The following events will occur 'before' the Day of the Lord begins:

  1. The Sending of Elijah (Malachi 4:5, 6)
  2. The Revival of Hearts (Malachi 4:5, 6)
  3. The Restoration of All [Holy Covenant] Things (Daniel 11:28-32; Matthew 17:11; Mark 9:12)
    1. The Jews will be in the land (Deuteronomy 30:5; Daniel 9:24; Matthew 24:16)
    2. They will control Jerusalem (Daniel 9:24)
    3. The third temple will be built (Daniel 11:31; I Thessalonians 2:1-4; Revelation 11:1, 2)
    4. The holy place included (Matthew 24:15)
    5. The regular/morning and evening sacrifices will be instituted (Daniel 8:11, 12, 9:27, 11:31, 12:11)
    6. The Sabbath will be honored (Matthew 24:20)
    7. The two witnesses/prophets will be sent to God's people (Revelation 11:3-17)
    8. The twelve tribes of Israel will be recognized, organized and sealed (Revelation 7:3-8)
  4. The Awareness of the Believer (Matthew 24:32, 33; I Thessalonians 5:1-10)
  5. The Opening of the Seals (Revelation 6)
  6. The Falling Away (Daniel 11:30; II Thessalonians 2:1-3)
  7. The Man of Sin Revealed (Daniel 11:31; Matthew 24:15; II Thessalonians 2:1-10)
  8. The Abomination of Desolation (Daniel 9:27, 11:31; Matthew 24:15; II Thessalonians 2:3, 4)
  9. The Great Tribulation (Daniel 11:31-12:1, 2, 10; Matthew 24:15-28; Revelation 13:1-18)
  10. The Heavenly Wonders (Joel 2:31; Isaiah 13:10; Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24, 25; Luke 21:25, 26; Revelation 6:12)
  11. The Sealing of The 144 Thousand (Revelation 7:1-8)
  12. The Last Trump (Joel 2:1; Matthew 24:31; I Corinthians 15:52; I Thessalonians 4:16)
  13. The Second Coming of Christ to Rapture the Saints (Matthew 24:29-31; I Thessalonians 4:13-18)
  14. The Great Multitude in Heaven (Revelation 7:9-17)
  15. The Seventh Seal Opened (Revelation 8:1a)
  16. The Silence in Heaven (Revelation 8:1b)