Oxford Bible Church - Living in the Last Days

The Book of Revelation reveals the sequence of future events in chronological order: (1) Vision of risen Christ (Revelation 1), (2) Church Age (Revelation 2-3), (3) Tribulation / Day of the Lord (Revelation 4-18), (4) 2nd Coming (Revelation 19), (5) Millennium (Revelation 20), (6) Great White Throne (Revelation 20), (7) Eternal State (Revelation 21-22).

The Judgments of the 7th Trumpet are brought to their climax by the 7 Bowls of Wrath, which bring the Day of the Lord Wrath of God to its completion. The 6th Bowl initiates the Battle of Armageddon; then the 7th Bowl results in the destruction of antichrist's capital, Babylon the Great, and his world empire.

In response to the Mark of the Beast, in Revelation 14 God makes 7 Announcements predicting the victory of Christ and the failure of satan’s project. They reveal the final outcomes of different groups of people, encouraging believers to stay faithful, and calling the world to God, warning them to not take the Mark.

At Mid-Tribulation the false prophet will rise up glorifying the antichrist and doing miracles, causing the world to worship antichrist and submit to him. To enforce this total control, he creates the Image and Mark of the Beast (666). To buy or sell one must receive his Mark and this requires you to worship him.

Revelation 13 describes the operation of satanic trinity - the devil, antichrist and false-prophet, the counterfeit of the Tri-une God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They will manifest themselves in such a way as to deceive the Jewish and Islamic worlds by appearing to fulfil their messianic expectations.

Revelation 17 describes the Harlot sitting on the 7-headed Beast (the religious power united to the political power). Together they form Babylon the Great, which has opposed God from Babel. The harlot on the 7th head is destroyed at Mid-Tribulation to make way for the new state religion of antichrist worship.

The Dragon wages war on the saints using the 7-headed Beast of Revelation 13. The 7th head with 10 horns (the 4th beast of Daniel 7) is the final worldly Kingdom (the Revived Roman Empire or Islamic Caliphate) which antichrist will take over, when he rises up to become world-dictator at Mid-Tribulation.

After the dragon is cast down to the earth at the 7th Trumpet, he tries to destroy the fleeing woman (Israel). But God enables her to escape to a place where she is kept safe in the final 1260 days before Christ's Return, the time of antichrist's world dictatorship when he wages war on all the saints (Revelation 13).

After the dragon is cast down to the earth at the 7th Trumpet, he tries to destroy the fleeing woman (Israel). But God enables her to escape to a place where she is kept safe in the final 1260 days before Christ's Return, the time of antichrist's world dictatorship when he wages war on all the saints (Rev 13)

The 7th Trumpet, blown in response to the Abomination of Desolation, immediately releases judgment on satan's kingdom. Michael and his angels cast the devil and his angels from the first heaven to the earth. Satan then tries to destroy the Woman (believing Israel) who starts her flight to Petra on this same day.