The Apocalypse of the Last Day - Part 4: "The hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world".
In Revelation chapter 3, we read about an “hour of temptation” that will somehow affect everyone that is dwelling on the earth:
Rev 3:10 “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”
The coming of the Lord Jesus on the Last Day, the Rapture, and the resurrection of the dead are also associated with the concept of an “hour”, as in the following passages.
Matthew 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Rev 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Matthew 24: 40-44 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Matthew 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Matthew 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
John 5:28-29 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
When I first published this study several months ago, I taught that this “hour of temptation” was an event that would occur during one literal hour just prior to the Rapture, however I am now fully convinced that this event will occur just after the Rapture, in a place called Armageddon, as mentioned in Revelation 16:
Rev 16:15-16 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
We know that the Bible teaches that life on Earth is to continue in a “business as usual” manner until the coming of the Lord Jesus on the Last Day. In the following passage, the passing away of heaven and earth and the coming of the Lord are both mentioned.
Matthew 24:35-39 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
This passage clearly states that as it was in the days of Noah, people will be eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage; in other words, people will be continuing their daily lives in a relaxed way, and in celebration, and will not know that the end is coming until they are all taken away. This passage is so clear that there will not be an advance warning, there is no way to dispute it. In fact, the New Testament tells us over and over again; that the Lord will come as a thief in the night, and that no one will know at what hour God will come to end heaven and earth. That further supports what I am showing in this study; that this “hour of temptation”, as mentioned in Rev 3:10, is an event that will occur after the Rapture and the resurrection of the dead, and that it will occur in a place called Armageddon.
The Greek word that was translated as the word “temptation” in Rev 3:10 is the Greek noun “Peirasmos”[G3986]. It is almost always translated as the word “temptation” as in the following passages. (Note that "Peirasmos”[G3986] is the noun form and that "Peirazo”[G3985] is the verb form.)
Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation[G3986], which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations[G3986]; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
James 1:12-14 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation[G3986]; for when he is fulfilled, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted[G3985], I am tempted[G3985] of God; for God cannot be evil, neither tempteth[G3985] He any man; But every man is tempted[G3985], when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed
Rev 3:10 explains that the purpose of this “hour of temptation” of the Last Day, is to try[G3985] them that dwell upon the earth.
Rev 3:10 I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try[G3985] them that dwell upon the earth.
The Greek word translated from the word “try” in Rev 3:10, is the Greek verb “Peirazo”[G3985]. It is also a word that is used to mean the “trying”, or “proving”, or “examining” of one’s faith, such as in the following passages.
Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[G3985] of the devil.
John 6:5-6 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat ? And this he said to prove[G3986] him; for he himself knew what he would do.
2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine[G3985] yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
Now we can better understand that the Greek verb “Peirazo”[G3985] that was translated as the word “try” in Rev 3:10 means that this “hour of temptation” will be a period of time in which the faith of all those that are gathered together in a place called Armageddon will be "tried" or "tested" or “examined”. But then what does the expression "I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation" as stated in Rev 3:10 exactly mean?
Rev 3:10 I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try[G3985] them that dwell upon the earth.
The Greek word that was translated as the word "keep" in Rev 3:10 is the Greek verb "Tereo"[G5083]. This is the same word that is used in the expression of being “preserved in Jesus Christ" as stated in Jude 1, 1 Thessalonians 5, and John 17.
Jude 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved[G5083] in Jesus Christ, and called.
1Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved [G5083] blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep[G5083] through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept[G5083] them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept , and none of them is lost , but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
John 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep[G5083] them from the evil.
What else does the Bible tell us about this “hour of temptation” in which everyone’s faith will be examined by God in a place called Armageddon? We find the following passages in the book of Revelation that described events that are to occur in an “hour” during the Apocalypse of the Last Day.
Rev 11:13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Rev 14:7 Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Rev 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
Rev 18:10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come.
Rev 18:17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought.
Rev 18:19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried , weeping and wailing , saying , Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! For in one hour is she made desolate.
From reading the 6 passages above, we can see that it is also during this “hour of temptation” when the kingdom of Satan will come under God's full judgment and be destroyed. This is all language of Judgment Day, and of the Apocalypse of the Last Day, and it is an event that will take place in a place called Armageddon.
Rev 3:10 “Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.”
The coming of the Lord Jesus on the Last Day, the Rapture, and the resurrection of the dead are also associated with the concept of an “hour”, as in the following passages.
Matthew 25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Rev 3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Matthew 24: 40-44 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
Matthew 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Matthew 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
John 5:28-29 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
When I first published this study several months ago, I taught that this “hour of temptation” was an event that would occur during one literal hour just prior to the Rapture, however I am now fully convinced that this event will occur just after the Rapture, in a place called Armageddon, as mentioned in Revelation 16:
Rev 16:15-16 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
We know that the Bible teaches that life on Earth is to continue in a “business as usual” manner until the coming of the Lord Jesus on the Last Day. In the following passage, the passing away of heaven and earth and the coming of the Lord are both mentioned.
Matthew 24:35-39 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
This passage clearly states that as it was in the days of Noah, people will be eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage; in other words, people will be continuing their daily lives in a relaxed way, and in celebration, and will not know that the end is coming until they are all taken away. This passage is so clear that there will not be an advance warning, there is no way to dispute it. In fact, the New Testament tells us over and over again; that the Lord will come as a thief in the night, and that no one will know at what hour God will come to end heaven and earth. That further supports what I am showing in this study; that this “hour of temptation”, as mentioned in Rev 3:10, is an event that will occur after the Rapture and the resurrection of the dead, and that it will occur in a place called Armageddon.
The Greek word that was translated as the word “temptation” in Rev 3:10 is the Greek noun “Peirasmos”[G3986]. It is almost always translated as the word “temptation” as in the following passages. (Note that "Peirasmos”[G3986] is the noun form and that "Peirazo”[G3985] is the verb form.)
Rev 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation[G3986], which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations[G3986]; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
James 1:12-14 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation[G3986]; for when he is fulfilled, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted[G3985], I am tempted[G3985] of God; for God cannot be evil, neither tempteth[G3985] He any man; But every man is tempted[G3985], when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed
Rev 3:10 explains that the purpose of this “hour of temptation” of the Last Day, is to try[G3985] them that dwell upon the earth.
Rev 3:10 I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try[G3985] them that dwell upon the earth.
The Greek word translated from the word “try” in Rev 3:10, is the Greek verb “Peirazo”[G3985]. It is also a word that is used to mean the “trying”, or “proving”, or “examining” of one’s faith, such as in the following passages.
Matthew 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[G3985] of the devil.
John 6:5-6 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat ? And this he said to prove[G3986] him; for he himself knew what he would do.
2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine[G3985] yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
Now we can better understand that the Greek verb “Peirazo”[G3985] that was translated as the word “try” in Rev 3:10 means that this “hour of temptation” will be a period of time in which the faith of all those that are gathered together in a place called Armageddon will be "tried" or "tested" or “examined”. But then what does the expression "I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation" as stated in Rev 3:10 exactly mean?
Rev 3:10 I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try[G3985] them that dwell upon the earth.
The Greek word that was translated as the word "keep" in Rev 3:10 is the Greek verb "Tereo"[G5083]. This is the same word that is used in the expression of being “preserved in Jesus Christ" as stated in Jude 1, 1 Thessalonians 5, and John 17.
Jude 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved[G5083] in Jesus Christ, and called.
1Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved [G5083] blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep[G5083] through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept[G5083] them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept , and none of them is lost , but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
John 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep[G5083] them from the evil.
What else does the Bible tell us about this “hour of temptation” in which everyone’s faith will be examined by God in a place called Armageddon? We find the following passages in the book of Revelation that described events that are to occur in an “hour” during the Apocalypse of the Last Day.
Rev 11:13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Rev 14:7 Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Rev 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
Rev 18:10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour is thy judgment come.
Rev 18:17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought.
Rev 18:19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried , weeping and wailing , saying , Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! For in one hour is she made desolate.
From reading the 6 passages above, we can see that it is also during this “hour of temptation” when the kingdom of Satan will come under God's full judgment and be destroyed. This is all language of Judgment Day, and of the Apocalypse of the Last Day, and it is an event that will take place in a place called Armageddon.
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