A Brief Overview of the Prophetic Timeline According to Scripture
By Lori Buelow
We are currently living in the “Present Church Age era.” Very soon, the next phase on God’s Timeline will be the “Rapture” of all God’s faithful Born-Again followers. Immediately following begins what is called the “Beginning of Sorrows,” that is, the first 3 1/2 years of the Tribulation. Jesus opens the 7 Seals in Heaven, judgments begin to fall upon earth as the antichrist signs a 7-year peace treaty with Israel, and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse begin their ride across the globe, bringing great sorrow to all those living upon earth. In the middle of the 7-Year Tribulation, the antichrist breaks his peace contract with Israel and enters their newly built temple. The False Prophet erects a statue in the new temple, the “image of the beast” (the antichrist). It is at this time that the “Desecration of the Temple” takes place, the Bible tells us that the “Image of the Beast” can talk, demanding everyone on planet earth be given a “Mark” on their Right Hand or Forehead that will be the name of the beast, or number of his name which is “666” and all those living on earth are required to worship the image of the beast. Those who refuse the “beast’s mark” and resist the policies put in place to “worship” the image will be executed by beheading, and Revelation 19 is quite clear on that! It will be almost impossible to survive in commerce, because to buy or sell anything, use your bank account, etc, the “Mark” will be needed. It is in the middle of the Tribulation, the last 3 1/2 years, that God’s Wrath is poured out upon the earth, the beast enters the newly built temple and demands worship of the image, meanwhile, cataclysmic catastrophes are taking place across the planet, massive earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, the sun becoming much hotter killing thousands, astroids and meterites falling to earth, and then a third of the sun is darkened and a third of the moon, famines, and locuts being released from the bottomless pit stinging all those who have the mark of the beast. They will break out in oozing sores, according to the holy scriptures, and seek death because the pain from the sting of the locust will be like a scorpion sting. Scripture tells us that death will flee for 5 months, and those stung by the locust bites will be covered with boils like sores all over their body, but will not be able to die for at least 5 months. How dreadful! Has this got your attention yet??? Do you really want to chance the realities of such terrifying events just on the horizon? After the 7-Year Tribulation, the earth is cleansed, and we enter a brand new era! Jesus returns from heaven ( the Second Coming) with all His faithful followers and all those who have been martyred and suffered persecution for their faith in Jesus, those who were raptured were taken to heaven for 7 years, while judgments fell upon all unbelievers, those who refused to “repent” of their sins, and did it their way instead of God’s way! Jesus is King over all the earth, and it is called ” The Millennial Reign of Christ,” and it is the promised kingdom. The Father promised to Abraham that one of his descendants would be of the lineage to bring forth the Messiah, who would be the One to save all humanity from their sins. It was through King David, son of Jesse, that Mary, Jesus’ mother, came out of the tribe of Judah. Jesus will be King over all the earth for a thousand years, and satan will be bound for the thousand years in the bottomless pit, and then thrown into the lake of fire, where the beast, false prophet and all those who have rejected Jesus will be in an Eternal State of darkness and doom. God then creates a new earth and a new heaven similar to the Garden of Eden before Adam and Eve disobeyed God and sin entered the earth as a result of their disobedience.
Time is very short. Those who have been obedient in “watching” the signs of the times, as Jesus commanded us to do, are in tune to the Holy Spirit wooing us to get ready, Jesus is Coming Soon! The “signs” are everywhere!
If you aren’t ready to meet Jesus and you would like to be, you must be born again (read John 3:3). God does not want anyone to perish; it is up to each of us to take the first step. If you are sincere, admit you are a sinner, believe that Jesus is the virgin-born, sinless Son of God who died for the sins of all the world, was buried, and raised to life on the third day, and is in heaven. Ask Him to forgive all your sins, come into your heart, and be your Saviour: after doing this in sincerity, you must tell someone you turned your life over to Jesus Christ. Start to read your Bible to get to know Jesus on a more personal level. Find a good Bible believing church and get to know other believers who can encourage you on your new journey.
