the defeated armies for 7 months (cf. Ezek 39:11-14).

c) Israel will be burning the weapons of the defeated armies for 7 years (Ezek 39:9-10).

7: Christ’s 1,000-year Reign

The Millennium

#23) Satan will be bound in the Abyss during the 1,000-year reign of Christ on Earth (cf. Rev 20:1-3).

#24) Christ will reign on Earth for 1,000 years with those resurrected in the First Resurrection (cf. Rev 20:4-6). ^[5]

#25) At the end of Christ’s 1,000 year reign on Earth, Satan will be released to lead a final rebellion that will be defeated, and Satan will be assigned to eternal Hell (cf. Rev 20:7-10).

And Eternity will begin…..

1. For an explanation of the suggested translation of Matt 24:21 see CET ch. 3, sec. E. ↑

2. For an explanation of the suggested translation of Matt 24:29-30 see CET ch. 3, sec E. ↑

3. For an explanation of the suggested translation of Matt 24:31 see CET ch. 4, secs. C. ↑

4. For an explanation of the suggested translation of Rev 17:16 see EB ch. 1, sec. A. ↑

5. Technically, the Millennium is an Endtime event because it occurs while “time” is still operating and before the creation of the eternal New Earth. For more on a literal interpretation of the Millennium, see CET ch. 12, sec. A.6. ↑