If You Miss The Rapture

# 1 – Know that you need Jesus in your heart and in your life immediately. You must receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior. The world says – show me and I’ll believe. God says – believe and I will show you. Take that step of faith and God will open your eyes and your heart to the Truth of His Son, Jesus Christ and the Truth of His Word, the Bible.

# 2 – Know these three truths about Islam – (1) The God of Christianity and the god of Islam are two separate beings. (2) Muhammad received revelations from demons and not from the true God. (3) Islam is an anti-christ religion that intends, through violence, to conquer the world.

# 3 – Know that the anti-christ and his false prophet will conquer you and lead you straight through the gates of hell if you do not believe and trust solely in the Name of Jesus Christ for your salvation. Jesus said in John 14:6 - "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

# 4 – Know that nothing in this world matters any longer. Your money, retirement plans, 401K, summer home, sports car, diamond jewelry, popularity, power, college education, etc. are all worthless. Only 25% of the population that remains after the rapture will be alive at the end of the next 7 years to see the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. That means if you’re reading this after the rapture – you have a 75% chance of dying within 7 years.

# 5 – Know that all that matters now is where you will spend eternity. Jesus promised in Matthew 10:39 – “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” The world will try to kill you because of your faith in Jesus. Do not let anyone lead you away from the Truth. Jesus warned in Mark 13:13 – “All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.” Even if you must die, to die in Christ is to live! To die without Christ – is to suffer torment for all eternity. Never, no matter what, deny the One Who alone has saved your soul – Jesus – Blessed be His Name forever!

Now find a Bible! It’s a must for Tribulation survival. You must have the Truth in hand so that you will not be deceived by the dark days ahead. Don’t be afraid of the scriptures. God will give you insight and help you understand the meaning of His Words. It’s your best weapon of defense against the enemies of God that will come against you. It will also give you understanding to the Judgments of God that will be released and progressively get worse as the next seven years pass.

SEVEN-YEAR TRIBULATION PURPOSE – The time period set aside for the national redemption of Israel and for God’s judgment on a Christ rejecting Gentile world. This time period will end with the Glorious Appearing of Jesus Christ at His Second Coming.

SEVEN-YEAR TRIBUALTION BEGINS – Following the Rapture of God’s Church, the anti-christ will rise to power and confirm a peace covenant with Israel (Daniel 9:27). This officially begins the seven-year period of a literal hell on earth.

SEVEN-YEAR TRIBULATION SUMMARY – The Tribulation period will last 7 years, or 2 periods of 1,260 days, or 2 periods 42 months, or 2 periods of three and one half years (Rev 11:2-3, 12:6,7,14, 13:5)

This is a very simple over view of the first half of the Tribulation (First 1,260 days)

SEAL JUDGMENTS

The First Seal (Rev 6:1-2) – A White Horse - Antichrist revealed, peace covenant signed.
The Second Seal (Rev 6:3-4) – A Red Horse - World war begins.
The Third Seal (Rev 6:5-6) – A Black Horse - Famine and inflation results from war.
The Fourth Seal (Rev 6:7-8) – A Pale Horse - Death (result of starvation, war and disease) will destroy one fourth of the world’s population.
The Fifth Seal (Rev 6:9-11) – Tribulation saints martyred (new believers in Christ will be killed because of their faith).
The Sixth Seal (Rev 6:12) – Great worldwide earthquake like the world has never seen before.
The Seventh Seal (Rev 8:1-2) - Heaven pauses for half an hour. Then God gives seven angels, who have been standing before Him waiting for this day, seven trumpets, which are the next seven judgments to be released.

TRUMPET JUDGMENTS

The First Trumpet (Rev 8:7) – Hail and fire fall from the sky (could be literal or nuclear) and destroy one-third of the earth’s surface.
The Second Trumpet (Rev 8:8-9) – A mountain of fire (could be literal or nuclear) is thrown into the sea. One third of the sea is turned into blood, one third of the ocean life dies and one third of the ships are destroyed.
The Third Trumpet (Rev 8:10-11) – Giant burning meteorite called Wormwood falls from the sky and pollutes one third of the world’s water supply.
The Fourth Trumpet (Rev 8:12) – There will be 16 hours of darkness and 8 hours of light each day.
The Fifth Trumpet (Rev 9:1-11) – For five months a plague of scorpion-like locusts will attack all non-Christians. The victims will want to die because of the torture, but they will not perish. All Christians and vegetation are protected from this judgment.
The Sixth Trumpet (Rev 9:13-21) – Four evil angels will be released along with their army of 200,000,000 horsemen. They will kill one-third of the earth’s current population. All Christians are once again protected from this judgment.
The Seventh Trumpet (Rev 11:15-18) – The angels sing a chorus to God and the elders worship God. This signifies the next round of judgments to begin.

There are some key events that take place at this point during the middle of the Tribulation (Rev 12-13). The anti-christ will be killed with a wound to the head and three days later he will rise again (this is his imitation of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ). When he is raised up, he will be indwelt by Satan. Also, the anti-christ will blaspheme God and defile the Temple. The anti-christ will force everyone to receive a mark on the right hand or forehead in order to buy or sell goods. Anyone who does not take the mark is killed. Jewish believers will begin to flee to the mountains (most likely Petra located in Jordan) where God will protect them.

This is a very simple over view of the second half of the Tribulation (Last 1,260 days)

BOWL JUDGMENTS

The First Bowl (Rev 16:2) - Foul and painful sores will infect everyone who took the mark of the beast and worshipped his image.
The Second Bowl (Rev 16:3) – The sea will be turned into blood and everything in it will be killed.
The Third Bowl (Rev 16:4-7) – The rivers and springs will be turned into blood because of the shed blood of the saints and prophets.
The Fourth Bowl (Rev 16:8-9) – The sun will scorch people with fire. Instead of repenting, they curse the name of God.
The Fifth Bowl (Rev 16:10-11) – There will be darkness on the kingdom of the Beast. Men will gnaw their own tongues in agony. Still they refuse to repent and instead curse the name of God.
The Sixth Bowl (Rev 16:12) – The Euphrates River will dry up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. Three demons are released and they gather the world together for the Battle of Armageddon.
The Seventh Bowl (Rev 16:17-21) - The greatest earthquake ever is released upon the whole earth. Every island will be removed from the face of the earth and the mountains will be completely flattened. Hundred pound hailstones will fall from the sky. Complete and total destruction will be worldwide.

SEVEN DOOMS ON BABYLON (Rev 17:1 – 18:24)
# 1 – Devoid of human life
# 2 – Burned with fire
# 3 – Destroyed in one hour
# 4 – People afraid to enter her borders
# 5 – Riches brought to nothing
# 6 – Violently overthrown
# 7 – All activity ceases

BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON (REV 19)

RETURN OF CHRIST WITH THE CHURCH AND HIS ANGELS (REV 19)

The seven year Tribulation will climax with the Glorious Appearing of Jesus Christ (Rev 19:11-16). Those who were beheaded because of their faith in Jesus during the Tribulation will be resurrected (Rev 20:4-6). The Bible says they are "blessed and holy" because they did not worship the beast or his image and they had not received the mark of the beast on their forehead or their hands. Remember, the only objective during the Tribulation is to truly receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior so that you will spend eternity in the presence of God. May your faith in Jesus be strong until His Kingdom comes!

Revelation 22:7 - "Behold, I am coming soon!"

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