By Rev. Michael Mwangi
Senior Pastor, Fedha Church KAG
Acts 1:11
[11]“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.”
While we go through troubles and travails here on earth, we know it's just for a season. We look forward to the return of Christ to come and establish his rule in this world and we experience abundant life and enjoy the eternal blessing promised. We have put our hope in Jesus our saviour in whom we have eternal life. We eagerly await and look forward to his return and share in the kingdom prepared for us. This is our blessed hope. We need to live everyday preparing and waiting for his return.
Jesus went to prepare a place for us.
John 14:1-4
[1]“Do not let your hearts be troubled.
You believe in God ; believe also in me.
[2]My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
[3]And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
[4]You know the way to the place where I am going.”
The blessing awaiting us
1 Corinthians 2:9
[9]However, as it is written:
“What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him—
There is nothing here on earth that can can compare with what awaits us.
Where are we?
We are living in the last days according to Gods calendar.
God worked for 6 days and on the 7th day, He rested..
2 Peter 3:8
[8]But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
From creation to Abraham it was 2000 years representing 2 days.
From Abraham to Christ was another 2000 days representing 2 more days.
The birth of Christ marked the beginning of the last days and now we are in the year 2000 meaning we are in the sixth day. God is about to bring rest as we enter the 7th day and Christ is coming to rule this world for 1000 years or 7th day namely The Millennium.
In fact we are in the end or evening of the very last day. Jesus is coming any moment and we can see the fulfillment of the end times prophecy very clearly.
Signs of the End
2 Tim 3:1-9 The last days
Before Jesus come for the second time
Great deception, increase in knowledge and wickedness, people turning away from the truth. Just when we are wondering if things can get any worse than this.
Rapture: 1Thessalonians 4:13-18
1 Corinthians 15: 51-52
[51]Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed
[52]in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
Rapture is not the second coming of Christ. Jesus will appear in the sky and take up believers, dead and alive so that they will not suffer God's wrath during the tribulation. They will be Judged at the Bema seat of Christ; rewarded for their good works and given glorified bodies.
There are no precursors to rapture it could happen any time. Are you ready?
What Next?
While we will be in heaven enjoying, Here on earth the worst will just be beginning. At this time the restraining force of God the Holy Spirit is taken together with the church from the earth and only Christ rejecting world is left behind. Wickedness will be unrestrained and evil will prevail on levels never seen before as the devil takes over the helm of the earth courtesy of antichrist. That's when tribulation start. The antichrist takes over and persecution of the left-behind starts and later God pours out his wrath upon God rejecting society. There will be heightened demonic activities and massive catastrophic disasters never seen before since the world begun.
Seven Years of Tribulation
God judging the ungodly world
1. Revelation 6- Seal Judgement
These are judgments of God that will be scattered over the first 3.5years of the tribulation. They include, The rise of antichrist, war, famine, Palestine, beast, the persecution of believers and natural disasters. They are compared to birth pains in that they are unique, intense, don't stop until completed, grow in intensity and increase in frequency... Rev 6:12
The seventh seal is silence for half an hour and then.
Rev 8 and 9 The Seven Trumpets Judgements
More judgements will follow in the last 3.5 years. Fire from heaven is thrown on earth. The earth literally burns, 1/3 of vegetation and trees burn, creating famine, 1/3 of is turned to blood killing a 1/3 of all sea creatures and contaminating 1/3 of the fresh water. 1/3 of the sun, moon and stars is darkened. Locust possibly demonic will torture people for 5months; a great army possibly demonic(epidemic) will destroy a 1/3 of mankind.
Sample Rev 8:6-13
The Seventh trumpet is the announcement of Christ's impending reign and then the 7 bowls.
Rev 16 The Seven Bowls
These judgements will be consolidated near the end of tribulation. Sores will plague those who follow Antichrist, all the seas will turn into blood killing all the remaining sea creatures, all the fresh water will turn into blood; the sun will heat up scorching the people; the earth will be covered with supernatural darkness; the Euphrates will dry up so kings from the East can make their way to Armageddon; a great mega earthquake will shake the world joined with 45kgs hail stones.
Rev 16:17-21
Second Coming
Matthew 24:30
Towards the ends of tribulation, the nations will revolt against antichrist resulting in the battle of Armageddon.
The enemy will seek to eliminate the Israelites and they will cry out for Jesus. The "signs of the son of man" will appear and the world's armies will join to fight Christ but Jesus will destroy them all as he comes down with the army of heaven.
Revelation 19:11-20
Revelation 19:20
Antichrist and the false prophet are defeated and thrown in to the lake of fire.
Luke 8;30-31 Revelation 20:1-3 satan is bound and thrown to Abyss (bottomless pit).
Millennial kingdom Isaiah 11:4-9, 2:4
Jesus will establish his rule here on earth for 1000 years. With Jesus ruling and satan bound, and the kingdom inhabited with christ followers, the atmosphere will be one of righteousness, peace and joy.
We will rule and reign with him 2 Tim 2: 12 in this Kingdom with Glorified bodies.
The Last Battle
Rev 20:7-9
Satan is released from the bottomless pit and children born during millennial will have an opportunity to choose thier destiny. Many people will follow satan and rebel against God.
Rev 20:9-10 There will be a short lived battle and this time the devil will be thrown in the lake of fire and his human army killed.
Satan Final Judgement
Rev 20:10
Satan and his fallen angels will be cast into the lake of fire.
Heaven and Earth Destroyed
Rev. 20:11
Heaven and earth will be destroyed, obliterating the last vestiges of the curse on creation.
2 Peter 3:10, Matthew 24:35
Great White Throne Final Judgement
Revelation 20:11-15
All unsaved people will approach the great white throne of Judgement. The book of life and the book of works will be opened as evidence of their guilt. Those found guilty will be thrown into the lake of fire, the second death
John 5:22, 26-29
Eternity
Rev 21-1, 24 New heaven and new earth
God will create a new heaven and a new earth for believers to live in eternity. 1 Corinthians 15:35-58
No More Seas
There will be no more oceans, possibly because the oceans were created during an act of judgement during the flood.
The New Jerusalem
Rev 21: 10-27
Heaven is where the presence of God dwells. Finally God presence will be in the city . The magnificent city has street of Gold, 1500miles cubed, it be the home to the trinity, the angles and the saved.
Revelation 22:1-5 Eden Restored
Tree of life, fellowship with God.
Rev 21:4-5 State of the city
There will be no sin, no death and we will have unhindered fellowship with God. Everything is made new. nothing of the old.
Conclusion
Rev 22:12-15
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