Multitudes
who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life and
others to shame and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise will shine like
the brightness of the heavens and those who lead many to righteousness will
shine like the stars forever and ever. As for you Daniel, conceal these words
and seal up the book until the end of time. Many will run to and fro and
knowledge will increase. Daniel 12:2-4
written 540 B.C.
This
is the Word of the Lord concerning Israel. The Lord, who stretches out the
heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth and who forms the spirit of man
within him declares: "I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that sends all
the surrounding peoples reeling. Judah will be besieged as well as Jerusalem.
On that day, when all the nations of the earth are gathered against her, I will
make Jerusalem an immovable rock for all the nations. All who try to move it
will be severely injured." Zechariah
12:1-3 written 530 B.C.
I
will go up against the land of un-walled villages. I will go against those who
are at rest and live securely, all of them living without walls and having no
bars or gates. Ezekiel 38:11 written 580 B.C.
This
will be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the people who have gone
to war against Jerusalem. Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet,
their eyes will rot in their sockets and their tongue will rot in their mouth.
Zechariah 14:12 written 530 B.C.
The
nations were angry and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the
dead and for rewarding your servants, the prophets, your saints and those who
reverence your name, both small and great and for destroying those who destroy
the earth. Revelation 11:18 written 95 A.D.
The
number of the mounted troops was two hundred million. I heard their number.
Revelation
9:16 written 95 A.D.
The
sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates, and its
water was dried up so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the
east. Revelation 16:12 written 95 A.D.
He
will confirm a covenant with many for seven years. In the middle of the seven
years, he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. On a wing, he will set up
an abomination that causes desolation until the end that is decreed is poured
out on him. Daniel 9:27 written 540 B.C.
He
opened his mouth to blaspheme God and to slander his name and his dwelling
place and those who live in heaven. He was given power to make war against the
saints and to conquer them. He was given authority over every tribe, people,
language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast, all
whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb
that was slain from the creation of the world. He who has an ear, let him hear.
Revelation 13:6-9 written 95 A.D.
He
performed great and miraculous signs, even causing fire to come down from
heaven to earth in full view of people. Because of the signs he was given power
to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth.
He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the
sword and yet lived. He was given power to give breath to the image of the
first beast so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the
image to be killed. He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor,
free and slave, to receive a mark in his right hand or in his forehead, so that
no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast
or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let
them calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is
666. Revelation 13:13-18 written 95 A.D.
If
any man worships the beast and his image and receives his mark in his forehead
or in his hand, he will drink of the wine of the wrath of God which is poured
out in full strength into the cup of his indignation. He shall be tormented
with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence
of the Lamb. Revelation 14:9-10
They
will throw their silver into the streets and their gold will be an unclean
thing. Their silver and gold will not be able to save them in the day of the
Lord's wrath. Ezekiel 7:19 written 580 B.C.
I
was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, "Go and measure the
temple of God and the altar and count the worshipers there. Exclude the outer
court. Do not measure it because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will
trample on Jerusalem for 42 months. I will give power to my two witnesses and they
will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth." Revelation 11:1-3
written 95 A.D.
For
three and a half days, people from every tribe, language and nation will gaze
at their bodies and refuse them burial. The inhabitants of the earth will gloat
over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts because these two
prophets had tormented those who live on the earth. Revelation 11:9 written 95 A.D.
Do
not let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the
rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to
destruction. He will oppose and exalt himself over everything that is called
God or that is worshiped. He sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming
himself to be God. II Thessalonians 2:3-4 written 50 A.D.
This is what Christ Jesus had to say about
when He will be returning for His Church?
No
one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven but only the
Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son
of Man. Matthew 24:36-37
Jesus
says he will be returning when the earth is like it was in Noah's day. What was
the world like in Noah's day? The earth was corrupt before God and it was
filled with violence. For God looked upon the earth and it was indeed corrupt.
All flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. God said to Noah, "The
end of all flesh has come before me. The earth is filled with violence through
them and I will destroy them with the earth." Genesis 6:11-13.
No
doubt that we are living in the last and evil days. Jesus says, "Since you
have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of
trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the
earth. I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take
your crown. I will make the one who overcomes a pillar in the temple of my God.
Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the
name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of
heaven from my God and I will also write on them my new name." Revelation
3:10-12
"If
those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of
the elect, those days will be shortened. At that time, the sign of the Son of
Man will appear in the sky and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They
will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great
glory. He will send his angels with a loud trumpet call and they will gather
his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. Heaven
and earth will pass away but my words will never pass away. You also must be
ready because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect
him." Matthew 24:22, 30-31, 35, 44
"I
rebuke and discipline those I love. Be zealous and repent. Here I am! I stand
at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come
in and eat with them and they with me. To the one who overcomes, I will give
the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my
Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let them hear what the Spirit
says." Revelation 3:19-22
"Look
at the fig tree and all the trees. When they sprout leaves, you can see for
yourselves and know that summer is near. Even so, when you see these things
happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. I tell you the truth, this
generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
Heaven and earth will pass away but my words will never pass away." Luke
21:29-33
We
do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep or to grieve like
the rest of people who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again
and we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in
him. According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that those who are still
alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede
those who have fallen asleep. The Lord himself will come down from heaven, with
a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of
God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive
and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the
Lord in the air and we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore, encourage each
other with these words. I Thessalonians 4:13-18
I declare
to you that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the
perishable inherit the imperishable. Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not
all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trumpet. The trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised
imperishable, and we will be changed. The perishable must clothe itself with
the imperishable and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been
clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying
that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory.
Where, death, is your victory? Where, death, is your sting?" I Corinthians
15:50-55
When
the seven years of Tribulation come to an end, Satan cause the armies of the
world to come against Israel and Christ destroys them. John says, I saw heaven
standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called
Faithful and True. With justice, he judges and makes war. His eyes are like
blazing fire and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that
no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood and his
name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on
white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out of his mouth comes
a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an
iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
On his robe and on his thigh, he has this name written: King of Kings and Lord
of Lords. Revelation 19:11-16
I
saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the abyss and holding
in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is
the devil and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the abyss and
locked and sealed it over him to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore
until the thousand years were over. After that, he must be set free for a short
time. I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to
judge. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their
testimony for Jesus and because of the Word of God. They had not worshiped the
beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their
hands. Revelation 20:1-4
They
came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead
did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first
resurrection. Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first
resurrection. The second death has no power over them but they will be priests
of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. When the
thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out
to deceive the nations on the four corners of the earth to gather them for
battle. In number, they are like the sand on the seashore. They marched across
the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he
loves. Revelation 20:4-9
Fire
came down from heaven and devoured them. The devil, who deceived them, was
thrown into the lake of burning sulfur where the beast and the false prophet
had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Then, I
saw a Great White Throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from
his presence and there was no place for them. I saw the dead, great and small,
standing before the throne and books were opened. Another book was opened,
which is the Book of Life. The dead were judged according to what they had done
as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death
and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged
according to what he had done. Then, death and Hades were thrown into the Lake
of Fire. The Lake of Fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found
written in the Book of Life, they were thrown into the Lake of Fire.
Then
I saw a New Heaven and a New Earth because the first heaven and the first earth
had passed away and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, The New
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully
dressed for her husband. I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now
the dwelling of God is with people and he will live with them. They will be his
people and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every
tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or
pain, for the old order of things has passed away." He who was seated on
the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Revelation 20:9-21:5
Then
he said, "Write this down for these words are trustworthy and true."
He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning
and the End. To the one who is thirsty, I will give to drink without cost from
the spring of the water of life. The one who overcomes will inherit all this
and I will be their God and they will be my child." Revelation 20:1-15,
21:1-7
The
foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.
The great street of the city was made of pure gold, like transparent glass. I
did not see a temple in the city because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are
its temple. The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the
glory of God gives it light and the Lamb is its lamp. The nations will walk by
its light and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. On no
day will its gates ever be shut because there will be no night there. The glory
and honor of the nations will be brought into it. Nothing impure will ever
enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only
those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. Revelation 21:18,
21-27
I,
Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony. I am the root and the
offspring of David and the bright Morning Star. The Spirit and the bride say,
"Come!" and let the one who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is
thirsty, let them come and whoever wishes, let them take the Free Gift of the
Water of Life. Revelation 22:16-17
