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'... and every eye shall see Him'
We have covered a lot of territory over the last 11 chapters.
We looked at some of the immediate 'signs' that could be heralding the soon coming of Jesus. What we really need to see is that God has given us an order of events. As 'news' items come into view that 'sound' like signs of the end, hopefully we will recognize whether this, in fact, is a sign, since we now know where in the sequence such a sign belongs.
For instance … we may hear a news article that begins to promote a cashless society with a one-world currency, and we wonder … is this it? With confidence we can say, No, this is not it. How do we know?
Because in the biblical sequence … first there must be a northern world leader making a peace protection plan with Israel … THEN 3 ½ years he later claims to be God ...THEN he will enforce the mark and money system. In that order.
The coming tribulation period is not going to be good for anyone. But the information God wants us to have about that period of time is designed to give us a measure of confidence. We know it will be bad. But we are not going into it blind. God will be there. And there will be an end to it.
So in this last chapter allow me to … in a very quick manner, take a brief look at everything that we have covered so far.
You may recognize a point at which you will say to yourself … “But we have not looked at that yet.”
Here is the list. I will put scripture references to some of these points, but I will leave it up to you to take notes and look these up on your own later.
Signs of His coming
Return of Israel to Palestine - Mt 24:32 ¶ “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. Mt 24:33 “So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near — at the doors!
Decay in society – lawlessness 2 Tim 3:1-5
Predominant increase in Sodomy Luke 17:28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot — they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, 29 but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all —30 so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
Coldness in churches Mt 24:12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.
Deceivers in churches 2Ti 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
Famine of God's word Amos 8:11 ¶ "Behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord GOD, …. not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.
False Christs Mt 24:24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
Global solutions for peace Da 8:25 By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken — but by no human hand.
Peace for Israel – Building of Temple
- Daily Sacrifices commence
Sudden destruction -Wars and rumors of wars
Changes in nature
-Increase of Earthquakes and tidal waves
-Signs in the heavens
- Pestilences
Abomination of Desolation in the Temple
Drastic changes in common buying and selling
Worship of the 'global' leader demanded
Persecution of Believers
Divine help in the form of two prophets who behave much like Moses and Elijah Da 11:34 “Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help; but many shall join with them by intrigue.
Re 11:3 ¶ And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth."
The way is prepared for the Kings of the East to make their way toward the middle east. Re 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
Re 16:14 For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Re 16:15 “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
Believers called up. Re 10:7 but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.
1Co 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
The Global leader, King of the North, Antichrist 'takes out' the king of the south.
The Global leader, with help of many nations, decimates Israel (battle #4, also described in Ezekiel 38, 39), killing thousands and moves
his home base to Jerusalem.
Global leader is challenged by Powers from the
East as they meet in the valley of Megiddo.
Da 11:44 But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction.
Jesus descends to the Mount of Olives Zec 14:4 On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley, so that one half of the Mount shall move northward, and the other half southward.
Every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him
Re 1:7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
Jews who had been in hiding receive Him as Savior and Lord! Isa 66:8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment? For as soon as Zion was in labor she brought forth her children.
The global leader and the leaders from the East jointly turn on Christ.
Jesus destroys them all (battle #5) 2Th 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.
Re 19:11 ¶ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, "Come, gather for the great supper of God, 18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great." 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.
The beast and the False Prophet are cast into the lake of Fire Re 19:20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image.
These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.
Satan is bound and cast into the bottomless pit. Re 20:1 ¶ Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
Jesus gathers all the remaining nations together for judgment. Mt 25:31 ¶ "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.
34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Jesus removes the 'Adamic curse' from the earth
begins His rule for 1000 years
The Millennial Temple is built
The Temple is dedicated
The Jews who had been in hiding for 1260 days are now believers. They will live in the millennial kingdom as subjects of the King. They will live in their natural bodies, have children, and live without the curse of Adam. They will live to be a thousand years old. It will be the personal responsibility of each one to accept Jesus as Saviour.
Believers will rule and reign over this Kingdom with Jesus.
At the end of the thousand year reign Satan will be loosed out of the bottomless pit. He gathers together all who failed to trust Jesus as their Savior … and attempts one last time to defeat Jesus.
Fire from heaven destroys them.
The final judgment takes place … called 'the White Throne Judgment'.
Death and Hades and all unbelievers are cast into the lake of fire.
Eternity begins on a new Earth that has no need for the sun, as Jesus is the light of this new place. There will be no night there.
Summing up
Behold He comes!
It is exciting! It is sobering! It is the fulfillment and the purpose for the writing of the whole bible. Sin will be finally dealt with. Satan and his legions will forever be powerless!
God has given us details of His coming. He has kept it sealed and hidden for generations, and yet every generation has longed for it and expected it.
The Angel told Daniel that the prophecies would be 'unsealed' at the time of the end. We are living in that time.
Are you living with your 'lamp all trimmed and bright'? Are you 'not forsaking the assembling of yourselves together, as is the custom of some? Are you being encouraged – to stand - by the body of Christ? Are you encouraging others in their stand against the evils and evil policies of this world?
Are you watching as Jesus told you to? Are you evangelizing because the time is short?
My prayer is that this short book will help you with some of that.
We looked at some of the immediate 'signs' that could be heralding the soon coming of Jesus. What we really need to see is that God has given us an order of events. As 'news' items come into view that 'sound' like signs of the end, hopefully we will recognize whether this, in fact, is a sign, since we now know where in the sequence such a sign belongs.
For instance … we may hear a news article that begins to promote a cashless society with a one-world currency, and we wonder … is this it? With confidence we can say, No, this is not it. How do we know?
Because in the biblical sequence … first there must be a northern world leader making a peace protection plan with Israel … THEN 3 ½ years he later claims to be God ...THEN he will enforce the mark and money system. In that order.
The coming tribulation period is not going to be good for anyone. But the information God wants us to have about that period of time is designed to give us a measure of confidence. We know it will be bad. But we are not going into it blind. God will be there. And there will be an end to it.
So in this last chapter allow me to … in a very quick manner, take a brief look at everything that we have covered so far.
You may recognize a point at which you will say to yourself … “But we have not looked at that yet.”
Here is the list. I will put scripture references to some of these points, but I will leave it up to you to take notes and look these up on your own later.
Signs of His coming
Return of Israel to Palestine - Mt 24:32 ¶ “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. Mt 24:33 “So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near — at the doors!
Decay in society – lawlessness 2 Tim 3:1-5
Predominant increase in Sodomy Luke 17:28 Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot — they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, 29 but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all —30 so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.
Coldness in churches Mt 24:12 And because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold.
Deceivers in churches 2Ti 3:13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
Famine of God's word Amos 8:11 ¶ "Behold, the days are coming," declares the Lord GOD, …. not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.
False Christs Mt 24:24 For false Christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
Global solutions for peace Da 8:25 By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken — but by no human hand.
Peace for Israel – Building of Temple
- Daily Sacrifices commence
Sudden destruction -Wars and rumors of wars
Changes in nature
-Increase of Earthquakes and tidal waves
-Signs in the heavens
- Pestilences
Abomination of Desolation in the Temple
Drastic changes in common buying and selling
Worship of the 'global' leader demanded
Persecution of Believers
Divine help in the form of two prophets who behave much like Moses and Elijah Da 11:34 “Now when they fall, they shall be aided with a little help; but many shall join with them by intrigue.
Re 11:3 ¶ And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth."
The way is prepared for the Kings of the East to make their way toward the middle east. Re 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
Re 16:14 For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
Re 16:15 “Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.”
Believers called up. Re 10:7 but that in the days of the trumpet call to be sounded by the seventh angel, the mystery of God would be fulfilled, just as he announced to his servants the prophets.
1Co 15:52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
The Global leader, King of the North, Antichrist 'takes out' the king of the south.
The Global leader, with help of many nations, decimates Israel (battle #4, also described in Ezekiel 38, 39), killing thousands and moves
his home base to Jerusalem.
Global leader is challenged by Powers from the
East as they meet in the valley of Megiddo.
Da 11:44 But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction.
Jesus descends to the Mount of Olives Zec 14:4 On that day his feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives that lies before Jerusalem on the east, and the Mount of Olives shall be split in two from east to west by a very wide valley, so that one half of the Mount shall move northward, and the other half southward.
Every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him
Re 1:7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.
Jews who had been in hiding receive Him as Savior and Lord! Isa 66:8 Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment? For as soon as Zion was in labor she brought forth her children.
The global leader and the leaders from the East jointly turn on Christ.
Jesus destroys them all (battle #5) 2Th 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming.
Re 19:11 ¶ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 He is clothed in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords. 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he called to all the birds that fly directly overhead, "Come, gather for the great supper of God, 18 to eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great." 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies gathered to make war against him who was sitting on the horse and against his army.
The beast and the False Prophet are cast into the lake of Fire Re 19:20 And the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who in its presence had done the signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped its image.
These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. 21 And the rest were slain by the sword that came from the mouth of him who was sitting on the horse, and all the birds were gorged with their flesh.
Satan is bound and cast into the bottomless pit. Re 20:1 ¶ Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.
Jesus gathers all the remaining nations together for judgment. Mt 25:31 ¶ "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.
34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Jesus removes the 'Adamic curse' from the earth
begins His rule for 1000 years
The Millennial Temple is built
The Temple is dedicated
The Jews who had been in hiding for 1260 days are now believers. They will live in the millennial kingdom as subjects of the King. They will live in their natural bodies, have children, and live without the curse of Adam. They will live to be a thousand years old. It will be the personal responsibility of each one to accept Jesus as Saviour.
Believers will rule and reign over this Kingdom with Jesus.
At the end of the thousand year reign Satan will be loosed out of the bottomless pit. He gathers together all who failed to trust Jesus as their Savior … and attempts one last time to defeat Jesus.
Fire from heaven destroys them.
The final judgment takes place … called 'the White Throne Judgment'.
Death and Hades and all unbelievers are cast into the lake of fire.
Eternity begins on a new Earth that has no need for the sun, as Jesus is the light of this new place. There will be no night there.
Summing up
Behold He comes!
It is exciting! It is sobering! It is the fulfillment and the purpose for the writing of the whole bible. Sin will be finally dealt with. Satan and his legions will forever be powerless!
God has given us details of His coming. He has kept it sealed and hidden for generations, and yet every generation has longed for it and expected it.
The Angel told Daniel that the prophecies would be 'unsealed' at the time of the end. We are living in that time.
Are you living with your 'lamp all trimmed and bright'? Are you 'not forsaking the assembling of yourselves together, as is the custom of some? Are you being encouraged – to stand - by the body of Christ? Are you encouraging others in their stand against the evils and evil policies of this world?
Are you watching as Jesus told you to? Are you evangelizing because the time is short?
My prayer is that this short book will help you with some of that.