-The First Resurrection: Raised to Eternal Life Those believers and followers of Jesus who were converted during The Tribulation Period, and had been put to death–the martyrs of The Tribulation Period–will be raised from the dead (Revelation 20:4). They are the brave ones who would not receive the Mark of the Beast, and will have […]
John’s Brief Description of the Millennium The 20th chapter of the Book of Revelation describes the Millennium. It immediately follows the Glorious Return of Christ in Revelation 19, which was discussed above. This short chapter may be considered in three parts: Preparation for the Period (verses 1-3); Progress during the period (verses 4-6); and Postscript […]
Messiah will reign from Jerusalem Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. 17 If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, […]
The Millennium and Beyond This last section is a brief summary of those prophetic events that come after The Tribulation. This is an epilogue to the main issue of the book: the distinctions between Israel, The Church and The Saints of the Tribulation “The Millennium” means the thousand-year reign of Jesus Christ on the earth. […]
The Fate of the Unholy Trinity But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the miraculous signs on his behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped his image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery […]
Israel’s National Mourning for Jesus Paul is careful to make clear that he is not speaking of each and every Jew being converted, but true Israel is limited to those who ultimately believe in Jesus within the nation. Just how many Jews will be saved at the very end of the age? Zechariah seems to […]
God’s Dialogs with the Messiah The latter chapters of Isaiah contain a remarkable series of dialogs between God the Father and his servant the Messiah, or between the prophet and Messiah. In Chapter 42, Messiah is God’s humble servant who will not only save Israel but aid the Gentiles and bring world-wide justice: “Here is […]
The Harvest of Grapes Likewise, Israel is to be judged: Another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle. 18Still another angel, who had charge of the fire, came from the altar and called in a loud voice to him who had the sharp sickle, “Take your sharp […]
Harvest of Wheat Returning to the descriptions of Revelation 14, we read first about the harvest of wheat. I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one “like a son of man” with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. […]
Coming of the King of Kings We come at last to the climax of the Tribulation Period, and the end of the Battle of Armageddon. Jesus Christ will literally, physically, and visibly, return to the Earth as the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. The last two segments of the previous chapter were […]