All Old Testament prophecies are statements essentially previewing what will come to pass in the future. Some of these relate to eschatology (study of the end times) that preview circumstances and events that precede and bring about the very "last days."
These prophecies are often presented in writing as if the various prophets stood and watched them transpire. "Now all these things happened unto them for examples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come." (1Cor 10:11) These prophecies in their volume and detail give to us an overview of progress from early to later events leading to the establishment of the kingdom of God upon earth. We have prayed for this very thing.
Many Old and New Testament scripture texts gave broad and time-sweeping statements of information. Some were precise events and narrow in time. Some texts may be disputed. Many of these texts simply detailed or emphasized different aspects or parts. And this suggested that some event groupings, portions of event groupings, or even portions of specific events may overlap or even be concurrent. The exact timing of future events remain uncertain (John 16:12-14)! Only when they are completed can they be fully understood.
This compilation of Old and New Testament scriptures presents a generalized time line of events without asserting a rigid progression in their order. They follow this broad overview: Setting & Preparation, Rebellion & Carnal Behavior, Trouble & Darkness, Parousia & Epiphany, Retribution & Great Battle / Apocalypse, Christ's Kingdom, and Final Judgment. [The arrows (—>) imply that many of the things in that grouping continue onward in time for a season until their proper termination.]
Setting & Preparation
The setting:
Isaiah 66:7-9; Revelation 12:1-6 — A great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars
Daniel 2:26-49 — The dream of Nebuchadnezzar's image with a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, belly and thighs of brass, legs of iron, and feet part of iron and part of clay. Then a stone cut out without hands smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
Isaiah 46:10; Daniel 12:4 — God guides human history; the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased
Rebellion & Carnal Behavior
The mockers in rebellion —>:
2Thessalonians 2:1-3 a; 2Peter 3:1-4 — Last days, scoffers, carnal
Jude 1:6, 14-15, 17-18 — Judgment of the great day, mockers, carnal
John 12:48; Acts 17:30-31 — Judgment of the last day
Carnal behavior escalates —>:
2Thessalonians 2:3-7; 1John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2John 1:7 — Man of sin, man of lawlessness, son of perdition (antichrist), carnal behavior
2Timothy 3:1-9 — Last days, carnal behavior
Trouble & Darkness
The time of trouble, darkness —>:
Job 38:22-23; Isaiah 22:4-7 — Time of trouble
Daniel 12:1 — Time of trouble
The great day of the Lord near:
Zephaniah 1:14-16; 2Kings 19:3 — Great day of the Lord is near, time of trouble, darkness, clouds, trumpet
Joel 1:1-8, 14-15 — The day of the Lord is at hand, destruction comes
Joel 2:1-11, 18; Malachi 4:5 — The day of the Lord is at hand, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, destruction comes, the day of the Lord is great and very terrible
Ezekiel 30:1-3; 38:18-20 — The day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; the time of the heathen; a great shaking in the land of Israel
1Corinthians 5:5; Philippians 3:17-20; 2Corinthians 1:14; Ezekiel 9:4; Revelation 7:2-3; 1John 4:1; Deuteronomy 13:1-5; Zechariah 11:17; 2Thessalonians 2:2; Mark 13:22; Matthew 7:15 — Preparation of the Saints
Matthew 24:24; 1John 2:19-22; 1John 4:1-4; 1Timothy 4:1-3; 2John 1:6-9; Revelation 14:12; Revelation 15:2-4 — Preparation of the Saints
John 6:39-44, 54; Revelation 13:8; Psalm 91:1-16; Nahum 1:3, 7 — Confidence of the Saints
Daniel 7:1-14, 17-27 — The 4 beasts of Daniel 7, ten horns, one horn speaks great words against the most High
The wonders, darkness:
Joel 2:30-31 — Wonders, blood, fire, clouds, before the great and terrible day, sun turned into darkness, moon into blood before the great and terrible day of the Lord come
Amos 5:18-20 — The day of the Lord is darkness, and not light
The retribution for evil deeds:
Obadiah 1:12-16; Jeremiah 23:19 — For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: thy reward shall return upon thine own head, defeated
Zephaniah 1:7; Isaiah 37:3-4; 10:24-25 — For day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, a day of wrath of trouble, distress, wasteness, desolation, darkness and gloominess, of clouds and thick darkness
Zephaniah 2:1-3; 2:8-14; Isaiah 10:24-34 — Nations gather together, the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you; seek meekness & righteousness; Moab, Ammon, Ethiopians, Assyria punished
The man of sin revealed:
2Thessalonians 2:8-10, 4 — That Wicked, Man of Sin revealed [Nahum 1:11?]
Daniel 11:36-37; Isaiah 14:12-15 — Man of sin, man of lawlessness, sits in temple
1Kings 22:19-23; 2Thessalonians 2:9-12 — Deception prevails
The beast, kings, warning:
Revelation 13:1-9 — Rise of the Beast
Revelation 17:10 — Seventh king
Revelation 17:11-13 — Beast revealed
Revelation 13:9-10 — Warning: as he has done it shall be done to him
Isaiah 10:20-21; Jeremiah 16:15-17 — Gathering of Israelites to Canaan as promised to Abraham
Zechariah 12:1-3a — I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people
The war against Christ —>:
Revelation 17:14 a; Revelation 8:13; 11:7, 14 — Horns/kings make war with the Lamb; 3 woes announced
The last beast:
Revelation 13:11-18 — Rise of another beast
Revelation 17:3-18 — A woman sits upon a scarlet colored beast
Revelation 9:1-12 — Fifth angel sounded trumpet — 1st woe, two more woes to come
Revelation 9:13-21 — Sixth Angel sounded — 2nd woe:
Time no longer:
Revelation 10:5-7; 10:1-11 — Time ran out, Seventh Angel to sound
1Thessalonians 5:1-11 — The Day of the Lord comes as a thief in the night
Revelation 11:1-7 — Oppression of saints
Revelation 11:8-14; Matthew 24:15-22, 29-31 — Second woe is past, the third woe comes quickly; Oppression of saints (& coming resurrection)
Revelation 12:7-17; 1Peter 4:17 — War in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels, Satan and his angels cast out — 3rd woe:
Parousia & Epiphany
The trumpets, return and resurrection:
Luke 12:40; Revelation 11:15 — Seventh angel sounded trumpet - 3rd woe, Jesus returns
1Thessalonians 3:11-12; John 11:24 — Appearance with all his saints (resurrection)
1Corinthians 15:23-26 — Broad over view, resurrection
1Corinthians 15:51-54 — Trumpet, Resurrection preview
1Thessalonians 4:16-17 — The arrival of the Lord, Resurrection
1Thessalonians 4:13-15 — Resurrection order at the last day
Retribution & Great Battle / Apocalypse
The battle of that great day:
Revelation 16:13-15 — Battle of great day
Isaiah 2:19; Hosea 10:8; Revelation 6:15-17; 6:1-17; 7:1-3; 8:1-5 — Men fearful, hide in rocks & caves, great day of wrath; Seven seals loosed
Revelation 8:6-13; 9:1-21; 10:1-7; 11:15 — Seven trumpets sound
2Thessalonians 1:6-10 — Appearance with Angels, Punishment
Jeremiah 30:6-10 — The time of Jacob's trouble
Zechariah 14:1-7; 14:12-15 — Gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle, dark day; half of the city into captivity, the Lord shall go forth against those nations, smite all against Jerusalem; flesh and eyes and tongue shall consume away
Revelation 18:2-3; Zephaniah 2:15; Jeremiah 51:5-10; 51:24-26 — Babylon the great is fallen
Isaiah 13:1-13 — Men fearful, kingdoms of nations gathered together, pangs and sorrows, the day of the Lord, wrath and fierce anger, sun darkened, punishment, shake heavens
Joel 3:1-3 a — In those days, gather all nations, into valley of Jehoshaphat, scattered among the nations, and parted my land, cast lots for my people
Joel 3:9-16 — Gentiles prepare war, assemble valley of Jehoshaphat, the harvest is ripe, the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision, sun, moon and stars darkened, Lord shall roar out of Zion/Jerusalem, heavens and the earth shall shake
Isaiah 2:10-22; (1Samuel 13:6) — Hide in rocks, caves, fearful, shake terribly the earth
Isaiah 34:1-8 — Nations gathered, the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll, day of the Lord's vengeance
Joel 2:12-21; Zechariah 12:10; Psalm 118:26; (Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:9; Luke 19:38); Matthew 23:39; Luke 13:35 — Turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning; Look upon me whom they have pierced; Saying: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord!
Jeremiah 1:14-15; 4:19, 31 — Out of the north an evil shall break forth
Punishment / retribution / defeat to: armies, nations, world systems: beast, false prophet, man of sin, etc.:
Lamentations 2:21-22; Isaiah 66:15-16; 66:24 — The day of the Lord's anger
Habakkuk 3:1-19 [Teman - Gen 36:15; Isa 63:1-7; Amos 1:12, mount Paran - Deut 33:2; Cush - Gen 10:6-8] — God came from Teman and Paran, sun and moon stood still, thresh the heathen in anger, went forth for the salvation of thy people
Isaiah 63:1-7 [ch 62 & 63; Edom - Gen 25:30; 32:3; 36:1, 8-9]; Obadiah 1:1-4 — God came from Edom with dyed [blood stained] garments from Bozrah, and will tread down the people in anger; Lord of justice
Ezekiel 30:4-8 — The sword shall come upon Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all the mingled people and Chub
Psalm 83:1-6, 12-18; 83:1-18; Ezekiel 35:1-15 — The sword shall come upon Edom, Ishmaelites, Moab, Hagarenes, Gebal, Ammon, Amalek, Philistines, Tyre, Assur and Midianites
Ezekiel 38:1-23— The sword shall come upon Gog of Meshech and Tubal, Persia, Ethiopia, Libya, Gomer and his bands, the house of Togarmah and his bands, Sheba, Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish
Ezekiel 39:1-29 — Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, I will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel, thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee; even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel
Jeremiah 25:15-33; 30:22-24 — God shall punish: Pharaoh and all his people, all the mingled people, the land of Uz, the Philistines, Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyrus, Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea, Dedan, Tema, Buz, all that are in the utmost corners, Arabia, and all that dwell in the desert, Zimri, Elam, Medes, all the kings of the north, far and near, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach
Jeremiah 44:1, 9-10 — The day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance
Jeremiah 46:3-10; Zephaniah 3:8; Zechariah 12:1-3 — The day of the Lord God of hosts, a day of vengeance
Revelation 19:11-21 — A white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True; and out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations; the beast, false prophet, and them that worshipped his image, were cast alive into a lake of fire
Hosea 1:11; Joel 2:32; Psalm 50:1-4, 14-15; 20:1-9; 2Kings 18:14-19:37; Exodus 7-15; Judges 6-7; 2Chronicles 20:1-30; Psalm 80:1-19 — Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered; the Lord will will hear thee call, and deliver thee
Jeremiah 51:5-10 — Vengeance upon Babylon completed
Christ's Kingdom
The Lord's kingdom:
Isaiah 2:1-5; 10:20; 11:10; 17:7; 19:19-24; 22:20-21; Zephaniah 3:8-9 — Last Days, Christ's kingdom established on earth
Revelation 19:6-9 — The marriage of the Lamb is come
The outcome:
Isaiah 22:20-23; Revelation 12:5; 19:5; Daniel 4:3; 7:14, 27 — Christ Jesus shall rule with a rod of iron, with an everlasting kingdom
Deuteronomy 30:3; Jeremiah 29:14; Micah 2:12-13; Isaiah 11:11-13; 27:12-13; Jeremiah 31:7-11; 49:39 — The Lord gathers the remnant of Israel
Isaiah 24:11-23 — The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage.
Hosea 2:14-23 — I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely; I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy
Obadiah 1:17-21 — Upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and holiness; the house of Jacob shall possess their land
Zechariah 13:1-2; Jeremiah 3:15-19 — There shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness; I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding; they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it
Jeremiah 31:27-37 — I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah; I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Ezekiel 11:17; 28:25; 34:13; 37:21; 38:8; Isaiah 4:2-6; Hosea 1:10-11 — Israel dwells safely in their own land; Israel cleansed from sin; the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head
Isaiah 66:5-14 — Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream; as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children
Ezekiel 43:7; Joel 3:17; Zechariah 2:10; Zechariah 8:3; Isaiah 66:18 — The Lord dwells in Zion
Joel 2:22-29 — The former rain, and the latter rain, pour out my spirit upon all flesh, fruitfulness
Deuteronomy 12:11; Joel 3:17-18; (Psalm 50:1-5) — Lord your God dwelling in Zion, a fountain shall come forth out of the house of the Lord
Ezekiel 47:1-24; Isaiah 41:18-21 — Waters issued out from under the threshold of the house (temple), healing to the land, that every thing that lives and moves wherever the rivers shall come shall live
Zechariah 14:8-11; 14:16-21; 8:20-23; Jeremiah 12:14-16 — Living waters shall go out from Jerusalem, the Lord shall be king over all the earth, the land shall be turned as a plain, Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited; all the families of the earth come unto Jerusalem to worship the King
Obadiah 1:17-21 — Upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and holiness; the house of Jacob shall possess their land
Micah 4:1-8 — The mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established
Isaiah 2:2-4; 65:18; 66:22-23; Micah 4:1-8 — The mountain of the LORD's house shall be established, Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy; all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord; every man under his vine and under his fig tree; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
The kingdom effects:
Isaiah 35:1-10 — Wilderness blossom, highway of holiness
Isaiah 65:16-25 — I create new heavens and a new earth
Revelation 20:5-6; 21:1-3 — I saw new heaven and a new earth, holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down
Final Judgment
Final / last judgment:
Revelation 20:1-4, 7-10 — The dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years; loosed a little season, cast into the lake of fire and brimstone
Revelation 20:11-15 — A great white throne, and final judgment
Matthew 25:31-46 — Before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.
Philippians 2:9-11 — Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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