This man will be the anti-Christ. For the first forty-two glorious months, Israel will experience peace and prosperity. Jews from all over the world will return to their homeland and rebuild Jerusalem. Mid-way through the tribulation, God's judgment will begin to rain on the nations of the world. Approximately eighty percent of the world's population will be killed.
Prophecies mean very little without the proper historical settings.
We will, therefore, examine history from a biblical as well as a secular perspective. Return to text. Return to text. Return to text. Many prophecy scholars believe this will occur between now and 2014.