The collapse of human government collapse of human government and the Fullness of Israel are the epochal events that mark the end of the Time of Distress . These events release the Holy Spirit to carry the gospel to the world. The Advance of the Gospel marks the beginning of the next season. Several changes make a rapid advance of the gospel possible.

  • With all constraints gone, the Holy Spirit will be free to do his stuff in a new way.

  • The suffering of the Time of Distress will have purified the church. It will be radical and ready to proclaim the good news.

  • The gospel will be preached in the power of the Spirit. He will accompany the gospel with signs and wonders that confirm the love and power of God (Mark 16:16-17).

  • Christians will have been forced to build strong relationships with each other in order to survive through the Time of Distress. People will be able to see the new commandment being lived out in their neighbourhoods (John 13:34). They will be drawn to Christians loving each other as Jesus loves them.

  • People who have experienced Christian generosity during tough times will have tested this love and proved it is real.

  • Jewish Christians will preach the gospel of the Kingdom with zeal and fervour throughout the world.

  • The nations of the world will have trusted human government for peace and prosperity. When peace and prosperity are stripped away, and governments go down the gurgler, people will be desperate for a better saviour. Jesus will stand out from the pack.

  • The principalities and powers will be crippled by the collapse of human governments.

The Eternal Gospel

After the sealing of Israel (Rev 7:1-8), John saw great multitudes being saved by the gospel.

After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes (Rev 7:9-10).
The number of people saved by the gospel will be a multitude so large that no one can count them. When the Times of the Gentiles are complete and the Jews join the team, this promise will be fulfilled.

A vision of the 144,000, representing the Fullness of Israel (Rev 14:1-4), is followed by the gospel going to the nations.

Then I saw another angel flying in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth—to every nation, tribe, language and people (Rev 14:6).
When Israel has received the gospel, the church that includes Israel will proclaim the gospel of Jesus to the entire world.

Harvest of the Earth

The proclamation of the gospel leads to the great harvest of the earth. John saw Jesus sitting on a cloud with a sickle in his hand. An angel is given a sickle to harvest the earth.

Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.” So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested (Rev 14:15-16).
When the Time of Distress is complete, the harvest on earth will be ripe. Jesus will send out his gospel messengers to bring in his harvest. The great harvest comes after the Fullness of the Jews and it brings in the Kingdom of God.

After his vision of the earth being harvested, John saw those who had been victorious in suffering standing on a sea of glass and praising God. They were singing the song of Moses and the Lamb.

Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the nations. Who will not fear you, Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed (Rev 15:3-4).
These words come to fulfilment when the covenant of Moses and the gospel of Jesus are brought together in unity by the Spirit of God. When the nations see the glory of God’s Kingdom, they will all surrender and worship God.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea (Hab 2:14).

Power of the Gospel

The effectiveness of the gospel will be seen in the land of Israel. The gospel of Jesus and the gift of the Holy Spirit will change the hearts of the Israelis and the Palestinians allowing them to live together in unity. They will tear down the dividing wall that has been built as a barrier between them.

He has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility (Eph 2:14-16).

The destruction of this wall will amaze the watching world and demonstrate the power of the gospel.