Investigative Judgment
1844 – Present Time
Daniel 8:14 — “Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.”
Revelation 14:7 — “The hour of His judgment is come.”
GC Reference: Ch. 24 “In the Holy of Holies”
Fulfillment: Ongoing since 1844; Christ is judging the living before probation closes.
Moral Decline and Rise of Spiritualism
Present Time
2 Timothy 3:1–5 — “In the last days perilous times shall come…”
Revelation 16:14 — “Spirits of devils working miracles…”
GC Reference: Ch. 34 “Can Our Dead Speak to Us?”, Ch. 36 “The Impending Conflict”
Union of Church and State
…Soon
Revelation 13:11–17 — The second beast (USA) speaks as a dragon and enforces worship.
Daniel 3 (type) — ultimately Image worship under penalty of death.
GC Reference: Ch. 35 “Liberty of Conscience Threatened”, pp. 578–592
Fulfillment: Church and state in the US is already coming together. These will culminate into Laws enforcing Sunday observance begin in the U.S., then globally.
the Loud Cry
Present
Starting
Revelation 18:1–4 — “Come out of her, my people…”
GC Reference: Ch. 38 “The Final Warning”
Events: The final worldwide call to repentance and truth. Come out of Babylon and do not take the mark of the beast.
The Latter Rain
The Latter Rain
Soon
Joel 2:23–28 — “I will pour out my spirit…”
Events: The final worldwide call to repentance and truth.
The Little Time of Trouble Begins
…Soon
Revelation 13:17 — “No man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark…”
Luke 21:12–19 — “They shall lay hands on you…”
GC Reference: Ch. 38 “The Final Warning”, pp. 603–615
Events: Persecution, social and economic pressure, but not yet death decree.
The Sealing of God’s People
…Soon
Revelation 7:1–4 — “Seal the servants of our God in their foreheads.”
Ezekiel 9:4 — “Set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and cry…”
GC Reference: Ch. 39 “The Time of Trouble”, also 5T 216
Events: Happens during the Sunday law crisis, as people choose God’s law over man’s.
Close of Probation
…Soon
Revelation 22:11–12 — “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still…”
Luke 13:25 — “The door was shut…”
GC Reference: Ch. 39, p. 613
Events: No further repentance; destiny of every soul is fixed.
Seven Last Plagues
…Soon
Daniel 12:1 — “There shall be a time of trouble such as never was…”
Revelation 16 — Seven last plagues.
GC Reference: Ch. 39 “The Time of Trouble”
Events: God protects the sealed; plagues fall on the unrepentant.
Universal Death Decree
…soon
Revelation 13:15 — “Cause that as many as would not worship… should be killed.”
Jeremiah 30:5–7 — “It is even the time of Jacob’s trouble…”
GC Reference: Ch. 39, pp. 615–634
Events: God’s people cry out in distress; decree is passed, but God intervenes.
Deliverance of the Saints
…soon
Psalm 50:3–5 — “Gather my saints together unto me…”
Joel 3:16 — “The Lord shall roar out of Zion…”
GC Reference: Ch. 40 “God’s People Delivered”
Events: God’s voice delivers the saints just before the death decree is carried out.
Second Coming of Christ
…soon
1 Thessalonians 4:16–17 — “The dead in Christ shall rise first…”
Matthew 24:30–31 — “They shall see the Son of man coming…”
GC Reference: Ch. 40 “God’s People Delivered”
Events: Righteous resurrected and translated; wicked destroyed.
Millennium and Final Judgement
…soon
Revelation 20:1–6 — “They lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.”
Jeremiah 4:23–27 — “Without form and void… no man…”
GC Reference: Ch. 41 “Desolation of the Earth”
Events: Saints judge the wicked; Satan bound on desolate earth.
Revelation 20:7–15 — Wicked are raised; Satan leads them to attack.
GC Reference: Ch. 42 “The Controversy Ended”
Events: Wicked surround New Jerusalem; God executes final judgment.
The New Earth
…not soon enough
Revelation 21–22 — “New heaven and a new earth…”
Isaiah 65:17–25 — “They shall build houses and inhabit them…”
GC Reference: Final pages
Events: Earth is recreated; God’s people dwell in peace forever.