Frequently Asked Questions - BEHOLD THE BRIDEGROOM

Things you want to know about the end times but don't know the questions to ask.

Studying the end times can be compared to being on a ship that is approaching a faraway shore. The closer we get to the destination, the more of it we can see.

We may not yet recognize signs related to many end-time events on the horizon, but by asking the right questions, we can get a better idea of what to expect, and more importantly, how to prepare.

Scroll down the index to view all frequently asked questions, then click on the numbered entry below to view a response.

1. Why study about the end times?

2. Are we able to identify the signs of the end times?

3. Where can I find the Scripture references about the end times?

4. How can we tell if a passage in Scripture should be taken literally or if it is symbolic?

5. Weren't the end-time Scriptures fulfilled in 70 AD when the Romans destroyed the temple?

6. Why is there so much disagreement among Christians concerning eschatology?

7. How do we know when the end times start?

8. How long is the Great Tribulation?

9. Will there be an actual war in the heavens?

10. When do the final three and a half years start?

11. Why will some believers reject Jesus during the end-time "falling away"?

12. How can God send a deluding influence to unbelievers (2 Thessalonians 2:11)?

13. Will the Church go through the Great Tribulation?

14. What is the role of the Church during the Tribulation?

15. What is meant by the Goshen principle?

16. What is the concept of imminency, and was it taught in the Scriptures?

17. When does Jesus' Second Coming occur?

18. How do we know that the process of the Second Coming could take 30 days, or even up to 75 days?

19. Where will the saints be during these extra days?

20. How do 1,260 days equal three and a half years?

21. When will the Church be caught up?

22. How can we know when Jesus is coming if He says that "no one knows the day or the hour?"

23. How can every eye see Jesus in the sky at once?

24. Is Jesus returning first to the Mount of Olives?

25.In Nebuchadnezzar's dream about a statue (Dan 2), what do the different parts represent?

26. What do the four beasts in Daniel Ch 7 represent?

27. What are the ten horns in Daniel 7:7-28?

28. Is Daniel's 70th week in Daniel 9:24 meant just for Israel?

29. Who is the prince who is to come, and who are the people of the prince to come found in Daniel 9:26-27?

30. What does Daniel 12:7 mean where it says, "as soon as they finish shattering the power of the holy people, all of these events will be completed?"

31. Why is the Book of Revelation important?

32. Are the four living creatures in the throne room literal or symbolic?

33. Who are the 24 elders before God"s throne?

34. Are the letters to seven churches in Revelation Ch 2-3 written for us today?

35. Who is the horseman of the first seal in Revelation Ch 6?

36. How will we know when the antichrist has come into power?

37. Is there a mathematical equation regarding 666 that identifies the antichrist?

38. What is the mark of the beast going to represent?

39. Why is the antichrist called a beast?

40. Who is the beast in Revelation 13:1-8?

41. Who is the other beast in Revelation 13?

42. What are the "two horns like a lamb" on the second beast symbolic of?

43. Who or what are the seven heads in Revelation 17:1-11?

44. Who are the 144,000 of Revelation Ch 11 and 14?

45. What is meant by the "woes" in Revelation?

46. How do the bowls of wrath in Revelation 16 relate to the grapes in Revelation 14:18-20?

47. How can God pour out His judgments while the Church is still on the earth?

48. How do we see the mercy of God in the midst of such severe judgments?

49. Who is the woman in Revelation Ch 12?

50. Who or what is the harlot Babylon?

51. Why do the ten kings hate the harlot in Revelation 17:16?

52. Will the temple in Jerusalem be rebuilt in the end times?

53. How is the salvation of Israel related to the fulness of the Gentiles?

54. Does Romans 11:26 mean that every Jewish person will get saved?

55. When will the resurrections take place?

56. What did Jesus mean by the statement, "When He comes, will He find faith on the earth (Luke 18:8)?

57. When will Jesus establish His throne?

58. When are the saints judged?

59. What becomes of the unsaved who survive the end-time judgments?

60. In Luke 17:30-37, who are the ones taken from the bed, the grinding mill and the field, and where are they taken?

61. In Matthew 13: 24-30, continuing in verse 36-43, who are the tares that are gathered out of His kingdom at the end of the age, and what becomes of them?

62. How do we interpret the 3 parables in Matthew 25?

63. Are Hell and the Lake of Fire the same place?

64. When does the Marriage Supper of the Lamb take place?

65. What is the purpose of Christ ruling the earth for 1000 years?

66. What will the Millennium look like?

67. Where will the saints live during the Millennium?

68. How will those with resurrected bodies relate to those with natural bodies?

69. Do people keep becoming Christians during the millennial reign of Jesus?

70. Will there be death in the millennial Kingdom?

71. Will there be marriage in the millennial Kingdom?

72. Will it still be possible to sin during the millennial reign?

73. Who rules and reigns in the millennial Kingdom?

74. Will the Tribulation martyrs be the only ones who reign in the Millennium?

75. Why is God going to release Satan after the 1000 years (Rev 20:7-9)?

76. Will the New Jerusalem be an actual city that descends to the earth in the Millennium?

77. How can the Bride of Christ come to earth and yet already be on the earth?

78. When does the New Jerusalem come down to earth?

79. Will people on earth be able to enter the heavenly New Jerusalem?

80. What happens to our current heavens and earth at the end of the Millennium?

81. How do I prepare for the things to come?

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