There are no prophecies concerning the Rapture it can happen anytime, and thus triggering the next phase in God’s plan.

The verses below do not teach about the Rapture, but the Second Advent.

The message was intended for the Jewish people who do not believe in Jesus.

Mat 24:33  So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near,evenat the doors.

Mat 24:34  Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

Everything listed in Mt. 24 will happen in 1 generation, not many generations.

Now we know from Daniel and John that several things must take place.

Babylon must exist as a city

There must be 10 kings in the old Roman Empire; they shall exist for 1 hour or the first 3 ½ years of the last 7 years.

The Antichrist has nothing to do with the formation of the 10 kingdoms; He comes out of 1 of them, and conquers 3 of them. Egypt, Turkey and Greece, thus reviving the Grecian empire.

Daniel mentioned 4 kingdoms.

John mentioned 7 and then included an eight.

What up with that?

Rev 17:10  And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.

Rev 17:11  And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

So who are the 5 fallen?

Answer:

1. Egypt

2. Assyria

3. Babylon

4. Medo-Persia

5. Greece

The “one is” in John’s day was the Roman Empire.

The “other” is the revised Roman Empire, which will last 3 ½ years.

And the beast that was “Grecian Empire” and was not in power in John’s day is the eight and is of the seven previous kingdoms that have oppressed Israel.

So

6. Roman Empire

7. Revised Roman Empire with 10 rulers

8. Revived Grecian Empire

Rev 17:8  The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

The bottomless pit is the Abyss, and only an angelic being could ascend from there! Giving his power to the Antichrist.

In case you do not know the different levels in Hell I will list them.

1. Paradise, which presently is closed and has been renovated to accommodate humans that go to hell.

2. Tartarus which is a separate department for angels that had sexual relations with women.

3. The Abyss “The bottomless pit” for demons and fallen angelic rulers.

4. Hell  “Sheol – Hades – Pit” the place of torment of all humans that have rebelled against God. This is where you will find Adam and Eve, not to mention Cain and all those that are not listed in Heb. 11.

5. The Lake of Fire“The Gehenna of Fire” which includes all 4 of the above departments

I will end with this!

Here is what the residents of Hell have to say to the Antichrist!

Isa 14:9  Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

Isa 14:10  All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

Isa 14:11  Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

Rev 19:20  And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.

Rev 20:10  And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

Hell will be stirred up! For the Antichrist, their final chance at stopping God’s plan will fail, and he will fail big time!

Here is what the living nations have to say to the Antichrist!

Isa 14:16  They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Isthis the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

Isa 14:17  That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

Isa 14:18  All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

Isa 14:19  But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

Isa 14:20  Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.

AMEN!