- DECEPTION ALL OVER THE WORLD CREATED BY THE ENEMY SATAN — WARNING
FROM JESUS!!
And He said: “Take heed that you not be deceived. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time has drawn near.’ Therefore do not go after them. Luke 21:8 NKJV
- WARS ALL OVER THE WORLD
Jesus continued: “But when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified; for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately.” Then He said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.” Luke 21:9-10 NKJV
- FAMINE, PESTILENCES, PLAGUES, EARTHQUAKES — THE BEGINNING OF SORROWS ALL OVER THE WORLD
And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Matthew 24:7-8
THE FOUR HORSES OF THE APOCALIPSIS
Revelation 6:1-7 NKJV
THE ANTICHRIST: And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
WAR: Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.
HUNGER: So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”
DEATH: So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.
- PERSECUTION ALL OVER THE WORLD AGAINST CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS
Jesus warned the disciples about the persecution that would come against them and against all who will, afterwards, follow Jesus: “But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues. You will be brought before rulers and kings for My sake, for a testimony to them. And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.” Mark 13:9-11 NKJV
THE CRY OF THE MARTYRS
When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” Revelation 6:9-10
- THE APOSTASY OF THE CHURCH AROUND THE WORLD
And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. Matthew 24:10-12 NKJV
[A church in total chaos before the arrival of the Antichrist: hating, betraying, offending, false prophets deceiving, and the love for Christ will grow cold in the hearts of many Christians]
WARNINGS FROM THE APOSTLE PAUL:
Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, we ask you, not to be soon shaken in mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter, as if from us, as though the day of Christ had come. Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 NKJV
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. 2 Timothy 4: 3-4 NKJV
But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
2 Timothy 3:1-5 NKJV
WARNING FROM THE APOSTLE JOHN:
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. 1 John 4:1-3 NKJV
- ENDURING TO THE END; WORLD EVANGELISM; AND THE END
JESUS ANNOUNCED: But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:13-14 NKJV [Those who endure will witness for Jesus to the end]
- ARRIVAL OF THE ANTICHRIST INTO THE WORLD SCENE AND ISRAEL
JESUS PREDICTS THE ARRIVAL OF THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION: “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” Matthew 24:15
PAUL PREDICTS THE REVELATION OF THE MAN OF SIN AND SON OF PERDITION: the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. 2 Thessalonians 2:4
JOHN WAS SHOWN IN CHRIST’S REVELATION THE BEAST/THE ANTICHRIST: Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name…The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority…And all the world marveled and followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” Revelation 13:1-4 NKJV
THE REIGN OF THE ANTICHRIST’S ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT
DANIEL’S FOURTH BEAST: The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth,
Which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, trample it and break it in pieces. Daniel 7:23
THE BEAST IN JOHN’S REVELATION: And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
- THE TIME OF THE GREAT TRIBULATION IN ISRAEL
JESUS CONTINUED DESCRIBING A TERRIBLE TIME FOR ISRAEL: “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. Matthew 24:15-21 NKJV
THE ARMY OF THE ONE-WORLD-GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE OVER ISRAEL: “But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her…But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! For there will be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people. Luke 21:20-23
IMPORTANT: The “Great Tribulation” at this time will be an Israel only event and the rest of the world will continue to follow the Antichrist and will be very happy in his demonic system. They will not care what is happening in Israel, just like they didn’t care what happened at the time of the Holocaust in Hitler’s Germany.
And all the world marveled and followed the beast. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” Rev. 13:2-4
- THE APPEARANCE OF THE SECOND BEAST—THE FALSE PROPHET
JESUS THEN WARNED ABOUT A SECOND MORE TERRIBLE BEAST/FALSE PROPHET: Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. Matthew 24:23-25
THE APOSTLE JOHN DESCRIBES THIS SECOND BEAST IN HIS REVELATION: Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.
And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. Revelation 13:11-17 NKJV
IMPORTANT — THE PERSECUTION AND KILLING OF CHRISTIANS: When this second beast appears, he will help the Antichrist consolidate his power over all the world. He will force the people to worship the image of the beast/Antichrist and whoever does not want to do it will be killed. He will also implement a system in the whole world that people who need to buy or sell in the Antichrist’s government will not be able to do it unless they take the MARK of the beast. CHRISTIANS WILL NOT OBEY THE WORSHIP OF THE IMAGE OF THE ANTICHRIST AND WILL NOT OBEY TAKING THE MARK — THEY WILL BE KILLED!!
WARNING FROM HEAVEN: Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.” Revelation 14:9-11
- LAST SIGN BEFORE CHRIST’S RETURN TO RAPTURE BELIEVERS
“And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Luke 21:25-26
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken”
Matthew 24:29
“But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Mark 13:24-25
I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?” Revelation 6:12-17 NKJV
- CHRIST APPEARING ON THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN
Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. Matthew 24:30
Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Luke 21:27
I was watching in the night visions,
And behold, One like the Son of Man,
Coming with the clouds of heaven!
He came to the Ancient of Days,
And they brought Him near before Him. Daniel 7:14 NKJV
Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. Revelation 14:14
Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen. Revelation 1:7
- THE TIME OF THE RAPTURE OF BELIEVERS
JESUS REVEALS THE TIME OF THE RAPTURE—AND IT WILL NOT BE A PRE-TRIB EVENT!!
And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Matthew 24:31
And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven. Mark 13:27
Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.” Luke 21:28
JESUS ENDS THE PROPHETIC REVELATION HE GAVE THE DISCIPLES ABOUT THE END OF THE AGE WITH A WARNING TO THEM AND TO BELIEVERS THOUGHOUT THE AGES: But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” Luke 21:34-36 NKJV
- WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON EARTH AFTER JESUS CHRIST RAPTURES THE BELIEVERS?
THE RAPTURE OF BELIEVERS
“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven…And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.” Matthew 24.29-31 NKJV
AFTER THE RAPTURE OF BELIEVERS, THE WRATH OF GOD IS UNLEASHED ON THE KINGDOM OF THE ANTICHRIST, AND ON ALL WHO FOLLOWED HIM, WORSHIPPED HIS IMAGE, AND TOOK THE MARK OF THE BEAST
THEN, THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON OCCURS WHEN JESUS APPEARS ON THE WHITE HORSE TO BATTLE THE ANTICHRIST, THE FALSE PROPHET, AND ALL THE ARMIES OF THE KINGS OF THE EARTH WHO HAD JOINED THEM AND JESUS CHRIST WILL DESTROY ALL OF THEM
REVELATION CHAPTERS 19.11-21
THE DRAGON, THE DEVIL, SATAN, THE SERPENT WILL BE SENT TO THE ABYSS FOR A THOUSAND YEARS.
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. Revelation 20.1-3 NKJV
JESUS CHRIST WILL THEN ESTABLISH HIS MILLENNIAL KINGDOM HERE ON EARTH
who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands.
And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ,
and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
Revelation 20.4-6 NKJV
AND ALL WHO WILL LIVE ON EARTH WILL COME TO JERUSALEM TO WORSHIP KING JESUS
And in that day it shall be that living waters shall flow from Jerusalem,
Half of them toward the eastern sea and half of them toward the western sea;
In both summer and winter it shall occur.
And the LORD shall be King over all the earth.
In that day it shall be —
“The LORD is one,”
And His name one.
Zechariah 14.8-9 NKJV
And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles. Zec. 14.16
THE CURSE WILL BE GONE AND PEOPLE WILL LIVE ON A DIFFERENT EARTH
Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, and faithfulness the belt of His waist.
“The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
The calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
The cow and the bear shall graze; their young ones shall lie down together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole,
And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den.
They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD
As the waters cover the sea. Isaiah 11.5-9 NKJV
PEACE IN ALL THE EARTH
He shall judge between the nations, and rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
Neither shall they learn war anymore. Isaiah 2:4 NKJV