See below how the end times unfold in 15 key events, starting with “Return of Jews to Holy Land”. These events overlap until Armageddon. They fall under 3 headings. The 1st heading, “Israel Reborn, 7 Seals & Apostasy”, includes the 1st 2 of 7 seals (Rev. 6:1-4). Further down, you will see our timeline & charts. Read more…
Israel Reborn, 7 Seals & Apostasy
Return of Jews to Holy Land
Rebuilding Temple Mount
Harvests of Gentiles And Jews
7 Seals Begin
Apostasy & False Christs
Rapture, 2nd Coming & New Earth
Rapture And Second Coming
7 Bowls & Armageddon
Millennium Ruled by Christ
Gog & Magog Rebellion
Last Judgment & New Earth
The second heading, “Great Tribulation & Babylon”, includes the times of the other seal judgments ending with the 7th seal. The 7th seal does not open a separate 7th event. Instead, it triggers the 7 trumpet judgments (Rev.8:1ff) —but only after the 144,000 martyrs are protected from those trumpet judgments (Rev. 7:1ff).
The third heading, “Rapture, 2nd Coming & New Earth”, include the third set of judgments called the 7 bowl judgments. The 7th trumpet (Rev. 11:14-19; Rev. 15:8) triggers those 7 bowl judgments. The 7 bowl judgments end with Armageddon and the fall of Babylon (Rev. 16-19).
21 Judgments
The 7 seals open the way for the 7 trumpets, which then open the way for the 7 bowls. On careful reading, we see that those three series of 7 are so different, increasing greatly in magnitude, that they can only signal 21 judgments in chronological order.
Those 21 judgments provide the framework for multiple other end-time events. You may see more of those events on the two charts below, both by Pastor Mike Bickle of the IHOP-KC Missions Base.
The first of two charts, an “Overview of Key End Time Events”, shows a timeline starting with the Beginning of birth pangs in 1948 when Israel became a nation once again. Jesus said this time “is not yet the end” (Mt. 24:6-8).
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Bickle’s second of two charts expands on his first chart. His “Chronological Structure of Revelation” shows more clearly the relationship between the 7 seals, the 7 trumpets and the 7 bowls. Again, I differ with him in believing that the first 2 seals take place before this chart begins.
In this chart the seal judgments during the Great Tribulation lead up to the 7 trumpet judgments. The Great Tribulation will end when the 7th trumpet sounds. That last trumpet will herald the Rapture and the Second Coming of Christ (Mt. 24:31; 1 Cor. 15:52; 1 Thess. 4:16).
According to Bickle, the glorious “Second Coming Procession” of Christ will take 30 days as He passes in the sky around the world, then comes to Armageddon and Jerusalem (Dan. 12:11). During the 30 days the 7 bowls of wrath will fall on those who refuse to repent. After 45 more days of establishing His government and peace, Christ will begin His millennial reign (Dan. 12:12; Rev. 16-20).
As John says in Rev. 22:20, “Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.”
