As we stand on the threshold of a new century, interest in the end times is increasing and the critical questions every student of end-time prophecy must come to terms with are these: How should Scripture be understood when it speaks of Antichrist – literally or allegorically? And if Antichrist and his persecution are for real, will the church have to undergo this terrible time of persecution, or will she be removed before this time of great tribulation begins? Theological thinkers across America today are hotly debating these burning questions. The truth of the matter is this: the Bible could not be clearer as to the answers of these critical questions, plain and simple. This book points readers to those answers in a readable, lay-level style that does not sacrifice the importance of scholarship.

The Sign has tackled the challenge of answering these questions by tracing God’s plan for the nation of Israel and the church as revealed from the Old Testament to the New. Taking Scripture at face value and expecting a literal fulfillment of biblical prophecy concerning the last days, author Van Kampen offers this end-times road map- including the sequence of events and the timing of the Rapture-without crossing the line into date-setting. Table of Content Table of Prophetic Charts and Graphs; Acknowledgments; Preface 1. Introduction: Foundations for Understanding Prophetic Truth 2. A Warning to the Church 3. The Cosmic Conflict 4. The Blessings and Curses 5. The “70 Week” Prophetic Timetable 6. The First Seven Beast Empires 7. The Eighth and Final Beast Empire 8. Antichrist and His Foreshadow 9. The Stage is Set 10. Countdown to the End of the Age 11. Antichrist Revealed 12. Counting the Cost 13. The Great Tribulation by Antichrist 14. The Sign of the End of the Age 15. The Sign of Christ’s Coming 16. The Prewrath Rapture of the Church Part I 17. The Prewrath Rapture of the Church Part II 18. The Day of the Lord 19. Events that Occur during the 30 day Reclamation Period 20. The Final Wrath of God 21. The Restoration Period 22. The Millennium Begins Epilogue; Glossary, Subject Index; Scripture Index; Hebrew and Greek Word Index