 We pray that you would bless our hearts and help us to be doers of your word and also to prepare ourselves for your second coming, God. We pray and submit all our class amazed into your mighty hands. We pray and declare your grace upon each one of us. We thank you in Jesus' name. We pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you everyone. Thanks for joining the class. So today what we're going to do is do a quick full review of what we have covered in this course. So this course 213, The End Times, is a foundation course for what we're going to do in our third year when we go through the books of Daniel and Revelation in detail. So it is important to remember many of these things and keep these things with you so that when we come into the third year and start looking at Daniel and Revelation chapter by chapter, verse by verse, this will be a background and help us understand that much more in detail, help us understand that better. So we're going to just quickly review. I have shared the full course notes. So you know, I've kept it updated and then I've just shared the full notes. So you can use this final PDF which I've shared for your review and preparation. So what I'll do is next week put out one assessment that will be in three parts, which will cover the whole course. It's not going to be difficult. It's just meant to help review the content and it'll be an assessment. So you'll get a grade for it. But the main objective is to help you review the full course through those questions. And it'll be an open book, open Bible, open notes, exam. So you can keep everything open, look at it, study it and answer the questions. So it's not going to be difficult. But the main thing is for us to understand the Bible, understand scripture and be clear about these prophetic end time events. So let's go ahead and do a quick review of the entire course content. Let me share. All right. So our course, really, we had five main chapters in our course. First, we established the fact that the Bible is a prophetic book. Then we looked at the Middle East and regions that are addressed in Bible prophecy just to give us a little context. Then we looked at Israel and its people in Bible prophecy because a lot of the prophecy deals with Israel. And then we spent most of our time in chapter four, which was where we attempted to give an outline of the main sequence of events. So the most important is chapter four. So all the other information, chapters one, two and three, is kind of a background. That's okay. But the main thing is in chapter four. So I really want you to review that and be very clear, understand it, that this is the sequence of events or what people call as a prophetic timeline as we can put it together. Of course, there will be variations. People have different points of view, but we shared what we can see as we journey through the book of Revelation. And then the last chapter, chapter five was a simple small chapter where we looked at what are the signs that we can point to today that are indicating to us that we are very close to the beginning of the end. That's kind of how we covered this course. So when we talked about, in the introduction, we explained why it's important to study eschatology or the things that what the scriptures say about the end times. We went through several reasons why it is very important to study about the end times. Then we mentioned about our approach in studying the end times. You know, keep things literal, only when it's necessary, clearly indicated, then it's figurative. And some other guidelines. We are also aware that there are other points of view. And so we are open to what people have to say, but we are also clear about a position that we take. So we explain the different positions that people have in where they stand. Then we, again, all these are approaches that we take in explaining or understanding end time prophecies. Then we looked at the Bible being a prophetic book. We said that there are several prophecies in the Bible which have already been fulfilled. And so it's a very reliable, completely trustworthy book, the scriptures, concerning prophetic events. So we pointed a few examples of prophetic events that actually came to pass. And therefore, you know, we can look forward, we can look at the scriptures and say, hey, everything the Bible says about what is going to happen will happen, and we need to understand them. We did a comparison or a parallel study of Matthew and Luke where Jesus himself gives a complete teaching of the end times. Many refer to it as the Olivet prophecy, where Jesus breaks it down and we divided the chapter into clear sections where Jesus is talking about things that will lead up to the tribulation. Then he talks about what will happen during the tribulation. And then after that, there's just an exhortation on being ready. So basically, there are these, you know, two main sections and then the fourth one, third one, sorry, is an exhortation. And you can clearly break up Matthew 24 into these three parts to understand what Jesus was telling us about the end times. We also listed out several end time terminology, like last day's time of the end and so on. And what we said is each of these terms have to be understood in the context in which it is used, because the same term could refer to different parts of the end time sequence depending on where it is used. So always interpret these terms within its given immediate context. That's the key. So then we turned our attention to the geography. So this is the area in which the main cities, places of interest are starting from the River Euphrates, because Abraham was called out from among here. Of course, the Garden of Eden was around here. Babylon was around here, all of this. So the River Euphrates is very important because a lot of things kind of started around there. Starting from the Garden of Eden to Babylon, Abraham being called out, all of those things happened in this area. So we also just made reference to Daniel's prophecy. We did not look at it in detail. We will leave that for the third year, but just made reference that Daniel spoke about these kingdoms and all of these kingdoms were right there in the Middle East and around the Mediterranean and part of Europe. So these are kingdoms that Daniel spoke about, which have a part to play in the end time prophecy. We talked about Islam, how Israel is surrounded by Arab nations all around. So high potential, high chance of conflict. We referenced the European Union as being part of the former Roman Empire. This is important again as part of Daniel's prophecy. And Daniel mentioned clearly in Daniel chapter two that in the days of these kings, that means when there is a loosely connected region where of former Roman Empire and all the other country people, in those days, God will set up his kingdom. So we are right there in the time when Daniel looked ahead and said that's what it's going to be like. So this whole area is of interest to us. We look at it in detail and when we study Daniel. So these are the countries today, countries that are part of the European Union. So the region countries that are around the Mediterranean are something we would look at. Let's not get the map there. Russia again is important, referred to in Ezekiel the 38th chapter along with Iran, Iraq, Ethiopia, Libya and Goma, all of these to Ghana and Egypt, all of these are mentioned there in Ezekiel chapter 38. So these countries are of interest to us. Kings of the east, we don't know exactly who it is, but most likely pointing to China and other countries that go with China. The valley of Megiddo, that's where the battle of Armageddon is going to be fought. So that's a region right there in the northern part of towards this region here north of Jerusalem. So that's again an interesting point or geography that we must be aware. That's where the final battle will take place and all these armies will move in to this great conflict that will take place there in the valley of Megiddo. About Israel itself, most important thing was that God had promised to give this land from the river Euphrates to the river Nile. He promised to give this land to Abraham and his descendants. So that's important and Jerusalem as a city is important to God. And the conflict that's going to lead to the battle of Armageddon is basically over that land and over the city of what's happening in the city of Jerusalem. So that's why that geography is even more important. So we gave an outline of what happened to Israel starting with from Abraham on. We know there was the Assyrians, the Babylonians came, there were the Medes and the Persians, then there were the Greeks, Alexander the Great, then there was the Celestial Empire and then the Romans came in and the Romans were there for a long time. After that the Muslims or the Arabs came in, took over and it was around this time, 690-80, that on the same place where Solomon had built the temple, the Arabs or Muslims, they established their holy place on the same temple mount. So from that time there's always been conflict about who's going to get control of that place, holy place, both for the Jews and for the Arabs. So eventually Israel declared themselves as a nation in 1948 and then in 1967 they recaptured Jerusalem as a city. But for whatever reason at that time the general, at that time in order to maintain peace, gave East Jerusalem back to the Arabs. Whether it was a good decision or not in order to keep peace, he said you can have control over East Jerusalem and we will be on the west side of Jerusalem. But that has resulted in continued conflict and many, many attempts have been made to try to bring peace and the struggle goes on. So that's kind of information we have shared here in these pages just to give you a look. So these are the regions where the Palestinians are on the West Bank, Gaza, they're trying to, they want to have their land. Israel wants it back. And then the temple mount, which we just mentioned about, has the the dome of the rock and al-Aqsa mosque. So these two, the dome of the rock, al-Aqsa mosque are places of, holy places for the Arabs, Muslims. But this is sitting on the place where Solomon's temple used to be. So the Jews wanted back. So that's where the conflict is. The Jews are able to come to the western side, the western wall and pray there for now. So and then the Jewish settlements, they're reclaiming part of the land for themselves. They're building their homes and reclaiming these areas for themselves. So good to have a little understanding of this geography and history. And, you know, we are part of the church and God is working both in Israel and in us as the church, the kingdom of God is being extended. So we need to, you know, have some understanding of what's going on with Jerusalem, Israel and so on. So we outlined here, you know, some of the things that will happen in the future, which we covered once again in the next chapter. So in chapter four, we gave an overview of the events. This little diagram, this sketch, gives us a high level, high level outline of the way things are going to happen. So we said first, the thing we're looking at is the rapture of the church. And we explained, we gave reasons, six reasons why we believe in a pre-tribulation rapture of the church, that the church would be taken out of the way before the Antichrist is revealed. But really important things that should take place, the Antichrist will come or will come at the beginning of the tribulation. There will be the Antichrist and there will be the temple, the temple worship, temple built and worship restored. So that's kind of the beginning of the tribulation. And then after the church will take place, the church will be in heaven and I'll be mentioned some of the things we see in scripture of what will take place in heaven. There'll be rewards, there'll be mansions that will be ushered into, of course, there'll be worship going on. And it'll all culminate with the marriage supper of the lamb. Then we journeyed through the book of Revelation to understand what is going to happen starting from here. So this was Revelation chapter four and five, where he said we get a view of what's happening in heaven. There's worship in heaven and the Lord Jesus comes and He opens the scroll meaning from this moment on, all the prophecies will start being fulfilled. So that's at the very beginning of the seven year tribulation. Then from Revelation chapter six verse one all the way to Revelation 19, which ends up in the battle of Armageddon, is an outline of what's going to be happening here on earth. So Revelation chapter six, we read about the seven seals starting with the Antichrist coming in and a lot of things happening here on earth. Revelation seven, we see the 144,000 Jews. We're going to be servants of God. Revelation eight, the seven trumpets. Revelation chapters eight and nine, the seven trumpets are being blown. Revelation 10 is a parenthetical chapter. John is given a book to eat saying you have to prophesy some more. Revelation 11, 12 and 13 bring us right to the middle of the seven years of tribulation. Revelation 11 talks about the temple being desecrated by the Gentiles, Jerusalem being trodden underfoot by the Gentiles. That's the time the Antichrist will break his seven years of peace treaty. He'll break it in the middle Revelation 11, but God will have two witnesses who will be prophesying from here the middle of the tribulation till the end of the tribulation. So for the three and a half years. Revelation chapter 12 talks about how Satan is going to go all out to try and destroy Israel specifically and everyone who believes who has the testimony of Jesus Christ. And he's going to use the beast that is the Antichrist and the false prophet. And that's going to go on for the next three and a half years. Revelation 13, it's read about the Antichrist and the false prophet, who the Antichrist establishes a global economic system. You cannot buy or sell unless you have the mark of the beast. And this false prophet, or called the second beast, establishes a religion where he's getting people to worship the image of the beast. This will go on for the next three and a half years. Then we come into Revelation 14, which is again a parenthetical chapter. It shows us the 144,000 Jews that's somewhere in the second half of the tribulation. They are up in heaven. They are worshiping God. Then Revelation 15 and 16 are the seven bold judgments are being poured out on their very, very bad, terrible destruction happening. Revelation 16, the river Euphrates dries up and the nations are stirred. Nations all over the world are stirred to start moving towards Jerusalem. Revelation 17, Mystery Babylon, the false religion set up by the false prophet collapses. And it is rejected. Revelation 18, the global economic system set up by the Antichrist, the beast, that collapses. People lose money. And it's like the buildup towards the battle of Armageddon. Revelation 19 is the battle of Armageddon. There's the marriage supper of the lamb and then Christ comes riding on a white horse with all of the saints. And there's a battle of Armageddon taking place. Revelation 19, the beast and the false prophet, the Antichrist and the false prophet are cast into the lake of fire and the Lord Jesus comes and he sets up his kingdom. All the believers who died during the tribulation are raised up and Jesus rules and reigns on the earth for 1,000 years. That's Revelation 20. So Revelation chapter 20, Isaiah chapter 65, Zechariah 14. You read about these 1,000 years. Nations will be taught to serve the Lord. Satan is bound, he's taken out of the way. All demons are taken out of the way. And there is a change in the very nature of things. The ox and the lamb, they lie down together with the lion. The child can play with the serpent during these 1,000 years, the change in the very nature of things. At the end of the 1,000 years, Satan has lost for a brief period of time. We don't know what the duration is, but the Bible says for a short time and he makes one final attempt to go against the city of Jerusalem. But God destroys him and banishes him to the lake of fire. Then every person who ever lived is raised up and there is the great white throne judgment, Revelation chapter 20. And the book of life is opened and that is the final judgment. Those whose names are not in the book of life, they are forever sent into the lake of fire. At this time, all believers are taken out of the earth into heaven and everything, the heavens and the earth are renovated. The heavens and the earth that we know now will be completely cleaned out, destroyed and there will be new heavens and new earth. And heaven, the holy city of Jerusalem, will come down and be placed here on earth and God himself will be the light and the life on earth. And that's Revelation chapters 21 and 22. So this is the sequence of events that we went through in this particular chapter. I will just cover the next chapter and then of course we'll open up for any questions that people may have. So we went through all of this. I'm just moving through these pages very quickly. These are things we already covered. And then we said, what are the signs of the times? This is the next chapter chapter 5. What are the signs of the times? Times that tell us that we are really close to the end. So we outlined some important signs. Israel being formed as a nation is important and them taking over the city of Jerusalem is important. It's the beginning of the end. So that's the first sign. So we have seen it happen because one generation will see it. Jerusalem becoming the center of conflict and Jerusalem is almost in the news every week. That's again an important sign. The Temple Mount being ready to be rebuilt and the possibility of having 10 leaders emerging from 10 nations that were part of the former Roman Empire, which is now part of the European Union. The possibility of a global currency and identification system. This is so possible in our day and time. It can happen. Fulfilling Revelation 13. Looking at Russia, China, Iran and Turkey. These are named, as we mentioned, they're given by name in Ezekiel 38. And to see how these countries are aligning themselves is very useful. It's very important. And whenever there are peace talks, it's very interesting that most people say, okay, you know, divide the land, give the land to the Palestinians, the European Union and others. They are supporting a two state solution. So that's interesting because Joel chapter three says that's going to be the reason why nations come to battle. They're going to divide the land. So there will be some nations who oppose it and there will be some nations who support the dividing of the land. And that's going to give rise to this global conflict. So it's something to look at and see what's happening along with, of course, the Temple Mount, which is again a second reason of conflict in Jerusalem. Another sign, very important sign, is the church itself is coming to maturity and Jesus is coming back for a church without spot of wrinkle. And that's amazing to see how God has brought the church to where it is over the last 500 plus years. The gospel is reaching has been preached to all the nations. It's very important sign. There's increased persecution and opposition to the church. That's another sign. There's a rise in global spiritualism and small spirituality. And you can see all kinds of things being promoted globally, trying to replace the knowledge of God, knowledge and travel explosion. Again, this is a big sign because never before in history has there been such an explosion in information. We are living in those times that Daniel spoke about in Daniel chapter 12. Then there are some what we refer to as generic signs, things that have always been there, but they're increasing wars and rumors of wars, hate and terror, climate conditions, weather and weather conditions, earthquakes and so on, famines, pestilences, the model, the poverty of man. So the 17 signs are all telling us we are very close to the rapture of the church, the coming of the Lord on the beginning of the final seven years leading us into the millennia. So we keep our eyes open. We keep seeing what's happening and we understand, okay, when all these things are happening, we understand, we're really, really close. So I hope you followed with me on this quick journey through the entire course content. I would encourage you, I've given you the full thing and hopefully someday, you know, my goal is to expand this into a book and add all this information so people can read it and make it easy to understand. And then along with this, when you study Daniel and Revelation, you have a very good understanding of the end time Bible prophecy. Any questions? I'd just like to leave the next half hour. If there are any questions, we can use that time for questions. Are things clear? Any doubts or any things you want me to explain? Be happy to. Okay, so if there are no questions, we have completed this course and I, you know, you have the full PDF. And of course, when this comes out as a book, you will get an email from us and telling you to go down with the book and make use of it. Happily use the notes, preach it, teach it wherever you can as often as you can. So all you have to look out now for is next week. As soon as I put up the assessment in Google Classroom, you will be notified through the classroom. Same assessment will go on the learning and just take your time to do your assessment so that you'll get a grade. And of course, it will help you to view everything we have covered in this course. And with it, we are done. And I look forward to, you know, studying Daniel and Revelation with all of you in the third year, we will build up on what we have covered in 213 BC 213. We'll build up on that in our third year. Okay, thank you to all of you for being on this course. I hope you found it useful and, you know, helps you gain interest in studying Bible prophecy. Let's take a moment to close in prayer. Somebody could pray with us and we will close. Let's pray. Jhe heavenly father we come to you under the name of Jesus. And thank you for this day. We thank you for the class that we have today. We thank you for everything that we learned throughout this course Jesus. We thank you for Pastor Ashish. We thank you for blessing him with your knowledge with your revelation that he can teach us all these prophecies in the Bible. Everything about your coming Lord. We thank you that you're a God who speaks and reveals things less. Help us to not to forget anything that we learn and help us to understand more about you Jesus. Help us to get deeper into the world. We thank you for this course. We thank you for our college. I thank you for all my classmates. We thank you for every single thing that you revealed to us throughout this course Jesus. We give you all the glory and Jesus. Amen. Amen. Thank you everyone. It was a good time joining through this course with each of you. Thank you. Enjoy the break. During the summer, just a little advertisement here. From May 15th to July 15th, we have a short-term Bible course happening here in Bangalore. We are covering 18 subjects, 18 topics, but it's going to be in a very condensed way. This is mainly for people who don't have time to go to attend classes. All the classes, it'll be full day 9 to 6, and those will be also on Google Classroom. So in case you want to attend, you're most welcome to attend. You can just connect to the classroom. We will send an email out. Information will be on our Bible College website as well, just if you want to learn. If you want to come here and learn for two months, you can also do that. Our next semester, fall semester, will start August 1st. In between, we have the short-term Bible College for two months. It'll be in English and Hindi, so those who want to connect to that, you're welcome to do that. But our fall semester will start on August 1st, Tuesday. Okay, God bless you, and yeah, talk to you all again. God bless. Bye now. Thank you so much, Pastor. Welcome. Thank you, everyone. God bless. Thank you. Thank you. God bless. Bye now.