End Times 5 Key Pillars to understanding

Scripture Generally Covered by Revelation Daniel Isaiah Ezekiel Verses throughout many books i.e. Matthew 24

What is the End Times A 7 year period of tribulation with the last half being the great tribulation, such as never been seen before for which human depravity will reach its fullness and God judging accordingly. Daniel 9:27: 1 week Daniel 12:11-12: 1290 days days (Jewish calendar is 50 weeks) Revelations 13:5: beast allowed to exercise authority for 42 months Matthew 25:31-46: Jesus returns an separates the sheep from the goats

Basic Overview 1.The Anti-Christ Reveals himself with 7 year covenant with Israel 2.7 Seal Judgements Rev 6:1-17 (1 st 3 ½ years) 3.2 Witnesses profess the word of God for the 1 st half 4.7 Trumpet Judgements Rev 8:6-13 (Later part of 1 st half and early part of 2 nd half) 5.7 Bowl Judgements Rev 16:1-21 8late 2 nd half) 6.Christ’s Return (Rev 19:11) 7.Millennial Reign (Rev 20:1-3) 8.Satan let loose (Rev 20:3-7) 9.Satan, his fallen Angels and the unsaved tossed in the Lake of Fire (Rev 20:11- 15) 10.New Heaven and New Earth (Rev 21)

5 Key Pillars

Differing Views on the End Times  Premillennial: Tribulation occurs before the 1000 year reign of Jesus: 3 views Pre-tribulation Rapture: Rapture happens some time before the 7 year tribulation begins Mid-Tribulation Rapture: Rapture occurs some time in the middle of the 7 year tribulation Post-tribulation Rapture: Rapture occurs at the end of the 7 year tribulation  Amillennial No millennial reign of Christ as the church age started with the destruction of the Temple 70 AD

Disciples ask what are the signs of the End Matthew 24: 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

Warning in Matthew 24 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

Signs of the end is near  5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. Sun Myung Moon: Unification Church (Moonies) Yaweh Ben Yaweh (Black National and separatist founder of Nation of Yaweh) Wayne Bent (Lord of Our Righteous Church) Jim Jones: People’s Temple Claude Vorilhon (aka Raël) messanger of Elohim founder of the Raël Movement David Koresh: Branch Davidians

Signs of the end is near  6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. Iraq Afghanastan Lybia Lebanon Israel Syria Ukraine Yemen Sudan WWIII Jihad

Signs of the end is near  7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:… War will be everywhere

Signs of the end is near  7 …and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. Famines: The bread basket of America California, Brazil worst in 50 years, North Korea worst in a century, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, South Africa worst in 20 years, Spain imports water, India 54% high to extremely high water stress, Northern China Pestilence: Ebola, Swine Flu, Bird Flu, Zika, MRSA, TB, Aids Earthquakes: 500,000 per year according to USGS Indonesia Dec 26, 2004; Haiti Dec 27,2010; Japan Mar 11, 2011; China May 12, 2008; Christchurch NZ 22 Feb 2011

Signs of the end is near  9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. Christian genocide in the Middle East Sweden Pastor Ake Green 2003 sentenced to 6 mos in prison for hate speech when preaching the biblical view of homosexuality Finland: Ari Norro 2007 fined 20 days salary for not working with women pastor because of the beliefe that women should not be pastors. Pastor Timo Keskitalo forced to resign over gay marriage stance. People being prosecuted for standing firm on their belief: UK: Pastor James McConnell faces up to 6 mos prison time for calling Islam Satanic Hussain Family Bradford, Christian converts are harassed and property destroyed due to their conversion US: Don Knapp forced to marry Gay Couples or face punishment; Texas Mayor asks local pastors for copy of their sermons; Hobby Lobby forced to sue the gov’t over their right to run their business with Christian values; Baker Jack Phillips forced to make cake for gay wedding in Colrado

Signs of the end is near  11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. Ellen G. White Harold Camping: End of the world Oct 21, 2011 Ronald Weinland: End of the world Sep 30, 2008 Joel Osteen: feel good preaching Benny Hinn: Prosperity Gospel

Signs of the end is near  12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. Gay marriage Abortion Gay clergy Fornication Pornography Churches drawing inward Not wanting to help others Anger over politics

Signs of the end is near  14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. We have reached all nations (politically speaking) to some extent but most people groups have heard but still a few more to go.

Signs of the end is near 15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

Psalm 83 War Players: Tents of Edom = [decedents of Esau] Palestinian Refugees and Southern Jordanians Ishmaelites = Saudi Arabians Moab = Palestinian Refugees and Central Jordanians Hagrites = Egyptians Gebal = Northern Lebanese Ammon = Palestinian Refugees and Northern Jordanians Amalek = Arabs South of Israel Philista = Palestinian Refugees and Hamas of Gaza Strip Inhabitants of Tyre = Hezbollah and Southern Lebanese Assyria = Syrians and perhaps Northern Iraqis included Children of Lot = Moab and Ammon

Are we seeing this coalition forming today?

Psalm 83 War The enemy will be totally annihilated: 12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. 13 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. 14 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; 15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm. 16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. 17 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: 18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth.

Ezekiel War Players: Ezekiel 38:1-6: Come from out of the North Gog from the land of Magog (v 2-3), who is it? Chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: Magog was the grandson of Noah who settled in the are of the Black Sea (this is either Turkey or Russia) Not the same as from Revelation 20:7-8. Persia (v5)= Iran, Iraq, Afghanastan Ethiopia (v5)= Ethiopia + Sudan Libya (v5)= Libya Gomer (v6)= Eastern Europe Togarmah (v6)= South Eastern Europe Many people with you (v6)= Varies allies of Gog

Ezekiel War Target: Israel (38:16) Outcome: God will defeat the enemy supernaturally (Eze 38:18-19) There will be a great earthquake shaking the glob (Eze 38:20) This earthquake will make the enemy attack one another as well as disease will plague them (Eze 38:21) Rainstorms, Hailstorms, fire and brimstone (Eze 38:22) Fire from heaven will devastate Magog and coast line enemies (Eze 39:6) So devastating it takes 7 months to clean up (Eze 39:17-20) All nations will see his Glory and Judgement Eze 39:21) Israel will come to know He is their God (Eze 39:22, 25-26,28) The Lord no longer will hide His face from Israel thus bringing Israel to know Jesus as their Messiah (Eze 39:29)

Ezekiel War Gog in Ezekiel and Revelation 20:7-9 differ: Ezekiel’s armies come mainly from the north while Revelation is all nations Satan not mentioned in context of Ezekiel but in Revelation 20:7 Satan is clearly the leader Ezekiel 39:11-12 takes 7 months to bury the dead. In Revelation there is no need to bury the dead as immediately there is the Great White Throne Judgement Rev 20:11-15 where the dead stand before God and are cast into the Lake of Fire. Ezekiel’s war is meant to get Israel back to God 39:21-29, while the War in Revelation there is no repentance 20:7-15