The End of the Church Age...and After
by Harold Camping
Family Stations, Inc.

CONTENTS

Preface Page xiii
Introduction:   The Bible Is the Final Authority Page xvii
The Saved Person Is a New Creation Page xviii
Progressive Revelation Page xix
Chapter 1. What is going on? Page 1
We See Churches Falling Away from the Truth of the Bible Page 1
Does the Bible Speak About this Falling Away Page 6
What Is God's Response to the Churches Falling Away? Page 9
What Does God Expect from the Believers? Page 12
Chapter 2. Times and Seasons Page 13
Three Distinct Seasons of Rain Page 14
Three Rains Bring Three Harvest Page 15
Christ, The First Harvest Coming from the Early Righteous Rain Page 17
The Church age -- -- The Pentecostal Harvest Coming from the Early Rain Page 18
The Season of the Latter Rain Page 19
The Famine of Elijah's Day Page 20
The Famine of Jesus's Day Page 22
The Famine Beginning with the Great Tribulation Page 23
One Vineyard -- Two Caretakers Page 24
The Fruits of the Vineyard Page 28
No Longer an Earthly Organization Page 29
Assembling Together of Ourselves Page 30
More Than One Season Page 31
Fear of God Comes upon Those Who Spiritually Hear the Gospel Page 32
The Little Season Page 33
Satan Can No Longer Deceive the Nation's Page 36
Satan Is Loosed Page 37
The Rest of the Dead Page 38
The Soles under the Altar Page 41
Chapter 3. Season No. 1. Early Righteous Rain Page 45
The Old Testament -- -- The Season of Early Righteous Rain Page 46
Some Were Saved throughout Old Testament History Page 47
The Coming Messiah, The First of the First Fruits Harvest Page 47
Chapter 4. Time No. 1. Famine in Judgment during Jesus' Ministry Page 49
A Time of Great Spiritual Famine of Hearing the Word Page 49
A Famine of Hearing the Word of God Page 51
Three Requirements for Salvation Page 52
The Spiritual Famine Prepared for the Crucifixion of Jesus Page 54
Satan was Conquered Page 55
Three and a Half Years Page 56
Chapter 5. Early Pentecostal Rain: the Church Age Page 59
The Transition from the Synagogues to the Churches Page 60
God Established Rules for the Church Age Page 61
The Temple, Israel, Jerusalem, Judah Page 62
Truly Saved and Apparently Saved in the Churches Page 64
Unfaithful Churches Page 67
Spiritual High Places Page 69
Chapter 6. Time No. 2. The Great Tribulation Page 71
A Worldwide Trauma Page 71
The Old Testament Anticipates the Great Tribulation Page 73
The Problem of High Places Page 74
The High Places Will Be Destroyed Page 75
High Places: A Warning to the Church Page 77
Today's Churches Have Their High Places Page 78
The New Testament High Places Will Be Destroyed Page 79
Chapter 7. The Church Age Has Come to an End Page 83
The Two Witnesses Page 86
The Churches Will Be Judged Page 87
The Beast That Comes from the Sea Page 89
The Beast That Comes Out Of the Earth Page 92
Fire from Heaven Page 92
Does Satan Make Fire from Heaven? Page 94
Falling Backward Equals Fire from Heaven Page 96
The Image of the Beast Page 96
Worship the Image of the Beast or Be Killed Page 99
What Does Buy or Sell Mean? Page 100
Chapter 8. More on the Great Tribulation Page 103
A Famine of Hearing the Word of God Page 103
The Holy Spirit Is Taken from the Midst Page 105
The Holy Spirit Restrains Satan Page 107
Jeremiah is Speaking about the Churches of Our Day Page 109
The First Proof Page 109
The Churches Are Jerusalem Page 110
Second Proof Page 112
A Third Proof Page 113
The End of the World Page 115
All Nations Must Drink of the Wrath of God Page 116
Judgment Begins at God's House Page 117
God Instructs Us to Look in the Book of Daniel Page 118
The Abomination of Desolation Page 119
Daniels Prophecies Are Not to Be Understood until the End of Time Page 121
A Day Equals a Year Page 121
Two Significant Historical Events are Separated by 1290 Years Page 122
One Third, Two Thirds Page 123
One Third, Two Thirds Brings Us to the Great Tribulation Page 125
The Preterit Position Page 126
Chapter 9. The Third Season. The Latter Rain. Page 129
Three Seasons of Rain Page 132
Mt. Carmel Points Us to the Cross Page 133
Pentecost Ends Spiritual Famine Page 136
The Great Tribulation Time Page 137
The 42 Months of Revelation 13 Page 138
The Land Enjoys Her Sabbaths during the Latter Rain Page 139
The 7th Day Sabbath Page 141
Enjoying its Sabbaths Equals a Gospel of Grace Alone Page 142
The Land Enjoys Her Sabbaths during the Latter Rain to Page 144
God's Judgment Will Fall Page 146
God is Constantly Testing Page 147
God Commands Even Though We Cannot Obey Those Commands Page 148
Preaching with the Loud Voice Page 150
Fear God Page 150
All Glory to God Page 152
God's Judgment Has Come Page 153
Chapter 10. Are We Now in the Great Tribulation? Page 155
First Evidence: Gospel of Toungues, Signs, and Wonders Page 155
God uses Satan to Destroy Using Toungues, Signs, and Wonders Page 155
God's Long-Term Testing Program for the Church Page 156
Gods End-Time Testing Program Page 158
1 Corinthians 14 Gives a Clue Concerning this End-Time Testing Page 160
Two Important Principles Page 162
Toungues: End-Time testing program Page 163
Satan Uses Toungues to Destroy Page 164
Israel Goes to Assyria for Help Page 165
God Intensifies the End-Time Testing Program Page 167
The Success of the Tongues Movement Page 169
Signs and Wonders Page 170
Does Baptism in the Holy Spirit Relate to Speaking in Tongues? Page 171
Does the Bible Say That Tongues Would Continue Until the End-Time? Page 175
Could Tongues Be Used to Reiterate the Teaching of the Bible? Page 177
Does the Bible Command that We Are Not to Forbid Speaking in Tongues? Page 178
The Bible is a Complete Message from God Page 179
Second Evidence: Calling down Fire from Heaven Page 180
Falling Backward Equals Fire from Heaven Page 181
Third Evidence: The Latter Rain Page 181
The Great Tribulation Cannot Begin until the Church Age Is Finished Page 181
144,000: The Complete Fullness of Those Saved during the Church Age Page 182
Latter Rain Comes after the Church Age Page 186
Chapter 11. The Third Time. Judgment Day Page 189
Why Speak about Judgment Day? Page 190
We Are Commanded to Warn the Wicked Page 190
Judgment Begins Earlier Than Judgment Day Page 191
Judgment Begins with the Local Church Page 192
How Will Judgment Be Seen in the Local Church? Page 194
Is Everyone Presently in a Church Doomed? Page 195
A Warning from Ezekiel Page 197
Immediately after the Great Tribulation Page 200
The Elect Are Gathered Page 202
Will Christ Come Silently? Page 203
As a Thief in the Night Page 204
Chapter 12. God's Command to the Believer. The Final Test Page 209
Believers Must Depart Out Of Their Churches Page 209
First Passage Page 210
Second Passage Page 212
Third Passage Page 213
Fourth Passage Page 214
Which Temple Was Christ Talking About? Page 214
Not One Stone upon Another: No faithful churches left Page 216
What Is the Conclusion for the Believer? Page 216
Fifth Passage: Who Does the Fall of Babylon Represent? Page 217
Jerusalem Becomes Babylon Page 220
New Testament Churches Were the Holy Place Page 221
God's Command to the Believer Concerning Babylon Page 221
Come Out of Babylon - God's Final Test Page 222
The Believers Are Ambassadors Page 225
Chapter 13. Why Obedience Is Important Page 227
We Must Be Obedient to God's Rules Page 230
The Remnant Left in Jerusalem were not Given Spiritual Ears Page 232
The Warning of Acts 28 Page 233
None of the Bible is Subject to Our Rational Thinking Page 235
God Interrupts the Observance of Ceremonial Laws Page 235
Water Baptism and the Lord's Supper are Ceremonial Laws Page 237
God Interprets His Divine Plan in Order to Bring Judgment Page 237
Everyone - No Exceptions - Is to Leave Jerusalem Page 238
Everyone Is to Leave Because God Commanded Them to Leave Page 239
There Is Not to Be Debate Concerning God's Command Page 241
Can Anyone Remain in Jerusalem? Page 242
Actually No Permission was Given to Remain Page 246
Those Days Will Be Shortened Page 247
God's Timetable for Great Tribulation Page 249
The Timing Is Now Page 251
Is the Corporate External Church the Judah or Jerusalem of Bible Prophecy? Page 253
The Two Jerusalems of Zechariah 14 Page 256
Isaiah Presents the Same Truth Page 256
We Still Assemble Together Page 257
Obedience to the Command to Depart Page 259
Reflecting on the Conditions in Our Day Page 260
Go to the Ant Page 263
Chapter 14. Why the Shock to the Congregation Page 265
Is the Church the Pillar and Ground of Truth? Page 267
God is Testing the Church Page 270
Does Church Membership Guarantee Salvation? Page 274
Continually in Prayer and Ministering the Word Page 277
Faithful to the Word Page 278
Salvation by Grace Alone Page 279
Does the Church Need the Lord Jesus? Page 280
Before We Are Saved We Are Spiritually Dead Page 281
The Gates of Hell Will Prevail against the Unsaved in the Church Page 282
Is the Local Congregation the Bride of Christ Page 283
Thou Art a Man, and Not God Page 286
In Conclusion Page 287
Appendix A. Further Explanation of Revelation Page 289
Worship God the Creator Page 289
The Believers Give Birth to Christ Page 290
Entire New Testament Era Equals 1260 Days Page 291
Seated on a Scarlet Beast Page 292
The Bible Rules over the Church Page 293
Mother of Harlots Page 294
Mystery Babylon Page 296
Does the Church Rule Over Satan? Page 298
One Day or One-hour Page 299
Watch with Me One Hour Page 300
Judgment Day Is Exceedingly Close Page 301
A Strong Delusion Page 303
Babylon has Fallen Page 304
The Kings of the Earth Page 305
The Political Kings are Ruled over by Satan Page 307
All the World Became Spiritual Fornicators Beginning in the Garden of Eden Page 308
The True Believers Are Merchants Page 309
Tyre and Sidon -- A Portrait of the Church Page 311
The Ships Are Wrecked Page 313
The Plagues Page 314
Appendix B. More Information on the Two Witnesses Page 319
Appendix C. When is the Rapture Page 329
The Last Trump and the Rapture Page 330
Sodom's Destruction and the Rapture Page 331
The Noahchin Flood and the Rapture Page 333
The Resurrection of the Dead and the Rapture Page 335
The Last Day of the Feast of Tabernacles Page 338
The Tribulation and the Rapture Page 342
Who Are the Elect? Page 343
The Man of Sin and the Rapture Page 345
Conclusion Page 352
Scripture Index Page 355
About the Author Page 367
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