A. Events immediately before the seven-year period
1. Church raptured (John 14:1-3; 1 Cor. 15:51-52; 1 Thes. 4:16-18;
Rev. 3:10)
2. Restrainer removed (2 Thes. 2:7)
3. Judgment seat of Christ (in heaven, 1 Cor. 3:12-15; 2 Cor. 5:10)
4. Antichrist rises to power over the Roman confederacy (Dan. 7:20,
24)4
B. Event at the beginning of the seven-year period. Antichrist (the
coming "ruler") makes a covenant with Israel (Dan. 9:26-27)
C. Events in the first half of the seven-year period
1. Israel living in peace in the land (Ezek. 38:8)
2. Temple sacrifices instituted (Rev. 11:1-2)
3. World church dominates religion and the Antichrist (Rev. 17)
D. Events perhaps just before the middle of the seven-year period
1. Gog and his allies invade Palestine from the north (Ezek. 38:2,5-6,
22)2
2. Gog and his allies destroyed by God (Ezek. 38:17-23) 2
E. Events at the middle of the seven-year period
1. Satan cast down from heaven and energizes the Antichrist (Rev. 12:
12-17)
2. Antichrist breaks his covenant with Israel, causing her sacrifices
to cease (Dan. 9:27)
3. The 10 kings under the Antichrist destroy the world church (Rev. 17:
16-18)
4. The 144,000 Israelites saved and sealed (Rev. 7:1-8)3
F. Events of the second half of the seven-year period. These
three-and-one-half years are called "the Great Tribulation" (Rev.
7:14; cf. "great distress, "Matt. 24:21; "time of distress,
"Dan. 12:1; and "a time of trouble for Jacob, " Jer. 30:7)
1. Rebellion (apostasy) against the truth in the professing church
(Matt. 24: 12; 2 Thes. 2:3)4
2. Antichrist becomes a world ruler (1st seal, 5
Rev. 6:1-2) with support of the Western confederacy (Rev. 13:5, 7;
17:12-13)
3. Antichrist revealed as "the man of lawlessness, "
"the lawless one" (2 Thes. 2:3, 8-9)
4. War, famine, and death (2nd, 3rd, and 4th seals,) 5
Rev. 6:3-8
5. Converted multitudes from every nation martyred ( 5th seal, 5
Rev. 6: 9-11; 7: 9-14; Matt. 24:9)
6. Natural disturbances and worldwide fear of divine wrath (6th Seal, 5Rev.
6: 12-17)
7. Antichrist's image (an "abomination") set up for worship
(Dan. 9:27; Matt. 24: 15; 2 Thes. 2:4; Rev. 13:14-15)
8. Two witnesses begin their ministry (Rev. 11:3)7
9. The false prophet promotes the Antichrist, who is worshiped by
nations and unbelieving Israel (Matt. 24:11-12; 2 Thes. 2:11; Rev.
13:4,11-15
10. Mark of the beast used to promote worship of the Antichrist (Rev.
13:16-18)
11. Israel scattered because of the anger of Satan (Rev. 12:6, 13-17)
and because of the "abomination" (Antichrist's image) in the
temple (Matt. 24:15-26)
12. Jerusalem overrun by Gentiles (Luke 21:24; Rev. 11:2)
13. Antichrist and false prophets deceive many people (Matt. 24:11; 2
Thes. 2:9-11)
14. The gospel of the kingdom proclaimed (Matt. 24:14)
15. Israel persecuted by the Antichrist (Jer. 30:5-7; Dan. 12:1; Zech.
13:8; Matt. 24:21-22)
16. Trumpet judgments (Rev. 8-9) and bowl judgments (Rev. 16) poured
out by God on Antichrist's empire
17. Blasphemy increases as the judgments intensify (Rev. 16:8-11)
G. Events concluding the seven-year period
1. Two witnesses slain by the Antichrist (Rev. 11:7)7
2.Two witnesses resurrected (Rev 11:11-12)7
3.The king of the South (Egypt) and the king of the North fight against
the Antichrist (Dan. 11.40a)8
4. Antichrist enters Palestine and defeats Egypt, Libya, and Ethiopia
(Dan. 11.40a-43)8
5 Enemies from the East and the North move toward Palestine (Dan. 1144;
Rev 1612)
6. Jerusalem is ravaged (Zech. 14. [-4)
7. Commercial Babylon is destroyed {Rev. 16:19; 18: 1-3, 21-24)
8. Signs appear in the earth and sky (Isa. 13.10; Joe1210, 30-31; 3:15;
Matt 24.29)
9 Christ returns with the armies of heaven (Matt 24.27-31; Rev:
19:11-16)
10. Jews flee Jerusalem facilitated by topographical changes (Zech.
14:5)
11. Armies unite at Armageddon against Christ and the armies of heaven
{Joel 3.9-11; Rev. 1616; 19.17-19)8
12. Enemies are destroyed by Christ (Rev. 19:19, 21)f1
13. The "beast" (Antichrist) and the false prophet are thrown
into the lake of fire (Rev. 19.20)8
H. Events following the seven-year period
1. Final re-gathering of Israel (Isa 11.11-12; Jer. 30:3; Ezek. 36:24;
37:1-14; Amos 9:14-15; Micah 4:6-7; Matt. 24:31)
2. A remnant of Israelites turn to the Lord and are forgiven and
cleansed (Hosea 14:1-5; Zech. 12.10; 131)
3. National deliverance of Israel from the Antichrist (Dan. 12.lb;
Zech. 12:10; 13:1; Rom. 1126-27)
4. Judgment of living Israel (Ezek 2033-38; Matt. 25:1-30)
5. Judgment of living Gentiles (Matt. 25:31-46)
6. Satan cast into the abyss {Rev. 20:1-3)
7. Old Testament saints resurrected (lsa. 26:19; Dan 12.1-3)
8. Tribulation saints resurrected {Rev. 204-6)
9 Daniel 9.24 fulfilled
10. Marriage supper of the Lamb (Rev: 197-9)
11. Christ begins His reign on earth (Ps. 728; Isa. 96-7; Dan 2.14-35;
44; 7:13-14; Zech. 9:10; Rev.20:4)