He added, “After that comes the emergence of the antichrist. I don’t think antichrist can emerge on the scene until the rapture takes place. And then of course the Great Tribulation period that lasts for seven years, culminating in the battle of Armageddon.”
“And then there’s the second coming of Christ, and then the millennial reign of Christ—1,000 years—and then heaven and earth become one,” Laurie said, summarizing a purported timeline of events that dispensational theologians believe will occur based on their interpretation of various prophetic texts in the Bible.
“Where the scenario of Magog, along with her ally Persia, attacking Israel happens in this calendar of events, I’m not sure. But this I know: Jesus is coming,” Laurie argued. “So let’s be watching, and let’s be ready. And let’s be praying for the Iranian people.”
“Let’s pray for the people of Israel as well. Let’s pray that the gospel goes out in those nations like never before,” he concluded. “Yes, we want to see a revolution, but more than a political revolution, we want a spiritual revolution—a Jesus revolution.”
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While Laurie’s views on end times prophecy are popular, a diversity of opinions on the matter exists. For example, Christian author and speaker Skye Jethani has argued that rapture theology is based on misinterpretations of key New Testament passages. And this past June, Russell Moore, editor-at-large of Christianity Today, urged Christians not to base their predictions of the second coming of Christ “on the bombing schedules of Israel or Iran.”
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