The Day Of The LORD

[Revelation 14:6-12]

The Soon Second Coming [or 2nd Advent] of CHRIST JESUS is the "blessed hope" for every believing and faith-filled Christian:

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:13)

HE shall appear in the 2nd Advent without sin unto Salvation:

And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. (Daniel 12:1)

And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: (Acts 3:20)

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. (Acts 3:21)

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: (Philippians 3:20)

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9:28)

The questions that are always asked are:

"When will it be?"

"What will it be like?"

"Who will be able to see it?"

"What events will happen?"

"What happens next?"

Scripture gives us only one conclusive answer to the first question:

But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. (Matthew 24:36)

But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. (Mark 13:32)

The reason that this is so, is because the Scriptures reveal that the 2nd Advent will be very sudden and abrupt [and too soon for many who have waited too long, procrastinated, put-off, did not believe and/or mocked], like "a thief in the night", "suddenly", and it will be at the time of the FATHER's own choosing, just as in the Wedding Day [which the 2nd Advent is in the context of, a Royal Wedding], for HE will then send HIS SON, CHRIST JESUS, to come and claim HIS own Church Bride.

For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. (1 Thessalonians 5:2)

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. (2 Peter 3:10)

[For so shall it be in the last days as it were in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah when Lot went out, and also in the Days of Noah, and the flood came and destroyed them all..., A Rain of Fire, a Global Lake of Water, and in the End - a Rain of Fire and Global Lake of Fire]

JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF tells each of us to "be ye therefore ready" at any moment:

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. (Matthew 24:44)

And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. (Matthew 25:6)

Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: (Mark 13:35)

Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. (Luke 12:40)

Well, what then can we know about the timing of this great event? Scripture reveals that we can know when the time is "near" [see also Obadiah 1:15; Zephaniah 1:14]:

So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, [even] at the doors. (Matthew 24:33)

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: (Mark 13:28)

So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, [even] at the doors. (Mark 13:29)

And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. (Luke 21:8)

And the Everlasting Gospel would first have to go and be proclaimed to the whole world for a witness [not that all would come to believe it, but rather, for a witness] and then the end would come:

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. (Matthew 24:14)

And the gospel must first be published among all nations. (Mark 13:10)

And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, (Revelation 14:6)

And great "signs" and "wonders" in the Heavens will preface the soon-coming event:

And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. (Joel 2:30)

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. (Joel 2:31)

The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. (Joel 3:15)

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: (Matthew 24:29)

But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, (Mark 13:24)

And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; (Luke 21:25)

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: (Acts 2:20)

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; (Revelation 6:12)

And the LORD has given to us, that though the time continue to draw onward even later still and the event seems to fail in prophecy; yea, HE has told us that this would happen and that there will be an apparent "delay":

While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. (Matthew 25:5)

...a seeming time of tarrying, of trial and testing [compare also Exodus 32:1; 1 Samuel 13:8-11]:

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; (Matthew 24:48)

But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; (Luke 12:45)

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, (2 Peter 3:3)

And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] from the beginning of the creation. (2 Peter 3:4)

But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. (2 Peter 3:8)

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9)

...though the LORD is not truly delayed and "at the end it shall speak" at the "appointed time", for HE is long-suffering and not willing that any should perish:

For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Habbakuk 2:3)

To Be Continued...

 

[Revelation 14:6-12]

And many false christ's and deceivers would arise and work deceptive miracles before the end among the Flock/Church and also secretly, here or there, invisibly, in a desert place, done in a corner of the earth, even that which is so named AntiChrist:

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (Matthew 7:15)

And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. (Matthew 24:11)

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here [is] Christ, or there; believe [it] not. (Matthew 24:23)

For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect. (Matthew 24:24)

Behold, I have told you before. (Matthew 24:25)

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, [he is] in the secret chambers; believe [it] not. (Matthew 24:26)

For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible, even the elect. (Mark 13:22)

For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. (Acts 20:29)

Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (2 Thessalonians 2:3)

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way. (2 Thesslonains 2:7)

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: (2 Thesslonians 2:8)

[Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, (2 Thessalonians 2:9)

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (2 Peter 2:1)

Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. (1 John 2:18)

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1)

And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs [come] out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. (Revelation 16:13)

And here is how CHRIST JESUS shall come in HIS 2nd Advent according to the scriptures:

HE shall appear in the 2nd Advent without sin unto Salvation:

And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: (Acts 3:20)

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. (Acts 3:21)

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: (Philippians 3:20)

So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. (Hebrews 9:28)

For after having gone and prepared a place for HIS people [just as the Bridegroom would go back to the FATHER's house and build the marriage chamber; see Psalms 19:5], HE comes again in this 2nd Advent to receive them to HIMSELF:

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye may be also. (John 14:3)

And CHRIST JESUS shall come in the "clouds of heaven" and Glory and be seen:

Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. (Matthew 26:64)

...which "Clouds" are the many innumerable "chariots" and "Angels" of Heaven [see Daniel 7:13; Isaiah 14:14; Psalms 104:3], the "reapers", which will all come with CHRIST JESUS:

"...who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:" (Psalms 104:3;p)

The chariots of God [are] twenty thousand, [even] thousands of angels: the Lord [is] among them, [as in] Sinai, in the holy [place]. (Psalms 68:17)

For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. (Isaiah 66:15)

"...the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels." (Matthew 13:39;p)

So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, (Matthew 13:49)

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. (Matthew 16:27)

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24:30)

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: (Matthew 25:31)

"....the Son of man..., when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." (Mark 8:38;p)

And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. (Mark 13:27)

"...the Son of man..., when he shall come in his own glory, and [in his] Father's, and of the holy angels." (Luke 9:26;p)

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. (Luke 21:27)

"... while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight." (Acts 1:9;p)

And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; (Acts 1:10)

Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. (Acts 1:11)

Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:17)

And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, (2 Thessalonians 1:7)

And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. (Hebrews 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. (Revelation 1:7)

To Be Continued...

 

[Revelation 14:6-12]

And the "same" CHRIST JESUS (who was bodily resurrected, according to HIS own prophecy [John 2:19-21, "...he spake of the temple of his body." See also Luke 24:36-43,50-51], and seen and felt by his Apostles and Disciples) was taken up and ascended into Heaven in a Cloud, HE shall so come again in a Cloud:

And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. (Acts 1:9)

And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; (Acts 1:10)

Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. (Acts 1:11)

And when CHRIST JESUS shall appear in HIS 2nd Advent, all of the tribes of the earth shall mourn, and they shall physically, visibly, and personally see HIS coming in the clouds of Heaven with Power and Great Glory:

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24:30)

And in this time of HIS [CHRIST JESUS] 2nd Advent every eye on earth shall see HIM coming in that Great Glory:

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2)

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. (Revelation 1:7)

For this 2nd Advent CHRIST JESUS shall not be hid, nor it be secret, nor invisible, nor whispered, nor done in a corner, but it shall be known and heard, and seen and witnessed and felt, yea even hoped for and even feared, as Lightning that shineth from one end of the earth to the other:

For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. (Matthew 24:27)

For CHRIST JESUS [GOD the SON] shall descend from Heaven with a Mighty Roar and Shout and not keep Silence and be very tempestuous about HIM, and with HIS Very Trump give a mighty blast and the first resurrection [resurrection of the righteous dead] shall take place by HIS own voice, saying "ARISE, Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust..." [Isaiah 26:19], Resurrecting the righteous Dead, but also a terror to the wicked who will be slain by HIS Brightness:

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, (John 5:28)

And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. (John 5:29)

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: (1 Thessalonians 4:16)

Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. (Psalms 50:3)

He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. (Psalms 50:4)

Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. (Psalms 50:5)

Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread [the grapes], against all the inhabitants of the earth. (Jeremiah 25:30) [compare to Psalms 50:3; Isaiah 2:19,21 and 1 Thessalonians 4:16]

A noise shall come [even] to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them [that are] wicked to the sword, saith the LORD. (Jeremiah 25:31)

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. (Jeremiah 25:32)

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. (Revelation 22:12)

And those who are in CHRIST JESUS that are living at this time shall then be changed, given the gift of immortality and eternal and everlasting Life [see Romans 2:7] and be caught up together [with the resurrected] into the Air.

They will be gathered by the Holy Angels with the Great Sound of A Trumpet, with those who had been raised from the dead in the First Resurrection and meet with CHRIST JESUS.

JESUS does not at the 2nd Advent touch the ground, but we leave with HIM into Heaven for 1,000 years [See also the Mount of Transfiguration for the Typology, CHRIST in Glory, Moses having been previously resurrected and taken into Heaven, Elijah Translated directly into Heaven and both appearing together...; also like as Enoch walked daily with GOD, so shall we, as there was a resurrection at CHRIST's own, as Firstfruits, there shall be a Harvest of the Earth]:

Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:17)

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, (1 Corinthians 15:51)

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (1 Corinthians 15:52)

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal [must] put on immortality. (1 Corinthians 15:53)

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. (1 Corinthians 15:54)

O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory? (1 Corinthians 15:55)

Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. (Philippians 3:21)

And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. (Matthew 24:31)

[Two men in one bed (representing two groups in death; sleep), Two men in the Field (two groups in the world), Two Women grinding the grain (bread, the word of God, two Churches, Two kinds of Worshipers, True and False)...One group shall be resurrected and go into Heaven and receive everlasting Life, while the other group will not and will perish...[see John 3:16]]

To Be Continued...

 

[Revelation 14:6-12]

For in this 2nd Advent of CHRIST JESUS, HE comes in HIS own Glory and the Glory of the FATHER and the Glory of all of the Holy Angels of Heaven [Ten Thousand times Ten Thousand and Thousands of Thousands; Daniel 7:10; Revelation 5:11]

When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: (Matthew 25:31)

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. (Mark 8:38)

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and [in his] Father's, and of the holy angels. (Luke 9:26)

To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. (1 Thessalonians 3:13)

And there shall be so Great an Earthquake as there never before was upon the earth during this 2nd Advent that the islands will vanish and mountains be leveled, and Lightnings and Thunders and Voices:

And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, [and] so great. (Revelation 16:18)

And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. (Revelation 16:20)

And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, [every stone] about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. (Revelation 16:21)

And all of the living Wicked at CHRIST JESUS 2nd Advent shall be slain by HIS Brightness of HIS coming, a day burning like an oven, and they shall become refuse upon the ground, neither to be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried, but are for the feast of the birds:

As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. (Matthew 13:40)

For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. (Matthew 24:28)

And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body [is], thither will the eagles be gathered together. (Luke 17:37)

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: (2 Thessalonians 1:8)

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: (2 Thessalonians 2:8)

I will utterly consume all [things] from off the land, saith the LORD. (Zephaniah 1:2)

I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD. (Zephaniah 1:3)

And the idols he shall utterly abolish. (Isaiah 2:18) [See also Daniel 2:34,45]

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 2:19)

To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. (Isaiah 2:21)

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. (Isaiah 11:4)

Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. (Isaiah 24:1)

The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word. (Isaiah 24:3)

The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. (Isaiah 24:19)

The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. (Isaiah 24:20)

Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. (Isaiah 34:1)

For the indignation of the LORD [is] upon all nations, and [his] fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. (Isaiah 34:2)

Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. (Isaiah 34:3)

And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling [fig] from the fig tree. (Isaiah 34:4)

And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. (Isaiah 34:9)

I beheld the earth, and, lo, [it was] without form, and void; and the heavens, and they [had] no light. (Jeremiah 4:23)

I beheld, and, lo, [there was] no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. (Jeremiah 4:25)

I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place [was] a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, [and] by his fierce anger. (Jeremiah 4:26)

For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. (Jeremiah 4:27)

[The full end comes after the 3rd Advent, New Jerusalem descends with the Saints from heaven, the 2nd resurrection [Resurrection of the wicked] after the 1,000 years takes place, Satan is loosed for he now has a massive group of resurrected at his hands and they surround the camp of the saints, and then the final judgment and destruction of all the wicked and Satan with the Lake of Fire and Rain of Fire, and when they are finally "burnt up" into "smoke" and "ashes", never to be "any more", then shall CHRIST JESUS create the New Heaven and New Earth for the meek to inherit...]

For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken [it], I have purposed [it], and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it. (Jeremiah 4:28)

The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city [shall be] forsaken, and not a man dwell therein. (Jeremiah 4:29)

And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from [one] end of the earth even unto the [other] end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground. (Jeremiah 25:33)

For there shall be Great Tribulation upon the Earth and Plagues before CHRIST JESUS comes in Power and Glory, but do not worry, if you are in CHRIST JESUS it shall not come nigh unto you:

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; [nor] for the arrow [that] flieth by day; (Psalms 91:5)

[Nor] for the pestilence [that] walketh in darkness; [nor] for the destruction [that] wasteth at noonday. (Psalms 91:6)

A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; [but] it shall not come nigh thee. (Psalms 91:7)

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. (Psalms 91:8)

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. (Revelation 3:10)

For as Noah was saved Through the Flood, as Daniel was saved Through the Lion's Den, as Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah were saved Through the Fiery Furnace, as Jacob Through his Trouble, as Moses and the Israelite saved Through the Plagues and encroaching armies, so shall CHRIST JESUS save us through Much Tribulation:

The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. (Psalms 145:20)

Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. (Acts 14:22)

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: (2 Peter 2:9)

To Be Continued...

 

[Revelation 14:6-12]

Events as found throughout [colour-coded]:

In Matthew 24
[1] The Tribulation such as has not been (Matthew 24:29)
[2] The Darkening of the Sun, Moon and the Falling of the Stars (Matthew 24:29)
[3] Glorious coming of CHRIST JESUS in Power and Majesty (Matthew 24:30)
[4] Saints Caught up to Heaven unto CHRIST JESUS in the air (Matthew 24:31)

In Mark 13
[1] The Tribulation such as has not been (Mark 13:24)
[2] The Darkening of the Sun, Moon and the Falling of the Stars (Mark 13:24-25)
[3] Glorious coming of CHRIST JESUS in Power and Majesty (Mark 13:26)
[4] Saints Caught up to Heaven unto CHRIST JESUS in the air (Mark 13:27)

In Luke 21
[1] The Tribulation such as has not been (Luke 21:25-26)
[2] Signs in the Sun, Moon and Stars (Luke 21:25)
[3] Glorious coming of CHRIST JESUS in Power and Majesty (Luke 21:27)

In 1 Thessalonians 4
[1] Glorious coming of CHRIST JESUS in Power and Majesty (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
[2] Resurrection (aka. First Resurrection) of the Righteous (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
[3] Saints Caught up to Heaven unto CHRIST JESUS in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:17)

In Joel 2
[1] The Darkening of the Sun, Moon (Joel 2:31)
[2] Glorious coming of CHRIST JESUS in Power and Majesty (Joel 2:32)

In Revelation 6
[1] Earthquake, Darkening of Sun, Moon to Blood and Falling of the Stars (Revelation 6:12-13)
[2] Glorious coming of CHRIST JESUS in Power and Majesty (Revelation 6:14-17)

An overall view of events to unfold from the beginning of the 2nd Advent of CHRIST JESUS - during the 1,000 years - and the 3rd Advent of CHRIST JESUS - Judgment - New Heaven and New Earth and unto eternity...:

Review quoted from: http://www.amazingfacts.org/FreeStuff/BibleStudies/StudyGuides/tabid/105/ctl/ViewMedia/mid/453/IID/2-12/LNG/en/7/1000-Years-of-Peace/SC/R/Default.aspx

“REVIEW THE EVENTS OCCURRING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1,000 YEARS:

01. Devastating earthquake and hailstorm (Revelation 16:18-21; Revelation 6:14-17).
02. Second coming of Jesus for His saints (Matthew 24:30, 31).
03. Righteous dead raised to life (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17).
04. Righteous given immortality (1 Corinthians 15:51-55).
05. Righteous given bodies like Jesus (1 John 3:2; Philippians 3:21).
06. All righteous caught up into the clouds (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17).
07. Living wicked slain by the breath of the Lord's mouth (Isaiah 11:4).
08. Wicked in graves remain dead until the end of the 1,000 years (Revelation 20:5).
09. Jesus takes righteous to heaven (John 13:33, 36; 14:1-3).
10. Satan bound (Revelation 20:1-3). ...

REVIEW THE EVENTS AND CONDITIONS DURING THE 1,000 YEARS:

01. Earth in battered condition from huge hailstones and devastating earthquake (Revelation 16:18-21; 6:14-17).
02. Earth in total blackout/bottomless pit (Jeremiah 4:23, 28).
03. Satan and his angels forced to stay on the earth/bound (Revelation 20:1-3).
04. Righteous in heaven participating in the judgment (Revelation 20:4).
05. Wicked are all dead (Jeremiah 4:25; Isaiah 11:4). ...

REVIEW THE EVENTS AT THE CLOSE OF THE 1,000 YEARS:

01. Third coming of Jesus with His saints (Zechariah 14:5).
02. Holy city settles on mount of Olives, which becomes a great plain (Zechariah 14:4, 10).
03. The Father, angels, and all of the righteous come with Jesus (Revelation 21:1-3; Matthew 25:31; Zechariah 14:5).
04. Wicked dead raised; Satan loosed (Revelation 20:5, 7).
05. Satan deceives entire world (Revelation 20:8).
06. Wicked surround the holy city (Revelation 20:9).
07. Wicked destroyed by fire (Revelation 20:9).
08. New heavens and earth created (Isaiah 65:17; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1).
09. God's people enjoy eternity with Christ on the new earth (Revelation 21:2-4)....” [End Review]

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. (1 Corinthians 15:23).

The English word “coming” in the Greek is “parousia” “παρουσία” and means “presence, the advent, the coming, the arrival, the future visible return of JESUS from Heaven to raise the dead, hold the last judgment, and set up formally and gloriously the Kingdom of GOD” [Strong's Concordance] [See Matthew 24:37 and compare to Luke 17:26,30].

The same word can be viewed in many other passages: (Matthew 24:3,27,37,39; 1 Corinthians 16:17; 2 Corinthians 7:6-7, 10:10; Philippians 1:26, 2:12; 1 Thessalonians 2:19, 3:13, 4:15, 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:1,8,9; James 5:7-8; 2 Peter 1:16, 3:4,12; 1 John 2:28).

There are also many other words [that have been quoted in the passages above] that also describe JESUS' visible, physical, audible, tumultuous, glorious, triumphant and literal return at HIS appointed time:

“to come and/or arrive” “erchomai” “ἔρχομαι” (Matthew 24:30, 26:64; John 14:3; 1 Corinthians 11:26; Revelation. 1:7),

“to appear visibly” “optanomai” “ὀπτάνομαι” (Hebrews 9:28),

“to return” “analyō” “ἀναλύω” (Luke 12:36),

“to reveal” “apokalypsis” “ἀποκάλυψις” (2 Thessalonians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:7; Luke 17:29-30),

“to manifest” “epiphaneia” “ἐπιφάνεια” (1 Timothy 6:14; 2 Timothy 4:8; Titus 2:13),

“make manifest” “phaneroō” “φανερόω” (1 Peter 5:4),

“come” “hēkō” “ἥκω” (Revelation 2:25),

“to return” “hypostrephō” “ὑποστρέφω” (Luke 19:12).

All Heaven will be poured out in the Triumphant Great Advent of the LORD, SAVIOUR and GOD, CHRIST JESUS, and the Gates will be lifted up again:

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. (Revelation 22:12)

 

[Revelation 14:6-12]

A great many of these signs and events are already fulfilled, some are being fulfilled even now, and a few are yet left to come...

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; (Revelation 6:12)

Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: (Matthew 24:29)

Once the persecution during the Dark Ages [taking place during the 1,260 years; 42 months; time, times and dividing of time] was beginning to let up...

Earth Quake followed:

"The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, was a megathrust earthquake that took place on Saturday 1 November 1755, at around 9:40 in the morning.[1] The earthquake was followed by fires and a tsunami, which caused near-total destruction of Lisbon in the Kingdom of Portugal, and adjoining areas. Seismologists today estimate the Lisbon earthquake had a magnitude in the range 8.5–9.0 on the moment magnitude scale,[2] with an epicenter in the Atlantic Ocean about 200 km (120 mi) west-southwest of Cape St. Vincent. Estimates place the death toll in Lisbon alone between 10,000 and 100,000 people,[3] making it one of the deadliest earthquakes in history." - 1755 Lisbon earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sun shall be darkened:

"New England's Dark Day refers to an event that occurred on May 19, 1780, when an unusual darkening of the day sky was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.[1] ... The darkness was so complete that candles were required from noon on. It did not disperse until the middle of the next night.[3][4" - New England's Dark Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Moon became as blood and not give her light:

"...Also, when the night really came in, observers saw the moon colored red. ..." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England%27s_Dark_Day

The stars fall from the Heaven:

"The Leonids are famous because their meteor showers...The meteor storm of 1833 was of truly superlative strength. One estimate is over one hundred thousand meteors an hour,[6] but another, done as the storm abated, estimated in excess of two hundred thousand meteors an hour[7] over the entire region of North America east of the Rocky Mountains ..." - Leonids - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

False Prophets have abounded, and False Christs...

AntiChrist has been here for quite some time, has already received what appeared to be a deadly mortal wound and is rapidly healing, and soon will be again in full strength, and will continue to be here until the very end...

There have been wars and distress of nations:

World War I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vietnam War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mens hearts failing for fear [terrorism]...

Earthquakes in diverse places, tsunamis, massive fires, storms, hurricanes, tornados, floods, riots, disease, all culminating, closer and closer together with greater intensity... as a woman about to give birth...

And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: Revelation 10:6

Time no longer:

The 70 weeks; 10 years; 1,260 years; 1,290 years; 1,335 years; 2,300 years and others inbetween [3 1/2 years and "year, month, day, hour", etc] are all fulfilled and do not surpass the year 1844... Prophetic time as a test is no longer.

Now...

Revelation 14:6-12; Revelation 18 and then probation closes, and finally after the 7 last plagues...

But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. Revelation 10:7