Eschatology

Some things required before the return of the Lord and the end of the world that have occurred or are in place to fulfill what must occur:

1. Temple had to be destroyed – Matt. 24:2; fulfilled 70 AD; Titus

2.  Israel scattered among the nations – Deut. 28:64

3. Israel restored as a nation – Deut. 30:3; Jer. 30:3; Isa. 43:6; Ezk.36:24; Amos 9:15; fulfilled in 1948.

4. Knowledge will increase – Dan. 12:4; in sciences, and biblically.

5. Gospel preached to the world – Matt. 24:14; Mark 13:10; Rev. 14:6

6. False teachers/prophets/doctrine – Matt. 24:24; 2 Tim. 4:3

7. Selfishness, unthankful, sin will abound – 2 Tim. 3; Matt. 24:12

8. Weapons to destroy at least 1/4 of earth population – Rev. 6:4,8; 1945 atomic weapons; 70’s/80’s nuclear; 2010 warhead stockpile = 24,000.

9. Worldwide monitoring / human tracking technology; to buy and sell, ‘mark,’ etc. – Rev. 13:16-17; RFID/satellites/chips; 2002-current; Fractal GPS Chip Antenna system.

10. Worldwide police/army, organization, and laws – United Nations; Dan. 7:14,25; Rev. 13:17.

Certain things required before the return of the Lord and the end of the world that have not occurred:

1. Worldwide apostasy – 2 Thes. 2:3 (partly filfulled)

2. Temple rebuilt – Sanhedrin reestablished in 2004 (Tishrei 5765) about 1,600 years after last Nasi – Gamaliel VI executed in 425. Note: In 363, emperor Julian ordered Temple rebuilt; fire came forth from foundations and project stopped (Ammianus Marcellinus); also earthquake.

All things needed are in place; progressing now.

3. Man of Sin must be revealed – 2 Thes. 2:8; Dan. 7:25 and he will set up abomination in Temple – Matt. 24:15; Mark 13:14; Dan. 11:31

Note: Women on ‘seven mountains’ and ‘city’ does appear to be Rome, which was the fourth beast, or seventh kingdom (Rev.17:9-11; Dan.7:23);

yet, could be seven continents; and Constantinople also sat on 7 hills.

Note: 2,029-2k from Christ’ crucifixion.

7 kingdoms: Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome, Antichrist