What…Why…When

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Luke 3:1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea…

 

Luke 3:15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might be the Christ.

 

“But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief.”

 

The second point we need to consider is that Daniel 8:19 says “the appointed time of the end” is a time of wrath.

 

Where does the Bible describe the outpouring of God’s wrath during the time of the end?

 

The book of Revelation describes fourteen judgments – 7 trumpets and 7 bowls.

 

And Revelation 15:1 says that the seven bowls are called the seven last plagues because with them, God’s wrath is completed!

 

The seven trumpets are the seven first plagues and the seven bowls are the seven last plagues.

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           7 trumpets                 7 bowls      

Summarizing Point #2: Bible prophecy predicts the time of the end will be a time of wrath and God’s wrath will be completed during the 7^th bowl.

 

Third, the Bible declares that God is love. The Bible also declares that God is changeless. Therefore, His destruction of the Earth in Noah’s day has to be an expression of love.

 

From age to age, God has used His wrath to cauterize the malignant growth of sin so that oncoming generations can be set free from the degenerate, corrupting and violent behaviors of the current generation.

 

The Amalekites were destroyed because God loved oncoming generations who would inherit the land of Canaan.

 

The world was destroyed in Noah’s day because God loved oncoming generations who would inhabit the Earth.

 

Summarizing Point #3: When people become hopelessly degenerate and violent, God’s love for oncoming generations move Him to destroy those who destroy others.

 

The fourth issue we need to consider is that with God, timing is everything.

 

God knows no haste or delay.

 

He is the Master of time and timing.

 

I could give you many examples from the Bible, but I don’t have the time. Here are four:

 

1.   The flood came on time.

2.   Israel was delivered out of Egypt on time.

3.   The ministry of Jesus began on time.

4.   The death of Jesus occurred right on time.

 

Look at this: God has set a date for the sixth trumpet down to the very hour!

 

Revelation 9:13   The sixth angel sounded his trumpet…

 

Revelation 9:15   And the four angels who had been kept ready for this very hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.”

 

We see that God has the power to predetermine the timing of events.

 

The date for the sixth trumpet has been scheduled for thousands of years, down to the very hour/ day/ month/ and year.

 

Summarizing Point #4. God is the Master of time and timing. He sets dates and carries out His decrees. He has set a date for the sixth trumpet and it will happen on time.

 

Look at this:

 

God has put 18 prophetic time periods in Daniel and Revelation.

 

Why?

 

They serve as clues!

 

When properly assembled, all 18 prophetic time periods will fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.

 

When properly aligned, they produce information that is otherwise unknown.

 

The 18 prophetic time periods reveal the timing of God’s plans – they narrow down the commencement of the seven trumpets to a small window of time.

 

Again, I do not know the date for the sixth trumpet, and I do not know the date for the commencement of the seven trumpets.

 

I do not know when nuclear was will break out.

 

But, there are clues suggesting the end of the world could happen before 2017!

 

Before we look at these clues, consider three things that point to the end of life on Earth, as we presently know it – even if the end of the world does not occur before 2017.

 

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