ARE WE NEARING THE END?
The Ultimate End Times Timeline
Biblical, Literal, and Urgent.
Jesus warned us to “watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour” (Matthew 25:13). We are not left in the dark—Scripture unveils a precise, powerful sequence of end-time events. Here’s the prophetic timeline, laid out with clarity and conviction.
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1. The Church Age – The Age of Grace
NOW: We are living in the Church Age, a mystery once hidden but now revealed (Ephesians 3:4–6).
•Purpose: Preach the gospel to all nations (Matthew 28:19–20)
•Character: Apostasy increases (1 Timothy 4:1), deception abounds (2 Timothy 3:13)
•Reminder: We are not destined for wrath (1 Thessalonians 5:9)
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2. The Rapture – Jesus Comes for His Bride
IMMINENT: No signs precede it. It could happen at any moment.
•Caught up: “Harpazō” – snatched away (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17)
•Promise: “I will come again and take you to myself…” (John 14:3)
•Transformation: Instant glorification (1 Corinthians 15:51–52)
•Purpose: Deliver us from the wrath to come (Revelation 3:10)
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3. The Tribulation – 7 Years of Global Chaos
BEGINS: With a covenant confirmed by the Antichrist (Daniel 9:27)
•First Half (3.5 Years): False peace, rise of Antichrist, 144,000 Jewish witnesses (Revelation 7), Two Witnesses in Jerusalem (Revelation 11)
•Midpoint: Antichrist enters the rebuilt Temple, declares himself god (2 Thessalonians 2:4)
•Second Half – The Great Tribulation: Wrath unleashed (Revelation 8–16), Jews flee to the wilderness (Revelation 12:6), global persecution, mark of the beast (Revelation 13:16–17)
“For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world…” (Matthew 24:21)
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4. The Glorious Second Coming – Jesus Returns with His Saints
VISIBLE: Every eye will see Him (Revelation 1:7)
•Battle of Armageddon: Jesus defeats the Antichrist (Revelation 19:19–21)
•Feet on the Mount of Olives: Zechariah 14:4
•Angelic armies and raptured saints return in victory (Revelation 19:14)
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5. The 75-Day Interval (Daniel 12:11–12)
TRANSITION TIME between the Tribulation and the Millennial Kingdom:
•Temple cleansed
•Survivors judged (Matthew 25:31–46)
•Resurrection of OT and Tribulation martyrs (Revelation 20:4)
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6. The Millennial Kingdom – 1,000-Year Reign of Christ
LITERAL: Jesus reigns from Jerusalem.
•Satan bound (Revelation 20:1–3)
•Peace on Earth (Isaiah 11:6–9)
•Israel restored (Ezekiel 37:21–28)
•Temple worship resumed (Ezekiel 40–48)
“They shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree…” (Micah 4:4)
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7. Satan’s Final Rebellion
AT THE END OF THE 1,000 YEARS
•Satan released (Revelation 20:7–9)
•Nations deceived again
•Fire falls from heaven and consumes them
•Satan is thrown into the lake of fire—forever (Revelation 20:10)
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8. The Great White Throne Judgment
FOR THE WICKED DEAD ONLY
•No believer is present here
•Books opened (Revelation 20:12)
•Anyone not found in the Book of Life is cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:15)
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9. Eternity – New Heaven, New Earth, New Jerusalem
EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS
•God dwells with man (Revelation 21:3)
•No more death, sorrow, or pain (Revelation 21:4)
•The curse is removed (Revelation 22:3)
•Nations bring their glory into New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:24)
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So… where are we now?
We are living in the final moments of the Church Age.
The rapture is imminent.
The Tribulation is casting its shadow.
The King is at the door.
“You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
(Matthew 24:44)
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