VRCC Notes

Pastor: ET Tapper

Power From on High Acts 1 Pt5                         

October 8, 2017

The Time of Jacob’s Trouble – The End Times

Featured Verses

Jeremiah 30:6,7; Matthew 24:1-31; Revelation 9, 11, 13, 16

 

Two major reasons for Tribulation.

1. To Punish The Gentile Nations - Rom. 1:18; 2 Thes. 2:12-13; Rev. 19:15.

2. To Purge The People Of Israel - Eze. 20:37-38; Zech. 13:8-9; Mal. 3:3. 

I. Matthew 24:1-14 HOW TRIBULATION COMMENCES

The first half of the Tribulation will be a time of:

A. V. 5, 11 Spiritual Deception - Rev. 13.

B. V. 6-13 Social Devastation –

1. V. 6-7 This Time Will Be Marked By Disruptions. v. 9. Daniel 7:25

2. V. 7 This Time Will Be Marked By Desperation. - Rev. 6:5-6.

3. V. 7 This Time Will Be Marked By Diseases. (Pestilence). Rev. 6:8.

4. V. 7 This Time Will Be Marked By Disasters.

5. V. 10, 12 This Time Will Be Marked By Disobedience.

a. V. 10 Betrayal and Hated -

b. V. 12 Wickedness and the love of sin - 2 Timothy 3:1-5 

C. V. 14 Special Declaration.

a. The 144,000 - Rev. 7:1-8 -

b. The Two Witnesses - Rev. 11:1-12; Rev. 7:9-17; 2Thes. 2:12-13; 2 Cor. 6:2; Isa. 55:6.

I. How Tribulation Commences

II. V. 15-29 HOW TRIBULATION CONTINUES

A. V. 15a They Are Treacherous Days - Daniel 9:27, Rev. 13:1-18.

B. V. 16-29 They Are Terrifying Days

1. V. 16-20 Days Of Intense Persecution - Rev. 12:1-17.

1. Many Israelites will die - Zech 13:8.

2. Some will follow the Antichrist - Matt. 24:10-12; Rev. 2:9; Rev. 3:9.

3. A Remnant will be saved - Rev. 12:14; Zech. 13:9.)

2. V. 21 Days Of Intense Pain -

a. The Trumpet Judgments

1. The First Trumpet - Rev. 8:7 - 1/3 of the green vegetation on the face of the earth is destroyed.

2. The Second Trumpet - Rev. 8:8-9 - 1/3 of the oceans become blood and 1/3 of the life in the sea is destroyed. 1/3 of the world's shipping is also destroyed.

3. The Third Trumpet - Rev. 8:10-11 - Perhaps this refers to a meteor that falls into the water supplies and pollute 1/3 of the freshwater of the world.

4. The Fourth Trumpet - Rev. 8:12 - Some even takes place in the heavens and the sun's light is diminished by one-third. Rev. 8:13.

5. The Fifth Trumpet - Rev. 9:1-12 - The earth is invaded by an army of demons from the pits of Hell.

6. The Sixth Trumpet - Rev. 9:13-21 - A demonic invasion of an army that numbers 200,000,000. The results of this invasion will be that 1/3 of the human population will be destroyed. Rev. 9:20-21

7. The Seventh Trumpet - Rev. 11:15-19 - This trumpet announces the soon return of the Lord Jesus. It also introduces the seven Vial or Bowl Judgments.

b. The Vial Judgments

1. The First Vial - Rev. 16:2 - Some kind of vile cancerous sore in poured out on mankind.

2. The Second Vial - Rev. 16:3 - The waters of the sea are turned to blood and every creature in the sea dies.

3. The Third Vial - Rev. 16:4-7 - The fresh waters of the earth are turned to blood.

4. The Fourth Vial - Rev. 16:8-9 - The sun's heat is intensified and men's bodies are burned by the heat of the sun.

5. The Fifth Vial - Rev. 16:10 - This plague brings darkness and intense pain to the inhabitant of the earth.

6. The Sixth Vial - Rev. 16:12-14 - The Euphrates River is dried up preparing a pathway for the nations of the earth to descend upon Israel for the final conflict.

7. The Seventh Vial - Rev. 16:17-21 - This vial brings with it a terrible cataclysm in the earth.

3. V. 23-28 Days Of Intense Personalities 

4. V. 29 Days Of Intense Presentations 

C. V. 22 They Are Temporary Days - Hab. 3:2.

I. How Tribulation Commences

II. How Tribulation Continues

III. V. 30-31 HOW TRIBULATION CONCLUDES

A. V. 30a The Triumphant Savior's Appearing - Rev. 19:11-14.

B. V. 30b The Terrified Sinner's Agonizing - Rev. 14:20; Rev. 19:15-21.

C. V. 31 The Tribulation Saints Assembling