If today's events frighten you and you wish for an honest, scriptural breakdown of how the world ends, and what happens after, spare some time and go through this epistle.

THE MARK OF THE BEAST.
The whole world accepts and enforces the Mark of the Beast, "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads" Revelation 13:16.

Christian churches become part of the Mark - a betrayal of the Gospel Paul refers to as "a falling away" (2 Thessalonians 2:3).

There's then a coordinated international effort to coerce those of us who don't want the Mark. We're few, but we're very firm and vocal.

Initially we're handled with kid gloves and gently encouraged to accept the Mark so the world can stand together as one.

But we refuse and the controversy escalates.

We start enduring backlash for our defiance like online censorship, and being deplatformed. In time this escalates to a denial of a range of public services and a barring of entry to social and public spaces - We're canceled and reduced to second class citizenship.
Still we fail to comply and things escalate higher: companies, businesses and government departments terminate our employment, taking away our livelihood. We face financial ruin and starvation; but still we stand firm against the Mark.

And now even harsher measures are introduced - every store, business and company across the world is banned from doing any form of business with us - we can't buy or sell anymore. Revelation 13: 17 "And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."

But we remain resolute and hold out.

And now is formulated a Final Solution against us: A law, inspired by Satan himself, is drafted that will sentence us to death who reject the Mark. We're called the worst of criminals who refuse to cooperate for the greater good and therefore it is needful that our existence be terminated so humanity can move forward fully united with no one wasting earth's resources who does not have the best interests of the planet, Revelation 13:15 "and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed."

But in condemning us who have stood for truth, the world crosses a line with God. The limit of sin is reached and Jehovah's abundant patience with humanity finally runs out. The Infinite One, long holding back the full force of evil from overwhelming the world, prepares to let go. But first His children - our tiny group of outcasts dotted across the world, weary and suffering - who refuse the Mark must be sealed with His seal. We're an astonishingly small group, just 144,000 of us out of billions that populate the world. Revelation 7:1-4.

We are now sealed, "And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time". Daniel 12:1.

THE TRIBULATION.
Michael standing up plunges the world into chaos because the restraining Spirit of God is withdrawn from humanity. Says Paul, "For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. " 2 Thessalonians 2:7.
Again Paul says, "And grieve not the holy spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption." Ephesians 4:30. The Holy Spirit is the Restrainer and He's the Seal as well. When He's withdrawn from the world, He remains with the Believers as God's stamp on ownership of them.
When the Spirit is withdrawn, Everyone comes wholly under the control of Satan. The chief of demons, so long restrained from driving the human race over the edge finally gets his chance. And he makes good of it. From the East to the West, from the North to the South, there's such a spontaneous explosion of violence that one minute it's all peace and safety and the next minute sudden destruction hits. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them".

Without warning, without any given sign, whole cities instantaneously plunge into such carnage and violence even the most brutal wars can't compare. Each man is for himself and there's no safety for anyone anywhere.

The four winds have been let loose:
"And after these things I saw four
angels standing on the four corners of the
earth, holding the four winds of the earth,
that the wind should not blow on the
earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
And I saw another angel ascending
from the east, having the seal of the living
God: and he cried with a loud voice to the
four angels, to whom it was given to hurt
the earth and the sea,
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the
sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the
servants of our God in their foreheads." Revelation 7:1-3.

This carnage and mayhem is not God executing direct punishment on the world, but for so long He has protected the world from itself by His restraining power, now that He has let go there's left no power to enable self-control and entire populations become as wild beasts and the result is "a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time."

THE SEVEN PLAGUES AKA THE WRATH OF GOD.
Now all attention moves to the Temple in Heaven of which the Temple on earth was "a mere copy of" Hebrews 9:24 where our "great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God" Hebrews 4:14, "A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man" Hebrews 8:1,2 has been pleading humanity's case with God ever since He returned to Heaven.
There's a Temple in Heaven which works the same way as the old Jewish Temple did. This is the Original Temple of which the earthly Temple was a copy of. In the Heavenly Temple Jesus is the High Priest who pleads His own blood before God to secure forgiveness for everyone, just as on earth the Jewish high priest brought the blood of the animal sacrifice into the Temple to secure forgiveness for Israel.

Now as the world reels with the violence of the Tribulation, God moves to pour out the seven plagues:
"And the seven angels came
out of the temple, having the
seven plagues, clothed in pure
and white linen, and having
their breasts girded with
golden girdles.
And one of the four beasts
gave unto the seven angels
seven golden vials full of the
wrath of God, who liveth for
ever and ever.
And the temple was filled
with smoke from the glory of
God, and from his power; and
no man was able to enter into
the temple, till the seven
plagues of the seven angels
were fulfilled."
Revelation 15:6-8.

Smoke from the power of the glory of God fills the temple where Jesus our High Priest can no longer enter and has to cease His priestly work of intercession. This removes humanity's shield. There's now no pleading Messiah between an offended God and guilty men to soften the blows of divine justice. Humans must now "drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation" Revelation 14:10.

When Michael stood up, the Tribulation began. When Jesus ceases His priestly work in the Heavenly Temple the Wrath of God begins.

The wrath of God is expressed through the plagues of Revelation 16 which lead straight to Armageddon, the final battle between good and evil.

Our little sealed group around the world lives through these calamities. We press through the Tribulation as ships navigating a tempestuous storm and witnessing the horror of the plagues that follow, we long to be delivered into the safety and tranquility of Heaven, but it is God's plan that we are where we are. We are to remain patient at this trying hour. This so Jesus can fulfill His promise to us, "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth." Revelation 3:10.

That protection is promised at this hour shows it's a universally violent time - a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation - which is the Tribulation, closely followed by the Plagues: these calamities are the hour of temptation to befall the world; and protection at this time is given on condition of patience. When the angel threatens against the Mark of the Beast promising the "wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture" - which is the seven plagues, he closes with "Here is the patience of the saints..." Revelation 14:12.

When the plagues begin, the world blames us who refuse the Mark of the Beast as the cause of all suffering. Just as before with the Coronavirus pandemic those who refused the vaccines were blamed for the spread of the disease. The narrative is that our small group provoked God who's now punishing the whole world for it and so to appease God and stop the suffering, we are to be hunted down and killed. Said Jesus, "yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service." John 16:2.

And so we become wanted fugitives.

The world wants us dead and we've no one in the world to save us. Not the police. Not our friends. Not our families. We're unarmed and trusting only in the Name of the Lord. Sooner or later the wicked will find us and do their worst. Day and night we agonize in prayer for deliverance. It's a frightening time.

THE RAPTURE.
As the wicked, possessed by Satan and his demons, seek us out in the forests and mountains and caves we're hiding in, guardian angels surround us in our hiding places. We can't see them but God promised.

Finally Satan's followers locate us and prepare to do their worst and decimate their quarry. For an anguished moment it looks as if God has forsaken us to fall by the hand of the wicked at the most perilous hour, but at that most desperate moment, the wicked exulting, weapons at the ready, ready to strike and shoot - look and see, a small cloud appears in the distance, drawing all attention to itself. It is the sign of the coming of the Son of Man.

"For the Lord himself shall
descend from heaven with a
shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump
of God: and the dead in Christ
shall rise first:
Then we which are alive
and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in
the air: and so shall we ever
be with the Lord"
1 Thessalonians 4:16,17

Michael the archangel, the great Prince who stands for us, who is also Jesus Christ of Nazareth, our Messiah who gave His life for us at Calvary, has finally returned as He promised, at the hour we need Him the most. He is King of kings and Lord of lords, and as the whole world beholds Him "the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness." Nahum 2:10.

Jesus said "he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Matthew 24:31 This is the Rapture. Satan, his angels and the wicked are powerless as we defy gravity to meet our Savior in the air.

THE END OF THE WORLD.
Now we are with the Savior in the air, removed from the world below, What happened when Noah entered the ark and what happened when Lot left Sodom now happens when we are taken from the world - the Messiah's glory engulfs the whole planet, killing everything.

"A noise shall come even to the ends of
the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy
with the nations, he will plead with all
flesh; he will give them that are wicked to
the sword, saith the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold,
evil shall go forth from nation to nation,
and a great whirlwind shall be raised up
from the coasts of the earth.
And the slain of the LORD shall be at
that day from one end of the earth even
unto the other end of the earth: they shall
not be lamented, neither gathered, nor
buried; they shall be dung upon the
ground." Jeremiah 25:31-33.

Says John the Revelator describing this same global massacre:
"And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army." Revelation 19:19. After describing the beast's fate, John describes the fate of the kings and their armies: "And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth." Revelation 19:21.

As believers we are the salt of the earth. God tolerates the world on account of us who fear Him. Just as He told Abraham, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes" Genesis 18:26, God has spared the world for so long because of the righteous. Now the angels have collected all the righteous and gathered us in the air with Christ, on the ground below is left not even one righteous. As far as God is concerned, there's no longer a legitimate reason to keep the world going. And everyone on earth is summarily cut down. As Paul said, Christ "shall destroy with the brightness of his coming." 2 Thessalonians 2:8.

For Satan and his angels watching helplessly, it's the nightmare of Noah's flood all over again - watching their billions of human subjects killed. Only this time not by water, but by Christ's glory:
"Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men." 2 Peter 3:6,7.

THE MILLENNIUM.
Now Christ turns around and heads back to Heaven, bringing us with Him who He has redeemed. As our glorious procession fades into space, Satan and his angels on the ground find themselves stranded on a devastated planet filled with dead bodies. It's a terrible sight. Says the prophet describing the world's last day:

"I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was
without form, and void; and the heavens,
and they had no light.
I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they
trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
I beheld, and, lo, there was no man,
and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was
a wilderness, and all the cities thereof
were broken down at the presence of the
LORD, and by his fierce anger.
For thus hath the LORD said, The
whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not
make a full end.
For this shall the earth mourn, and the
heavens above be black; because I have
spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not
repent, neither will I turn back from it." Jeremiah 4:23-28.

This is the start of the millennium. A thousand years of desolation on earth. No human life. No animals. No vegetation. Just utter ruin as far as the eye can see.
Satan is trapped on this dead planet with no one to exercise his power over. No one to tempt. No one to mislead. Because everyone is dead. The great Tempter finds himself without purpose.

Using metaphor to describe this predicament of Satan, John says:
"And I saw an angel come down from
heaven, having the key of the bottomless
pit and a great chain in his hand.
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old
serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and
bound him a thousand years,
And cast him into the bottomless pit,
and shut him up, and set a seal upon
him, that he should deceive the nations no
more, till the thousand years should be
fulfilled.. " Revelation 20:1-3.

HEAVEN.
Christ takes us to meet "Our Father who art in Heaven", that we may see the One who "so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son", to show us that even though it is Christ Jesus who came and died, God's own love for us is equal as that of Christ. That it was as painful a sacrifice for God to give Jesus up as it was for Jesus to give up His life. Between the two of them, infinite sacrifices were made to save humanity from eternal ruin.

When Adam and Eve sinned, it was needful that humanity be killed off otherwise the creatures of the universe would think God is a God of empty threats and His Law can be broken with impunity - something that would destabilize the universe. All eyes were on our world to see divine justice executed on us. But God went all out to save us - not by withholding the death penalty and compromising justice - but by instead giving His beloved Son to face the death penalty on our behalf at Calvary. Justice is executed, but also Mercy. Humanity escapes punishment not because God is too weak to enforce His law, but because He's too merciful and instead allows His Son to be punished on our behalf.

This is the Plan of Redemption.

The whole universe marvels at the beauty of God's character and everyone has a new understanding of His love, and a new reverence for His Law.

During our thousand years with God, every question is answered, every disappointment and heartache of our life is explained. We're shown everything happens for a reason and nothing was permitted to happen that was not calculated to bring us closer to God and closer to the Prize.

"But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished." Revelation 20:5.

BACK TO EARTH.
After the millennium Christ takes us back to the desolate earth. Says the prophet, "the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee." Zechariah 14:5.

Zechariah 14 and Revelation 20 and 21 cover most of what happens at this point.

"the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee." Zechariah 14:5. "And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south." Zechariah 14:4
"And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." Revelation 21:2.

At our return from a 1000 years in Heaven, we bring the New Jerusalem city with us and Christ lands His Feet on the mount of olives in Israel and it separates into two and in the space between He puts the holy city.

Let's talk about the battle of God and Magog, Judgement Day and Hell another time.

Everyone please give your life to Jesus and you'll be saved from every destruction.





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KissTheTruth:
If today's events frighten you and you wish for an honest, scriptural breakdown of how the world ends, and what happens after, spare some time and go through this epistle.

THE MARK OF THE BEAST.
The whole world accepts and enforces the Mark of the Beast, "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads" Revelation 13:16.

Christian churches become part of the Mark - a betrayal of the Gospel Paul refers to as "a falling away" (2 Thessalonians 2:3).

There's then a coordinated international effort to coerce those of us who don't want the Mark. We're few, but we're very firm and vocal.

Initially we're handled with kid gloves and gently encouraged to accept the Mark so the world can stand together as one.

But we refuse and the controversy escalates.

We start enduring backlash for our defiance like online censorship, and being deplatformed. In time this escalates to a denial of a range of public services and a barring of entry to social and public spaces - We're canceled and reduced to second class citizenship.
Still we fail to comply and things escalate higher: companies, businesses and government departments terminate our employment, taking away our livelihood. We face financial ruin and starvation; but still we stand firm against the Mark.

And now even harsher measures are introduced - every store, business and company across the world is banned from doing any form of business with us - we can't buy or sell anymore. Revelation 13: 17 "And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name."

But we remain resolute and hold out.

And now is formulated a Final Solution against us: A law, inspired by Satan himself, is drafted that will sentence us to death who reject the Mark. We're called the worst of criminals who refuse to cooperate for the greater good and therefore it is needful that our existence be terminated so humanity can move forward fully united with no one wasting earth's resources who does not have the best interests of the planet, Revelation 13:15 "and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed."

But in condemning us who have stood for truth, the world crosses a line with God. The limit of sin is reached and Jehovah's abundant patience with humanity finally runs out. The Infinite One, long holding back the full force of evil from overwhelming the world, prepares to let go. But first His children - our tiny group of outcasts dotted across the world, weary and suffering - who refuse the Mark must be sealed with His seal. We're an astonishingly small group, just 144,000 of us out of billions that populate the world. Revelation 7:1-4.

We are now sealed, "And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time". Daniel 12:1.

THE TRIBULATION.
Michael standing up plunges the world into chaos because the restraining Spirit of God is withdrawn from humanity. Says Paul, "For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. " 2 Thessalonians 2:7.
Again Paul says, "And grieve not the holy spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption." Ephesians 4:30. The Holy Spirit is the Restrainer and He's the Seal as well. When He's withdrawn from the world, He remains with the Believers as God's stamp on ownership of them.
When the Spirit is withdrawn, Everyone comes wholly under the control of Satan. The chief of demons, so long restrained from driving the human race over the edge finally gets his chance. And he makes good of it. From the East to the West, from the North to the South, there's such a spontaneous explosion of violence that one minute it's all peace and safety and the next minute sudden destruction hits. 1 Thessalonians 5:3 "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them".

Without warning, without any given sign, whole cities instantaneously plunge into such carnage and violence even the most brutal wars can't compare. Each man is for himself and there's no safety for anyone anywhere.

The four winds have been let loose:
"And after these things I saw four
angels standing on the four corners of the
earth, holding the four winds of the earth,
that the wind should not blow on the
earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.
And I saw another angel ascending
from the east, having the seal of the living
God: and he cried with a loud voice to the
four angels, to whom it was given to hurt
the earth and the sea,
Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the
sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the
servants of our God in their foreheads." Revelation 7:1-3.

This carnage and mayhem is not God executing direct punishment on the world, but for so long He has protected the world from itself by His restraining power, now that He has let go there's left no power to enable self-control and entire populations become as wild beasts and the result is "a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time."

THE SEVEN PLAGUES AKA THE WRATH OF GOD.
Now all attention moves to the Temple in Heaven of which the Temple on earth was "a mere copy of" Hebrews 9:24 where our "great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God" Hebrews 4:14, "A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man" Hebrews 8:1,2 has been pleading humanity's case with God ever since He returned to Heaven.
There's a Temple in Heaven which works the same way as the old Jewish Temple did. This is the Original Temple of which the earthly Temple was a copy of. In the Heavenly Temple Jesus is the High Priest who pleads His own blood before God to secure forgiveness for everyone, just as on earth the Jewish high priest brought the blood of the animal sacrifice into the Temple to secure forgiveness for Israel.

Now as the world reels with the violence of the Tribulation, God moves to pour out the seven plagues:
"And the seven angels came
out of the temple, having the
seven plagues, clothed in pure
and white linen, and having
their breasts girded with
golden girdles.
And one of the four beasts
gave unto the seven angels
seven golden vials full of the
wrath of God, who liveth for
ever and ever.
And the temple was filled
with smoke from the glory of
God, and from his power; and
no man was able to enter into
the temple, till the seven
plagues of the seven angels
were fulfilled."
Revelation 15:6-8.

Smoke from the power of the glory of God fills the temple where Jesus our High Priest can no longer enter and has to cease His priestly work of intercession. This removes humanity's shield. There's now no pleading Messiah between an offended God and guilty men to soften the blows of divine justice. Humans must now "drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation" Revelation 14:10.

When Michael stood up, the Tribulation began. When Jesus ceases His priestly work in the Heavenly Temple the Wrath of God begins.

The wrath of God is expressed through the plagues of Revelation 16 which lead straight to Armageddon, the final battle between good and evil.

Our little sealed group around the world lives through these calamities. We press through the Tribulation as ships navigating a tempestuous storm and witnessing the horror of the plagues that follow, we long to be delivered into the safety and tranquility of Heaven, but it is God's plan that we are where we are. We are to remain patient at this trying hour. This so Jesus can fulfill His promise to us, "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth." Revelation 3:10.

That protection is promised at this hour shows it's a universally violent time - a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation - which is the Tribulation, closely followed by the Plagues: these calamities are the hour of temptation to befall the world; and protection at this time is given on condition of patience. When the angel threatens against the Mark of the Beast promising the "wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture" - which is the seven plagues, he closes with "Here is the patience of the saints..." Revelation 14:12.

When the plagues begin, the world blames us who refuse the Mark of the Beast as the cause of all suffering. Just as before with the Coronavirus pandemic those who refused the vaccines were blamed for the spread of the disease. The narrative is that our small group provoked God who's now punishing the whole world for it and so to appease God and stop the suffering, we are to be hunted down and killed. Said Jesus, "yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service." John 16:2.

And so we become wanted fugitives.

The world wants us dead and we've no one in the world to save us. Not the police. Not our friends. Not our families. We're unarmed and trusting only in the Name of the Lord. Sooner or later the wicked will find us and do their worst. Day and night we agonize in prayer for deliverance. It's a frightening time.

THE RAPTURE.
As the wicked, possessed by Satan and his demons, seek us out in the forests and mountains and caves we're hiding in, guardian angels surround us in our hiding places. We can't see them but God promised.

Finally Satan's followers locate us and prepare to do their worst and decimate their quarry. For an anguished moment it looks as if God has forsaken us to fall by the hand of the wicked at the most perilous hour, but at that most desperate moment, the wicked exulting, weapons at the ready, ready to strike and shoot - look and see, a small cloud appears in the distance, drawing all attention to itself. It is the sign of the coming of the Son of Man.

"For the Lord himself shall
descend from heaven with a
shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trump
of God: and the dead in Christ
shall rise first:
Then we which are alive
and remain shall be caught up
together with them in the
clouds, to meet the Lord in
the air: and so shall we ever
be with the Lord"
1 Thessalonians 4:16,17

Michael the archangel, the great Prince who stands for us, who is also Jesus Christ of Nazareth, our Messiah who gave His life for us at Calvary, has finally returned as He promised, at the hour we need Him the most. He is King of kings and Lord of lords, and as the whole world beholds Him "the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness." Nahum 2:10.

Jesus said "he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other." Matthew 24:31 This is the Rapture. Satan, his angels and the wicked are powerless as we defy gravity to meet our Savior in the air.

THE END OF THE WORLD.
Now we are with the Savior in the air, removed from the world below, What happened when Noah entered the ark and what happened when Lot left Sodom now happens when we are taken from the world - the Messiah's glory engulfs the whole planet, killing everything.

"A noise shall come even to the ends of
the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy
with the nations, he will plead with all
flesh; he will give them that are wicked to
the sword, saith the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold,
evil shall go forth from nation to nation,
and a great whirlwind shall be raised up
from the coasts of the earth.
And the slain of the LORD shall be at
that day from one end of the earth even
unto the other end of the earth: they shall
not be lamented, neither gathered, nor
buried; they shall be dung upon the
ground." Jeremiah 25:31-33.

Says John the Revelator describing this same global massacre:
"And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army." Revelation 19:19. After describing the beast's fate, John describes the fate of the kings and their armies: "And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth." Revelation 19:21.

As believers we are the salt of the earth. God tolerates the world on account of us who fear Him. Just as He told Abraham, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes" Genesis 18:26, God has spared the world for so long because of the righteous. Now the angels have collected all the righteous and gathered us in the air with Christ, on the ground below is left not even one righteous. As far as God is concerned, there's no longer a legitimate reason to keep the world going. And everyone on earth is summarily cut down. As Paul said, Christ "shall destroy with the brightness of his coming." 2 Thessalonians 2:8.

For Satan and his angels watching helplessly, it's the nightmare of Noah's flood all over again - watching their billions of human subjects killed. Only this time not by water, but by Christ's glory:
"Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men." 2 Peter 3:6,7.

THE MILLENNIUM.
Now Christ turns around and heads back to Heaven, bringing us with Him who He has redeemed. As our glorious procession fades into space, Satan and his angels on the ground find themselves stranded on a devastated planet filled with dead bodies. It's a terrible sight. Says the prophet describing the world's last day:

"I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was
without form, and void; and the heavens,
and they had no light.
I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they
trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
I beheld, and, lo, there was no man,
and all the birds of the heavens were fled.
I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was
a wilderness, and all the cities thereof
were broken down at the presence of the
LORD, and by his fierce anger.
For thus hath the LORD said, The
whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not
make a full end.
For this shall the earth mourn, and the
heavens above be black; because I have
spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not
repent, neither will I turn back from it." Jeremiah 4:23-28.

This is the start of the millennium. A thousand years of desolation on earth. No human life. No animals. No vegetation. Just utter ruin as far as the eye can see.
Satan is trapped on this dead planet with no one to exercise his power over. No one to tempt. No one to mislead. Because everyone is dead. The great Tempter finds himself without purpose.

Using metaphor to describe this predicament of Satan, John says:
"And I saw an angel come down from
heaven, having the key of the bottomless
pit and a great chain in his hand.
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old
serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and
bound him a thousand years,
And cast him into the bottomless pit,
and shut him up, and set a seal upon
him, that he should deceive the nations no
more, till the thousand years should be
fulfilled.. " Revelation 20:1-3.

HEAVEN.
Christ takes us to meet "Our Father who art in Heaven", that we may see the One who "so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son", to show us that even though it is Christ Jesus who came and died, God's own love for us is equal as that of Christ. That it was as painful a sacrifice for God to give Jesus up as it was for Jesus to give up His life. Between the two of them, infinite sacrifices were made to save humanity from eternal ruin.

When Adam and Eve sinned, it was needful that humanity be killed off otherwise the creatures of the universe would think God is a God of empty threats and His Law can be broken with impunity - something that would destabilize the universe. All eyes were on our world to see divine justice executed on us. But God went all out to save us - not by withholding the death penalty and compromising justice - but by instead giving His beloved Son to face the death penalty on our behalf at Calvary. Justice is executed, but also Mercy. Humanity escapes punishment not because God is too weak to enforce His law, but because He's too merciful and instead allows His Son to be punished on our behalf.

This is the Plan of Redemption.

The whole universe marvels at the beauty of God's character and everyone has a new understanding of His love, and a new reverence for His Law.

During our thousand years with God, every question is answered, every disappointment and heartache of our life is explained. We're shown everything happens for a reason and nothing was permitted to happen that was not calculated to bring us closer to God and closer to the Prize.

"But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished." Revelation 20:5.

BACK TO EARTH.
After the millennium Christ takes us back to the desolate earth. Says the prophet, "the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee." Zechariah 14:5.

Zechariah 14 and Revelation 20 and 21 cover most of what happens at this point.

"the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee." Zechariah 14:5. "And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south." Zechariah 14:4
"And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband." Revelation 21:2.

At our return from a 1000 years in Heaven, we bring the New Jerusalem city with us and Christ lands His Feet on the mount of olives in Israel and it separates into two and in the space between He puts the holy city.

Let's talk about the battle of God and Magog, Judgement Day and Hell another time.

we will recieve the jabs if it is what would revent the gospel of the Lord from going on.

I have the mark of the beast and OP has the mark of the beast. Every Nairaland member has the mark of the beast. It is called a mobile phone, laptop or TV. Dispose of them if you’re a true Christian.

God loves you. Take time to think about how much He has gone through to secure for you everlasting life. Your situation may be less than ideal right now, but God has given you proof in Jesus that He knows about you and that He cares. Just hang in there and trust Him.

suffering:
I have the mark of the beast and OP has the mark of the beast. Every Nairaland member has the mark of the beast. It is called a mobile phone, laptop or TV. Dispose of them if you’re a true Christian.

just watch the Climate Change movement closely, that is where the storm clouds are gathering the fastest.

suffering:
I have the mark of the beast and OP has the mark of the beast. Every Nairaland member has the mark of the beast. It is called a mobile phone, laptop or TV. Dispose of them if you’re a true Christian.

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KennethIbe59:
pls contact me on whatsapp zero eight one 810 six zero 594
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yes I will Kenneth