When does the First Resurrection take place?
Revelation 20:4
They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Answer:
After Christ's return, but before the Millennium begins.
When does the Second Resurrection take place?
Revelation 20:11-15
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Answer:
Just before eternity begins.
Is the Second Resurrection also known as Judgment Day?
Revelation 20:12
The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.
Answer:
Yes, everyone will be judged according to what they had done.
What reward do those receive who hear the phrase "Well done, good and faithful servant!"?
Matthew 25:21
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
Answer:
Eternal life with Christ.
What is the main message of the book of Revelation?
Answer:
The book of Revelation focuses on John’s vision while he was exiled on the Isle of Patmos. Jesus meets with John and shows him a vision of future world events. The book is filled with imagery and symbolism which makes it difficult to understand, but remember, John is a man who lived in the 1st century and does not have the vocabulary to describe modern technology. But what makes John’s account of chronological future events so amazing is his version is backed up and supported by other great writers in the Bible such as Daniel, Ezekiel, Isaiah and many more. The purpose for the book is to prepare us for the return of Jesus.
Can we go to heaven without dying?
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 (NIV)
Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
Answer:
Yes! Some will not have to die to go to heaven. “We will not all sleep (die), but we will all be changed in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye.” This event is known as the rapture, which means snatched away, and will take place prior to the seven-year tribulation. But only Christians will be taken. All others will be left behind to endure the trials of the tribulation.
Will Christians be hunted, tortured, and executed during the tribulation period?
Mark 13:9-13 (NIV)
You must be on your guard. You will be handed over to the local councils and flogged in the synagogues. On account of me you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. And the gospel must first be preached to all nations. Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit. Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
Answer:
Yes! Those who do not worship the beast will be betrayed by family members, friends, and colleagues. All who follow Jesus will be hated. And once Christians have been turned into the authorities they will be put on trial, tortured, and executed.
What is the preferred method of executing Christians throughout the tribulation?
Revelation 20:4 (NIV)
I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Answer:
Those who choose to follow Jesus instead of worshiping the beast will be executed by beheading.
Where is Gog and Magog today?
Ezekiel 38:1-4 (NIV)
The word of the Lord came to me: Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal, and prophesy against him, and say: 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshek and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army - your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords.
Answer:
Gog is a tribe who lived in the uttermost north of Israel during biblical times. The only land that exists today to the uttermost northern area of Israel is Russia, who happens to be one of Israel's greatest threats today. Meshek and Tubal were also tribes located in today’s Russia proper. Russian is the king of the north who will form an alliance with many Islamic nations and launch a surprise attack on Israel.
Where are the modern-day countries in Ezekiel 38:6 located today?
Ezekiel 38:5-6 (NIV)
Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north will all its troops-the many nations with you.
Answer:
The king of the south, who will join forces with Russia to launch a surprise attack against Israel, will consist of multiple Islamic nations. The Persian territory now includes modern-day Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Cush and Put encompass the area of modern-day Ethiopia, Sudan and Libya. The tribe of Gomer was in Eastern Europe and Beth Togarmah is current day Southeastern Europe and Turkey. Also note, troops from “many nations” above what is listed will also send troops and engage in the invasion of Israel.
How many Russian/Islamic troops will be killed when they launch a surprise attack against Israel?
Ezekiel 39:2 (KJV)
And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel.
Answer:
85% of the Russian/Islamic troops will be eliminated. Apparently, the Russian and Islamic military forces, two of Israel’s most reviled enemies, will retreat to northern Israel to setup camp after initially overrunning the small nation. This is exactly the tactical blunder the Israelis have been looking for to gain the upper hand in this unwarranted attack. The Russian/Islamic military leaders have concentrated most of their troops and equipment, including tanks, support vehicles, heavy weapons, and supplies, in a single location. The Israeli response is surprising, but not unexpected. The Israeli Defense Force will launch a nuclear strike against the invading forces encamped in northern Israel as well as key sites in the Russian and Arab homelands.
How will Israel defeat the superior Russian/Islamic military forces who launched a surprise attack into Israel?
Ezekiel 39:3-8 (NIV)
Then I will strike your bow from your left hand and make your arrows drop from your right hand. On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to all kinds of carrion birds and to the wild animals. You will fall in the open field, for I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord. I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in safety in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the Lord. 'I will make known my holy name among my people Israel. I will no longer let my holy name be profaned, and the nations will know that I the Lord am the Holy One in Israel. It is coming! It will surely take place, declares the Sovereign Lord. This is the day I have spoken of.
Answer:
Israel will launch a nuclear strike against the invading forces within the borders of Israel. Ezekiel’s portrayal of the attack clearly describes the results of a nuclear detonation. “Mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and nations with you.” “I will give you as food to all kinds of carrion birds and to the wild animals.” “You will fall in the open field.” Israel will strike decisively against the Russian/Islamic forces and will claim ultimate and complete victory against their longtime enemies.
Will the Russian/Islamic invasion of Israel take place before the tribulation?
Ezekiel 39:9-16 (NIV)
'Then those who live in the towns of Israel will go out and use the weapons for fuel and burn them up - the small and large shields, the bows and arrows, the war clubs and spears. For seven years they will use them for fuel. They will not need to gather wood from the fields or cut it from the forests, because they will use the weapons for fuel. And they will plunder those who plundered them and loot those who looted them, declares the Sovereign Lord. 'On that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, in the valley of those who travel east of the Sea. It will block the way of travelers, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon Gog. 'For seven months the Israelites will be burying them in order to cleanse the land. All the people of the land will bury them, and the day I display my glory will be a memorable day for them, declares the Sovereign Lord. People will be continually employed in cleansing the land. They will spread out across the land and, along with others, they will bury any bodies that are lying on the ground. 'After the seven months they will carry out a more detailed search. As they go through the land, anyone who sees a human bone will leave a marker beside it until the gravediggers bury it in the Valley of Hamon Gog, near a town called Hamonah. And so they will cleanse the land.'
Answer:
Yes! Why? First, Israelis “will bury any bodies that are lying on the ground” and then after “seven months they will carry out a more detailed search.” According to Ezekiel the Israelis feel safe collecting and burying the bodies of fallen Russian and Islamic soldiers. They are clearing their land, like what has been done in previous wars, to prepare for peacetime rebuilding. Second, Ezekiel notes the Israelis will be able to use the fuel of the defeated invaders for seven years. This single statement confirms the Russian/Islamic invasion cannot take place during the tribulation since the entire tribulation timeline unfolds in a seven-year period! If this skirmish were a single incident in a larger scale global thermonuclear war, the Israeli citizens would be seeking cover from future nuclear strikes instead of burying dead soldiers and collecting fuel.
What is the last war in the Bible?
Revelation 20:7-9 (NIV)
When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth - Gog and Magog - and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
Answer:
Many believe Armageddon is the last war in the Bible. Though Armageddon is the climatic ending of World War III where Jesus returns just before man is about the eliminate all life on earth, the actual final battle on earth will take place 1,000 years later at the end of the Millennium at a time when Jesus is reigning on earth in Jerusalem. This final war will not only bring an end to Satan and his followers it will validate those who are loyal to God.
What is the meaning of 666 in the Bible?
Revelation 13:16-18 (NIV)
It (the false prophet) also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
Answer:
The false prophet will force all people in the world to receive a mark on their right hand or forehead to buy and sell goods and services. The number 666 is nothing more than “the number of a man” and represents an economic system better known today as digital currency. Accepting the mark is the same as turning your back on Christ and will prevent you from entering heaven (ref. Revelation 14:9-11).
Will God make a new heaven and earth?
Revelation 21:1-2 (NIV)
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
Answer:
Yes, the current heaven and current earth will pass away and will be replaced by a new heaven and new earth. Also reference John 14:2-3.
Will there be a final judgment for believers and non-believers?
Revelation 20:11-15 (NIV)
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Answer:
Yes, everyone, both believers and non-believers, will be judged according to what we have done. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life will be thrown into the lake of fire. All others will spend eternity with Christ.
Following the rapture, how many Christians will be left on earth?
Revelation 3:10 (NIV)
Since you (Christians) have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you (Christians) from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of earth.
Answer:
Zero Christians will remain following the rapture.
Which city will be the throne of Christ during the Millennium?
Zechariah 14:8-9 (NIV)
On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter. The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.
Answer:
Which religious group currently controls the Temple Mount today?
Answer:
What does Revelation say about rebuilding another temple in Jerusalem?
Revelation 11:1-2 (NIV)
I (John) was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, with its worshipers. But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months.”
Answer:
Building the third, and final temple, is just as important to the Jewish people today as it was centuries ago, but they have not been able to gain access to the site to build the temple because the Muslims have control of the Temple Mount and are unwilling to allow the Jews to build or do much else. Even praying on the Temple Mount to a god other than Allah is grounds for being arrested. The third temple, as was true with the first two, must be built in the exact same location with the exact same dimensions. This third temple is critical to future prophecy because this is where the Antichrist will walk into a room known as the Holy of Holies and declares himself "God" mid-way through the tribulation period.
How many temples have been built in Jerusalem?
Answer:
Two. The first temple was destroyed by the Babylonians in 587 BC and the second destroyed by the Romans in 70 AD.
What is the temple in Revelation?
Answer:
The Temple Mount is not only where Abraham was willing to sacrifice his son Isaac (Genesis 22:1-19), but the exact same spot where the first two temples were built. The temples were specifically built by the Jews so they could interact with, worship, and follow God's traditions. For the Gentiles, these traditions are no longer necessary because they believe Jesus died for their sins and He alone is the only way to God (John 14:6). But the Jews still follow the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, and the same traditions their forefathers followed centuries ago.
Are we living in the end times?
Answer:
Yes! We are on the precipice of events foretold in the Bible thousands of years ago. The Bible provides a blueprint for how future events will unfold. Do you want to know what will happen? Begin by studying the end time signs found in the Bible. Below are only a few of the end time signs:
- Matthew 24:6-7 There will be wars and rumor of wars.
- Matthew 24:32-35 Israel (the fig tree) becoming a nation.
- 2 Peter 3:4 Christians will be mocked.
- 2 Timothy 4:4 People will turn away from Biblical principles.
- 2 Timothy 3:8 People will reject God’s truth.
- 2 Timothy 3:2 Children will be disobedient to their parents.
Does the word “rapture” appear in the Bible?
Answer:
No, but just because the word “rapture” cannot be found in the Bible does not mean Christians made it up. Rapture means to carry off or snatch away. Multiple verses refer to how “we will not all sleep.” Sleep in the Bible is another word for death. In other words, we will not all die! Christians will be taken or snatched away just prior to the tribulation period to meet Jesus in the air. Nobody but God knows when the rapture will take place, but Christians will, at some future time, disappear and meet Jesus in the air. So even though the word “rapture” does not appear in the Bible, it does confirm the rapture will take place.
- Matthew 24:36-51
- Mark 13:34-37
- Luke 17:26-35
- Luke 21:34-36
- John 14:1-4
- 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
- Revelation 3:10
What are the characteristics of the False Prophet?
Answer:
- Revelation 13:11-13 He will be the right-hand man for the Antichrist.
- Revelation 13:14-15 He will force the world to worship the Antichrist or die.
- Revelation 13:16-18 He will force the world to use the “666” economic system (i.e. digital currency).
What are the characteristics of the Antichrist?
Answer:
- Revelation 13:1-2 He will rise to power.
- Daniel 7:24 He will create a multi-nation alliance.
- Daniel 8:23-26 Satan will be his ally.
- Revelation 13:3-4 He will be raised from the dead.
- Revelation 13:5-6 He will be a great speaker.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 He will be able to perform miracles.
- Daniel 8:24 He will persecute Christians.
- Revelation 13:8 The world will worship him.
Will the world worship the beast in Revelation?
Revelation 13:8 (NIV)
All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast (the Antichrist)—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.
Answer:
Considering the beast (Antichrist) will perform miracles and exhibit great powers during his reign, it is relatively easy to believe most will willingly accept the edict to worship “the beast.” But there will be some that reject this decree because they have accepted Christ as their savior.
Will the beast persecute Christians?
Revelation 13:7 (NIV)
It (the Antichrist) was given power to wage war against God’s holy people (Christians) and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.
Answer:
Yes! The tribulation period will be difficult for those who have given their life to Christ. They will be systematically attacked by the Antichrist and those who support his agenda.
Will Christians have to go through the tribulation?
Revelation 3:10 (NIV)
Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.
Answer:
Without getting too deep into tribulation theories, Revelation 3:10 states Jesus will “keep you (Christians) from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of earth.” The leading theory is the rapture will occur just before the beginning of the 7-year tribulation period. This belief is driven by the understanding “the hour of trial” is an equivalent term to the tribulation period. But it is also important to call out many will be saved and turn to Jesus throughout the 7-year tribulation. So even though all Christians will avoid "the hour of trial" those who come to Jesus following the rapture will need to endure the perilous times ahead.
How can I prepare for the rapture?
Matthew 24:36-42 (NIV)
“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Two men will be in the field; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding with a hand mill; one will be taken and the other left. “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.”
Answer:
We must remain diligent in our relationship with Christ. Christians will be called up in the rapture to meet Christ in the clouds. All others will be left behind.
Does the Antichrist declare himself “God?”
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 (NIV)
Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He (the Anti-Christ) will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
Answer:
Yes! Only 3 ½ years into the tribulation period, the Antichrist will walk in to the Holy of Holies in the newly constructed temple on the Temple Mount and declare himself to be "God"!
What is God’s final judgment for Satan, the Antichrist, and the False Prophet?
Revelation 20:10 (NIV)
And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Answer:
God will cast Satan, the Antichrist, and the False Prophet “into the lake of burning sulfer” where “they will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” They will never attack God’s children again. There will no longer be death, mourning, crying or pain because Satan will have been dealt with once and for all!
Is the Antichrist alive today?
Answer:
Yes? No? Maybe? Probably? There is no way to really answer this question, but the answer is probably. End time signs are beginning to unfold quickly so one could assume the beast is alive somewhere in the world today, but there is no way to answer this question definitively.
Will the Antichrist die and come back to life?
Revelation 13:3-4 (NIV)
One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the beast. People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?”
Answer:
The beast will receive a fatal wound at some point during his reign. Please note, John does not say the Antichrist will be wounded or injured, but instead says he will be fatally wounded. Dead! But the fatal wound will be “healed” meaning he will come back to life! This miracle is intended to mirror Christ’s resurrection. Also note, the world will be enamored with the beast because they will ask the question, “Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?” (ref. Revelation 13:4)
Who is the Antichrist?
Revelation 13:5-8 (NIV)
The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.
Answer:
The Antichrist, or the beast, is a man who will rise to power and reign over a 10-nation alliance, whose power will come directly from Satan and will wage war against Christians (ref. Daniel 8:23-26). He will be a great motivator (ref. Revelation 13:5-6) and the world will worship him (ref. Revelation 13:8).
When is the Second Coming?
Revelation 19:11-14 (NIV)
I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
Answer:
Jesus will return for all to see in the sky as the Battle of Armageddon reaches its climax.
Where will the Battle of Armageddon take place?
Revelation 16:17-21 (NIV)
The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!” Then there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. God remembered Babylon the Great and gave her the cup filled with the wine of the fury of his wrath. Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found. From the sky huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds, fell on people. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.
Answer:
Armageddon will take place in northern Israel in a location known as the Valley of Jehoshaphat. This battle will be so intense that all life on earth would become extinct if the days are not cut short (ref. Matthew 24:22).
What are the 7 bowl judgments in Revelation?
Answer:
- Bowl 1: Revelation 16:1-2 Ugly, festering sores appear on people.
- Bowl 2: Revelation 16:3 All the seas die.
- Bowl 3: Revelation 16:4 Fresh water turns to blood (undrinkable).
- Bowl 4: Revelation 16:8-9 Sun scorches the people.
- Bowl 5: Revelation 16:10-11 The Anti-Christ’s kingdom is plunged into darkness.
- Bowl 6: Revelation 16:12-16 The Euphrates River dries up to allow China to march on Israel.
- Bowl 7: Revelation 16:17-21 A massive nuclear weapons exchange.
What are the 7 trumpet judgments in Revelation?
Answer:
- Trumpet 1: Revelation 8:7 One-third of trees and all grass burn up.
- Trumpet 2: Revelation 8:8-9 One-third of seas die and one-third of ships destroyed.
- Trumpet 3: Revelation 8:10-11 One-third of fresh water becomes bitter (undrinkable).
- Trumpet 4: Revelation 8:12 Light diminishes by one-third.
- Trumpet 5: Revelation 9:1-11 Locusts
- Trumpet 6: Revelation 9:13-21 China military army of 200,000,000 soldiers on the move.
- Trumpet 7: Revelation 11:15 Jesus preparing for his return.
What are the 7 seal judgments in Revelation?
Answer:
- Seal 1: Revelation 6:1-2 A White Horse (Satan)
- Seal 2: Revelation 6:3-4 A Red Horse (War)
- Seal 3: Revelation 6:5-6 A Black Horse (Financial Collapse)
- Seal 4: Revelation 6:7-8 A Pale Horse (Death and Hadel)
- Seal 5: Revelation 6:9-11 Slain Christians wanting justice and retribution.
- Seal 6: Revelation 6:12-17 Nuclear War
- Seal 7: Revelation 8:1-2 The seven trumpet judgments are announced.
What are "earthquakes in various places"?
Matthew 24:7 (NIV)
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Answer:
There are so many earthquakes because John is not describing natural earthquakes, but thermonuclear detonations. The Bible verses listed below leave no question that “earthquakes in various places” are John’s 1st century description of a nuclear explosion. So many nuclear detonations the “earth reels like a drunkard,” which is another way of saying the earth will be knocked off its axis. Yes, World War III is inevitable, will encompass the entire world and will leave mankind to the brink of extinction!
- Joel 2:31 (NIV) The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
- Zechariah 14:12-15 (NIV) This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic. They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another. Judah too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected - great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. A similar plague will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.
- Revelation 6:12-17 (NIV) I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”
- Revelation 16:17-21 (NVI) The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!” Then there came flashes of lighting, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed...Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found. From the sky huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds fell on people. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.
- Revelation 16:8-9 (NIV) The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire. They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
- Isaiah 24:19-20 (NIV) The earth is broken up, the earth is split asunder, the earth is violently shaken. The earth reels like a drunkard, it sways like a hut in the wind; so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion that it falls - never to rise again.
What is the book of life?
Revelation 20:11-15 (NIV)
Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
Answer:
The book of life is a complete list of everyone who has accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
What is God's final judgment for Satan, the Anti-Christ, and the False Prophet?
Revelation 20:10 (NIV)
And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Answer:
God will cast Satan, the Antichrist, and the False Prophet “into the lake of burning sulfer” where “they will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.” They will never attack God’s children again. There will no longer be death, mourning, crying or pain because Satan will have been dealt with once and for all!
Is the Anti-Christ alive today?
Answer:
Yes? No? Maybe? Probably? There is no way to really answer this question, but the answer is probably. End time signs are beginning to unfold quickly so one could assume the beast is alive somewhere in the world today, but there is no way to answer this question definitively.
Will the Anti-Christ die and come back to life?
Revelation 13:3-4 (NIV)
One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the beast. People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?”
Answer:
The beast will receive a fatal wound at some point during his reign. Please note, John does not say the Antichrist will be wounded or injured, but instead says he will be fatally wounded. Dead! But the fatal wound will be “healed” meaning he will come back to life! This miracle is intended to mirror Christ’s resurrection. Also note, the world will be enamored with the beast because they will ask the question, “Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?”
When do the Seal, Trumpet and Bowl Judgments occur in the tribulation?
Daniel 9:24-27 (NIV)
Seventy sevens are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place. Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven sevens, and sixty-two sevens. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. After the sixty-two sevens, the Anointed One will be put to death and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. He will confirm a covenant with many for one seven. In the middle of the seven he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him.
Answer:
I will be honest, the verses that explain the length of the seven-year tribulation period are somewhat complex, but once understood, the first 3 ½ years of the tribulation period will be relatively peaceful, followed by the second 3 ½ years which will be filled with war and “war will continue until the end and desolations have been decreed” (i.e. until Jesus returns). The Seal, Trumpet and Bowl judgments outline in detail a global thermonuclear war that will occur in the second half of the tribulation period.
Can those who receive the "mark of the beast" be saved?
Revelation 14:9-11 (NIV)
A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment will rise for ever and ever. There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
Answer:
No, those who receive the mark of the beast or worship the idol of the Antichrist will not be able to enter into heaven. Those who accept the mark will be choosing to align themselves with the Antichrist and not Jesus, thus sealing their fate. "There will be no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name." Those who do not accept the mark will be rewarded in heaven but will suffer greatly on earth. But remember, those who do not get the mark will not be able to buy or sell. "666" is an economic system known as digital currency. So, the decision to receive the mark of the beast could lead to a death sentence for you and your family. Now what will you decide? Take the mark to provide for you and your family or reject the mark and face the unimaginable fate of starvation and probable death?
What is the "mark of the beast"?
Revelation 13:16-18 (NIV)
It (the False Prophet) also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
Answer:
The “mark of the beast” is a mark (i.e. a tattoo, a type of RFID or Radio Frequency Identification chip) that will be placed/embedded in either your forehead or right hand. The mark will be required by all (“great and small, rich and poor, free and slave”) to buy or sell and the “mark of the beast” will be required to be accepted by everyone in the entire world. It will be necessary to get the “mark of the beast” to buy groceries, purchase medicine, go to the doctor, make payments on your home or car. Paper money and coins will be useless. Your bank account and investments inaccessible without the “mark of the beast.” You will become a pauper overnight if you choose not to get the mark. Those who do not get the mark will be cast out from society and will be either killed by authorities or left to die in the streets. The “mark of the beast” is digital currency! It should also be noted that receiving the mark will prevent you from entering heaven (ref. 14:9-11).
What is the Unholy Trinity?
Answer:
The Unholy Trinity is a parity of the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost). The Unholy Trinity is Satan, the Antichrist, and the False Prophet.
What is the second coming?
Revelation 1:7 (NIV)
Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all peoples on earth will mourn because of him. So shall it be! Amen.
Answer:
Jesus will physically return to earth at the climax of the Battle of Armageddon for all to see.
What is the rapture?
1 Thessalonians 4:15-17 (NIV)
According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
Answer:
The rapture, which will occur before the Tribulation Period, refers to the event where Christians in the world will disappear to meet Jesus in the air.
Who are the 144,000?
Revelation 7:1-8 (NIV)
After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree. Then I saw another angel coming up from the east, having the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the land and the sea: Do not harm the land or the sea or the trees until we put a seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God. Then I heard the number of those who were sealed: 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel. From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000, from the tribe of Asher 12,000, from the tribe of Naphtali 12,000, from the tribe of Manasseh 12,000, from the tribe of Simeon 12,000, from the tribe of Levi 12,000, from the tribe of Issachar 12,000, from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
Answer:
The 144,000 will be Jews who are called from around the world to prophesy to the lost during the seven-year tribulation period. There will be no Christians left on earth to reach out to the lost. The 144,000 will not realize they will be called upon by God until after the rapture occurs.
Who are the two witnesses?
Revelation 11:3-4 (NIV)
And I will appoint my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth. They are the two olive trees and the two lampstands, and they stand before the Lord of the earth.
Answer:
God will appoint two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days. There are a few theories about who these two individuals could be, but the most popular is Elijah, who is one of God’s great prophets who did not die (ref. Malachi 4:4-5) and Enoch, who did not die as well (ref. Genesis 5:24). Still others believe Moses or John (author of the Book of Revelation) may be possible candidates.
When will the rapture occur?
Matthew 24:36 (NIV)
But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Answer:
No one knows the day or hour of the rapture, not even the angels in heaven or Jesus, but only the Father (ref. Matthew 24:36). Three of the more popular theories for when the rapture will take place are (1) pre-tribulation, (2) mid-tribulation, and (3) post-tribulation. The most popular theory amongst Christians is pre-tribulation which claims the rapture will occur just prior to the beginning of the seven-year tribulation period. The mid-tribulation theorists believe the rapture will take place 3 ½ years into the seven-year tribulation period and the post-tribulation theorists believe the rapture will occur at the end of the seven-year tribulation period.
Who is the King of the East?
Revelation 9:13-21 (NIV)
The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God. It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. The number of the mounted troops was twice ten thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number. The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke and sulfur. A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths. The power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails were like snakes, having heads with which they inflict injury. The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk. Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts.
Answer:
The King of the East will lead an army of 200,000,000 soldiers. The only country capable of building an army of 200 million is China and its allies. China is located directly east of Israel.
Who is the King of the South?
Ezekiel 38:5-6 (NIV)
Persia, Cush and Put will be with them, all with shields and helmets, also Gomer with all its troops, and Beth Togarmah from the far north with all its troops—the many nations with you.
Answer:
The King of the South (Muslim Nations) will join forces with the King of the North (Russia) and attack Israel. The King of the South consists of multiple countries that surround Israel today. Ezekiel 38:5-6 includes the tribes of Persia, Cush, Put, Gomer, and Beth Togarmah. The Persian territory includes modern-day Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Cush and Put encompass the area of modern-day Ethiopia, Sudan, and Libya. Gomer includes countries in Eastern Europe while the Togarmah tribe includes nations in Southeastern Europe.
Who is the King of the North?
Ezekiel 38:1-4 (NIV)
The word of the Lord came to me: Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshek and Tubal; prophesy against him and say: This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Gog, chief prince of] Meshek and Tubal. I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws and bring you out with your whole army—your horses, your horsemen fully armed, and a great horde with large and small shields, all of them brandishing their swords.
Answer:
Gog, from the land of Magog, will lead an invasion force against Israel and is most despised by God. Gog is a tribe who lived in Russian territory during Biblical times. The only land that exists today to the uttermost northern area of Israel is Russia, who is one of Israel’s greatest threats today. Meshek and Tubal were also tribes located in Russia proper today. So, Russia is the land of Magog.
Who is the False Prophet?
Revelation 13:11-18 (NIV)
Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon. It exercised all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound had been healed. And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people. Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom. Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. That number is 666.
Answer:
The False Prophet, or second beast, is the right-hand man of the Antichrist. Some of the deeds he will accomplish include forcing the world to worship the Antichrist, else they will be killed as well as rolling out the infamous “666” economic system to the world.
Who is the Anti-Christ?
Revelation 13:5-8 (NIV)
The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. It was given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.
Answer:
The Antichrist, or the beast, is a man who will be given authority to rule over the world and wage war against Christians. He will perform miracles, be a great motivator and the world will worship him because of his powers which come from Satan.
Is the Book of Revelation the only book in the Bible that includes End Time prophesies?
Answer:
No. There are several books that include end time prophesies such as Matthew, Luke, Ezekiel, Isaiah, Daniel, 1 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, 2 Peter, Zechariah and Joel.
What is the Millennium?
Zechariah 14:8-9 (NIV)
On that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it east to the Dead Sea and half of it west to the Mediterranean Sea, in summer and in winter. The Lord will be king over the whole earth. On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.
Answer:
The millennium is a 1,000-year period when Christ will physically reign on earth in Jerusalem.
Would earth become extinct of human life if the return of Jesus did not interrupt the battle at Armageddon?
Matthew 24:22 (NIV)
If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
Answer:
Yes! “If those days had not been cut short (Armageddon), no one would survive.”
What is Armageddon?
Revelation 14:20 (NIV)
They were trampled in the winepress outside the city, and blood flowed out of the press, rising as high as the horses' bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
Answer:
Armageddon is the final and deadliest military battle in the history of the world. The battle will take place in northern Israel in the Valley of Jehosaphat, also known as the Plain of Megiddo. The battle will be so intense that blood will flow “out of the press, rising as high as the horses’ bridles for a distance of 1,600 stadia.” The distance of 1,600 stadia is about 200 miles, which happens to be the approximate length of the valley! And the blood “rising as high as the horses’ bridles” for 200 miles is not figurative, but a literal description of the battlefield.
What is the Seventh Bowl Judgment?
Revelation 16:17-21 (NIV)
The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and out of the temple came a loud voice from the throne, saying, “It is done!” Then there came flashes of lighting, rumblings, peals of thunder and a severe earthquake. No earthquake like it has ever occurred since mankind has been on earth, so tremendous was the quake. The great city split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed...Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found. From the sky huge hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds fell on people. And they cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because the plague was so terrible.
Answer:
A massive nuclear weapons exchange.
What is the Sixth Bowl Judgment?
Revelation 16:12-16 (NIV)
The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty...Then they gather the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.
Answer:
The Euphrates River dries up to allow China, king of the East, to march on Israel.
What is the Fifth Bowl Judgment?
Revelation 16:10-11 (NIV)
The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony and cursed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, but they refused to repent of what they had done.
Answer:
The Antichrist’s kingdom is plunged into darkness.
What is the Fourth Bowl Judgment?
Revelation 16:8-9 (NIV)
The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was allowed to scorch people with fire. They were seared by the intense heat and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these plagues, but they refused to repent and glorify him.
Answer:
What is the Third Bowl Judgment?
Revelation 16:4 (NIV)
The third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.
Answer:
Fresh water turns to blood (undrinkable).
What is the Second Bowl Judgment?
Revelation 16:3 (NIV)
The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it turned into blood like that of a dead person, and every living thing in the sea died.
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What is the First Bowl Judgment?
Revelation 16:1-2 (NIV)
Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God's wrath on the earth.” The first angel went out and poured out his bowl on the land, and ugly, festering sores broke out on the people who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.
Answer:
Ugly, festering sores appear on people (radiation burns).
How many Bowl Judgments are there?
Revelation 16:1 (NIV)
Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”
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What is the Seventh Trumpet Judgment?
Revelation 11:15 (NIV)
The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”
Answer:
Jesus prepares for his return to begin his eternal reign.
What is the Sixth Trumpet Judgment?
Revelation 9:13-21 (NIV)
The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God. It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates.” And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind. The number of the mounted troops was twice than thousand times ten thousand. I heard their number. The horses and riders I saw in my vision looked like this: Their breastplates were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow as sulfur. The heads of the horses resembled the heads of lions, and out of their mouths came fire, smoke and sulfur. A third of mankind was killed by the three plagues of fire, smoke and sulfur that came out of their mouths. The power of the horses was in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails were like snakes, having heads with which they inflict injury. The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood - idols that cannot see or hear or walk. Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts.
Answer:
What was the Fifth Trumpet Judgment?
Revelation 9:1-11 (NIV)
The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss. When he opened the Abyss, smoke rose from it like the smoke from a gigantic furnace. The sun and sky were darkened by the smoke from the Abyss. And out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth. They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months. And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion when it strikes. During those days people will seek death but will not find it; they will long to die, but death will elude them. The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces. Their hair was like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth. They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months. They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon and in Greek is Apollyon (that is, Destroyer).
Answer:
What is the Fourth Trumpet Judgment?
Revelation 8:12 (NIV)
The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them turned dark. A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.
Answer:
Light diminishes by one-third.
What is the Third Trumpet Judgment?
Revelation 8:10-11 (NIV)
The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water - the name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.
Answer:
One-third of fresh water becomes bitter.
What is the Second Trumpet Judgment?
Revelation 8:8-9 (NIV)
The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.
Answer:
One-third of seas die and one-third of ships destroyed.
What is the First Trumpet Judgment?
Revelation 8:7 (NIV)
The first angel sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.
Answer:
One-third of trees and all grass burn up.
How many Trumpet Judgments are there?
Revelation 8:6 (NIV)
Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.
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What is the Seventh Seal Judgment?
Revelation 8:1-2 (NIV)
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
Answer:
Seven Trumpet Judgments are announced.
What is the Sixth Seal Judgment?
Revelation 6:12-17 (NIV)
I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red, and the stars in the sky fell to earth, as figs drop from a fig tree when shaken by a strong wind. The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. Then the kings of the earth, the princes, the generals, the rich, the mighty, and everyone else, both slave and free, hid in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. They called to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?”
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What is the Fifth Seal Judgment?
Revelation 6:9-11 (NIV)
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the alter the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They call out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters, were killed just as they had been.
Answer:
Slain Christians wanting justice and retribution.
What is the Fourth Seal Judgment?
Revelation 6:7-8 (NIV)
When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
Answer:
A Pale Horse (Death and Hades)
What is the Third Seal Judgment?
Revelation 6:5-6 (NIV)
When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds of wheat for a day's wages, and six pounds of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!”
Answer:
A Black Horse (Financial Collapse)
What is the Second Seal Judgment?
Revelation 6:3-4 (NIV)
When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.
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What is the First Seal Judgment?
Revelation 6:1-2 (NIV)
I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
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How many Seal Judgments are there?
Revelation 6:1 (NIV)
I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals.
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Will World War III be a nuclear war?
Zechariah 14:12-15 (NIV)
This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic. They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another. Judah too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected - great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. A similar plague will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.
Answer:
One only need read Zechariah 14:12-25 to see the images in these verses are nothing other than the result of a nuclear detonation. Keep in mind that Zechariah does not have an understanding for modern day weaponry, but his description of these events is undeniable. “Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet.” “Their eyes will rot in their sockets.” “Their tongues will rot in their mouths.” “A similar plague will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.”
Does the Anti-Christ declare himself "God"?
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 (NIV)
Don't let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He (the Anti-Christ) will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
Answer:
Yes! Only 3 ½ years into the tribulation period, the Antichrist will walk in to the Holy of Holies in the newly constructed temple on the Temple Mount and declare himself to be "God"!
Who wrote the Book of Revelation?
Revelation 1:9-10
I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
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The Apostle John wrote the book of Revelation on the Isle of Patmos around the year 95 A.D. where he was exiled by the Roman Emperor for spreading the gospel. Even though the Romans imprisoned John on an island to shut him up, God used this time to call to him in spirit and told him to write down everything he sees. God can use us even in our darkest hours! The revelation presented to John was the future of world events preceding the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Who is riding a Pale Horse?
Revelation 6:7-8 (NIV)
When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
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Death and Hades – God has given Death and Hades the power to kill one-fourth of the inhabitants of earth by war, starvation, disease, and wild beast. This figure could be as high as 1.5 billion killed by Death and Hades. One and a half billion (with a “b”) people: 1,500,000,000!
Who is riding a Black Horse?
Revelation 6:5-6 (NIV)
When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds of wheat for a day's wages, and six pounds of barley for a day's wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!”
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Financial Collapse – Can you imagine famine and financial collapse so bad "two pounds of wheat for a day's wages, and six pounds of barley for a day's wages”? Many countries have experienced famine and financial collapse. Germany, for example, at the end of World War II found itself in this very state, but the difference between the German economy at the end of World War II and what is being described in Revelation is the famine and financial collapse does not impact only one country, but the entire world. World markets will collapse, currency will be devalued, government infrastructure will fail, and the masses will be expected to survive on their own without police, fire, or ambulance services. All modern conveniences will be stripped away. Why? Because a global war has begun.
Who is riding a Red Horse?
Revelation 6:3-4 (NIV)
When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.
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War – Jesus opens the second seal and John sees a red horse and riding on the horse is war. The “rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other.”
Who is riding a White Horse?
Revelation 6:1-2 (NIV)
I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.
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Satan – John sees a white horse and "its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror". The rider on the horse is Satan. Satan is riding a white horse because he is cloaked as the true savior of this world but is "bent on conquest". He will fail in his endeavor but will lead the world right up to the brink of destruction. Throughout the history of the world God has limited Satan's abilities, but now, as part of the judgments, will allow Satan more flexibility in global affairs. And Satan will take full advantage of his new-found powers.
Will Satan be bound during the Millennium?
Revelation 20:1-3 (NIV)
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
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Yes! Satan will be bound for 1,000 years, but he will be released for a short time at the end of the Millennium period.
Will the current heaven and earth pass away?
Revelation 21:1-4 (NIV)
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
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Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
What is the prostitute, or harlot, in the book of Revelation?
Revelation 17:1 (NIV)
One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by many waters.”
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You may think this is an odd subject to bring up in the Bible, but the key to understanding the “great prostitute” can be found in understanding the symbolic meaning of the word. The word prostitute, or harlot, is used throughout the Bible to represent a false religion.
Do the bodies of the two witnesses raise from the dead after 3 ½ days?
Revelation 11:12 (NIV)
But after the three and a half days the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.
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Yes! "After the three and a half days the breath of life from God” will enter them (the witnesses), and they will stand to their feet, and terror will strike those who see them. And then they ascend to heaven. These are wild times, because the witnesses will come back to life on live television! This will be the most watched YouTube video of all time! 24-hour news outlets will show this clip over and over. People from around the world will watch in amazement.
How does the world celebrate the deaths of the two witnesses?
Revelation 11:10 (NIV)
The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
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The world will take such joy in the death of the two witnesses they will actually "celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on earth". What holiday does this resemble? But, the "Unholy Christmas" celebrations will end abruptly after 3 ½ days.