The Tribulation

The greatest moment in time

Rev.19

Rev. 19

I. THE THEME OF THE BIBLE

Over 800 specific references of the Lord’s Day in the

Bible

5 times more references to the 2nd coming

than the 1st coming

(Gen 2:1-3) Thus the heavens and the earth were finished,

and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God

ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the

seventh day from all his work which he had made.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had

rested from all his work which God created and made.

(Gen 3:15) And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his

heel.

A. It is the theme of the PROPHECY of

Revelation

(Rev 1:7) Behold, he cometh with clouds; and

every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him.

Even so, Amen.

(2Ti 2:15) Study to shew thyself

approved unto God, a workman that

needeth not to be ashamed, rightly

dividing the word of truth.

(Rev 1:19) Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be

hereafter;

(Rev 1:10) I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

The FutureChapters 20-22

Covers the 1,000 year region and beyond

“the things which thou hast seen”

Church history The Application

• Historical (7 church of Asia Minor)

• Inspirational (to Churches and Individuals)

• Prophetical (The 7 church ages

from where Acts left off to the Rapture)

The PresentChapters 4-19

Covers the 7 year tribulation to the 2nd Coming of Christ

The PastChapters 1-3

Covers History from 90 AD - Rapture of the Church

“the things which are”

Chapters 4-19

The Lords Day

The Tribulation (and great tribulation)

The return of Christ with his Saints

The return is seen 4 times

“the things which shall be hereafter”

Chapters 20-22

The 1,000 year reign The great white throne

The New Heaven and New earth

The 4 accounts of the Tribulation

Rev. 4-6 (under the

figure of Seals)Rev. 7-11 (under the

figure of Trumpets)Rev. 12-14 (The

work and ministry of the Antichrist

Rev. 15-19 (under the figure of vials)

The 4 accounts of the 2nd Coming of

Christ

Rev. 6:12-17 Rev.11-13-16 Rev. 14: 14-20 Rev. 19:11-21

B. It is the theme of all

the PROPHETS

(Act 3:19-21) Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted

out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was

preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all

things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all

his holy prophets since the world began.

(Jud 1:14-15) And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his

saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to

convince all that are ungodly among them of all their

ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed,

and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have

spoken against him.

Isaiah89

specific references

to

Isaiah • 2:12,17• 3: 6-11• 4• All of 11• 16:1-8• 21:11-14• 27:1-6• 34:1,2

(Isa 2:11) The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the

haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD

alone shall be exalted in that day.

(Isa 2:12) For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon

every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

(Isa 2:17) And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.

(Isa 2:19) And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into

the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his

majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

Isaiah • 52• 54• 60• 61• 62• 63• ½ of 64• ALL of 65• ½ of 66

Jeremiah• Live and preached in a

time that was a type of The Day of the Lord

• 46:10• 50:22- 28 (all the Ch.)•All of 51

Lamentation • The book is made of 5

funeral songs; about the death and ravaging of the people of Israel

• The book match the time of the tribulation

Ezekiel The Book opens with a

picture of the 2nd coming

1:413:5

(30:3-4)

Daniel Most of Ch.2

All of Ch. 7

Most of Ch. 9

Hosea The picture of a man

redeeming his unfaithful Wife

1:5 2:14-21

Joel

1:152:1-10All of 3

Amos

2:165:18-20All of 8

Obadiah

1:81:15

The Book was written to the Edomites

Jonah The Book was written about a

Jew made to witness to his enemies

(Heb 13:1) Let brotherly love continue.

(Heb 13:2) Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained

angels unawares.

Micah

2:44:6

5:10-157:11-12

Nahum The theme of the Book is that the

holiness of God must deal with sin

1: 5-8

(Nah 1:5) The mountains quake at him, and the hills

melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell

therein.

(Nah 1:6) Who can stand before his indignation? and

who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown

down by him.

Habakkuk

3: 4-13

Only 53 verses in

BookAt least 20

specific references

to :

Zephaniah

Haggai

2:23

(Hag 2:21) Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake

the heavens and the earth;(Hag 2:22) And I will overthrow the

throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the

chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall

come down, every one by the sword of his brother.

(Hag 2:23) In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O

Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make

thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.

Quoted almost 40 times in NT

In chapters 12-15 alone there

are 15 specific

references to :

Zechariah

Zechariah

• Ch.2• 12:3 –Ch. 14• 24 specific

references to the “that day”

Malachi

3: 17-18All of Ch. 4

Psalms 97:1-6 – “The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad

thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about Him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of His throne. A fire goeth

before Him, and burneth up his enemies round about. His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of

the whole earth. The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his

glory.”

C. The theme is seen in the

PICTURES

D. The theme is seen in the

PSALMS