To the extreme left side of the chart, you'll see the Church Age, which is the final call for the indwelt believers. The reason why this is called the Church Age is that there is a final push, the last movement regarding leading others to the authentic indwelling life of Jesus Christ. When this Church Age truly comes to an end, most theologians believe that the Rapture is going to occur.
There are three primary views
of when the Bride of Christ will be removed from the earth. There's the
pre-version
, which is the Rapture directly before the Tribulation, the
mid-tribbers
, and those are the ones who believe that the Bride will be removed halfway through the Tribulation (three and a half years), and then the final is what I call the
post-toasties
. The post-toasties believe that you will be raptured after the Tribulation, before the Battle of Armageddon & the Millennium of Christ (judgement). For the curious, I am of the mindset of the rapture occurring seconds before Satan is allowed to ignite his Seven Year Reign. We oftentimes neglect just how horrid Satan's reign will be. It is in the act of the rapture we see God's authentic love in its fullest sense.
There is something significant that happens after the Rapture. The Bride of Christ is removed from the face of the earth. The Holy Spirit lives inside the Bride of Christ, and that is why we refer to them as indwelt believers—they are truly indwelt by the Spirit of the living God. When the Bride of Christ is removed from the earth, the presence and entire manifestations of the Holy Spirit through the true, authentic, indwelt believers are gone. This is why I believe that the seven years of the reign of the Antichrist will be so destructive, with an outpouring of depravity. As you probably know, this is the reason God uses the system of the prophets one final time - the two final Prophets. (Rev. 11:10)
Most Christians use the mantra of the return of Jesus in His second coming. While this is a good thing, if organic eschatology is correct, the Bride of Christ will be raptured before this event. It is in this ideology that Christians classically merge the events of rapture AND His Second Coming. Not good! His Second Coming is strictly reserved for judging and punishing those who offended His Bride. It in this that explains why He comes with a
"drawn sword"
with
"fire in His eyes."
The real question that needs to be asked is,
"When will the Tribulation occur?"
Or, minimally
, when will the Rapture occur?
Seven years to God is a short period
; it's barely a breath to God. It happens very quickly. But during this Tribulation period, this is when Satan rules the earth in the form of what most people believe to be a human being. The first three-and-a-half years is going to be
peace, peace, but there is no peace
. All of the activities and political ambitions that you hear today of world peace are probably going to take place. At the beginning of the Tribulation, there will be evident throughout the entire world that this world peace has occurred.
Halfway through the Tribulation, when the igniting of the second three-and-a-half years of the Tribulation occurs, there will be Hell to pay. Satan will unleash his jealousy, he will unleash his torment, and he will unleash his true character in the last three-and-a-half years of the Tribulation. The first three and a half years belongs to the Great Whore of peace. All of that creates a movement among God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit - activating, as you see on the chart, Jesus returning for the Battle of Armageddon.
Some adhere to the ideology of the Battle of Armageddon is after the Millennium—the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ. The Battle of Armageddon is the time when Jesus comes and punishes all those who have offended His Bride. It is probable that after the Battle of Armageddon is completed, the Millennium—the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ takes place. Before this happens, Satan is bound up in chains for 1,000 years. He is not around. He is not available. There will be no evil or temptations that will affect the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ. Judgment for all will take place. For the non-indwelt, they will be condemned, and for indwelt believers, their forgiveness will be confirmed.
The fiery pit of Hell is after the 1,000-year reign
. Obviously, as in any case of judgment, which is cast in the courts of Heaven, after everything has been determined, there is a sentence to be paid. The triune of Satan is burned in the fiery pit, and that is the Beast, the False Prophet, and the Antichrist. Everyone who followed Christ will not be a part of this hell-fire and damnation in any form. The only individuals that will be a part of this payment are the goats, and those are followers of Satan himself. After this period, Jesus will take His Bride along with the Triune—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit and take them to the new Heaven and new Earth.
Regarding eschatology, we are in the final phases.
Here are some quick facts to make a note of:
Theologians call the times in which we are living, the Church Age. It's also known by many as the Age of Dispensation, or
Dispensation of Grace
.
Once Christians (temples of the Holy Spirit) are removed, there will be no good on the earth or in the air. Many theologians, I am one of them, believe that the Holy Spirit will not be present in the form of indwelt believers on the earth during this time.
As for the Holy Spirit affecting the 144,000 Jews
(12,000 from each tribe) that will be saved during the time of Satan's seven-year reign. It will most likely be conducted the same way it happened at Pentecost, and that is, the Holy Spirit will fall upon these individuals, and they will receive the indwelling life of Christ accordingly. But we will not see massive evangelistic movements during the time of Tribulation, contrary too many believers. The Tribulation is the period that God uses to save the pure bloodline Jews from each of His twelve tribes.
Until next time...
