Prophetic Event Calendar
God is the ultimate event planner. He is so awesome, He plans events on a global scale, orchestrating all the people, parts and places leading to the ultimate event on His calendar, which is the second coming of Jesus Christ to rule and reign on earth for 1,000 years.
Thankfully, God decided to broadcast His event calendar, all the way from Adam and Eve’s fall in Genesis 3 to the final “Even so, come, Lord Jesus” in Rev. 22:20.
We know many of these planned events have already transpired: the making of the nation of Israel starting with one man, Abraham; the fall of that nation because of sin; and its national rebirth that happened in 1948. He also planned and announced the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, His cruel death on the cross and His resurrection from the dead.
Now, here we are in 2024 twiddling our thumbs wondering what event is next. It’s a profound ponderance, because absolutely, there are certainties ahead that we are powerless to stop. Why? Because they are on God’s event calendar, and He’s already published that calendar. “My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure,” He said. You don’t have to have a special app to find His event calendar. You already have a written copy of it.
The following events should take no one by surprise. Here are the still-future events God has told us about in advance—in order:
The capturing up of believers in the sky that we call the rapture (John 14:3, Acts 1:11, 1 Cor. 15:51-52)
The 7-year tribulation that you don’t want to be here for (Revelation)
The revealing of the antichrist midway through the tribulation and the mandate to worship him or you can’t buy or sell anything (2 Thes. 2:3-4, Rev. 13:11-18)
The second coming of Jesus Christ to save Israel and to deal justice to His enemies (Matt. 24:29-30)
Several wars, including the Battle of Armageddon at the end of the tribulation (Rev. 16:16, Rev. 19:19-21)
The 1,000-year reign of Jesus on earth (Rev. 20:1-6)
Knowing that God has decreed that all these events are going to happen, what should be our response?
1. If you have never come to realize, believe and accept that Jesus came to die for your sins to save your soul, you want to take care of that right now. It requires direct attention and action on your part. Your soul is not automatically safe. Learn more about that here.
2. Do not panic as you watch national and world events unfold as they are now. God said it was going to be like this. Believe it or not, what the wicked globalists want is exactly what they are going to get. You are watching it all begin to unfold.
3. Don’t forget that God is in control, and before the wrathful events of Rev. 6 happen (world war, financial collapse, global famine, global atmospheric catastrophes, etc.), believers will be raptured out. What we are witnessing now is the runup to all this. Don’t cover your eyes. Look up. The rapture is soon.
4. Be busy doing whatever you can to tell unbelievers about Jesus Christ. God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Pet. 3:9)
5. With a kingdom-forward outlook, ask God what you can do to encourage, exhort, teach and build others up so that they have the best possible standing with God when they face Him. Because, oh, by the way, there’s another event for each one of us individually. We are going to face God and give an account of our lives. (Heb. 9:27)
We don’t live in confusion and bewilderment. We live in certainty, because God has informed us of the events ahead.
R&J Shee