THE LAST THREE AND HALF YEAR OF THE TRIBULATION VOL1
THE LAST THREE AND HALF YEARs VOL ONE
The lasts half of the tribulation starts when the “Abomination of Desolation” takes place and ends with the return of the Messiah. Those who are alive and remain on the Earth will be in the midst of Satan’s last stand
Satan cast out of his place in Heaven, has incarnated the individual known as the “Beast” or Antichrist. This individual becomes the source of Satan’s physical presence on the Earth. The kingdom of Antichrist, New Rome, will be the source of satanic control over the Earth. The alive on Earth have an opportunity to accept Jesus Christ and die or accept the “Beast” and live. Those who accept the “Beast” will have no chance of salvation.
During this period, eternal decisions are made the Earth. Wonders will appear in the sky as God warns man of eternal decisions. Satanic wonders on Earth will deceive humanity into accepting the “Beast”. After an initial period of decision, those who reject the Antichrist, are killed. The final judgments will fall on the Earth.
These final “Bowl” judgments are the seven final plagues that will lead to the final battle known as Armageddon. To the hills of Megiddo will the nations of the Earth gather as their final assault is made on God.
During this time, Israel will have come to a saving knowledge of Jesus as Messiah and as a nation, they will begin to call out to Him to return and save Israel. At that time, surviving Israel will see the return of the Messiah, the second coming of Christ.
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They will operate through:
- Worldwide religion centered on the Antichrist.
- Worldwide economic system
- Satanic signs and wonders
- Worldwide Allegiance Demanded
With the fall of Satan from Heaven and the incarnation of the Antichrist Satan begins his direct assault on humanity. The authority over the Earth and its inhabitants are given to Satan and his forces for 42 months.
5And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to £continue for forty-two months. 6Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every £tribe, tongue, and nation. 8All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Revelation 13:5-8
This Satanic control will be accomplished by several means. First the Antichrist will an immense military that will far surpass any rival kingdom. His military control will be complete and absolute. For example the US military currently spends more on its defense budget then the 11 next largest nations combined. In many circles the US and its military strength are called a “Hyper-power”. Currently in no time in history has any nation ever risen to the level where the US now stands. Even at the height of its power the Roman empire was still limited to a certain geographic area. Following the rapture, a destabilized US might form a union with Europe. Without the strong evangelical Christian base little will separate a godless Europe from the US. A combined US & European military would be an unstoppable force. All this will be at the discretion of the future Antichrist.
To further stifle any rebellion and achieve total obedience all will be forced to submit not only physically but spiritually to this individual. This Satan possessed individual will proclaim himself God and demand all worship him as God. Without total submission people will not be allowed to buy, sell unless they have the mark of total allegiance.
16He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17and that no one may buy or sell except one who has £the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.18Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
Revelation 13:16-18
Those who refuse the mark will be killed. The choice will be clear for most. They can worship and accept the beast and live or reject the beast and die. Those who choose Christ will be killed and enter into Heaven.
9If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Revelation 13:9-10
2And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast, over his image and £over his mark and over the number of his name, standing on the sea of glass, having harp s of God.
Revelation 15:2
The battle will be for the souls of man in the second half of the tribulation. And mankind will be given clear choices to make his decision.
Signs by the False Prophet
To encourage those reluctant to worship the Beast and submit to his power a “False prophet” rises on the scene to exult the Antichrist.
1Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
Revelation 13:11-12
Fire from Heaven is one of the Satanic miracles used by the “False prophet” to fool those on the Earth. Once the world is put in awe of his power he will direct people to worship the Beast. Following the “Fire from Heaven” The “False Prophet” will make an “Image of the Beast” come to life. This image will reveal those who refuse to submit. These Satanic signs will convince many to submit to the Beast. Those who refuse will be killed in the process.
13He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14And he deceives £those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
Revelation 13:13-15
Paul also warns us in 2nd Thessalonians about this period of time in man’s future.
9The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
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