The Beginning of The End

Introduction:

There is a lot of interpretation.

There is a lot of interpretation.

Many people are thinking what is an interpretation is scripture

Today I am going to walk us through the key points of the tribulation and show you what is scripture and what is interpretation.

The Common 12 Point End Times Theological View:

The world will get so evil and dark and after the last person is saved the rapture will take place.

Right after the rapture the antichrist will be revealed

The antichrist will then sign a 7 year peace treaty between Jews and Palestinians that will start the 7 year tribulation

He will rebuild the Jewish temple

The antichrist will deceive everyone to love him

He will speak of peace

He will form a 1 world government.

He will deceive people into getting the mark of the beast.

He get evil and will focus his attack the Christians saved in the tribulation

Then the two witnesses will reveal who he really is a but the antichrist will continue to convince the world to follow him

Then the 7 year tribulation ends when we return with Jesus

Jesus put bind Satan away for 1,000 and the millennial kingdom begins

How many of you have heard this or something similiar?

There is truth here but there also is interpretation, and some things unbiblical.

I think it is important for us to know what is scripture says first and then what is interpretation, and then what is unbiblical ,

We dont have time to look at each of the 12 points but we will check out the first 7

Lets see just what scripture says first:

What does the Bible say about End Times:

End Times Terms used:

Tribulation is 7 years

Antichrist will be loved

Antichrist will rebuild temple

What

Here is what the Bible 100% does say

1. The world will get so evil and dark in last days

Bible Verse Speaking about End Times:

This is scripturally sound:

2 Peter 3:3–4 NLT

3 Most importantly, I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come, mocking the truth and following their own desires. 4 They will say, “What happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again? From before the times of our ancestors, everything has remained the same since the world was first created.”

2 Timothy 3:1 NKJV

1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:

2 Tim 3:1-

2 Timothy 3:1–9 NKJV

1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, 7 always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith; 9 but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was.

2. Jesus is the only one worthy to open the 7 seals ()

So we are definitely in last days.

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2. Right after the rapture the antichrist will begin his work.

3. The antichrist will then sign a 7 year peace treaty between Jews and Palestinians that will start the 7 year tribulation

4. He will rebuild the Jewish temple

Seal 1 - - Christ/AntiChrist coming to conquer

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5. The antichrist will deceive everyone to love him

Seal 2 - - Conflict on Earth

6. He will speak of peace

Seal 3 - - Hunger Pains

Seal 4 - - Death is brought

7. He will form a 1 world government.

Seal 5 - - Martyrs asking and waiting for judgement.

Seal 6 - - Sun blackened, moon stops shining, stars fall, sky rolled up like a scroll, every and island moves, people hide in caves, and in rock of the mountains. People are hoping for mountains are rocks to fall on them in fear of God’s wrath that has come. T

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The wrath is halted so that the 144,000 tribes of Israel that are called the servants of God are sealed on their foreheads (Rev 7:1-8)

At this time a multitude in heaven is praising God ()

Seal 7 - ) - the start of the 7 Trumpets

3.Seal 7 - ) - the start of the 7 Trumpets

3. 7 Trumpet Judgments ()

Trumpet 1 - - Hail and fire with blood destroys a third of the trees and all green grass

Trumpet 2 - - a third of the sea becomes blood, and third of living creatures in the sea die, third of ships are destroyed

Trumpet 3 - - a star from heaven falls and falls on a third of rivers and on the springs of water causes it to be bitter and many men die from the water

Trumpet 4 - - a third of the day and night did not shine

Trumpet 5 (first woe) - Locusts from smoke of bottomless pit harm those without seal of God on head

Trumpet 6 (second woe) - Angels from Euphrates River released to kill a third of mankind

This is the halfway point

also part of this second woe in mighty angel with a little book tells John to eat it and measure the temple of God

Satan Falls from heaven (rev 12:7-12

Revelation 12:12 NLT

12 Therefore, rejoice, O heavens! And you who live in the heavens, rejoice! But terror will come on the earth and the sea, for the devil has come down to you in great anger, knowing that he has little time.”

Court of the temple is given to Gentiles who will tread holy city for 3.5 years (rev 11:2)

Satan and his beasts are evil for 3.5 years (, , Rev 17:8

Satan persecutes Jews ()

Jews flee to safety (

Satan tries to harm jews with a flood of water ()

There is 2 witnesses that if harmed has fire come from their mouth to destroy enemies, they have power to prevent rain, they can turn waters to blood, to strike earth with plagues as often as they desire.. they will be killed and resurrect after 3 and a half days and will ascend into heaven

Jesus with the 144,000 on mount Zion with God’s name on their forehead worshipping God learned a song from the throne in heaven.

An angel announces that the hour of God’s judgment has come ()

7 Angels are given 7 bowls by 1 of the 4 living creatures ()

No one is allowed to enter the temple until 7 plagues of 7 angels is complete which will complete God’s wrath ()

4. 7 Bowl Judgments ()

Bowl 1 - - disgusting sores come upon the men that took mark of the beastand worshipped hisimage

What is interpretation

Please dont think that I am trying to change your view, or say anyone is wrong… I am just saying that these things are interpretations… some have great reasons and probably accurate, others are things we shouldnt be so confident in.

I am just saying that these things are interpretations…

some have great reasons and probably accurate, others are things we shouldn't be so confident in.

If the scholars in Jesus day misinterpretted Christs first coming.. it is my interpretation that scholars will misinterpret the second coming

Rapture

During Tribulation God is judging the world.

It is just as possible that God is chastening the world into repentance through

What is unbiblical

Know one will mistakenly take the mark of the beast.

False Prophet

Is often forgotten about but play a major role.

He appears before the antichrist and is the one preparing the way for the antichrist so we may be able to identify him and his role first.

Will the AntiChrist appear Christian?

makes it seem that the antichrist will be Christ-like.

The foundation scripture regarding the time period of the tribulation is Daniel 9:24-27

Daniel 9:24–27 NKJV

24 “Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, To finish the transgression, To make an end of sins, To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint the Most Holy. 25 “Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command To restore and build Jerusalem Until Messiah the Prince, There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; The street shall be built again, and the wall, Even in troublesome times. 26 “And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined. 27 Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate.”

Daniel 9:27

Anti Christ

False Prophet