Last Day Events | Salvation1

Revelation 10:11; Revelation 11:1-3, 18, 19; Great Controversy, page 403, paragraph 1 to page 405, paragraph 2; Great Controversy, page 409, paragraph 1 to page 413, paragraph 3; Great Controversy, page 423, paragraph 1

Third Angel’s Message

Began in 1844 as Jesus entered Most Holy place.

Revelation 14:9-12; Early Writings, page 254, paragraph 1

Embraces 1st and 2nd Angel’s Messages.

Testimonies for the Church, Volume 8, page 197, paragraph 2

To select wheat from tares and seal them.

Early Writings, page 118, paragraph 1

Ends at close of probation.

Great Controversy, page 613, paragraph 2

Investigative Judgment

Cleansing of Sanctuary began in 1844.

Ecclesiastes 12:14; Matthew 12:36, 37; Malachi 3:1; Daniel 7:13; Great Controversy, page 400, paragraph 0

Christ entered Most Holy Place to begin Judgment.

Hebrews 8 and 9; Revelation 11:1-3, 18, 19; Revelation 3:7, 8; Great Controversy, page 424, paragraphs 1-3

Cleansing equals Investigative Judgment.

Revelation 14:6, 7; Hebrews 9:23-27; Great Controversy, page 422, paragraph 0

Only professed people of God considered.

1 Peter 4:17; Great Controversy, page 480, paragraph 1

Ends at close of probation.

Revelation 22:11; Great Controversy, page 428, paragraph 2

Shaking Time

Has already started and continues till close of probation.

Hebrews 12:27; Early Writings, pages 269-273; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 1, page 429, paragraph 1

Purpose to purify church.

Ephesians 5:25-27; Malachi 3:1-3; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 1, page 99, paragraph 3

Causes include heresies and straight testimony.

1 Timothy 4:1; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 5, page 707; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 1, page 161

Those shaken.

Great Controversy, page 608, paragraph 2; Early Writings, page 50, paragraph 3; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 5, page 80, paragraph 0 to page 81, paragraph 1

Great proportion shaken.

Matthew 22:14; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 5, page 136, paragraph 1; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2, page 445, paragraph 2 to page 446, paragraph 0; Great Controversy, page 608

Counterfeit Reformation

Among false churches before Loud Cry.

Isaiah 2:2, 3; Micah 4:1-5; Early Writings, page 261

Cause of counterfeit reformation.

Great Controversy, page 464, paragraph 1

National Sunday Law

Church appeals to civil power to enact.

Revelation 13:14-17 (Compare Daniel 3); Great Controversy, page 607, paragraph 1

Brings National apostasy, then National ruin.

Testimonies for the Church, Volume 5, page 451, paragraph 1; Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 7, page 977; Selected Messages, Book 2, page 373

This law marks union of Protestantism and Catholicism.

Testimonies for the Church, Volume 5, page 712, paragraph 0; Great Controversy, page 607, paragraph 1

Image to beast formed.

Revelation 13:13, 14; Great Controversy, page 445, paragraphs 1, 2

Final Test to man.

Acts 5:29; Romans 6:16; Great Controversy, page 605, paragraph 2

Sign to leave large cities.

Micah 4:10; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 5, page 464, paragraph 3 to page 465, paragraph 0

Every other country follows U.S. with Sunday law.

Revelation 13:3; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 6, page 18, paragraph 2

Sign that probation soon to close.

Testimonies for the Church, Volume 5, page 451, paragraph 2

Completes Fall of Babylon.

Revelation 14:8; Great Controversy, page 389, paragraph 2 to page 390, paragraph 0

Short Time of Trouble

Coincides with Latter Rain just before plagues.

Early Writings, page 85, paragraph 3 to page 86, paragraph 0

Cause of trouble.

2 Timothy 3:12; Great Controversy, page 606, paragraph 2 to page 607, paragraph 1

Latter Rain and Loud Cry

Coincides with short time of trouble.

Hosea 6:3; Zechariah 10:1; Zechariah 4:6; Acts 2:17; Acts 3:19; Early Writings, page 33, paragraph 2; Early Writings, page 85, paragraph 3 to page 86, paragraph 0

Latter Rain develops 3rd message into Loud Cry.

Revelation 18:1-4; Early Writings, page 277

Lights world and ripens harvest.

Revelation 18:1; Great Controversy, page 611, paragraph 2; Great Controversy, page 612, paragraph 2; Early Writings, page 277, paragraph 1

Miracles and sick healed.

Early Writings, page 278, paragraph 1; Great Controversy, page 612, paragraph 1

Prepare saints for plagues; ends at close of probation.

Early Writings, page 86, paragraph 0

Marvelous Working of Satan

Begins after Sunday law.

Testimonies for the Church, Volume 5, page 451, paragraphs 1, 2

Through Spiritism impersonates dead perfectly.

Great Controversy, page 552, paragraph 1; Great Controversy, page 560, paragraph 1

Wonders, miracles, and healings.

Revelation 13:13, 14; Revelation 16:13, 14; Great Controversy, page 588, paragraph 2 to page 589

Brings war, disease, disaster, and storms.

Revelation 16:14; Great Controversy, page 589, paragraph 1 to page 590, paragraph 0

Claims saints cause trouble by violating Sunday.

Great Controversy, page 589 to page 590, paragraph 1

World, headed by papacy, unite and oppose saints.

Revelation 13:3, 4, 8; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 7, page 182

Satan Counterfeits Christ’s Coming – Crowning Act

As angel of light, claims changed Sabbath.

Matthew 24:23-27; 2 Corinthians 11:14; Great Controversy, page 624, paragraph 2

Not permitted to counterfeit manner of coming.

Great Controversy, page 625, paragraphs 2, 3

Mark of the Beast Received

After truth made plain to all.

Revelation 13:16, 17; Revelation 14:9-11; Great Controversy, page 449, paragraph 1; Great Controversy, page 604, paragraph 3; Great Controversy, page 605, paragraph 2

Sealing Time

Sabbath is Seal.

Revelation 7:1-4; Ezekiel 9:3-6; Ezekiel 20:20; Great Controversy, page 640, paragraph 1; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 8, page 117

Qualifications: Reflect image of Jesus fully; No sin.

Early Writings, page 71, paragraphs 1, 2

Not remember sin, as it is blotted out.

Hebrews 10:14-17; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 5, pages 475, 476; Great Controversy, pages 485, 620; Patriarchs and Prophets, page 202

Completed just before probation closes.

Ezekiel 9:1-7; Early Writings, page 279, paragraph 2 to page 280, paragraph 1

Marriage of the Lamb

Lamb’s Wife is the Holy City.

Revelation 19:7-9 (Lamb equals Christ – John 1:29); Revelation 21:9, 10; Great Controversy, page 426, paragraph 2 to page 427, paragraph 1

Receives Kingdom at close of mediation.

Daniel 7:13, 14; Great Controversy, page 480, paragraph 0

Guests’ (saints’) garments inspected, which is the Investigative Judgment.

Matthew 22:11-14; Great Controversy, page 428, paragraph 1

Wedding garment is the robe of Christ’s righteousness.

Revelation 19:8; Great Controversy, page 428, paragraph 1

Wedding conducted in sanctuary most holy place.

Early Writings, page 251, paragraph 1; Early Writings, page 280, paragraph 1

Saints attend marriage by faith.

Matthew 25:10; Great Controversy, page 427, paragraph 1

Returns for wedding feast with us.

Luke 12:35-37; Matthew 26:29; Great Controversy, page 427, paragraph 1

Close of Probation

Every case settled and Spirit withdrawn.

Revelation 22:11; Zephaniah 2:1-3; Mark 13:33-37 (Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2, pages 190, 191); Genesis 6:3; Great Controversy, page 613, paragraph 2; Great Controversy, page 614, paragraph 1; Patriarchs and Prophets, page 201, paragraph 2

Exact time not perceived by world; they continue form of religion.

Great Controversy, page 615, paragraph 1

Jesus leaves Most Holy Place and lays confessed sin on Satan.

Daniel 12:1; Early Writings, page 280

Changes from priestly to kingly attire; plagues fall.

Isaiah 59:17, 18; Early Writings, page 281

Day of the Lord begins.

Joel 2:11; Amos 5:18, 20; Zephaniah 1:14, 18; Great Controversy, pages 310, 311

Great Time of Trouble

Begins at close of probation.

Daniel 12:1; Great Controversy, page 614, paragraph 1

Whole world involved in ruin and destruction.

Great Controversy, page 614, paragraphs 1, 2

Saints blamed for trouble.

Great Controversy, page 614, paragraph 3 (Compare 1 Kings 17:1; 18:17, 18)

Do not store food; God will provide bread and water.

Isaiah 33:16; Early Writings, page 56, paragraph 2; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 1, page 206, paragraph 1

Righteous live without Intercessor.

Isaiah 59:16; Great Controversy, page 614, paragraph 1

Ends at Second Coming with 7th plague.

Job 38:22, 23

Seven Last Plagues

Begin at close of probation.

Revelation 15 & 16; Isaiah 28:21; Isaiah 26:20, 21; Isaiah 59:16-18; Great Controversy, page 627, paragraph 3; Early Writings, page 52, paragraph 1

Plagues are not universal.

Great Controversy, page 628, paragraph 2

Most awful scourges ever known to mortals.

Great Controversy, page 629, paragraph 0

Wicked search in vain for truth.

Amos 8:11, 12; Early Writings, page 281, paragraph 1

Saints suffer but do not perish.

Psalm 121:5-7; Psalm 91:3-10; Isaiah 26:20; Great Controversy, page 629

Shortened for elect’s sake.

Great Controversy, page 631, paragraph 0 (Compare Matthew 24:21, 22)

Death Decree

Passed after close of probation.

Revelation 13:15 (Compare John 11:50; Daniel 3:5, 10, 11); Great Controversy, page 615, paragraphs 1, 2

Plagues enrage wicked against saints and lead to passing of decree.

Early Writings, page 36, paragraph 2 to page 37, paragraph 0

Passed throughout world.

Revelation 13:3; Prophets and Kings, page 512; Early Writings, page 282, paragraph 2 to page 283, paragraph 0; Great Controversy, page 604, paragraph 2

Sign to leave all cities and villages and flee to mountains.

Great Controversy, page 626, paragraph 1

Determined to strike in one night, but saints delivered.

Great Controversy, pages 635, 636

No righteous will die after decree.

Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9, page 17, paragraph 1

Angels fight for saints in form of men.

Great Controversy, page 631, paragraph 1; Early Writings, page 283, paragraph 0

Decree begins time of Jacob’s trouble.

Great Controversy, pages 615-616; Life Sketches, page 117, paragraph 1

Time of Jacob’s Trouble

Begins at death decree.

Jeremiah 30:7; Great Controversy, page 615, paragraph 2 to page 616, paragraph 1

A time of mental anguish; fear every sin not confessed.

Great Controversy, page 616, paragraph 2; Great Controversy, page 619

Angels provide saints with food and water.

Isaiah 33:16; Early Writings, page 282, paragraph 2

Saints cry day and night for deliverance, which ends trouble.

Early Writings, page 283, paragraph 2

Armageddon

Begins at 6th plague.

Revelation 16:12-16; Revelation 19:11-19; Joel 3:2, 9-16

Earth is battlefield.

Revelation 16:14; Review and Herald, May 13, 1902

All take sides: God and law-keepers or Satan and apostates.

Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 7, pages 982, 983

Evil angels and men battle Jesus and angels.

Revelation 16:14; Revelation 19:11, 14, 19; Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 7, page 982

Religious phase: Conflict between good and evil.

Revelation 12:17; Revelation 16:14-17; Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 7, page 983; Great Controversy, page 582

Angels fight for righteous.

Revelation 19:14; Great Controversy, page 631, paragraph 1; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 6, page 406

Sabbath is great issue in conflict.

Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 7, page 983; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 6, page 352; Great Controversy, page 582

Military phase: Nation’s armaments.

Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Volume 7, page 967; Great Controversy, page 642; Testimonies for the Church, Volume 6, page 14

God’s artillery: hail stones weighing 57 lbs.

Revelation 16:21; Job 38:22, 23

Ends at Second Advent.

Great Controversy, pages 641, 642

Deliverance of God’s People

Saints cry day and night for deliverance.

Malachi 3:17; Psalm 27:5; Early Writings, page 283, paragraph 1 to page 285, paragraph 0

Comes as time to carry out death decree nears.

Great Controversy, page 635

Delivered at midnight.

Job 34:20; Great Controversy, page 636, paragraph 2

144,000 living saints at that time.

Early Writings, page 15, paragraph 0

Sun shines at midnight, Moon stands still.

Early Writings, page 285, paragraph 1

Earthquake of 7th plague frees imprisoned saints.

Early Writings, page 285, paragraph 1

Wicked turn on one another and on ministers.

Jeremiah 23:1, 2; Great Controversy, pages 655, 656

Special Resurrection

Righteous who died in 3rd angel’s message since 1844.

Daniel 12:2; Great Controversy, page 637, paragraph 2

Those who pierced Jesus.

Revelation 1:7; Great Controversy, page 643, paragraphs 1, 2

Most violent opposers of truth.

Great Controversy, page 637, paragraph 2

Tables of the Law Appear in the Sky

During 7th plague earthquake.

Revelation 11:19 (16:8); Great Controversy, page 639, paragraph 1

Day and Hour of Christ’s Coming Announced

Announced by voice of God.

Joel 2:11; Great Controversy, page 640, paragraph 2

Second Coming of Christ

Small black cloud appears in Eastern sky (Orion).

Great Controversy, page 640, paragraph 3; Early Writings, page 41

Jesus appears in clouds.

Revelation 1:7; Great Controversy, page 641, paragraphs 0, 1

First Resurrection – Righteous Dead

Voice of God calls dead to awake.

1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; 1 Corinthians 15:21-23

Come from grave with same stature as when died, but without blemishes; little children placed in mother’s arms.

1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Great Controversy, page 644, paragraph 2 to page 645, paragraph 1

Wicked Slain by Brightness of His Coming

The wicked are slain by Christ’s glory.

2 Thessalonians 2:8; Isaiah 11:4; Great Controversy, page 656, paragraph 2; Great Controversy, page 657, paragraph 2

Saints Taken to Heaven

Resurrected and living saints meet Christ in air.

1 Thessalonians 4:17

Taken to heaven in cloudy chariot in 7 days.

Early Writings, page 16, paragraph 2; Early Writings, page 288, paragraph 0

On sea of glass, saints receive crowns and harps.

James 1:12; Early Writings, page 288, paragraph 1

Jesus opens Holy City gates, and saints enter.

Revelation 22:14; Early Writings, page 288, paragraph 1

Gather before white throne and see those won for Christ.

Great Controversy, page 647, paragraph 1

The two Adams meet.

Great Controversy, page 647, paragraph 2

Marriage supper table miles long laden with fruit.

Early Writings, page 19, paragraph 1

Millennium – 1000 Years

Earth desolate.

Jeremiah 4:23-27; Revelation 20:1-3; Great Controversy, page 657, paragraph 3 to page 660, paragraph 2

Satan bound and banished as scapegoat.

Leviticus 16:21; Great Controversy, page 658

Saints in heaven judging wicked.

1 Corinthians 6:2, 3; Revelation 20:4; Early Writings, page 291, paragraph 0

Events at End of Millennium

Jesus and redeemed return to earth.

Zechariah 14:5; Great Controversy, page 662, paragraph 1; Early Writings, page 291, paragraph 1

Wicked dead raised in second resurrection.

John 5:28, 29; Revelation 20:5

Christ descends upon Mt. Olives.

Zechariah 14:4; Great Controversy, page 662, paragraph 3; Early Writings, page 291, paragraph 1

Holy City descends to Mt. Olives.

Revelation 21:2; Great Controversy, page 663, paragraph 0; Early Writings, page 291, paragraph 1

Christ and saints enter Holy City.

Revelation 22:14; Great Controversy, page 663, paragraph 0

Devil loosed and gathers wicked for battle.

Revelation 20:7-9; Great Controversy, page 663, paragraph 1; Great Controversy, page 664, paragraph 1

Skillful men make implements of war.

Early Writings, page 293, paragraph 2; Great Controversy, page 664, paragraph 2

Gates of city closed by Christ’s command.

Great Controversy, page 664, paragraph 3

Christ coronated on throne above city.

Great Controversy, page 665, paragraph 1; Great Controversy, page 666, paragraph 1

Books of Judgment opened.

Revelation 20:11, 12; Great Controversy, page 666, paragraph 2

Panoramic scenes of Great Controversy in the sky.

Great Controversy, page 666, paragraph 3 to page 668, paragraph 4

Satan bows to Christ’s supremacy.

Great Controversy, page 670, paragraph 2

Wicked turn against Satan and his agents.

Ezekiel 28:6-8, 16-19; Great Controversy, page 672

Hell fire devours Satan and wicked.

Psalm 11:6; Revelation 20:9, 10, 13-15; Jude 14, 15; Malachi 4:1, 3; 2 Peter 3:7; Great Controversy, page 672, paragraph 1 to page 673

Some suffer days, some a moment.

Revelation 20:10; Luke 12:47-49; Great Controversy, page 673; Early Writings, page 294

Satan suffers greater and much longer than people.

Revelation 20:10; Early Writings, page 291, paragraph 0

Earth purified and recreated.

2 Peter 3:12, 13; Great Controversy, page 674, paragraph 1; Early Writings, page 295, paragraph 1

Saints inherit earth.

Psalm 37:9-11, 29; Isaiah 45:18; Revelation 21:7

Conditions of New Earth.

Revelation 21:1-7; Isaiah 65:17-25; Isaiah 35:1-10

Space travel to other worlds by saints.

Early Writings, page 40, paragraph 0

One reminder of sin remains: Christ’s wounds.

Habakkuk 3:4; Zechariah 13:6; Great Controversy, page 674, paragraph 2