In
this study guide we will look at the timing of events, the
time line of the book of Revelation.
Let's get a quick understanding of some events for we are
told in 1 Th 5:1-5
"But of the times and the seasons,
brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For
yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For
when they shall say, Peace
and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon
them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall
not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that
that day should overtake you
as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of
the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness."
We are the children of light and should know these things,
and the day of the Lord should not overtake us as a thief.
7 Years
In Daniel 9:27 "And he
shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: "7 years" and in
the midst of the week "7
years" he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to
cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he
shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and
that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. "
We see that there are 7 years yet to take place, being cut
into two halves of 3½ years. The Hebrew word week
is the word, "shabuwa" meaning "sevened, i.e. a week
(spec. of years)"
Abomination of desolation
The abomination of desolation is the event that separates
the 7 year period. Jesus said in Mat 24:15,16 "When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation,
spoken of by Daniel the
prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso
readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in
Judaea flee into the mountains: "
So when you see the abomination, that those in Judaea are
to flee into the mountains.
Tribulation
In Mat 24:21, "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 said that after the Abomination, there shall be
great tribulation.
In Dan 12:1 "And at that time shall Michael
stand up, the great prince which standeth for the
children of thy people: and there
shall be a time of trouble, such as never was
since there was a nation even to that same time..."
So we see the time of trouble here also, and in Dan
12:6,7, "And one said to
the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of
the river, How long shall it
be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the
man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the
river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand
unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that
it shall be for a time, times,
and an half; and when he shall have
accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people,
all these things shall be finished."
So we see that the tribulation will be for 3½
years. The Hebrew word time is the word, "mow'ed" meaning "a festival;
conventionally a year"
a time, times, and an half Time
= 1 year Times
= 2 years An
half = 1/2 year Totaling 3½ years
Rapture
In 1 Cor 15:51,52, "Behold,
I
show you a mystery; We
shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a
moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and
the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed."
We see that the dead shall be raised at the last trump,
and in 1 Th 4:16, "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:"
We see the trump and voice of the archangel, when the dead
in Christ rise.
Wrath
In 1 Th 5:9, "For God hath not appointed us to
wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord
Jesus Christ,"
We see that God has not appointed us to wrath and in Isa
26:19-21, "Thy dead men shall live,
together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and
sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew
of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. Come, my people, enter thou into
thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee:
hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish
the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the
earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more
cover her slain."
We see the dead raised, and then entering into their
chambers, until the anger, or "wrath" of God be passed.
Seven
Seals
Seven Trumpets
Seven Vials
So we will see how these events will fit into the time
line of the 7 years. If they go before, during, or after
the 7 years. We will see how the Lord will fulfill the
last three Feasts of the Lord, on their day, the way he
fulfilled the first four Feasts on their day and hour.
