Session 17 After the Tribulation

Now that we have studied the prophecies between the bookends of the Rapture and

the Day of the Lord, we will turn to what happens after the Tribulation. This is the

time of history where Jesus shows the world what he had originally intended for his

creation. We will also

investigate our final destination

as Christians.

We should review what God

first desired for humanity. Please read Genesis 1:31.

1. How did God view his creation after he first created it?

Now, please read Genesis

2:8-9,15-17.

2. What was the food that

God expected people to

eat?

Now also read Genesis 1:26 for some more context of what God’s original goals were

for Humanity.

3. Was man expected to do

nothing but enjoy this

amazing garden and

world? Explain.

Verse 2:16 jumps out to us. We

see that God told them they were free to eat from any tree in the garden. Mankind had

free will from the beginning. Notice he said any tree. So, they had the ability or

freedom/free will to eat from any tree, even the tree He told them not to. He also

explained the consequences of disobedience.

We all know the story of how mankind fell into sin. The world with pleasing and

beautiful fruit trees baring healthy food was suddenly shattered into a million pieces.

They were banned from the amazing garden they were supposed to work in and take

care of. It was intended for

mankind to steward creation but

the enemy stole this birthright by

deceiving them into sinning. At that precise moment the enemy gained the title of

“prince of this world” in Jesus’ own words. (See John 14:30).

Genesis 1:31 NIV

31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there

was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Genesis 2:8-9,15-17 NIV

8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and

there he put the man he had formed. 9 The Lord God made all kinds

of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye

and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life

and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

…

15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden

to work it and take care of it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the

man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you

must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for

when you eat from it you will certainly die.”

John 14:30 NIV

30 I will not say much more to you, for the prince of this world is

coming. He has no hold over me,

Genesis 1:26 NIV

26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image,

in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the

sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the

wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move

along the ground.”

There was another tree in the garden besides the “tree of the knowledge of good and

evil”. There was also the “tree of life” (Genesis 2:9). Remember this because we will

see this tree somewhere else in scripture.

Now we fast forward from Genesis

2 to the victory of our Lord at the

end of the Tribulation. We will

now see how the remainder of

human history plays out. Please

read Revelation 19:11-16 NIV.

4. Who arrives to end the evil

of the Tribulation?

I have ridden a horse before. Not a

white one and never as part of an

army. Some day I will and I will

witness an amazing victory. Read

verses 17-19 to see that victory.

It is obvious that this is an amazing

scene. Jesus with a word will kill

the armies of the Antichrist (Beast).

Shortly after that the Antichrist and

the False Prophet are thrown alive

into a burning lake of sulfur. With

this there will be final victory over

the two most evil men of history.

Satan will be punished in a

different way for 1,000 years. This

can be seen in Revelation 20:1-3.

5. At this point what will

happen to Satan as a

punishment?

Revelation 19:11-16 NIV

11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was

a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True.

With justice he judges and wages war. 12 His eyes are

like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He

has a name written on him that no one knows but he

himself. 13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and

his name is the Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven

were following him, riding on white horses and dressed

in fine linen, white and clean. 15 Coming out of his

mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the

nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He

treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God

Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has this

name written:

KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Revelation 19:17-21 NIV

17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in

a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, “Come,

gather together for the great supper of God, 18 so that

you may eat the flesh of kings, generals, and the mighty,

of horses and their riders, and the flesh of all people,

free and slave, great and small.” 19 Then I saw the beast

and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered

together to wage war against the rider on the horse and

his army. 20 But the beast was captured, and with it the

false prophet who had performed the signs on its behalf.

With these signs he had deluded those who had received

the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two

of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning

sulfur. 21 The rest were killed with the sword coming

out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the

birds gorged themselves on their flesh.

Revelation 20:1-3 NIV

20 And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key

to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2 He seized the

dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound

him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the Abyss, and

locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the

nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he

must be set free for a short time.

We will come back to Satan’s fate in a little bit. Meanwhile on earth Jesus begins a

reign that has been prophesied for

thousands of years. His millennial

reign. Psalm 2:7-9 shows God’s

decree concerning his son. His son

Jesus will inherit the nations and the

whole earth. He will also rule with a

rod of iron the people of earth after the Tribulation. His millennial reign will show the

entire world the way the world should have been run. God will “fix” much of the

problems that sin has done to the universe. It will be close to what the garden of Eden

was like but not exactly. There will be people that will have survived the Tribulation.

Those who did not take the mark of the beast and those Jewish believers that were

protected by God in the middle of the Tribulation. Having earthly bodies, they will be

able to marry and have children. Those children that sin during this time period will

receive swift justice from the One

with the Iron Scepter

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. What will

this world kingdom of God be like?

There is a multitude of scriptures

that describe this future reign of

Christ. It will be wonderful and

amazing. The Resources box will

list some of these for your research.

This list is hardly comprehensive.

In fact, there are numerous passages

that if you research them clearly

reference the future reign of Jesus

on earth

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. The doctrine of the

Millennium is explored heavily by

John F Walvoord in the online book The Doctrine of the Millennium at

https://walvoord.com/book/export/html/333.

Our Lord Jesus will rule and

reign the earth for 1,000 years

with those that were followers of

his. Jesus specifically mentions

the meek as those that will inherit

the earth. That seems to be

linking to the millennial reign as

well.

Psalm 2:7-9 NIV

7 I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: He said to me, “You

are my son; today I have become your father. 8 Ask me,

and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of

the earth your possession. 9 You will break them with a

rod of iron; you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”

Resources

Psalm 72:11

Isaiah 9:7

Matthew 6:8-13 – (your kingdom come, your will be

done..)

Isaiah 35:5-6

Isaiah 65:20

Isaiah 19:23-25

Isaiah 2:4

Micah 4:4

Isaiah 42:4

Jeremiah 23:3-6

Daniel 2:44

Revelation 20:4 NIV

4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had

been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of

those who had been beheaded because of their testimony

about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had

not worshiped the beast or its image and had not

received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They

came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Matthew 5:5 NIV

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

What we see after the 1,000

years of Christ’s reign is

interesting. Please read

Revelation 20:7-10.

6. What happens to

some of the children

of those that

survived the

Tribulation?

7. What does this say

about humanity?

8. What is Satan’s final punishment?

After the closing of the

1,000-year reign of Jesus and

final sentencing of Satan the

final judgment of all of

humanity will be completed.

This is known as the Great

White Throne Judgment. Those

not found written in the book of

life will be sentenced to the lake

of fire which is a horrible eternal

punishment.

While the millennial reign of

Christ on earth will be

magnificent what follows will

shine even brighter. God will recreate both heaven and earth. Please read Revelation

21:1-5. This will be a perfect reset of all that has been created. Heaven will be the

final home of those that love God.

9. What is special about the new earth?

Revelation 20:7-10 NIV

7 When the thousand years are over, Satan will be

released from his prison 8 and will go out to deceive the

nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and

Magog—and to gather them for battle. In number they

are like the sand on the seashore. 9 They marched across

the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of

God’s people, the city he loves. But fire came down

from heaven and devoured them. 10 And the devil, who

deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning

sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been

thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever

and ever.

Revelation 20:11-15 NIV

11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was

seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his

presence, and there was no place for them. 12 And I saw

the dead, great and small, standing before the throne,

and books were opened. Another book was opened,

which is the book of life. The dead were judged

according to what they had done as recorded in the

books. 13 The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and

death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and

each person was judged according to what they had

done. 14 Then death and Hades were thrown into the

lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15

Anyone whose name was not found written in the book

of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

10. Where does the new

Jerusalem come

from?

As the new heaven and earth

come into existence we see

and amazing thing happen.

Finally, after thousands of

years God accomplishes his

goal with mankind. Please

read Revelation 22:1-5.

11. Did you notice what

was once in the

garden of Eden now is transplanted to the new Jerusalem?

Yes, there in the Holy City

once again a glorious garden

will exist. The food he had

planned from the beginning

will be there. Mankind will

no longer be banned from

visiting. The curse of sin will

be lifted and God and man

will be able to be together for

all of eternity. There will be

no more death and no more

night.

Wrap up

I hope you have enjoyed our sessions together. Perhaps you have learned something

new along the way. Maybe you come away from this study wanting to be a watch man

or watch woman prepared to tell others of what will come. I certainly trust that you

will now be prepared for and aware of what is happening in our world that points to

the soon Rapture of the church.

Revelation 21:1-5 NIV

1 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the

first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and

there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the

new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,

“Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people,

and he will dwell with them. They will be his people,

and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4

‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be

no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old

order of things has passed away.” 5 He who was seated

on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then

he said, “Write this down, for these words are

trustworthy and true.”

Revelation 22:1-5 NIV

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life,

as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and

of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the

city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life,

bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every

month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of

the nations. 3 No longer will there be any curse. The

throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and

his servants will serve him. 4 They will see his face, and

his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no

more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the

light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.

And they will reign for ever and ever.