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”
the Loud Cry
Present
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.
Union of Church and State
…Soon
Revelation 13:11–17 — The second beast (USA) speaks as a dragon and enforces worship.
Daniel 3 (type) — Image worship under penalty of death.
GC Reference: Ch. 35 “Liberty of Conscience Threatened”, pp. 578–592
Fulfillment: Laws enforcing Sunday observance begin in the U.S., then globally.
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.
The Latter Rain
The Latter Rain
Joel 2:23–28 — “I will pour out my spirit…”
Events: The final worldwide call to repentance and truth.
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.