Christ Will Come Again In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And

Christ Will Come AgainChrist Will Come Again

In my Father's house are many rooms; if it In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.going there to prepare a place for you.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, And if I go and prepare a place for you, I I WILL COME BACKWILL COME BACK and take you to be with and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. me that you also may be where I am.

John 14:2-3John 14:2-3

Christ’s Final WordChrist’s Final Word

“Behold, I am coming soon!” (Rev. 22:7)

“Behold, I am coming soon!” (Rev. 22:12)

“Yes, I am coming soon!” (Rev. 22:20)

When?When? As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” the disciples came to him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “they said, “WHEN WILL THIS HAPPENWHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN, , and and WHAT WILL BE THE SIGN OF YOUR WHAT WILL BE THE SIGN OF YOUR COMING COMING and of the end of the age?”and of the end of the age?”

Matthew 24:3Matthew 24:3

Signs of Christ’s ComingSigns of Christ’s Coming

Like the beginning of birth pains . . .Like the beginning of birth pains . . .

1.1. Wars and revolutionsWars and revolutions2.2. Nation will rise against nation (ethnic Nation will rise against nation (ethnic

wars)wars)3.3. Kingdom against kingdomKingdom against kingdom4.4. PestilencesPestilences5.5. FaminesFamines


6.6. EarthquakesEarthquakes

7.7. PersecutionPersecution

8.8. Deception Deception CC many false prophets, false many false prophets, false messiahsmessiahs

9.9. Lawlessness will increase Lawlessness will increase CC great falling great falling away from faith, love of most grows coldaway from faith, love of most grows cold


10.10. Nations in anguish & perplexity Nations in anguish & perplexity CC sea will sea will roar & toss roar & toss

11.11. Men will faint from fear & terrorMen will faint from fear & terror

12.12. Budding of the fig tree Budding of the fig tree CC Israel becomes Israel becomes a nation in 1948a nation in 1948

13.13. Knowledge explosionKnowledge explosion





There will be warsThere will be wars

According to a 2011 UN report:According to a 2011 UN report:

1.1. 67 of the 200 countries in the world are 67 of the 200 countries in the world are involved in wars!involved in wars!

2.2. There are currently 134 wars in the There are currently 134 wars in the world!world!

There will be revolutionsThere will be revolutions

1.1. Arab SpringArab Spring

2.2. EuropeEurope

3.3. U.SU.S..


Arab Spring Revolution






Arab Spring Revolution: TUNISIA









Tunisian Dictator Ben Ali

Overthrown


Arab Spring Revolution: EGYPT









Arab Spring Revolution: LIBYA







Libyan Madman

Gaddafi Dead


Arab Spring Revolution:Three Governments Overthrown…

Who’s Next?... Syria?... Yemen?

Libyan Madman

Gaddafi Dea


Arab Spring Revolution: SYRIA








Arab Spring Revolution: SYRIA3,500 Killed in 2011


Iran’s Ahmadinejad& Syria’s Assad


Arab Spring Revolution: IRAN


Arab Spring Revolution: Iran’s Ahmadinejad Praises Egyptian Revolt


Arab Spring Revolution: Iran’s Ahmadinejad Praises Egyptian Revolt


Did AhmadinejadKnow Something We Didn’t?

The governments of Egypt, Tunisia, and The governments of Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya have Libya have NOTNOT been replaced by been replaced by peaceful democracies . . .peaceful democracies . . .

But by RADICAL ISLAMIC GROUPS like But by RADICAL ISLAMIC GROUPS like the Muslim Brotherhood who want to the Muslim Brotherhood who want to enforce Muslim Sharia Law!enforce Muslim Sharia Law!


Arab Spring Revolution: Governments Topple… Who’s Next?


Arab Spring Revolution: YEMEN







President Ben Ali Abdullah Saleh will step down

in 2013


Arab Spring Revolution: MOROCCO


Arab Spring Revolution: SUDAN


Rioting in Greece (2010-2011)


Rioting in Greece


Rioting in Greece


Rioting in Greece


Rioting in Greece


Rioting in London (Aug. 2011)


Rioting in London


Rioting in London


Rioting in London


Rioting in London


Rioting in London


Rioting in London


Rioting in London


Rioting in the U.S.? OCCUPY WALL ST.














TIME Headline (11/4/11): TIME Headline (11/4/11): 'Vendetta' 'Vendetta' Mask Becomes Occupy Symbol Mask Becomes Occupy SymbolFace of Guy Fawkes - tried to bomb the British Parliament in 1605. Made popular in "V for Vendetta," comic-based movie whose violent, anarchist antihero fashions himself a modern Guy Fawkes and rebels against a fascist government: Peaceful movement???












Rioting in the U.S.? Occupy Wall St.



Facts about OccupyFacts about Occupy

Colin Powell (11/11/11): “The OWS protests are ‘as American as apple pie.’ REALLY??? The facts . . .1.Initiated by Canadian activist group Adbusters founded by radical Kalle Lasn; fashioned after Arab Spring revolutions2.2.ViolenceViolence – ATM’s & property destroyed, – ATM’s & property destroyed, flags burned, commerce shut downflags burned, commerce shut down3.3.Rapes, murders, suicides - more than Rapes, murders, suicides - more than 2,000 arrests 2,000 arrests as of 11/11/11as of 11/11/114.4.CostCost - millions of taxpayer dollars - millions of taxpayer dollars





Nation against nationNation against nation

Greek Greek ethnosethnos = “race or ethnic group” = “race or ethnic group”Refers to ethnic, racial wars; “ethnic Refers to ethnic, racial wars; “ethnic

cleansing”cleansing”Widespread in Middle East, Former Soviet Widespread in Middle East, Former Soviet

Union and YugoslaviaUnion and YugoslaviaHundreds of thousands dead in Africa, and Hundreds of thousands dead in Africa, and

more than 9 million refugeesmore than 9 million refugees





Kingdom against Kingdom against kingdomkingdom

Refers to conflicts between sovereignties Refers to conflicts between sovereignties or nationsor nations

World War IWorld War IWorld War IIWorld War II Iran threatens IsraelIran threatens IsraelMany moreMany more





There will be pestilencesThere will be pestilences

Literally “plagues or epidemics”Literally “plagues or epidemics”HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDSAntibiotic-resistant super-bacteriaAntibiotic-resistant super-bacteriaBird flu, swine fluBird flu, swine fluEbola virusEbola virusSexually transmitted diseases (STDs)Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)

There will be pestilencesThere will be pestilences

CDC’s Monthly Journal





There will be faminesThere will be famines

There will be faminesThere will be famines

There will be faminesThere will be famines 925 million hungry people in 2010

Doomsday Vault in NorwayDoomsday Vault in Norway

Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened officially on February 26, 2008. The facility has the capacity to store 4.5 million seeds

CNN Headline about CNN Headline about Doomsday Vault in NorwayDoomsday Vault in Norway

“Norway Building 'Doomsday Vault' to Warehouse Seeds”



Doomsday Vault in Norway Doomsday Vault in Norway







There will be earthquakesThere will be earthquakes

Japan 1995


Japan 2011


Japan 2011 - Death Toll: 16,000


Japan 2011 – Nuclear Disaster


Japan 2011 – Nuclear Disaster


Christchurch, New Zealand 2011


China, May 2008 Death toll 70,000+


Virginia Earthquake 2011


Virginia 2011 – Collapsed wall, Vienna, VA


Virginia 2011 – Damage to Supermarket


Virginia Earthquake 2011 – Buildings Evacuated


Virginia Earthquake 2011 – Wall Street Evacuated


Virginia Quake 2011 – Washington Monument


Virginia Quake 2011 – Damage inside Washington Monument


Virginia Quake 2011 – Damage outside

Washington Monument


Virginia Quake 2011 – Damage inside Washington Monument


Virginia Quake 2011 – National Cathedral, Washington, DC


Virginia Quake 2011 – Damage to National Cathedral


Virginia Quake 2011 – Damage to National Cathedral


Oklahoma 2011


Oklahoma 2011


At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised,

“ONCE MORE I WILL SHAKE NOT ONLY THE EARTH BUT

ALSO THE HEAVENS.”

Hebrews 12:26






Increased PersecutionIncreased Persecution

1. Jesus said, “You will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations” (Mat. 24:9)

2.2. According to the According to the World Evangelical Alliance, over 200 million Christians in 60 countries are denied fundamental human rights solely because of their faith

Increased PersecutionIncreased Persecution

3. According to 2009 report in the International Bulletin of Missionary Research, 176,000 Christians will have been martyred from mid-2008 to mid-2009.

4. This compares to 160,000 martyrs in mid-2000 and 34,400 at the beginning of the 20th century. PERSECUTION IS INCREASING!




8.8. Deception Deception CC many false prophets, many false prophets, false messiahsfalse messiahs


Deception, False MessiahsDeception, False Messiahs

Jose Luis Miranda, Claims to be Christ and antichrist


Jose Luis Miranda, Tatooed with ‘666’


Miranda’s followers Tatooed with ‘666’


2006 Invitation: “God is coming to Puerto Rico! The day of judgment is here! On December 17, 2006, the Man Jesus Christ in His second coming — Dr. José Luis De Jesús Miranda, who is proclaimed to be God in more than 25 nations! The Judge of all will be at the Judgment Seat of Christ on Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. Entrance is free!”


Miranda has tatooed ‘666’ on his arm and his followers do the same

He teaches that there is no more devil and no more sin.

Publicly announced 4/19/11 only 438 days left until the day of his transformation, where he will be dressed back into immortality just as he did in the body of Jesus of Nazareth


Amazing! But what is more amazing is the fact that he has a huge following of a million or more. People will believe anything!

Miranda currently preaches in 35 nations on 287 radio programs, has his own satellite channel and a 24-hour Spanish-language TV network. His ministry has 355 education centers in 30 nations.


Harold Camping, founder of Family Radio Stations Inc., continues to claim he knows the exact date of Christ’s return (despite Christ’s warning in Mat. 24:36).


Camping first predicted the end of the world on September 6, 1994, then again on May 21, 2011, and finally on October 21, 2011.

Thankfully, after this recent failure, the disgraced leader has finally stepped down from his Family Radio ministry.


11/10/11 - Pope Benedict XVI held a high-profile interfaith meeting with Muslim, Christian, Jewish and Druze religious leaders in Israel to promote unity and peace. INTERESTING!!!





9.9. Lawlessness will increase Lawlessness will increase CC great great falling away from faith, love of most falling away from faith, love of most grows coldgrows cold

Increased LawlessnessIncreased Lawlessness

But mark this: There will be But mark this: There will be terribleterrible [“perilous” – KJV] [“perilous” – KJV] timestimes in the last days. in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.pleasure rather than lovers of God.

2 Timothy 3:1-4

Increased LawlessnessIncreased Lawlessness

Widespread riots, protests and anarchyWidespread riots, protests and anarchyUnprecedented government scandals and Unprecedented government scandals and

corruptioncorruption Illegal immigrationIllegal immigrationSexual perversion and immoralitySexual perversion and immoralityPornography and sex slave tradePornography and sex slave tradeMurderous drug cartelsMurderous drug cartels


10.10. Nations in anguish & perplexity Nations in anguish & perplexity CC sea sea will roar & toss will roar & toss




Nations in Anguish & Nations in Anguish & Perplexity:Perplexity:

Economic CrisisEconomic Crisis

European Debt CrisisEuropean Debt Crisis

Greece, Italy, and Portugal all on the verge of bankruptcy

Greek Prime Minister Papandreou resigns and new interim government formed (11/8/11)

Italian Premier Berlusconi resigns (11/12/11)


The Domino Effect


As debt crisis deepened, German Chancellor Merkel called for sweeping reforms and a “new Europe” (11/9/11)

This may lead to a “streamlining” of the European Union, reducing the number of member countries from the current 27

Will it drop down to the magic number of Will it drop down to the magic number of TEN (10 horns/kings in Rev. 17), paving TEN (10 horns/kings in Rev. 17), paving the way for the antichrist? the way for the antichrist?


Vatican issued an 18-page document (10/24/11) calling for the establishment of a “global public authority” and a “central world bank” to rule over financial institutions that have become outdated and often ineffective in dealing fairly with crises.

ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT???

The U.S. Debt CrisisThe U.S. Debt Crisis

Recent CNN poll (June 8, 2011) shows that nearly half of all Americans believe “the U.S. is likely to slip into another Great Depression within the next 12 months.”

U.S. debt is now $15 trillion

Debt-to-GDP ratio = 100%



9+% unemployment for more than 30 consecutive months

45 million on food stamps

More Americans in extreme poverty than ever before in history (16%)

Seas Roaring & TossingSeas Roaring & Tossing

2004 Asian Tsunami (Thailand)






2004 Asian Tsunami (Thailand) Worldwide death toll: 300,000




2004 Asian Tsunami (Indonesia)


2011 Japan Tsunami


2011 Japan Tsunami


2011 Japan Tsunami


2011 Japan Tsunami


2011 Japan Tsunami


Undersea Volcano, Canary Islands (11/5/11)






Undersea Volcano, Canary Islands New island emerges (11/10/11)


10.10. Nations in anguish & perplexity Nations in anguish & perplexity CC sea will sea will roar & tossroar & toss




Men Will Faint from TerrorMen Will Faint from Terror

Headline after Mumbai, India Attack


9/11/2001 WTC Attack Total death toll 3,000


9/11/2001 WTC Attack




12.12. BuddingBudding of the fig tree of the fig tree CC Israel Israel becomes a nation in 1948becomes a nation in 1948


Sign of the Fig TreeSign of the Fig Tree

Israel Becomes a Nation in 1948


Keep you eyes on Israel – it is God’s prophetic time clock!

Watch for growing anti-Semitic sentiment in the world

Anti-Zionist enemies like Iran threaten Anti-Zionist enemies like Iran threaten nuclear attacks on Israel nuclear attacks on Israel


Iran’s Ahmadinejad Vows to Destroy Israel


Iran’s Ahmadinejad Vows to Destroy Israel


Enemy’s Mission: WIPE ISRAEL OFF THE MAP!!!






Knowledge will IncreaseKnowledge will Increase

Knowledge will increaseKnowledge will increase

“Information ExplosionDaily newspaper like The New York Times

contains more information than a person was likely to come across in a lifetime in the 18th century!

Currently 88 billion searches on Google every month as compared to just 2.7 billion in 2006 – 33-fold increase in 5 years!

Knowledge will increaseKnowledge will increase

50 quadrillion transistors produced each year to keep up computing demands – 6 billion for each person on the planet!

1984 there were a 1,000 internet devices1992 there were one million2008 there were one billion2011 already exceeded two billionBy 2015 fifteen billion!

DO WE KNOW DO WE KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?WHAT TIME IT IS?

We may know a lotWe may know a lotbut the big question is . . .but the big question is . . .

When Will Christ Return?When Will Christ Return?Three Watches: Luke 12:35-40

“Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, like men waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. I tell you the truth, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the SECOND or THIRD WATCH of the night. But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

The Three WatchesThe Three WatchesFirst Watch: Rapture

Bride meets Christ in the air (1 Thess. 4:15-18)

Secretive, sudden

Second Watch: Middle of 7-year Tribulation

Tribulation martyrs resurrected (Rev. 7:9-14)

Gathered by angels (Mark 13:26-27)

Third Watch: End of 7-year Tribulation

ALL nations see Christ (Mat. 24:30; Rev. 1:7)

Jesus returns to earth with His Bride for judgment (Zech. 14:4; Rev. 19:11-14)

The Ten DispensationsThe Ten Dispensations

1.1. Dispensation of AngelsDispensation of Angels

2.2. Dispensation of Innocence Dispensation of Innocence (Gen. 1-2)(Gen. 1-2)

3.3. Dispensation of Conscience Dispensation of Conscience (Gen. 3-8)(Gen. 3-8)

4.4. Dispensation of Civil Government Dispensation of Civil Government (Gen. 8-11)(Gen. 8-11)

5.5. Dispensation ofDispensation of Israel under Promise Israel under Promise (Gen. 11:10 – Exo. 18:27)(Gen. 11:10 – Exo. 18:27)

6.6. Dispensation of Dispensation of Israel under Law Israel under Law (Exo. 19 - Acts 1)(Exo. 19 - Acts 1)

The Ten DispensationsThe Ten Dispensations

7.7. Dispensation of Dispensation of Grace: Church Grace: Church (Pentecost – Rapture)(Pentecost – Rapture)

8.8. Dispensation of theDispensation of the Tribulation Tribulation (Revelation 6-19)(Revelation 6-19)

9.9. Dispensation of the Dispensation of the Millennium Millennium (Revelation 20)(Revelation 20)

10.10. Dispensation of the Dispensation of the Eternal Kingdom Eternal Kingdom (Revelation 21-22)(Revelation 21-22)

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Christ Will Come Again In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And