TimeLine For Revelation
Re 1:11 ….write in a book what you see and send it to the 7 churches which are in Asia
Re 1:19 write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter
The majority of the Book of Revelation relates John's vision of a scroll that is written on both sides and then sealed. This is our timeline for future events.
Re 5:1 and I saw on the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with 7 seals
Re 6:1 and I saw when the lamb opened one of the seals …
These 7 seals are opened in sequential order. After the 7th seal is opened, John sees a vision of seven angels with 7 trumpets. When the last of the trumpets is sounded, John observes how the 7 bowls of the wrath of God are poured on the earth.
When the 7th bowl of wrath is poured, Christ returns to earth with his saints and the Battle of Armageddon starts. This return of Christ is to stay on this earth as the ruling King, in difference to His previous comings.
TIMELINE OF EVENTS
Seals
Seals
First Seal Re 6:1 | Christ conquers Satan |
Second seal Re 6:3 | War |
Third seal Re 6:5 | Hunger |
Fourth seal Re 6:7 | Death by weapons, famine, evil men. |
Fifth seal Re 6:9 | Religious persecution and tribulation for the word of God. Fall of Babylon the Great. This is where we are now in the timeline! |
Sixth seal Re 6:12 | Signs in heaven. 144,00 sealed from 12 tribes of Israel. At this point in time the rapture occurs Re 7:13-17. |
Seventh seal Re 8:1-2 | At this point in time the mark of the beast becomes mandatory. |
Trumpets
First trumpet Re 8:7 | Hail and fire mixed with blood. |
Second trumpet Re 8:8 | Great mountain burning with fire hurled into the sea. |
Third trumpet Re 8:10 | Burning star falls from heaven. Water turns bitter. |
Fourth trumpet Re 8:12 | Third of {sun, moon, and stars} are smitten. |
Fifth trumpet Re 9:1 | Abyss is opened. Men harmed by "locusts". |
Sixth trumpet Re 9:13 | Army of 200 million; 1/3 of men killed. At the end of the 6th trumpet the two witnesses are killed. Re 11:7 |
Seventh trumpet Re 11:15 | 24 Elders. God remembers the fall of Babylon the Great. |
Bowls of Wrath
First bowl Re 16:2 | An ulcer upon the men with the mark of the beast. |
Second bowl Re 16:3 | All life in the sea dies. Sea becomes as blood. |
Third bowl Re 16:4 | River and fountains of water become blood. |
Fourth bowl Re 16:8 | The sun scorches men with fire. |
Fifth bowl Re 16:10 | Kingdom of the beast becomes darkness. People bite their tongues in pain. |
Sixth bowl Re 16:12 | River Euphrates dries up - preparation for Armageddon. |
Seventh bowl Re 16:17 | At this point in time Christ returns to earth. Re 19:14, Re 20:4 |
° Battle of Armageddon Re 16:16 Re 19:11-21 | Battle of Armageddon, defeat of antichrist. Beast and false prophet seized and thrown into lake of fire. Re 19:20 |
° Satan chained Re 20:1-2 | Satan chained and thrown into abyss for a thousand years. Re 20:2 |
° The First Resurrection Re 20:4 | Those killed by the government of the beast are resurrected to spirit. |
Millennium Begins
The Millennium Re 20:4 | Government of Christ on earth with his saints for 1,000 years. At the end of the Millennium, Satan is let loose for a short time; he again deceives humanity, and war ensues. The final defeat of Satan and his angels heralds the next event. |
The 2nd Resurrection Re 20:11-15 | White throne judgment. People are resurrected to flesh and judged according to their deeds. |
New Jerusalem Re 21:2 | down to this new earth. Re 21:1-2 |