1. The Great and Dreadful (or Glorious) Day of the LORD

2. If a man will not work, he shall not eat.
II Thessalonians 3: 6-10

3. 1844 – William Miller – Millerites –
the Great Disappointment
1874/1914 – Charles Taze Russell
1891 – Joseph Smith
1936/1972/1975 – Herbert W. Armstrong
1988 – Edgar Whisenant – 88 reasons
1990 – Elizabeth Clare Prophet
1994/2011 – Harold Camping

4. Eschatology – doctrine of last days
Day of the LORD – final time of
judgment/punishment and glory/reward
70th Week of Daniel – Daniel 9:27
Tribulation/Great Tribulation – Daniel’s week
divided into two periods
Rapture – taking up of the Church –
pre-trib/mid-trib/post-trib

5. Our Foundational Truths
Jesus is coming again: John 14: 1-4 Acts 1: We will go with Him: John 14: 1-4 Matthew 24: I Thessalonians 4: 17

6. Our Foundational Truths
With Him forever: I Thessalonians 4: 17 Revelation 21: 3 Rescues us from wrath: I Thessalonians 1: 10 I Thessalonians 5: 9

7. Our Foundational Truths
Resurrected/New bodies: I Corinthians 15: 22-23, Judgment: John 12: Revelation 20: Matthew 25: 31-33, 41, 46

8. * Resurrected/New bodies * Judgment
Our Foundational Truths
* Jesus is coming again * We will go with Him
* With Him forever * Rescues us from wrath
* Resurrected/New bodies * Judgment

9. The Great and Dreadful (or Glorious) Day of the LORD
judgment
cruel
terror
tumult
clouds
vengeance
trampling
The Great and Dreadful (or Glorious) Day of the LORD
trouble
ruin
doom
blackness
darkness
distress
anguish
wrath
punishment

10. Lamentations 2: 22 Obadiah 15 Joel 2: 28-32 Acts 2: 16-21
Day of the LORD
Lamentations 2: 22 Obadiah 15 Joel 2: Acts 2: 16-21

11. Acts 2: 16-21 Matthew 27: 45-54 II Thessalonians 2: 1-2
Day of the LORD
Acts 2: Matthew 27: II Thessalonians 2: 1-2

12. Day of the LORD
judgment
Joel 3: 1-2, 9, Zechariah 14: 1-12 Matthew 25: Revelation 19: 11-16

13. Psalm 2 Isaiah 11: 1-4 John 3: 36 Romans 5: 9
Day of the LORD
judgment
Psalm 2 Isaiah 11: 1-4 John 3: 36 Romans 5: 9

14. Day of the LORD Daniel 9: 20-27 70 weeks 7 sevens = 49 years
1 seven = 7 years

15. Day of the LORD Daniel 9: 20-27 70 weeks Artaxerxes – 444BC
7 sevens = 49 years - Jerusalem
62 sevens = 434 years
483 years = 173,880 days - Jesus

16. Day of the LORD Daniel 9: 20-27 70 weeks Fulfilled in Christ?
Confirm 7 year covenant
End to sacrifice at mid-point
Cut off
Temple destroyed – 70AD

17. Day of the LORD Daniel 9: 20-27 70 weeks
Covenant for One seven = 7 years
Midpoint – sacrifice ends
Abomination of desolation
Until his end

18. Day of the LORD Middle of the seven Daniel 9: 27 Daniel 7: 25, 12: 7
Time, times and half a time
Daniel 7: 25, 12: 7
Revelation 12: 14
42 months, 1,260 days
Revelation 11: 1-3, 12: 6

19. Day of the LORD Middle of the seven Daniel 9: 27 Daniel 7: 24-25
Time, times and half a time
Daniel 7: 24-25
42 months
Revelation 13: 1-10

20. Day of the LORD Middle of the seven Daniel 9: 27 Daniel 12: 1
Great distress, trouble, tribulation
Daniel 12: 1
Matthew 24: 15-21
Revelation 7: 14

21. Temple, sacrifice, abomination
Day of the LORD
Great Tribulation
Daniel 9: 27
Temple, sacrifice, abomination
FLEE!
Matthew 24: 15-21
Revelation 12: 6, 14

22. Fleeing, protection, beheadings
Day of the LORD
Great Tribulation
Fleeing, protection, beheadings
Matthew 24: 15-21
Revelation 12: 6, 14
Revelation 13: 5-17
Revelation 20: 4

23. Day of the LORD 7 Year Tribulation Jews, Israel Change times, laws;
beheadings

24. Day of the LORD Islamic Eschatology 12th Imam (Mahdi)
Change times, laws;
beheadings
Jesus (Isa) returns
Dajjal

25. Day of the LORD
Second Coming
John 14: 1-4, 18, 28-29
I will come back

26. Day of the LORD Second Coming II Thessalonians 2: 1-2
I Corinthians 15: 20-23
II Peter 3: 3-4
I John 2: 28
Yes He will!

27. Day of the LORD Second Coming I Timothy 6: 13-14 II Timothy 4: 1-2, 8
Titus 2: 11-14
And to the next generation…

28. Day of the LORD Second Coming Matthew 16: 27 Matthew 24: 30-31
With angels, power, glory, clouds

29. Day of the LORD Second Coming Ezekiel 10: 1-5 Ezekiel 10: 18-19
God’s glory departs the temple

30. N E
Threshold
East Gate
Mountain
East of City
Holy of
Holies

31. Day of the LORD Second Coming Acts 1: 9-11, 12 Zechariah 14: 1-4
God’s glory returns – where?

32. Day of the LORD Second Coming Matthew 24: 29-31 Revelation 1: 7-8
Zechariah 12: 10-14
Every eye will see Him - mourn

33. Day of the LORD Second Coming Daniel 12: 1-7 Hosea 5: 15
Matthew 23: 33-39
Romans 11: 11-15
Until they admit their guilt…

34. Day of the LORD antichrist I John 2: 18, 22 I John 4: 3 II John 7
Does not acknowledge Jesus

35. Day of the LORD antichrist Isaiah 14: 12-15 Daniel 7: 20-28
A different king - blasphemous

36. Day of the LORD Antiochus Epiphanes Prototype of antichrist
168BC – temple desecrated
Maccabean rebellion
2300 sacrifices missed
164BC – temple reconsecrated
(Hanukkah – Feast of Dedication – Festival of Lights)
Prototype of antichrist

37. Day of the LORD antichrist Daniel 8: 23-25 Daniel 9: 27
Until the end that is decreed…

38. Day of the LORD antichrist Daniel 8: 25 I Thessalonians 5: 1-3
Matthew 24: 36-39
Peace, safety then…

39. Day of the LORD antichrist Matthew 24: 15 II Thessalonians 2: 1-12
Abomination of desolation
Sets himself up in God’s temple

40. Great & miraculous signs
Day of the LORD
antichrist
Revelation 13
Power from the dragon
Great & miraculous signs
Worship the beast
Blasphemous
42 months
War against the saints

41. Day of the LORD antichrist Daniel 9: 27 Daniel 7: 26 Daniel 8: 25
Until the end that is decreed…

42. Day of the LORD antichrist II Thessalonians 2: 3, 8
Revelation 19: 19-21
Until the end that is decreed…

43. Day of the LORD satan Revelation 20: 10 Isaiah 14: 15 Matthew 25: 41
Until the end that is decreed…

44. Day of the LORD Restrain & reveal II Thessalonians 2: 1-8
revealed at the proper time

45. Day of the LORD Advanced notice Matthew 24: 25 II Thessalonians 2: 5
John 16: 4
“See, I have told you ahead of time”

46. Day of the LORD The “rapture” I Thessalonians 4: 13-5:11
Caught up – harpazo - raptura

47. * Resurrected/New bodies * Judgment
Our Foundational Truths
* Jesus is coming again * We will go with Him
* With Him forever * Rescues us from wrath
* Resurrected/New bodies * Judgment

48. Day of the LORD Rescued from wrath John 3: 35-36 Romans 5: 9
Ephesians 2: 1-5
I Thessalonians 1: 9-10
I Thessalonians 5: 9-10

49. Pre-Tribulation Rapture
2nd
Coming
2nd
Coming
Rapture
Abomination Of
Desolation
3 ½ years
3 ½ years
Tribulation
Great Tribulation
God’s Wrath
Pre-Tribulation Rapture

50. Mid-Tribulation Rapture
2nd
Coming
2nd
Coming
Rapture
3 ½ years
3 ½ years
Tribulation
Great Tribulation
Abomination Of
Desolation
God’s Wrath
Mid-Tribulation Rapture

51. God’s Wrath Pre-Wrath Rapture 2nd Coming Rapture Abomination Of
Desolation
3 ½ years
3 ½ years
Tribulation
Great Tribulation
God’s Wrath
Pre-Wrath Rapture

52. Post-Tribulation Rapture
2nd
Coming
Rapture
Abomination Of
Desolation
3 ½ years
3 ½ years
Tribulation
Great Tribulation
God’s Wrath
Post-Tribulation Rapture

53. Day of the LORD From? Or through? Am I coming or going?
Revelation 3: 10
Am I
coming or going?
Isaiah 26: 19-21
Revelation 4: 1

54. Pre-Tribulation Rapture
2nd
Coming
2nd
Coming
Rapture
Abomination Of
Desolation
3 ½ years
3 ½ years
Tribulation
Great Tribulation
God’s Wrath
Pre-Tribulation Rapture

55. Day of the LORD Pre-Tribulation Rapture I Thessalonians 4: 16-17
Revelation 1-3
Revelation 7: 9
Revelation 22: 16
Revelation 3: 10
Out before it starts!

56. Day of the LORD Pre-Tribulation Rapture Matthew 24: 42-44
I Thessalonians 5: 2
II Peter 3: 10
Revelation 3: 3
Like a thief…

57. Day of the LORD Pre-Tribulation Rapture Acts 1: 9-11 Zechariah 14: 1-4
I Thessalonians 3: 13
In public, on earth, with His saints

58. Day of the LORD Pre-Tribulation Rapture Matthew 24: 3
I Thessalonians 5: 4
II Thessalonians 2: 1-4
problems

59. Mid-Tribulation Rapture
2nd
Coming
2nd
Coming
Rapture
3 ½ years
3 ½ years
Tribulation
Great Tribulation
Abomination Of
Desolation
God’s Wrath
Mid-Tribulation Rapture

60. Day of the LORD Mid-Tribulation Rapture Revelation 3: 10
Daniel 9: 27
Matthew 24: 21-22
Out at the midpoint

61. Day of the LORD Mid-Tribulation Rapture Matthew 24: 36
Revelation 7: 14
problems

62. God’s Wrath Pre-Wrath Rapture 2nd Coming Rapture Abomination Of
Desolation
3 ½ years
3 ½ years
Tribulation
Great Tribulation
God’s Wrath
Pre-Wrath Rapture

63. Day of the LORD Pre-Wrath Rapture Revelation 7: 1-9, 14
Zephaniah 1: 7
(Revelation 16: 1)
Out before God’s wrath

64. Revelation 14 Matthew 13 Revelation 16 Seals – Trumpets - Bowls
7th Seal – Rev 8:1-2
7 Trumpets
7th Trumpet – Rev 11: 15-19
Revelation 14
Matthew 13
Revelation 16
7 Bowls

65. Day of the LORD Pre-Wrath Rapture I Corinthians 15: 51-52
I Thessalonians 4: 16-17
Matthew 24: 30-31
Trumpet calls – last one?

66. Day of the LORD Pre-Wrath Rapture II Thessalonians 2: 1-8
Matthew 24: 29-31
Matthew 24: 21-22
Out before God’s wrath

67. Day of the LORD Pre-Wrath Rapture Matthew 24: 32-33
I Thessalonians 5: 1-5
We will know & see the signs

68. Day of the LORD
Pre-Wrath Rapture
Revelation 6: 12-17
problems

69. “Remove that Trinity and the divinity of Jesus,
and the religious language
is the same.”
Imam Moujahed Bakhach
Texas Monthly – August 2016
Can the Cross & Crescent Coexist?

70. 48,741 of 1.2 million galaxies

71. Post-Tribulation Rapture
2nd
Coming
Rapture
Abomination Of
Desolation
3 ½ years
3 ½ years
Tribulation
Great Tribulation
God’s Wrath
Post-Tribulation Rapture

72. Day of the LORD Post-Tribulation Rapture Revelation 3: 10
I will keep you safe
in the time of testing
The Message
Out at the end

73. Day of the LORD Post-Tribulation Rapture Matthew 24: 29-31
I Thessalonians 4: 16-17
Revelation 1: 7
Out at the end

74. Day of the LORD I Corinthians 15: 51-52 Revelation 20: 1-6
Post-Trib Rapture/Resurrection
I Corinthians 15: 51-52
Revelation 20: 1-6
Revelation 13: 8-10
Matthew 10: 21-23
Matthew 24: 12-13
Revelation 2: 25-29
Revelation 14: 9-14
Out at the (very) end

75. Day of the LORD
Post-Tribulation Rapture
Matthew 24: 36
problems

76. …just as the Torah was not fully preserved,
even altered, the Gospel was also corrupted.
Its original would be lost, …
To say the least, the authentic scripture was lost and the people strayed.
they attribute to Him a mother, a son, a partner,
and the Trinity, believe He is unable to forgive mankind
for their “original sin” except by having one of His
most beloved men unjustly bear their burdens
and be crucified on their behalf,
Dabiq Magazine – July/August 2016

77. Tisha B’Av (9th of Av) Destruction of both Temples Solomon’s – 586BC
Sundown Saturday August 13th –
sundown Sunday August 14th
Day of mourning (2nd only to Yom Kippur)
Destruction of both Temples
Solomon’s – 586BC
Zerubbabel’s – 70AD

78. Scripture Already Fulfilled
Abomination Of
Desolation
End to
Sacrifice
3 ½ years
3 ½ years
70AD
Temple
Destruction
Jesus’ Ministry
Until First Gentile
Scripture Already Fulfilled

79. Day of the LORD Already fulfilled Daniel 9: 25-27 Jeremiah 31: 33-37
Luke 21: Matthew 24: 1-35
Completely fulfilled?

80. Day of the LORD Already fulfilled Revelation 20: 6 Matthew 24: 14
Problems

81. Day of the LORD This generation Matthew 24: 32-35 Hosea 9: 10a
Luke 13: 6-8
A fig tree? Or Israel?

82. Day of the LORD This generation Matthew 24: 32-35 By 70AD
Israel
1967 – Jerusalem
?? – Temple Mount

83. Day of the LORD Two Witnesses Revelation 11: 1-13
Deuteronomy 18: 18-19
John 1: 45
Acts 3: 22-23
Malachi 4: 5-6
Matthew 11: 11-15
Matthew 17: 11-12

84. Day of the LORD
144,000
Revelation 7: 3-8
Revelation 14: 1-5

85. Day of the LORD 1,000 year reign Revelation 20 II Timothy 2: 11-13
Satan loosed, punished,
Great White Throne judgment

86. Millennial Kingdom Jesus’ return Jesus’ return Pre-Millennial
Post-Millennial
A-Millennial
Millennial Kingdom

87. Eschatology – doctrine of last days
Day of the LORD – final time of
judgment/punishment and glory/reward
70th Week of Daniel – Daniel 9:27
Second Coming – Jesus has promised
that He will return
antichrist – sets himself up in the temple &
proclaims to be God

88. Tribulation/Great Tribulation – Daniel’s week
divided into two periods
Rapture – taking up of the Church –
pre-trib/mid-trib/post-trib/no-trib

89. * Resurrected/New bodies * Judgment
Our Foundational Truths
* Jesus is coming again * We will go with Him
* With Him forever * Rescues us from wrath
* Resurrected/New bodies * Judgment

90. Day of the LORD Possible Dangers * pre-tribulation rapture
* most everything already fulfilled

91. Day of the LORD Possible Dangers “I really don’t need to know all
that part of Scripture –
I’m not gonna be here!”

92. Day of the LORD Be prepared Matthew 26: 39, 42 Pray for the best
Prepare for the worst
Matthew 26: 39, 42

93. The Great and Dreadful (or Glorious) Day of the LORD