Appendix A: Chronological Relationships

Chronological List of End-Time Details

Time Period

Detail Events that Occur During the Time Period

Past and Present
Events

Birth of Jesus (the Messiah), Rev. 12:1-5

Resurrection of Jesus, Rev. 12:5; Acts 1:9-11

Dragon cast out of heaven, Rev. 12:7-13, John 12:31

Messages to the seven churches, Rev. 2:1 to 3:22

Sinful activity of the Great Harlot (Babylon), Rev. 17:1-6

Great
Tribulation

First seal (of seven) opened by Jesus, rider with bow on white horse goes forth conquering, Rev. 6:1-2

Second seal (of seven) opened by Jesus, rider with sword on red horse takes peace from earth, Rev. 6:3-4

Third seal (of seven) opened by Jesus, rider with scales on black horse controls food prices, Rev. 6:5-6

Fourth seal (of seven) opened by Jesus, rider named Death on pale horse with power to kill one fourth of people on earth with sword, hunger, death, and beasts, Rev. 6:7-8

Abomination of Desolation set up, Mt. 24:15, Dan. 11:31, 12:11, 2 Thes. 2:3-4

Saints instructed to flee to mountains, Mt. 24:15-21

Woman flees to the wilderness for protection for 3½ years, Rev. 12:6,13-17

The Beast (Antichrist) and False Prophet begin persecutions and blasphemy, Rev. 13:1-18, Dan. 11:31-45

Authority given for Beast to act for 3½ years., Rev. 13:5, (Dan. 12:11)

Saints persecuted, Rev. 13:7, Mt. 24:21-22, Dan. 11:33-35, 12:7

False prophets & signs to deceive people, Rev. 13:13-14, Mt. 24:23-26

False Prophet makes image of Beast and demands its worship, Rev. 13:14-15

Mark of the Beast (666) required by False Prophet for buying or selling, Rev. 13:16-18

Great Harlot (Babylon) is desolated by the Beast and his kings, Rev. 17:7-18

Transition Events

(between the
Great Tribulation
and the
Wrath of God)

Fifth seal (of seven) opened by Jesus, those martyred for Jesus appear under altar in heaven, Rev. 6:9-11

Sixth seal (of seven) opened by Jesus, a great earthquake with other signs and events as follows, Rev. 6:12

Signs in sun, moon, stars and sky, Rev. 6:12-14, Mat. 24:29, Joel 2:30-31; Joel 3:13-16

Son of Man (Jesus) seen in the sky, Rev. 6:16, Mat. 24:27,30

People of earth mourn because of coming wrath, Rev. 6:15-17, Mat. 24:30

144,000 men sealed for protection from plagues of the Wrath of God, Rev. 7:3-8, 14:1-5

Gospel preached by angel, warning against taking the mark of the Beast (666) or worshipping him, Rev. 14:6-12

Rapture of the saints, Rev. 14:14-16, Mt. 24:31, Joel. 3:13, Dan. 12:1-3

Grapes (nations) gathered for Wrath of God, Rev. 14:17-20

Great multitude of saints (out of Great Tribulation) appear before the throne of God in heaven, Rev. 7:9-17, 15:2-4

Wrath
of
God

Seventh seal (of seven) opened by Jesus, silence in heaven for ½ hour, then angels prepare to blow trumpets announcing each of seven plagues of the Wrath of God, Rev. 8:1-6

Marriage Supper of the Lamb, Rev. 19:7, 9 (timing unclear)

Wrath of God is poured out as seven plagues as angles sound trumpets, Rev. 6:16-17, 8:1-6, 15:1,5-8, 16:1, 19:11-18, Joel 3:13, Dan. 12:1

Details of the judgment against the Great Harlot (Babylon), Rev. 18:1-24

First plague (of seven) is poured on the earth, results in burns and sores, Rev. 8:7, 16:2

Second plague (of seven) is poured on the sea, the waters become blood, Rev. 8:8-9, 16:3

Third plague (of seven) is poured on rivers, they become blood and bitter (poisoned), Rev. 8:10-11, 16:4-7

Fourth plague (of seven) poured on sun causing it to be darkened and scorch men, Rev. 8:12-13, 16:8-9

Fifth plague (of seven) opens the bottomless pit, smoke and locusts come out to hurt men with their stings for 5 months, Rev. 9:1-12, Rev. 16:10-11, Joel 2:1-11

Sixth plague (of seven) poured on Euphrates River releasing angels and armies to kill men, Rev. 9:13-21, 16:12-16

Two witnesses who have been prophesying for 3½ years are killed by the Beast, Rev. 11:3-14

The Beast, False Prophet, and Satan gather the nations at Armageddon to attempt to fight against God, Rev. 16:14,16, Rev. 19:19-21

Seventh plague (of seven) produces earthquake and a great hailstorm, the wrath is completed, Rev. 11:15-19, 16:17-21

Beast and False Prophet are thrown into the lake of fire, Rev. 19:20

Millennium

Satan is bound for 1,000 years and thrown into the bottomless pit, Rev. 20:1-3

1,000 year reign of Jesus and saints in Jerusalem, Rev. 20:4-6

The nations of those who survive through the Wrath of God must keep the Feast of Tabernacles and worship Jesus every year to get rain and avoid plagues, Zech 14:16-19

After 1,000 years, Satan is loosed from his bonds to attempt to deceive the nations, Rev. 20:7-8

Gog & Magog and the nations are gathered by Satan for battle against Jesus and the Saints in Jerusalem, Rev. 20:8-9, Ezek. 38, 39

Satan is thrown into the lake of fire where he is tormented forever, Rev. 20:10

White Throne
Judgment

The Great White Throne Judgment where the spiritually dead will be judged, Rev. 20:11-15

The heavens and earth cease to exist, Rev. 20:11; Heb. 1:10-12; Ps. 102:25-26; Isa. 51:6

The spiritually dead are resurrected in preparation for judgment before the Great White Throne, Rev. 20:12-13

Those people whose names are not written in the Book of Life are thrown into lake of fire which is the second death, Rev. 20:14-15

New Heaven
and Earth
- Eternity -

New heaven and earth are created to replace the old ones, Rev. 21:1

New Jerusalem (the Bride of Christ) comes down from God to the new earth, Rev. 21:2,9-27

God lives among His people forever in the New Jerusalem, Rev. 21:3-4, 22-27; Rev. 22:3-5