"Behold, I make all things new." KJV The Day and Hour Unknownģ6 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.ģ8 For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark 39 and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. God causes the old heaven and earth to 'pass away'. All his ways are finally seen as righteous, just and true. God is finally vindicated as the only true and holy God. God reveals a New Heaven, a New Earth and a New Jerusalem where there is no sin or death. The Lake of Fire is the only outcome and there are no excuses found to grant escape. Revelation 20 v 11-15 describes how the books were opened and all mankind are judged according to what is recorded in these books. The living and the dead, nonbelievers, from all ages of human history are assembled at the Great White Throne of God where final judgement is meted out to all mankind who have rejected Christ. The Final Judgement - The End of the World Righteousness, justice and peace will be characteristic of Christ’s reign.
The raptured saints along with the great multitude of Revelation 7, who come out of the Tribulation, will be his ambassadors on earth during the 1000 years. When the seven year Tribulation closes, Christ returns to the earth at the Mount of Olives and will reign for 1000 years. The judgment comes in three successive stages seven seals, seven trumpets and seven bowls. At the end of the Tribulation Satan is locked up in the abyss for 1000 years. Seven years of judgement are unleashed on the earth and its inhabitants. This happens suddenly and without warning. The resurrected saints and all Christians still living on earth - individual believers comprising the body of Christ - are removed from the earth and taken to heaven. We subscribe to what is known as the ' premillennialist view' - that the Rapture will precede the Tribulation according to this view, the sequence of events is as follows: Sequence of events Timeline - Premillennial view 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words. The events that are about to be discussed are real they will take place.ġ3 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.ġ4 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.ġ5 According to the Lordʼs word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.ġ6 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.ġ7 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. We have mentioned several times that the unfolding story-line of the Bible is consistent and coherent.
The period content on this timeline is based on the Bible. The Thread - traced in The Rapture and The Tribulation