Great Tribulation, Tribulation, Day of the Lord Overview
Note: This is an understanding of the order of end times events based on research and study. This is not definitive and is open to correction.
Abomination of Desolation and The Great Tribulation
Matthew 24:1-2
Matthew 24:15-22
False Christs, Beginning of Sorrows, Afflicted, Hated of All Nations, False Prophets, Iniquity Abounds
False Christs and The Beginning of Sorrows, False Prophets Showing Great Signs and Wonders, Tribulation
Matthew 24:4-8
Matthew 24:23-28
References the carcase and the eagles gathered because when the Son of Man comes he’ll tread the winepress including the Valley of Jehoshaphat and Supper of the Great God
See Joel 3:1-14
See Revelation 14: 14-20
See Revelation 17:14
See Revelation 19:13-19
And He’ll be like a thief in the night
Then Afflicted and Hated of All Nations for Jesus’ Names Sake
Matthew 24:9
Then Hatred and Iniquity will abound while False Prophets will rise
Matthew 24:10-13
After the Tribulation Days the Son of Man Will Be Seen Coming and Will Send His Angels with Trumpet to Gather the Elect
Matthew 24:29-36
Gospel of the Kingdom Preached in all the World Then The End
Matthew 24:14
Son of Man Returns Like a Thief in the Night
Matthew 24:37-43
Be Ready at All Times
Matthew 24:44-51
the Seven Seals
The First Seal - The Lamb opened one of the seals
Revelation 6:1-2
The Second Seal - Opened and the second beast says come and see
Revelation 6:3-4
The Third Seal
Revelation 6:5-6
The Fourth Seal
Revelation 6:7-8
The Fifth Seal
Revelation 6:9-11
The Sixth Seal
Revelation 6:12-17
Some say the seals haven’t been opened but we can’t deny that the conditions of the first four seals have been in existence for centuries.
After the Sixth Seal - 144,000 Israelites (12,000 from each tribe) Sealed
Revelation 7
After this, a great multitude of every nation, kindred etc stood before throne in white robes and praise God saying “Salvation to our God…”
These are those which came out of great tribulation…
They are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in his temple
He that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them, they won’t hunger, thirst, sun won’t light on them, God shall wipe away all tears
References the 8th day mentioned in Revelation 21:1-5:
Revelation 21:1-5
the Seventh seal-The seven Trumpets
The seventh seal encompasses the seven trumpets
Revelation 8:1-5
The First Trumpet
Revelation 8:6-7
The Scattered Tribes are Gathered to the Wilderness
In the time of the first trumpet, the tribes of Israel which are in captivity will be gathered to the wilderness for a 3.5 years:
Deuteronomy 30:1-8
Ezekiel 34:11-12
Ezekiel 20:37
Hosea 2:14
Ezekiel 37:1-14
The Second Trumpet
Revelation 8:8-9
The Third Trumpet
Revelation 8:10-11
The Fourth Trumpet
Revelation 8:12
The Fifth Trumpet-The First Woe
Revelation 9:1-12
The Sixth Trumpet- The Second Woe
Revelation 9:13-20
The Seventh Trumpet
Revelation 11:15-19
Great voices in heaven “The kingdoms of the world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”
Revelation 11:15
Twenty-four elders that sit before God worship Him
Revelation 11:16-18
The temple of God opened in heaven and there seen in the temple was the ark of his testament and there were lightnings, voices, thunderings, earthquakes, and great hail
Revelation 11:19
Pre-WRAth Of God: The Three Angels’ Messages- The Gospel of the Kingdom, Babylon is Fallen, Warning Against the Mark of the Beast
The Lamb on Mt. Zion with the 144,000 (the first fruits unto God and the Lamb) with the Father’s name in their foreheads
Revelation 14:1-5
The angel with the gospel to the nations proclaims to worship Yah for judgement is come
Revelation 14:6-7
Then, another angel pronounces Babylon is fallen
Revelation 14:8
The Third angel warns not to receive the mark of the Beast or you’ll receive eternal torment
Revelation 14:9-11
Blessing pronounced to the saints who die in the Lord henceforth
Revelation 14:12-13
The righteous were on sea of glass (those with victory over the mark and the beast etc)
Revelation 15:2-4
After that, the tabernacle of testimony in heaven was opened and the seven angels with seven plagues come out of the temple
Revelation 15:5-6
One of four beasts gives the seven angels seven gold vials full of the wrath of God
Revelation 15:7
The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and his power and no man able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues off the seven angels fulfilled
Revelation 15:8
John saw like unto the Son of Man on a cloud with gold crown and sickle
Revelation 14:14
Angel comes out of temple to tell him reap the harvest of the earth with the sickle because it’s ripe and he does
Revelation 14:15-16
Theory:
First Reaping- Related to Thief in the Night/Second Coming/Day of the Lord
1 Thessalonians 5
Matthew 24:43
Matthew 13:24-43
Another angel comes out of the temple with sickle
Revelation 14:17
Another angel comes out from the altar (who had power over fire) and tells the angel to gather the clusters of the vine of the earth for her grapes are fully ripe and the angel does and casts it into the great winepress of the wrath of God
Revelation 14:18-19
Theory:
Second Reaping- Related to Valley of Jehoshaphat
Joel 3:1-14
The winepress is trodden without the city and blood goes unto the horses bridles by the space of 1,600 furlongs
Revelation 14:20
THE SEVENTH TruMPET-The First Resurrection
Jesus descends from heaven with a trumpet and the dead in Christ rise first
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
We which are alive will be caught up with them in the clouds and remain with the Lord
1 Thessalonians 4:17-18
Note: It says the Lord is descending to earth while those in the 1st resurrection are rising to the clouds. The other believers then are caught up with them. It doesn’t say Christ is there in the clouds right then but that we’ll meet Him there and remain with Him. It doesn’t say we’ll remain in the clouds but that we’ll remain WITH HIM.
The SEventh Trumpet -The Seven Vials of the Plagues of the Wrath of God
Note: The tribulation period was separate and before the wrath of God (see entire timeline above). Believers are not appointed unto wrath (Reference 1 Thessalonians 5:9)
The First Angel and Vial
Revelation 16:1-2
The Second Angel and Vial
Revelation 16:3
The Third Angel and Vial
Revelation 16:4-6
The Fourth Angel and Vial
Revelation 16:8-9
The Fifth Angel and Vial
Revelation 16:10-11
The Sixth Angel and Vial
Revelation 16:12-16
Revelation 16:15
“Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.”
The Seventh Angel and Vial
Revelation 16:17-21
Note that men can repent all the way through the seventh vial, but do not.
Babylon City Falls
Revelation 18
The Mark of the Beast
Revelation 13:16-18
The wrath of god-The Day of the Lord
The Thief in the Night
1 Thessalonians 5:1-10
Note: Believers will not be surprised, unbelievers will be caught by surprise
the marriage supper of the lamb
After Babylon city falls, Yah is praised and there’s the announcement that the marriage supper of the Lamb has come
Revelation 19:1-9
the supper of the great god-Judgement for those who gathered against the chosen people and Yah’s Land
Christ comes with his armies and sword to smite the nations and rule them with a rod of iron and he treadeth the winepress
Revelation 19:10-16
An angel calls the fowls of the air to the supper of the great God to feast on the flesh of kings, mighty men, all mean free and bond, small and great etc.
Revelation 19:17-18
Beast and kings of the earth and their armies gather against Jesus
Revelation 19:19
References the Valley of Jehoshaphat
Joel 3:2
I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.
Joel 3:14
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.
Revelation 17:12-14
12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.
Beast and false prophet cast into lake of fire alive
Revelation 19:20-21
The Valley of Jehoshaphat
Joel 3
Zechariah 14
The Millennial Reign
Satan is thrown down into the bottomless pit for the millennial reign
Revelation 20:1-3
The saints from the first resurrection live and reign with Christ a thousand years
Revelation 20:4-6
All of Israel returns to the land for the millennial reign and is cleansed of their iniquity
Ezekiel 36:6-15
Ezekiel 36:23-38
Ezekiel 37:15-28
Jeremiah 33
Ezekiel 34:26-31
AT The end of the Millennial Reign
Satan’s Little Season
Revelation 20:7-8
The Gog & Magog War
Revelation 20:8-9
Satan cast into the lake of fire
Revelation 20:10
The Final Judgement
The Final Judgement, The Second Resurrection, The Second Death
Revelation 20:11-15
The Eighth Day-All Things New
A New Heaven, New Earth, New Jerusalem
Revelation 21