End Times Prophecy and the Battle of Armageddon with Steve Holcomb
About this episode
Steve Holcomb — businessman, Bible scholar, and end times prophecy teacher — joins Philip Cameron for an urgent conversation about the prophetic signs unfolding in today's headlines. Drawing on decades of personal Scripture study, Steve walks through the biblical timeline from the Battle of Armageddon backward, showing how current world events align with specific prophecies in Daniel, Revelation, Luke 17, and 2 Thessalonians. Steve explains his conviction that we are living in the sixth trumpet era of Revelation, warning that "a third part of mankind is fixing to die" before a seven-year covenant is signed — the very covenant that will reveal the Antichrist. He unpacks why the rebuilding of the Third Jewish Temple is the pivotal sign to watch, why the drying of the Euphrates River matters, and why the Church must stop tolerating spiritual compromise. As Steve puts it, "Jesus said when you see the abomination of desolation spoken about by the Prophet Daniel standing in the holy place — for then shall Great Tribulation happen as never was before." For more information about Steve Holcomb's teaching on End Times Prophecy, visit www.SteveHolcomb.org, his social media pages, facebook.com/greattribulationcoming. This episode is a clarion call to study Scripture, recognize the season, and live with urgency.
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Quotes worth sharing
“Watching the news is like reading the Bible these days.”
“We don't know the day Jesus is coming, but we do know if they start building the temple, then we're on the way to the moment. We might not be able to tell you the hour at 4:00 tomorrow afternoon, but when that temple starts being put together, and all the red heifers and all the stuff starts being assembled — and it's being assembled now — that's all happening as we're talking.”
“Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but my word will never change. So if it's written in that, it's going to happen exactly the way it's written.”
What's Discussed
Steve Holcomb, a successful custom automotive craftsman and self-taught Bible prophecy teacher, lays out a detailed biblical timeline anchored at the Battle of Armageddon and works backward to show where the world stands today. He argues we are currently in the sixth trumpet era of Revelation — a period that ends with a war killing one-third of mankind — after which a seven-year covenant will be signed, revealing the Antichrist. Steve identifies the rebuilding of the Third Jewish Temple north of the Dome of the Rock as the pivotal trigger for the Great Tribulation and the pre-Great Tribulation Rapture. He draws from Daniel, Luke 17, 2 Thessalonians 2, and Revelation 6 to make the case that current geopolitical chaos, the drying of the Euphrates River, and Israel fighting on multiple fronts are all fulfillments of specific Scripture — and that the Church must wake up.
- Islam's Global Ambitions and Church Compromise
- Working Backward from Armageddon
- The Seven-Year Covenant and the Antichrist
- Pre-Great Tribulation Rapture Explained
- Abomination of Desolation and Luke 17
- Peace and Safety Before Sudden Destruction
- Third Temple Location and Isaiah 14
- Sixth Trumpet Era and Coming World War
Scripture in this episode
Episode Transcript
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Intro
Islam's Global Ambitions and Church Compromise
Working Backward from Armageddon
The Seven-Year Covenant and the Antichrist
Pre-Great Tribulation Rapture Explained
Abomination of Desolation and Luke 17
Peace and Safety Before Sudden Destruction
Third Temple Location and Isaiah 14
Sixth Trumpet Era and Coming World War
Common questions
When does Steve Holcomb think the Rapture will happen?
Holcomb says he is "100% pre-Great Tribulation Rapture" and believes Christians will be caught up the very day a world leader stands in the rebuilt Jewish temple and claims to be the Messiah. He grounds this in Luke 17, where Jesus says that the day the Son of Man is revealed, one will be taken and one left.
What is the Battle of Armageddon and how does it fit into the end-times timeline?
According to Holcomb, Armageddon is the fixed endpoint of the end-times sequence — the moment Jesus returns with His saints and chains Satan for 1,000 years. Working backward from that point, there is a three-and-a-half-year Great Tribulation, preceded by a first three-and-a-half-year period of relative peace following a seven-year covenant signed with many nations.
What does Steve Holcomb say about the seven-year 'tribulation period' — is that phrase actually in the Bible?
Holcomb points out that the Bible never actually calls it a 'seven-year tribulation period.' What Scripture describes, he says, is a seven-year covenant signed with many — and whoever signs that covenant will be identified as the antichrist.
What does the sixth trumpet in Revelation have to do with what's happening in the world right now?
Holcomb believes we are currently living in the sixth trumpet era described in Revelation, which prophesies a war that kills a third of mankind. He points to the drying up of the Euphrates River and the fact that governments worldwide are telling citizens to prepare for major conflict as signs that this era is unfolding now.
Where does Steve Holcomb think the rebuilt Jewish temple will be located?
Holcomb believes the temple will be built just north of the Dome of the Rock, based on a passage in Isaiah 14 where Satan declares he sits on the northern side of the congregation. He thinks this would allow the temple mount to be shared, with the antichrist ultimately claiming the northern portion as his seat of power.