Chart of Revelation Timeline

Has God let man rule the world for the last 6,000 years before he returns to take over? Many people believe this and try to predict a year for the second coming of Jesus Christ. Is it possible to make that prediction? How are the years counted and which year marks the beginning of the end? What are people supposed to do to prepare for end times?Bible prophecies indicate that worse-than-ever

things are going to happen in the world but Jesus, the Messiah, is going to save many people from the coming destruction. Some people insist that, due to escalating tensions throughout the world, the last days have already begun.Jesus is quoted in the Bible (Matthew 24:36-37) as saying, "No man knows the day or hour," seemingly nullifying reliance on any human efforts to set dates or predict when end-time events are to happen. However, some scholars express that, although the day or hour is not known, there is a code for the Feast of Triumph, a lot of allegorical symbolism and enough literal information to make definite predictions. The Bible's last book, Revelation (verse 1:3) reads, "Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear them and take heart in what is written because the time is near."Even though there are no specifically recognized years or dates noted in the Bible and other historical/prophetical books, they describe events that are to occur once the end times have begun. Referred to as the Tribulation, this period is to start before or after Jesus comes to Earth and raptures or transports believers for entrance into Heaven. The Bible relates, through numerous verses and especially in Revelation, many forecasts on the future of modern nations, which many believe include Israel, the United States and the major players in a nuclear third world war.There are numerous online revelation timelines or road maps that list and examine prophecies regarding end times as well as biblical passages where original prophecies were announced.