Part 4 of a four part series given at NHBC by elder Evan Davis in June 2012.

1. NEW TESTAMENT PROPHECY

5. REVELATION 5 – THE SCROLL
 Title to the Earth
 Like Jeremiah 32:6-15
 Kinsman Redeemer has paid
 Possession is the next step
 Kept secure in the hand of God
 Seals are additional security and all
have a purpose

6. BREAKING OF THE SEALS
 Rider on a White Horse (1-2)
 War (3-4)
 Famine (5-6)
 Death (7-8) 25% of population dies
 Martyrs (9-11)
 Natural Disasters (12-17)
 All the rest from #7 (8:1-5)

7. TRUMPETS
 1/3 of Vegetation destroyed (7)
 1/3 of Sea turned to blood (8-9)
 1/3 of fresh water bitter (10-11)
 1/3 of heavenly lights out (12-13)
 Locust like demon creatures (9:1-12)
 Invasion by huge army (9:13-21)
 Kill 1/3 of world population =50%

8. 7th TRUMPET – BIG EVENTS
 Death of the Two Witnesses
 Resurrection of the Two Witnesses
 Ascension of the Two Witnesses
 Satan thrown out of heaven (12:7-9)
 Israel in hiding (14)
 Satan goes after believers (17)
 Worship of the Beast

9. BOWLS
 Sores and pain (16:1-2)
 All sea turned to blood (3)
 All fresh water to blood (4-7)
 Intensity of Sun increased (8-9)
 Darkness on Beast kingdom (10-11)
 Euphrates dried, invasion (12-16)
 Huge earthquakes (17-21)

10. ARMAGEDON
 Not just a battle = campaign
 Polemas not mache in Greek
 Not an isolated area (14:19-20)
 Includes Edom (Isaiah 63:1-6)
 Jerusalem
 Valley of Jehosophat
 Edom
 Armageddon

11. INTERVENTIONS OF GOD
 Creation
 Fall
 Flood
 Law
 Incarnation
 Crucifixion
 Resurrection

12. INTERVENTIONS OF GOD
 Rapture
 Glorious Appearing
 Millennial Rule
 End of World – New Heavens and
Earth

13. DAY OF THE LORD
 Past References
 Assyrian Conquest (Amos 5:18-20)
 Babylonian Conquest (Lam. 2:21-22)
 Medes destroy Babylon (Is.13:6,9,17-
20)
 These people not known when written
 Cyrus mentioned by name

14. DAY OF THE LORD (FUTURE)
 Timing (Isaiah 2:10-12)
 6th seal (Rev. 6:12-16)
 Purpose: Judgment (Is. 34:1-8)
 Armies drawn in to destruction
 Joel 3:1-16; Zech. 14:1-3, 12-15
 Destruction (I Thess. 5:1-11)
 Like a thief in the night

15. DAY OF THE LORD
TWOFOLD NATURE
 Both a period and an actual day
 Includes both darkness and light
 Judge + Millennium Zech. 14:1-5
 One Day event
 Coming of the Lord Malachi 3:2-5
 Heavenly changes Joel 2:30-31
 Salvation of Israel Zech. 12:10

16. DAY OF THE LORD - TERMS
 Day of Lord (Zeph. 1:14-17)
 Great disruption
 Time of Jacob’s Trouble (Jer. 30:4-9)
 Time is determined by God - shortened
 Great Tribulation
 Daniel 12:1-3; Mt. 24:21, 29
 Starts with Abomination of Desolation
 Middle of the Tribulation period
 Ends rebellion (Daniel 9:24)

17. JUDGMENT OF FALSE RELIGION
 Babylon and False Religion
 Jer. 7:16-20 Queen of Heaven
 Jer. 44:15-19; 24-27
 Ez. 8:12, 13, 16-18 wrath on idolatry
 Zech. 5:6-11 Established in Babylon
 The Great Harlot – Rev. 17
 Some amalgamation of religion
 If no truth, anything goes here

18. JUDGMENT OF NATIONS
Matthew 25:31-46
 The initiation of theocratic rule
 Everyone alive comes to judgment
 Only believers will enter kingdom
 When: Glorious return Mt. 25:31
 Who: Individuals
 How: Relation to believing Israel
 Reward: Populate the Kingdom

22. PRETRIBULATION RAPTURE
 Nature of the Church
 Immanence of Lord’s Return
 Church inconsistent with the
Tribulation

23. NATURE OF THE CHURCH
 An O/T Mystery (Eph. 3:4-10)
 Unique relationship to Christ (Mt.
16:18)
 Analogy: Body of Christ (Eph. 1:20-
23)
 Analogy: Building (Eph. 2:19-22)
 Analogy: Marriage (Eph. 5:27)

24. JEWISH MARRIAGE
 Betrothal
 Price
 Dwelling Place
 Return of Groom
 Return to Father’s house
 Consummation
 Wedding Feast

25. IMMANENT RETURN
 Expectation of early church
 I Cor. 1:7, 4:5, 15:51-52, 16:22
 Phil. 3:20, 4:5
 I Thes. 1:10
 II Thes. 3:10-12
 Jas. 5:7-9
 I John 2:28
 Promise: John 14:2

26. CHURCH IS INCONSISTENT WITH
THE TRIBULATION PERIOD
 Character of Tribulation
 Targeted at Israel as a nation
 A time of judgment of sin
 A time of the wrath of God
 Characteristics of the Church
 A multi-racial entity of believers
 Judgment completed at the cross
 Specifically excluded from God’s wrath

27. Wrath and the Church
 I Thes. 1:10 – Delivered from wrath
to come
 I Thes. 4:13-18 – Taken out of world
to meet the Lord in the air
 I Thes. 5:1-11 – Not destined for
wrath
 II Thes. 2:1-12 – Connection to the
Holy Spirit is permanent – He goes

28. JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST
 Rapture > Bema > Marriage > Return
 Who: Believers only I Cor. 3:15, II
Cor. 5:10
 Where: Bema – honors bestowed
 How: Includes motivation, action and
results
 Rewards – along with “Well done”

29. CROWNS
 Incorruptible – race run acceptably
(I Cor. 9:25)
 Life – resisting temptation (Jas. 1:12)
 Rejoicing-Reaching others (I Thes.
2:19)
 Righteousness – return (II Tim. 4:8)
 Glory – under shepherds (I Peter 5:4)

30. Pretribulation Rapture
 Fits with overall scripture
 Literal reading of the words
 Consistent with the mind of Christ
 No wrath is retained for the
redeemed
 There is no judgment for sin yet to
come for believers