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What Will Happen to Our Planet? Chronological Order of Future Events
Published since 28. Sep. 2025
Bible passages:
1 Thess 4:15-17; Rev 19:6-9; 2 Cor. 10:5; Mt 24:21; Rev 13:14.15; 2 Thess. 2:3.4; Dan 9:27; Rev 19:11-16; Rev 20:1-4; 2 Pet 2:4; Rev 20:11-15
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“'Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled?' And Jesus, answering them, began to say: 'Take heed that no one deceives you.'" (Mark 13:4,5)
"And He said to them, 'It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.'" (Acts 1:7)
What will happen next? What will the future of our planet look like?
The Lord is coming soon! We are convinced of this – and we long for it. But while we await the Lord from heaven (1 Thes 1:10), this evil worldThe word is used with different meanings. It can mean the whole of humanity (Gen 41:57) or the created world (Rom 1:20), but also a moral system that is opposed... More can only expect the worst. While we will be in complete joy and rest in heaven, this earth will experience something that will eclipse everything that has happened before.
The following table is an attempt to depict the events that will take place on this earth after our rapture. If we "love his appearingAfter the Rapture and at the end of the 7-years-long tribulation period, the Lord Jesus will appear, i.e., he will come visibly to earth. He will judge the enemies and... More" (2 Tim 4:8), we as Christians will have an interest in how the Lord Jesus will accomplish His aims and purposes..
At the same time, we want to warn people about this terrible future (2 Cor 5:11). It is still the time of graceTo the one who earns something through performance, the reward is not according to grace but according to debt (Rom. 4:4). Grace is a favor that is not given by... More!
| Chronological order of future events | |
| Event | Scripture Verses |
| RaptureThe rapture of the believers is one of the great mysteries that was unknown in the OT and is only described in the NT (1 Cor 15:51). It describes the... More; the Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit is God, a divine person in the Trinity of God; in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit works, for example, in creation or on individuals. The Holy... More leaves the earth | 1 Thess 4:15-17 |
| Judgment Seat of ChristA title of the Lord Jesus, which is also used as an epithet; Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) mean "anointed one". The title refers to the fact that Jesus is... More | 2 Cor. 10:5; 1 Cor. 3:10-15 |
| Marriage of the Lamb | Rev 19:6-9 |
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| Time of worldwide catastrophes (sealA seal confirms the valid conclusion of a transaction or the authenticity of a document. Believers are sealed with the Holy Spirit (2 Cor 1:22; Eph 1:13; 4:30). This means... More judgments) | Mt 24:4-13; Rev 6 |
| Europe’s alliance with the Jews (AntichristThe Antichrist is a person of the end times who takes the place of Christ and is also his great adversary. He (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7)... More) | Dan 9:27 |
| Proclamation of the Gospel of the Kingdom | Mt 24:14 |
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| SatanThe Bible introduces us to the great adversary of God in Rev 20:2 under four terms: • Dragon • Old Serpent • Devil • Satan Under the term 'Satan,' the... More is thrown out of the heavenly places | Rev 12:7-12 |
| Beginning of the Great TribulationIn the Bible, tribulation stands for oppression and persecution, such as the first Christians had to go through (2 Thes 1:4) and in particular the earthly people of God, Israel,... More | Mt 24:21; Dan 12:1 |
| Setting up of the abominationAbomination refers to something despicable in God’s eyes. This can be actions (e.g., abominations, see Leviticus 18:27), character traits (e.g., arrogance, see Luke 16:15), objects (e.g., idols, see Deuteronomy 7:26... More idolIdol worship is antithetical to worship, having as its content an object that robs God of the glory that belongs to Him. Idols can be material, but also spiritual things,... More in the templeThe house and dwelling place of God in Jerusalem in the OT. The forerunner was the tabernacle. It consisted of two main rooms, the sanctuary and the Holy of Holies,... More by the AntichristThe Antichrist is a person of the end times who takes the place of Christ and is also his great adversary. He (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7)... More (the second beast from Rev 13) | Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14; Rev 13:14.15; Dan 9:27; 12:1 |
| WorshipIn both Hebrew and Greek, the word "worship" can also be translated as "prostrate / bow down" (Ps 95:6). It is more than praise and thanksgiving because, in worship, honor... More of the AntichristThe Antichrist is a person of the end times who takes the place of Christ and is also his great adversary. He (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7)... More | 2 Thess. 2:3.4 |
| European Prince (Roman dictator; the first beast from Rev 13) receives the throne and power from SatanThe Bible introduces us to the great adversary of God in Rev 20:2 under four terms: • Dragon • Old Serpent • Devil • Satan Under the term 'Satan,' the... More. | Rev 13:4.5 |
| Persecution of the God-fearing Jews (the remnantWe speak of a remnant when the majority of God's people have become apostates and have turned away from God. God calls the remnant the few who remain faithful to... More) | Rev 12:13-17; 13:7 |
| God-fearing Jews flee to the surrounding mountains | Mt 24:16 |
| God’s two witnesses will minister in Jerusalem and get murdered | Rev 11:3-13 |
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| Destruction of Babylon, the fallen church of the end-time | Rev 16-18 |
| 7 trumpet judgments (mainly over Europe) | Rev 8+9 |
| 7 bowl judgments (they enable the approach of armies from the east) | Rev 16 |
| Egypt invades Israel, then the king of the north (Syria; Arab alliance); judgment of the king of the north | Dan 9:27; 11:40-45; Rev 9:1-11; Is 10:12 |
| Gathering of the armies of the Roman Empire at ArmageddonIt is the Hebrew name of the place where the kings of the earth will be gathered together to make war against the Lord Jesus in the great day of... More | Rev 16:14-16 |
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| Christ’s appearingAfter the Rapture and at the end of the 7-years-long tribulation period, the Lord Jesus will appear, i.e., he will come visibly to earth. He will judge the enemies and... More (accompanied by His own) on the Mount of Olives800 m high mountain northeast of Jerusalem, separated by the Kidron Valley. From there, Jesus ascended to heaven, and He will also appear there when He returns in order to... More | Rev 19:11-16; Zech 14:3-5; 2 Thess 1:7.8 |
| Battle of ArmageddonIt is the Hebrew name of the place where the kings of the earth will be gathered together to make war against the Lord Jesus in the great day of... More, death of the armies | Rev 19:17-21; Mt 25:31-46; Joel 4:2 |
| Beasts (ruler of Europe and the AntichristThe Antichrist is a person of the end times who takes the place of Christ and is also his great adversary. He (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 7)... More) will be thrown into the lake of fire. | Rev 19:17-21; Is 11:4 |
| SatanThe Bible introduces us to the great adversary of God in Rev 20:2 under four terms: • Dragon • Old Serpent • Devil • Satan Under the term 'Satan,' the... More is bound for 1,000 years. | Rev 20:1-3 |
| Defeat of the occupying power in Jerusalem and Israel’s enemies | Sach. 12+14 |
| Judgment of Edom and other kings | Is 13-27; 34; 63; Jer 46-51; Sach. 12:1-6; Ps 83; Joel 4:2 |
| Destruction of the Russian armies in Israel (king of the furthest north; Gog and Magog) | Ez 38+39 |
| Judgement of the godless Jews | Rev 14:17-20; Mt 25:1-30; Ez 20:34-38 |
| Judgement of the living | Mt 25:31-46 |
| End of the first resurrection | Rev 20:4-6 |
| Establishment of the millennial kingdom of peace | Rev 20:4 |
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| Return of the Jewish remnantWe speak of a remnant when the majority of God's people have become apostates and have turned away from God. God calls the remnant the few who remain faithful to... More that fled during the tribulationIn the Bible, tribulation stands for oppression and persecution, such as the first Christians had to go through (2 Thes 1:4) and in particular the earthly people of God, Israel,... More | Ps 122 |
| Return of the ten tribes of Israel from all the nations | Ez 20:34-38 |
| Reconstruction of Jerusalem | Jes 63:17f.; Zech 8 |
| Construction of the templeThe house and dwelling place of God in Jerusalem in the OT. The forerunner was the tabernacle. It consisted of two main rooms, the sanctuary and the Holy of Holies,... More and establishment of the sacrificial service | Ez 40-48 |
| Return of the glory of God into the templeThe house and dwelling place of God in Jerusalem in the OT. The forerunner was the tabernacle. It consisted of two main rooms, the sanctuary and the Holy of Holies,... More | Ez 43:1-9 |
| Loosing of SatanThe Bible introduces us to the great adversary of God in Rev 20:2 under four terms: • Dragon • Old Serpent • Devil • Satan Under the term 'Satan,' the... More, who then deceives the earth again | Rev 20:7-9 |
| Fire from Heaven, judgment on the devil and his demons | Rev 20:10; Jud. 6; 2 Pet 2:4; Mt 25:41 |
| Judgment of the dead (unbelievers only) | Rev 20:11-15 |
| The new creation"New creation" is mentioned twice in the NT (2 Cor 5:17; Gal 6:15) and describes the result that God produces when a person is born again; a new type of... More of heaven and earth – eternal state | Rev 21:1-8 |
