2. Great Tribulation Review
• True church removed from the world before it starts - bride of Christ
• Catastrophic events in rapid succession
• 7 years, 70th week in Daniel, Two separate and equal period of 3.5 years
• Anti-Christ comes to power as the world dictator on the platform of peace,
prosperity, plenty
• Apostate church destroyed
• First 3.5 years – radical changes that seem to benefit mankind
• False peace, one world, one government, one religion, one utopia
• False prophet in Jerusalem (religious capital of the world)
• Anti-Christ establishes a new political & economic capital of the world
• 144,000 Israelites sealed by the spirit of God witness to the coming of Christ
• Great company of Jews and gentiles saved
• Russia and Islamic allies (Syria, Iran, Turkey, Libya,..) move against Israel
• God destroys them just like Sodom and Gomorrah (Ezekiel 38)
3. Great Tribulation Review
• In the midst - judgements from God, swift and sudden
• Environmental disasters on an unprecedented scale
• Rivers run dry, grass, trees, oceans, fish, wildlife impacted
• Sun, moon and stars in convulsion
• One fourth of the population of the world is destroyed
• Then one third of the remaining population destroyed
• Still people do not repent, defy God
• Anti-Christ breaks his covenant with Israel
• Armies prepare to march against Israel (200 million strong)
• Babylon is destroyed
4. Revelation 19 Overview
• Marriage supper of the Lamb and return of Christ
• Major transition from darkness to light
• Halleluiahs open the chapter, opening of hell closes the chapter
• Two great suppers – marriage supper of the lamb, cannibalistic feast after Armageddon
• From somber to song
• Voice of a great multitude
• Rev 5&7 – 24 elders (church), angels in chorus, now add those saved in the great
tribulation
• Verses 1-6: Four halleluiahs
• First and only reference to the word ‘halleluiah’ in the NT
• Reserved for the final victory
• Verses 7-10: Bride of the lamb and the marriage supper
• High Priestly Prayer - John 17:22-26
• Marriage supper is the Millennium – what a honeymoon!
• Verses 11-16: Return of Christ
• Verses 17-18: War of Armageddon
• Verses 19-21: Hell is opened
5. Revelation 19 Overview
• Marriage supper of the Lamb and return of Christ
• Major transition from darkness to light
6. Revelation 19 Overview
• Verses 11-12: Jesus returns to rule and reign!
• White horse – symbol of warfare
• Faithful – come to execute God’s program, all that was predicted
• True – He is the truth
• Eyes ARE a flame, not AS a flame, Rev 1:14 (judging the churches)
• Many diadems – indicate Jesus is the sole ruler, the dictator
• Four names: King of Kings (Matthew), Faithful & True (Mark - servant of God),
Word of God (John), Son of Man (Luke)
• Heaven – time and opportunity to actually come to know Jesus!
• Philippians 3:10 – That I might know Him, the power of His resurrection and the fellowship
of His suffering
• Verses 13-16: Garment sprinkled with blood, treaded the winepress. Isaiah 63.
• Verses 17-19: End of Armageddon, painful to read, deeds of the flesh
• Men who lived by the flesh, will have their flesh destroyed, eaten by the wildlife
• Anti-Christ & false prophet - distinction of being the first two thrown into hell
• Sword that comes out of the mouth of Jesus? The Word of God!
