Tribulation In The End Times
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TRIBULATION IN THE END TIMES
(Eschatology : Doctrine Of End Times)
SECTION 1: WHAT IS THE TRIBULATION
1. It Is The End Times Having A Worlwide Catastrophe & Corruption Throughout Our World
Matthew 24:3, 7, 11, 15-21, 24 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
a. Context: It’s About The End Of The World
Matthew 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
b. Worldwide Catastrophe
Matthew 24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places
c. Religious Deception Rising
Matthew 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
d. Jews Are Fleeing From Persecution
Matthew 24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
e. Great Tribulation: There Will Be Nothing Like It.
Matthew 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
f. False Prophets Doing Signs And Wonders To Deceive
Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect
Note:
* Marks worldwide catastrophe. The rise of religious deception. People, especially the Jews, fleeing from persecution.
2. Its Going To Be A Period That Will Last For 7 Years
Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel
Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
* One Week = 7 Days = 7 Years
a. How God Sees Time (1 Day = 1 Year)
Ezekial 4:6 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.
Numbers 14:33-34 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.
34 After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.
* 40 days = 40 years
3. It Will Happen After The Rapture And Before The 2nd Advent
a. It Will Happen After Rapture: Because We Are Not Appointed To Wrath
1 Thessolonians 5:2, 9 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
b. Wrath Is During The Time Of The Mark Of The Beast
Revelation 14:9-10 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
c. It Will Happen Before The 2nd Advent
Matthew 24:29-30 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
SECTION 2: NAMES FOR THE TRIBULATION
1. Daniel's 70th Week
Daniel 9:24-24, 27 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
* Verse 25: going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince = when Jesus came on the earth
* Verse 25: seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks = 69 weeks
* Verse 27: he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week = 1 week
* Total 70 Weeks
* Verse 27 thats when the abominations of desolation occurs = means the last week is at the abomination of desolation
* Matthew 24 says the abomination is at the tribulation
2. Time Of Jacob's Trouble
Jeremiah 30:7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Matthew 24:16-21 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
* Jeremiah says its a time of trouble for Jacob
* Matthew 24 says its a time of trouble for Judea
3. The End
Matthew 24:3, 13-14 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
4. Beginning Of Sorrows
Matthews 24:8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
5. Great Tribulation
Matthews 24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
6. Wrath
Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
Revelation 16:1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
SECTION 3: THE BREAKDOWN OF THE TRIBULATION
1. Covenant (For 7 Years): Antichrist Makes A Covenant With Israel. In The Midst Of The Week, He Causes The Abomination Desolation To Happens
Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
* The first 3.5 years Israel get the the peace as agreed in the covenant, but in the second 3.5 years, the antichrist breaks the covenant and Israel gets persecuted and they have to flee (run for their lives)
* Verse 27: confirm the covenant with many for one week
* Verse 27: and in the midst of the week
* 1st 3.5 years is peace, 2nd 3.5 years is persecution
* Verse 25: the covenant is with Israel
2. The Progress: It Refers To The Beginning Of Sorrows, Followed By ‘Then’ In a Few Other Verses, Which Means There Is Progress Of How The Tribulation Will Develop
Matthew 24:7-8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
* Verse 8: 1st Half of 3 1/2 is the "beginning of sorrows"
* Verse 21: 2nd Half of 3 1/2 is the "great tribulation"
* Verse 15: abomination of desolation (happens in the middle of 7th year)
3. The Woman Is Israel
Revelation 12:1, 6, 14 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Genesis 37:9-10 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Matthew 24:15-16 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
* Noticed Genesis shows 11 stars not 12 stars like in Revelation
* The reason why is because this dream is refering to Joseph and his 11 brothers. So we got 12 in total
* The sun and the moon is refering to the wife of Jacob and Jacob himself
* It refers to the entire collection of the Israel
* Revelation 12:6, 14 Israel flees into the wilderness from satan
* Daniel 9:27 Antichrist makes a covenant and he breaks it
* Matthew 24:15-16 They are fleeing
* The woman as Israel is fleeing from persecution at the 2nd Half of the tribulation
4. The Persecution Of The Beast
Revelation 13:4-5, 7, 17 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
* Verse 5: the antichrist "continue": that means he previously reigned before
* Verse 5: he "continues" for forty and two months = 3 1/2 years
* When he "continues", he starts his persecution
* that means he the entire time he reigns is 7 years because in the middle, he starts his persecution
5. The Two Witnesses
a. Two Witness Will Preach For 1260 Days = 3 1/2 Years
Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
* They will occur at the 2nd Half of 3 1/2 year tribulation period
* After they die, they resurrect and God comes down and sets up His kingdom on the earth
b. Calculating 1 Month To God = 30 days
Genesis 7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Genesis 8:3-4 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.
4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
* Flood Start Date (Gen 7:11): 2nd month, 17th day of the month
* Total Flood Days (Gen 8:3): It ended after 150 days (5 months)
* Flood End Date (Gen 8:4) 7th month, 17th day of the month
* Here we can see that 1 Month = 30 days
c. Two Witness Resurrected, Raptured And God Is Setting Up His Kingdom
Revelation 11:7, 11-12, 15 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
6. Seals Of Revelation Loose
Matthew 24:5-8 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Revelation 6:1-6, 8 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
SECTION 4: JUDGEMENTS OF GOD IN THE TRIBULATION
1. 7 Trumpets
Revelation 8, 9, 11 Entire Chapter
a. 1st Trumpet = Hail Fire And Blood
b. 2nd Trumpet = Blood In A Third Of The Sea
c. 3rd Trumpet = Bitterness In A Third Of The Rivers And Fountains
d. 4th Trumpet = Darkness
e. 5th Trumpet = Monstrous Locust
f. 6th Trumpet = Slaughter Of A Third Of Humanity
g. 7th Trumpet = God's Reign
2. 7 Vials
a. 1st Vial = Sores
b. 2nd Vial = Blood In The Sea
c. 3rd Vial = Blood In The Rivers And Fountains
d. 4th Vial = Heat From The Sun
e. 5th Vial = Darkness
f. 6th Vial = Drying Of The Euphrates River
g. 7th Vial = The End Of The World
3. 7 Seals: Is Is Not Completely God's Judgement
Revelation 6 (Entire Chapter)
SECTION 5: SATANIC TRINITY
1. Satan
Revelation 12-13 Entire Chapter
* During the 2nd half of the tribulation, he is going to have a war with Michael the archangel in outer space and he is going to loose and go down to the earth. He's going to try to attempt to annihilate Israel and he's also going to be worshipped by mankind
2. Antichrist
Revelation 13 Entire Chapter
* He is called the beast. He is going to rule the world with great charisma. He will blaspheme God. He will cause everyone to receive his mark in the right hand or their forehead to buy or sell.
3. False Prophet
Revelation 13 & 19 Entire Chapter
* He is the representative of the beast. He is going to do miracles and also animates the image of the beast. He will play apart on the ressurection of the beast and making his image animated.
SECTION 6: TRIBULATION SAINTS
1. They Are Going To Be Beheaded For Rejecting The Mark Of The Beast
Revelation 20:4, 13-15 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
2. Their Salvation Is Faith & Works
a. They Cannot Deny Jesus Under The Persecution Of The Antichrist System
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Revelation 12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
* keep the commandments = works, faith = faith
b. They Have To Endure To The End
Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
* they have to either endure to the end of their life by keep on resisting the mark of the beast and get beheaded or endure till Jesus comes to destroy His enemies
(i) When One Is Enduring, Its Works
2 Timothy 2:3, 5-6 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
Note:
* They cannot take the mark of the beast and yield to the antichrist system or they will lose their salvation
* They have to keep God’s commands and endure to the end by faith
3. Rapture For Tribulation Saints
Matthew 24:29-31, 39-41 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
SECTION 7: PURPOSE FOR TRIBULATION
1. To Judge A Christ Rejecting World
Revelation 15:1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
Revalation 16:1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
Revelation 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
2. To Reveal Satan's True Character
Revelation 12:7-12 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
3. To Prove How Sinful Man's Imagination Can Be
Revelation 16:8-11, 21 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.
9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.
10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,
11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
* these verses will show that when God pours out His judgement, mankind still will not repent and they will blaspheme God
4. To Humble The Nation Of Israel
Jeremiah 30:7-9 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
8 For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him:
9 But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
* Israel is crying and humbled by God
5. To Get People Saved
Revelation 6:9-11 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.