The Rapture

1. Christ Comes In The Air For His Bride
2. Church Is Taken To Heaven
3. Only Believers Are Affected
4. Time Of Joy
5. Before The day Of Wrath (Tribulation)
6. Imminent – Could Happen Any Moment
7. No Signs

The Revelation – The Second Coming Of Christ

1. Over 300 References In The OT
2. 380 Times In The NT
3. Only 4 Of 27 Books In The NT Don’t Mention It
4. 1 Of Every 25 NT Verses Speak Of His Return
5. 1 Entire NT Book Dedicated To Christ’s Return

The Revelation

Behold, the day of the Lord is coming, And your spoil will be divided in your midst.
For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; The city shall be taken, The houses rifled, And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity, But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
Zechariah 14:1-2

Then the Lord will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle. And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, Making a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south.
Zechariah 14:3-4

Thus the Lord my God will come, And all the saints with You.
Zechariah 14:5b

Now Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men also, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of His saints,
Jude 14a

The Revelation

1. Christ Comes With The Church
2. No Raptured
3. The Wrath Of God Precedes This Event
4. Christ Judges The Inhabitants Of The Earth
5. Christ Sets Up His Kingdom On Earth
6. All Humanity Is Affected
7. Many Signs For Christ Physical Appearance

Then Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”
Matthew 24:1-2

Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?
Matthew 24:3

Three Great Questions

When Will These Things Be?
(Concerning The Temple)

What Will Be The Sign of Your Coming?

When Is The End of The Age?

When Will The Temple Be Destroyed?

Jesus Answered In Luke 21:20 – 24

July – August Of 70 A.D.
Romans Under Titus
Besieged The Temple and Burnt It Down
“not one stone shall be left here upon another”

Signs

And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Matthew 24:4-6

For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Matthew 24:7-8

“Then they will deliver you (The Jewish People) up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another.
Matthew 24:9-10

Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
Matthew 24:11-14

“Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand),  “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Matthew 24:15-16

Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house.  And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
Matthew 24:17-19

And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath.  For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.  And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
Matthew 24:20-22

“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.  See, I have told you beforehand.
Matthew 24:23-25

“Therefore, if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe, it. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.  For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.
Matthew 24:26-28

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
Matthew 24:29

Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
Matthew 24:30-31

Other Major Signs: Key In One Generation

1.  A Knowledge Explosion – Daniel 12:4
2.  The Rebirth Of Israel – Isaiah 66:8-10
3.  The Jews Return Home – Jeremiah 23:7-8
4. Weapon That Consume Before Body Falls To The Ground – Zechariah 14:12
5.  Jerusalem No Longer Under Gentile Control – Luke 21:24
6.  International Instant Communication – Rev 11:3
7.  Days of Deception – Matthew 24:4
8.  Famines and Pestilence – Matthew 24:7
9.  Earthquakes – Matthew 24:7
10. The Third Temple Rebuilt – Daniel 9:27
11.  As In The Days Of Noah – Matthew 24:36

End Of The Age

“Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!
Matthew 24:32-33

Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.
Matthew 24:34-36

The Fig Tree Generation

Israel Becomes A Nation 1948
That Generation Will See The Lord In The Air

What Constitutes A Generation?

1948 Israel’s Independence
40 Years – 1988
70 Years – 2018
80 Years – 2028
84 Years – 2032 (Anna)