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As history careens toward its conclusion, there's a time coming known as the Great Tribulation. The whole world will see suffering like never before. Jesus and the Old Testament prophets, spoke of this time when the judgment of God will rain down on the earth, causing people to beg the mountains to fall on them.

The future Antichrist is called the "beast" in Revelation 13 -- an apt name for a man claiming to be God. He'll have fearsome power and influence. But that power will wither into nothingness when he's confronted by Jesus when He returns to Earth. In today's messages, we'll learn some lessons about the coming Antichrist.

In amazing detail, the Bible foretells the worldwide political scene into which Jesus will return. The world will be led by a ruler known as the anti-Christ who is under Satan's total control. This man represents the antithesis to Christ. And just like matter and anti-matter cannot co-exist, the anti-Christ will find himself vanquished by the Son of God.

The Old Testament book of Daniel has amazing parallels to the New Testament book of Revelation. Daniel gives us a lot of information about the coming Antichrist -- a man who will deceive the world into believing he's God. Today, we learn something about the timeline of his short career as world ruler -- short because Jesus will terminate it when He returns.

Scientists theorize the existence of anti-matter which releases unimaginable energy when it comes in contact with matter. The Bible tells about a future anti-Christ, but this isn't a theory. He'll be a great world leader who seeks and gets the worship of mankind. This evil being will be a rival to the real Christ, and his career will mimic that of Jesus, as he dies and is raised again.

Many believers feel that drinking wine is wrong. Each Christian must have a clear conscience on whether or not to partake. But a day is coming when each Christian will partake. They'll drink the finest wine that has ever been made, and they will drink it with Jesus Himself -- the same Jesus who made wine for a wedding feast in Cana. The occasion? The Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

The marriage supper of the Lamb will be a dinner like no other. Sitting at that dinner table will be the redeemed of all ages: Old Testament prophets, New Testament apostles, and believers from the dawn of time. This feast will mark the culmination of the redemptive work of Christ. He welcomes all Christians to eat with Him in heaven. Today we'll continue our look at the ultimate wedding.

In Greek, the word we translate "church" means "the called-out ones" -- a special group with a special destiny. In Revelation 19:9, a voice from the throne of God says "Write: 'Blessed are those who are called to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb!' And he said to me, 'These are the true sayings of God.'" This special group of the "called-out ones" have an engraved invitation to the greatest wedding feast of all time.

There's a misconception that a Christian never has to face judgment since Jesus paid it all. But the New Testament teaches that though believers are shielded from the wrath of God, they will answer for the deeds done in the body. What is at stake is not judgment, but the degree of reward.

Many believers go about their daily routines unaware that their every deed, good or bad, will be reviewed -- every argument, every unkind word, every impure motive. We will stand before Jesus to answer for how we lived our lives. This is the place where rewards are bestowed, and also, where the chaff of our lives is burned into powder. Today we will discuss more on the judgment of believers.

High school and college students study all semester because they know a final exam awaits them at the end of the course. Most employees get reviewed every year to see if a pay raise is warranted. In all of life, a day of accountability is built into whatever we do. The same is true for a believer's appoinment at the Judgment Seat of Christ. Today: what that certain appointment will be like.

The Bema seat was an elevated platform in ancient Corinth where the judges sat. Bema is the word that Paul uses when referring to the Judgment Seat of Christ. In Corinth, the Bema was outside and public -- and so may be a Christian's account at the Judgment Seat of Christ.