Signs of the End
A Discovery of Biblical Timelines
Signs of the End
A Discovery of Biblical Timelines
“But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that this day should overtake you like a thief.” 1 Thessalonians 5:4
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Prologue
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Another book looking at the time of the end may be disconcerting for some, if not for many, especially where dates are involved. However, taking a hard look at the Scriptures and the obvious historical evidence, the remaining options are indeed limited. With the timelines of this book in hand, it stands that the coming events in the Middle East are the final piece of the watcher’s puzzle. One will now have to decide whether the evidence in this book is compelling and then if its conclusions are on target. But with the evidence alone, the material in this book should be lighting the fires of revival as the Day of the Lord approaches the unbelieving world as a thief in the night. Hopefully more will escape that day.
This study began about twenty years ago when a pastor friend opened up a book by Clarence Larkin called Dispensational Truth. Clarence Larkin’s diagramming of biblical truth was inspirational, along with the fact that his diagramming of past and future events according to time cycles seemed to suggest a foreseen time for the end of the current age. Things like this though were not discussed at church. It was taboo. From then on, however, a variety of prophetic books were studied in search of more answers concerning the coming time.
The late 1980’s and 1990’s saw a surge of apocalyptic books and some predicted specific dates or general times, but those dates came and went. After the highly anticipated year of 2000 passed, it seemed people had their fill of prophecy and the models of the predictors were scrapped, as was even the study of prophecy itself. Even with the occurrence of September 11, 2001, it seemed like few wanted to know how close they were to the Lord’s return or where they were at in history. It was back to business as usual. Any anticipation of Christ’s return seemed to have evaporated.
The time though had come for a reevaluation. Many hours had been spent contemplating, but the first breakthrough came in March 2002. Time was then spent looking at modern events and looking for a connection to the future. Once the first piece of the puzzle was placed, the other pieces were placed and fit together seamlessly. Repeating patterns were seen and they were applied similarly with equal success. Many times the equation was hypothesized from the patterns, but it was not known if it really would equate. When they proved equal again and again, it seemed time to write it all down. There are many books on prophecy, but here it is believed that this book is unique and eye opening. If that were not the case, it would not have been written.
However, this book has been a process, because previously it seemed that the Rapture or the removal of the Church to heaven could have possibly occurred in prior years. At first there seemed to be factors that pointed to 2003 as a possible choice, and then there was especially 2006. After the passing of these years, most would suggest that the book be “shelved”. But though there was no Rapture, there were still events tied to the discovered timelines. In fact more would be learned as the picture unfolded further.
This then brings up an important point. In no way is this book an utterance from a prophet. It is rather an investigation into the revelation of history and its observed patterns with the biblical framework of endtime events. Though there is an obvious pattern, there has been room for its application. However, the framework of this current version has come to the point where there is no more wiggle room.
The last version of this book was written in 2005, but now new material has been added for 2008. The major premise of when Daniel’s Seventieth Week seems to occur has remained intact through all versions. The attempt was to revise the book without covering up the previous conclusions and to add additional chapters covering the new material. Therefore, the book has then changed from eleven chapters to nineteen. Chapters nine to fourteen and sixteen to seventeen are new. The diagrams were also redrawn and placed within the text for ease of reading the book.
All past and present versions of this book concluded that Daniel’s Seventieth Week would span the same time. The difference was how far to place the Rapture of the Church and other events before the Seventieth Week. The present conclusion for the Rapture is now the final analysis with no room left without moving the time of the Seventieth Week. Therefore, this is the final hypothesis of the framework found in this book.
As it stands, this book is short, to the point, and has many charts to help in the process of communication. The problem though is that it can be read too quickly without the chance to let the gravity of the subject matter take its effect. As with anything, one needs to work through it, checking on all of the correlations, calculations, and of course Scripture. After the many discoveries, it has been convincing because all of the intricacies have been worked through with harmony and precision.
This study began about twenty years ago when a pastor friend opened up a book by Clarence Larkin called Dispensational Truth. Clarence Larkin’s diagramming of biblical truth was inspirational, along with the fact that his diagramming of past and future events according to time cycles seemed to suggest a foreseen time for the end of the current age. Things like this though were not discussed at church. It was taboo. From then on, however, a variety of prophetic books were studied in search of more answers concerning the coming time.
The late 1980’s and 1990’s saw a surge of apocalyptic books and some predicted specific dates or general times, but those dates came and went. After the highly anticipated year of 2000 passed, it seemed people had their fill of prophecy and the models of the predictors were scrapped, as was even the study of prophecy itself. Even with the occurrence of September 11, 2001, it seemed like few wanted to know how close they were to the Lord’s return or where they were at in history. It was back to business as usual. Any anticipation of Christ’s return seemed to have evaporated.
The time though had come for a reevaluation. Many hours had been spent contemplating, but the first breakthrough came in March 2002. Time was then spent looking at modern events and looking for a connection to the future. Once the first piece of the puzzle was placed, the other pieces were placed and fit together seamlessly. Repeating patterns were seen and they were applied similarly with equal success. Many times the equation was hypothesized from the patterns, but it was not known if it really would equate. When they proved equal again and again, it seemed time to write it all down. There are many books on prophecy, but here it is believed that this book is unique and eye opening. If that were not the case, it would not have been written.
However, this book has been a process, because previously it seemed that the Rapture or the removal of the Church to heaven could have possibly occurred in prior years. At first there seemed to be factors that pointed to 2003 as a possible choice, and then there was especially 2006. After the passing of these years, most would suggest that the book be “shelved”. But though there was no Rapture, there were still events tied to the discovered timelines. In fact more would be learned as the picture unfolded further.
This then brings up an important point. In no way is this book an utterance from a prophet. It is rather an investigation into the revelation of history and its observed patterns with the biblical framework of endtime events. Though there is an obvious pattern, there has been room for its application. However, the framework of this current version has come to the point where there is no more wiggle room.
The last version of this book was written in 2005, but now new material has been added for 2008. The major premise of when Daniel’s Seventieth Week seems to occur has remained intact through all versions. The attempt was to revise the book without covering up the previous conclusions and to add additional chapters covering the new material. Therefore, the book has then changed from eleven chapters to nineteen. Chapters nine to fourteen and sixteen to seventeen are new. The diagrams were also redrawn and placed within the text for ease of reading the book.
All past and present versions of this book concluded that Daniel’s Seventieth Week would span the same time. The difference was how far to place the Rapture of the Church and other events before the Seventieth Week. The present conclusion for the Rapture is now the final analysis with no room left without moving the time of the Seventieth Week. Therefore, this is the final hypothesis of the framework found in this book.
As it stands, this book is short, to the point, and has many charts to help in the process of communication. The problem though is that it can be read too quickly without the chance to let the gravity of the subject matter take its effect. As with anything, one needs to work through it, checking on all of the correlations, calculations, and of course Scripture. After the many discoveries, it has been convincing because all of the intricacies have been worked through with harmony and precision.
However, please do not skim through the book to find out what dates are listed, for it would be a great disservice to do so. It had been considered not to include dates to avoid this, but that would have not been possible with the nature of the material. However, to only come away with a date without a full understanding, will shortchange the process. Coming to grips with the theory behind the dates is the greater picture and makes it possible to more competently share it with others. Again it must be stressed that the book needs to be read in its entirety to fully grasp the evidence and theory of what is said.
People have asked, what is the use of this study if it is just a theory that cannot be proven until we are gone from the Earth? That is like saying that there is no importance to studying Bible prophecy and watching for Christ’s return. If that is the case, twenty-eight percent of the Bible could be surgically removed. Clearly this is not God’s intent. God’s intent for us is to study His Word with the best of our ability so we can live it, share it with others, and understand the times in which we live. To discover observable timelines and patterns and not to share it with others would run counter to my duties as a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Clearly God is at work and human history approaches the time long ago foretold by the prophets. The discoveries in this book would seem to indicate so. One will have to evaluate if it is all simply left to chance. The question is whether the interpretation is correct, but in any regard, those options, as will be seen, are few and far between. In weighing the evidence it would seem that time left for the Church is but a few short years.
The challenge then, is a call to communicate God’s truth to a world in darkness that teeters on the brink of destruction. It is time to tell people the gospel of Christ and of his coming Kingdom. It is time to reach out and it is time to learn to reach out better. It is time to be challenged and have our perception of the future examined.
For those who do not know Christ it is time to believe in Jesus as the one who has saved us from the penalty of sin. He died for all sin so that we might enter into fellowship with God, but we must humbly accept that gift. This is the simplicity of the gospel. God has done it all so that we have no room for boasting or additional things we might do. It all comes down to being humble and willing to accept that Jesus Christ died for us.
People have asked, what is the use of this study if it is just a theory that cannot be proven until we are gone from the Earth? That is like saying that there is no importance to studying Bible prophecy and watching for Christ’s return. If that is the case, twenty-
Clearly God is at work and human history approaches the time long ago foretold by the prophets. The discoveries in this book would seem to indicate so. One will have to evaluate if it is all simply left to chance. The question is whether the interpretation is correct, but in any regard, those options, as will be seen, are few and far between. In weighing the evidence it would seem that time left for the Church is but a few short years.
The challenge then, is a call to communicate God’s truth to a world in darkness that teeters on the brink of destruction. It is time to tell people the gospel of Christ and of his coming Kingdom. It is time to reach out and it is time to learn to reach out better. It is time to be challenged and have our perception of the future examined.
For those who do not know Christ it is time to believe in Jesus as the one who has saved us from the penalty of sin. He died for all sin so that we might enter into fellowship with God, but we must humbly accept that gift. This is the simplicity of the gospel. God has done it all so that we have no room for boasting or additional things we might do. It all comes down to being humble and willing to accept that Jesus Christ died for us.
For all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth to be a propitiation by his blood, through faith, to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forebearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time his righteousness, that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? No, but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law. (Romans 3:23-28)
For those who have believed, it is time to ensure a pure heart and an eagerness to learn about what God is going to do. The battle wages on and it is time to become better equipped to do the work God has set before us. Jesus Christ is about to knock on the door.
