Calvary Church
Understanding the End Times (Session 1 of 3)
Pastor Rick McGough tackles a three week mini-series on Understanding the End Times
Locations & Times
Calvary Church
4700 53rd St, Moline, IL 61265, USA
Wednesday 2:30 PM
Introduction – Remembering the Main Point of the End Times
• Jesus is Returning to Establish the Eternal Kingdom of God
• Jesus is Returning to Establish the Eternal Kingdom of God
1. What Is the Rapture of The Church?
• There are many views concerning the timing of the Rapture
• There are many views concerning the timing of the Rapture
2. The Seventy Weeks of Daniel (Daniel 9:24-27)
• The Abomination of Desolation (In the Middle of the Seventieth Week)
• The Great Tribulation - after the Abomination of Desolation
(Mt. 24:15-21)
• How long will the Great Tribulation last? (Matthew 24:15-21) (v. 22!)
• The Abomination of Desolation (In the Middle of the Seventieth Week)
• The Great Tribulation - after the Abomination of Desolation
(Mt. 24:15-21)
• How long will the Great Tribulation last? (Matthew 24:15-21) (v. 22!)
3. The Seventieth Week of Daniel and the Rapture of the Church
• The Pre-Trib View (Dispensationalism)
• The Pre-Wrath (or Post Trib) View
• The Pre-Trib View (Dispensationalism)
• The Pre-Wrath (or Post Trib) View
4. Promises of Escaping the Wrath of God to Come
• Romans 5:9, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:9
• When is the Wrath of God Poured Out? (Tribulation?) (Day of the Lord?)
• Romans 5:9, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 5:9
• When is the Wrath of God Poured Out? (Tribulation?) (Day of the Lord?)
5. The Day of Lord (How Does the Bible Describe This Event?)
• Isaiah 13:6-13, Joel 2:10-12, Joel 3:12-16,
Zephaniah 1:14-18, Amos 5:18-20, Joel 1:15, Ezekiel 30:2-3, Joel 2:1-3, Zephaniah 1:7-9, 2:2-3
• A Day of Judgment and a Day of God!s Wrath
• Marked by the Darkening of the Sun & Moon & the Shaking
of the Heavens
• "Like a Thief in the Night” (1 Thessalonians 5:2-3) (2 Peter 3:10)
• Also see Revelation 16:13 (Part of the Description of the
6th Bowl of Wrath)
• Compare Matthew 24:29-31 (Darkening of the Sun & Moon)
• Compare the 6th Seal in Revelation 6:12-17 (Darkening) (Wrath)
• Promises for Before the Day of the Lord (Acts 2:17-21) (Malachi 4:5-6)
• The Return of Jesus (The Day of the Lord) (Zechariah 14:2-9)
• Isaiah 13:6-13, Joel 2:10-12, Joel 3:12-16,
Zephaniah 1:14-18, Amos 5:18-20, Joel 1:15, Ezekiel 30:2-3, Joel 2:1-3, Zephaniah 1:7-9, 2:2-3
• A Day of Judgment and a Day of God!s Wrath
• Marked by the Darkening of the Sun & Moon & the Shaking
of the Heavens
• "Like a Thief in the Night” (1 Thessalonians 5:2-3) (2 Peter 3:10)
• Also see Revelation 16:13 (Part of the Description of the
6th Bowl of Wrath)
• Compare Matthew 24:29-31 (Darkening of the Sun & Moon)
• Compare the 6th Seal in Revelation 6:12-17 (Darkening) (Wrath)
• Promises for Before the Day of the Lord (Acts 2:17-21) (Malachi 4:5-6)
• The Return of Jesus (The Day of the Lord) (Zechariah 14:2-9)
6. The 2nd "Coming” ("Parousia”) of Jesus Christ
• Matthew 24:3, 27, 37 & 39 (4xs) ("Coming” or "Presence”)
(Public – Visible)
• 1 Thessalonians 4:15 "#$... remain until the coming (Parousia) of the Lord”
• 1 Corinthians 15:22-23 "#$those who are Christ!s at His coming (Parousia)”
• 1 Corinthians 15:51-53 "#$the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.” (The Rapture – at His coming)
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, James 5:7-8, 1 John 2:28
Page 4 of 4 • 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 ("the coming (Parousia) of our Lord
Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,”)
• Matthew 24:3, 27, 37 & 39 (4xs) ("Coming” or "Presence”)
(Public – Visible)
• 1 Thessalonians 4:15 "#$... remain until the coming (Parousia) of the Lord”
• 1 Corinthians 15:22-23 "#$those who are Christ!s at His coming (Parousia)”
• 1 Corinthians 15:51-53 "#$the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.” (The Rapture – at His coming)
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, James 5:7-8, 1 John 2:28
Page 4 of 4 • 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 ("the coming (Parousia) of our Lord
Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,”)
7. Our Blessed Hope & The Glorious Appearing of Our Lord Jesus Christ
• Titus 2:13 (2 Separate Events 7 Years Apart or 2 Aspects of 1 Event?) Titus 2:13 NASB looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior,
Christ Jesus
• Secret & Public?
• Titus 2:13 (2 Separate Events 7 Years Apart or 2 Aspects of 1 Event?) Titus 2:13 NASB looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior,
Christ Jesus
• Secret & Public?
Conclusion – Why Is the Timing of the Rapture Important?