2012 and the Book of revelation.
Exiled on the Aisle of Patmos for his faith in Jesus Christ, John the Beloved receives the last 22 chapters of the Bible. They are the most horrific. They are the most pertinent. And, even more frightful, they are still unfulfilled, at this time.
The Book of Revelation begins with Jesus Christ comes to John in a vision. The Lord is dressed in a dazzling white robe. His voice is like thunder. His eyes are as fire. John falls on his face at Christ’s feet. The Lord tells him to write what are basically the end-time prophecies of this age.
1. The first major issue He addresses is the condition of the churches towards the end of the age. Sad but true, Christianity has become a mere shadow of what it used to be. As prophesied.
2. The next topic discussed is the rapture of the church. “Behold! I come quickly!” The return of Christ is eminent.
3. Next, comes the plagues of the Tribulation period. Three and a half years of famine, war, and pestilence.
4. The different colored horses and their riders represent the horrors mankind will all face during the Tribulation.
5. As the Tribulation approaches the midpoint, we are introduced to the two witnesses that preach in Jerusalem. They have defeated every foe that opposed them the first half of the Tribulation. However, at the midpoint, they are killed, and their bodies lie exposed in the streets of the holy city, as the citizens dance in the streets for joy. Then, on the third, the two witnesses are resurrected from the dead and rise through the skies. Thus begins the “Great Tribulation” (the last three and a half years).
6. Many will be martyred at this time. Their souls cry out to God in Heaven for vengeance. They are told to wait just a bit longer, for God’s wrath is coming on their persecutors, God’s enemies.
7. The Great Whore, Mystery Babylon, The City built on 7 Hills, which is none other than Rome, is dealt her death blows from God. Her hands have flowed red with the blood of martyred believers for centuries, and now, God will have His vengeance on her.
8. As The Tribulation draws to a close, the Antichrist and his armies amass in Megiddo and await the Battle of Armageddon. Christ returns on a white horse, and His believers are following close behind Him down from the skies. The enemies of God taste His wrath. Their blood flows as high as the horse’s bridle. The birds feast on their rotting carcasses. It takes months to bury all the dead.
9. The Lord sets up His Thousand year reign. Finally, Judgment day comes. All the dead, saved and unsaved, stand before God. Each one gives an account of himself before God. The wicked are cast into the lake of fire.
10. This world disintegrates in fervent heat, as the saved of all time go to dwell with Jesus Christ in the New Jerusalem, the city that comes down, as a bride adorned for her husband.
Oh yes, there is coming a day when we shall each one stand before God. On that day, every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Be saved. Today. Don’t wait another moment. Receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.
Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
