This Could Be the Day!
Digital Prophecy Outreach
Right now.
At this very moment, we could see the Lord return and hear the trumpet blast.
This could be the day!
We know what God has said about the End Times, and it gives us hope—a light at the end of the tunnel. But today, we must also be the light in the tunnel. Many are lost and afraid of the future. They sense what the pages of prophecy reveal: Time is running out.
Like never before, we have a sacred trust to offer hope and reach the lost. The world needs Jesus, and the saints need to be equipped with prophetic answers straight from Scripture. That is the heart behind Turning Point’s new prophecy website.
This Could Be the Day! might be the most significant online outreach we have ever launched.
As a dual–purpose digital platform, This Could Be the Day! will equip believers with practical, prophetic answers to the troubling events of our day. Meanwhile, those asking difficult questions about these dark days will find biblical answers… and hope.
Think of this new online outreach as a prophecy master class, providing meaningful insights into key biblical topics, such as:
- The next events on the prophetic calendar
- Facts about the Rapture and Tribulation
- The role of Old Testament prophecy in our world today
- What we know about the mark of the Beast
- Practical ways to prepare for the Last Days
- And much more!
You won’t want to miss a second. Together we can shine the light of prophetic hope in the tunnel of today’s circumstances and boldly proclaim the powerful message that this could be the day!
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About Dr. David Jeremiah
Dr. David Jeremiah is one of America’s most trusted Bible teachers. For more than 39 years he has helped millions deepen their understanding of the Bible through 4,552 daily Turning Point Radio releases and a daily Turning Point Television program that reaches millions of people globally.
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Request Now >What Is Prophecy?
From cover to cover, the Bible teems with prophecy. Some prophetic words provide comfort and encouragement during ordeals. Others pierce our hearts and move us to action.
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Apocalypse or End Times
The Apocalypse encompasses the prophetic events described in the book of Revelation that surround Jesus Christ’s appearance.
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All prophecies either point to Jesus Christ’s arrival two thousand years ago or His return at the end of time. His first appearance fulfilled more than three hundred prophecies, giving us great confidence in those that remain.
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Prophecy fulfills two purposes. It can teach, encourage, and comfort Christians by applying God’s truth to current circumstances (1 Corinthians 14:3) or describe events that will happen in the future.
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What the Church Age means for you…today
Jesus appointed His followers to share His teachings with others. Until He returns, we have an urgent responsibility to carry His message to our family, friends, neighbors, nation, and the ends of the earth.
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What Is the Difference Between the Rapture and the Second Coming?
This is one of the greatest misconceptions about prophecy. The Rapture and the Second Coming are often confused, but they are distinct events, with distinct purposes, on God’s prophetic timeline.
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Christ's Return
Jesus Christ’s return will occur in two stages. First, He will call all believers to join Him in heaven. Then, He will return to defeat the Antichrist and rule the earth in righteousness seven years later.
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All who trust Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will stand before His Judgment Seat, in heaven, to be judged and rewarded.
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In the book of Revelation, God reveals details about the future that we would not otherwise know. It gives us a snapshot of the world’s final days.
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What the Rapture means for you…today
For Christians, the Rapture is a source of hope. All who have lost loved ones to the sting of death can find comfort in the knowledge that they will see them again. Knowing Jesus promised to return for us provides strength during difficult times.
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What Is the Tribulation?
During the Tribulation, evil will flourish. God’s wrath toward the wicked will be revealed.
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666 or Mark of the Beast
The False Prophet and the Antichrist will require people to wear a mark during the End Times. It will be the only way to buy or sell goods, and it will permanently alienate its bearers from God.
See More >Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
These agents represent the first four judgments God will release on the earth during the Tribulation. They symbolize the Antichrist, bloodshed, famine, and death.
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A star or meteor called Wormwood will sideswipe earth during the Tribulation, turning one-third of the earth’s water into a deadly poisonous liquid.
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What the Tribulation means for you…today
In Matthew 24, Jesus described several ominous signs of the end of the age. Christians will not suffer the Tribulation, but the Church may experience part of the turmoil leading up to it. Worsening conditions remind us to carry out the Lord’s work until He returns.
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4 Practical Ways to Prepare for Christ’s Return
Consider this: One day, Jesus Christ will return to earth as the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, and He will claim the most decisive victory this world has ever seen.
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Antichrist or the Beast From the Sea
Global power will consolidate under one ruler during the Tribulation. He will directly oppose Christ and ruthlessly persecute anyone who becomes a Christian.
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The Tribulation period will end abruptly when Jesus Christ defeats the forces of evil in earth’s final battle—the Battle of Armageddon.
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The prophet Isaiah predicted that a Suffering Servant would bear the world’s sins. Jesus Christ fulfilled this prophecy when He died on the cross for our sins and rose to life three days later.
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What the Second Coming means for you…today
As Christ’s return draws nearer, opportunities to respond to the Gospel or obey God’s Word become fewer. We will want Him to find us extending His love to those around us and actively participating in the Church as we patiently await His return.
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What Is the Millennium?
7 Answers to 7 Questions
Can you imagine a world with no fear? No disease? No pain? No worry? That is what God’s people can look forward to during the Millennial Kingdom.
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Remnant or 144,000
These individuals will be Jews who accept Jesus Christ as their Savior during the Tribulation and proclaim the truth.
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Anyone appointed by God to communicate His Truth with absolute fidelity is a prophet. A true prophet never contradicts Scripture, and their predictions are always accurate.
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Many who embrace Jesus Christ during the Tribulation will be killed because of their faith, for which they will be eternally rewarded.
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What the Millennium means for you…today
Jesus taught His disciples to pray, “Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). That prayer remains unanswered. At the start of the Millennium, God’s kingdom will come to earth. Until then, we look forward to that day!
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The Great White Throne Judgment
Who, When, How
After the events of the Tribulation and the Battle of Armageddon, it would be tempting to think things couldn't possibly get any worse. For some, that will be true.
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Lake of Fire
The Antichrist, the False Prophet, Satan, Death, Hades, and all who do not know Jesus as their Savior will spend eternity in the lake of fire.
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This religious leader will use his influence to implement the mark of the Beast and unite the world under the Antichrist’s leadership during the Tribulation.
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Satan has opposed God’s plans since Eden. Revelation 12 describes his final assault against Israel and her Messiah (Jesus), which will result in his utter defeat.
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What the Great White Throne Judgment means for you…today
Everyone who stands trial at the Great White Throne will be found guilty of violating God’s law and sentenced to unending torment in the lake of fire. But there is good news! By accepting Jesus Christ’s gift of salvation now, we can avoid this day of judgment.
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13 Glimpses of Heaven
God will make all things new, and He will reverse the curse of sin forever.
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New Jerusalem
Once the Lord purifies the world, the city of heaven with its streets of gold and pearly gates will come out of the clouds and rest on earth. God and His people will reside there for eternity.
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This term can refer to Mount Zion in Jerusalem or New Jerusalem. When Jesus returns, He will stand on Mount Zion and welcome God’s children into the heavenly city.
See More >Witnesses
During the first half of the Tribulation, God will send two prophets to call the world to repent of ungodliness. Many scholars believe Elijah and Moses are the two witnesses.
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What the New Heaven & New Earth mean for you…today
When we realize the earth will be our eternal home, we gain a renewed sense of responsibility for it. God will restore the world after the End Times, but for now, He has commissioned us to love and care for this planet (Genesis 1:26). Let’s be responsible ecologists as we anticipate a beautiful future.
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Every prophetic event casts its shadow. While the event itself happens in a moment, there are visible shadows of that event prior to its occurrence. For example, the seven-year period known as the Tribulation will begin in a single moment with the Rapture of the Church. While the Church will not be on earth to experience the difficult days of the Tribulation, the storm clouds of that period will gather long before it begins. Discerning believers will watch for signs of looming prophetic events.
Revelation 13 contains details about the Antichrist’s False Prophet, who will appear on the world stage around the mid-point of the seven-year Tribulation period. If the Rapture were to occur tomorrow, the events of Revelation 13 would happen three to four years later. Given the short time frame, the Church will likely witness shadows leading up to the actual events of Revelation 13. Even now, there are indications of shadows forming on the horizon.
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Like the Antichrist, Scripture describes the False Prophet as a beast. Revelation 13:11 describes him as looking like a lamb but speaking like a dragon. Satan will cause his False Prophet to appear meek, but he will have the heart of a destroyer. Jesus said to beware of false prophets who “come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves” (Matthew 7:15). This False Prophet will be the epitome of every false prophet who has ever lived.
Wherever there is a vacuum of true religion, political power will marry itself to false religion to give itself a mark of acceptability.
The Antichrist and the False Prophet are paired significantly. The former will focus on politics, while the latter will emphasize religion. In the Tribulation, with the absence of Christianity, a false religion will be necessary to solidify the political power of the Antichrist. Wherever there is a vacuum of true religion, political power will marry itself to false religion to give itself a mark of acceptability. Even Communism has a religion called atheism or materialism. It grieves me when I hear someone say, “One religion is as good as another,” because I know that person does not understand the Bible.
The beastly prophet will be a religious leader, pointing people toward the Antichrist, just as the Holy Spirit points people toward Jesus Christ. He will be like many false prophets of our day—dispensing what people want to hear instead of the truth they need to hear. He will attract large crowds as false prophets usually do. But in a day of trouble like the Great Tribulation, this seemingly peaceful preacher will metamorphize into a monster.
During the Great Tribulation, Satan will use the False Prophet’s religion to unite the world under the leadership of the Antichrist.
The Deeds of the Prophet (Revelation 13:13)
The False Prophet will have the power to counterfeit some of God’s miracles, including calling down fire from heaven. Not only is this power associated with God in the Old Testament, but it will also evoke a strong connection with the prophet Elijah (1 Kings 18:38; 2 Kings 2:11). Whatever God does, Satan seeks to counterfeit. Since God often revealed Himself by fire, the False Prophet will attempt to validate his own works with fire.
Whatever God does, Satan seeks to counterfeit.
The Deception of the Prophet (Revelation 13:14-15)
The False Prophet will deceive people into building an image that will be used as a focal point for worshiping the Antichrist. I believe this image will be set up in the city of Jerusalem as a counterfeit to the temple of God. We do not know what the image will be, but I believe it will be a large structure, not just an effigy on a coin or similar symbol. I believe it will become a gathering place for those coming to worship the Beast.
The False Prophet’s powers will be impressive. He will make the image speak. Satan cannot give life, so the image will not come alive. It will only appear to be alive because of its speech. Some say it is ventriloquism; others say it will be a computer chip that speaks much as our cars and computers talk to us today. Through whatever means, the False Prophet will make the image seem alive. I can imagine people gathering at this location every day to hear what the image says. The media will carry the image’s speeches each day in the news; it will become a focal point of every person’s day. I believe this image is the “abomination of desolation” Jesus spoke of in Matthew 24:15. When this image is set up in Jerusalem, the disciples of Jesus will know that the Great Tribulation is about to begin. At this time, Jesus said His people should flee Jerusalem because things will become much worse than they ever have been before. The Beast’s image will serve as a signal to those with eyes to see and ears to hear.
The Demand of the Prophet (Revelation 13:16-18)
In addition to his religious agenda, the False Prophet will direct the Antichrist’s sweeping economic program. A keystone of this program will be the requirement for everyone to receive a mark on their hand or forehead. This mark is yet another attempt at counterfeiting God’s power. During the Tribulation, the Lord will preserve His people who carry an identifying mark on their foreheads (Revelation 7:3; 14:1). What God does, Satan imitates.
The False Prophet will direct the Antichrist’s sweeping economic program.
The word for “mark” in the original text (Greek charagma) refers to the Roman use of a seal or mark connected with the emperor, which conveyed official sanction. So the Beast will use a charagma to identify those loyal to him. Anyone without the mark will be deemed a traitor and boycotted by the commercial system the Beast controls. Unable to purchase what they need, those without the mark will die from exposure, starvation, or illness. During World War II, money wasn’t enough to buy necessary items, so the government issued rations. Ration cards were required for purchasing scarce items. That rationing was a temporary means to support our country’s war effort, but it will be permanent under the Beast’s reign. All the money in the world won’t be enough to buy bread if you don’t have the mark of the Beast.
What is portrayed is a tremendous union in which capital and labor are both subject to the control and direction of one man. Anyone who is outside that vast combination will be ruthlessly boycotted; no one will work for him or employ him; no one will purchase his produce or sell goods to him; trade and commerce will close their doors to him. Bankruptcy and starvation face such a man.
—Fred A. Talford
The Decision Demanded by the Mark
We often think that only those without the mark will suffer, but those with the mark will suffer as well (see Revelation 14:9-11). People will face a choice: Reject the mark and suffer at the hands of the Beast; accept the mark and suffer at the hands of God. Each person on earth will have to choose which is worse—to suffer the temporary wrath of the Beast but receive the eternal favor of God, or receive the temporary favor of the Beast but suffer the eternal wrath of God.
People will face a choice: Reject the mark and suffer at the hands of the Beast; accept the mark and suffer at the hands of God.
The Distinction of the Mark
Revelation 13:18 tells us that the Beast’s number is 666. Students of prophecy have made many fanciful observations about this number. For instance, it first appears in the Bible in verse “18,” which is 6+6+6. Goliath was six cubits tall, his spear’s head weighed six shekels, and he had six pieces of armor. Nebuchadnezzar’s statue in Daniel was 60 cubits tall, six cubits wide, and six musical instruments summoned the worshipers. These and similar observations are just that—observations. They tell us nothing about the meaning of the number of the Beast. No one knows what 666 means.
The Deficiency of the Mark
Numbers in the Bible have significance. The number “seven” is associated with the completion or perfection of God’s acts, while the number “six” is associated with man (created on the sixth day, must work for six out of seven days, etc.). To triple that number (666) could simply be a way to indicate the Beast is the ultimate in human ingenuity—the best man can be apart from God. It is worth noting that six will always fall short of seven. Even at his best, man will always fall short of God’s perfection. Whatever the number 666 means, and however the mark of the Beast will be configured and applied to humans during the Great Tribulation, it will encompass this: The evidence of man’s attempts to glorify, even deify himself, as a final act of rebellion against God. Man’s kingdom, not God’s Kingdom, will dominate the Tribulation.
I read a story once about Johann Sebastian Bach, the great German composer. Apparently, he was a sound sleeper who was difficult to wake. His children discovered that the best way to wake him was to go to the piano and play a few measures of some composition but leave off the very last note or chord. Their father would instantly arise and go to the piano to strike the final chord. The one thing he could not tolerate was an incomplete piece of music. It had to reach its proper conclusion. The great preacher, Donald Grey Barnhouse, from whom I heard that story, said he tried it in his own home. Playing “Silent Night” on the piano, he stopped just shy of the final note—then listened. Upstairs he heard his son trying to find that last note on his harmonica. Another of his children was singing the last line and adding the final note. Someone else called out, “Did you do that on purpose?”
The Lord Jesus Christ is a “Perfect Seven,” as are all who find refuge in Him for eternity.
“Six,” especially “666,” reminds us that something is missing—the story has not yet reached its conclusion. A man whose mark is “666” will arise on the world stage for a few short moments before facing God’s judgment. Like a song without a final note, the Antichrist will not bring history to its proper end. Only the true God, through the Lord Jesus Christ, can do that. He is a “Perfect Seven,” as are all who find refuge in Him for eternity.
Application
1. Match the members of the divine Trinity with the members of the Satanic trinity who will try to counterfeit the work of God:
Divine Trinity | Satanic Trinity |
God the Father | The False Prophet |
God the Son | Satan |
God the Holy Spirit | The Antichrist |
2. How is the Antichrist coming back to life after being mortally wounded a counterfeit miracle similar to a divine miracle? (Revelation 13:3)
3. Read Daniel 3:1-30.
- What did Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon set up in “the plain of Dura”? (verse 1)
- What became the law in Babylon concerning the image? (Verses 4-6)
- How did the people of Babylon respond to the law? (Verse 7)
- How did Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego respond to the law? (Verse 12)
- How does this story so far parallel that of Revelation 13:11-14?
- With what punishment did Nebuchadnezzar threaten the three, and how did they respond? (Verses 15-18)
- What was the result of their punishment? (Verses 25-27)
- How will believers during the Tribulation likely face a similar option as the three in Babylon? (Revelation 13:15-17)
- What have you already learned in this study about believers during the Tribulation? Does God rescue them as He did the three in Babylon? (Revelation 6:9)
- How do you respond to the idea of being threatened for your faith? What would it take for you to resist submission to an ungodly edict?
4. What did Paul do regularly in his ministry? (2 Corinthians 12:12)
- What does the phrase “of an apostle” mean? What were the signs supposed to validate?
- How successful had some false apostles been at gaining authority among the churches? (2 Corinthians 11:13-15) Who was behind their false authority?
- Why is it not impossible to find people in awe of the False Prophet’s power during the Tribulation? (Revelation 13:13)
- How does James 1:16 serve as a timeless warning when it comes to displays of power?
Did You Know?
The idea that a government could assign a “mark” to the world’s population should not come as a surprise. For decades, Americans have not been able to make large purchases or investments without a Social Security number. A newer development, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), is used to monitor the flow of goods and services, track farm animals, track passports, and monitor cars on toll roads. The technology consists of a tiny silicon chip that responds to radio frequencies and can be attached or implanted. They are so tiny that they have been attached to ants to study their movement. Increasingly, modern cultures use RFID chips for tracking commerce and allowing or disallowing activities.The Here & Now
What the Tribulation means for you…today
In Matthew 24, Jesus described several ominous signs of the end of the age. Christians will not suffer the Tribulation, but the Church may experience part of the turmoil leading up to it. Worsening conditions remind us to carry out the Lord’s work until He returns.
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