The timeline, event by event
Every event of Bible prophecy, in order
47 events from the prophecy chart of Apostle Mary Banks, from the Day of Pentecost to the New Jerusalem. Open any of them for its scriptures and the questions about it, or see the whole chart, or read it all on one printable page.
Church Age
From Pentecost to the Rapture of the Church
The Dark Ages
After the last of the apostles died, the Church entered what is called the Dark Ages. The early Church had been guided by the doctrine the apostles received, and pastors and elders poured that…
30 AD
Day of Pentecost
The Spirit poured out. The Day of Pentecost marked a pivotal moment in the establishment of the early church when the Holy Spirit was poured out upon the disciples gathered in Jerusalem. Prior to this event, the apostles…
c. 95 AD
John's Revelation on Patmos
The Apocalypse unveiled. While John was exiled on the Isle of Patmos for the word of God and his testimony of Jesus Christ, he received a divine revelation that would become the Book of Revelation. On what is referred to as…
1948 AD
Israel Reborn as a Nation
1948 prophetic fulfillment. During the period of the Antichrist, the temple will be rebuilt in Jerusalem. This rebuilding represents a significant development as it occurs in proximity to Gentile edifices, with the outer court…
Israel was declared a nation in 1948 AD. Jerusalem was declared the capital of Israel in 2017 AD
In 1948 Israel was declared a nation once more, and in 2017 Jerusalem was declared its capital. For centuries the Jewish people had been scattered among the nations, yet the Lord had spoken through…
Present Day
The Body of Christ is at a most crucial time. The signs of the times are clear: wars and rumours of wars, earthquakes in diverse places, and pestilences have wrought through the land. It is…
Emergence of the Antichrist
The emergence of the Antichrist represents a pivotal moment in biblical prophecy, marking the rise of a powerful figure who will bring unprecedented persecution upon God's people. This event must…
7 Year Treaty Begins
A seven-year treaty marks a significant period in end times events. This treaty period is associated with the emergence of a king of fierce countenance who will understand dark sentences and whose…
The Two Witnesses
God will give power unto His two witnesses, and they shall prophesy for a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. These are described as the two olive trees and the two…
Treaty is Broken
A future ruler will emerge who initially appears to bring peace but will ultimately break his covenant with those who trust him. This deceptive leader will put forth his hands against those who are…
Future - early Tribulation
The 144,000 Sealed
Jewish evangelists protected. Before the wrath of God can be poured out on the earth, an angel ascending from the east appears, having the seal of the living God. This angel cries with a loud voice to the four angels who have…
Seals
The seven seals of Revelation, opened by the Lamb of God
Future - early Tribulation
First Seal: The White Horse
The First Seal. The first seal reveals a white horse with a rider who carries a bow and is given a crown, going forth conquering and to conquer. This seal does not execute events but reveals what is contained…
c. 96 AD
Second Seal: Red Horse
War and bloodshed unleashed upon the earth. When the second seal is opened, a red horse appears with its rider who is given power to take peace from the earth, resulting in violence and war. The rider receives a great sword, symbolizing his…
Future - early Tribulation
Third Seal: Black Horse
Famine and scarcity. When the third seal is opened, John beholds a black horse with a rider holding a pair of balances in his hand. A voice from the midst of the four beasts declares that a measure of wheat will cost a…
Future - early Tribulation
Fourth Seal: Pale Horse
Death rides forth. When the fourth seal is opened, John sees a pale horse with a rider named Death, and Hell follows with him. This seal reveals widespread mortality and destruction that will come upon the earth. The…
Future - mid Tribulation
Fifth Seal: Martyrs Under the Altar
Souls cry out for vengeance. When the fifth seal is opened, the souls of those who were slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held are seen under the altar. These martyrs cry out with a loud voice, asking…
Future - mid Tribulation
Sixth Seal: Great Earthquake
Cosmic upheaval. When the sixth seal is opened, a great earthquake occurs along with dramatic cosmic disturbances. The sun becomes black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon becomes as blood. The stars of heaven fall…
Future - mid Tribulation
Seventh Seal: Silence in Heaven
Prelude to trumpet judgments. When the seventh seal is opened, the purpose of the seals is complete. There is silence in heaven, not action, because the revelation of the information on the outside of the book has been…
Great Tribulation
The 7-year period of judgment culminating in Christ's Second Coming
Future - mid Tribulation
First Trumpet: Hail and Fire
One third of earth burned. The first trumpet judgment brings a devastating storm of hail and fire mingled with blood that is cast upon the earth. This supernatural disaster results in the complete destruction of all green…
Future - Tribulation
Second Trumpet: Burning Mountain
Seas polluted. When the second angel sounds his trumpet, a great mountain burning with fire is cast into the sea. This catastrophic event causes one third of the sea to become blood, resulting in massive death and…
Future - Tribulation
Third Trumpet: Star Wormwood
Waters poisoned. The third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters. The name of the star is…
Future - Tribulation
Fourth Trumpet: Heavenly Bodies Darkened
Day and night reduced. When the fourth angel sounds his trumpet, a third part of the sun, moon, and stars are smitten and darkened. This cosmic judgment affects both day and night, with a third part of each being…
Future - Tribulation
Fifth Trumpet: Locust Plague (First Woe)
Demonic torment unleashed. When the fifth angel sounds his trumpet, a star falls from heaven to earth and is given the key of the bottomless pit. This star opens the bottomless pit, causing thick smoke to rise like the smoke…
Future - Tribulation
Sixth Trumpet: Army of 200 Million (Second Woe)
Euphrates army kills one-third. When the sixth angel sounds his trumpet, a voice from the four horns of the golden altar before God commands the angel to loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. These…
Future - mid Tribulation
Death and Resurrection of the Two Witnesses
Prophets killed and raised. After completing their three and a half year ministry of prophecy, the two witnesses face their destined martyrdom. The beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit makes war against them and…
Future - midpoint of Tribulation
Abomination of Desolation
Antichrist defiles temple. The Abomination of Desolation refers to an image of the antichrist that will be placed in the temple in Jerusalem as an idol for the world to worship. This event represents a significant desecration…
Future - Tribulation
Seventh Trumpet: Kingdom Proclaimed (Third Woe)
The mystery of God fulfilled. The seventh angel sounds the trumpet, declaring that the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ. Loud voices in heaven announce Christ's eternal reign. The…
Future - late Tribulation
First Bowl: Malignant Sores
Painful judgment on beast worshipers. The first angel pours out his vial upon the earth, resulting in a noisome and grievous sore breaking out on those who had the mark of the beast and those who worshipped his image. These are painful…
Future - late Tribulation
Second Bowl: Sea Turns to Blood
All marine life dies. The second angel pours out his vial upon the sea, and it becomes as the blood of a dead man. Every living soul in the sea dies as a result of this judgment. This represents a progression from the…
Future - late Tribulation
Third Bowl: Rivers Turn to Blood
All freshwater becomes blood. The third angel pours out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters, and they become blood. This judgment affects all fresh water sources, turning them into blood just like the sea in the…
Future - late Tribulation
Fourth Bowl: Scorching Sun
Men scorched with great heat. The fourth angel pours out his vial upon the sun, and power is given unto him to scorch men with fire. Men are scorched with great heat, causing severe burns from the extreme temperature. Instead of…
Future - late Tribulation
Fifth Bowl: Darkness on Beast's Kingdom
Kingdom plunged into darkness. The fifth angel pours out his vial upon the seat of the beast, and his kingdom becomes full of darkness. The people gnaw their tongues for pain as they suffer from this supernatural darkness along…
Future - end of Tribulation
Sixth Bowl: Euphrates Dried Up
Way prepared for kings of east. The sixth angel pours out his vial upon the great river Euphrates, and the water thereof is dried up. This drying of the Euphrates prepares the way for the kings of the east to march. Three unclean…
Future - end of Tribulation
Seventh Bowl: Greatest Earthquake
It is done!. The seventh angel pours out his vial into the air, and a great voice comes from the temple of heaven, from the throne, declaring "It is done." This final judgment brings about the most catastrophic…
Triumphant return of Christ
Christ's triumphant return to earth is distinct from the rapture when the Church is caught up to meet Him in the air. Upon Christ's return to the earth, He does not come on a cloud, but on a white…
Future - end of Tribulation
Second Coming of Christ
Every eye will see Him. The Scripture in Hebrews 9:28 explains that Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many, and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. Though often…
Future - end of Tribulation
Battle of Armageddon
The final conflict. The Battle of Armageddon begins with the gathering of armies from the sixth vial judgment, when three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, beast, and false prophet. These…
Millennium
The 1000-year reign of Christ on Earth
Future - 1000 years
Christ's Millennial Reign Begins
The King on David's throne. Immediately after the War of Armageddon, the Kingdom of Christ is established and the Church rules and reigns with Him. The Lord shall be king over all the earth, and in that day there shall be one…
Future - beginning of Millennium
Satan Bound
The deceiver imprisoned. When the reign of Christ begins, John sees an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. He lays hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is…
Kingdom is established on earth
After the resurrection of the wicked dead and the casting of Death and Hell into the lake of fire, the Father creates a new heaven and a new earth where there are no oceans to separate the nations…
Future - during Millennium
Millennial Temple
Glory returns to Jerusalem. During the Millennial Reign of Christ, worship will be conducted in the Lord's house with sacred vessels and offerings. The pots in the Lord's house shall be like the bowls before the altar, and…
Future - end of Millennium
Satan Released
The final deception. When the thousand years are expired, Satan is loosed out of his prison. Scripture had already said that after the thousand years he must be loosed a little season, so his release is not a defeat for…
Future - end of Millennium
Final Rebellion Crushed
Fire from heaven. At the end of the Millennium, Satan is released from the bottomless pit where he had been bound for a thousand years. Once freed, Satan goes out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters…
Future - end of Millennium
Great White Throne Judgment
The books are opened. At the end of the Millennium, after Satan is released from the bottomless pit and his final rebellion is defeated, the Great White Throne Judgment takes place. This is the final judgment where the…
Future - beginning of Millennium
Restoration of Israel
All Israel shall be saved. During the Millennial reign of Christ, Israel will experience a comprehensive restoration as God brings His people back from captivity and establishes them in their promised land. The Lord will…
Future - during Millennium
Nations Come to Jerusalem
Annual pilgrimage to worship. The Lord declares that He will gather all nations and bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat to plead with them concerning His people Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations and…
Eternity
The New Heaven and New Earth: eternal state