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TRIBULATION



There will be a time of great suffering after the Rapture of the church.  There will be wars, famine, plagues, death and many countless other horrible things.  The events that will take place during the tribulation will be painful and eye opening for many non-believers that were left behind.  If you are left here after the rapture you are in for a world of hurt.

What will take place?  Right now we are living in the church age.  After the church age there will be the rapture of the church.  Jesus will raise the dead belivers and take ALL believers to Heaven to be judged.  After we are all gone and the tribulation will start.  Here is just and overview of the events.

*First there will be two witnesses that will preach of the good news and warn the one left behind of the misery yo come. 
          "And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.  These are the olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.  And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of thier mouth, and devoureth their enemies:  and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.  These have power to shut the heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophesy:  and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will."  Revelation 11:3-6

*Next the antichrist will kill the two witnesses; however, they will rise from the dead after three days. 
          "And when they shall finish thier testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.  And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.  And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see thier dead bodies three days and a half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.  And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts to one another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwell on the earth.  And after three days and a half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon thier feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.  And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither.  And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and thier enimies beheld them."  Revelation11:7-12

*The antichrist shall then rise to power over the earth.  People shall worship him as though he was a god.  He will make the earth seem like he is the answer to all of the problems.  He will make a one world religion and a one world curency.  He will make it so they no one can buy or sell anything without the mark of the beast (666).  Any one taking the mark will then be condemned to hell forever.  Read Revelation 13 for more information.

*The antichrists kingdom will be destroyed.  New Babylon will be completely gone and never to arise again.  All will be gone all of the skill laborer and all of the important ones.  read revelations 18 for the complete story.

*At the last all of the nations will gather together to fight God at Armageddon.  The war will be great and the outcome is alredy determined.  Godd will defeat evil and leave all of the bodies to bedevoured by the birds.  Read Revelations 14:14-20, 16:16, and 19:11-21 for the story.

There will be more to the end, like plagues and famine.  Read the entire book of Revelation and read Daniel for a clearer picture.
After Jesus defeats his enimies at the great war and binds satan.  He will be the king over Isreal.  The tribualation martyrs will come back to life to live in the glory of God.  This time will be one of peace and joy.  All will live in harmony.  After 1,000 years of the Lord Jesus Christ's reign over all, satan will be let go to rebell once more.  After the defeat of him yet again he will be cast into the lake of fire (Revelations 20:10).  All that are not already been judged and sent to the proper place shall now be judged.  God will make a new Heaven and a new earth all evil willbe gone. 

What a glorious day that will be when we all are living in the presence of God.
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