David Bower’s Guide to the End Times

Current Events & Popular Speculation

David Bower always began his End Times classes by reminding students that “God is in complete control.” This foundational principle guided his approach to addressing popular End-Times predictions and media speculation. These posts demonstrate how he consistently applied sound biblical interpretation to evaluate contemporary prophetic claims, always anchoring readers in God’s sovereignty rather than cultural fears about the End Times.

2012: On the predicted end of the world based on the Mayan calendar

August 5, 2011: 2012, Is a Storm Coming?
Bower examines the science behind 2012 doomsday theories—particularly NASA’s warnings about potentially devastating solar flares that could plunge society back 200 years technologically—while maintaining that biblical prophecy shows we have at least 1,007 years before the world’s true end. Discover why he believes solar storms may be precursors to the biblical “signs in the sun” and what this means for believers awaiting the Rapture.

August 24, 2012: 2012 Update, by David Bower
Writing mid-2012, Bower provides a prophetic “report card” on doomsday predictions while pivoting to more pressing concerns: escalating Middle East tensions and America’s spiritual decline that could trigger the Rapture at any moment. Learn his startling theory about how the church’s removal might be the very catalyst that unleashes Islamic forces against Israel and explains America’s mysterious absence from end-times prophecy.

December 18, 2012: Will December 21st Be The End of the World? by David Bower
Just days before the infamous Mayan calendar date, Bower definitively explains why December 21st won’t bring world’s end — but reveals the precise biblical timeline showing we have a minimum of 1,007 years remaining. Discover his detailed prophetic chart mapping out exactly what must happen next, starting with the imminent Rapture that could occur at any moment with no further prerequisites.

September 2015: End of the World Prediction

August 26, 2015: Will the Church Age End on September 14, 2015?
Bower presents his most detailed case for a specific Rapture date, analyzing the prophetic significance of biblical feast days — noting that the spring feasts were fulfilled exactly on schedule during Christ’s First Advent — while revealing how the fourth blood moon of a rare lunar tetrad would fall on the Feast of Tabernacles just weeks later. Discover his fascinating theory connecting the church’s birth on Pentecost to its potential removal on the Feast of Trumpets, and why the precise mathematical fulfillment of past prophecies makes September 14, 2015, such a compelling candidate for the end of the Church Age.

This summary captures Bower’s detailed prophetic analysis while emphasizing the mathematical precision and feast day connections that made this particular date so significant in his teaching, designed to draw readers into his comprehensive Biblical reasoning.

 

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The Prophetic Timeline

David Bower’s prophetic timeline centers on Daniel’s prophecy of seventy weeks (Daniel 9:24-27), which he interprets as 490 years given to Israel in three periods. According to Bower, Israel completed two periods of 490 years each, with the third period interrupted after 483 years when Israel rejected their Messiah. The final 7 years (the 70th week) remains unfulfilled and will constitute the future Tribulation period. This framework serves as the foundation for understanding God’s prophetic calendar and the timing of end-times events.

July 13, 2012: The Seventy Weeks of Daniel, by David Bower
Bower introduces Daniel’s prophecy of seventy weeks as the key to understanding God’s prophetic timeline, explaining how Israel’s failure to observe sabbath years led to the Babylonian captivity and setting up the framework for understanding the 490-year periods given to Israel.

July 20, 2012: The Seventy Weeks of Daniel Continued, by David Bower
Bower details how Daniel discovered the 70-year captivity timeline by reading Jeremiah’s prophecy, leading to his intercessory prayer and Gabriel’s revelation of the seventy weeks – discover how God revealed Israel’s third and final 490-year period with its unusual division into 483 years plus 7 years.

July 27, 2012: The Seventy Weeks of Daniel Concluded, by David Bower
Bower calculates the exact fulfillment of Daniel’s prophecy, showing that 483 prophetic years from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem (March 5, 444 BC) leads precisely to March 30, AD 33 when Christ entered Jerusalem as God’s Passover Lamb on display, only to be rejected by Israel.

August 8, 2014: What Does the Future Hold for Us? by David Bower
Using the metaphor of a protective dome over Israel, Bower explains how this tiny nation garners disproportionate world attention due to God’s special relationship with them, despite ongoing judgment for their rejection of Messiah.

August 21, 2014: God’s Prophetic Calendar, by David Bower
Bower outlines ten major prophetic events remaining, from the Rapture through the eternal state, explaining how the Battle of Psalm 83 and Gog/Magog will precede the Tribulation which begins when Israel signs a covenant with the Antichrist.

March 24, 2015: What are the Signs Telling Us?
Bower examines the increasing signs of Christ’s Second Advent, warning that just as the Pharisees missed the signs of His first coming, many Christians today ignore the prophetic signs pointing to the approaching end times and the imminent Rapture.

May 9, 2015: The Destruction of the Fourth Kingdom
Using Nebuchadnezzar’s statue dream from Daniel 2, Bower traces the progression of Gentile kingdoms and explains how the “rock cut without hands” (Christ) will soon destroy the final form of Gentile power, bringing the Times of the Gentiles to their prophetic conclusion.

May 27, 2015: Why is All This Happening Now?
Bower connects current societal decline and moral chaos to Paul’s prophecy about the last days in 2 Timothy 3:1-5, suggesting that Christians must realign their priorities from earthly citizenship to their role as ambassadors for Christ in an increasingly hostile world.

August 26, 2015: Will the Church Age End on September 14, 2015?
Examining the significance of Jewish feasts and the blood moon tetrad of 2014-2015, Bower speculates whether the Feast of Trumpets might close the Church Age just as Pentecost opened it – discover why September 14, 2015 seemed like a prophetically significant date.

September 20, 2021: What’s Going to Happen Next, 2021? Part 
Bower outlines eight major prophetic events that remain unfulfilled before Christ’s return, beginning with his conviction that we’re living in the final lukewarm church age of Laodicea. Discover why he believes there could be up to twelve years between the Rapture and the signing of the covenant that triggers the Tribulation.

September 27, 2021: What’s Going to Happen Next, 2021? Part 2
Building on Daniel’s prophecy of seventy weeks, Bower explains why the church will be removed before Israel’s final seven years begin, with a detailed timeline connecting Christ’s triumphal entry to the coming Tribulation. Learn how the “mystery of the church age” fits into God’s prophetic plan and why massive changes are imminent.

October 4, 2021: What’s Going to Happen Next, 2021? Part 3
Bower presents a startling scenario where America’s spiritual decline and the Rapture’s chaos will leave the nation vulnerable to Islamic attack, while God promises Israel supernatural victory in the Psalm 83 battle. Find out why he believes a nuclear electromagnetic pulse could end America’s superpower status and how this connects to the Battle of Gog and Magog.

October 11, 2021: What’s Going to Happen Next, 2021? Part 4
The final installment traces prophetic events from the Tribulation through the Millennium to the Great White Throne Judgment and the creation of a new heaven and earth. Bower urgently calls readers to escape the coming judgment by accepting Christ as Savior while there’s still time.

December 6, 2021: Imminent Divine Judgment!
With 150,000 people dying daily worldwide and most entering eternal torment, Bower argues that divine judgment isn’t future—it’s happening now every second. Discover the stark reality of what death means for those who reject Christ and why becoming a Christian is the only escape from the Lake of Fire.

March 7, 2022: Wars and Rumors of Wars!
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds, Bower connects current conflicts to Christ’s end-times warnings while offering comfort through beloved hymns from his seminary days. He encourages believers to “turn your eyes upon Jesus” as earthly kingdoms pass away but Christ’s name endures forever.

March 28, 2022: God’s Timeline Revealed!
Bower explores how God’s precise timing was revealed through Daniel’s seventy weeks prophecy, pinpointing Christ’s entry into Jerusalem to March 30, AD 33, and explaining the gap we’re living in today. Discover why this remarkable prophecy proves God’s divine precision and what it means for the coming Second Advent.

July 14, 2023: Nations in Turmoil – What’s Next?
With civil unrest rising in 101 countries worldwide, Bower warns that current chaos is only the beginning—when the Holy Spirit’s restraining influence is removed, Satan will have full reign over a world in turmoil. Learn why he believes several years may pass between the church’s removal and the start of the Tribulation.

January 2, 2024: Israel, a Mystery with a Glorious Future!
Despite being smaller than New Jersey, Israel remains the world’s most controversial nation because it’s the only country given its land directly by God himself. Bower traces Israel’s prophetic future from the coming Tribulation through the Millennial Kingdom to the eternal state, urging readers to ensure their names are written in the Book of Life.

April 22, 2024: Where is the USA in Bible Prophecy?
America’s conspicuous absence from end-times prophecy suggests a devastating future, possibly triggered by an electromagnetic pulse attack after the Rapture leaves the nation in chaos. Bower presents his timeline from the church’s removal through the Millennial Kingdom, emphasizing that the door to salvation remains open—for now.

The Feasts of the Lord

The Jewish feasts serve as God’s prophetic calendar, with each feast representing significant prophetic fulfillments. Bower emphasizes that the spring feasts (Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits) were fulfilled at Christ’s first coming, while the fall feasts (Trumpets, Atonement, Tabernacles) await fulfillment at His second coming. He particularly focuses on the Feast of Trumpets as potentially significant for the timing of the Rapture, though he acknowledges uncertainty about specific dates.

March 28, 2015: Palm Sunday 2015 and its Enormous Significance!
Bower reveals that Christ’s entry into Jerusalem occurred on Monday (not Sunday) and fulfilled Daniel’s prophecy to the exact day – 483 years after the decree to rebuild Jerusalem – but rather than triumph, Jesus wept because He knew Israel was about to reject their Messiah and face centuries of judgment.

April 9, 2017: Palm Sunday 2017 and its Enormous Significance!
Bower reveals the shocking truth that Christ’s entry into Jerusalem was actually on a Monday and marked not triumph but tragedy—Jesus wept with body-shaking sobs as He foresaw the destruction that would befall His people for rejecting their Messiah. Discover how this fulfilled Daniel’s prophecy to the exact day and why God the Father put His perfect Passover Lamb on display for all Jerusalem to see on March 30, AD 33.

April 13, 2017: Good Friday and Easter Sunday, the Beginning of the End
Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection ended sin as a barrier between God and humanity forever, symbolized when the temple curtain was torn from top to bottom at the moment of His death. Bower explains how the Second Adam from above reversed what the first Adam destroyed, making personal sin no longer the issue—only whether one receives God’s forgiveness by faith in Christ.

June 7, 2019: The Seven Signs of Christ’s Soon Return
Bower endorses Dr. Andy Woods’ comprehensive video series examining seven key areas where current world events align with biblical end-times prophecy: Israel, international politics, economics, technology, spirituality, society, and understanding Bible prophecy. He warns that just as Christ condemned the Pharisees for missing signs of His first advent, how much greater the condemnation for those who fail to discern the signs of His second coming today.

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God’s Plan

Bower outlines seven divine interventions in human history: Creation, the Flood, the Incarnation/Redemption, the Rapture (removal of the New Creation), the Second Advent, the Millennial Kingdom and Great White Throne Judgment, and finally the New Heaven and New Earth. This framework demonstrates God’s sovereign plan unfolding through distinct phases of interaction with humanity.

April 6, 2023: Good Friday and Easter Sunday, the Beginning of the End!
Bower explains how Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection forever ended sin as a barrier between God and humanity, symbolized by the temple curtain being torn from top to bottom at the moment of His death. The Second Adam from above reversed what the first Adam destroyed, making personal sin no longer the issue—only whether one receives God’s forgiveness by faith in Christ.

April 11, 2023: God’s Third Intervention, A New Creation!
Discover the “mystery of the church age”—the hidden valley between two prophetic mountain tops that the Old Testament prophets couldn’t see, where God created an entirely new kind of human being indwelt by the Holy Spirit. Bower reveals how on Pentecost AD 33, the Holy Spirit began joining with believers in an unbreakable eternal bond, making them new creations that transcend nationality and ethnicity.

April 14, 2023: God’s Forth Intervention, the Removal of the New Creation! [The Rapture]
Living in the lukewarm Laodicean church age, Bower warns that the sudden removal of millions of Christians worldwide will trigger catastrophic changes, eliminating the United States as a world power and removing the Holy Spirit’s restraining ministry. Learn why he believes we’re approaching the moment when individual temples of the Holy Spirit will be taken to heaven, unleashing unprecedented lawlessness on earth.

April 21, 2023: God’s Fifth Intervention, the Second Advent
The “Times of the Gentiles” will climax with Christ’s return as King of kings after seven years of unimaginable tribulation, preceded by two major battles that reshape the Middle East. Bower traces how the church’s removal triggers the Battle of Psalm 83, leading to Israel’s peace, the Battle of Gog and Magog, and finally the covenant with the Antichrist that begins the countdown to Armageddon.

April 28, 2023: God’s Fifth Intervention Part 2, the Second Advent, Armageddon!
Bower maps out the precise sequence of the Battle of Armageddon, from attacks by southern and northern kingdoms through the massive eastern invasion, culminating in Christ’s visible return that every eye will see. Discover how the awesome spectacle of heaven’s armies following the King of kings will bring the “Times of the Gentiles” to its dramatic close, possibly taking 45 days to restore earth to millennial perfection.

May 5, 2023: God’s Sixth Intervention, the Millennial Kingdom and the Great White Throne, a Test and a Judgment!
After the Marriage Supper of the Lamb celebration, Christ will restore earth to pre-flood perfection where lions eat straw and children play with cobras—yet this ultimate paradise becomes humanity’s final pass/fail test. Bower reveals the shocking truth that even after 1,000 years of perfect environment under Christ’s personal rule, countless people will still choose to follow Satan in his final rebellion, proving the depths of human depravity.

May 12, 2023: God’s Seventh Intervention, the New Heaven and the New Earth
Like trying to describe a modern city to someone living in a mud hut, Bower acknowledges the impossibility of fully comprehending the New Jerusalem—a 1,400-mile cube of pure gold and precious stones descending from heaven. Explore his conviction that God’s refinement by fire will purify creation itself, not destroy it, delivering the groaning earth from corruption into the glorious liberty of God’s children for a timeless eternity.

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The Church Age

The Church Age represents a mystery hidden from Old Testament prophets – a valley between the two mountain peaks of Christ’s first and second advents. Beginning at Pentecost in 33 AD, this age introduced a completely new type of human being: believers indwelt by the Holy Spirit. The Church is composed of both Jews and Gentiles who become a “new creation,” with each believer serving as a temple of God rather than worshiping at a physical temple.

April 19, 2016: The Church of the Expectoration
Bower argues we’re living in the final Laodicean church age (1925 to the Rapture)—the lukewarm era so revolting that Christ will “spit it out of His mouth” and stands outside knocking, waiting to be invited into His own church. Discover his timeline of all seven prophetic church ages from Ephesus (33 AD) through today’s “church of the expectoration,” where Christ Himself is excluded from many congregations.

April 25, 2016: The Church of the Expectoration and the End of the Church Age
In our current age where the name of Jesus increasingly polarizes and the Bible is labeled a “hate book,” Bower reveals how many Laodicean churches will easily transition into the one-world religion after the Rapture removes true believers. He paints an exciting picture of the coming day when every knee will bow and every tongue confess Jesus as Lord—even wondering if we’ll be able to talk with our horses in heaven and hear the animals’ praise!

May 6, 2019: Some Bible Mysteries
Bower explores the mysterious gaps in God’s timeline, from the 56-day period between Israel being set aside and the Church Age beginning, to the likely 5+ year gap between the Rapture and the start of the Tribulation. Learn about the additional 75 days mentioned in Daniel after the Tribulation ends—time Bower believes Christ will use to restore earth to millennial perfection before His 1,000-year reign begins.

May 13, 2019: Some Bible Mysteries Concluded
Even after 1,000 years of Christ’s perfect reign on earth, countless people born during the Millennium will still choose to follow Satan when he’s released, proving that perfect environment has never been humanity’s answer—only the new birth in Christ. Bower concludes with the mystery of mortal nations surviving into the eternal state, where the tree of life will provide eternal life to mortals on the new earth while resurrected saints enjoy their heavenly bodies forever.

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The Rapture

The Rapture is the removal of the Church before the Tribulation begins, described as believers being “caught up” to meet Christ in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17). Bower believes this event is imminent and could occur at any moment, though he suggests God may be waiting for a specific number of predestined believers to complete the Church. After the Rapture, salvation will still be available but under different conditions than the current Church Age.

September 4, 2015: Is there any hope for Salvation after the Rapture of the Church?
Bower addresses concerns about salvation opportunities after the Rapture, explaining that while salvation will still be possible, the Holy Spirit will work differently than in the Church Age – being “with” believers rather than “in” them, similar to Old Testament times.

September 14, 2015: Is there any hope for Salvation after the Rapture of the Church? Concluded
Bower details the massive evangelization that will occur after the Rapture through 144,000 Jewish evangelists, two witnesses, and angelic proclamation, resulting in countless conversions during the Tribulation period.

January 25, 2016: What is Coming Next for the Church and Israel
Bower defends the biblical truth of the Rapture, explaining the Greek word “harpazo” and how the Church Age fits within God’s prophetic timeline, distinguishing between Israel’s remaining seven years and the Church’s completed calling.

February 1, 2016: What is Coming Next for the Church and Israel, continued
Bower explains how the Rapture will trigger the Battle of Psalm 83 as surrounding Islamic nations attack the “Little Satan” (Israel) after America (the “Great Satan”) is incapacitated, followed by God’s earthquake victory creating conditions for temple rebuilding.

February 8, 2016: What is Coming Next for the Church and Israel, concluded
Using the First Advent as a pattern, Bower reveals how Old Testament prophets saw two mountain peaks—Christ as suffering servant and conquering King—but missed the massive valley between them called the Church Age, which will end years before Israel’s final seven begin. Discover why Israel, spiritually dead until the Second Advent, will turn to the Antichrist for protection after the church’s removal, triggering the covenant that starts the Tribulation when Satan is cast to earth and indwells the Antichrist.

September 9, 2020: The Feast of Trumpets 2020
Bower examines whether the 2020 Feast of Trumpets might signal the Rapture, comparing the precise fulfillment of spring feasts at Christ’s First Advent with the yet-to-be-fulfilled fall feasts, though expressing uncertainty about feast-date timing.

September 23, 2020: The Feast of Trumpets 2020 – The Rapture That Didn’t Happen
After the Feast of Trumpets 2020 passed without the Rapture occurring, Bower reflects on why God continues to delay this event, suggesting that the Lord is waiting for the completion of a specific number of predestined believers to be added to the Church before removing it from earth.

May 3, 2021: Living Your Life Filled with Peace and Joy!
Bower explains that earthly life is merely preparation for eternity, describing how the Rapture will trigger end-times events leading to Christ’s Millennial Kingdom and ultimately the New Heaven and Earth where Christians will experience “the glorious liberty of the children of God.”

May 31, 2021: The Days of Noah and the Return of the Lord Jesus Christ
Bower compares end-times conditions to Noah’s day, explaining how the Holy Spirit’s restraining ministry has prevented the world from reaching pre-flood wickedness levels, but after the Rapture, conditions will return to Noah-era depravity.

August 2, 2021: Today’s Christianity, God’s Powerhouse!
While organized churches may stumble, God’s true church—all born-again believers—remains a growing, dynamic powerhouse as the Holy Spirit daily adds thousands to His family before closing the door on this age of grace. The end will come spectacularly with a shout and God’s trumpet, instantly transforming millions who vanish from earth to receive their eternal bodies and be forever free from sin’s troubling presence.

August 9, 2021]: Today’s Christianity, Heaven Bound!
The Rapture will happen so fast—”in the twinkling of an eye”—that there will be no time to even realize it’s occurring; one moment you’re going about your business, the next you’re eternally transformed and with Christ. Bower explains that heaven’s realities are so far beyond our experience that trying to describe them would be like explaining New York City to someone who’s lived their entire life in a mud hut—there’s simply no frame of reference.

December 13, 2021: The Times of the Gentiles Will Come to a Cataclysmic Close!
Examines the end of the times of the Gentiles and its relationship to the Rapture and end times events.

June 13, 2022: Finding Stability in an Unstable World, Part 1!
In a world plagued by strife where “things are not falling apart, but falling into place,” Bower reveals that ALL events—including America’s conspicuous absence from Bible prophecy—are working according to God’s sovereign will for the end times. The sudden removal of all Christians will devastate the United States and serve as the catalyst for the Battle of Psalm 83, potentially dealing America’s death blow as a world power.

July 18, 2022: Saved, Saved, Saved! Why did Christ have to Die?
Bower reveals the shocking truth that humanity’s real sin problem isn’t personal wrongdoing but the fact that we all spiritually died in Adam when he disobeyed in the Garden of Eden—making every human a descendant of Adam’s fallen family who desperately needs spiritual rebirth. Discover why personal sin is irrelevant to your eternal salvation but critical to your Spirit-led life, and why absolutely nothing can separate born-again believers from God’s love.

June 2, 2023: Victory in the Lord Jesus Christ, The Church Caught Up to Heaven!
God has scheduled a specific moment when the last predestined believer will join the body of Christ, triggering the instant removal of the complete church—not one person foreknown by God will be left behind. From God’s perspective the battle is already won, so Christians should rejoice in Christ’s complete victory rather than worry about world events, knowing they’re simply watching a replay of events already settled by God.

February 12, 2024: A Profoundly Shocking Change is Coming!
Comparing our times to Noah’s day, Bower warns that after 6,000 years since creation and 4,344+ years since the flood, another worldwide divine intervention is imminent—the sudden disappearance of millions that will make the Noahic flood look small by comparison. By the time born-again Christians realize something extraordinary is happening to them, their transformation will already be complete and they’ll be eternally with the Lord Jesus Christ.

April 22, 2024: Where is the USA in Bible Prophecy?
Explores why the United States is absent from biblical prophecy and how this relates to the impact of the Rapture.

September 30, 2024: Will the Feast of Trumpets 2024 Signal the Removal of the Church?
With compelling prophetic arguments pointing to October 3-4, 2024, Bower examines whether this Feast of Trumpets could signal the Rapture, noting that Christ fulfilled the spring feasts on their exact dates during His first advent. Though he welcomes the possibility (“I would welcome the Rapture before I finish typing this sentence”), he remains cautiously skeptical while acknowledging that all signs are in place with no unfulfilled prophecies remaining before the church’s removal.

October 7, 2024: The Feast of Trumpets 2024 – Yet Another Rapture That Didn’t Happen
At 91 years old, Bower remains hopeful he may be part of the last generation as God patiently waits for every predestined soul to join the church before the Rapture occurs. He explains how the Church Age remains a mystery valley of unknown length between the two mountain peaks the Old Testament prophets could see—Christ’s First and Second Advents—with each Christian becoming a temple of flesh and bone indwelt by God’s Holy Spirit.

August 13, 2025: Will the Feast of Trumpets 2025 Have a Special Significance? Is There Something Different this Year?
The 2025 Feast of Trumpets marks the seventh and final occurrence of a rare 2,550-day prophetic alignment between the Feast of Trumpets and Day of Atonement seven years later—a pattern that has only happened seven times since Israel’s 1948 rebirth. With the biblical significance of the number seven and his growing weariness of “sin and death,” Bower wonders if this could finally be the year, noting that if the Tribulation begins on September 22nd, the Rapture must occur before then.

September 9, 2025: A Possible End-Time Scenario for September, 2025
Drawing parallels to Noah’s day when God sealed the ark door seven days before the flood, Bower speculates that if the Feast of Trumpets (September 22-23) marks something significant, Christians might be “moved to safety” on September 16-17, seven days prior. He envisions this chaos triggering attacks on both America (the “Great Satan”) and Israel, but while God promises to protect Israel, America has no such divine guarantee—potentially making this Rosh Hashanah the beginning of Israel’s long-awaited spiritual restoration.

September 15, 2025: A Possible End-Time Scenario for September, 2025 as We Continue to Speculate
Writing in September 2025, Bower speculates that this Rosh Hashanah could mark the beginning of Israel’s spiritual restoration after exactly 77 years since 1948, with the Rapture potentially occurring September 16-17 followed quickly by the Battle of Psalm 83. He connects the dots between the church’s removal, worldwide chaos, Israel’s divine protection leading to peace, and eventually the covenant with the Antichrist—acknowledging this is speculation but noting “we don’t have long to wait” to see if he’s right.

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The Tribulation

The seven-year Tribulation represents the completion of Daniel’s 70th week and Israel’s final period of testing. This period will feature unprecedented global judgment, the rise of the Antichrist, and the fulfillment of many Old Testament prophecies. The Tribulation serves as both judgment on a Christ-rejecting world and purification for Israel before their national conversion.

July 21, 2013: Dangerous Times Ahead?
With society displaying all the characteristics Paul warned about in 2 Timothy 3—lovers of themselves, money, and pleasure rather than God—Bower argues we’re witnessing the beginning of end-times conditions, from terrorist threats to civil unrest blocking Houston freeways. Rather than getting distracted by crusades against social “isms,” he urges Christians to follow Paul’s example and maintain laser focus on “Jesus Christ and him crucified,” since social ills are merely symptoms of humanity’s core sin problem.

July 27, 2013: Dangerous Times, Christianity, and the Bible, by David Bower
As Christianity becomes an increasingly popular target and biblical values grow “politically incorrect,” Bower reveals the secret to thriving in changing times: understanding that “David Bower died a long time ago” and Christ now lives his life. He compares the Christian life to being a passenger in a car driven by the omnipotent Creator—not knowing if He’ll stop, go, or turn, but trusting completely in His perfect decisions and abundant grace.

August 2, 2013: Preparation for Dangerous Times, by David Bower
Bower exposes the shocking truth that personal sin is far bigger than we imagine—everything that doesn’t come from faith is sin, including normal human reactions like fear, doubt, and anger. He reveals God’s simple solution: confess your sins as many times daily as needed to restore the Holy Spirit’s power, because while your salvation is secure, your Spirit-led life and the fruit of the Spirit hang in the balance with each unconfessed sin.

December 13, 2021: The Times of the Gentiles Will Come to a Cataclysmic Close!
The Rapture will trigger devastation unlike anything the world has ever seen, followed seven years later by the most spectacular sight in history: Christ leading heaven’s armies on white horses in a mighty procession that all nations will witness. Bower marvels that the Lord’s weapon of choice will be His words—just as He spoke creation into existence, He will speak judgment and destruction at His Second Advent, striking down nations with the sword that proceeds from His mouth.

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On the Antichrist

The Antichrist will emerge during the Tribulation as a world leader who initially appears to bring peace but ultimately reveals his satanic nature. He will make a covenant with Israel, break it at the midpoint of the seven years, and demand worship as god. His reign represents the culmination of satanic deception and opposition to God’s plan.

February 1, 2019: Satanism and the Antichrist part 1
Bower reveals Satan’s true nature as a deceptive problem-solver rather than a fearsome figure, tracing his fall from Lucifer through his “five I wills” and explaining how America’s moral decline removes it from end-times prominence.

February 8, 2019: Satanism and the Antichrist, concluded
After the church’s removal creates worldwide chaos, Satan will provide a charismatic Antichrist who initially appears as a problem-solving deliverer for three and a half years before being indwelt by Satan and demanding worship as God. Bower reveals that perfect environment has never solved humanity’s problem, as evidenced by both Adam’s disobedience in Eden and the future rebellion at the end of Christ’s perfect millennial reign—proving mankind’s problem is internal, not environmental.

February 15, 2019: Racism, Satanic Deception in Action!
Responding to a Nigerian Christian’s question about his race, Bower declares that there are only two classes of people that matter—the spiritually alive and spiritually dead—making racial distinctions completely irrelevant since all humans descend from Adam through Noah. He exposes racism as Satan’s masterful distraction from the only issue that truly matters: whether someone has been born again, calling racial conflict a prime example of Satanic deception hiding spiritual realities.

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The Second Coming / The Second Advent

Christ’s Second Advent will occur at the end of the seven-year Tribulation, marking the end of the Times of the Gentiles. This event will establish Christ’s millennial kingdom on earth, fulfill promises made to Israel, and bring judgment upon the nations. The Second Coming differs from the Rapture in that it involves Christ coming to earth rather than meeting believers in the air.

August 16, 2021: Tomorrow’s Christianity, Returning to Earth
After seven years of unprecedented tribulation devastate the earth, Christ will return to defeat Satan at Armageddon and spend 45 mysterious days restoring the planet to pre-flood perfection for His millennial reign. Bower marvels that even after 1,000 years of environmental and governmental perfection under Christ’s personal rule, countless people will still rebel when Satan is released, conclusively proving that changing external circumstances has never been the answer to humanity’s internal sin problem.

January 7, 2022: The Times of the Gentiles Will Come to a Cataclysmic Close with the Triumphant Second Advent of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Bower speculates that Christ first defeats the armies at Armageddon with His long-range sword (the rhomphaia) while descending from heaven, then dismounts His white horse to stand on the Mount of Olives, splitting it in two. He notes that while Christ uses a long-range sword for warfare, Christians fighting today’s spiritual battles are equipped with the same powerful weapon—God’s Word—but in close-combat form, the machaira designed for hand-to-hand combat.

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The Resurrection

Bower teaches two resurrections: the first resurrection includes all believers from throughout history who will be raised to eternal life with God, occurring in phases (Christ as firstfruits, the Church at the Rapture, Old Testament and Tribulation saints later). The second resurrection involves unbelievers who will be raised for judgment at the Great White Throne before being cast into the Lake of Fire.

March 8, 2021: Death and Resurrection, Part 1, Death, Your Great Leap into Eternity!
Bower reveals the shocking truth that Adam’s disobedience didn’t just kill him—it killed every human descendant including you and me, making death our universal destiny as punishment for Adam’s sin. Using Jesus’ parable of Lazarus and the rich man, he explains that at death, the redeemed go to be with Christ while the lost enter torments in Hades, existing as spiritual beings without bodies until their future resurrections.

March 15, 2021: Death and Resurrection, Part 2, the First Resurrection to God and Heaven
Bower maps out God’s intricate resurrection plan: four stages and five groups, beginning with Christ as “First Fruits” and continuing with the church’s rapture, followed by Old Testament and Tribulation saints after Christ’s Second Advent. Discover why the church will return with Christ as part of heaven’s armies on white horses, and learn about the mysterious 75 additional days mentioned in Daniel that may be when God restores earth to perfection.

April 5, 2021: Death and Resurrection, Part 3, the Second Resurrection to the Lake of Fire
After 1,000 years of Christ’s perfect millennial reign, countless people born during that era will still choose to follow Satan in his final rebellion, proving that perfect environment cannot cure the human heart’s rebellion against God. Bower concludes with the terrifying reality of the Great White Throne Judgment, where all whose names aren’t in the Book of Life face eternal torment in a lake of burning sulfur—noting that after 1,000 years of torment, the Beast and False Prophet still retain their individual identities.

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The Final Battle Series

The end times will culminate in a series of battles, including the War of Gog and Magog and ultimately Armageddon. These conflicts represent Satan’s final attempts to thwart God’s plan and will result in the complete defeat of evil forces. The battles demonstrate that despite apparent earthly chaos, God remains sovereignly in control of history’s conclusion.

October 23, 2017: The Coming Family Celebration
Bower transforms the fearsome “Judgment Seat of Christ” into a joyous family celebration where believers—free from sin natures and filled with the fruit of the Spirit—rejoice together as family members receive rewards for their Spirit-led works. Like a loving parent cleaning mud off a beloved child or athletes receiving awards, this will be a time of thanksgiving and celebration, not condemnation, as the refiner’s fire burns away dead works and leaves only pure gold.

January 3, 2018: Satan Attacks, It’s All True, All of It! Part 3
After 1,656 years of perfect pre-flood conditions, Satan’s corruption of human DNA prompted God’s catastrophic judgment—the worldwide flood that instantly transformed earth’s climate, froze mammoths with flowers still in their stomachs, and created the hostile world we know today. Bower explains how Noah’s eight survivors faced a planet of extremes without the protective water vapor canopy, causing human lifespans to plummet from hundreds of years to our current mortality.

January 9, 2018: The Battle for the Earth, It’s All True, All of it! Part 4
The Mosaic Law was never meant to save anyone but to prove humanity’s hopeless inability to meet God’s standards—if Adam couldn’t obey one command, what hope did his descendants have with ten? After 400 years of prophetic silence, the Trinity’s precisely scripted plan unfolded with Christ’s First Advent, followed by the church age that will end dramatically with the Rapture and seven years of unprecedented tribulation.

January 16, 2018: Perfection on Earth and Fire from Heaven, It’s All True, All of it! Part 5
Even after 1,000 years of Christ’s perfect reign in ideal conditions, countless people born during the Millennium will still reject Him and follow Satan in his final rebellion, proving that perfect environment cannot cure the human sin nature. Bower reveals the chilling detail that after 1,000 years of torment in the Lake of Fire, the Beast and False Prophet remain identifiable individuals—a sobering reminder of hell’s eternal reality.

January 23, 2018: The Final Judgment, It’s All True, All of it! Part 6
At the Great White Throne Judgment, the earth and sky will flee from God’s presence, leaving the unrepentant in a black void facing only their Judge who will condemn them to eternal torment in burning sulfur—absolutely nothing is worth that fate. Bower suggests that rather than destroying creation, God may use refiner’s fire to purify it, allowing the groaning creation to finally join God’s children in glorious freedom, possibly including the precious animals that have suffered under sin’s curse.

January 29, 2018: The Coming Glory, It’s All True, All of it! Concluded
Like David in Psalm 139, Bower acknowledges that eternity’s glories are “too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand,” yet invites readers to dream of ruling with Christ across star systems as mankind spreads throughout the universe. With sin natures gone forever and serving as happy, productive leaders under King Jesus, Christians will play key roles in a theocratic kingdom that spans the cosmos—a fresh start for humanity that will be a complete success this time.

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The Millennium

September 19, 2016: The Mystery of the Nations in the Millennium, part 1
The millennial kingdom will begin with only believers—both mortal survivors of the tribulation and resurrected saints—but the mortal “sheep” from Christ’s judgment will have children who still possess fallen sin natures. Bower emphasizes that despite 1,000 years of perfect environment and Satan being bound, many born during this era will still reject Christ as Savior, definitively disproving the notion that perfect surroundings can produce perfect people.

September 26, 2016: The Mystery of the Nations in the Millennium, part 2
When Satan is released after 1,000 years, he quickly gathers rebels “like sand on the seashore” who attack God’s people, only to be devoured by fire from heaven in numbers so staggering that Bower can barely imagine the horror. While the Bible understates this catastrophic event in typically prosaic language, he speculates that vastly more people will have been saved during the kingdom age, becoming the “nations” who are preserved through the destruction of the old heaven and earth to populate the new creation.

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The Final Judgment

November 23, 2011: How Will You Feel When Heavenly Rewards are Given?
Bower transforms the fearsome concept of Christ’s judgment seat into a joyful family celebration where believers—free from sin natures and filled with perfect love—will rejoice together like fans in the stands cheering for their winning team. Rather than feeling jealous or left out when other Christians receive rewards, believers will experience pure joy and thanksgiving as family members are recognized, making the Bema more like an Olympic awards ceremony than a courtroom trial.

January 30, 2012: Heavenly Rewards Redux, by David Bower
Getting to heaven is strictly pass-fail with all who pass receiving perfect scores through Christ’s imputed righteousness—no grading on curves or barely squeaking by. Bower emphasizes that the Judgment Seat of Christ has nothing to do with salvation but everything to do with whether our earthly works were done in the Holy Spirit’s power for God’s glory or in our own strength for self-honor, with believers experiencing perfect unity and zero jealousy as they celebrate each other’s achievements.

February 6, 2012: Heavenly Rewards Redux Conclusion, by David Bower
Drawing from his peaceful retirement experience where he feels no envy toward world leaders or prominent figures, Bower reasons that if we can generally be content now despite our sin natures, we’ll have perfect peace in heaven regardless of our assigned roles. Whether tending gardens, watching animals, or ruling planets, believers will be completely delighted with their eternal assignments and experience total joy in serving the Lord in whatever capacity He chooses.

February 1, 2013: Death, Deaths, and the Second Death, by David Bower
Most people wrongly think Abel’s murder was the first death in Scripture, but Bower reveals it was actually Adam and Eve’s instant spiritual death when Adam disobeyed God—a death that killed the entire human race in him through federal headship. He explains the terrifying reality of the “second death” where those who reject Christ receive indestructible bodies to suffer eternal torment in the Lake of Fire, making this age of grace our only opportunity to escape through faith in Jesus Christ.

April 8, 2016: Judgment Day is Coming!
The Judgment Seat of Christ is like a judge’s stand at a sporting event where winners receive awards—not a criminal court where salvation is at stake—with the refiner’s fire burning away works done in the flesh (wood, hay, straw) while preserving Spirit-led works (gold, silver, jewels). Bower envisions believers with resurrected, sin-free bodies celebrating like fans in the stands as family members receive their rewards, concluding with C.T. Studd’s powerful poem: “Only one life, ’twill soon be past, only what’s done for Christ will last.”

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The New Heaven and New Earth

After the Millennium and final judgment, God will create a new heaven and new earth where righteousness dwells permanently. This represents the eternal state where God’s people will dwell with Him forever in perfect fellowship, with the New Jerusalem serving as the eternal dwelling place for the redeemed.

September 27, 2011: The New Heaven and the New Earth, Part 1
Bower challenges readers to imagine the ultimate beauty and glory God has planned, comparing it to idealized earthly environments like Disney World and Rivendell, but emphasizing that God’s creation will infinitely surpass human imagination.

September 30, 2011. The New Heaven and the New Earth, Part 2
Bower argues that Christ simply needs to “relax His grip on creation” for it to dissolve with fervent heat as described in 2 Peter 3:10, since Colossians 1:17 tells us “in him all things hold together.” Rejecting evolutionary timescales, he insists the new heaven and earth will be created just as quickly as the original—in six days or even six seconds if God chooses.

September 2, 2011: The New Heaven and the New Earth, Part 3
Despite the destruction of the old heaven and earth, certain elements will carry over to the new creation: the New Jerusalem, angelic beings, mortal believers, resurrected saints, and even the Lake of Fire—though God doesn’t reveal how this preservation will occur. Bower acknowledges the difficulty John faced describing eternity.

October 7, 2011: The New Heaven and the New Earth, Part 4
The massive New Jerusalem—1,500 miles square and high, possibly cube or pyramid shaped—will descend from its millennial orbit around earth to rest permanently on the new earth’s surface. While the city won’t need sun or moon because God’s glory will illuminate it with no night, Bower believes these celestial bodies will still exist in the new heavens, their light simply unnecessary in the presence of divine radiance.

October 10, 2011: The New Heaven and the New Earth, Part 5 – by David Bower
The river of life flowing from God’s throne will nourish trees of life bearing twelve kinds of fruit monthly, with leaves for the “healing” (better translated as “health-giving”) of the mysterious “nations”—likely Gentile believers who survive the millennium. Bower speculates God will revive the Edenic pattern where mortals live forever via the tree of life and multiply to populate many habitable planets throughout the new heavens, fulfilling His original plan without sin’s interference.

October 14, 2011: The New Heaven and the New Earth, Part 6 – by David Bower
As children of God and joint heirs with Christ, the church will have remarkably busy eternal lives combining royal administrative duties, priestly intercessory roles, and judicial authority over angels—a departure from Old Testament separation of king and priest roles. Bower compares exploring eternity’s mysteries to walking along a San Diego beach trying to understand the Pacific Ocean, but remains convinced that like Adam in Eden, believers will have meaningful work assignments perfectly suited by their Designer.

September 12, 2016: Your Royal Priesthood now and in the New Universe!
Bower marvels that every born-again believer is currently a royal priest with the incarnate Holy Spirit dwelling within them, yet most Christians fail to grasp this spiritual reality that would make their “heads spin” if truly understood. He speculates that like trying to explain New York City to jungle dwellers in mud huts, describing eternal royal priesthood duties is nearly impossible due to our limited frame of reference, though he’s certain we’ll be remarkably busy in administrative and priestly roles.

October 3, 2016: The Mystery of the Nations in the New Universe
The mysterious “nations” mentioned in Revelation—likely mortal believers preserved from the millennium—will enjoy restored Edenic innocence with kings having glory and no more death, though possibly continued births and population growth. Bower envisions these nations spreading across many habitable planets in the new heavens, all working meaningful jobs since God gave Adam work to do even in paradise, making the new universe “a busy, happy place.”

April 3, 2017: A Glorious New World is Coming
Drawing parallels to Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction, Bower describes Christians as “a work in progress” undergoing inevitable transformation, with even creation itself groaning in anticipation of release from sin’s curse. While believers battle spiritual warfare as soldiers on Satan’s battlefield, they have the Holy Spirit as reinforcement and the certainty of victory, making current sufferings nothing compared to the coming glory when they’ll see God with their own eyes in perfect freedom from death and decay.

August 23, 2021: The Future’s Christianity, the New Heaven and the New Earth, Part 1
Discusses Christianity’s ultimate destiny in the eternal state of the new heaven and new earth.

August 30, 2021: The Eternity in Your Future, the New Heaven and the New Earth, Part 2
Provides detailed description of the New Jerusalem, its dimensions and features, and speculations about eternal life including mankind’s potential expansion to the stars and distant galaxies.

January 19, 2024: The New Jerusalem, Our Forever Home!
Using the analogy of rescue cats finding their forever home, Bower describes how Christians are currently living as aliens on Satan’s battlefield while longing by faith for their true home – the New Jerusalem being prepared by Christ.

January 29, 2024: Longing for the New Jerusalem
Drawing from 71 years of marriage, Bower reflects that “home is not a place, it is a person”—just as his dwelling feels unsatisfying without his beloved wife, the New Jerusalem will feel like home because of Christ’s presence there. He poses an intriguing question about why the Holy Spirit isn’t mentioned in Revelation 21:22’s temple description, speculating that since Christians are collectively the Holy Spirit’s temple now and forever, we ourselves may be His eternal dwelling place in the New Jerusalem.

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