Bible Prophecy Simplified: The Foundation for Understanding Revelation and End Times

 In this video, author Jocelyn Andersen introduces her book Redemption: Bible Prophecy Simplified. The video is Part-1 of a study series aimed at making Bible prophecy more understandable by framing it within the overarching theme of God's plan of redemption (0:05-4:12).

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Key takeaways from the discussion:

• Holistic Approach: Andersen emphasizes that Bible prophecy should not be studied piece-meal but as a cohesive narrative woven throughout the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation (3:41-4:05).
• Foundation of Faith: The author shares feedback from readers who found the study helpful in strengthening their faith and understanding complex topics like the Rapture and the Second Coming, which she distinguishes as separate events (4:21-8:57).
• Cult-Proofing: A major focus of the book is providing believers with the tools to "cult-proof" themselves by reading the Bible daily and always picking up where they left off, ensuring they are not easily deceived by false doctrines (17:35-18:21).
• Book Overview: Andersen walks through the book's table of contents, which is structured around the Feasts of the Lord (27:51-38:35). She also shares the origin story of the book, which was written in 24 hours following a challenging experience with someone involved in a religious cult (40:11-45:37).
• Current Events: The author briefly touches on modern topics like extraterrestrial UAP/UFO sightings, recommending researcher L.A. Marzulli for a biblical perspective on these phenomena (28:44-30:25).

Andersen plans to continue reading through the book in future live streams, inviting viewers to follow along to gain new insights and a better understanding of biblical prophecy (59:33-1:00:51).

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When Will We Rule & Reign With Christ? Revelation 5:9-10

In Revelation 5:9-10, we are presented with a group of blood bought, resurrected and raptured saints. We know they have already been raised/caught up, because we see them in Heaven, before the throne of God, and wearing crowns of gold (Revelation 4:4), because they have already been raised, judged, and rewarded.

The chronology of The Revelation is clear that these things occur before any seals of judgment are opened and loosed upon the earth, initiating The Beginning of Sorrows and The Great Tribulation.

These redeemed people are praising the Lamb for two things. They are praising him for redeeming them with his blood, and they are praising him because they are looking forward to reigning on the earth with him.

Jesus, the only Christ, is God of gods, Lord of lords, and King of kings. And he will have the last word. He that sits in the Heavens shall laugh. The Lord shall have his enemies in derision, and Jesus will establish a kingdom that will have no end.

But he is not reigning on this earth just yet.

With all the filth and unrighteousness we see around us, it is a gross insult to him to even suggest that he is. It goes without saying, that those who belong to him are not reigning yet either, nor will they... until Heaven opens and Christ returns visibly and physically to this earth, with all his saints.

Those who teach that mere mortals will be instrumental in “ushering in” the Kingdom of Christ by bringing about conditions on earth which will “release” Christ from Heaven, have no idea what they are talking about.

In Revelation 5:9-10 we see two things. We see the pre-tribulational resurrection of the dead in Christ and the pre-tribulational rapture of the Ekklesia—the called out [out of] assembly (i.e., the Church). We also see that any ruling and reigning that will be done, is still a future event and will not take place until after The Great Tribulation is concluded. We know this because Christ will not return to earth with his resurrected and raptured saints until the battle of Armageddon, which will conclude The Time of Jacob’s Trouble (Revelation 19).