Part V ~ Lesson 5 of 6 – The Timeline of the End

The Sequence of Endtime Events

Equipping God's Saints (Followers of Christ) through the prophecies of the End Times …

One of the most exciting, thrilling and moving things happens before the Battle of Armageddon …

We know that something is going to happen concerning the Nation of Israel.

As a whole, Israel has rejected Jesus as being the Messiah. There are many that have not come to this realization. However, the ones who survive the Great Tribulation and the Wrath of God, when Jesus Christ comes back, they are going to recognize Him. Zechariah 14:3-4 says:

“Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.”

Jesus is going to actually come to the Mount of Olives. There are people right now moving to Jerusalem. They are actually taking up residence on the Mount of Olives because they hope to be there when He comes. (I would much rather come with Him than be there when He comes because if you are with Him, you will be there.)

In Israel, the most expensive place to be buried is the Mount of Olives. The Jewish people are expecting their Messiah, from this passage. They don't believe it's Jesus, yet, but they are expecting their Messiah to come to the Mount of Olives.

When He comes to the Mount of Olives, the Jewish people will realize their Messiah has come to save them. Now remember, they are in the throws of the Battle of Armageddon at this point and they are losing the war. Consequently, they may even be crying, “Messiah, you've got to come. You've got to help us. We are getting ready to be annihilated.” They know that Israel is the only place they have. They still have the fresh memory of the Holocaust back in the backs of their minds. They've all lost loved ones to the horrible gas chambers of Nazi Germany. They have no place else to go for safety. So when they are losing this war, they apparently are going to lift their eyes to the skies and they are going to say, “Messiah, if you are ever going to come, You have to come right now!”

Here He comes! He's going to place his feet on the Mount of Olives. The Jewish people, expecting their Messiah to come there, are going to rush out to meet Him. They are going to be able to see Him. A tremendous account is given in Zechariah 13:6. This is the account of what happens when Jesus touches down on the Mount of Olives:

“And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.”

When they rush out to meet Jesus at the Mount of Olives, they will, of course, bow to worship Him. They are going to proclaim their love to Him as the Messiah who has come to save them. And then some observing Jewish person is going to notice ugly scars in His feet. And when He reaches out in love to them, they will notice ugly scars in His hands. As the Bible says in the passage we just read, they will say, “What are these wounds in thine hands?” Then he shall answer, “Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.” And they will say, “You are Jesus?” He will say, “Yes, I am Jesus.” What a scene that is going to be.

They will fall on their faces crying how sorry they are. Here they were so stubborn and crucified Him; rejected Him. “But in spite of that, You have come to save us, anyway.” This is when the Jewish people will repent.

What does Jesus do when anyone, including you, asks Him to forgive them? He forgives them.

In Romans 11, the Bible tells us what is going to happen next. Many people wonder, “What about Israel? What about the Church? Is Israel ever going to be turned to again by God? Has the Church replaced Israel?” Romans 11:25-32 says:

“For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:

For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins.

As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.

For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.”

Israel is only blinded for a while. They are only blinded in part. This is a very good thing because not all of Jewish people are blind to Jesus being the Messiah, but some are. The wonderful news is all if Israel shall be saved.

A lot of people think God hates Israel. That is the furthest thing from the truth. And none of us should hate Israel. The Apostle Paul pointed out that everyone of the 12 Apostles were Jewish. Every person that God used to write our Bible was Jewish. We have no reason at all to have any animosity against the Jewish people. You have to realize that it was through their blindness that we were given a chance as Gentiles. Now, through our faith, the fact that many of us have received Jesus, then that opportunity is going to come back to the Jewish people.

How should Jewish people perceive or look at the fact that the persecution through the centuries upon centuries have come from people who call themselves Christians? That conflicts with everything we just said.

It's been a real problem that some people who call themselves Christians have actually persecuted the Jewish people, thinking they have done God a service. They have actually said, “We are going to take vengeance on the Jewish people because they crucified Jesus Christ.” In the Name of Christ there have been millions of Jews massacred. All I can do is apologize for that because this was done by people who are not true Christians. True Christians love the Jewish race.

That is totally wrong. Jesus Christ never commissioned us to do that at all. No true Christian would ever do that. Only false Christians have done that. As a matter of fact, true Christians would do evil to nobody. We are not called to be violent. We are called to peace.

Continuing on, let's look at Zechariah 12:9-11. This was written before the crucifixion. All the prophecies are so accurate. They are just mind boggling. This passage is speaking of Armageddon and says:

“And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Migiddon.”

This is such an incredible prophecy. It plainly says here that they are going to look upon Him that they have pierced. They are going to be so sorry when they realize the mistake that was made.

We know that the people who meet Him at the Mount of Olives were not actually a part of the people 2,000 years ago that crucified Jesus. The Bible doesn't teach that you crucified Jesus if you're Jewish or if you're European or American. It teaches that whoever rejects the Lordship of Jesus in their life are guilty of the blood of Jesus Christ.

These people are going to realize they rejected Him and the Bible says, “...They will look upon Him whom they have pierced.” This is before the crucifixion. This was before Jesus was ever crucified and yet here it is in Zechariah 12, “...They will look upon Me whom they have pierced, and they will mourn.” Talk about a wail of repentance.

And we who have believed and followed Christ will be back here behind Jesus on our white horses. This is all going to be an incredible experience you won't want to miss! All of Israel shall be saved.

Resources: The anointing of the Holy Spirit and God Almighty, of whom I am accountable to. I have prayed diligently and am led to follow and support the teachings of Pastor Irvin Baxter from Endtime Ministries and his teachings of Understanding the End Times. I encourage you to visit his website at endtime.com.