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The Kingdom of Israel
John Shepard
April 8, 2002
Chronology of end-time events
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The key to understanding any end-time scenario is the chronological sequence of events. This article lists the major events.
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Summary
Key features of this scenario
- The "1,000 year millennium" refers to the church age and to those who have "died in Christ" and who rule and reign with Him in heaven.
- The "rapture" of the church occurs at the second coming of Christ (similar to the post-trib rapture), and is the same event as the general resurrection of everyone before the white throne judgment.
- Satan is bound at the time of Christ's first coming.
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Chronology of end-time events
The Church age
The important feature of the church age is that the 1,000 years of Revelation 20:1-6 is the church age and is not the 1,000 year millennium as in the premillennial scenario.
| Christ ascends into heaven | He will rule and reign from heaven until He returns to judge the world at His second coming |
| The Church age | Believers who die will reign with Christ in heaven |
| Satan is bound | Satan's activities are restricted. This period of time is "1,000 years" meaning "a long time." |
| The "1,000 year millennium" | Deceased believers will enter the presence of Christ in heaven until His second coming. |
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The second coming of Christ
Christ comes to earth, and all people, living and dead, are resurrected. There is no 1,000 year millennium after the second coming of Christ — but rather, the white throne judgment immediately follows the second coming.
| Christ comes with His holy ones | The holy ones are: (1) angels, and (2) resurrected believers who had died. |
| Christ destroys the nations | He destroys the world by fire and judges the wickedness of all unbelievers. |
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The white throne judgment
The events of the white throne judgment are the same in most end-time scenarios including amillennialism. However, in my view everyone is judged, not just the wicked.
| All people living as well as dead are resurrected | The is no rapture in which only some people are resurrected |
| The earth is destroyed by fire | This is in preparation for the New Heavens and New Earth. I don't specify whether this universe is destroyed and re-created, or whether it is merely reconstituted. |
| The white throne judgment | The judgment of everyone — unbelievers and believers |
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The new heavens and new earth
The events of the new heavens and new earth are the same in most end-time scenarios including amillennialism.
| God creates a new heaven and a new earth | The eternal state |
| The eternal state begins | The kingdom of God in its fullness |
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