“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” (Matthew 25:31-46)
A political leader (Antichrist) will emerge from among the ten kings. As the rider of the White Horse (Rev.6:1-2), he will initially come powerfully, but in "peace". Not long afterwards, he is seen as the rider of the Red Horse, which depicts bloodshed and war. He will be given power to rule the world after he assumes power over three of the ten kings. As a result of great war, he will bring famine (Black Horse) and ultimately death (Pale Horse). In Scripture, he is known as the beast. The beast will be aided by a second beast, the false prophet, who is a counterfeit of the Holy Spirit. The dragon, who is Satan, gives the beast and the false prophet their supernatural powers.
The beast (world leader) will enter into a “covenant with many” for a period of seven years. In the first 3 1/2 years, he will allow the "harlot" described in Revelation 17 to lead a one-world religion. However, by the mid-point of the tribulation, he will hate her and bring her to ruin. In the middle of the seven years, he will stop the Jews sacrifices and offerings. In its place, he will set up an “abominations that causes desolation” until his end at the end of the seven years. (Daniel 9:27)
This is the about the time that Satan is thrown out of Heaven. Knowing his time is short, he will be enraged and determined to exterminate the Jews. So he will enter into the beast to pursue the Jews. God will protect the Jews from the Satan’s wrath. So Satan will turn and pursue those who hold to the testimony of Jesus.
There will be 144,000 servants of God with seals on their foreheads, which represent the faithful from all the tribes of Israel. With the seal of God on their forehead, they will be protected by the judgments of God on the world.
The Bible also speaks of Two Witnesses sent by God to speak to the people of the world about the coming of Christ. It appears that these powerful Witnesses will be Elijah and Moses. After they finish their task, they will be killed, left unburied in the streets of the city of Jerusalem for 3 1/2 days, and will rise after this and ascend to Heaven.
Throughout this whole seven year tribulation period, God will bring natural disasters of every kind to inflict judgment on the world. But even with all the calamity, the hearts of the people will continue to harden and they will not turn to God for help.
A great many people will die during this time. At the end of the seven years, he will come to his end. “At the time of the end the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood. He will also invade the Beautiful Land. Many countries will fall, but Edom, Moab and the leaders of Ammon will be delivered from his hand. He will extend his power over many countries; Egypt will not escape. He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with the Libyans and Cushites in submission. But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many. He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him. (Daniel 11:40-45)His end is described in Revelation as the world's armies seek to wage war against Christ.,
"Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to wage war against the rider on the horse and his army. But the beast was captured, and with it the false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf. With these signs he had deluded those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. The rest were killed with the sword coming out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh." (Revelation 19:19-21)If you are left behind at the rapture, do not go along with the world leader. He will only be in power just a little while. Listen to the Two Witnesses and the 144,000 faithful. There message will lead to eternal life. You must be willing to give up your earthly life to gain spiritual life. Stay true to God, not man.
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ReplyDeleteJesus was nailed to the cross at 9 a.m., and the Holy Spirit came upon the believers in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost at 9 a.m. I live on the west coast, and we're 10 hours behind Jerusalem time. So if the Rapture took place at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jerusalem time, it would be 11 p.m. Wednesday here.