The War of the Worlds

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The War of the Worlds

• The Great Tribulation

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The War of the Worlds

• For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,
  but against the rulers, against the powers,
  against the world forces of this darkness,
  against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the
  heavenly places.
• Ephesians 612

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The War of the Worlds

• Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your
  adversary, the devil, prowls around like a
  roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
• 1 Peter 58

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The War of the Worlds

• For then there will be a great tribulation,
  such as has not occurred since the beginning of
  the world until now, nor ever will. Unless those
  days had been cut short, no life would have been
  saved but for the sake of the elect those days
  will be cut short.
• Matthew 2421-22

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The War of the Worlds

• When is it?
• -After the Rapture.
• -Starts with the antichrists covenant with
  Israel (Dan 927)

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The War of the Worlds

• And he the antichrist will make a firm
  covenant with the many for one week, but in the
  middle of the week he will put a stop to
  sacrifice and grain offering and on the wing of
  abominations will come one who makes desolate,
  even until a complete destruction, one that is
  decreed, is poured out on the one who makes
  desolate.
• Daniel 927

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The War of the Worlds

• When is it?
• -After the Rapture.
• -Starts with the antichrists covenant with
  Israel (Dan 927).
• How long is it?
• -Seven years (Daniel 924-27)
• III. What are its purposes?

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The War of the Worlds

• Purposes of the Tribulation
• To vindicate Gods holiness
• To prepare Israel for Jesus return

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The War of the Worlds

• I will pour out on the house of David and on
  the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace
  and of supplication, so that they will look on Me
  whom they have pierced and they will mourn for
  Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will
  weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping
  over a firstborn. Zechariah 1210

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The War of the Worlds

• Purposes of the Tribulation
• To vindicate Gods holiness
• To prepare Israel for Jesus return
• To bring people from all nations to Jesus (Rev
  59)

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The War of the Worlds

• When is it?
• II. How long is it?
• What are its purposes?
• Who are the major players?

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The War of the Worlds

• Anti-God forces
• 1. Satan (Rev 12)

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The War of the Worlds

• Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil
  has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing
  that he has only a short time.
• Revelation 1212

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The War of the Worlds

• Anti-God forces
• Satan (Rev 12)
• Antichrist (Rev 131-10)

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The War of the Worlds

• Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea,
  having ten horns and seven heads, and on his
  horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were
  blasphemous names And the dragon gave him his
  power and his throne and great authorityAnd the
  whole earth was amazed and followed after the
  beastand they worshiped the beast, saying, Who
  is like the beast, and who is able to wage war
  with him?

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The War of the Worlds

• It was also given to him to make war with the
  saints and to overcome them, and authority over
  every tribe and people and tongue and nation was
  given to him. All who dwell on the earth will
  worship him, everyone whose name has not been
  written from the foundation of the world in the
  book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.
• Revelation 13

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The War of the Worlds

• Children, it is the last hour and just as you
  heard that antichrist is coming, even now many
  antichrists have appeared from this we know that
  it is the last hour.
• 1 John 218

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The War of the Worlds

• Anti-God forces
• Satan (Rev 12)
• Antichrist (Rev 131-10)
• False Prophet (Rev 1311-18)

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The War of the Worlds

• Pro-God Forces
• 144,000 Israelites (Rev 74-8 141-5)

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The War of the Worlds

• Then I looked, and behold, the Lamb was standing
  on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and
  forty-four thousand, having His name and the name
  of His Father written on their foreheads These
  are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He
  goes. These have been purchased from among men as
  first fruits to God and to the Lamb.
  Revelation 144

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The War of the Worlds

• Pro-God Forces
• 144,000 Israelites (Rev 74-8 141-5)
• The Two Witnesses (Rev 113-13)

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The War of the Worlds

• And I will grant authority to my two witnesses,
  and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and
  sixty days, clothed in sackclothAnd if anyone
  wants to harm them, fire flows out of their mouth
  and devours their enemies so if anyone wants to
  harm them, he must be killed in this way.
• Revelation 113,5

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The War of the Worlds

• Pro-God Forces
• 144,000 Israelites (Rev 74-8 141-5)
• The Two Witnesses (Rev 113-13)
• Saints and Martyrs (Rev 69-11 179-17).
• Angels

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The War of the Worlds

• When is it?
• II. How long is it?
• What are its purposes?
• Who are the major players?
• What are the key events?

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• Satan cast down to earth Rev. 15
• Beast given authority for 42 months Rev. 13
• Beast stops sacrifices and is worshipped in
  temple with help of False Prophet Dan. 927, Mat.
  2415
• 2 witnesses killed by beast and rise to heaven
  Rev. 11
• Israel repents Rev. 1114
• Israel flees from persecution of Beast Rev. 15

2nd Coming of Christ
Rapture of Church

• Jesus comes to defeat the beast and throws beast
  into Lake of Fire Rev. 19
• Satan is thrown into pit Rev. 19
• Jesus sets up 1000 year reign over Israel as her
  King on the throne of David Rev. 20

• Bowl Judgments against the Beast and his kingdom
• Beast prepares to war to keep rule of kingdom
  Rev. 16

• Israel makes covenant with the antichrist Dan.
  927
• Israel resumes sacrifices in Temple
• Seal Judgments against Israel to get them to
  repent Rev. 6

Trumpet judgments against the Nations because
they did not help Israel Rev. 8
3 ½ Yrs.
3 ½ Yrs.
Kingdom
Half way mark
Has Become the Kingdom of our Lord and His
Christ Rev 1115
The kingdom of the world
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The War of the Worlds

• - Value Gods holiness.
• - Join the battle (Eph 612).

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The War of the Worlds

• - Value Gods holiness.
• - Join the battle (Eph 612).
• - Celebrate Christs victory (Col 215).

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