What happens according to End time prophecy?

1. What happens according to the end time’s prophecy?" – 6th March 2017
“I amthe Alphaandthe Omega,the Firstand the Last, the Beginningand the End.”(Revelation22;13).
Nearlyeverybookof the Bible containsprophecy ormention regardingthe end times.Followingisa
brief summaryof whatthe Bible declareswill happeninthe endtimes.
First:We can learn that Christwill remove all born-againbelieversfromthe earthinan eventknownas
the rapture as we can learnfrom 1 Thessalonians4:16-18, “For the Lord himselfwill come down from
heaven, witha loud command,withthe voice of the archangel and withthe trumpet call of God,and
the dead in Christwill rise first. 17
After that,we who are still aliveand are left will be caughtup
together with them in the cloudsto meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
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Therefore encourage one another withthese words.” Similarly we canalsolearnfrom 1 Corinthians
15:53-54, “For the perishablemust clotheitself withthe imperishable,andthemortal with
immortality.54
Whenthe perishablehasbeen clothed withthe imperishable,andthe mortal with
immortality,thenthe sayingthatis written will come true: “Death hasbeen swallowedupin victory.”
At the judgmentseatof Christ,these believerswill be rewardedforgoodworksandfaithful service
duringtheirtime onearthor will lose rewards,butnoteternal life,forlackof service andobedience We
can learnfrom2 Corinthians5:10, “Forwe must all appear before the judgment seat ofChrist,so that
each of us mayreceive what is due usfor the thingsdonewhile inthe body,whether good or bad.”
Second:We can learnthatthe Antichrist(the beast) willcome intopowerandwill signacovenantwith
Israel forsevenyears:“Hewill confirma covenantwith manyfor one ‘seven. In the middleof the
‘seven’he will put an end to sacrificeandoffering.And at the temple he will set up an abomination
that causes desolation,until theend that is decreed is poured out onhim.” (Daniel 9:27). This seven-
yearperiodof time isknownas the “tribulation.”Duringthe tribulation,therewillbe terriblewars,
famines,plagues,andnatural disasters.Godwill be pouringoutHiswrathagainstsin,evil,and
wickedness.The tribulationwill include the appearance of the fourhorsemenof the Apocalypse,and
the sevenseal,trumpet,andbowl judgments.
Third:Abouthalfwaythroughthe sevenyears,the Antichristwillbreakthe peace covenantwithIsrael
and make war againstit.The Antichristwillcommit“the abominationof desolation”andsetupan
image of himself tobe worshippedinthe Jerusalemtemple whichwill have beenrebuilt. “Don’tlet
anyonedeceive youin any way,for that day will not come until the rebellionoccurs and the man of
lawlessness[a]
isrevealed, the man doomedto destruction. 4
He will oppose andwill exalt himselfover
everything that iscalled Godor is worshiped,sothat he sets himselfupin God’stemple,proclaiming
himselfto be God.”(2Thessalonians2:3-4).The secondhalf of the tribulationisknownas“the great
tribulation”and“the time of Jacob’strouble:“Howawful thatday will be! No other will be likeit. It
will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it.”(Jeremiah30:7).
Forth:At the endof the seven-yeartribulation,the Antichristwill launchafinal attackonJerusalem,
culminatinginthe battle of Armageddon.Jesus Christwill return,destroythe Antichristandhisarmies,
and cast themintothe lake of fire as we can read from Revelation 19:20, “Butthe beast wascaptured,
and withit the falseprophet whohad performed the signson its behalf.Withthese signshe had
deludedthose who hadreceived the mark of the beast and worshipedits image.The two of them
were thrown aliveintothe fiery lake ofburningsulfur.” Christwill thenbindSataninthe Abyssfor
1000 yearsand He will rule Hisearthlykingdomforthisthousand-yearperiod asstatedin Revelation
20:1-3, “ And I saw an angel comingdownout of heaven, havingthe key to the Abyssand holdingin

2. hishand a great chain. 2
He seizedthe dragon,that ancientserpent, who is the devil,or Satan, and
boundhimfor a thousandyears. 3
He threw him intothe Abyss, andlocked andsealed it over him, to
keep himfrom deceiving the nationsanymoreuntil the thousandyears were ended. After that,he
must be set free for a short time.”
Duringthese thousandyearreignwe can learnasstatedfrom Revelation20:4: “I saw thrones on which
were seated those who hadbeen given authorityto judge.And I saw the soulsofthose who hadbeen
beheaded becauseof their testimony aboutJesus andbecause of the word of God.They[a]
had not
worshipedthe beast or its image andhad not received its mark on their foreheadsor their hands.They
came to life andreigned with Christa thousandyears.”
Fifth:Atthe endof the thousandyears,Satanwill be released, butagainhe will attempttodeceive the
nations. He will amasswithmanyandtogethertheywill attempttodeceivethe fourcornersof the
earth.But fire came downfrom heavenanddevouredthem.The devil whodeceivedthem wasthrown
intothe lake of burning fire andwill be tormenteddayandnightforeverandever. We can learnthis
fromRevelation 20:7-10, “Whenthe thousandyearsare over, Satanwill be released fromhis
prisonand will go outto deceive the nationsin the fourcorners ofthe earth—GogandMagog—andto
gather them for battle. In numberthey are like the sand onthe seashore.9 They marched across the
breadth ofthe earth and surroundedthe camp ofGod’speople,the city he loves.But fire came down
from heavenand devoured them. 10 And the devil,who deceived them, was throwninto the lake of
burningsulfur,where the beast and the false prophethad been thrown. They will be tormented day
and nightforever and ever.”
Sixth:Christthenjudgesall unbelieversatthe greatwhite throne judgment,castingthemall intothe
lake of fire. We can learnthisfrom Revelation20:10-15, “ThenI sawa great white throne andhim
who was seated onit. The earth and the heavens fledfrom hispresence, and there wasno place for
them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small,standingbeforethe throne, andbooks were opened.
Another bookwas opened, whichis the book oflife. The dead were judgedaccordingto what they had
done as recorded in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were init, and deathand Hades gave
up the dead that were inthem, and each person wasjudged accordingto whatthey haddone.
14 Then death and Hades were throwninto the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the seconddeath.
15 Anyone whosename was not foundwritten in the book oflife wasthrown into the lake of fire.”
Finallywe canalsolearnthat Christwill thenusherinanew heavenandnew earthand the New
Jerusalem—theeternal dwellingplace of believers.There willbe nomore sin,sorrow,ordeath whenwe
readRevelation 21 and 22. “Look,I am comingsoon!My reward is with me, andI will giveto each
person accordingto what they have done. 13
I am the Alphaand the Omega, the First andthe Last, the
Beginningandthe End. (Revelation22;12-13).