God Thinking LIX - The Number Of Man 4

"There are many “ENDS” mentioned in the scriptures,

The rapture, (the catching up of the saints) or the  end of the  church age.

Then there is the battle of Armegeddon which ends the great tribulation.

Then there is the end of the millennial Kingdom of Christ.

Then there’s the end of satan.

There’s also the great white throne judgement, which is the end of the unbelieving world.

And the end of the earth and the elements as we know it.

But the last event prophesied is the beginning of a new dispensation, one that goes beyond our comprehension and therefore very little is told to us about this glorious time of times.  The last event prophesied is:

The introduction of a new heaven and a new earth.

Revelation 21:1-2

1.  And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

 2.  And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

According to most prophecy buffs, many leading theologians, as well as the leading chronologists, and myself, believe that this event is in direct correlation to the “REST of God”, (7) Seven being the number of God, which is referred to in Genesis 2:1-4.

1.  Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the

host of them.

 2.  And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

 3.  And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

 4.  These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,"

The seventh day of creation is often referred to as the  seven thousand year of recorded time.  2 Peter 3:8 says.

 8.  But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Whether you believe that the end of time as we know it and the beginning of the new heaven and the new earth take place on the seventh day, (seven-thousandth year of recorded time) makes no difference in recognition of where we are in time. 

It only makes a difference in those who have questions about where we are in time in relation to prophetic world events in our lifetime.

But before you disregard the importance of recognizing the times, hear what Jesus says to those who didn’t think it mattered when He was here either.

1.  The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

 2.  He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

 3.  And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

Instead of guessing, how about if we just deal with the facts.

The last event prophesied is:

The introduction of a new heaven and a new earth. 

Timeline: Year 7,000 or around 3028 AD.

Excerpt from God Thinking LIX - The Number Of Man by Keith C. Powell                                                           2014