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Christ is Coming Back. The Ordering & Timing of Events Ezekiel 38. Overview. The Surety of Jesus’s Return When Will He Return? What happens at the return? Judgment His Followers The Nations What happens in the Millennium? The Work of Elijah The House of Prayer
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Christ is Coming Back The Ordering & Timing of Events Ezekiel 38
Overview • The Surety of Jesus’s Return • When Will He Return? • What happens at the return? • Judgment • His Followers • The Nations • What happens in the Millennium? • The Work of Elijah • The House of Prayer • What happens after the Millennium?
Acts 1:11 “Which also said, Ye men ofGalilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven”. The Surety of Christ’s Return
Luke 21:27 “And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory”. The Surety of Christ’s Return
When Will He Return? Daniel - BC611 Babylon 610 - 542 Medo-Persia 542-334 Grecian 334-30 Roman BC30 - 1453 Divided 1453 - Today
The Order of Events • Return of Jesus Christ to the earth • Resurrection of the dead • Judgment Seat at Mt. Sinai • Rewards and rejections • Russian overthrow of Turkey • Europe confederated by Gog • Russia invades Egypt • World-wide time of trouble • Russia besieges Jerusalem • Perfect Multitudinous Christ • Marriage of Lamb to Bride • Elijah’s work of restoration • The Cherubim – Yahweh Tzvaoth • Arabs subjected to Christ • Western powers humiliated • Smiting and healing of Egypt • Russia triumphant – Great image • Armageddon – Valley of Judgment • Christ revealed – Olivet splits • Kingdom established in Zion • Great Middle East changes • Millennial Glory proclaimed • The Nations reject ultimatum • World-wide judgments & wars • Second Exodus of Israel • Establishment in bonds of Covenant • Nations subject to Zion’s King • House of Prayer for all nations • Universal rule – Millennium begins • The Glory of Yahweh revealed Read Eureka Volume 2 Pages 544-570
Time Line • Return of Jesus Christ to the earth • Resurrection of the dead • Judgment Seat at Mt. Sinai • Rewards and Rejections
Judgment of His Followers • Not all who have ever lived for some will not rise – Psalm 49:14-20 • Appear = ‘Phaneroo’ – to be revealed in ones true character (Vine) • Judgement Seat = “Bema” – Roman tribunal – Acts 25:6,10,17 • Two classes will be separated in the process of judgment – John 5:27-29 • God alone is qualified to judge man – Romans 14:10-11
“Who will render to every man according to his deeds:” (Romans 2:6)
Russian overthrow of Turkey Europe confederated by Gog Russia invades Egypt World-wide time of trouble Russia besieges Jerusalem Western powers humiliated Smiting of Egypt by Russia Russia triumphant – Great image Perfect Multitudinous Christ Marriage of Lamb to Bride Elijah’s work of restoration The Cherubim go out to battle Arabs subjected to Christ Time Line
Northern Confederacy Gog – Northern Russia Magog – Germany Rosh – Russia Meshech – Moscany Tubal – Siberia Persia – Iran Ethiopia Libya Gomer – France Togarmah – Ukraine etc. South Confederacy Sheba – Arabs Dedan – Arabs Navel – Iraq Tarshish – England Young lions USA Australia India African nations Judgement of the Nations Armageddon – Ezekiel 38
Time Line • Armageddon – Valley of Judgment • Christ revealed – Olivet splits • Kingdom established in Zion • Great Middle East changes • Millennial Gospel proclaimed
The Millennium – Christ to reign 1000 years Revelation 20:5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. 7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Time Line • The nation rejects ultimatum • World-wide judgments & wars • Second Exodus of Israel • Established in bonds of Covenant • Nations subject to Zion’s King • House of Prayer for all nations
Time Line • Universal rule – Millennium begins • The Glory of Yahweh revealed • Final Battle • The Third Heaven
The Third Heaven 2 Corinthians 12:2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 3And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) 4How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
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