In the Introduction to
this book I wrote that my conclusions
are derived from five essential Bible
doctrines (discussed at length in the
book, Jesus: The Alpha and
The Omega) and four self-evident
rules of interpretation which are
found in the book of Daniel.
Chronological order is
a critical part of apocalyptic
prophecy because God Himself has
declared the order of events within
each prophecy. The human
challenge is to properly divide the
books of Daniel and Revelation into
distinct prophecies so that religious
bias or personal whim does not
manipulate God’s
chronology. God has declared
the divine order in the books of
Daniel and Revelation. If
God’s declaration is not true,
two insurmountable problems would
arise. First, there is no
authority on Earth who can tell the
whole world what the order of coming
events will be. Second, without
God providing His chronological
order, confusion would reign and
Bible students would not have
confidence in “the more sure
word of prophecy.” Some
people claim that God gave us
prophecy so that we can see His
providence after prophecy
has been fulfilled. My response
to this argument is, “What is
the point of understanding the mark
of the beast after it is
imposed?” Jesus told His
disciples, “I have told you
now before it happens,
so that when it does happen you will
believe.” (John 14:29, italics mine)
Over the years, people
have asked for charts and outlines of
coming events. I have many
charts available showing the
relationships between the seventeen
prophecies. (See http://www.wake-up.org/Charts/ChartIndex.htm.) Because of
the huge quantity of information and
the small paper size in this book,
a comprehensive chart
showing the alignment of all
seventeen prophecies is not possible,
but a simple, abbreviated chart is
provide on pages 4-5. I have
also compressed the seventeen
prophecies into two short verbal
outlines. Section I (taken from
the book of Daniel) starts with the
ancient empire of Nebuchadnezzar and
extends to the Second Coming.
Section II (taken from the book of
Revelation) starts with the birth of
Jesus and extends to the end of the
1,000 years.
Section 1 – Daniel
Event
Kingdom
Date
1. Head of
gold/Lion
Babylon
538 B.C.
2. Chest of
silver / Bear / Ram
Medo-Persia
538-331 B.C.
A. 2,300 years begin
457 B.C.
B. 70 Weeks begin
457 B.C.
C. Israel caught
between kings in the north
and south
456 B.C.
3. Thighs of
brass/Leopard/Goat
Grecia
331-168 B.C.
4. Legs of
iron/Monster
Rome
168 B.C. to
A.D. 476
A. Messiah's ministry
& death
A.D. 27-30
B. Rome utterly
destroys Jerusalem
A.D. 70
5. Little horn
rises and persecutes saints
1,260 years
Papal Rule
A.D. 538-1798
6. Cleansing
of Heaven's temple begins at
the end of the 2,300 years
A.D. 1844 to
present
7. Horn power
from the north/ Stern faced
king appears — this horn
is the physical appearing of
Lucifer (fifth trumpet)
Shortly before
the
Second Coming
8. Michael
stands up/Time of great
trouble (seven bowls)
9.
Resurrection at the end of
the 1,335 days
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Section 2
– Revelation
Event
Date
1. War occurs
between Christ & Satan
before world was created
_
2. Satan
attempts to kill Jesus at
birth
4 B.C.
3. During His
time on Earth, Jesus is
victorious over sin –
redeems mankind
The devil is cast out of
Heaven a second time
A.D. 30
4. Jesus is
found worthy to receive a
kingdom and the Book of Life
1798
5. Jesus
breaks open the first three
seals (the revealing of Jesus
begins)
– First seal 1798 /
Salvation through Jesus alone
– Second seal 1800/The
translation and distribution
of the Bible
– Third seal
1844/Judgment of the dead
begins
6. God's
patience ends/Jubilee
Calendar expires
– The seven angels were
given the seven trumpets
1994
7. A
delay – waiting for
appointed time to arrive
(we are currently living in
this delay)
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1994 to
present
Nuclear
war breaks out on earth?
/ World leaders call for
peace and safety
The
144,000 are selected, sealed,
and empowered
Censer
is cast down / Global
earthquake / God’s wrath
begins
Two Witnesses begin work /
1,260 days
144,000
proclaim first message:
“Fear God, worship the
Creator”
Fourth
seal broken / 25% of
Earth’s population is
destroyed
First four trumpet judgments
occur / Fiery hailstorm, two
asteroid impacts, darkness
Crisis
government is formed and
given power
Babylon persecutes the saints
for 42 months
Babylon is the composite
beast with seven heads and
ten horns
144,000
proclaim second message:
“Babylon is false, it is
the work of the devil”
Fifth
trumpet occurs 890 days into
the Great Tribulation
The devil physically appears
masquerading as God
The devil is the lamblike
beast who deceives the whole
world
144,000
proclaim third message:
“If you worship the
devil, God will punish
you”
Sixth
trumpet occurs 148 days later
The devil sets up a one world
church state (the whore, his
theocracy)
The 144,000 proclaim the
Fourth Angel's Message,
"Come out of her, the
whore."
The devil rules as king of
kings and lord of lords
Fifth seal broken / Martyrdom
The devil kills one-third of
mankind / Imposes tattoo
/Mark of the beast
Two
Witnesses are slain on the
1,260th day / 144,000
are dead for 3.5 days
144,000
resurrected / Taken to Heaven
Seventh trumpet sounds / Ark
of the Covenant shown in sky
First four bowls poured out /
Those having the mark suffer
greatly
Fifth
bowl / Lucifer unmasked / His
officials and employees
blinded
Sixth
bowl / Lucifer gathers the
kings of Earth to make war
against Jesus
Seventh
bowl / Jesus appears / All of
the wicked are destroyed
Saints meet the Lord in the
air / Earth is desolate / No
life on Earth
Jesus
takes the saints to the Holy
City, New Jerusalem for
1,000 years
The devil is bound in the
abyss during the 1,000 years
The
saints reign with Jesus in
Heaven
Victims determine the amount
of suffering the wicked must
suffer (restitution)
At
the end of the 1,000 years,
Holy City descends from
Heaven
The
wicked of all ages are
resurrected to
meet their Creator and
receive their sentence
Every
knee bows admitting that
God has been more than
fair in His judgment
Seventh
seal broken open, contents
of The Book of Life
exposed
God completely exonerated
The
devil urges the wicked to
attack the Holy City
