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"They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." ~ Acts 17:11
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Page Updated 07/13/07
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Index of Tables and Charts
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 Groupings of New Testament Books
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The Seven Virtues (Seven Spirits)
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the spirit of the Lord, the nature of Jesus
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the spirit of wisdom, the ability to make the right decision
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the spirit of understanding, the ability to understand everything
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the spirit of counsel, the ability to give sound advice
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the spirit of might, the power to do what God wants
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the spirit of knowledge, the ability to know beyond human comprehension
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the spirit of the fear of the Lord, the ability to respect God's will
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Sin Is...
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Sin is the transgression of the Law; breaking God's rules (1 John 3:4)
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Sin is knowing to do good but not doing it (James 4:17)
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Sin is anything that is not of faith; not trusting in God (Romans 14:23)
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Sin is all unrighteousness; wickedness (1 John 5:17)
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Sin is a disease of the soul; the inner part of man that lives forever (Psalm 41:4)
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Sin is foolishly thinking we can ignore God (Proverbs 24:9)
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So Many Things We Do Not Know...
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The mystery of the Rapture—1 Corinthians 15:51
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The mystery of Israel's blindness—Romans 11:25
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The mystery of God's wisdom—1 Corinthians 2:7
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The mystery of Christ and the Church—Ephesians 5:31, 32
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The mystery of Christ in us—Colossians 1:26, 27
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The mystery of the kingdom of heaven—Matthew 13
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The mystery of godliness—1 Timothy 3:16
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The Church Age (Dates)
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Author
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Ephesus Period
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Smyrna Period
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Pergamum Period
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Thyatira Period
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Sardis Period
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Philadelphia Period
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Laodicea Period
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Tim LaHaye 2-1
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A.D. 30 to
A.D. 100
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A.D. 100 to
A.D. 312
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A.D. 312 to
A.D. 606
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A.D. 606 to Trib. Period*
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A.D. 1520 to Trib. Period*
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A.D. 1750 to Trib. Period*
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A.D. 1900 to Trib. Period*
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Hal Lindsey 2-2
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A.D. 33 to
A.D. 100
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A.D. 100 to
A.D. 312
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A.D. 312 to
A.D. 590
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A.D. 590 to
A.D. 1517
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A.D. 1517 to
A.D. 1750
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A.D. 1750 to
A.D. 1925
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A.D. 1900 to Trib. Period
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J. Vernon McGee 2-3
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Pentecost to
A.D. 100
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A.D. 100 to
A.D. 314
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A.D. 314 to
A.D. 590
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A.D. 590 to
A.D. 1000
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A.D. 1517 to
A.D. 1800
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A.D. 1800 to
Rapture
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Does not say
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Daymond R. Duck
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Pentecost to
A.D. 100
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A.D. 100 to
A.D. 312
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A.D. 312 to
A.D. 590
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A.D. 590 to
A.D. 1517
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A.D. 1517 to
A.D. 1750
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A.D. 1750 to
A.D. 1900
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A.D. 1900 to Trib. Mid-Point
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10 Periods of Persecution known by their Roman Emperors
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(dates are approximate)
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Nero (64–68 A.D.)—burned Rome and blamed Christians; crucified and threw Christians into pits with wild animals; executed Paul and possibly Peter
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Domitian (90–96 A.D.)—killed thousands in Rome; banished John to the Isle of Patmos
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Trajan (104–117 A.D.)—outlawed Christianity; burned Ignatius at the stake
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Marcus Aurelius (161–180 A.D.)—tortured and beheaded Christians
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Severus (200–211 A.D.)—burned, crucified, and beheaded Christians
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Maximinius (235–237 A.D.)—executed Christians
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Decius (250–253 A.D.)—tried to wipe out Christianity and executed those he could find
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Valerian (257–260 A.D.)—tried to wipe out Christianity; executed the Bishop of Carthage
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Aurelian (270–275 A.D.)—persecuted Christians any way he could
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Diocletian (303–312 A.D.)—burned the Scriptures
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The Greatest Mass Killings in History
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China (Mao's Cultural Revolution, 1966–76)
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20 million
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U.S.S.R. (Stalin's reign of terror, 1933–45)
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20 million
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Europe (the Holocaust, 1933–45)
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11 million
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Pakistan (reprisals against Bengalis, 9 months in 1971)
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3 million
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Cambodia (the Khmer Rouge killing fields, 1975–79)
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1.6 million
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Rwanda (Tutsis, 3 months in 1994)
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1 million
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Indonesia (killings of Communists and Chinese, 1965–66)
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500,000
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Bosnia (ethnic cleansing, 1992–94)
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200,000 9-26
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Major Earthquakes During The First Six Months of 1996
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January 1
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Indonesia—7.7 on the Richter Scale
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February 3
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China—7.0
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February 7
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Kuril Islands—7.0
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February 17
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Indonesia—7.5
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February 25
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Mexico—6.6
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April 29
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Solomon Islands—7.5
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June 10
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Aleutian Islands (2)—7.2 and 7.7
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June 11
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Philippines—7.0
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June 17
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Indonesia—7.58-2
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Major Earthquakes of The Twentieth Century
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(40,000 or more deaths)
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Deaths
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1908-12-28
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Messina, Italy
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83,000
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1920-12-16
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Gansu, China
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100,000
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1923-09-01
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Yokohama, Japan
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200,000
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1927-05-22
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Nan-Shan, China
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200,000
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1932-12-26
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Gansu, China
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70,000
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1935-05-31
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Quetta, India
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50,000
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1970-05-31
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Northern Peru
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66,794
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1976-07-28
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Tangshan, China
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242,000
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1988-12-07
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Northwest Armenia
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55,000
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1990-06-21
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Northwest Iran
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40,000 16-23
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The 144,000
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stand with Jesus on Mount Zion
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they are victorious with Jesus
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marked on their foreheads
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the names of Jesus and his Father
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understand the heavenly new song
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understand because of their trials
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kept themselves pure
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avoid immorality and idolatry
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follow the Lamb wherever he goes
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abide in his presence
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purchased from among men
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bought with the blood of Jesus
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offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb
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first Jews saved during the Tribulation
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no lie was found in their mouths
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faithful and true
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The Relationship of the Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls
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Seven Seal Judgments
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Seven Trumpet Judgments
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Seven Bowl Judgments
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Seal 1–Judgment
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Trumpet 1–Judgment
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Bowl 1–Judgment
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Seal 2–Judgment
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Trumpet 2–Judgment
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Bowl 2–Judgment
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Seal 3–Judgment
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Trumpet 3–Judgment
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Bowl 3–Judgment
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Seal 4–Judgment
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Trumpet 4–Judgment
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Bowl 4–Judgment
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Seal 5–Judgment
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Trumpet 5–Judgment
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Bowl 5–Judgment
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Seal 6–Judgment
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Trumpet 6–Judgment
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Bowl 6–Judgment
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Seal 7–Seven Trumpet Judgments
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Trumpet 7–Seven Bowl Judgments
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Bowl 7–Judgment End of Tribulation
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Seven Seal Judgments and Results
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Seal 1—Judgment
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White horse, Antichrist
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Seal 2—Judgment
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Red horse, sword of war
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Seal 3—Judgment
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Black horse, scales of economic collapse & famine
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Seal 4—Judgment
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Pale horse, death
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Seal 5—Judgment
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Many believers die
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Seal 6—Judgment
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Earthquake
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Seal 7—Judgment
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(Starts the Seven Trumpet Judgments)
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Seven Trumpet Judgments and Results
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Trumpet 1–Judgment
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1/3 of trees and grass will burn up
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Trumpet 2–Judgment
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1/3 of sea will become blood
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Trumpet 3–Judgment
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1/3 of fresh water will be polluted
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Trumpet 4–Judgment (woe)
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1/3 of sunlight and moonlight will be diminished
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Trumpet 5–Judgment (woe)
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a plague of demon locusts will infest the land
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Trumpet 6–Judgment (woe)
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war will ravage the nations
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Trumpet 7–Seven Bowl Judgments (woe)
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(Starts the Seven Bowl Judgments)
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Seven Heads/Hills
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Ten Horns/Crowns
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(Seven World Governments)
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(Ten Divisions/Rulers)
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Region #1
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Region #2
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Region #3
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Region #4
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Region #5
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Region #7
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Region #8
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Region #9
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Region #10
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Probable 10 Regions...
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Region #1:
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Canada and the United States of America
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Region #2:
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European Union—Western Europe
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Region #3:
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Japan
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Region #4:
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Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Pacific Islands
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Region #5:
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Eastern Europe
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Region #6:
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Latin America—Mexico and Central and South America
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Region #7:
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North Africa and Middle East (Moslems)
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Region #8:
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Central Africa
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Region #9:
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South and Southeast Asia
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Region #10:
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Central Asia 13-2
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Seven Bowl Judgments and Results
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Bowl 1–Judgment
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100 pound hail, fire, and blood hurled to earth; 1/3 of trees and grass will burn up
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Bowl 2–Judgment
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Burning mountain hurled into sea; 1/3 of seas will become polluted with blood, fish killed, ships sunk
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Bowl 3–Judgment
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Blazing object fall to earth; 1/3 of fresh water polluted
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Bowl 4–Judgment
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Heavenly bodies struck; 1/3 of sun, moon, and stars darkened
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Bowl 5–Judgment
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Abyss opened; A plague of demon-possessed locusts released, infesting the land
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Bowl 6–Judgment
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Four angels released at Euphrates; war will ravage the nations, 1/3 of mankind killed
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Bowl 7–Judgment
End of Tribulation
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(Marks the End of the Tribulation Period)
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The First Resurrection
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Phase 1:
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the resurrection of Christ and some Old Testament Saints
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Phase 2:
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the resurrection of the Church at the Rapture
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Phase 3:
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the resurrection of the two witnesses
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Phase 4:
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the resurrection of the Tribulation Saints and the remainder of the Old Testament Saints (Matthew 27:52-53; Daniel 12:1-3) at the end of the Tribulation Period
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Six Things About Those Who Will Have A Part In The First Resurrection
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Blessed—they will be happy in their eternal state!
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Holy—they will be separated or identified as God's special people!
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Priests—they will minister to, and serve in the presence of God!
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Reign—they will be both a royal and a political priesthood (Revelation 5:10, 1 Peter 2:9)!
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A thousand years—the length of their earthly reign with Jesus!
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The second death has no power over them—they will never suffer the consequences of their sin by being cast into the Lake of Fire (Revelation 19:20; 20:10) because they have been redeemed!
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The Second Resurrection
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the unbelievers at the end of the Millennium!
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A Christian Konnections Observation
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Time is running out, folks!
From the beginning, God gave man an extremely volatile asset, freedom of choice. Nothing has changed since the original working model took his first breath. The design specifications included not only a brain, but the inherent ability to use it. God designed man to live forever. That being the case, where do you plan to spend forever (as in eternity)?
As it was then, and always will be, the choice is yours... choose wisely!
 Up, or Down? 
If you haven't yet chosen to secure the "Up" option for your eternity (accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior), may we suggest that you do so... ASAP! To find out what you must do to be saved, please go here!
Hopefully, we'll see y'all topside! :-) CK
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Are You Rapture Ready?
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Are you, your family and friends Rapture Ready? If not, we strongly urge you to get that way in a big hurry! ;-)
And, yes, incase you hadn't already figured it out, Christian Konnections is solidly in the the Pre-Tribulation Rapture camp! CK's WebServant
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