THE STUDY OF REVELATION

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1 THE STUDY OF REVELATION 1

2 Creation Revelation Robert & Mary Tozier At Sunrise Southern Baptist Church Las Vegas, NV 2

3 Behold I Come Quickly Rev 22:7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 3

4 Behold I Come Quickly. The Study of Revelation Lesson 21 4

5 Opening Prayer 5

6 Behold I Come Quickly The Study of Revelation Lesson 21 PANIC AND THE DAY OF THE LORD {REV 6:12-17} 6

7 PANIC 7

8 PANIC REV 6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 8

9 PANIC Earthquakes Jesus speaks of the increase of earthquakes. MAT 24:7 and there shall be earthquakes... MAR 13:8 and there shall be earthquakes in divers places LUK 21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places 9

10 PANIC J. Dwight Pentecost writes: The sixth seal (6:12-17) speaks of the great convulsions that will shake the whole earth. This may signify the condition in which every authority and power loses its control over men and anarchy reigns. LUK 21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 10 (Continued)

11 PANIC 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. The "earthquake" (seismos) of verse 12 literally means "shaking" and can also apply to the air or sea. To those on earth it will appear that the sky is falling. 11

12 PANIC The word "star" (aster) may refer to asteroids plummeting to earth, which would cause great devastation and loss of life. There are some today that speak if a planet called Nibiru that is on a near collision course with the earth that might bring great devastation to our planet. We have seen a phenomenon involving four blood moons in the last couple of 12 years.

13 PANIC Whether or not either of these occurrences portend danger to the earth remains to be seen, but, if so, Nibiru would be potentially a partial termination event, especially since it is purported to bring much space trash with it. The Bible says that there is an object hurdling from space that will strike the earth during the Tribulation called Wormwood that will result in much devastation. 13

14 PANIC Wormwood is certain for those that are not saved during the Tribulation. This is why we are to warn them of what they can expect without Jesus. This is why the study of Revelation is so important. The times will be scary during the Tribulation. The unsaved will contend with Wormwood, blood moons, darkness, 14 and perhaps Nibiru will show itself.

15 PANIC The terror will be as if the sky is falling on them and the ground will tremble and worse. They will encounter demons and terrors beyond imagination. 15

16 PANIC Rev 8:10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. 16

17 PANIC Whatever the truth of the matter is, Nibiru, Wormwood, or both. I believe that the Rapture of the church comes first, and that may happen very soon, possibly, I hope, this year. Wormwood is surely coming. The Rapture is our Blessed Hope and should be our focus. Keep your eyes fixed upon Jesus He is our comfort. 17

18 PANIC Blackouts There is a blackout clearly prophesied to occur before the terrible day of the Lord begins. Joel speaks of the darkened sun and bloody moon. JOE 2:30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. (Continued) 18

19 PANIC 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come. A consensus seems to be that there are at least four blackouts, and that the harmony of the blackouts is as follows: 1. During the Sixth Seal judgment Revelation 6:12. Joel 2:30, During the Fifth Trumpet judgment Revelation 9:2; Joel 1:1-15; 2:10,

20 PANIC 3. During the Fifth Bowl judgment Revelation 16:10. Isaiah 60:2. 4. After the Tribulation, just before the Lord s return Matthew 24:29, 30. Joel 3: The first blackout is positioned to occur before the Great Tribulation, or the most terrifying great and terrible of the escalating Tribulation judgments. 20

21 PANIC In reading Revelation 16:10 and Isaiah 60:2, it seems to be a darkness of despair rather that an actual darkness, if they are actually parallel passages. Rev 16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 21

22 PANIC Isa 60:1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. 22

23 PANIC Other prophecies speak of darkness or blackouts. See also Zephaniah: ZEP 1:15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 23

24 PANIC See Isaiah as well: ISA 13:9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. 24

25 PANIC REV 6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. The Sky is Falling Revelation 6:14 is a continuation of the previous verse (Rev 6:13). If impacted by asteroids the earth's crust may begin to slide causing displacement of landmasses and mountains. 25

26 PANIC The heavens may appear to dissolve due to being obscured by dusts and gases from the devastation of the earth. The time is not yet ready for the future destruction of the heavens and earth and the new heavens and new earth recreated by God as prophesied in 2PE 3:10 & REV 21:1. 26

27 PANIC The Day of the Lord extends from the beginning of the 7-year Tribulation to the completion of the 1000-year Millennium reign of Christ. Peter spoke of the end of the Day of the Lord in terms of a re-creation of the Heavens and Earth. 27

28 PANIC 2PE 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 28

29 PANIC We are told about this future time as being after the Tribulation, Second Coming, and Millennial Reign. REV 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 29

30 PANIC REV 6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 30

31 PANIC This will have been such a fearful experience that men will attempt to find shelter from the devastation. There will be no escape from the continuation of God's wrath. There will be nowhere to hide, except caves or Deep Underground Military Bases (D.U.M.B) like at Cheyanne Mt. Fearful man now realizes that it is the wrath of God falling on them and that 31 greater wrath is yet to come.

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33 Just in case you might think that tunnel drilling of that scale is impossible, look at this tunnel drill. 33

34 PANIC At the end of the terrible wrath the Great Tribulation, those that are still alive on the earth will see Jesus Christ "coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory." MAT 24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 34

35 THE DAY OF THE LORD 35

36 THE DAY OF THE LORD REV 6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? It must be noted that John is not saying that this verse is the beginning of the Tribulation. In fact, the tense of the Greek verb helthen translated is come or has come indicates a previous arrival of the wrath, not something that is about to take place. 36

37 THE DAY OF THE LORD Therefore it is an acknowledgement by the people on earth that they are already experiencing the wrath of God. The Tribulation is a period which lasts seven years as indicated by Daniel 9:27 and he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week [seven]. In fact, Daniel 9:27 is an overview of the seven-year Tribulation. 37

38 THE DAY OF THE LORD Dan 9:27 And he [Antichrist] shall confirm the covenant with many for one week [beginning Israel protected]: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate [mid-trib Israel persecuted], even until the consummation [end], and that determined [decreed] shall be poured upon the [one who makes] desolate [Antichrist] [end Israel preserved]. 38

39 THE DAY OF THE LORD The Tribulation is divided into two 3-1/2 year segments. The first 3-1/2 years is known as the Tribulation, while the last 3-1/2 years is called the Great Tribulation where the most severe judgments will occur. Both halves are known as the day of the Lord. 39

40 THE DAY OF THE LORD It is probable that with the opening of the sixth seal the first half of the Tribulation is brought to an end and the second half is about to begin. Evidence that the Seal s are part of the first 3-1/2 years is that Israel will have it relatively easy until the breaking of the covenant and the abomination of desolation at the mid-point (Matthew 24:15-21), after which will be increased suffering. 40

41 THE DAY OF THE LORD Notice also that, as we have seen, the Seal Judgments parallel the prophecy of Matthew 24:5-14, and then the midpoint of the seven years occurs with Matthew 24:15. Matthew 24:15-21 indicates that increased suffering comes immediately after the abomination of desolation, and it directly affects Israel. 41

42 THE DAY OF THE LORD Matt 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. (Continued) 42

43 THE DAY OF THE LORD 19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 43

44 THE DAY OF THE LORD Israel experiences a change from friend to enemy of the Antichrist at the mid-point. This is further evidence that the Seal Judgments are the beginning of God s wrath and that increased suffering begins with the Trumpet Judgments after protection is arranged for 144,000 Jewish servants of God as we will see in another lesson. 44

45 THE DAY OF THE LORD Following the Rapture, the Day of the Lord mentioned in 1 Thessalonians 5:1 and 2 is known as that period indicated by Daniel's seventieth week (seven-year Tribulation period) and the millennium (the thousandyear reign of Jesus Christ on Earth). According to John Walvoord, the period after the Rapture and before the beginning of the seven-year tribulation is a period of preparation and is included as part of the Day of the Lord. 45

46 THE DAY OF THE LORD 1TH 5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 2PE 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. (Continued) 46

47 THE DAY OF THE LORD 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, After that, the Day of the Lord will climax with a New Heaven, New Earth, and New Jerusalem all following the Millennium reign of Jesus Christ. 47

48 THE DAY OF THE LORD 2PE 3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 48

49 2 THESS 2:3 49

50 2 THESS 2:3 In 2 Thessalonians 2:2, Paul writes this in response to a rumor that the day of the Lord had already come. 2 Thess 2:2 not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by some prophecy, report or letter supposed to have come from us, saying that the day of the Lord has already come. NIV 50

51 2 THESS 2:3 We should mention that the King James Version reads the day of Christ in this verse causing some confusion. Most scholars believe the correct meaning indicates the day of the Lord, which context best represents the subject of the Tribulation in these verses, and is so rendered in the NIV and the NASB translations. 51

52 2 THESS 2:3 Paul continues: 2 Thess 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. KJV 52

53 2 THESS 2:3 The context of 2 Thessalonians 2 is about the Tribulation, therefore the term Day of the Lord is appropriate to that context. The events that follow 2 Thessalonians 2:2 are called the day of the Lord elsewhere in Scripture. The Thessalonians worry that they have missed the Rapture and are in the Tribulation. 53

54 2 THESS 2:3 2 Thessalonians 2:3 refers to the Day of the Lord [the Tribulation] not occurring until there come a falling away first. The Greek word for falling away is apostasia. It is generally thought that this word means apostasy, or a departure from the faith. 54

55 2 THESS 2:3 The implication, though, following after Paul s Rapture lesson in 1 Thessalonians chapter 4, is that the day of the Lord (the Tribulation) will follow the Rapture of the church; since the Thessalonians worry that they have missed the Rapture and are in the Tribulation. 55

56 2 THESS 2:3 J. Vernon McGee agrees that it does refer to the falling away, but believes it refers to much more. But I think it means more than that, as a careful examination of the word will reveal. The root word of apostasia actually means departure or removal from. In this respect, Paul is saying that before the day of the Lord there will be a removing. 56

57 2 THESS 2:3 McGee further comments: There are two kinds of removing that are going to take place. First, the organized church will depart from the faith that is what we call apostasy. But there will be a total apostasy when the Lord comes, and that cannot take place until the true church is removed. The Lord asked, when the Son of man cometh [to the earth], shall he find [the] faith? (Luke 18:8). (Continued) 57

58 2 THESS 2:3 When He says the faith, He means the body of truth which He left here. The answer to His question is no, He will not find the faith here when He returns. There will be total apostasy because of two things: (1) the organization of the church has departed from the faith it has apostatized and (2) there has been another departure, the departure of the true church from the earth. (Continued) 58

59 2 THESS 2:3 The departure of the true church leads into the total apostatizing of the organized church. The Day of the Lord cannot begin nor the Great Tribulation Period until the departure of the true church has taken place. 59

60 2 THESS 2:3 E. Schuyler English refers to Liddell and Scott s Greek-English Lexicon, which lists as a possible meaning for apostasia as disappearance or departure. Apostasia, the noun, comes from the verb aphisteemi, which means to remove, or, in the causal sense, to put away, or to cause to be removed. 60

61 2 THESS 2:3 English adds: And since the definite article suggests strongly that the departure was something with which the Thessalonians were familiar, why do we think the departure as apostacy? There is nothing in either of the Thessalonian epistles, to this point, about the great apostacy. There is a departure concerning which the Thessalonians had been instructed by letter. I Thessalonians 4:

62 2 THESS 2:3 It is the Rapture first, then the man of sin is revealed. We should note that Jerome translated the Greek apostasia into Latin as discessio (departure) in the 4 th century. It is significant that the first Bibles to be translated into English favored departing. 62

63 2 THESS 2: Wycliffe Bible Departynge First 1526 Tyndale Bible Departynge First 1535 Coverdale Bible Departynge First 1539 Cranmer Bible Departynge First 1576 Breeches Bible Departing First 1583 Beza Bible Departing First (Beza transliterated as apostacy) 1608 Geneva Bible Departing First 63

64 2 THESS 2:3 It was not until the 1611 King James Version that apostasia was translated as falling away. It is my opinion that this is a very strong case for the pre-tribulation Rapture of the church, if not the clincher. For me, this clinches the argument in favor of the pre-tribulation Rapture. 64

65 End of The Study of REVELATION Lesson 21 65

66 Closing Prayer 66

67 Creation Revelation Robert & Mary Tozier At Sunrise Southern Baptist Church Las Vegas, NV 67