1. What event signals the start of this seven year period.
    1. Right Answer!The ruler from Europe signs a seven year treaty with the many in Israel.
      • Yes. There are many indicators regarding the end times, but mostly they refer to things that are happening around the end times. For example, there will be total breakdown of sound doctrine just before the end. While this is clearly evident today, we cannot from this information say exactly when Daniel"s 70 week will start. The Scriptures tell us however that the ruler will come and sign a seven year treaty at the start of the 70th week., so when we see this treaty signed we know that we have started the end times. Also, a careful examination of the Scriptures shows us that the two witnesses from Revelation 11 will start their ministry at the same time that the treaty is signed.
    2. The beast enters the soon to be built temple in Jerusalem and declares himself to be the coming Messiah.
      • This sign occurs three and a half years after the last "week" starts.
    3. The sounding of the great trumpet.
      • There is not trumpet associated with the start of this seven-year period.
    4. There is no event, it just starts when it starts.
      • No, see (a.) above.

     

     

  2. What are some biblical events that will take place during this seven year period.
    1. The seals of Revelation will be broken.
    2. The trumpets of Revelation will be sounded.
    3. The bowls of God wrath will be poured out.
    4. The beast will arise from the Abyss.
    5. Satan and his angels will be cast out of heaven.
    6. The Lord will return from heaven to the earth to establish an earthly kingdom.
    7. The Christians will be transformed into spirit beings that will be like Jesus is now.
    8. The nation of Israel will become the most important nation on earth.
    9. Right Answer!All of the above.
      • All of the above will occur during this last of Daniel"s "weeks".

     

     

  3. Will this "week" end with the "end of the world"?
    1. Yes.
      • No, this week ends with the beginning of the Kingdom of Israel.
    2. Right Answer!No.
      • This is the right answer. There is a thousand-year kingdom age that must occur before the great day of Judgment and this event marks the end of the world, and the beginning of our time in the eternal heaven.

     

     

  4. What is the name that is commonly used to describe this seven year period?
    1. Right Answer!The Tribulation.
      • Yes, this is the most common name for the seven-year period. This is the best answer, but I am not sure that it is the best name possible. The last three and a half years is really the time of the most tribulation, what this name will work if we maintain the name of the great tribulation for the last half.
    2. The Rapture.
      • The name "Rapture" is not a name for this seven-year period. This name is used to describe the event in Scripture called the "Catching-up of the Church", or "Our being gathered to Him."
    3. The battle of Armageddon.
      • The final battle will occur at the very end of the seven-year period. The Bible, by the way, does not call this final battle, the battle of Armageddon, but rather the Great and Dreadful day of the Lord.
    4. The Great Judgment Day.
      • Judgment day is the name for the last thing in God"s plan that occurs before everyone is either allowed to go with the Lord to heaven, or is consigned to the lake of fire. This day occurs after the thousand-year reign of the Lord and after the God and Magog rebellion.

     

     

  5. What event clearly marks the midpoint of this seven year period?
    1. The two witnesses of Revelation chapter eleven begin their ministry.
      • No. The two witnesses begin their ministry at the beginning of the seven-year period.
    2. The Antichrist erects a 100 meter statue of himself.
      • No. There will be some sort of statue erected by the false prophet, but we are not told how tall it will be, and it is erected sometime during the last three and a half years; not in the middle.
    3. Right Answer!The man known as the beast enters the soon to be built temple in Jerusalem and erects an image of himself and declares himself to be the coming Messiah.
      • This is correct. The event is called in Scripture as "the abomination that causes desolation." This sign marks the beginning of the beast"s reign of terror.
    4. God will descend from heaven on his fiery throne.
      • Will not descend from heaven on a fiery throne.

     

     

  6. How many parts does this seven year period best divide into?
    1. One.
      • No.
    2. Right Answer!Two.
      • Yes. The first three and half years are very different than the last three and a half years. The latter is called the Day of the Lord, the time of wrath, the day of vengeance of our God and others as well. Each half is said to be 1260 days long. The latter half is also said to be 42 months, and time, times, and half a time, and also it is said to be one hour long.
    3. Three.
      • No.
    4. Seven.
      • No.

     

     

  7. What name best describes the last half of the seven year period?
    1. The Great Tribulation.
      • Revelation 7:13-14
        Then one of the elders asked me, "These in white robes -- who are they, and where did they come from?"
        14 I answered, "Sir, you know."
        And he said, "These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (NIV)
    2. The Day of the Lord.
      • 2 Peter 3:10
        But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. (NIV)
    3. The Day of vengeance of our God.
      • Isaiah 61:2
        ...to proclaim the year of the LORD"s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, ...(NIV)
    4. The time of wrath.
      • Daniel 11:36
        "The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place. (NIV)
      • This is talking about the beast during the second half of the seven-year period.
    5. Right Answer!All of the above.
      • Yes, All of the above apply.

     

     

  8. Does the beast operate during the whole seven year period?
    1. Yes.
      • No, the beast operates for only three and a half years and is killed at the very end. So the beast only operates from the midpoint to the end, or during the second half.
      • Revelation 13:5
        The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months. (NIV)
    2. Right Answer!No.
      • This is the correct answer. See (a.) above for details.

     

     

  9. Which half of the seven year period is best described as the fiery furnace?
    1. The first.
      • No, it is not the first half.
    2. Right Answer!The second.
      • Yes, the last half is the fiery furnace. This is the hour of trial that shall come upon the whole world. Of this time the true Church is promised to be spared.
      • Revelation 3:10
        Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. (NIV)
    3. The whole period.
      • No. The first half is not part of the judgment. It will be terrifyingly bad, but nonetheless it is much better than the second half.
    4. None of the above.
      • No. (b.) above is true.

     

     

  10. Which half of the seven year period is best describes as being the time of Judgment?
    1. The first.
      • No, it is not the first half.
    2. Right Answer!The second.
      • Yes, the last half is the time of judgment.
    3. The whole period.
      • No. The first half is not part of the judgment. It will be terrifyingly bad, but nonetheless it is much better than the second half.
    4. None of the above.
      • No. (b.) above is true.