In order to take into consideration of all the events of the end times, we have to account for Ezekiel's prophecy. In chapters 38, 39 Ezekiel tells us that there are 7 months and 7 years that have to be included in the end times picture. The 7 months is how long it takes for the dead to be buried. The 7 years is how long it takes for the Jews to burn the seized weapons from the Gog and Magog war.
The king of the north (now Putin) will ally himself with several Muslim nations in order to attack Israel. Some of these Muslim nations are Turkey, Iran, Somalia, and others. These nations gather in the northern part of Israel and come down upon Jerusalem. However, God intervenes. All the armies of these nations are destroyed by a massive earthquake. They even turn against each other due to the confusion resulting from the supernatural earthquake and other disasters.
Now, in order to make all the prophetic pieces fit together, the Gog and Magog war must occur at least 3 1/2 years BEFORE the Tribulation. That way, the Jews will be able to burn all the weapons BEFORE the second half of the Trib ends. The 7 year covenant between the Antichrist and the nation of Israel is the beginning of the Trib.
The 7 year covenant begins the Trib, not the Rapture. The Rapture can happen any time BEFORE the signing of the covenant. By the mid point of the Trib. all the dead will have been buried, and the 7 years of burning the weapons conclude at this mid point. It is a this time the the Antichrist moves into Jerusalem and Christ tells the Jews to flee to the mountains (mostly in Petra, Bozrah) in modern Jordan.
The second half of the trib is when all hell breaks loose. WWIII begins. More than 2 billion people will be killed during the Trib. One fourth and then one third die at separate times during the Trib.
The order of prophetic events are as follows:
The Gog and Magog invasion (before the Trib begins)
The Rapture
The 7 year covenant' (the Trib begins)
The rise of the Antichrist
WWIII
Armageddon
Second Coming
Millennium
The king of the north (now Putin) will ally himself with several Muslim nations in order to attack Israel. Some of these Muslim nations are Turkey, Iran, Somalia, and others. These nations gather in the northern part of Israel and come down upon Jerusalem. However, God intervenes. All the armies of these nations are destroyed by a massive earthquake. They even turn against each other due to the confusion resulting from the supernatural earthquake and other disasters.
Now, in order to make all the prophetic pieces fit together, the Gog and Magog war must occur at least 3 1/2 years BEFORE the Tribulation. That way, the Jews will be able to burn all the weapons BEFORE the second half of the Trib ends. The 7 year covenant between the Antichrist and the nation of Israel is the beginning of the Trib.
The 7 year covenant begins the Trib, not the Rapture. The Rapture can happen any time BEFORE the signing of the covenant. By the mid point of the Trib. all the dead will have been buried, and the 7 years of burning the weapons conclude at this mid point. It is a this time the the Antichrist moves into Jerusalem and Christ tells the Jews to flee to the mountains (mostly in Petra, Bozrah) in modern Jordan.
The second half of the trib is when all hell breaks loose. WWIII begins. More than 2 billion people will be killed during the Trib. One fourth and then one third die at separate times during the Trib.
The order of prophetic events are as follows:
The Gog and Magog invasion (before the Trib begins)
The Rapture
The 7 year covenant' (the Trib begins)
The rise of the Antichrist
WWIII
Armageddon
Second Coming
Millennium