A Chronological Time Line Of Last Day Events

Revelation 1:7 - Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

Signs of the Imminent Return of Jesus

1. God promised 490 years of His prophetic dealings with Israel and the Jewish people (Dan. 9:24).

2. God promised the Messiah would come 483 years after the command to rebuild Jerusalem (Dan. 9:25–26).

3. The command to rebuild Jerusalem was issued by King Artaxerxes (Ezra 7:7–8).

4. 483 years later, Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a colt as people cry Hosanna… Jesus was then crucified, risen, ascended and sent the Holy Spirit upon His disciples in Acts 2 birthing the Church Age. We are still living in the Church Age.

5. The regathering of Israel begins when Jews migrate from the nations they are living in to their homeland. For end-time prophecies to be fulfilled, Israel had to be a nation again. It is widely believed that Israel became her own nation May 14, 1948 ushering us into the beginning of the last days. (See Is. 66:8; Jer. 31:8; Ezek. 20:34)

6. The prophetic signs pointing to the tribulation period accelerate in the earth. (Luke 21:11, 25, 28). Apostasy, deception, false prophets, lawlessness and hypocrisy accelerate (Matt. 24:4, 23–26; 2 Thess. 2:3; 2 Tim. 4:3).

7. There is trouble in southwestern Iran (Jer. 49).

8. Damascus, Syria is destroyed (Isa. 17).

9. Israel is attacked by Russia and her allies but God fights for Israel. (Ezek. 38–39). - It is unclear whether this is before or after the Rapture of the Church

The Rapture & Tribulation

1. The Rapture (or the catching away of the Bride) takes place. The Bible says only our Heavenly Father knows when this will happen. (1 Cor. 15:51–55; 1 Thess. 4:13–18).

2. The Church (the Bride) goes to Heaven for the Married Supper of the Lamb. (Rev. 4:1 -19:14).

3. Meanwhile, on earth, the Roman Empire begins to re-form. (Dan. 2:41–43; 7:24; Rev. 12:3; 13:1; 17:3).

4. The power of the United States on the world stage is weakened as a new multi-region federation in Europe (some believed this is the United Nations) mounts for the purpose of establishing a one world government. (Dan. 7:7; Rev. 17:3, 7, 12).

5. The Anti-Christ arises as Satan enters into him and becomes very popular, worldwide almost overnight. (2 Thess. 2:7–12; 1 John 2:18).

6. The Anti-Christ leads the world in the signing of an international peace treaty between Israel, the Islamic nations and the other nations of the world. (Dan. 9:27).

7. The first half (3 1/2 years) of The Tribulation will begin right after the signing of the peace treaty. (Dan. 12:1; Matt. 24:21).

8. The Jewish temple is rebuilt in Jerusalem and there is an effort to reinstate temple worship complete with animal sacrifices. (Rev. 11:1–2).

9. 144,000 Jewish converts to Christianity begin preaching and dying for Jesus Christ. (Rev. 7:4–8; 14:1).

10. Judgments on Earth begin to intensify (Rev. 6–19). (Fire falls from heaven, the sea and the waves will be roaring, earthquakes intensify…)

11. World religions come together to form a “harlot” religion as the Anti-Christ begins to demand personal worship and lead the world in a one world faith (Rev. 17:1).

12. The Jews (God’s chosen people) will be slain in an effort to stamp out any reference to God. Under the antichrist… two out of every three Jews will die (Dan. 7:21; Jer. 30:7; Dan. 9:27; Ezek. 22:19–21; Zech. 13:8–9).

13. The Antichrist and his economic team will introduce a new global economy. Cash will be replaced by a “mark” on the right hand or forehead. No one will be able to buy or sell without the mark. (Rev. 13:16–18).

14. The Antichrist will claim to be God and demand that people worship his image in the Temple at Jerusalem. This will be the beginning of the second 3 1/2 years of the tribulation (2 Thess. 2:4; Rev. 13:13–15).

15. Two prophets will arise in Jerusalem and begin to cry out against the anti-christ (Rev. 11:3–12).

16. During the second half of The Tribulation there will be increased disasters, calamities and judgments poured out rapidly upon the earth at an ever increasing and alarming rate. The Anti-Christ will establish “death camps” to annihilate those who disagree with him (Rev. 13–19). 1/3 to 1/5 of the worlds population will die from war, hunger, persecution, epidemics and geophysical changes during the final 42 months of The Tribulation.

17. All of this will come to a head in the Valley of Megiddo as the battles of Armageddon take place (Joel 3:1–3, 9–16; Zech.14:1–4, 12; Rev. 16:12–16; 19:11–21).

• I encourage you to look at the “signs of the times”. Can you see the stage getting set on the world scene for these things to happen?