¶ Pre-Tribulation End Times Timeline
From now until eternity.
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¶ We are currently in the Church Age.
- The interval of unknown length between Daniel's first 69 weeks and the 70th. (~2000 years so far)
- It began with Pentecost and will end with the Rapture (Harpazo).
- Jesus is in heaven preparing a place for all believers.
¶ Believers Raptured to Heaven
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up (harpazō) together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)
- All believers, both dead & living.
- Only believers see & meet Jesus in the clouds / air.
- Judged by Jesus at the Bema Seat Judgment.
- Judgment Seat of Christ
- In Heaven.
- All are judged not guilty.
- Payment for their sins paid in full by Jesus on the Cross.
- Judgment Seat of Christ
¶ The Tribulation begins for everyone left on earth.
This is Daniel's 70th week.
- The Tribulation is primarily about God dealing with Israel (to bring the nation to repentance) and judging the Gentile nations.
- The Antichrist is the final world leader who will rise during the Tribulation.
- Actually 2 people - The Beast (Revelation 13)
- the political/military leader (Beast from the sea) and
- the false religious leader (Beast from the earth, often called the False Prophet).
- He brokers a peace treaty with Israel (Daniel 9:27)
- The Temple is rebuilt in Jerusalem
- Actually 2 people - The Beast (Revelation 13)
¶ Abomination of Desolation
At the 3 ½ year mark. The Antichrist:
- causes the sacrifice and oblation to cease.
- sets up the abomination of desolation — a desecrating idol or image in the Holy of Holies.
¶ The Great Tribulation begins
The final 3 ½ years.
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
- Jesus (Matthew 24:21)
- It is a time of unparalleled affliction designed to bring the Jewish people to repentance and faith in their Messiah.
- A protected remnant of Israel will survive
- It is a period of God’s wrath and judgment on a Christ-rejecting world.
- Many Gentiles will also come to faith during this time—the “tribulation saints”
(Revelation 7:9-17, the great multitude “which came out of great tribulation”).
- Many Gentiles will also come to faith during this time—the “tribulation saints”
- The 7 Seal, 7 Trumpet, and 7 Bowl judgments of Revelation unfold in increasing intensity.
- Between the 6th and 7th Trumpet judgments appear 2 witnesses
- Moses and Elijah?
- They are killed by the beast from the bottomless pit.
- People see them dead and rejoice, "because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth."
- People hear them called and watch them ascend to heaven in a cloud.
- Between the 6th and 7th Trumpet judgments appear 2 witnesses
Rev 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Rev 11:12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
Rev 11:13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
- Mark of the Beast (666) economic system is implemented.
- Severe persecution and martyrdom of tribulation saints.
- Cosmic disturbances, wars, famines, plagues, and demonic activity.
¶ Battle of Armageddon
the final great battle at the end of the Tribulation, immediately before the visible Second Coming of Christ.
|
Aspect |
Details |
| Location | The Valley of Jezreel (Plain of Megiddo) in northern Israel — one of the largest battlefields in history. |
| When | End of the Great Tribulation, just before Christ’s Second Coming. |
| Who is involved | The armies of the Antichrist (kings of the earth) gathered against Israel and against Christ. |
| Purpose | Satan’s final attempt to destroy Israel and prevent Christ from establishing His Kingdom. |
| Outcome | Total victory for Christ. The Antichrist and False Prophet are thrown alive into the Lake of Fire. The armies are destroyed by the sword from Christ’s mouth (His Word). |
¶ Second Coming of Christ
Ends the Battle of Armageddon and the Great Tribulation.
- Christ returns on a white horse as “King of kings and Lord of lords” (Revelation 19:11-16), with the saints (already raptured) following Him.
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Revelation 19
- All will see.
- His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:4), which will split in two.
¶ Judgment of Israel
"As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you… And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face… And I will purge out from among you the rebels… and they shall not enter into the land of Israel.” (Ezekiel 20:33-38)
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Aspect |
Details |
| Who is judged | Surviving Jews (the nation of Israel) at the end of the Tribulation. |
| When | Immediately after the Second Coming of Christ, before the Millennial Kingdom is fully established. |
| Who is the Judge | The Lord Himself (Jesus Christ as King of Israel). |
| Location | In the “wilderness of the people” (often seen as a time of face-to-face pleading, possibly in the Negev or a place of testing). |
| Purpose | To purge out the rebels and purify the nation so that only believing Israel enters the Millennial Kingdom. |
¶ Judgment of the Sheep and Goats
- Matthew 25 — surviving Gentiles.
- When the Son of Man comes in His glory… He will sit on His glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
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Aspect |
Details |
| Who is judged | Gentiles (the “nations” / ethnē) who survive the Tribulation. Not the Church, not Israel. |
| When | Immediately after the Second Coming of Christ (at the end of the Tribulation), before the Millennial Kingdom begins. |
| Who is the Judge | Christ Himself, sitting on His glorious throne (fulfillment of Davidic Covenant). |
| Basis of Judgment | How they treated “the least of these My brethren” during the Tribulation. |
¶ Millennial Kingdom - Revelation 20
- Begins the literal 1,000-year reign of Christ on earth from Jerusalem, fulfilling the Davidic Covenant.
- Jesus Christ rules as King of Kings from the restored Throne of David in a literal Jerusalem, in the literal land of Israel.
- Believers (Church, OT saints, Tribulation saints) reign with Christ.
- Satan is bound in the bottomless pit/abyss for the full 1,000 years, preventing him from deceiving the nations.
- Israel is fully restored as a nation, with the Jewish people regathered and blessed.
- A Temple is rebuilt (drawing heavily from Ezekiel 40–48), with dramatic topographical changes in Israel.
- It is a time of peace, righteousness, prosperity, and justice—often described with imagery from Isaiah 65 (e.g., long life, harmony in nature, the wolf and lamb feeding together).
- Marriage Supper of the Lamb
- “Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. … Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.” (Revelation 19:7-9, KJV)
- A grand public feast when Christ returns to earth and establishes His Kingdom.
¶ Satan released
- At the end of the Millennium, Satan is briefly released to deceive the nations (Gog and Magog rebellion), leading to final judgment.
- Gog and Magog rebellion
- a future invasion of Israel by a northern-led coalition (including Russia, Iran, Turkey, and others)
- for spoil (gold, silver, cattle, goods — Ezekiel 38:12-13),
- not primarily to annihilate Israel.
- God supernaturally intervenes with earthquake, pestilence, torrential rain, fire, etc., destroying the invading forces on the mountains of Israel.
- The cleanup takes seven months, with a special burial ground called the Valley of Hamon-Gog.
- Gog and Magog rebellion
Satan is then cast into the Lake of Fire forever (along with the Beast and False Prophet).
¶ Great White Throne Judgment
Revelation 20:11-15)
“And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away… And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God… And the books were opened… and another book was opened, which is the book of life… And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”
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Aspect |
Details |
| Who is judged | All the unsaved dead of all ages — “the dead, small and great.” No believers are here. |
| When | After the 1,000-year Millennial Kingdom ends, right before the New Heavens and New Earth. |
| Who is the Judge | God (specifically Christ — see John 5:22 “The Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son”). |
| Setting | A great white throne — majestic, holy, and terrifying. Even the earth and heaven flee from His presence. |
| Basis of Judgment | Works (books of deeds) + whether their name is in the Book of Life. |
Two Books Opened
- Books of Works — Record of everything a person has done. Used to show degrees of punishment (some will be judged more severely than others — Luke 12:47-48).
- Book of Life — The Lamb’s Book of Life. If your name is not found here, you are cast into the Lake of Fire.
Outcome
- No one is saved at this judgment.
- All who stand here are already lost because they rejected Christ.
- They are judged according to their works and then thrown into the Lake of Fire (the second death) for eternity.
- This includes Satan, the Beast, the False Prophet, fallen angels, and all unrepentant people.
¶ New Heavens and New Earth
|
Aspect |
Description |
| When | After the Millennium and the Great White Throne Judgment |
| What is replaced | The old heavens and earth (the current creation, which “waxes old as a garment” – Heb. 1:11) |
| What is created | Brand new heavens and a brand new earth |
| Key Feature | No more sea (no more separation, chaos, or hidden depths) |
| Central Reality | God Himself dwells with His people forever (the ultimate fulfillment of the Tabernacle and Temple) |
- There will be no more:
- Death
- Sorrow
- Crying
- Pain
- Curse
- The tree of life will be there for the healing of the nations.
- Believers will have glorified bodies and will reign with Christ forever.
- This is the final merging of Heaven and Earth — the removal of the separation that has existed since the Fall.
¶ New Jerusalem
- Represents the ultimate consummation: the eternal dwelling of God with redeemed humanity, free from sin, death, and curse.
- Dimensions and Design: The city is laid out as a square/cube—length, width, and height each 12,000 furlongs (roughly 1,380–1,500 miles, depending on the furlong measure), making it enormous. The wall is measured at 144 cubits (about 216 feet). The number 12 (gates, foundations, etc.) symbolizes divine government and completeness (12 tribes, 12 apostles).
- Materials and Features: Built of pure gold like clear glass; walls of jasper/diamond-like stone; 12 foundations garnished with precious stones (corresponding to the apostles); 12 gates of pearls (named for Israel’s tribes), with three gates on each of four sides; the street pure gold, transparent as glass. It has no sea (Missler noted the current sea’s role in cleansing/preserving the planet is obsolete in a perfect eternal order). Nothing impure enters; gates stay open (no night); nations walk in its light. The river of the water of life and the tree of life (for the healing of the nations) are present.
- No Temple, No Sun/Moon: “I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it” (Rev 21:22). God’s glory and the Lamb provide all light—no need for sun or moon (Rev 21:23). This marks the direct, unmediated presence of God, contrasting with the Millennial Temple (Ezekiel 40–46) that precedes it.
- Eternal Blessings: No more death, sorrow, crying, or pain. God wipes away tears. Overcomers inherit all this; God is their God, and they are His sons (Rev 21:7). It fulfills the Bible’s arc: restoration, direct fellowship with God, and access to the tree of life.
Rev 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith,
Surely I come quickly.
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Rev 22:21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
¶ The end?
No, this is eternity.
SEE: Eternal State