The Strand Study Bible

SIMPLE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF REVELATION

TEXT

SUBJECT HEAD

Rev 1-3

John writes to the seven churches in Asia THE BEGINNING OF DANIEL’S “LAST SEVEN YEARS” The Rapture of the Church (Phase I of CHRIST’S Second Coming)

Rev 4:1 Rev 4:2

The resurrection of NT saints and their rewards at the JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST

Rev 4:3-5:14

The scene in heaven after the Rapture

Rev 6:1,2 & 13:1-4

The First Seal - The Antichrist reveals himself as a peacemaker Enoch and Elijah prophesy for the first three and one-half years

Rev 11:3-6 Rev 6:3,4 Rev 11:7-13

The Second Seal - Russia (Magog) takes peace from the earth by attacking Israel (Ezk 38)

The Antichrist kills Enoch and Elijah

Rev 7:1-8

144,000 Jews are saved THE MIDDLE OF DANIEL’S “LAST SEVEN YEARS” ( Called the Day Of The Lord; the Great Tribulation; the Time of Jacob’s Trouble )

Rev 11:1,2 Rev 13:5,6 Rev 12:1-13 Rev 12:14-17 Rev 7:9-17 Rev 13:7-10 Rev 13:11-18 Rev 17:1-18 Rev 6:5-8 Rev 6:9-11 Rev 6:12-17 Rev 8:1-10:11 & 11:14-19

The times of the Gentiles to last three and one-half years The Antichrist reveals himself to the world as God

The Antichrist’s hate for Israel

The 144,000 flee and spread the gospel to the world Gentile multitudes are saved during the Great Tribulation

The Antichrist makes war with the saints The False Prophet exalts the Antichrist The Antichrist overthrows “Religious” Babylon

The Third and Fourth Seals - Worldwide famine and death

The Fifth Seal - The martyred tribulation saints The Sixth Seal - The sun and moon are darkened

The Seventh Seal - The seven trumpet judgments and seven thunders: First Trumpet - ⅓ of all tree and plant life dies (8:7) Second Trumpet - ⅓ of all sea life dies (8:8-9)

Third Trumpet - ⅓ of all fresh water is contaminated (8:10-11) Fourth Trumpet - ⅓ of all light is hidden from the earth (8:12-13) Fifth Trumpet - The First woe (5 months of torment) (9:1-12) Sixth Trumpet - The Second woe (⅓ of the remaining ¾ of the world population is destroyed) (9:13-21) Seven Thunders - A mystery to come (10:1-11) Seventh Trumpet - The Third woe ( CHRIST prepares for Armageddon) (11:14-19)

Rev 15:1-16:21

The Seven Vial Judgments - A taste of hell: First Vial - Sores (16:1,2) Second Vial - The rest of sea life dies (16:3) Third Vial - The rest of fresh water is contaminated (16:4-7) Fourth Vial - The sun to scorch the unsaved (16:8-9) Fifth Vial - Total darkness (16:10-11) Sixth Vial - The world prepares for Armageddon (16:12-16) Seventh Vial - Hail (16:17-21)

Rev 14:1-5 Rev 14:6,7

The 144,000 sing a new song

An angel proclaims the everlasting gospel to those on earth

The Second Coming of CHRIST and Armageddon (Phase II of CHRIST’S Second Coming)

Rev 19:11-19

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