* Birth of Christ,
Matt. ii. 2.
† Death and
Resurrection of Christ, John
xix., xx.
A. Ascension of
Christ, Acts i.
D. Descent of the
Holy Ghost, Acts ii.
CHURCH. Spoken of as
the Body of Christ, when it
is a question of life, Eph.
i. 22, 23; iii. 3-6; Col, i.
25-27; and as the Bride of
Christ, when it is a
question of love, Matt. ix.
15; John iii. 29; Eph. v.
23-27.
RAPTURE. Translation
of the saints who, like
Enoch, are caught up to meet
Christ in the air, 1 Thess.
iv. 17.
M. Christ meeting His
Bride, 1 Thess. iv. 17.
T. Period of
unequalled tribulation to
the world, Matt. xxiv. 21,
during which—the Church
having been taken out—God
begins to deal with Israel
again, and will restore them
to their own land, Isa. xi.
11; Acts xv. 16. Antichrist
will be revealed, 2 Thess.
ii. 8. The vials of God’s
wrath poured out, Rev. vi.
xix. Israel accepts Christ
and is brought through the
fire, Zech. xiii. 9.
REV. The revelation
of Christ and His saints in
flaming fire to execute
judgment on the earth, Jude
14,15. This is Christ’s
second coming to the earth,
Matt. xxiv. 24, 29, 30.
J. Judgment of the
nations, or the quick, Matt.
xxv. 31-46. Antichrist is
destroyed, 2 Thess. ii. 8.
The beast and the false
prophet are taken, Rev. xix.
20. Gog and his allies are
smitten, Ezek. xxxviii.,
Xxx1x. Satan is bound, Rev.
xx. 1-3.
R. T. Resurrection of
the tribulation saints,
which completes the first
resurrection, Rev. xx. 4-6.
MILL’M. The
Millennium. Christ’s
glorious reign on earth for
1000 years with His Bride,
Rev. xx. 4,
S. Satan loosed for a
little season, and destroyed
with Gog and Magog, Rev. xx.
7-10.
RES. The resurrection
of judgment, Rev. xx. 12-15.
J. W. T. Judgment at
the Great White Throne of
all the remaining dead, Rev.
xx. 11-15. Death and Hades
destroyed, Rev. xx. 14.
E. E. Eternity, or
rather, the eons to come,
Eph. ii. 7.