1. Basic Pretribulationism Imminent Rapture Future Tribulation

2. The Tribulation The Time of World Trouble Associated with the Lord’s Coming.

3. The Tribulation The Time of World Trouble Associated with the Lord’s Coming. A Day of the Lord—With an Extended Pattern and Structure.

4. Patterns of the Day of the Lord in the Old Testament

5. Type 1: The Day of the Lord in Simple Description

6. Amos 5:18-20 “Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! Why would you have the day of the Lord? It is darkness and not light, as if a man fled from a lion and a bear met him, or went into the house and leaned his hand against a wall and a serpent bit him. Is not the day of the Lord darkness, and not light, and gloom with no brightness in it?”

7. Zephaniah 1:15 “A day of wrath, is that day, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against fortified cities, and against the lofty battlements.”

8. Type 2: The Day of the Lord as an Abbreviated Pattern

9. Isaiah 2 The splendor of the Lord rises up Terror comes upon people They withdraw in humility into rocks and caves

10. Type 3: The Day of the Lord as an Extended Event of Invasion and Battle

11. Isaiah 13, Joel 2, Ezekiel 7, Nahum 2-3 Summons of the Invader Mobilization, Gathering of the Army Advance of the Army Destruction of the Land, People and Cities on the way Terror, Fear, Panic of the intended victim Clouds, Gloom, Thick Darkness Siege of the city Battle Slaughter, Plunder Destruction of the City Desolation

12. Type 4: Aggregate Days of the Lord: The Prophecy of Joel

13. Joel 1, 2 First Day of the Lord: An Army advances against the Land, against Jerusalem, no escape [Repentance? Removal of Invader, Peace]

14. Joel 2 Intervening Day of the Lord: Signs and Wonders in Heaven and Earth, Some Delivered in Zion

15. Joel 3 (Habakkuk 3) Second Day of the Lord: Nations gathered by Yahweh for judgment Yahweh judges the nations Yahweh, a refuge for His people

16. Type 5: The Two-fold Event Abbreviated

17. Malachi 3-4 The Great and Awesome Day of the Lord A Refiners fire, refining and purifying Levi A Burning Oven, consuming the arrogant

18. Type 6: The Two-fold Event Extended

19. Zechariah 14 A Day Coming for the Lord [Movement 1] Nations gathered by the Lord against Jerusalem City taken, plundered, ravished, some exiled

20. Zechariah 14 A Day Coming for the Lord [Movement 2] Yahweh “goes out” and fights against the Nations Yahweh comes with His Holy Ones Yahweh stands on the Mount of Olives Earthquake Yahweh strikes the armies gathered against Jerusalem Yahweh reigns as King

21. Type 7: The Day of the Lord with Delayed Punishment

22. Isaiah 24 Desolation of the Land Destruction of the City The Earth Broken Up Prisoners Imprisoned in a Pit Then, After Many Days Punishment

23. A Series of Types

24. Historical Days of the Lord Eighth-Seventh Century BC Israel, Assyria Sixth Century BC Judah, Jerusalem Egypt, Edom, Babylon Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah

25. Looking Into the Future: An Eschatological Day of the Lord Jerusalem, Israel, All Nations, All Flesh Removal of the Wicked; Purification of Nations Isaiah, Joel, Obadiah, Zephaniah Post Exilic Prophets: Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

26. DANIEL: THE TIME OF THE END

27. Dan 2 Dan 7 4321 DESTRUCTIONDESTRUCTION Catastrophic Judgment 1234 Ancient of Days Heavenly Court in Session One like a Son of Man Kingdom of God RULER BECOMES WAR EMERGES DOMINANT PERSECUTION Character Description 3 ½ Times DESTRUCTIONDESTRUCTION Kingdom of God Judgment

28. Dan 2 4 DESTRUCTIONDESTRUCTION Catastrophic Judgment Kingdom of God

29. Dan 7 4 Ancient of Days Heavenly Court in Session One like a Son of Man RULER BECOMES WAR EMERGES DOMINANT PERSECUTION Character Description 3 ½ Times DESTRUCTIONDESTRUCTION Judgment Kingdom of God 4

30. Dan 8 Dan 11- 12 123 123 Character Description 2300 mornings and evenings RULER BECOMES CAUSES EMERGES DOMINANT DESTRUCTION TEMPLE DESOLATION BROKENBROKEN ENDEND RULER BECOMES PERSECUTION EMERGES DOMINANT ABOMINATION DESOLATION WAR WAR Deception, Blasphemy 3 ½ Times 1290 days 1335 days

31. Dan 8 3 Character Description 2300 mornings and evenings RULER BECOMES CAUSES EMERGES DOMINANT DESTRUCTION TEMPLE DESOLATION BROKENBROKEN

32. Dan 11-12 3 ENDEND RULER BECOMES PERSECUTION EMERGES DOMINANT ABOMINATION DESOLATION WAR WAR Deception, Blasphemy 3 ½ Times 1290 days 1335 days

33. Daniel 9:24-27

34. Daniel 9:24–27 DecreeMessiah Cut Off War Jerusalem and Temple Destroyed ENDEND 69 Sevens Jerusalem Rebuilt and Restored He makes a covenant He terminates sacrifices and offerings / Causes Abominations End of him 1 Seven

35. Daniel 9:24–27 Messiah Cut Off War Jerusalem and Temple Destroyed ENDEND He makes a covenant He terminates sacrifices and offerings / Causes Abominations End of him 1 Seven

36. JESUS AND THE OLIVET DISCOURSE

37. Matthew 24:4–35 Mark 13:5–31 Luke 21:8–33 24:36– 25:46 13:32–3721:34–36

38. Beginning End

39. Beginning End Abomination of Desolation

40. Beginning End Abomination of Desolation False ChristsFalse ProphetsFalse Christs

41. Beginning End Abomination of Desolation False ChristsFalse ProphetsFalse Christs Jerusalem, surrounded by armies

42. Beginning End Abomination of Desolation False ChristsFalse ProphetsFalse Christs Sign of the Son of Man coming Jerusalem, surrounded by armies

43. Beginning End Abomination of Desolation False ChristsFalse ProphetsFalse Christs Sign of the Son of Man coming Jerusalem, surrounded by armies War, famine, earthquakes, pestilence, terror, signs from heaven Sea and moon darkened, stars fall, fear and trembling

44. Beginning End Abomination of Desolation False ChristsFalse ProphetsFalse Christs Sign of the Son of Man coming Jerusalem, surrounded by armies War, famine, earthquakes, pestilence, terror, signs from heaven Sea and moon darkened, stars fall, fear and trembling Increasing darkness, wrath

45. Beginning End Abomination of Desolation False ChristsFalse ProphetsFalse Christs Sign of the Son of Man coming Jerusalem, surrounded by armies War, famine, earthquakes, pestilence, terror, signs from heaven Sea and moon darkened, stars fall, fear and trembling Increasing darkness, wrath of Birth Pains

46. Beginning End Abomination of Desolation False ChristsFalse ProphetsFalse Christs Sign of the Son of Man coming Jerusalem, surrounded by armies War, famine, earthquakes, pestilence, terror, signs from heaven Sea and moon darkened, stars fall, fear and trembling Increasing darkness, wrath of Birth Pains

47. Matthew 24:33-34 So, when you see all these things, you know that he is near. This generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

48. Matthew 24:33-34 So, when you see all these things, you know that he is near. This generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

49. Matthew 24:33-34 So, when you see all these things, you know that he is near. This generation will not pass away until all these things take place. A First Century Type and Future Coming?

50. Matthew 24:33-34 So, when you see all these things, you know that he is near. This generation will not pass away until all these things take place. SIGNS—Within the Event

51. Matthew 24:33-34 So, when you see all these things, you know that he is near. This generation will not pass away until all these things take place. SIGNS—Within the Event Matthew 24:36 But concerning that day and hour no one knows. NO SIGNS—Outside the Event

52. NOSIGNSNOSIGNS 1-2 Thessalonians DAY OF THE LORD--DESTRUCTION

53. Labor Pains NOSIGNSNOSIGNS 1-2 Thessalonians Rapture DAY OF THE LORD--DESTRUCTION

54. Man of Lawlessness Revealed Proclaims Himself God in the Temple Man of Lawlessness Destroyed The Appearing Labor Pains NOSIGNSNOSIGNS 1-2 Thessalonians Rapture DAY OF THE LORD--DESTRUCTION

55. Typology of The Day of the Lord--Tribulation 8 th BC 6 th BC 2 nd BC—Danielic Pattern 1 st AD—Integrated Pattern Final

56. A Future Tribulation

57. Basic Pretribulationism Imminent Rapture Future Tribulation