Post by Tom Green on Jan 28, 2007 11:22:09 GMT -5
What needs to happen before the tribulation can begin?
1. One world government (or at least a leaning in this direction)
2. Global economy
3. Israel in their land
4. A restored Jewish temple (or at least serious plans to build)
5. Increased technology
6. A church leaning towards mass apostasy
7. Increased power in the middle east
Matthew 24 and Revelation 6
Some commentators claim that the events in the beginning of Matthew
24 are events leading up to the tribulation. I tend to disagree, and
hopefully can show the reasons why. First, there is a direct one to
one correlation between the events in Matthew 24, and Revelation
chapter 6. Take a look...
The Antichrist comes into the world to conquer
Matt 24:4 Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For
many will come in my name, claiming, `I am the Christ,' and will
deceive many.
Rev 6:2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on
it had a bow; and a crown was given to him; and he went out
conquering, and to conquer.
* Note: In Revelation 19 Jesus Himself comes on a white horse.
Jesus didn't specifically mention one person as Rev 6:2 does, but He
did say the same thing in essence, that a deceiver, or deceivers
would come saying that they are Christ. (Antichrist)
Wars and rumors of wars
Matt 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it
that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is
still to come.
Rev 6:4 And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on
it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men should
slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.
Famine leading to death
Matt 24:7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8
All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Rev 6:5 And when He broke the third seal, I heard the third living
creature saying, "Come." And I looked, and behold, a black horse;
and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard
as it were a voice in the center of the four living creatures
saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley
for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine."7 And when He
broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living
creature saying, "Come."8 And I looked, and behold, an ashen horse;
and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following
with him. And authority was given to them over a fourth of the
earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by
the wild beasts of the earth.
Persecution of believers
Matt 24:9 "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to
death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.
Rev 6:9 And when He broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar
the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God,
and because of the testimony which they had maintained;
Anti Christ abominated the temple
Matt 24:15 "So when you see standing in the holy place `the
abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet
Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea
flee to the mountains.
At this point Jesus describes the midpoint, and then goes right to
the end. Interestingly, the book of Revelation does the same thing.
It should be noted that the course of events that Jesus describes
perfectly describes the two periods during the tribulation, the
first 3 1/2 years, and second 3 1/2 years, although He doesn't give
details of the second part. (Revelation does) He perfectly describes
the mid point of the tribulation where the antichrist sits in the
temple declaring himself to be God. This shows clearly that the wars
and rumors of wars are not events that happen before the
tribulation, (Although they may happen), but He is speaking about
the first three and one half years of the tribulation. Otherwise we
would have to say that He starts explaining the tribulation at the
mid point, which doesn't make sense.
All of this does not mean that one can't look at current events and
see things being set up. Many things must happen to set up the
Endtimes scenario as described in the Bible. For example, the world
can't go from a nationalistic attitude in every country in the world
to a one world government attitude overnight. This takes time to set
up, and we can see that it is indeed being set up. Anyone that
denies this isn't aware of what's happening today. Economically and
politically the world is being united. Stock markets respond to each
other in real time. The European community is trying to work out the
political details needed to get a single European currency, and we
know that the Bible tells us that the antichrist will be able to
stop people all over the world from buying or selling. This only
seems possible if the world is united with a single currency, or at
least central control over the currencies of the world. (A world
banking system in control.) One can get carried away in speculation
of all kinds of conspiracy theories on this point though. All
conspiracies against God originate with the enemy of God, Satan.
More important than worrying about conspiracies in the Endtimes,
which can't be stopped by us, is to be found by Him waiting for His
return, meditating on the things of God, the truth of God, and not
the things of man. (This is not to say that Christians shouldn't be
politically active - balance is the key word.)
Initiation of the 7 year tribulation
The seven year tribulation is a literal period of about seven years.
I say about because it's not seven years based on our
Julian/Gregorian calendar, but based on a 30 day month, which is
1260 days for each 3 1/2 period, or a total of 2520 days. In our
calendar that is really 6 years, and 331 days with one leap year.
The books of Daniel, Matthew, and Revelation all tell us that the
tribulation will last for two periods of 42 months, or 1260 days.
(Which are based on 30 day months)
The period will begin with the signing of a peace agreement between
the 'man of sin', or the antichrist, and the nation of Israel.
Daniel 9:27 "And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one
week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice
and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one
who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is
decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate."
144,000 Jewish believers are sealed
In Revelation 7 it tells us...
"Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed
the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads." 4 And I heard the
number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand
sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel; 5 from the tribe of
Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve
thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand, 6 from the tribe of
Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand, 7 from the tribe of
Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from
the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand, 8 from the tribe of Zebulun
twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the
tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
The detail given here indicates that this is literal. How God works
this out so that there are 12000 from each tribe we don't know, but
there is no indication here that it is not to be taken literally.
These Jews are said to be 'bond servants', so no doubt they are
going to be evangelizing the nation of Israel, and possibly the
whole world. These Jews are not believers at the time of the
rapture, but will be saved probably towards the beginning of the
tribulation, sealed, and begin a ministry of evangelism. The
existence of these believers shows the mercy of God, that even
during the last years of history He is still working to save people
from the coming judgment through faith in Jesus Christ.
Endtimes JUDGMENTS
Believers Judgment - (Judgment seat of Christ/God)
Romans 14:10 - But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again,
why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we shall all stand
before the judgment seat of God. 11 For it is written, "As I live,
says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall
give praise to God." 12 So then each one of us shall give account of
himself to God.
1 Corinthians 5:9 - Therefore also we have as our ambition, whether
at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may be recompensed
for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether
good or bad.
1 Corinthians 3:12 - According to the grace of God which was given
to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is
building upon it. But let each man be careful how he builds upon it.
11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid,
which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man builds upon the foundation
with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man's
work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to
be revealed with fire; and the fire itself will test the quality of
each man's work. 14 If any man's work which he has built upon it
remains, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work is burned
up, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as
through fire.
Judgment of Israel at the regathering
Ezekiel 20:33 - "As I live," declares the Lord God, "surely with a
mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with wrath poured out,
I shall be king over you. 34 "And I shall bring you out from the
peoples and gather you from the lands where you are scattered, with
a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with wrath poured
out; 35 and I shall bring you into the wilderness of the peoples,
and there I shall enter into judgment with you face to face. 36 "As
I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the
land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you," declares the
Lord God. 37 "And I shall make you pass under the rod, and I shall
bring you into the bond of the covenant; 38 and I shall purge from
you the rebels and those who transgress against Me; I shall bring
them out of the land where they sojourn, but they will not enter the
land of Israel. Thus you will know that I am the Lord.
Tribulation Judgment
Ezekiel 38:14 - "Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and say to
Gog, `Thus says the Lord God, "On that day when My people Israel are
living securely, will you not know it? 15 "And you will come from
your place out of the remote parts of the north, you and many
peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great assembly and
a mighty army; 16 and you will come up against My people Israel like
a cloud to cover the land. It will come about in the last days that
I shall bring you against My land, in order that the nations may
know Me when I shall be sanctified through you before their eyes, O
Gog."
17 `Thus says the Lord God, "Are you the one of whom I spoke in
former days through My servants the prophets of Israel, who
prophesied in those days for many years that I would bring you
against them? 18 "And it will come about on that day, when Gog comes
against the land of Israel," declares the Lord God, "that My fury
will mount up in My anger. 19 "And in My zeal and in My blazing
wrath I declare that on that day there will surely be a great
earthquake in the land of Israel. 20 "And the fish of the sea, the
birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all the creeping
things that creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the face
of the earth will shake at My presence; the mountains also will be
thrown down, the steep pathways will collapse, and every wall will
fall to the ground. 21 "And I shall call for a sword against him on
all My mountains," declares the Lord God. "Every man's sword will be
against his brother. 22 "And with pestilence and with blood I shall
enter into judgment with him; and I shall rain on him, and on his
troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, a torrential rain,
with hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23 "And I shall magnify
Myself, sanctify Myself, and make Myself known in the sight of many
nations; and they will know that I am the Lord."`
Judgment of the Harlot (Religious Babylon)
Revelation 17:1 - Come here, I shall show you the judgment of the
great harlot who sits on many waters, 2 with whom the kings of the
earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth
were made drunk with the wine of her immorality."
Judgment of Economic Babylon
Revelation 18 - "And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of
immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over
her when they see the smoke of her burning, 10 standing at a
distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, `Woe, woe, the
great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment
has come.'
Second coming/Day of the Lord Judgment
Isaiah 66:15 - For behold, the Lord will come in fire And His
chariots like the whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His
rebuke with flames of fire. 16 For the Lord will execute judgment by
fire And by His sword on all flesh, And those slain by the Lord will
be many
Ezekiel 39:17 - "And as for you, son of man, thus says the Lord
God, `Speak to every kind of bird and to every beast of the
field, "Assemble and come, gather from every side to My sacrifice
which I am going to sacrifice for you, as a great sacrifice on the
mountains of Israel, that you may eat flesh and drink blood. 18 "You
shall eat the flesh of mighty men, and drink the blood of the
princes of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and
bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan. 19 "So you will eat fat until
you are glutted, and drink blood until you are drunk, from My
sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 20 "And you will be
glutted at My table with horses and charioteers, with mighty men and
all the men of war," declares the Lord God. "And I shall set My
glory among the nations; and all the nations will see My judgment
which I have executed, and My hand which I have laid on them.
22 "And the house of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God
from that day onward.
Zepheniah 1 - 2 "I will completely remove all things From the face
of the earth," declares the Lord. 3 "I will remove man and beast; I
will remove the birds of the sky And the fish of the sea, And the
ruins along with the wicked; And I will cut off man from the face of
the earth," declares the Lord. 14 Near is the great day of the Lord,
Near and coming very quickly; Listen, the day of the Lord! In it the
warrior cries out bitterly. 15 A day of wrath is that day, A day of
trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of
darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 A day of
trumpet and battle cry, Against the fortified cities And the high
corner towers. 17 And I will bring distress on men, So that they
will walk like the blind, Because they have sinned against the Lord;
And their blood will be poured out like dust, And their flesh like
dung. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold Will be able to deliver
them On the day of the Lord's wrath; And all the earth will be
devoured In the fire of His jealousy, For He will make a complete
end, Indeed a terrifying one, Of all the inhabitants of the earth.
Sheep and Goats Judgment
Matthew 25:31 - "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all
the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
32 "And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will
separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep
from the goats; 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the
goats on the left. 34 "Then the King will say to those on His
right, `Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 `For I was
hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you
gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked,
and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison,
and you came to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him,
saying, `Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty,
and give You drink? 38 `And when did we see You a stranger, and
invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 `And when did we see You
sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 "And the King will answer
and say to them, `Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it
to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it
to Me.' 41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, `Depart from
Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for
the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me
nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43
I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did
not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'
44 "Then they themselves also will answer, saying, `Lord, when did
we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or
in prison, and did not take care of You?' 45 "Then He will answer
them, saying, `Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do
it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46 "And
these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into
eternal life."
Great White Throne Judgment
Revelation 21 - And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon
it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was
found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small,
standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book
was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from
the things which were written in the books, according to their
deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death
and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged,
every one of them according to their deeds. 14 And death and Hades
were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the
lake of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the
book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
1. One world government (or at least a leaning in this direction)
2. Global economy
3. Israel in their land
4. A restored Jewish temple (or at least serious plans to build)
5. Increased technology
6. A church leaning towards mass apostasy
7. Increased power in the middle east
Matthew 24 and Revelation 6
Some commentators claim that the events in the beginning of Matthew
24 are events leading up to the tribulation. I tend to disagree, and
hopefully can show the reasons why. First, there is a direct one to
one correlation between the events in Matthew 24, and Revelation
chapter 6. Take a look...
The Antichrist comes into the world to conquer
Matt 24:4 Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For
many will come in my name, claiming, `I am the Christ,' and will
deceive many.
Rev 6:2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on
it had a bow; and a crown was given to him; and he went out
conquering, and to conquer.
* Note: In Revelation 19 Jesus Himself comes on a white horse.
Jesus didn't specifically mention one person as Rev 6:2 does, but He
did say the same thing in essence, that a deceiver, or deceivers
would come saying that they are Christ. (Antichrist)
Wars and rumors of wars
Matt 24:6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it
that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is
still to come.
Rev 6:4 And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on
it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men should
slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.
Famine leading to death
Matt 24:7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8
All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Rev 6:5 And when He broke the third seal, I heard the third living
creature saying, "Come." And I looked, and behold, a black horse;
and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard
as it were a voice in the center of the four living creatures
saying, "A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley
for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine."7 And when He
broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living
creature saying, "Come."8 And I looked, and behold, an ashen horse;
and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following
with him. And authority was given to them over a fourth of the
earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by
the wild beasts of the earth.
Persecution of believers
Matt 24:9 "Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to
death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me.
Rev 6:9 And when He broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar
the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God,
and because of the testimony which they had maintained;
Anti Christ abominated the temple
Matt 24:15 "So when you see standing in the holy place `the
abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through the prophet
Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea
flee to the mountains.
At this point Jesus describes the midpoint, and then goes right to
the end. Interestingly, the book of Revelation does the same thing.
It should be noted that the course of events that Jesus describes
perfectly describes the two periods during the tribulation, the
first 3 1/2 years, and second 3 1/2 years, although He doesn't give
details of the second part. (Revelation does) He perfectly describes
the mid point of the tribulation where the antichrist sits in the
temple declaring himself to be God. This shows clearly that the wars
and rumors of wars are not events that happen before the
tribulation, (Although they may happen), but He is speaking about
the first three and one half years of the tribulation. Otherwise we
would have to say that He starts explaining the tribulation at the
mid point, which doesn't make sense.
All of this does not mean that one can't look at current events and
see things being set up. Many things must happen to set up the
Endtimes scenario as described in the Bible. For example, the world
can't go from a nationalistic attitude in every country in the world
to a one world government attitude overnight. This takes time to set
up, and we can see that it is indeed being set up. Anyone that
denies this isn't aware of what's happening today. Economically and
politically the world is being united. Stock markets respond to each
other in real time. The European community is trying to work out the
political details needed to get a single European currency, and we
know that the Bible tells us that the antichrist will be able to
stop people all over the world from buying or selling. This only
seems possible if the world is united with a single currency, or at
least central control over the currencies of the world. (A world
banking system in control.) One can get carried away in speculation
of all kinds of conspiracy theories on this point though. All
conspiracies against God originate with the enemy of God, Satan.
More important than worrying about conspiracies in the Endtimes,
which can't be stopped by us, is to be found by Him waiting for His
return, meditating on the things of God, the truth of God, and not
the things of man. (This is not to say that Christians shouldn't be
politically active - balance is the key word.)
Initiation of the 7 year tribulation
The seven year tribulation is a literal period of about seven years.
I say about because it's not seven years based on our
Julian/Gregorian calendar, but based on a 30 day month, which is
1260 days for each 3 1/2 period, or a total of 2520 days. In our
calendar that is really 6 years, and 331 days with one leap year.
The books of Daniel, Matthew, and Revelation all tell us that the
tribulation will last for two periods of 42 months, or 1260 days.
(Which are based on 30 day months)
The period will begin with the signing of a peace agreement between
the 'man of sin', or the antichrist, and the nation of Israel.
Daniel 9:27 "And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one
week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice
and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one
who makes desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is
decreed, is poured out on the one who makes desolate."
144,000 Jewish believers are sealed
In Revelation 7 it tells us...
"Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees, until we have sealed
the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads." 4 And I heard the
number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand
sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel; 5 from the tribe of
Judah, twelve thousand were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben twelve
thousand, from the tribe of Gad twelve thousand, 6 from the tribe of
Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand,
from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand, 7 from the tribe of
Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, from
the tribe of Issachar twelve thousand, 8 from the tribe of Zebulun
twelve thousand, from the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, from the
tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand were sealed.
The detail given here indicates that this is literal. How God works
this out so that there are 12000 from each tribe we don't know, but
there is no indication here that it is not to be taken literally.
These Jews are said to be 'bond servants', so no doubt they are
going to be evangelizing the nation of Israel, and possibly the
whole world. These Jews are not believers at the time of the
rapture, but will be saved probably towards the beginning of the
tribulation, sealed, and begin a ministry of evangelism. The
existence of these believers shows the mercy of God, that even
during the last years of history He is still working to save people
from the coming judgment through faith in Jesus Christ.
Endtimes JUDGMENTS
Believers Judgment - (Judgment seat of Christ/God)
Romans 14:10 - But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again,
why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we shall all stand
before the judgment seat of God. 11 For it is written, "As I live,
says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall
give praise to God." 12 So then each one of us shall give account of
himself to God.
1 Corinthians 5:9 - Therefore also we have as our ambition, whether
at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him. 10 For we must all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may be recompensed
for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether
good or bad.
1 Corinthians 3:12 - According to the grace of God which was given
to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is
building upon it. But let each man be careful how he builds upon it.
11 For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid,
which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man builds upon the foundation
with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each man's
work will become evident; for the day will show it, because it is to
be revealed with fire; and the fire itself will test the quality of
each man's work. 14 If any man's work which he has built upon it
remains, he shall receive a reward. 15 If any man's work is burned
up, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as
through fire.
Judgment of Israel at the regathering
Ezekiel 20:33 - "As I live," declares the Lord God, "surely with a
mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with wrath poured out,
I shall be king over you. 34 "And I shall bring you out from the
peoples and gather you from the lands where you are scattered, with
a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with wrath poured
out; 35 and I shall bring you into the wilderness of the peoples,
and there I shall enter into judgment with you face to face. 36 "As
I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the
land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you," declares the
Lord God. 37 "And I shall make you pass under the rod, and I shall
bring you into the bond of the covenant; 38 and I shall purge from
you the rebels and those who transgress against Me; I shall bring
them out of the land where they sojourn, but they will not enter the
land of Israel. Thus you will know that I am the Lord.
Tribulation Judgment
Ezekiel 38:14 - "Therefore, prophesy, son of man, and say to
Gog, `Thus says the Lord God, "On that day when My people Israel are
living securely, will you not know it? 15 "And you will come from
your place out of the remote parts of the north, you and many
peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great assembly and
a mighty army; 16 and you will come up against My people Israel like
a cloud to cover the land. It will come about in the last days that
I shall bring you against My land, in order that the nations may
know Me when I shall be sanctified through you before their eyes, O
Gog."
17 `Thus says the Lord God, "Are you the one of whom I spoke in
former days through My servants the prophets of Israel, who
prophesied in those days for many years that I would bring you
against them? 18 "And it will come about on that day, when Gog comes
against the land of Israel," declares the Lord God, "that My fury
will mount up in My anger. 19 "And in My zeal and in My blazing
wrath I declare that on that day there will surely be a great
earthquake in the land of Israel. 20 "And the fish of the sea, the
birds of the heavens, the beasts of the field, all the creeping
things that creep on the earth, and all the men who are on the face
of the earth will shake at My presence; the mountains also will be
thrown down, the steep pathways will collapse, and every wall will
fall to the ground. 21 "And I shall call for a sword against him on
all My mountains," declares the Lord God. "Every man's sword will be
against his brother. 22 "And with pestilence and with blood I shall
enter into judgment with him; and I shall rain on him, and on his
troops, and on the many peoples who are with him, a torrential rain,
with hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 23 "And I shall magnify
Myself, sanctify Myself, and make Myself known in the sight of many
nations; and they will know that I am the Lord."`
Judgment of the Harlot (Religious Babylon)
Revelation 17:1 - Come here, I shall show you the judgment of the
great harlot who sits on many waters, 2 with whom the kings of the
earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth
were made drunk with the wine of her immorality."
Judgment of Economic Babylon
Revelation 18 - "And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of
immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over
her when they see the smoke of her burning, 10 standing at a
distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, `Woe, woe, the
great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in one hour your judgment
has come.'
Second coming/Day of the Lord Judgment
Isaiah 66:15 - For behold, the Lord will come in fire And His
chariots like the whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His
rebuke with flames of fire. 16 For the Lord will execute judgment by
fire And by His sword on all flesh, And those slain by the Lord will
be many
Ezekiel 39:17 - "And as for you, son of man, thus says the Lord
God, `Speak to every kind of bird and to every beast of the
field, "Assemble and come, gather from every side to My sacrifice
which I am going to sacrifice for you, as a great sacrifice on the
mountains of Israel, that you may eat flesh and drink blood. 18 "You
shall eat the flesh of mighty men, and drink the blood of the
princes of the earth, as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and
bulls, all of them fatlings of Bashan. 19 "So you will eat fat until
you are glutted, and drink blood until you are drunk, from My
sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 20 "And you will be
glutted at My table with horses and charioteers, with mighty men and
all the men of war," declares the Lord God. "And I shall set My
glory among the nations; and all the nations will see My judgment
which I have executed, and My hand which I have laid on them.
22 "And the house of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God
from that day onward.
Zepheniah 1 - 2 "I will completely remove all things From the face
of the earth," declares the Lord. 3 "I will remove man and beast; I
will remove the birds of the sky And the fish of the sea, And the
ruins along with the wicked; And I will cut off man from the face of
the earth," declares the Lord. 14 Near is the great day of the Lord,
Near and coming very quickly; Listen, the day of the Lord! In it the
warrior cries out bitterly. 15 A day of wrath is that day, A day of
trouble and distress, A day of destruction and desolation, A day of
darkness and gloom, A day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 A day of
trumpet and battle cry, Against the fortified cities And the high
corner towers. 17 And I will bring distress on men, So that they
will walk like the blind, Because they have sinned against the Lord;
And their blood will be poured out like dust, And their flesh like
dung. 18 Neither their silver nor their gold Will be able to deliver
them On the day of the Lord's wrath; And all the earth will be
devoured In the fire of His jealousy, For He will make a complete
end, Indeed a terrifying one, Of all the inhabitants of the earth.
Sheep and Goats Judgment
Matthew 25:31 - "But when the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all
the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne.
32 "And all the nations will be gathered before Him; and He will
separate them from one another, as the shepherd separates the sheep
from the goats; 33 and He will put the sheep on His right, and the
goats on the left. 34 "Then the King will say to those on His
right, `Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom
prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 `For I was
hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you
gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; 36 naked,
and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison,
and you came to Me.' 37 "Then the righteous will answer Him,
saying, `Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty,
and give You drink? 38 `And when did we see You a stranger, and
invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 39 `And when did we see You
sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 "And the King will answer
and say to them, `Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it
to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it
to Me.' 41 "Then He will also say to those on His left, `Depart from
Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for
the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me
nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43
I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did
not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.'
44 "Then they themselves also will answer, saying, `Lord, when did
we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or
in prison, and did not take care of You?' 45 "Then He will answer
them, saying, `Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do
it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46 "And
these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into
eternal life."
Great White Throne Judgment
Revelation 21 - And I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon
it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was
found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small,
standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book
was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from
the things which were written in the books, according to their
deeds. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it, and death
and Hades gave up the dead which were in them; and they were judged,
every one of them according to their deeds. 14 And death and Hades
were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the
lake of fire. 15 And if anyone's name was not found written in the
book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.