READ THIS IF ALL CHRISTIANS HAVE LEFT THIS EARTH!

WHEN TO READ THIS

Read this when the Media or social media report that many people have simply vanished.

Read this when professing Christians have simply vanished.

Read this if you want to know what will happen when all professing Christians vanish. This article is written in the tense that indicates this event has occurred.

No one knows when all born-again Christians will be taken from this earth. There has been a lot of speculation, especially since the SARS-Cov-2 (COVID19) pandemic, about when Jesus Christ would return; but his return is not predicated on certain events and such speculation was futile. Baseless speculation rose during the phony war period of World War 2, and during the Middle Eastern wars, and more recently during tension between Israel and Iran along with other players. Such speculation merely added, most likely, to your scepticism of what these Christians were talking about.

But this event has now happened: remember the reason you are reading this. To understand what has happened and what will happen you will need to have an understanding of what the Christian Bible says, which are set out below.

WHAT HAS JUST HAPPENED?

Christians have been taken to heaven!

Christians who were true believers in the Lord Jesus Christ have been taken to heaven. The event, as you noticed, happened silently and without any preamble. This is exactly as the Christian Bible says. Firstly, the bodies of those Christians who had died were instantly given new bodies and their souls, which had been living in Paradise[1], were united. Immediately after, Christians living on this earth (and Christians only) heard a very loud shout and a loud sound, like that of the shofar horn (usually made from a ram’s horn) found in Israel, which alerted them to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. When Jesus arrived, he raised these Christians from this earth, whether they were asleep, travelling to work, playing sport or in a meeting, to meet those that had been resurrected – and all have now been taken to heaven.[2] This all happened in a microsecond – faster than the blink of an eye.[3]

The sudden departure of all true believing Christians is called the rapture and is when true believers are taken by Jesus (Jesus is the Son of God) to heaven. [4] The word ‘rapture’ does not appear in the English Bible because it is Latin and describes the event written about by the Apostle Paul in the book of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (found in the bible).  Many, including so-called Christians, scoffed at Apostle Paul's description of this event, it has now come to past.

You are reading this because you are unsaved and currently lost – but take heart, you can still be saved, although your salvation will require great courage.

Why have Christians only been taken to heaven?

The only people that have been taken to heaven, that is, carried away or "raptured" are born again believers in the Lord Jesus Christ – the group which is known as the Universal Church[5], or more rightly the Messiah’s Church.[6] The Church does not include Old Testament saints (such as Moses, or David), Tribulation saints (all those that will their faith in Jesus in the next little while), or Millennial saints (the Kingdom that will be setup in about seven years’ time, with Christ as the King); the Church includes only those who have been saved by faith between the activities spoken of in Book of the Acts 2 (33 AD) found in the Bible and when the rapture occurred.

God has always wanted humans to trust in Him, that is to put their faith and trust in Him; indeed He wants to walk and talk with individuals (it happened in the very beginning in the Garden of Eden – which you probably think is a myth – but the events of what has just happened might prompt you to reconsider what you believe about the Bible). From Adam, whose pride and lust caused him to disobey God, all have sinned; and the sinful nature of humans has been passed onto every person who descends from Adam. This means all have sinned and fall short[7] – and sin is punishable by death (Romans 6:23). Because God is holy all sin must be judged – God’s holy character demands this – He cannot look upon a sinner, and thus sinners must be removed from His presence. Those unbelievers that have died are in Hades – but occupants of Hades will be thrown into Hell in seven years’ time (or more shortly depending upon when you are reading this – see below).

A remedy for dealing with sin, or more importantly, the punishment of sin, was offered by the Son of God whose name in English is The Lord Jesus Christ (or simply Jesus Christ), or Yeshua (in Hebrew) and who is the Messiah. He died on a cross (a form of Roman torture) in Jerusalem some 2000 years ago – and in doing so paid in blood the debt of our sin, and thus appeased the wrath of God toward anyone who accepts this gift – the gift of the redemptive blood of Christ (Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14; Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 1:18). Thus, salvation can only be accomplished one way – believing in the Lord Jesus Christ because only faith can save (John 3:16 [read all of John 3]; Romans 3:21-30). Born-again Christians did this – they put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ acting as the Great High Priest, advocated before God the Father on their and my behalf, who justified each believer (because of the death of Jesus Christ) and who now has brought these believers into His kingdom, which occurred on the day of rapture.

Those left behind are simply non-believers and by not believing that God was able to save you from judgement will leave you and all others like you to face the judgement wrath of God. The next seven years is part of His judgement – Christians were taken because they do not need to go through judgement – this was the agreement between Christ and God the Father where any who believed in Christ would be saved from judgement (Romans 5:9 etc).

But you say you have been doing good!

If you thought you were a Christian or just good because you spent a fair amount of your life doing good deeds or following instructions from the church on how to be good – it will now be evident everything you have done has been in vain. It failed because you were never good enough to appease the wrath of God. What you should have done, and what the Bible tells everyone to do, in nearly every one of its sixty-six books, is believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you would have been saved. Don’t muck it up now – put your faith and trust in Christ now and you will be saved.

Then he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" And they said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." (Acts 16:30-31)

You have a second chance

You need to believe this: all your misconceptions about Christians believing in myths and strange and impossible-to-believe events have just been proven wrong. That heaven exists is not a myth and more importantly believe me now – hell does exist. It is a place prepared for Satan (and he also exists and is real – his manifestations will be seen by all very shortly, if it has not already occurred), but hell will also be used for those that do not believe God.

That any person who does not believe in the Lord Jesus Christ will be cast into hell is a certain truth; whatever your local football club may say. Hell awaits sinners who have not repented irrespective of what the progressive social left have decreed – sexual immorality will be judged in the same way as blasphemers, thieves, liars, adulterers and those that do not pay their tax.

Resurrection does occur

More importantly, resurrection of the dead is a fact – not only have all Christians (those that believed in Christ) have been taken by God to heaven, but all Christians who had died have now been resurrected. That a person can be resurrected has been stumbling block for many unbelievers especially in the western world[8] – scoffed at by, perhaps even you, and certainly by the early Jews who persecuted to death many who promulgated that Jesus Christ rose from the dead and in recent times of governments, sporting clubs, the Media and the public in general. That God is able to resurrect bodies is a fact[9] – and equally that God will judge those that hate him is also a fact[10]^{, [11]} and hell awaits all unbelievers who will be judged by God.[12]

God is about to judge the whole world, including you

God is about to judge the whole world;[13] but in particular Israel, for rejecting their Messiah, Jesus Christ (called Yeshua by Jews), along with the rest of the world for crucifying or rejecting him.[14] However, God is slow to anger and is a merciful God (Psalm 103:8) and He is about to give you a second chance – take it while you can.

You can be saved

But there is only a very short window of opportunity – it is a race against time. Although Christians could never predict when they would be taken to heaven; neither their death nor the day of the rapture, the Bible is very explicit in the timing of the next events, down to the number of days, along with how many people will die. For instance, in one of the events one third of all humans will perish and this could be you (Revelation 9:15).

God, as you read this, is raising up messengers (evangelists) amongst the Jews because they have suddenly learnt the awful truth that their sages and Rabbis have been totally wrong; that these brilliant intelligent men spent a lifetime fabricating and promulgating a false and deceptive doctrine that misled not only the Jews but the whole world. They have learnt that the words of Jesus are in fact truth – as he said of himself – “I am the way the truth and the life.”[15] These Jews will very quickly (even as you read this) come to an understanding of what has happened, and will place their faith and trust in the Yeshua (Lord Jesus Christ), repenting of their sins, and then go and evangelise the world. This they can do, since Jews have been dispersed into every nation – every language and every culture – and therefore are ideally placed to preach the gospel to the whole world, as commanded by Jesus.[16] We even know how many will go out because the Bible is very precise: 144,000 Jews will become evangelists in the next little while (Revelation 7:4).

You still have a chance to be saved from the fire of hell over the next seven years, if you are not killed sooner, by putting your faith in God; believing that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died because of your sin, was buried, and rose again on the third day.

If you do not believe and if you survive that long (you have a 50:50 chance of getting to the actual end of this judgement period), you will be brought before God who will judge you.

The Bible shows that you will have no credible defence, and further, it says this judgement will be terrifying and more difficult than anything that has ever happened to you or anyone else, unless you turn to God now!

Terminology

The next seven years has been called many different things by Christians and various terms are used in the Bible. The Old Testament saints usually knew this period as the “End Times”, but this term is also used by some writers of the New Testament[17]. The New Testament saints know it as the “Last Days” or the “Great Tribulation”[18] or just the “Tribulation”[19]. The Jews might use the term: “time of Jacob’s Trouble”[20]. Many other terms are used including: “day of the Lord”, “day of wrath”, “day of distress”, “day of trouble”, “day of darkness and gloom,” and “wrath of the Lamb”. These all mean the same thing – seven years of the wrath of God poured out on the peoples of this earth.

Since the Bible provides a large range of descriptive words and phrases for this seven-year period you are in; in this document I use the term “Tribulation” but the Bible also uses; Great Tribulation, for it will be.

Purpose of the Judgement of the World

The Bible sets out clearly the three main purposes for the Tribulation.

1. To make an end to wickedness and the wicked ones [21].Essentially it is firstly to deal with those that hated and persecuted God by killing his Son, and by persecuting His people, the Nation of Israel, and punishing those that promulgated wickedness.
2. To provide the last and ultimate opportunity, for a period of less than seven years, for people to be saved from the wrath of God; the whole world will hear the message of the evangelists and all humans will have a choice – accept God or accept the counterfeit who is the Devil.[22]
3. To break the unbelieving will of the Jewish nation; purging those that hate God and provoking some to turn to their Messiah in faith.

The most extensive biblical comments on the tribulation are found in the Book of Revelation, the last book of the Bible, chapters 6 to 19 where the Apostle John provides a detailed exposition. More in depth details of most events described in Revelation can be found in the Old Testament Prophecies – thus one needs to read both the New and Old Testaments together to get a complete picture of what is now happening.

HOW TO RESPOND

What you need to do now?

If you are reading this because your Christian friends have suddenly disappeared, or you have seen or heard on social media the strident panic because a massive number of people have simply disappeared - all I can say is turn to God. It is good you are reading this – it will help you be saved from God’s judgement and ultimately hell!

If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9)

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "the just shall live by faith." (Romans 1:17)

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. (Deuteronomy 6:5)

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: (John 1:12)

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. "He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
(John 3:16-18)

"Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me [Jesus]. (John 14:1)

Note well:

You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!  (James 2:19)

WHAT WILL HAPPEN FROM NOW ON?

Overview

The following is a very brief description of the more salient events you will witness in the coming few years.

The nature of the seven years of the Great Tribulation is summed up in the Bible by two verses:

• "At that time … there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation, even to that time (Daniel 12:1).
• For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. (Matthew 24:21)

How much of the world will the Great Tribulation encompass?

The Tribulation will encompass the whole world – no place or person will be spared. In the end Christ Jesus will appear in the sky, and at that point all the nations and peoples of the earth will mourn and tremble in great fright;[23] and finally every single person will bow down before God and acknowledge him as the Lord God Most High.[24],[25]

Russia & Muslim-country war with Israel: Pre-Tribulation (post rapture) Ezekiel 38 & 38

Prior to the seven years of God’s judgement (but perhaps running into this current period) Israel will be attacked by Russia along with various  surrounding Muslim nations – this war sometimes is referred to as the Gog-Magog war.[26] The exact timing has not been elucidated from the Bible which is perhaps why some have muddled this battle with that of the Campaign of Armageddon. Notwithstanding, the Gog-Magog war has very specific actors involved, which in comparison with the Armageddon Campaign, involves the entire world. This war, which may be happening as your read this or is about to happen, involves Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan (and possibly Afghanistan), Turkey (and possibly Azerbaijan and Armenia), Iran, Sudan and Libya (and perhaps Algeria and Tunisia) led by Russia. These ‘northern’ countries attempt to destroy Israel but fail – Russia will hardly survive, and we are told the aftermath includes a seven-month period where the dead are buried and the land cleansed. Of importance, many Israelis will become believers in the Lord God Most High during this war.

The role of Satan

Satan[27] is the ruler of darkness and has been the ruler of this earth since Jesus Christ rose from the dead and entered heaven; albeit constrained by the Holy Spirit.[28] During this time his power has been severely curtailed – but this will be loosened to the extent he will cruelly destroy much of the earthy using humans who will subject themselves to him. Satan is real, a demonic power, who controls about one third of all demonic beings (often called fallen angels). Do not believe him, but he will in the next seven years become the leader of the largest counterfeit religion ever to be established. He will establish a leader – as a counterfeit Messiah who will do counterfeit miracles.[29] In doing so he will deceive Jews and non-Jews[30] and authorised the work of a world leader whom Christians (and the Bible) refer to as the Antichrist, as this person will oppose Jesus Christ in all ways.

Halfway through the next seven years Satan will be excluded from Heaven (for all eternity) and he will be confined to the earth until thrown into Hell (Rev 12:7-17). During this time, he will attempt to annihilate Nation Israel.

It will be Satan that brings together the nations of the world to Armageddon, in the Valley of Jezreel near Megiddo, for the final campaign against Israel.  This battle has been spoken about in movies and many books – but usually depicted to take place in the wrong place and for the wrong purpose. The campaign will be fought in the Valley of Jehoshaphat in Jerusalem then in Petra (called Bozrah in the Old Testament).[31]

Summary of main players

1. Satan will be the counterfeit father, giving power to the Antichrist
2. The Antichrist is the counterfeit son in every way and who will die from a mortal wound, but Satan will bring him back to life, deceiving millions of people who will worship him, sealing their fate to hell.
3. The second Beast is the counterfeit holy spirit, who will cause the Antichrist to rise from the dead after being mortally wounded with a sword, and will cause millions to worship the Antichrist, marking those who do with the Seal of the Beast, in the same way believers are sealed with the Holy Spirit. His number is 666.

The World Leader – Call the Antichrist

A world leader will arise early in the next little while – this is likely within months of the rapture of Christians, and who will harshly rule the earth. He is known as the "Beast" and referred to as the first Beast in Bible but is perhaps better known as the Antichrist because he directly opposes Jesus Christ.[32] The Antichrist is a non-Jew, being a Roman gentile[33] who existed before Christians were removed from this planet, but has had, till this point, no power to deceive or defeat. He is neither royalty nor sovereignty but will rule,[34] directly empowered and controlled by Satan.[35]

Evangelism will continue

After the Rapture, the Lord God will commission 144,000 Jewish believers to go and preach the gospel.[36] These 144,000 will have had their eyes opened to see the true meaning of the gospel, and real fact that Messiah came some 2000 years ago to die for their sins and that of the whole world, and through faith their sins are paid for. These Jews, who have put their faith and trust in the Messiah, will evangelize the world in accordance with the command of Jesus found in Matthew 28:16-20[37] and in accordance with the prophecy found in Revelation 7:1-8.  As a result millions of people, including Jews, will come to the saving knowledge of Christ and be saved.[38] Some of these will be people who the Church tried unsuccessfully to bring to the saving knowledge of Christ, who learnt the tenets of the Last Days, but whose hardness of heart prevented the Holy Spirit from convicting them. The wrath of Satan will be upon these people and millions will be martyred for their faith.[39]

Others will have spent years going to church on Sunday, attending Bible studies, and listening to their friends talk about the things of God, including the rapture, but never considered their desperate need for repentance and salvation. Many may have also believed they were good enough for God, but the reality is they are in a desperate situation, heading for the eventuality of being cast into hell in a few short years.

The rapture will be the last piece of evidence they need to be convicted.

The Bible indicates that about one third of the Jewish Nation will accept their Messiah, Yeshua (Christ) and be saved (Zechariah 13:9) and they shall call YEWAH (Jehovah) their God (Elohim) (See Hosea 6:1-2). [40]

Commencement of the Tribulation – when to start counting down 7 years

The Tribulation according to Bible prophecy is the period of time that begins with the signing of a covenant between Israel and the person that the Bible refers to as the Antichrist who will govern the whole world for a short period. From the time of the signing of this covenant to the end of what is called the Great Tribulation will be seven years, at which point the second coming of Jesus Christ occurs. [41] The signing of the covenant or agreement occurs on earth; however, the first events of the Tribulation are held in heaven where a decree of destruction is issued from the Throne of God that provides the authority for all actors for a seven year period, led by Jesus Christ, the Son of God.[42]

Timeline of the Tribulation

The Old Testament (have you ever read the Old Testament?) sets out the details of the events which are and will take place over the next seven years, and the Book of Revelation, the last book in the Christian Bible which sets out the timeline of the events to the nearest hour or day – start reading from Chapter 4 (the earlier chapters concern events that have already occurred by this stage).

Broadly speaking the next seven years will be in two halves[43] – it is unlikely that you will be able to exactly determine the end of the first half, and the commencement of the second. These two halves can be broken down into:

1. Stage 1: First Half (3½  years or 1260 days[44]) (Revelation 6-9, 17)
2. Stage 2: Middle (Revelation 10-14)
3. Stage 3: Second Half (1260 days) (Revelation 15, 16 & 18)
4. Stage 4: End stage (30 days + 45 days)[45] culminating with the second coming of Christ in all his glory

Essentially this is the period of God's judgement where some judgements fall directly upon humans through ‘natural disasters’ such as earthquakes, drought and famine and some via human instruments including war. These will affect everyone: it will cause about half of the world’s population to die – through starvation, disease (pandemics), trauma from earthquakes along with acts of violence & war. About two thirds of the ecosystem of the planet will die or be destroyed – climate will catastrophically change – the world heats up[46]. Cities will be destroyed and governments will topple, and many public services will cease to exist or be too chaotic to be functional. Jeremiah 30:11 says that one outcome of the Great Tribulation will the destruction of the nations to which Israel was scattered.

For I am with you,' says the LORD, 'to save you; though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you, yet I will not make a complete end of you. But I will correct you in justice, and will not let you go altogether unpunished.' (Jeremiah 30:11)

Stage 1 – the first half of the Tribulation

The first half of The Tribulation reveals the Antichrist, whose auspices as a counterfeit god, and is empowered by Satan.[47] Thus, the Antichrist manifests himself as a god, being given authority by Satan, and who will force people to worship him as one should worship the One True God. (Yahweh).[48]

The following events will occur – not necessarily in this order; indeed, some will start co-incidentally and some will start sequentially.

• The Antichrist will go out and war against any nation or people that do not accept him as world leader
• First world war of the tribulation (Russia, Iran, Turkey, Libya and Sudan vs Israel)[49]
• World-wide famine: could be due to climate change but probably also caused by disease (such as African swine flu, bird flu, or some new communicable fatal viral disease) and war.
• One quarter of the population of the earth will die from disease, famine, starvation, war and wild animals (which also includes viruses and mosquitoes)
• Earthquakes and subsequent consequences which probably include volcanoes and tsunamis will kill hundreds of thousands.
• One third of all freshwater ecosystems destroyed or rendered unpotable.

• There will be five blackouts where no light will be seen, especially from the stars and moon[50]; they are short in nature but will scare all peoples.

• The natural environment including the cosmos will suffer severe losses of up to 30%.
• The world will be divided into 10 sovereignties or areas of rule, ruled by 10 distinct rulers (the Bible uses the term king, but this can mean a president or other world leader)[51]. The Antichrist will declare war on these 10 rulers and will kill three of them with seven submitting to his authority. When this occurs a second political system will be devised and applied to the whole world.
• All religious systems will be unified into a one-world super-system which will control all religious affairs during the first half of the tribulation.

Stage 2 – Mid-Tribulation

• Second world war of the Tribulation; the Antichrist will invade Israel.
• Non-Jews will control the Temple Mount for 42 months. All Jewish sacrifices on the Temple Mount (that commenced at the beginning of the Tribulation) is ceased and the Temple will be desecrated for 1290 days, most likely by sacrificing pigs, which are not kosher and considered unclean.[52],[53]
• Jews will be severely persecuted in every nation.
• The Antichrist will supersede the one-world religious system and he will take over the Temple Mount and declare himself to be the one true god.
• The Antichrist will be killed, but resurrected by the second Beast, also called the False Prophet, empowered by Satan, to the amazement of the world.
• The False Prophet will arise and will demand all people worship the Antichrist, sealing those that do.
• Only those that have a mark (seal)[54] on them will be allowed to buy and sell – these cannot be saved from hell, their abode after judgement by God.[55]
• Two men (most likely Jews) will arise and attempt to convince the world and its people they need to turn to God; and in particular will evangelise those that live in Israel and Jerusalem. In the Bible they are called the Two Witnesses.[56]
• Listen to them because they will also tell you about what will happen and explain the cause of the current troubles afflicting everyone. They will have power to kill and bring disease & droughts upon populations (for 1260 days) but the world leaders will hate them. They will be killed by the Antichrist, after which, while the leaders of the world celebrate (as they did when Hitler and Osama Bin Laden were killed), the two witnesses of God will come back to life 3½ days later – viewed by everyone^[57] (internet, social media & Media will ensure all see the resurrected men) – and great fear will fall upon the whole earth. At exactly the same time a very great earthquake will occur that will kill 7000 people and destroy 1/10 of Jerusalem.

Stage 3 – Second half

• A second political system is set up under a one-world political rule.
• The religious system will consist of worshiping the Antichrist who has declared himself as god. Those that worship the Antichrist (also called the Beast) will take his mark who a numeric value 666.[58]
• Severe skin infections will affect all humans who have the mark of the Beast.
• All living creatures in the sea die – the sea will turn red like blood
• All living creatures in freshwater die – fresh water will turn red like blood
• The River Euphrates will dry up – allowing the armies to prepare and advance to the Holy Land.
• The temperature of the earth will rise suddenly – the cataclysmic eventuality of climate change comes to fruition.
• Third world war: the War of the Great Day of God the Almighty – (also called the Campaign of Armageddon).[59]
• A fourth and fifth blackout occurs across the entire planet

Stage 4: End stage - the coming of Jesus Christ in all his glory[60]

• All people who believe in Jesus and confess his name of Jesus during the Tribulation but died, will be resurrected.
• All Old Testament saints are resurrected
• Christ returns and destroys all the armies of the world – all will see him, all will bow and acknowledge him as king
• The enemies of God are destroyed (their bodies will be eaten by birders) – their souls are cast into Hades; the Beast and the False Prophet will be cast into Hell.

What’s coming after God’s judgement on earth?

God promised through a covenant that he would establish a kingdom on this earth. This kingdom will be centred in Jerusalem and he will rule the whole earth. The King will be the Messiah – Jesus Christ, who will rule from the ancient throne of King David. God is ridding the earth of all who hate him especially his own specially chosen people – the Israelites, who rejected his son, Yeshua (i.e. Jesus Christ). The world will be populated by Jews (all who are believers) and gentiles who are believers. Satan, his followers and all other people will be held in hades for 1000 years after which they will be judged and thrown into hell fire for all eternity. (Revelation 20:10).

Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:11-15)

APPENDIX

Many, including Christians and those calling themselves Christians, have argued that Christians will go through the Tribulation. The event you are witnessing attests to the fact this is not true. But more importantly the Bible does not support this notion. The Bible provides a three-fold purpose for the Tribulation – none of which involves the Church because it is about judgement of unbelievers and evangelisation of the Jews.

The New Testament teaches that the church will be taken at the rapture to be with the Lord before the Tribulation begins, because God has not destined His bride[61] for His wrath (Romans 5:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 5:9; Revelation 3:10). The logic is simple – Christ has already suffered for believers; there is no justification (and righteousness must prevail[62]) for further judgement.

Other groups of redeemed individuals will go through the tribulation, but not Christ's bride, the church.

Notes on the Campaign of Armageddon[63]

You will no doubt have heard of the Battle of Armageddon – this will happen, however not in the way most people have described it. The Battle actually does not take place at Armageddon – that’s the place the armies will assemble, before rushing down to Jerusalem in order to attack the city. The other important point is that this is not the first war against Israel during this time – you may have already heard of Russia along with various Muslim counties including Turkey and Iran attacking Israel, which occurred around the time all Christians were taken to heaven.

The preparation for the Armageddon campaign will commence in the city of Babylon, which will very shortly be declared by the Antichrist as his capital city. The initial battle (skirmish) is the destruction of Babylon.

The army will consist of armies from countries to the east of Jerusalem (which is neither China nor India), consisting of Iraq and Iran along with other nations of this world totalling 200 million men. This army will be gathered for the sole purpose of destroying Israel once for all time, but firstly this army destroys Babylon. But rather than face his enemies who are in the east, the Antichrist, controlled by Satan, sets out to destroy Israel – which is and has been Satan’s ultimate aim – by firstly attacking Jerusalem[64].  This campaign to destroy all Jews will fail because unknown to the Antichrist, God himself takes up the cause for His people, the Jews; and as
Psalm 2 demonstrates such a battle is pure folly. The armies will march from the Valley of Jezreel (which is known by western Christians as the Valley Armageddon) where the ancient city of Megiddo stood and the battle will be joined in the Valley of Jehoshaphat. [65] However, the Jews will escape to Petra (Bozrah in the Bible) and although Jerusalem falls, the people are saved. It is in this precarious position – their city Jerusalem destroyed and the city dwellers are in the heat of the desert in Petra – that nation Israel will finally accept Yeshua (Jesus Christ) as their Messiah[66] – the same whom they demanded to be crucified some 2000 years ago. And at that point in time God will intervene[67] and utterly destroy the armies of the Antichrist and with mighty wonders will change the landscape around Jerusalem for ever.

References to the next seven years in the Bible

The English Bible has been translated from the Hebrew (Old Testament) or Greek (New Testament) so these terms will vary depending upon the translation of English Bible you read. But this list gives some idea of the terms used.

Old Testament

The Time of Jacob's Trouble - Jeremiah 30:7
The Seventieth Week (a seven) of Daniel - Daniel 9:27
Jehovah's Strange Work - Isaiah 28:21
Jehovah's Strange Act - Isaiah 28:21
The Day of Israel's Calamity - Deuteronomy 32:35; Obadiah 12-14
The Tribulation - Deuteronomy 4:30
The Indignation - Isaiah 26:20; Daniel 11:36
The Overflowing Scourge - Isaiah 28:15, 18
The Day of Vengeance - Isaiah 34:8; 35:4; 61:2
The Year of Recompense - Isaiah 34:8
The Time of Trouble - Daniel 12:1; Zephaniah 1:15
The Day of Wrath - Zephaniah 1:15
The Day of Distress - Zephaniah 1:15
The Day of Wasteness - Zephaniah 1:15
The Day of Desolation - Zephaniah 1:15
The Day of Darkness - Zephaniah 1:15; Amos 5:18, 20; Joel 2:2
The Day of Gloominess - Zephaniah 1:15; Joel 2:2
The Day of Clouds - Zephaniah 1:15; Joel 2:2
The Day of Thick Darkness - Zephaniah 1:15; Joel 2:2
The Day of the Trumpet - Zephaniah 1:16
The Day of Alarm - Zephaniah 1:16

The New Testament:

The Day of the Lord - I Thessalonians 5:2
The Wrath of God - Revelation 15:1, 7; 14:10, 19; 16:1
The Hour of Trial - Revelation 3:10
The Great Day of the Wrath of the Lamb of God - Revelation 6:16-17
The Wrath to Come - I Thessalonians 1:10
The Wrath - I Thessalonians 5:9; Revelation 11:18
The Great Tribulation - Matthew 24:21; Revelation 2:22; 7:14
The Tribulation - Matthew 24:29
The Hour of Judgment - Revelation 14:7

Terminology of the End Times

The following has been taken from < http://www.lastdaysmystery.info/last_days_glossary.htm > with a with a slight modification to the language (accessed 19 February 2026)

Abomination That Causes Desolation

An abomination is something hateful and disgusting. To desolate is to ruin or lay waste. This biblical event will happen when the Antichrist declares himself to be God in the temple of God in Jerusalem. It is prophesied to occur in the middle of Daniel’s 70th Week, Daniel 9:27.

Antichrist – The Beast, Man of Lawlessness

The world leader who will rise to power out of the fourth beast kingdom as prophesied in Daniel 7. He will confirm a covenant with Israel and then, after three-and-a-half years, he will put a stop to the sacrifice and offering in the temple when he declares himself to be God. During the Great Tribulation he will receive power from Satan as he deceives the world and attempts to destroy the people of God.

Armageddon

The place (Megiddo, Galilee in Israel) where the armies of the world will gather prior to the final battle where the followers of Antichrist are destroyed when Jesus Christ returns on the Day of the Lord; the actual battle will be in the Valley of Jehoshaphat Joel 3:2).

Babylon The Great – Mystery Babylon the Great

A powerful city-state or superpower at the end of the age, which will hold a position of great influence over the world until it is destroyed by the fourth beast kingdom.

Beast, The – Antichrist, Man of Lawlessness

This is the world leader of the fourth beast kingdom. This incredibly successful world leader will receive power from Satan and attempt to destroy the people of God.

Beast Kingdom, The Fourth

The fourth beast kingdom, led by the Antichrist, will rise to power during the last days and rule over the whole world. This kingdom will initially have ten kings, then another king will arise among the ten and overthrow three of the kings. Then the kingdom will have seven heads and ten horns.

Believers - Saints, Elect, Servants of God, Followers of Christ, Christians, Church, Body of Christ

Those who have truly placed their faith in Jesus Christ; those who have their names written in the Book of Life.

Book of Life

God’s record of all those who put their faith in Jesus Christ.

Christ – Messiah, Anointed One, Son of God, Jesus CHRIST, Yeshua

The title of the anointed one of God; the Messiah who is to come and establish the Kingdom of God on earth.

Daniel’s 70th Week – The Tribulation

This non-biblical term refers to the last seven years of Daniel’s 490-year prophecy. To date 483 years of the 490 years have been completely fulfilled. One seven-year period is still outstanding and will be fulfilled during the end times. This seven-year period begins with a covenant confirmed with Israel by the Antichrist.

Day of The Lord – Day of Wrath, Day of Salvation, Day of Redemption

The day when Jesus Christ returns to gather His elect, punish the unbelieving world and establish the Kingdom of God on earth. The Day of the Lord is a very significant event in God’s prophetic plan. It is referred to by name 24 times in Scripture and written about so often that the prophets abbreviated its name by referring to it as “the day” or “that day.” Several times in Scripture it is called “the great and dreadful day” because it will be both the day of deliverance and a day of judgment.

End of The Age – The Last Day, Day of The Lord

One of the terms Jesus used to refer to the time of the harvest and His return when He gathers His elect and judges the world.

End Times – the last days

The period of time leading up to and including Daniel’s 70th Week.

False Prophet, The

A member of the counterfeit trinity (Satan, Antichrist and False Prophet). This trinity dominates the earth during the Great Tribulation. The False Prophet is the second beast of Revelation who comes out of the earth and sets up the system that uses the Mark of the Beast.

Harvest, The – Resurrection of The Righteous, First Resurrection, Resurrection of Believers

The gathering of the saints at the end of the age.

Judgment Seat of Christ –

The judgment for believers which will occur at the return of Jesus Christ and when the saints will receive their reward for what they have done in Christ.

Kingdom of God – Kingdom of Heaven, Kingdom

The final and everlasting earthly Kingdom, which will be ruled by Christ and His followers.

Michael The Archangel

The archangel who protects the people of God and restrains the secret power of lawlessness.

Millennium

The non-biblical term for the thousand-year reign of Christ on earth.

Rebellion, the – The Falling Away, The Apostasy

The event Paul referred to in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 as marking the turning away from faith in Jesus Christ which will likely take place during the Great Tribulation.

Resurrection, first –The Harvest, Resurrection of Believers

The gathering and change that will take place in all believers at the return of Christ. The First Resurrection includes the living and the dead in Christ.

Resurrection, Second

A non-biblical term for the raising of the unbelievers at the end of the thousand-year reign of Christ on earth.

Rapture

A Latin term used to describe the catching up of living believers to meet the Lord in the air, at the return of Christ.

Satan – The Devil, The Great Dragon, That Ancient Serpent

A powerful angel who rebelled against God and strives to rise to the throne of God by destroying the people and plans of God. He will be defeated and thrown from heaven by Michael at the time of the abomination that causes desolation. Satan will give his power to the Antichrist during the Great Tribulation until he is captured and bound in the Abyss during Christ’s thousand-year reign. Satan will then be thrown into the lake of fire for eternity.

Scripture – Bible, Word, Word of God, Word of Truth, Gospel

The holy written and infallible Word of God.

Second Coming – Second Advent, Return of Christ

 A non-biblical term for the Return of Jesus Christ from heaven to earth.

Temple, The – House of God

The structure called the “House of God” and the place of Jewish worship in Jerusalem located on Mount Moriah. Solomon built the first temple and the second temple was rebuilt during the time of Ezra and Nehemiah. Herod restored the second temple to a state of grandeur but again it was completely destroyed in 70 AD just as Jesus prophesied. There will be a third temple built sometime in the future but before the mid period of the Tribulation.

Tribulation, The – Daniel’s 70th Week

A non-biblical term which refers to the seven-year period at the end of the age, as prophesied in Daniel 9:27.

Trumpet, The Last

The seventh trumpet of Revelation 11:15, which will signal the resurrection of the living and the dead in Christ.

Tribulation, The Great – Time of Jacob’s Trouble

The three-and-a-half-year period of unparalleled persecution and suffering of God’s people brought on by Satan through the Antichrist and False Prophet. This is the most documented period of time recorded in Scripture being referred to as: 42 months, 1,260 days, and a time, times and half a time. This period begins with the abomination that causes desolation and ends with the return of Christ on the Day of the Lord.

White Throne Judgment, The Great

The final judgment of individuals which will take place after the thousand-year earthly reign of Christ. The White Throne Judgment appears to be the judgment of unbelievers.

Wedding Banquet, The – The Wedding Feast, The Wedding Supper

The celebration of the union between Jesus Christ and the Bride of Christ (all true believers). It will take place on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, as described in Isaiah 25:6.

Word of Truth - Holy Bible, Scripture, Word, Gospel, Word of God

The holy written and infallible Word of God.

Wrath of God - Day of The Lord

God’s judgment and punishment on the unbelieving and disobedient world, which will be poured out on the Day of the Lord.