The total World's Estimated population of 7 billion in the year 2012 in light of Revelation 11:13 offers another possible indicator that return of Christ (end of the World) is in the year 2012.

Revelation 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 [5505. chilias] and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.

The world population as estimated by the US Census will reach 7 billion in the year 2012. The Tenth as used in the Bible and in Revelation 11:13 signifies "all" the world. Thus all of the World is slain (judged) on judgment day, except for the remnant of people whom God has saved.

Hebrews 7:2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

The word thousand is translated from the Greek word chilias, khil-ee-as.

5505. chilias, from 5507; one thousand (“chiliad”):—thousand.

5507. chilioi, khil´-ee-oy; plural of uncertain affinity; a thousand:—thousand.

Calculating the number 7 billion people that will be present on Earth from the Bible at the Return of Christ in light of Revelation 11:13.

Number

Calculation

Explanation

3

3

The number 3 is used in the Bible to illustrate the Purpose of God.

3 multiplied by a period of time is used in the Bible to arrive at total time for a group of three significant events under the Significant Biblical Event Timing Rule

1,000

1,000 3 or 1,000 *1,000 *1,000 =1 billion (1,000,000,000)

The number 10 and multiples of 10, for example 100, 1,000 and 10,000 are used to illustrate Completeness.

If we apply the Exponent 3 to the number 1,000 using a similar concept found in the Significant Biblical Event Timing Rule ( a rule which helps us to arrive at total time between significant events), we arrive at the number 1 billion ( which is the probable total complete number).

7

7

The number 7 is used in the Bible to illustrate the Perfection of God.

7 billion = (1,000,000,000 *7)

Finally, when we multiply 7 times 1,000,000,000 we arrive at 7 billion people, which also is the estimated world population by US Census data in the year 2012.

An exponent is a symbol written to the right of and above a number. The exponent tells how many times a number is used as a factor. For example, 10 to the power of 6 is equivalent to the expression 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10 X 10, in which 10 appears as a factor six times. Because multiplying by 10 moves a number written in the decimal system over one place to the left, the exponent for ten also tells how many zeros to write when that number is written in the decimal system. Thus, 10 to the power of 6 is written as a 1 followed by six zeros--1,000,000.