STUDY THE BIBLE 26 (STB 26)
“THE RAPTURE IS NOT THE 2ND COMING”
THE
LAST DAYS, THE
RAPTURE, THE TRIBULATION and THE ANTICHRIST, ARMAGEDDON, THE MILLENNIAL
REIGN,
THE NEW HEAVEN and THE NEW EARTH, THE NEW JERUSALEM
We
believe that we
are in the last days of this dispensation, in the which, many
Christians
not enduring sound doctrine, are in apostasy and falling away.
We believe
the Lord will come quickly
for the saved, who will be caught
up (the rapture) to meet the Lord in the air. We believe that after this event, there will follow the seven
year wrath of God that will be poured out on the earth (the
tribulation
and the antichrist).
We
believe that
after these seven years, Christ will then return to rescue Israel (the
battle
of Armageddon) from the attack from all nations, and that
Israel will be
restored to their own physical land here on earth.
Christ will then rule from Jerusalem
with a rod of iron
for one thousand years, after which, the heavens shall melt and the earth
be burned up,
and after which, a new heaven and a new earth shall be seen with the new
Jerusalem.
The
last days: 2Tim 3:1; 2 Timothy 4:3; 2Pet 3:3
Falling
away: 2Thess 2:2-3
Caught
up
(rapture): 1Thess 1:10; 1Thessalonians 4:13-16,17-18; John
14:1-3, John 11:23-25; 1Cor 15:51-52;
The
seven year
wrath: 1 Thess 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:16 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Rev
6:16, 17, Revelation 11:18, Revelation 14:10,19, Revelation 15:1,7,Revelation 16:1,19,
19:15
The
tribulation: Deut 4:30; Jer 30:7; Dan 9:27; Matt
24:15-21; 1Thess 5:9; Rev 7:14, Revelation 6:1–Revelation 19:21
The
antichrist: Dan 7:23-28, Daniel 8:23-25; 1Jn 2:18; 2Thess
2:3-4; Rev 13:1-18, Revelation 14:9-11, Revelation 17:8-18,
Revelation 19:19-20
Armageddon: Judges 5:19-20; Joel 3:9-16; Zephaniah 3:8-9; Zechariah 14:2-14, ; Matthew 24:19-34; Acts 1:11; Jude 1:14; Rev 1:7, Revelation 6:14-17, Revelation 16:13-16, Revelation 19:11-21, Revelation 20:8
Restored
to their
land: Deut 30:2; Is 11:12; Jer 29:14
Rod of
iron: Rev 2:27
Millennial
reign:
Isa 2:1-4, Isaiah 9:6-7; Dan 2:44, Daniel 7:13-14; Acts 1:6-7; 21:1-2; 2Tim 4:3; 2Pet
3:7,10-11;
The
heavens melt
and earth burned: 2 Pet 3:7, 10-11
New
heaven and new
Earth: Rev 3:12, Revelation 21:2
The
new Jerusalem:
Ps 46:4, Psalms 48:2; Gal 4:26; Heb 11:16; Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 21:22
THE
RAPTURE
The
rapture is
Christ coming for his church before the seven year tribulation starts.
It is NOT the second coming which happens at
the end of the tribulation.
There
are
approximately twenty-eight references in the New Testament coming to
catch up
the Christian, with five in Philippians, seven in 1Thessalonians, two
in 2
Thessalonians, three in 1Peter, four in the Timothy’s and mentions in
Titus,
1&2 Corinthians, James and 1John.
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: 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 Thess
4:15-17
SECOND
COMING
OCCURS AT THE END OF THE SEVEN YEARS OF TRIBULATION
The
second coming
is not the rapture but is Jesus
Christ coming back at the END of the
seven year tribulation to rescue Israel at Jerusalem.
The
following is
the second coming of Christ.
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. Rev 1:7;
It is
also
mentioned in the Old Testament. And Enoch
also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the
Lord
cometh with ten thousands of his saints, Jude 1:14. Rev 19:11-21;
Matt
24:19-3
DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE RAPTURE AND THE SECOND COMING
Rapture |
2nd Advent/Coming |
RAPTURE VERSES (the Son of God) just before the seven
year tribulation. 1Cor15:50 Phil
1:4,5-6; 1:10; 2:16; 3:20; 4:5 1Thess
4:16 2Thess
2:2 John
14:3 |
2nd COMING
VERSES (the Son of Man) at the end of the seven year tribulation Zechariah 14:5 Jude 1:14 1Thess
3:13 |
The
removal of all true believers |
The
Son of man, Jesus Christ, returns to earth |
Saints
caught into the air |
Saints
return to earth with the Son of man |
The
Son of God comes in the air |
The
Son of man returns to earth |
Jesus
comes to claim the bride |
Jesus
returns with the bride |
Church
removed and tribulation started |
Israel
raptured and Millennial (1000 year) reign starts |
Imminent
with no signs |
Preceded
by a multitude of signs |
A
comfort |
A
judgment |
Program
for the church |
Program
for Israel and the world |
A
mystery |
Predicted
in both testaments |
Believers
are taken to be judged |
Gentiles
and the Israel are judged |
Creation
left unchanged |
Creation
changed |
Gentiles
unaffected |
Gentiles
judged |
Israel’s
covenants are unfulfilled |
All
Israel’s covenants are fulfilled |
Evil
not judged |
Evil
judged |
Takes
place before day of wrath |
Takes
place after day of wrath |
For
believers only |
For
all men |
The
Lord is at hand |
The
kingdom is at hand |
THE RAPTURE OCCURS BEFORE THE LAST SEVEN YEARS (THE
COVENANT OF ONE WEEK = SEVEN YEARS) WHICH IS BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE
ANTICHRIST.
The last seven years is called Daniel’s 70th week which
is found in the Old Testament.
ISRAEL’S AMAZING 70 WEEKS PROPHECY
When
Israel and
Daniel were captured and taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel was
given a
vision by God about the eventual future of Israel. It is called DANIEL’S 70 WEEKS PROPHECY.
Here is the whole prophecy without explanation
Daniel
9:20-23,24-27
(King James Bible)
20
And whiles I was
speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the
sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD
my God
for the holy mountain of my God;
21
Yea, whiles I was
speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had
seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly,
touched me
about the time of the evening oblation.
22
And he informed me,
and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now
come forth to give thee skill and understanding.
23
At the beginning of
thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I
am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore
understand the
matter, and consider the vision.
24
Seventy weeks are
determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to
finish the transgression, and
to
make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to
bring in
everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and
to
anoint the most Holy.
25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
26
And after threescore
and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not
for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy
the
city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of
the war
desolations are determined.
27
And he shall confirm
the covenant with many for one week: and in the
midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to
cease, and
for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even
until the
consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Here
is the whole
prophecy with explanation Daniel 9:20-23,24-27 (King James Bible)
The 70 week prophecy |
Explanation |
20
And
whiles I (this is Daniel) was speaking, and praying,
and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting
my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; 21
Yea,
whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel (this is the angel Gabriel), whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being
caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening
oblation. 22
And
he informed me, and talked with me,
and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to
give thee skill and understanding. 23
At
the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am
come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the
vision. |
Gabriel
the angel comes to Daniel when he is in captivity in Babylon and
outlines the future of Israel. This vision is given around 606BC or
soon after. |
24
Seventy weeks |
Now
seventy weeks means 70 weeks of sevens ie
70x7 = 490. They are not weeks
of days but weeks of years. So we have 490 years. |
are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city |
Israel Jerusalem |
to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins,
and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting
righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. |
God
promises to heal and restore Israel and forgive Israel all her sins.
God promises to open the eyes of Israel to see whom they have pierced.
This will happen in the seven year tribulation. (Zechariah 12:10) |
25
Know
therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the
commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem |
The
Persian king Artaxerxes gives letters to Nehemiah to go and rebuild the
city of Jerusalem in 445 BC (Nehemiah 2:8). Read all of Nehemiah 2:1-4,5-8,9-10. |
unto the Messiah the Prince |
This
is Jesus Christ. |
shall be seven weeks: the street shall
be built again, and the wall, |
7 weeks = 7x7 years = 49 years), and threescore and two weeks (62 weeks = 62x7 =
434 years). The
start for this 490 year prophecy begins with the decree to rebuild
Jerusalem. |
even in troublous times. |
The
Samaritans opposed the reconstruction of Jerusalem
and gave Israel much trouble during the first 49 years. |
26
And
after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be
cut off but not for himself: |
This
62 weeks = 62x7 = 434 years. The
first 49 years have already come and gone. Jesus will go to the cross,
after the 49+434 = 483
years. The Messiah, Jesus Christ, would be cut off but not for
anything wrong that he had done. This
483 years was fulfilled to the very day Jesus rode into Jerusalem on
the Sunday. From
the 1st Nisan
445BC to the 6th April
32AD was exactly 173,880 days = 483 years. There
is still one week of seven to go. There are still
seven years to go. |
and the people of the prince |
This
will be the antichrist who will be the one world political
leader. Note:
Jesus Christ is the Prince (capital “P”). The prince
(small “p”) is the antichrist. |
that shall come shall destroy the city and
the sanctuary; |
The
antichrist, called the future Roman prince, will turn against Israel
and destroy Jerusalem and the temple. Rome is behind this antichrist.
The antichrist will be the one world political leader but the false
prophet (Revelation 16:13; 19:20; 20:10) will the Pope out of Rome. The
antichrist will bring about a 7 year covenant. But in the middle of the
7 years, he will break it. See Daniel 9:27. |
and the end thereof shall be with a flood,
and unto the end of the war desolations are
determined. |
This
is not a water flood but a flood of evil (Isaiah 59:19). The enemy shall come in like a flood. Until
the end, there will be wars and desolations of famine,
disease and death. |
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|
27
And
he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: |
This
will be for seven years. This is a week of seven.
This is called Daniel’s 70th
week. Just
before the antichrist announces this one week (7 years) the rapture
occurs when Christ takes all true believers off the earth to meet
himself in the air. |
and in the midst of the week he shall
cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, |
After 3.5 years, he will set himself up in the temple in Jerusalem and
stop all animal sacrifices and
Jewish celebrations. |
and for the overspreading of abominations he
shall make it desolate, |
The
antichrist will start the abomination (extreme hatred) of idolatry. He
will set himself up in the temple, to be the idol that is to be
worshipped. (Daniel 11:35-38,39; Revelation 13:14-15; 2Thessalonians
2:3-4) |
even until the consummation, and that determined shall be
poured upon the desolate. |
Until
the end, the consummation, this will be the overspreading of
abominations which will desolate and
destroy the renewed temple worship. |
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