WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? WHERE IS ALL THIS LEADING?

With all of the craziness the world has succumbed to...what's it all mean?

In a phrase, it's "the beginning of sorrows," as stated by Jesus Christ in the book of Matthew (Ch. 24). When Christ and his disciples were on the Mount of Olives, Jesus was asked by his disciples about the "end of the age." Jesus referred to these coming events as "the Beginning of Sorrows."

"And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, 'I am the Christ', and shall deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that you are not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes in diverse places. All these are the beginning of sorrows." (Matthew 24:4-8). 

The "beginning of sorrows" refers to the time just preceding the Tribulation period. The Tribulation will be a time of God's judgment and wrath upon the world because of its unbelief in Jesus Christ. While the entire world will suffer the events of the book of Revelation, the Tribulation period is specifically aimed at the Jews, and Israel, in order to bring them to repentance and belief in Jesus Christ fulfilling his covenant to Abraham thousands of years ago. All of this is in preparation for Christ's second coming where He will put Satan in chains and usher in His Millennium reign (1,000 years) on earth.

HOWEVER, before Jesus returns, both God's wrath and Satan's wrath will be poured out on the earth; the horrors that are to come are nearly too painful to imagine. Jesus said that the time of the Tribulation will be unlike anything ever seen or experienced before in earth's history. In fact, Matthew 24:22 says that if Jesus didn't return, there would be "no flesh saved." That's how bad it's going to get. All of the following events will occur within a mere 7-year sliver of time, divided into two 3.5 year segments. Please give your life to Jesus Christ before it's too late!

FIRST: THE RAPTURE OCCURS. Upwards of 2 billion people will disappear from the face of the earth "in the twinkling of an eye." The world will be thrown into chaos, with all sorts of theories as to what caused the disappearances, from "mother earth" or "Gaia" spitting out the Christians because they weren't kind to the earth; or aliens who took them to "seed other worlds" (and they would be coming back later for the rest, a lie). Sadly, any and every other theory will be tragically wrong. Christ has returned for his followers, His body of believers, and WE ARE WITH JESUS IN HEAVEN! After that will come these events:

THE 7 SEAL JUDGEMENTS (within the first 3.5 years)

1. The Antichrist makes his appearance on the earth as a world leader. He will gain power very quickly, going from a "nobody" to the global world leader. He will seem to have all the answers, but his reign will be literally hell on earth. Because he allows the Jews to rebuild their Temple, they believe he is their Messiah. They are wrong.
2. The Antichrist starts to show his true nature, blasphemes God, takes peace from the earth, causes all kinds of world chaos; gains influence with leaders of the world, and pulls together his 10-nation ("10 kings") assembly. His sidekick, the False Prophet (probably the Pope), like the Antichrist, is able to create all types of signs & lying wonders, such as calling down fire from the sky!
   
3. Massive famine and inflation; people will work for a day's wage to buy a loaf of bread. The rich will continue to live richly, all the rest are mere slaves.
4. The Antichrist and his 10-nation assembly will kill one-fourth of the earth’s population by sword/war, hunger, death, and by the beasts of the earth.
5. The aftermath of war: famines, disease, major food shortages. Only the rich survive.
6. A massive earthquake strikes the earth so powerful, that every mountain and island is moved out of its place. All the rich will try to hide in their underground bunkers and caves to no avail!
7. There is total silence in heaven for a half an hour; literally, all of heaven is in awe of what's to come to the earth - the calm before the storm. Then an angel throws a censer filled with fire, to the earth, which signals the start of the final 3.5 years. When he does this, the earth is hit by thunderings, lightnings, and another earthquake!

THE 7 TRUMPET JUDGEMENTS

1. Burning fire and hail (think Sodom & Gomorrah)
   
2. A "great mountain burning with fire” thrown into the sea (see Apophis)
   
3. A "great star burning like a torch" causes major contamination of the waters (Wormwood)
4. Darkened sun, moon, and stars.
5. The pit ('abyss') is opened; hordes of demonic locusts torment humans for 5 months who do not have the seal of God on them. People will try to kill themselves because of the pain, but will not be able to. Death takes a holiday during this time.
6. 200 million demonic spirits kill 1/3 of mankind. TPTB who had a goal of depopulation will get it - but it will be quite unlike what they were thinking of.
   
7. Lightnings, noises, thunderings, another earthquake, and more hail.
   

During the first 3.5 years, two witnesses (possibly Moses and Enoch, but the Bible is not clear on this) will arrive on earth and will preach the gospel in Jerusalem. Everyone will see them on TV. Everyone will hate them. They will have the power to kill anyone who tries to kill them with fire from their mouths! At the halfway point of the Tribulation, these 2 witnesses will be killed by the Antichrist in front of the world (CNN!). The world will celebrate this event. But after 3 days, their bodies, left in the streets, will come to life again, and be lifted up to heaven in the clouds!

Also at the midpoint, the Antichrist commits the Abomination of Desolation in the newly built Jewish temple in Jerusalem, by entering the Holy of Holies (the centermost holy section of the Temple that only the Priests are allowed into), and declaring himself to be God! Some believe he may even top it off by sacrificing a pig - an animal that is forbidden by both Jews and Muslims (the Temple will probably be rebuilt very close to the Dome of the Rock). When this happens, the Jews will know that the Antichrist is NOT the Messiah, and will flee from Jerusalem, ending up in Petra. There are already thousands of Bibles and tons of food being stored there currently for this very time. Though Petra is in Jordan, Petra will be protected by God Himself during this time.

The coming second 3.5 years is called The GREAT Tribulation, meaning, things will be far worse than the first 3.5 years. At this time the Antichrist will make the Mark of the Beast mandatory. This will include submitting allegiance to the Antichrist, with the full knowledge of who they are giving allegiance to (Satan). Those who do this are automatically condemned to eternity in hell. Those who refuse are immediately killed (by guillotine). Those who are unsaved will spend eternity in hell. Those who are saved (known as "Tribulation saints") will go immediately to heaven to be with Jesus!

The False Prophet will cause the Tribulation techies of that time to build an "image of the Beast" that everyone will have to bow down to and worship. The Bible doesn't say what this image is, but undoubtedly it will be A.I., and will be sentient enough (the promised "singularity") to know who is worshiping it. Those who do not, will be immediately killed. 

THE 7 BOWL (OR VIAL) JUDGEMENTS:

1. God releases foul and loathsome sores or boils to come upon all the people who have taken the mark of the Beast. This is probably due to the Mark rewriting the DNA of those who take it, and the fact that the Mark (perhaps the vaccine? or some type of technology? ID2020?) does not mesh well with human flesh/DNA (aka "iron & miry clay"). Christ's saints who are still living at this time are not affected.
   
2. The seas of the earth to turn to blood. Every living creature in them dies as a result.
   
3. All the rivers and springs turn to blood. This is to payback on those who have killed God's prophets and saints, as is their just due (an angel tells John this).
   
4. God causes the heat of the sun to scorch men with great heat. Global warming on a massive scale!
   
5. Total darkness falls upon the Antichrist kingdom, so dark you can't even see your hand in front of your face.
   
6. Two things: the Euphrates river dries up so as to prepare the way for the kings of the east to come for the last and final battle on planet earth – the battle of Armageddon. The kings of the east are China and several other Asian nations. Second, 3 demons, who proceed out of the mouths of the Devil, the Antichrist, and False Prophet, go out to all of the kings of the earth to bring them to the battle of Armageddon.
   
7. In this judgment, the greatest and most severe earthquake that has ever hit the earth will strike. This earthquake is so massive, that every island (and island continent) disappears and the mountains are crumbled to the ground. The cities of the nations fall, and the city of Babylon (Antichrist HQ) is completely destroyed. A voice from the temple of heaven shouts "it is done!"

If you DO NOT want to be around when all of this happens, please repent and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior! Jesus will remove his church--His body of believers--before all of this happens!  https://calvarychapelkaneohe.com/abc-of-salvation/