The scripture verses listed, taken from the King James Version of the Bible, pertain to the various bible doctrines we will be looking at. They are by no means the only ones. You are encouraged to look up on your own perhaps as part of your private devotions and through a good concordance the many other verses of scripture pertaining to a particular doctrine.

THE DOCTRINE OF LAST THINGS
"ESCHATOLOGY"

A. The Rapture
1. How? (I Corinthians 15:52)
2. Time
**a. It may occur at any time (Matthew 24:42, 44; 25:1-13)
**b. Before the revelation of Anti-Christ and before the tribulation (luke 21:36);(II Thessalonians 2:3-8);(Revelation 3:10);(Isaiah 26:20-21)
3. Purpose of the Rapture
**a. Resurrection of the dead saints (I Thessalonians 4:16)
**b. Translation of the living saints (I Thessalonians 4:17)
B. The Tribulation
1. How Long? (Daniel 9:27) 7 years
2. Purpose of the tribulation
**a. God pours out His wrath on an unbelieving world
**b. Judgement of an ungodly world will take place
(Isaiah 26:21; 63:6);(Revelation 6:15-17)
**c. Conversion of repentant Israel will take place
(Jeremiah 30:7-9; 39:22)
C. Events in Heaven
1. Judgment for rewards of Christians will take place
(I Corinthians 3:12-15);(II Corinthians 5:10)
2. The marriage of the lamb will take place (Revelation 19:7-9)
D. Events on Earth
1. The Roman Empire will be revised into a ten nation confederacy (Daniel 2:31-43; 7:7);(Revelation 13:1; 17:3, 12, 13)
2. The Anti-Christ will rise (Daniel 7:8; 19:25);(Revelation 13: 1-18)
3. Anti Christ and Israel establish a peace treaty. The temple is rebuilt and the Levitical priesthood and sacrificial system is renewed. (Daniel 9:27a);(Matthew 24:20)
4. The 144,000 Jewish evangelists and the two witnesses will minister publically (Revelation 7:4-8; 14:3-4; 11:3-12
5. Northern coalition will attack Israel (Ezekiel 38-39)
6. Anti Christ will be wounded. His deadly wound healed,he will rise to power and be worshipped (Matthew 24:15);(II Thessalonians 2:4);(Revelation 13:1)
7. The false prophet will exalt the Anti Christ (Revelation 13:11-15)
8. The world government economic system and religion will develop (Daniel 7:23);(Revelation 13:11-18)
9. The Anti Christ breaks the peace treaty with Israel (Daniel 9:27b)
10.Saints will be persecuted (Jeremiah 30:7);(Daniel 7:25; 12:1) (Zechariah 13:8-9);(Matthew 24:21);(Revelation 7:9-18; 13:7-15)
11.The earth will experience cataclysmic judgments (Revelation chapters 6-18) Twenty-one judgments unleashed on the world.
**a. First seal- False Christ chapter 6:1-2
**b. Second seal-War Verses 3,4
**c. Third seal-Famine Verses 5,6
**d. Fourth seal-Death Verses 7,8
**e. Fifth seal- Martyred remnant Verses 9-11
**f. Sixth seal- Anarch, mass confusion and fear Verses 12-17
**g. Seventh seal- silence for one half hour in Heaven
Chapter 8:1 and then the start of the seven trumpet judgements
**h. Chapter 8 vs 2 to Chapter 9 vs 21 first 6 trumpet judgments
***1. Third part of trees burned
***2. Third part of creatures in the sea dying
***3. Third part of ships destroyed
***4. Water poisoned (8:10-11)
***5. Men being tortured shall seek death and shall not find it (9:6)
***6. 200,000,000 man army of horseman from the east (9:16)
***7. Christ's reign forseen (11:15-19)
12.The Apostate world church will be destroyed (Revelation 17:1-9)
13.Before the collaspse of the worlds commerical system (Revelation 18:1-24)
God pours out His seven bowl judgments (Revelation 16)
14.Warfare in the middle east will culminate in the battle of Armageddon (Daniel 11:40-45);(Revelation 16:12-16; 19:19)
15.Christ will appear gloriously with His elect,the saints (Daniel 2:44);(Matthew 24:27-31);(Revelation 19:11-16);(Jude 14-15);(Daniel 7:18)
E. Determination of destiny
1. Judgment of the wicked nations (Ezekiel 20:33-38);(Matthew 25:31-46)(Jude 14-15);(Revelation 19:11-21)
2. Anti Christ and the false prophet cast into lake of fire (Revelation 19:20)
3. Satan bound in bottomless pit (Revelation 20:1-3)
4. Resurrection of the tribulation saints (Revelation 20:4)
F. The Millenium (Revelation 20:1-6)
1. Governmental changes
**a. Saints will rule with Christ (Revelation 3:21; 5:10; 20:6)
**b. World wide peace with men and animals (Isaiah 2:4; 11:6-8; 65:25)
**c. Jerusalem will be the capitol of the earth (Isaiah 60:1-22) (Zechariah 14:9-15)
**d. Palestine will be divided among Israel (Ezekiel 47:13; 48:29)
2. Spiritual changes
**a. Satan will be bound (Revelation 20:3)
**b. Worship will center at the millinnual temple in Jerusalem (Ezekiel 40:48);(Zechariah 14:16-21)
**c. Earth will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord although not all will be saved (Revelation 20:8-9)
**d. Man will be freed from the curse and consequences of sin. Sin will be dealt with, Jesus will rule with a rod of iron
G. Ages to come
1. Satan's final rebellion and final judgment
**a. He will be freed from the bottomless pit (Revelation 20:7)
**b. He will lead unsaved men against God (Revelation 20:8, 9a)
**c. He will be defeated (Revelation 20:9b)
**d. He will be cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:10)
2. Great white throne of judgment
**a. Resurrection of the unsaved, their judgment of sin and punishment in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:11-15)
3. New heaven and a new earth (Isaiah 65:17);(Revelation 21 & 22)
4. Final warning (Revelation 22:18-19)
5. Last promise, last prayer and last provision (Revelation 22:20-21)