Oxford Bible Church - Living in the Last Days

The Judgments of the 7th Trumpet are brought to their climax by the 7 Bowls of Wrath, which bring the Day of the Lord Wrath of God to its completion. The 6th Bowl initiates the Battle of Armageddon; then the 7th Bowl results in the destruction of antichrist's capital, Babylon the Great, and his world empire.

In response to the Mark of the Beast, in Revelation 14 God makes 7 Announcements predicting the victory of Christ and the failure of satan’s project. They reveal the final outcomes of different groups of people, encouraging believers to stay faithful, and calling the world to God, warning them to not take the Mark.

At Mid-Tribulation the false prophet will rise up glorifying the antichrist and doing miracles, causing the world to worship antichrist and submit to him. To enforce this total control, he creates the Image and Mark of the Beast (666). To buy or sell one must receive his Mark and this requires you to worship him.

Revelation 13 describes the operation of satanic trinity - the devil, antichrist and false-prophet, the counterfeit of the Tri-une God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. They will manifest themselves in such a way as to deceive the Jewish and Islamic worlds by appearing to fulfil their messianic expectations.

Revelation 17 describes the Harlot sitting on the 7-headed Beast (the religious power united to the political power). Together they form Babylon the Great, which has opposed God from Babel. The harlot on the 7th head is destroyed at Mid-Tribulation to make way for the new state religion of antichrist worship.

The Dragon wages war on the saints using the 7-headed Beast of Revelation 13. The 7th head with 10 horns (the 4th beast of Daniel 7) is the final worldly Kingdom (the Revived Roman Empire or Islamic Caliphate) which antichrist will take over, when he rises up to become world-dictator at Mid-Tribulation.

After the dragon is cast down to the earth at the 7th Trumpet, he tries to destroy the fleeing woman (Israel). But God enables her to escape to a place where she is kept safe in the final 1260 days before Christ's Return, the time of antichrist's world dictatorship when he wages war on all the saints (Revelation 13).

The 7th Trumpet, blown in response to the Abomination of Desolation, immediately releases judgment on satan's kingdom. Michael and his angels cast the devil and his angels from the first heaven to the earth. Satan then tries to destroy the Woman (believing Israel) who starts her flight to Petra on this same day.

Immediately after the 7th Trumpet, a Woman flees from the dragon into the wilderness, where she is safe for the last 1260 days (Revelation 12:1-6). She is believing Israel fleeing to Petra on seeing the Abomination at Mid-Tribulation (Matthew 24:15-21, Daniel 9:27). Thus the 7th Trumpet is on the same day as the Abomination.

We see the sequence of events leading up to the 7th Trumpet at Mid-Tribulation. After the 2 witnesses ascend, the 7th Trumpet is blown releasing the desolating judgments of the Great Tribulation on antichrist's kingdom in response to the Abomination of Desolation, which continue to the 2nd Coming.

The Tribulation will start on the same day as the Rapture. As in Noah's Day a worldwide Judgment (the Tribulation Flood) will fall on the same day that the believers will disappear into the Ark of their Salvation (Christ). The Mid-Tribulation Interval begins with the death of 2 witnesses (Revelation 11) and a Mighty Angel announcing the coming 7th Trumpet (Revelation 10).

The 2 witnesses minister in the Temple in the first 1260 days of the 70th Week (Rev 11), playing a vital role in calling Israel back to God, and preaching the Gospel to the nations through TV. God confirms their words by great miracles, and they call down the first 6 Trumpets. We see why they are Moses and Elijah.

After the 144,000 are sealed (Revelation 7), the 7th Seal is broken (Revelation 8:1-2), releasing the 7 Trumpets. This coincides with the start of Daniel's 70th Week, and the start of the ministry of the 2 witnesses, who announce the first 6 Trumpets in advance from the Temple. The 7th Trumpet is at Mid-Tribulation.

After the Rapture is an unknown time-period before Daniel's 70th Week begins with Israel's covenant with antichrist, enabling her to have her 3rd Temple in the first half of the Tribulation. We see God's Purpose for this Temple, especially the key role of the 2 witnesses, who announce the first 6 Trumpets.

The Tribulation starts straight after the Rapture with the first 6 Seals (Revelation 6). After an initial period in which the 144,000 are prepared (Revelation 7), the 7th Seal is broken releasing the 7 Trumpets (Revelation 8:1-2). This coincides with the start of Daniel's 70th Week, and the start of the Ministry of the 2 Witnesses.

After the first 6 Seals are broken at the start of the Tribulation, releasing the Birth Pains, there is an Interlude before the 7th Seal releases the 7 Trumpets. During this Interlude (described in Revelation 7) the 144,000 from 12 tribes of Israel are prepared and sealed to spearhead evangelism in the Tribulation.

In Revelation 6, Christ breaks the first 6 Seals in quick succession, initiating the Tribulation Judgments, by withdrawing God's restraining grace from the 6 main realms of the world-system. The Seals are not one-off events, but are Birth-Pains that continue and intensify until the Kingdom is born at Christ's Return.

Revelation 4:1 marks the start of the things that will take place after the Church Age. John is taken to Heaven and into the future to the start of the Tribulation. He sees 24 elders (representing the resurrected and raptured Church), and the Lamb, about to open the Scroll with 7 Seals (the Title Deed of the earth) - the key to Revelation 6-19.

This is Part 1 of a Series covering the whole of the Book of Revelation, which reveals the sequence of future events in chronological order. This video introduces the Book, describing its overall structure and going verse by verse through Revelation 1, including the vision of the glorified Christ - the basis for Revelation 2-3.

Tarshish and her young lions are mentioned in Ezekiel 38:13 as opposing this invasion. The scriptures on Tarshish show she is the UK (not Spain). God used the Tarshish nations in the world wars, and for Israel's Rebirth. The Tarshish prophecies require Brexit. God is raising her up again to fulfil her call.

Ezekiel 38:1–39:16 describes an invasion of the Mountains of Israel led by Russia, with Iran, Turkey & others. God will judge and destroy these invading armies using elements of nature, bringing a world-wide revival. Tarshish is shown to be the UK. We see God's special purpose for her & her young lions.

Ezekiel 38 describes an invasion of the Mountains of Israel. The alignment of nations in the Prophecy exactly agrees with today's situation. All that's needed is a catalyst. The Cause is God, who hooks the invaders by their evil desires, bringing them to Israel for judgment (their excuse is the 2-State Solution)

The Ezekiel 38 invasion will be a major event of history, resulting in one of the greatest ever Divine Interventions, catalysing a world-wide revival. One thing few realise is that it is an invasion of the Mountains of Israel (West Bank), not Israel proper. Understanding this explains a number of things.

One of the greatest Divine Interventions in history is about to happen, in response to the Russian led invasion of the Mountains of Israel (West Bank) predicted in Ezekiel 38, resulting in worldwide revival. Derek reveals satan's 2-stage plan to destroy Israel. Gog will fail at stage 1, whereas antichrist will not.

Derek presents his illustrated Book: 'Mount Moriah, Golgotha and the Garden Tomb.' From Genesis 22 where Abraham offers up His son, Isaac, it shows God's Son had to be sacrificed and raised on Mount Moriah, thus establishing Golgotha's true location, and proving that the Garden Tomb is Christ's Tomb.