REVELATION KEY ELEMENTS

By Dennis Schmidt 1/2013

This paper discusses key elements for the book of Revelation. The key elements are presented by Revelation chapters and by main highlights. The main highlights quickly help explain the book of Revelation material.

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BY REVELATION CHAPTERS:

CHAPTER 1) JESUS CHRIST THE ETERNAL SON OF GOD REVELATION WHICH MUST SHORTLY COME TO PASS: {REVELATION 1:1-20}

Revelation to Apostle John sent to seven Churches of Asia by Jesus Christ of things which must shortly come to pass, are now / future, & shall be hereafter. Triunity {Revelation 1:4-5}

CHAPTERS 2-3) JESUS CHRIST & THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF THESE THINGS WHICH ARE NOW AND FUTURE: {REVELATION 2:1-3:22}

1) Ephesus: {Revelation 2:1-7} Compared with the 30 - 100 AD Apostles Early Age of Apostle Paul

2) Smyrna: {Revelation 2:8-11} Compared with the 100 - 313 AD Persecuted Church of St. Irenaeus

3) Pergamos: {Revelation 2:12-17} Compared with the 313 - 600 AD Church & State in Patronage Married

4) Thyatira: {Revelation 2:18-29} Compared with the 600 - 1517 AD Roman Catholic in Corruption

5) Sardis: {Revelation 3:1-6} Compared with the 1517 - 1648 AD Reformation Church of Martin Luther

6) Philadelphia: {Revelation 3:12-14} Compared with the 1648 - 1900 AD Later Days Church in Evangelizing of John Wesley

7) Laodiceans: {Revelation 3:14-22} Compared with the 1900 AD - Present Self Church in Apostasy

CHAPTER 4) OVERCOMER TYPE SAINTS RAPTURE STARTS TRIBULATION WHICH SHALL BE HEREAFTER: {REVELATION 4:1-2 ON 22:21}

END TIME EVENTS HAS A BEGINNING OF SORROWS/1st - 3 & ½ YEARS TRIBULATION/2nd - 3 & ½ YEARS GREAT TRIBULATION: {MATTHEW 24:7-34}

Tribulation/Great Tribulation Length: 3&1/2 years; 42 months; 1260 days; Time, Times, Half Times; half week {Daniel 9:27} ; {Revelation 12:6}

1) Beginning of Sorrows {Matthew 24:7-8, 14} War, famines, pestilences, & earthquakes, in divers places is 1st chronological order of time event.

2) Parable of Fig Tree {Matthew 24:32-34} Israel & Jewish people events show nearness to End Times is 2nd chronological order of time event.

3) Immediately after the Tribulation the sun, moon, & stars be darken with rapture of John 3:16 Church {Matthew 24:29-31} is 3rd chronological order of time event.

4) Abomination of desolation in the middle of 7 years End Times starts the second 3 & 1/2 years Great Tribulation period {Matthew 24:15} is 4th chronological order of time event.

5) Last 3 & 1/2 years is the Great Tribulation worst ever period for God's wrath {Matthew 24:21} is 5th chronological order of time event.

CHAPTER 5) JESUS WORTHY TO OPEN BOOK: {REVELATION 5:3-6}

Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David open the book with seven seals as slain Lamb with seven Spirits of God sent to earth.

CHAPTER 6) SEVEN SEALS JUDGMENTS: {REVELATION 6:1-8:6} These plagues are near the beginning of the first 3&1/2 years Tribulation period.

SEAL JUDGMENTS: {REVELATION 6:1-17} ; {REVELATION 8:1-6}

1st Seal {Revelation 6:1-2} Rider on white horse with bow, crown, and conquering.

2nd Seal {Revelation 6:3-4} Rider on red horse removed peace from earth to kill others with great sword.

3rd Seal {Revelation 6:5-6} Rider of black horse with pair of balances measuring wheat and barley.

4th Seal {Revelation 6:7-8} Rider of pale horse name was death & hell followed to kill 1/4 earth with sword.

5th Seal {Revelation 6:9-11} Martyred souls for God's word resting until other believers be martyred for faith.

6th Seal {Revelation 6:12-17} Sun black, moon blood, stars fell with earthquake as man fear Lamb's wrath.

7th Seal Silence in Heaven {Revelation 8:1-6} Altar fire cast to earth with thunder, lightning, & earthquake.

CHAPTER 7) OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION RAPTURE OR MARTYRED SAINTS; 144,000 – 12 TRIBES & RAPTURE: {REVELATION 7} ; {REVELATION 14:1-5}

MARTYRED BELIEVERS IN HEAVEN {REVELATION 7:9-17} They came out of the Great Tribulation by either pre-wrath rapture or by being martyred

Saints killed in Tribulation: Smyrna Church {Revelation 2:10} ; Pre-wrath {Revelation 7:13-17} ; 2 witnesses {Revelation 11:3-12} ; Overcame by Lamb's blood {Revelation 12:11, 17} ; Killed by Anti-Christ {Revelation 13:7} ; Jewish Dead-Blessed {Revelation 14:12-13} ; Babylon the Great kill saints {17:6} ; Babylon Fallen {18:20, 24} ; Beheaded {Revelation 20:4-6}

144,000 - 12 TRIBES {REVELATION 7:3-8} ; {REVELATION 14:1-5}

144,000 on earth {Revelation 7:3-8} Sealed the servants of God in forehead for protection against earth being hurt; Dan is missing & Tribe Manasses is in its place.

After completing their ministry by having God the Father's name in their foreheads, the 144,000 are in Heaven with Jesus {Revelation 14:1-5}. They are virgin man, they only know song, no guile, no fault, & are redeemed or raptured from earth as firstfruits unto God.

CHAPTERS 8-9) SEVEN TRUMPETS JUDGMENT: {REVELATION 8:1-11:19} These plagues occur during later part of the first 3&1/2 years Tribulation period.

TRUMPET JUDGMENTS {REVELATION 8:7-12} ; {REVELATION 9:1-21} ; {REVELATION 11:14-19}

1st Trumpet {Revelation 8:7} Hail with fire & blood burnt 1/3 trees & all grass

2nd Trumpet {Revelation 8:8-9} Fire mountain into sea turn blood killing 1/3 creatures & 1/3 ships destroyed

3rd Trumpet {Revelation 8:10-11} Bitter (wornwood) star fell into 1/3 rivers & springs killing many men

4th Trumpet {Revelation 8:12} 1/3 part of sun, moon, stars darkened

5th Trumpet 1st Woe {Revelation 9:1-12} Hell's demon scorpion creatures torture man 5 months from dying

6th Trumpet 2nd Woe {Revelation 9:13-21} Euphrates dried for 200M army to kill 1/3 men by fire, smoke, and brimstone

7th Trumpet 3rd Woe {Revelation 11:14-19} This 7th trumpet 3rd woe begins the great tribulation period vial judgments

CHAPTER 10) JOHN IS FORBIDDING TO WRITE: {REVELATION 10:4, 11)

CHAPTER 11) START OF GREAT TRIBULATION, JOHN 3:16 CHURCH RAPTURE; AND TWO WITNESSES: {REVELATION 11:1-2} ; {REVELATION 11:3-12}

Abomination of Desolation {Revelation 11:1-2} Anti-Christ in Jerusalem Temple as a god sacrificing to himself

Rapture of the John 3:16 Church after 3&1/2 years first Tribulation period {Revelation 12:1-6, 13-17}

Two Witnesses {Revelation 11:3-12} Two: Witnesses, Olive Trees, Candlesticks, and Prophets

The two witnesses have been suggested to be Enoch and Elijah because they never died {Genesis 5:24} ; {2 Kings 2:11} ; {Malachi 4:5} ; {Hebrews 11:25}. It is also possible that they are Elijah and Moses {Luke 1:17, 9:19, 9:30} because of their signs and powers of: fire, stopping rain from occurring {James 5:17}, water turned to blood, & smiting the earth with all plagues.

Two Witnesses upon completion of their ministry are killed (in Jerusalem) by the Anti-Christ, after 3&1/2 days are resurrected, and raptured to heaven.

CHAPTER 12) OVERCOMERS & SEVERAL OTHER RAPTURES: {REVELATION 2 & 3} ; {REVELATION 12:1-14:20}

The Overcomers, Man-Child, can't be Jesus since this is in a future period after 90AD when John wrote Revelation. Jesus lived to about 33AD. {Revelation 12:1-5, 13}

The End Times people who rule with a rod of iron scripture applies to Jesus and the Overcomers. The Man-Child is fulfilled by the Overcomers who are caught up or raptured (from going through the Tribulation period) to God and His throne & rule together with Jesus for 1,000 years. {Revelation 2:26-27} ; {Revelation 3:21} ; {Revelation 19:13-15}

A) GENERAL CHURCHES RAPTURES DOCTRINES: 6 possible rapture doctrines

a) Pre-Tribulation Rapture:

b) Mid-Tribulation Rapture:

c) Pre-Wrath-Post-Tribulation Rapture:

d) Post-Tribulation Rapture:

e) Multiple Raptures or Partial Raptures:

f) No Raptures:

MULTIPLE RAPTURES OR PARTIAL RAPTURES: My belief, since this is only rapture doctrine that supports the use of all the end time scriptures.

1) Pre-Tribulation-Rapture: {Revelation 2-3; 12:1-5; 21:7} {2 Thessalonians 2:1, 6-9} Only Elected Man-Child, He, Overcomers

2) Mid-Tribulation Rapture: {Revelation 12:1-6, 13-17} ; {1 Corinthians 15:51-52} ; {1 Thessalonians 4:13-18} Woman - John 3:16 Church

3) Pre-Wrath-Post-Tribulation Rapture: {Revelation 7:13-17} During the Great Tribulation which is the Wrath of God

4) 144.000 Ministry & Rapture: {Revelation 7:3-8, 14:1-5} During the Great Tribulation

5) 2 witnesses Killed, Resurrected, & Raptured: {Revelation 11:3-12} During the Great Tribulation ; Armageddon War ; Day of the lord - Jacobs troubles ; Jews call on God

6) Post-Great-Tribulation: {Revelation 12:17} ; {Psalms 50:5} ; {Daniel 12:1} ; {Jeremiah 30:7} At Great Tribulation End ; Jesus 2nd Coming with Saints Returning to Save All Israel

Seed of Woman: Satan made war with the remnant of the Woman's seed {Revelation 12:17} ; Overcame by blood {Revelation 12:11} ; Killed by Anti-Christ {Revelation 13:7} ; Jewish Dead-Blessed {Revelation 14:12-13} ; Beheaded { Revelation 20:4-6}

The remnant of the Woman's Seed goes through much of the End Times Events and is the Jewish & Gentile Tribulation Christians being saved through the ministry efforts of the two witnesses and 144,000 Jewish believers. This group has some martyred and others raptured by God.

7) Start of Millennium - Unbelievers Raptured: {Matthew 13:30, 39-43, 49}

8) Raptures/Resurrections for Final Judgments: {Revelation 20:11-15} ; {John 5:26-29}

CHAPTERS 12-13) TEN MEMBER CONFEDERATION FORMS ; ANTI-CHRIST & FALSE PROPHET & SATAN: {REVELATION 13:1-18}

EVIL TRINITY: Satan, Anti-Christ, and False Prophet

The great dragon, old serpent, called the Devil, & Satan, which deceives the whole world {Revelation 12:3-17} ; {Revelation 13:2, 4, 11} ; {Revelation 16:13-14} ; {Revelation 20:1-10}

Anti-Christ, Beast {Revelation 13:1-10} ; {Revelation 16:13-14}

False Prophet, 2nd Beast {Revelation 13:11-18} ; {Revelation 16:13-14}

10 kings & their armies will fight at Armageddon War in Israel

CHAPTER 14) 144,000 RAPTURED TO HEAVEN, PREACH EVERLASTING GOSPEL, JUDGMENT ON MEN'S BEAST MARK: {REVELATION 14:1-13}

144,000 - 12 TRIBES {REVELATION 7:3-8} ; {REVELATION 14:1-5}

144,000 on earth {Revelation 7:3-8} Sealed the servants of God in forehead for protection against earth being hurt. After completing their ministry, having God the Father's name in their foreheads, the 144,000 are in Heaven with Jesus {Revelation 14:1-5}. They are virgin man, they only know song, no guile, no fault, & are redeemed or raptured from earth as firstfruits unto God.

The Angel has the everlasting gospel to preach unto them on the earth, every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. If any man worship the beast and his image, receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, he shall drink of the wrath of God. They will be tormented with fire and brimstone ascendeth up for ever and ever with no rest day nor night. {Revelation 14:6-13}

CHAPTERS 15-16) SEVEN VIALS JUDGMENTS TO ARMAGEDDON: {REVELATION 15:1-16:21} These plagues occur during the 3&1/2 years Great Tribulation.

VIAL JUDGMENTS {REVELATION 16:1-21}

1st Vial poured {Revelation 16:1-2} Sores upon men with 666 mark or worshiper of beast image

2nd Vial poured {Revelation 16:3} Sea becomes as blood with all living souls dying

3rd Vial poured {Revelation 16:4-7} Rivers and springs turned to blood to drink

4th Vial poured {Revelation 16:8-9} Sun scorch men with fire & great heat but they would not repent

5th Vial poured {Revelation 16:10-11} Darkness on beast kingdom, men's tongues & sores pain

6th Vial poured {Revelation 16:12-16} Euphrates dried for armies to gather at Armageddon

7th Vial poured {Revelation16:17-21} Great earthquake that cities of nations fall & hail fell upon men

DAY OF THE LORD: {REVELATION 16:14-16} ; {2 PETER 3:10-12}

The Day of the Lord is both a single day when Jesus comes a second time to saves Israel from her enemies. It is also a period of time at the end of the End Times which God judges the earth & heavens. The Day of the Lord is in many scriptures with different names {Isaiah 2:12, 13:9-10} ; (18 mostly Joel & Zephaniah); some 208 times in the Old Testament as that Day; also the Day of Christ {1 Corinthians 1:8; Philippians 1:6, 10}; Day of the Lord Jesus {2 Corinthians 1:14}; Man's Day {1 Corinthians 4:3}; and Great Day of God Almighty {Revelation 16:14-16}. The Jewish people also know it as Jacob's Trouble {Jeremiah 30:7} who will be delivered and saved out of it {Daniel 12:1}. Many Jews and Gentile believers are killed at the Armageddon war. They cry out to the Lord for help. God will restore and rapture many of His chosen people {Revelation's 12:17} (Woman remnant of her seed includes all Israel saved) as this Day of the Lord will come near the end of the Great Tribulation. The other period of time when judgments are on the earth and heavens is the Day of God {2 Peter 3:10-12} when God creates a new earth and heaven.

ARMAGEDDON WAR: {REVELATION 16:16}

Armageddon is the place where this war will occurred. It is in a large valley (Valley of Jezreel and Jehoshaphat meaning Yahweh judges) near Megiddo in Israel. The Anti-Christ soldiers will fight against the East and North armies in Israel killing many Jews who will call out to God for help. Christ will return (His second coming) and defect the Anti-Christ armies with all Israel being saved. This war has nations having a goal of destroying Israel and the Jewish people. God judges the nations and the peoples fighting in Israel and killing the Jewish people which Jesus second coming saves.

CHAPTERS 17-18) BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS: {REVELATION 17:1-18; 18:1-24}

BABYLON THE GREAT MOTHER OF HARLOTS: {REVELATION 17:1-9} ; {REVELATION 18:1-24}

Judgment will occur on the great whore that sits upon many waters in which the kings of the earth committ fornication. The woman sits upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. On her forehead is the name MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. The woman is drunken with the blood of the saints, prophets, and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. The mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carried her with the 10 kings, are seven heads of seven mountains, on which the woman sits. God wants His people to come out of her.

10 KINGS: {Revelation 16:13-16} ; {Revelation 17:10-18} ; {Revelation 18:1-24} ; {Daniel 7:24}

The ten horns are ten kings upon the beast as they give their power to the Anti-Christ who first subdues three of the ten kings. They are first under the control of the harlet woman of that great city but will later destroy her. They are sadden by the fall of the great city which suppied them. At Armageddon, they will fight against Jesus who will overcomes them.

CHAPTER 19) DAY OF THE LORD, JESUS 2ND COMING, ALL ISRAEL SAVED: {REVELATION 19:7-9, 11-21}

MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB: {REVELATION 19:7-9}

The marriage of the Lamb is come, Jesus wife hath made herself ready to be arrayed in fine linen, the righteousness of saints, clean and white. Angel saith: Write, Blessed are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb, which are true sayings of God.

JESUS SECOND COMING STARTS POST TRIBULATION: {REVELATION {19:11-21}

The second coming of Jesus as Lord and King, with His angels and saints, will occur at the end of the seven year End Times Great Tribulation periods. The whole world will see Him. Jesus second coming is to fight for Israel and the Jewish people at Armageddon. Jesus will come a few times for raptures groups where only that selected group will see Him: (2 Witnesses) {Revelation 11:12} & (144,000) {Revelation 14:1-5}. Jesus will come to Jerusalem where His feets shall stand upon the mount of Olives. It shall cleave in the midst forming a very great valley. Jesus will defects the Anti-Christ, beast, and his armies and raptures the enemies (of Israel and Gentile believers) to be judges. The Anti-Christ and False Prophet are the first to be sent to the lake of fire. Satan will be locked in the bottomless pit for 1,000 years punishment.

CHAPTER 20) JESUS REIGN’S 1,000 YRS - MILLENNUM / RESURRECTION & WICKED JUDGMENTS: {REVELATION 20:1-15}

MILLENNIUM:{REVELATION 20:3, 7}

God will raptures all the unbelievers and starts the 1,000 years with only Christians remaining. Jesus has His Jerusalem temple built to {Ezekiel 40-48} plans including the leveling of mountains to hold the temple mount for Jesus 1,000 year reign. Jesus will rule with the Overcomers and those believer's who lost their lives in the Tribulation period in Jerusalem. The average life is over 1,000 years during since most people will live until the end of the 1,000 years. Some people, however will die at 100 years old because of their sin. Even with a Utopian perfect government and paradise, on earth while Satan is locked up, sin will turns some people, born to the original Christians, into enemies of Jesus on His throne. Satan will be released and will tempt the offspring of the original Christians who started the 1,000 years. They will fight against Jesus & His saints in a last war. God fire will devoured the evil people.

GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT:{REVELATION 20:11-15}

Jesus will raise all the dead unbelievers. He will judge the unbelievers for rejecting Jesus as God's only means of righteousness by His death and resurrection. They will be judged at the Great White Throne from their book of works which does not measure up to God's righteous standards of not being written in the book of life for their works are not righteous. They will be punished with the 2nd death in the lake of fire.

RESSURECTIONS, RAPTURES, & FINAL JUDGMENTS: {REVELATION 14:9-10} ; {REVELATION 20:4-6}

There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust {Daniel 12:2} ; {John 5:26-29} ; {Acts 24:15}

Unbelievers are judged at their deaths or rapture and finally resurrected for judgment at the Great White Throne. They are first Judged for rejecting faith in Jesus and then their works are judged from their book of works which does not measure up to God's righteous standards of perfection. Angels as well as Nations are judged also. Believers are judged for their works not their faith in Jesus. The final judge to everyone and everything is Jesus {John 5:26-29}. Overcomer judgment, during the Millennium is to resolve personal disputes {1 Corinthians 6:1-7}.

LAKE OF FIRE PUNISHMENT: {REVELATION 20:7-10}

Jesus defects the Anti-Christ, Beast, and his armies (who worshiped the beast) and raptures the enemies (of Israel and Gentile believers) to be judges. The Anti-Christ and False Prophet are first to be cast alive into the Lake of Fire. The remnant were slain with the sword of Jesus. Satan is sent to bottomless pit for 1,000 years punishment. After he deceives the enemies of Jesus into the Gog Magog war and is defected, the Devil is cast into the lake of fire and brimstone.

CHAPTERS 21-22) ETERNITY NEW HEAVEN AND EARTH: {REVELATION 21:1-17, 23}, MORE {REVELATION 22:1-7}

Old heaven & Earth destroyed by fire to purify and remove changes made by man's sins. The sun/moon/stars turn dark is included in the Great Tribulation, Day of the Lord, and new heaven and earth. God is going to make a pure & perfect world for His believers to live with Him forever with Jesus as king.




BY REVELATION MAIN HIGHLIGHTS:

THREE REVELATION TIME PERIODS - SHORLY, NOW, & HEREAFTER: {REVELATION 1:1-20} ; {REVELATION 2:1-3:29}: {REVELATION 4:1-2 ON 22:21}

Jesus Christ the Eternal Son of God Revelation which must Shortly Come to Pass: {Revelation 1:1-20}

Jesus Christ & the Seven Churches of these things which are Now & Future: {Revelation 2:1-3:29}

Overcomer Type Saints Rapture Starts Tribulation which shall be Hereafter: {Revelation 4:1-2 on 22:21}

KEY REVELATION CHARACTERS:

PURE, TRUTH, & HOLY TRIUNITY: Triunity Godhead of: The Father, Lord Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit/Ghost {Revelation 1:4-5}

Triunity Godhead ; (Lord God Almighty, the Father); Jesus (Son of God, Christ, Messiah, Lord of Lords, King of Kings, Alpha & Omega); Holy Spirit (7 Spirits) {Revelation 1:1-9}

OTHERS:

Apostle John; 7 Churches & their Leaders (Angels of Churches) {Revelation 2 & 3}; Good Angels; (Michael) {Revelation 12:7}; Israel {Revelation 7:4, 21:12};

Overcomers; Man-Child; Woman (John 3:16 Church) ; Seed of Woman {Revelation 12:17} ; Martyred Belivers ; 2 Witnesses {Revelation 11:3-12} ; 144,000 {Revelation 7:3-8, 14:1-5} ; Angel with Everlasting Gospel {Revelation 14:6-13}

OVERCOMERS: {REVELATION 2 & 3} ; {REVELATION 12:1-5, 13}

The Overcomers, Man-Child, can't be Jesus since this is in a future period after 90AD when John wrote Revelation. Jesus lived about 33AD. {Revelation 12:1-5, 13}

The End Times people who rule with a rod of iron scripture applies to Jesus and the Overcomers. The Man-Child is fulfilled by the Overcomers who are caught up or raptured (from going through the Tribulation period) to God and His throne & rule together with Jesus for 1,000 years. {Revelation 2:26-27} ; {Revelation 3:21} ; {Revelation 19:13-15}

WOMAN (JOHN 3:16 CHURCH): {REVELATION 12:1-6, 13-17}

The John 3:16 Church is Mid-Tribulation raptured after Satan persecuted her, but this group is protected and supplied by God for 1260 days. Jacob(sun)/Rachel(moon)/eleven stars(brothers) bow down to Joseph {Genesis 37:9} scripture does not match the wording or type symbols in Woman clothed with sun (Jesus source of light)/moon under feet (reflected the light)/on her head crown with 12 stars (Apostle came from Judaism who wrote the Bible). The Church delivered the Elected on fire/Man-child/Overcomers who are Pre-Tribulation raptured.

SEED OF WOMAN: Satan made war with the remnant of the Woman's seed {Revelation 12:17} ; Smyrna Church {Revelation 2:10} ; Overcame by blood {Revelation 12:11} ; Killed by Anti-Christ {Revelation 13:7} ; Jewish Dead-Blessed {Revelation 14:12-13} ; Beheaded {Revelation 20:4-6}

The remnant of the Woman's Seed goes through much of the End Times Events and is the Jewish & Gentile Tribulation Christians being saved through the ministry efforts of the Two Witnesses and 144,000 Jewish believers. This group has some martyred and others raptured by God. See raptures below.

MARTYRED BELIEVERS IN HEAVEN:

Saints killed during Tribulation: Smyrna Church {Revelation 2:10} ; {Revelation 7:13-17} ; 2 witnesses {Revelation 11:3-12} ; Overcame by Lamb's blood {Revelation 12:11, 17} ; Killed by Anti-Christ {Revelation 13:7} ; Jewish Dead-Blessed {Revelation 14:12-13} ; Babylon the Great kill saints {17:6} ; Babylon Fallen {18:20, 24} ; Beheaded { Revelation 20:4-6}

2 WITNESSES: {REVELATION 11:3-12}

Two Witnesses {Revelation 11:3-12} Two: Witnesses, Olive Trees, Candlesticks, and Prophets

The two witnesses have been suggested to be Enoch and Elijah because they never died {Genesis 5:24} ; {2 Kings 2:11} ; {Malachi 4:5} ; {Hebrews 11:25}. It is also possible that they are Elijah and Moses {Luke 1:17, 9:19, 9:30} because of their signs and powers of: fire, stopping rain from occurring {James 5:17}, water turned to blood, & smiting the earth with all plagues.

Two Witnesses upon completion of their ministry are killed (in Jerusalem) by the Anti-Christ, after 3&1/2 days are resurrected, and raptured to heaven.

144,000 - 12 TRIBES {REVELATION 7:3-8} ; {REVELATION 14:1-5}

144,000 on earth {Revelation 7:3-8} Sealed the servants of God in forehead for protection against earth being hurt; Dan is missing & Tribe Manasses is in its place.

After completing their ministry by having God the Father's name in their foreheads, the 144,000 are in Heaven with Jesus {Revelation 14:1-5}. They are virgin man, they only know song, no guile, no fault, & are redeemed or raptured from earth as firstfruits unto God.

ANGLE WITH EVERLASTING GOSPEL: {REVELATION 14:6-13}

The Angel has the everlasting gospel to preach unto them on the earth, every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. If any man worship the beast and his image, receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, he shall drink of the wrath of God. They will be tormented with fire and brimstone ascendeth up for ever and ever with no rest day nor night.

EVIL TRINITY: Satan, Anti-Christ, and False Prophet

The great dragon, old serpent, called the Devil, & Satan, which deceiveth the whole world {Revelation 12:3-17} ; {Revelation 13:2, 4, 11} ; {Revelation 16:13-14} ; {Revelation 20:1-10}

Anti-Christ, Beast {Revelation 13:1-10} ; {Revelation 16:13-14} ; {Revelation 19:20}

False Prophet, 2nd Beast {Revelation 13:11-18} ; {Revelation 16:13-14} ; {Revelation 19:20}

SATAN: {REVELATION 12:3-17} ; {REVELATION 13:2, 4, 11} ; {REVELATION 16:13-14} ; {REVELATION 20:1-10}

The great dragon, old serpent, called the Devil, & Satan, which deceiveth the whole world {Revelation 12:9} and his demons (angels) are cast out of heaven to earth after losing war with Michael and his angels {Revelation 12:7-13}. He with the Anti-Christ who he gives power, authority, and he is worshipped {Revelation 13:2-4} will fight war with Woman's remnant of her seed {Revelation 12:17}.

ANTI-CHRIST:1st Beast {REVELATION 13:1-10}; {REVELATION 16:13-14}; {REVELATION 17:8, 11-13, 17}; {REVELATION 19:20}; {2 THESSALONIANS 2:3-4}; {DANIEL 9:26-27, 11:36} ;

Anti-Christ signs a covenant with Israel to have temple sacrifices, but 3&1/2 years later breaks it to have sacrifices to himself {Daniel 9:27}. He enters the Jerusalem temple performing the abomination of desolation declaring himself to be god {2 Thessalonians 2:4} ; {Daniel 11:31, 36}. He kills the 2 Witnesses as well as many other believers {Revelation 11:7} ; {Revelation 13:7}. He and his kings armies make war at Armageddon killing many Israel and Christians who call to God that brings Jesus 2nd coming {Revelation 16:13-16}. Anti-Christ other names are: the man of sin, son of perdition {2 Thessalonians 2:3}; The Anti-Christ, False Prophet, and others losing war to Jesus are sent to lake of fire {Revelsation 19:19-20}.

FALSE PROPHET: 2nd Beast; {REVELATION 13:11-18} ; {REVELATION 16:13-14} ; {REVELATION 19:20}

Exercise power to men to worship the first beast by doing great wonders such as fire coming from heaven deceiving men by miracles. He make an image to the beast who will be deadly wounded by a sword and because of Satan lives, also gives life to the image of the beast to speak causing many who would not worship the image of the beast that they should be killed. He requires all to receive a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads, that no man might buy or sell that had not the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name 666.

OTHERS:

Evil Angels, Demons, 1/3 Stars; Babylon the Great Mother of Harlots; 10 kings and their armies;

BABYLON THE GREAT MOTHER OF HARLOTS: {REVELATION 17:1-9} ; {REVELATION 18:1-24}

Judgment will occur on the great whore that sits upon many waters in which the kings of the earth committ fornication. The woman sits upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. On her forehead is the name MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. The woman is drunken with the blood of the saints, prophets, and the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. The mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carried her with the 10 kings, are seven heads of seven mountains, on which the woman sits. God wants His people to come out of her.

10 KINGS: {REVELATION 17:10-18} ; {REVELATION 18:1-24} ; {DANIEL 7:24}

The ten horns are ten kings upon the beast as they give their power to the Anti-Christ who first subdues three of the ten kings. They are first under control by the harlet woman of that great city but will later destroy her. They are sadden by the fall of the great city which suppied them. At Armageddon, they will fight against Jesus who will overcomes them.

KEY REVELATION EVENTS:

Beginning of Sorrows/1st - 3 & ½ years Tribulation/2nd - 3 & ½ years Great Tribulation (3&1/2 years; 42 months; 1260 days; Time, Times, Half Time): {Daniel 9:27} ; {Matthew 24:7-34}

Multiple Raptures/Partial Raptures: Man-Child, Woman, Woman seed {Rev 12:1-6, 13-17} ; Out of Great Tribulation {Rev 7:13-17} ; 2 Witnesses {Rev 11:9-12} ; 144,000 {Rev 14:1-5}

Three Groups of Seven Tribulation & Great Tribulation Judgments: {Revelation 6:1-8:6}; {Revelation 8:1-11:19}; {Revelation 15:1-16:21}

END TIME EVENTS HAS A BEGINNING OF SORROWS/1st - 3 & ½ YEARS TRIBULATION/2nd - 3 & ½ YEARS GREAT TRIBULATION: {MATTHEW 24:7-34}

Tribulation/Great Tribulation Length: 3&1/2 years; 42 months; 1260 days; Time, Times, Half Times; half week {Daniel 9:27} ; {Revelation 12:6}

1) Beginning of Sorrows {Matthew 24:7-8, 14} War, famines, pestilences, & earthquakes, in divers places is 1st chronological order of time event.

2) Parable of Fig Tree {Matthew 24:32-34} Israel & Jewish people events show nearness to End Times is 2nd chronological order of time event.

3) Immediately after the Tribulation the sun, moon, stars be darkened with rapture of John 3:16 Church {Matthew 24:29-31} is 3rd chronological order of time event.

4) Abomination of desolation in the middle of 7 years End Times starts the second 3 & 1/2 years Great Tribulation period {Matthew 24:15} is 4th chronological order of time event.

5) Last 3 & 1/2 years is the Great Tribulation worst ever period for God's wrath {Matthew 24:21} is 5th chronological order of time event.

ARMAGEDDON WAR: {REVELATION 16:16}

Armageddon is the place where this war will occurred. It is in a large valley (Valley of Jezreel and Jehoshaphat meaning Yahweh judges) near Megiddo in Israel. The Anti-Christ soldiers will fight against the East and North armies in Israel killing many Jews who will call out to God for help. Christ will return (His second coming) and defect the Anti-Christ armies with all Israel being saved. This war has nations having a goal of destroying Israel and the Jewish people. God judges the nations and the peoples fighting in Israel and killing the Jewish people which Jesus second coming saves.

DAY OF THE LORD: {REVELATION 16:14} ; {2 PETER 3:10-12}

The Day of the Lord is both a single day when Jesus comes a second time to saves Israel from her enemies. It is also a period of time at the end of the End Times which God judges the earth & heavens. The Day of the Lord is in many scriptures with different names {Isaiah 2:12, 13:9-10} ; (18 mostly Joel & Zephaniah); some 208 times in the Old Testament as that Day; also the Day of Christ {1 Corinthians 1:8; Philippians 1:6, 10}; Day of the Lord Jesus {2 Corinthians 1:14}; Man's Day {1 Corinthians 4:3}; and Great Day of God Almighty {Revelation 16:14-16}. The Jewish people also know it as Jacob's Trouble {Jeremiah 30:7} who will be delivered and saved out of it {Daniel 12:1}. Many Jews and Gentile believers are killed at the Armageddon war. They cry out to the Lord for help. God will restore and rapture many of His chosen people {Revelation's 12:17} (Woman remnant of her seed includes saved Israel) as this Day of the Lord will come near the end of the Great Tribulation. The other period of time when judgments are on the earth and heavens is the Day of God {2 Peter 3:10-12} when God creates a new earth and heaven.

JESUS SECOND COMING: {REVELATION 19:11-21}

The second coming of Jesus as Lord and King, with His angels and saints, will occur at the end of the seven year End Times Great Tribulation periods. The whole world will see Him. Jesus second coming is to fight for Israel and the Jewish people at Armageddon. Jesus will come a few times for raptures groups where only that selected group will see Him: (2 Witnesses) {Revelation 11:12} & (144,000) {Revelation 14:1-5}. Jesus will come to Jerusalem where His feets shall stand upon the mount of Olives. It shall cleave in the midst forming a very great valley. Jesus will defects the Anti-Christ, beast, and his armies and raptures the enemies (of Israel and Gentile believers) to be judges. The Anti-Christ and False Prophet are the first to be sent to the lake of fire. Satan will be locked in the bottomless pit for 1,000 years punishment.

MARRIAGE OF THE LAMB: {REVELATION 19:6-9}

The marriage of the Lamb is come, Jesus wife hath made herself ready to be arrayed in fine linen, the righteousness of saints, clean and white. Angel saith: Write, Blessed are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb, which are true sayings of God.

MILLENNIUM:{REVELATION 20:3, 7}

God will raptures all the unbelievers and starts the 1,000 years with only Christians remaining. Jesus has His Jerusalem temple built to {Ezekiel 40-48} plans including the leveling of mountains to hold the temple mount for Jesus 1,000 year reign. Jesus will rule with the Overcomers and those believer's who lost their lives in the Tribulation period in Jerusalem. The average life is over 1,000 years during since most people will live until the end of the 1,000 years. Some people, however will die at 100 years old because of their sin. Even with a Utopian perfect government and paradise, on earth while Satan is locked up, sin will turns some people, born to the original Christians, into enemies of Jesus on His throne. Satan will be released and will tempt the offspring of the original Christians who started the 1,000 years. They will fight against Jesus & His saints in a last war. God fire will devoured the evil people.

GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT:{REVELATION 20:11-15}

Jesus will raise all the dead unbelievers. He will judge the unbelievers for rejecting Jesus as God's only means of righteousness by His death and resurrection. They will be judged at the Great White Throne from their book of works which does not measure up to God's righteous standards of not being written in the book of life for their works are not righteous. They will be punished with the 2nd death in the lake of fire.

RESURRECTIONS, RAPTURES, & FINAL JUDGMENTS: {REVELATION 14:9-10} ; {REVELATION 20:4-6}

There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust {Daniel 12:2} ; {John 5:26-29} ; {Acts 24:15}

Unbelievers are judged at their deaths or rapture and finally resurrected for judgment at the Great White Throne. They are first Judged for rejecting faith in Jesus and then their works are judged from their book of works which does not measure up to God's righteous standards of perfection. Angels as well as Nations are judged also. Believers are judged for their works not their faith in Jesus. The final judge to everyone and everything is Jesus {John 5:26-29}. Overcomer judgment, during the Millennium is to resolve personal disputes {1 Corinthians 6:1-7}.

LAKE OF FIRE PUNISHMENT: {REVELATION 19:20-21} ; {REVELATION 20:7-10}

Jesus defects the Anti-Christ, Beast, and his armies (who worshiped the beast) and raptures the enemies (of Israel and Gentile believers) to be judges. The Anti-Christ and False Prophet are first to be cast alive into the Lake of Fire. The remnant were slain with the sword of Jesus. Satan is sent to bottomless pit for 1,000 years punishment. After he deceives the enemies of Jesus into the Gog Magog war and is defected, the Devil is cast into the lake of fire and brimstone.

NEW HEAVEN & EARTH: {REVELATION 21:1-17, 23}, MORE {REVELATION 22:1-7}

Old heaven & Earth destroyed by fire to purify and remove changes made by man's sins. The sun/moon/stars turn dark is included in the Great Tribulation, Day of the Lord, and new heaven and earth. God is going to make a pure & perfect world for His believers to live with Him forever with Jesus as king.

SEVEN CHURCHES: NOW & FUTURE {REVELATION 2:1-3:29}

1) Ephesus: {Revelation 2:1-7} Compared with the 30 - 100 AD Apostles Early Age of Apostle Paul

2) Smyrna: {Revelation 2:8-11} Compared with the 100 - 313 AD Persecuted Church of St. Irenaeus

3) Pergamos: {Revelation 2:12-17} Compared with the 313 - 600 AD Church & State in Patronage Married

4) Thyatira: {Revelation 2:18-29} Compared with the 600 - 1517 AD Roman Catholic in Corruption

5) Sardis: {Revelation 3:1-6} Compared with the 1517 - 1648 AD Reformation Church of Martin Luther

6) Philadelphia: {Revelation 3:12-14} Compared with the 1648 - 1900 AD Later Days Church in Evangelizing of John Wesley

7) Laodiceans: {Revelation 3:14-22} Compared with the 1900 AD - Present Self Church in Apostasy

OVERCOMER RAPTURE STARTS TRIBULATION: {REVELATION 4:1-2 ON 22:21}

END TIME EVENTS HAS A BEGINNING OF SORROWS/1st - 3 & ½ YEARS TRIBULATION/2nd - 3 & ½ YEARS GREAT TRIBULATION: {MATT 24:7-34} ; {DAN 9:27}

1) Beginning of Sorrows {Matthew 24:7-8, 14} 1st chronological order of time event.

2) Parable of Fig Tree {Matthew 24:32-34} 2nd chronological order of time event.

3) Immediately after the Tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven with rapture of John 3:16 Church {Matthew 24:29-31} 3rd chronological order of time event.

4) Abomination of desolation in the middle of 7 years End Times starts the second 3 & 1/2 years Great Tribulation period {Matthew 24:15} 4th chronological order of time event.

5) Last 3 & 1/2 years is the Great Tribulation worst ever period for God's wrath {Matthew 24:21} 5th chronological order of time event.

GENERAL CHURCHES RAPTURES DOCTRINES: 6 possible rapture doctrines

a) Pre-Tribulation Rapture:

b) Mid-Tribulation Rapture:

c) Pre-Wrath-Post-Tribulation Rapture:

d) Post-Tribulation Rapture:

e) Multiple Raptures or Partial Raptures:

f) No Raptures:

MULTIPLE RAPTURES OR PARTIAL RAPTURES: My belief, since this is only rapture doctrine that supports the use of all the end time scriptures.

1) Pre-Tribulation-Rapture: {Revelation 2-3; 12:1-5; 21:7} {2 Thessalonians 2:1, 6-9} Only Elected Man-Child, He, Overcomers

2) Mid-Tribulation Rapture: {Revelation 12:1-6, 13-17} ; {1 Corinthians 15:51-52} ; {1 Thessalonians 4:13-18} Woman - John 3:16 Church

3) Pre-Wrath-Post-Tribulation Rapture: {Revelation 7:13-17} During the Great Tribulation which is the Wrath of God

4) 144.000 Ministry & Rapture: {Revelation 7:3-8, 14:1-5} During the Great Tribulation

5) 2 witnesses Killed, Resurrected, & Raptured: {Revelation 11:3-12} During the Great Tribulation ; Armageddon War ; Day of the lord - Jacobs troubles ; Jews call on God

6) Post-Great-Tribulation: {Revelation 12:17} ; {Psalms 50:5} ; {Daniel 12:1} ; {Jeremiah 30:7} At Great Tribulation End ; Jesus 2nd Coming with Saints Returning to Save All Israel

Seed of Woman: Satan made war with the remnant of the Woman's seed {Revelation 12:17} ; Overcame by blood {Revelation 12:11} ; Killed by Anti-Christ {Revelation 13:7} ; Jewish Dead-Blessed {Revelation 14:12-13} ; Beheaded { Revelation 20:4-6}

The remnant of the Woman's Seed goes through much of the End Times Events and is the Jewish & Gentile Tribulation Christians being saved through the ministry efforts of the two witnesses and 144,000 Jewish believers. This group has some martyred and others raptured by God.

7) Start of Millennium - Unbelievers Raptured: {Matthew 13:30, 39-43, 49}

8) Raptures/Resurrections for Final Judgments: {Revelation 20:11-15} ; {John 5:26-29}

THREE GROUPS OF SEVEN TRIBULATION & GREAT TRIBULATION JUDGMENTS: {REVELATION 6:1-8:6}; {REVELATION 8:1-11:19}; {REVELATION 15:1-16:21}

SEVEN SEAL JUDGMENTS: {REVELATION 6:1-8:6} These plagues are near the beginning of the first 3&1/2 years Tribulation period.

1st Seal {Revelation 6:1-2} Rider on white horse with bow, crown, and conquering.

2nd Seal {Revelation 6:3-4} Rider on red horse removed peace from earth to kill others with great sword.

3rd Seal {Revelation 6:5-6} Rider of black horse with pair of balances measuring wheat and barley.

4th Seal {Revelation 6:7-8} Rider of pale horse name was death & hell followed to kill 1/4 earth with sword.

5th Seal {Revelation 6:9-11} Martyred souls for God's word resting until other believers be martyred for faith.

6th Seal {Revelation 6:12-17} Sun black, moon blood, stars fell with earthquake as man fear Lamb's wrath.

7th Seal Silence in Heaven {Revelation 8:1-6} Altar fire cast to earth thunder, lightning, & earthquake.

SEVEN TRUMPET JUDGMENTS: {REVELATION 8:1-11:19} These plagues occur during later part of the first 3&1/2 years Tribulation period.

1st Trumpet {Revelation 8:7} Hail with fire & blood burnt 1/3 trees & all grass

2nd Trumpet {Revelation 8:8-9} Fire mountain into sea turn blood killing 1/3 creatures & 1/3 ships destroyed

3rd Trumpet {Revelation 8:10-11} Bitter (wornwood) star fell into 1/3 rivers & springs killing many men

4th Trumpet {Revelation 8:12} 1/3 part of sun, moon, stars darkened

5th Trumpet 1st Woe {Revelation 9:1-12} Hell's demon scorpion creatures torture man 5 months from dying

6th Trumpet 2nd Woe {Revelation 9:13-21} Euphrates dried for 200M army to kill 1/3 men by fire, smoke, and brimstone

7th Trumpet 3rd Woe {Revelation 11:14-19} This 7th trumpet 3rd woe begins the Great Tribulation period vial judgments

SEVEN VIAL JUDGMENTS TO ARMAGEDDON: {REVELATION 15:1-16:21} These plagues occur during the second 3&1/2 years Great Tribulation period.

1st Vial poured {Revelation 16:1-2} Sores upon men with 666 mark or worshiper of beast image

2nd Vial poured {Revelation 16:3} Sea becomes as blood with all living souls dying

3rd Vial poured {Revelation 16:4-7} Rivers and springs turned to blood to drink

4th Vial poured {Revelation 16:8-9} Sun scorch men with fire & great heat but they would not repent

5th Vial poured {Revelation 16:10-11} Darkness on beast kingdom, men's tongues & sores pain

6th Vial poured {Revelation 16:12-16} Euphrates dried for armies to gather at Armageddon

7th Vial poured {Revelation16:17-21} Great earthquake that cities of nations fall & hail fell upon men


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