Events immediately before the sevenyear period
Church raptured (John 14:13; 1 Cor. 15:5152; 1 Thes. 4:1618; Rev. 3:10)
Restrainer removed (2 Thes. 2:7)
The judgment seat of Christ (in heaven, 1 Cor. 3:1215; 2 Cor. 5:10)
Antichrist rises to power over the Roman confederacy (Dan. 7:20, 24)1
At the beginning of the sevenyear period Antichrist (the coming ”ruler“) makes a covenant with Israel (Dan. 9:2627)

Events in the first half of The sevenyear period
Israel living in peace in the land (Ezek. 38:8)
Temple sacrifices instituted (Rev. 11:12)
World church dominates religion and the Antichrist (Rev. 17)
Gog and his allies invade Palestine from the north (Ezek. 38:2, 56, 22)2
Gog and his allies destroyed by God (Ezek. 38:1723)2

Events at the middle of The sevenyear period
Satan cast down from heaven and energizes the Antichrist (Rev. 12:1217)
Antichrist breaks his covenant with Israel, causing her sacrifices to cease (Dan. 9:27)
The 10 kings under the Antichrist destroy the world church (Rev. 17:1618)
The 144,000 Israelites saved and sealed (Rev. 7:18)

Events of the Second Half of The sevenyear period: These threeandonehalf 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. 6:12) with support of the Western confederacy (Rev. 13:5, 7; 17:1213)
3. Antichrist revealed as ”the man of lawlessness, “ ”the lawless one“ (2 Thes. 2:3, 89)
Events of the Second Half of
The sevenyear period
4. War, famine, and death (2nd, 3rd, and 4th seals, 5 Rev. 6:38
5. Converted multitudes from every nation martyred (5th seal, 5 Rev. 6:911; 7:914; Matt. 24:9)
6. Natural disturbances and worldwide fear of divine wrath (6th Seal, 5 Rev. 6:1217) Moon to Blood
7. Antichrist’s image (an ”abomination“) set up for worship (Dan. 9:27; Matt. 24:15; 2 Thes. 2:4; Rev. 13:1415)
8. Two witnesses begin their ministry (Rev. 11:3)
Events of the Second Half of
The sevenyear period
9. The false prophet promotes the Antichrist, who is worshiped by nations and unbelieving Israel (Matt. 24:1112; 2 Thes. 2:11; Rev. 13:4, 1115
10. Mark of the beast used to promote worship of the Antichrist (Rev. 13:1618)
11. Israel scattered because of the anger of Satan (Rev. 12:6, 1317) and because of the ”abomination“ (Antichrist’s image) in the temple (Matt. 24:1526)
12. Jerusalem overrun by Gentiles (Luke 21:24; Rev. 11:2)

Events of the Second Half of The sevenyear period
13. Antichrist and false prophets deceive many people (Matt. 24:11; 2 Thes. 2:911)
14. The gospel of the kingdom proclaimed (Matt. 24:14)
15. Israel persecuted by the Antichrist (Jer. 30:57; Dan. 12:1; Zech. 13:8; Matt. 24:2122)
16. Trumpet judgments (Rev. 89) and bowl judgments (Rev. 16) poured out by God on Antichrist’s empire
17. Blasphemy increases as the judgments intensify (Rev. 16:811)

Events Concluding The sevenyear period
1. Two witnesses slain by the Antichrist (Rev. 11:7)
2. Two witnesses resurrected (Rev. 11:1112)
3. Signs appear in the earth and sky (Isa. 13:10; Joel 2:10, 3031; 3:15; Matt. 24:29)
4. Christ returns with the armies of heaven (Matt. 24:2731; Rev. 19:1116)

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