“Beginning of sorrows” & Falling away

• Many deceivers and false Christs
• Wars and rumours of wars
• Famines, disease and earthquakes
• Tribulation & persecution
• Many will fall away/grow cold because of lawlessness
• Gospel preached to the whole world

The Falling away

• Falling away comes first
• “Mystery of Lawlessness” is already at work

The Great Tribulation

• The Abomination is revealed
• False christs and false prophets do signs and wonders
• Great endurance is required [Mk 13:13]

Man of Sin is revealed

• The “son of perdition”
• “opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God”
• The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders

The Shaking of the Powers of Heaven

• The sun is darkened and the stars fall from heaven

Return of Christ

• Great sound of a trumpet
• As obvious and visible as lightening flashing from the east to the west
• He will come with power and great glory
• Elect will be gathered in
• so be prepared!

Return of Christ

• “the Lord will consume the lawless one with the breath of his mouth and destroy with the brightness of his coming”
• believers will admire and glorify him
• unbelievers will be punished with everlasting destruction