THE CHART OF THE SEVENTY WEEKS AND THE COMING OF CHRIST, WITH THE RAPTURE OF THE SAINTS

Including the Seven Seals, the Seven Trumpets, the Seven Bowls, and the End

The Dispensation of T h e D i s p e n s a t i o n o f G r a c e
Law
Christ's coming (parousia — presence) begins from heaven
From the Decreeing of the Law to the Issuing of the Proclamation for the Rebuilding of Jerusalem — Exo. 20:1-17; Neh. 2:1-8

Matt. 24:3, 37-42

T h e A g e o f t h e M y s t e r y o f t h e C h u r c h Eph. 3:9-11

Seven Sixty-two The Last Week

Weeks Weeks Antichrist makes a seven-year covenant with the children of Israel Dan. 9:27
49 Years 434 Years From
Christ comes from
Christ's The Last 31/2 Years, the Great Tribulation —
The First 31/2 Years heaven to the air to
From the Completion of the Rebuilding of Jerusalem to the Cutting Off of Messiah — Dan. 9:26
to the Completion of the Rebuilding of Jerusalem — Dan. 9:25
From the Issuing of the Proclamation for the Rebuilding of Jerusalem

The

New
Death, Matt. 24:37-39; 1 Thes. 5:3 The Consummation of This Age — The End continue His parousia
Matt. 24:3, 6, 14, 21; 28:20 Rev. 10:1

The First Four Seals The The

Fifth Sixth T h e S e v e n t h S e a l Rev. 8:1-2, 6
Seal Seal

The spreading of the gospel and the beginning of

First 4 Rev. 10:7;
Resurrection, Trum- The Fifth Trumpet The Sixth Trumpet The Seventh Trumpet
calamities, symbolized by the four horses of the (The Second Woe) Rev. 9:12-21 11:14-19
(The First Woe) Rev. 8:13; 9:1-11
and first four seals, go forth immediately after Christ's pets (The Third Woe)
ascension until the consummation of this age. The The The The
Ascension

Heaven and New Earth — 2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1

Millennial Kingdom — Rev.20:4, 6
Rev. 6:1-8; Matt. 24:14, 6-8
Beginning with the fifth trumpet and ending with the seven bowls of the First 4 5th 6th 7th
to the seventh trumpet, there is the great tribulation, unequaled before or after. Bowls Bowl Bowl Bowl
The cry for vengeance from the martyrs
Matt. 24:21
throughout the generations. Rev. 11:14-19; 15:5 — 16:21
Consummation Rev. 6:9-11 The seven trumpets are the contents of the seventh seal. The seventh trumpet
of the comprises two aspects: The negative aspect consists of the seven bowls as the ultimate
The Initiation of the Great Tribulation: plagues to finish God's fury until the completion of the end; the positive aspect is the
Dispensation Supernatural calamities begin, Lord's kingdom to exercise God's righteousness unto eternity without end.
causing man to lose his safe habitation. Rev. 8:1-2, 6; 10:7; 11:15-18; 2 Pet. 3:13
of Grace Rev. 6:12-17 At the Close of the
During the Great Tribulation Near the End of the Great Tribulation Great Tribulation
The supernatural calamities intensify. On Earth In the Air On Earth
Rev. 8:7-12
God, The devil is cast to the earth, then persecutes The majority of the saints, who died in Christ comes from the air
According to Joel 2:30-31, the time the saints and torments the worldly people. previous generations, are raised up to the earth to complete
temporarily
from the sixth seal through the first four trumpets This begins at the fifth trumpet and lasts 31/2 years. (including those martyred His parousia.
Rev. 12:9-17; 9:1-11 Matt. 24:27, 30
casting to the fifth trumpet is very short. in the great tribulation).
In the middle of the week Antichrist breaks (Rev. 20:4, 6; 15:2) Christ strikes Antichrist
aside the The hour of trial which is about to come on the the covenant, opposes God, persecutes With them the majority of the living and his army.
whole inhabited earth, mentioned in Rev. 3:10, Rev. 19:11-21; 17:14;
God's people, and tramples the holy city saints in this age are raptured to meet
children of should start from the sixth seal
16:12-16; Zech. 14:2-5, 12-13;
for 42 months. with the Lord in the air. Isa. 63:1-6; Rev. 14:17-20
Israel, takes and end with the seventh bowl. Dan. 9:27; Matt 24:15-22; Rev. 11:2; 13:1-8 The majority of God's harvest Christ destroys material
Rev. 6:12-17; 8:1; 8:6 — 9:21; 11:14; 15 — 16 becomes ripe and is reaped.
The false prophet does great signs Babylon the Great.
His kingdom 1 Thes. 4:15-17; 1 Cor. 15:51-52; Rev. 18:1 — 19:3
Before the Great Tribulation to deceive people, forcing them Matt. 25:1-12; Rev. 14:14-16; Matt. 13:30, 39
to worship the image of Antichrist. Christ saves, gathers,
from them In the Heavens Rev. 13:11-16 and restores
and gives Some believers begin to be raptured to the heavens The two witnesses resurrect the children of Israel.
before the sixth seal, as implied in Rev. 7:9. The angel preaches the eternal gospel, and are raptured into heaven. Zech. 12:2-14; Rom. 11:26;
it to telling people to fear God, to worship God,
Rev. 11:11-12
Matt. 24:31; Acts 1:6
The martyred, overcoming saints of past generations Christ binds Satan and casts
and not to worship Antichrist and his image.
the church. are resurrected and raptured to the throne of God. Rev. 14:6-11 him into the bottomless pit.
Rom. 11:15; Rev. 12:5, 11; Phil. 3:10-11 Christ judges all the saints Rev. 20:1-3
Matt. 23:38; The first-ripe, overcoming believers living in this age God uses unusual plagues and supernatural at His judgment seat. Christ judges
21:43 are raptured to the heavenly Mount Zion. calamities to smite the world and 2 Cor. 5:10; 1 Cor. 4:5; Matt. 25:19 the living nations.
Rev. 14:1-5 the kingdom of Antichrist. Matt. 25:31-46; Acts 17:31
The rest of the overcoming believers living Rev. 6:12-17; 8:1; 8:6 — 9:21; 11:14; 15 — 16
The Marriage of Christ: Christ establishes
in this age are raptured to Christ's presence. The two witnesses speak for God The overcoming saints are called the millennial kingdom
Rev. 3:10; Luke 21:36; Matt. 24:39-42 for 1,260 days and are killed. to the marriage dinner. and restores all things.
Rev. 19:7-9; Matt. 22:2-14; 25:10 Rev. 20:4-6;
Rev. 11:3-10
Acts 3:21; Matt. 19:28