Timeline of Events in the Book of Revelation, Part 3A

Introduction

Series - Understanding Biblical Timelines

Sub-series - The TImeline of the Events in Revelation

Title - Events Between the Rapture and the Second Coming of Christ (Part 2-B)

Text - Revelation 1.1-3 Review

Events during the Last Week of Daniel

[SEE ILLUSTRATION #1 - REVIEW]

Jesus tells us what happens after the great tribulation

Matthew 24:29–31 NKJV

29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

Part 3A - Events After the Great Tribulation

Revelation 15

[ILLUSTRATION #2 - REV 15-16]

Rev 15

Another sign: seven angels having the seven last plagues

John sees “those who have gotten the victory over the beast”

Rev. 7.14 - they are coming out of the great tribulation

Rev. 12.11 - they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb

Rev. 13.7 - the beast given authority to make war with the saints and to overcome them

Rev. 14.12-13 - blessed are the dead who die in the Lord…

They overcame by the blood of the Lamb

They overcame by the word of their testimony

They overcame by not loving their lives unto death

Revelation 16

[SEE ILLUSTRATION #2 - REV 15-16]

Revelation 16

The seven bowls of wrath

First bowl - poured on the earth, men were struck with a severe and malignant sore

Second bowl - poured on the sea, and become blood

Third bowl - poured on the rivers and springs of ware, turning them into blood

Fourth bowl - poured on the sun, which scorches men with fire

Fifth bowl - poured on the beast, his kingdom is filled with darkness

Sixth bowl - poured on Euphrates river

the river was dried up, preparing the way for the kings of the east

3 unclean spirits come out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet;

armies of nations are gathered together in Armageddon

Seventh bowl - poured into the air

a loud voice is heard - “it is done!”

a great earthquake hits, destroying cities

islands disappear

great hail falls

Revelation 17

[SEE ILLUSTRATION #3 - REV 17]

The great harlot and the beast

The great harlot - Rev. 17.1-8

sits on many waters - Rev. 17.15; see Jeremiah 51.13

sits on the scarlet beast - Rev. 17.3

sits on 7 hills - Rev. 17.9

holds a golden cup full of abominations and the filth of her fornication

writing on forehead - mystery, Babylon the great, the Mother of harlots and of the abominations of the earth

drunk with the blood of martyrs

will be destroyed by the 10 horns

The beast -Rev. 17.8-18

described as “was, and is not”

seven heads

7 hills on which the woman sits

7 kings - 5 have fallen, 1 is, 1 is not yet

5 fallen - Assyria, Egypt, Babylon, Persia, Greece,

1 is - Rome

1 is not yet - Antichrist rule, for a short time (3 1/2 years)

the Beast is the 8th -

ten horns - 10 kings

will receive power with the beast

will destroy the woman

The "mystery” of the woman

Original Babylon - in Chaldea

sits on the Beast - Roman Church

sits upon many waters - America

Revelation 18

[SEE ILLUSTRATION #4 - REV 18]

The fall of Babylon the great

Revelation 18.1-24

a loud voice declares - Babylon is fallen!

her sins - Rev. 8.3

all the nations have drunk of her wine of fornication

kings of the earth have committed fornication with her

merchants of the earth became rich through the abundance of her luxury

God’s people are called to come out of her

her judgment - Rev. 18.4-8

she is utterly burned with fire

people stand afar as she burns - Rev. 18.15-17

the world’s response - Rev. 18.9-16

kings will lament and weep over her destruction

merchants of the earth will mourn over her

her final destruction - Rev. 18.21

she will not be found anymore

the heavens rejoice over her destruction - Revelation 19.1-3

Revelation 19

[SEE ILLUSTRATION #5 - REV 19]

Revelation 19.1-21

The heavens rejoice over destruction of Babylon

Revelation 19.1-4

Marriage of the Lamb is announced

Revelation 19.5-10

Christ comes with the armies of heaven

Revelation 19.11-16

the Battle of Armageddon

Revelation 19.17-21

NOTE - MORE ON THIS CHAPTER IN THE NEXT PART

Summary

[SEE ILLUSTRATION #6 - AFTER THE TRIBULATION]