The Time Was At Hand

The Book of Revelation was written in 66 A.D. to reveal that the time had come for the fulfillment of Christ's prophecies regarding His judgement upon those who condemned Him to death. He had delayed it for 36 years while He called out to elect remnant of 144,000 Hebrews to give the gospel to other nations. The He unleashed the GREAT TRIBULATION upon 3,500,000 Judaeans who were trapped inside the walls of Jerusalem for 3 1/2 years until it was destroyed. No further "tribulation period" is mentioned in Scripture.

The Antichrist, Muhammed, came in the Seventh Century. He was not "against Christ," but rather took the place of Christ, as an "anti-climax" replaces a climax. Muhammed's cumulative influence over 13 centuries has been a thousand times greater than all other antichrists put together: past, present and future.

The first beast of Revelation 13 was the Roman Empire. It was "wounded unto death" by barbarian invaders, then revived by the second beast (the papal dynasty) in 800 A.D. as the Holy Roman Empire.

When asked for a sign of his second coming, Christ said, "The gospel must first be published among all nations" (Mark 13:10). He will return when He has a witness for His name among all of the 7000 tribes and nations on earth.