End Times Biblical Chronology
Dr. Roger G. Ford, Ph.D., P.E.
August 2016
Start of
We are here The Rapture How Much Time ??? The Tribulation
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| Before the Rapture
Christ cut off – Daniel 9:25, 26 – the 70 weeks prophecy God’s warning against opposing Israel – Ezekiel 25: 6 & 7 Blessing and Curse – Genesis 12:3 God keeps His own “out of” [“ek”] His wrath – Rev. 3:10, Isaiah 26: 17-21; Luke 21:36; 1 Thess. 1:10; 2 Thess. 2:3,6,7 |
Close In to Israel
Holy Spirit’s influence gone – 2 Thess. 2:7 Destruction of Damascus -Isaiah 17:1 The Tower of Syene – Ezekiel 29 & 30 (why Egypt is not in Ezekiel 38 & 39) Close in War with Israel – Psalm 83 Elam’s destruction which leads to the next war with Israel – Jeremiah 49: 34 and following |
Far Away from Israel
War with Israel from those far away – Ezekiel 38 & 39 The fear of God as well as Israel leads to the Prelude – 2 Thess. 2:9-12
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Immediate Prelude to The Start of theTribulation
Antichrist’s rise in the End Times – Daniel 8: 23-25 Peace Treaty that antichrist creates to protect world from Israel and their God – Daniel 9:27 – very start of Tribulation which lasts seven years Rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem – Daniel 9:27; Matt. 24:15; 2 Thess. 2:3-4 |
Rapture The Tribulation
1 Thess. 4:13-18 Revelation 4
1 Cor. 15:51-58 and following
John 14:1-3
2 Thess. 2:1-3
Bema Seat Time of Jacob’s
1 Cor. 3:11-15 Trouble – Jer. 30
2 Cor. 5:10
References
Daniel 9:25,26 – 70 “Weeks” prophecy where Christ “cut off” after 69 weeks of years (483 years) leaving the last week, which is seven years of the Tribulation, yet to be fulfilled “Time of Jacob’s Trouble (Jeremiah 30)
Ezekiel 25:6&7 – God’s warning to Moab, but applicable to all who rejoice in evil against Israel
Genesis 12:3 – God will bless those that bless Israel and curse those that curse Israel
2 Thessalonians 2:3,6.7 – The Holy Sprit’s influence through Christians removed in the Rapture so that antichrist can ascend without opposition
1 Thessalonians 1:10 – God will keep us from the wrath of His Son
Revelation 3:10 – God will keep us “out of” the wrath to come
Isaiah 26:17-21 – hide yourself (in the Lord) until the fury has passed by (OT wrath avoidance)
Luke 21:36 – Watch and pray to be counted worthy to escape the wrath and stand before the Lord
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 – The Rapture, the dead in Christ first, then we who remain
1 Corinthians 15:51-58 – Rapture to make the corruptible incorruptible
1 Corinthians 3:11-15 – wood, hay, stubble burned up; gold, silver, precious stones remain
2 Corinthians 5:10 – Bema Judgment Seat of Christ – rewards for His Church
Isaiah 17:1 – Damascus a ruinous heap probably by Israel and tactical nuke
Ezekiel 29 and 30 – The Tower of Syene – Aswan Dam today and destruction that will devastate Egypt (entire Nile Valley flooded with nuclear contaminated water from the nuclear weapon-caused destruction) and keep them out of the Ezekiel 38 & 39 coalition against Israel
Psalm 83 – Close In enemies of Israel manifest exactly as today – first coalition to attack Israel and be totally defeated resulting in the “Israel at peace” needed for the Ezekiel war to take place
Jeremiah 49:34-39 – the destruction of Elam which is the Iranian coastline of the Persian Gulf where their nuclear installation of Bushehr is located – this destruction by Israel might trigger the Ezekiel 38 & 39 war
Ezekiel 38 & 39 – The 2nd coalition war against Israel from those far away: Russia, Iran, Turkey, Libya, Ethiopia, and others which will result in the elimination of Islam and result in strong delusion
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 – Strong delusion to not see God in all that is taking place so that the antichrist can rise
Daniel 8: 23-28 – the rise of the cunning and very destructive antichrist in the end times, in the latter days
Daniel 9:27 – antichrist sees his opportunity to gain recognition and dominance by posing a peace treaty that primarily assures the world that Israel and Israel’s God will leave them alone, now after seeing all the Psalm 83 countries and the Ezekiel 38 & 39 countries totally defeated, thus starting the Tribulation and antichrist’s constantly increasing power lasting seven years and ending in Christ’s Second Coming