Participants: John Lomacang
Series Code: AOT
Program Code: AOT000031
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00:12 Welcome to Anchors of Truth
00:14 live from the 3ABN Worship Center. 00:17 Last Day Events with John Lomacang. 00:23 Hello friends and welcome to the Thompsonville 00:26 smallest city in the world, yet the largest city 00:30 by many measures. 00:31 This is the 3ABN Worship Center. 00:33 And I'd like to personally welcome you to another 00:36 Anchors Of Truth series. 00:38 I'm your host as well as your presenter for the 00:41 next five meetings. 00:42 And we thank you for tuning in; whether it's by satellite, 00:45 by television, by internet, or even if you're 00:48 joining us by radio. 00:49 We believe that God has a plan and God has a blessing 00:53 in store for you. 00:54 And we thank you so much for joining us. 00:57 For the next five meetings, we're going to be covering 00:59 the topic on the last days, the last day events. 01:03 And we are truly living in a very critical time 01:06 in this world's history, and we know that Jesus is soon to come. 01:10 But what's actually happening on the horizon? 01:12 And we do need to be mindful that we are living in the 01:17 closing moments of this earth's history. 01:20 The five topics are going to be; tonight, The Final countdown. 01:25 Ten reasons why I believe that Jesus is soon to come. 01:29 Then tomorrow night at 8:00 pm Central, don't forget, not 7:00, 01:34 but 8:00 pm Central, the topic will be or the title will be, 01:37 The Final Stage. 01:39 What is the platform on which the last day 01:42 is being constructed? 01:44 Friday evening, The Final Coalition. 01:47 The seven systems that will join together to battle the Lord 01:52 and His people in the end times. 01:54 And on Sabbath morning, or Saturday for those of you 01:57 who don't understand what Sabbath is, 01:58 The Final Apostasy. 02:01 What act will bring our world to the point of no return? 02:05 And then Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm, the final message 02:08 entitled, The Final Act. 02:10 What is the final thing that must happen 02:13 before Jesus returns? 02:15 And so, invite your friends and family to join us. 02:18 If you are in the driving distance area of 02:21 southern Illinois, we invite you to come and join us physically 02:24 to be here for the blessing. 02:25 You know, it's one thing to see food on television, 02:28 but it's something altogether to be where it's being served. 02:31 So we pray that you'll join us. 02:33 But before we go any further, let's ask for the Lord to 02:35 guide and bless in this meeting tonight. 02:38 Let's bow our heads. 02:40 Our gracious Father in heaven, we thank You Father 02:43 for this opportunity. 02:46 It is a moment, Lord, for Your Holy Spirit to work once again. 02:51 And, Father, I submit myself to Your molding, to Your guiding. 02:55 And under Your influence, I pray that tonight those watching 02:59 and listening may understand the urgency of the hour 03:03 in which we exist. 03:04 So take this message on paper, Father, and use it for 03:08 Your glory and Your honor. 03:10 In Jesus' name we pray. 03:11 And all of God's people said, amen. 03:15 Now we always have a Bible verse to begin our topic. 03:20 I'm not going to read the Bible verse yet, 03:22 but I'm going to begin with a very interesting story 03:25 I think is something that every one of us can identify with. 03:28 A number of years ago before my wife and I got married, 03:30 we lived in New York City. 03:32 And New York City is one of the most thrilling places to be 03:36 on New Year's Eve. 03:38 That is, if you are brave enough to go to Time Square. 03:41 And we made up our mind in that bone chilling cold, on this 03:45 December 31st, to make our way to Time Square and to join 03:49 the multiple millions, people from all over the world, 03:52 every race, every language, every nationality, 03:56 packed into 42nd Street, the Time Square area, 03:59 waiting for the final countdown, 04:01 waiting for the ball to come down. 04:04 I'll never forget it. 04:06 When we got down to the final few seconds, 04:09 four, three, two, one, I turned around to kiss my fiancé 04:14 and a short little Spanish man grabbed my wife and 04:17 kissed her before I did. 04:19 I said "my wife," but I meant my fiancé. 04:21 We were not married yet. 04:23 And the only reason he got away is, it was New Year's Eve. 04:28 The only time that he would have gotten away with that 04:31 is New Year's Eve. 04:33 But I learned seven things about the final countdown. 04:37 One, the final countdown eliminates 04:40 all places of neutrality. 04:42 Everyone is there for the same reason. 04:44 Everyone is there for the same event. 04:47 The second thing I learned about the final countdown is, 04:49 it demands our full attention. 04:51 All other things lose their significance and our 04:55 eyes are focused on the thing that's happening at that moment. 04:59 The third thing I've learned about the final countdown is, 05:02 regardless of the language, the nationality 05:05 where the individuals that were gathered there were from, 05:08 everyone was synchronized. 05:09 It was like our heartbeats were in one single pulse. 05:13 Ten, nine, eight... 05:17 All nationalities and every language, they were 05:19 counting down together. 05:21 One pulse, one multitude. 05:24 The fourth thing I learned was, the final countdown focuses 05:28 our eyes and ears in one direction. 05:30 Everyone was looking up at that brightly lit ball 05:34 in Time Square. 05:35 And I can tell you right now before we go any further. 05:38 One day, everybody is going to be looking up 05:40 to that brightly lit ball as Jesus is returning. 05:42 Can you say amen. 05:44 The other thing I learned is, the countdown signals 05:48 the end of one event and the beginning of another. 05:52 It also bring one stupendous event into view. 05:55 And at the countdown, the only thing that's overshadowing 06:00 the thrill of victory is the agony of defeat. 06:05 We are living in the final countdown. 06:08 If you are awake, if you're listening to the news, 06:11 you know that we are living in the final countdown. 06:14 Everyone knows that this is a critical moment 06:17 in our world's history. 06:18 Everyone knows that something great is about to happen. 06:21 Listen to the words of a person who seems like 06:24 this was an editorial written just a few weeks ago, 06:27 or at least in our day. 06:30 From the book, Education, page 179, 06:33 we read these solemn words. 07:20 The word "stupendous" is larger than huge. 07:22 It is a word that means; unimaginable, incalculable. 07:27 You cannot even measure the things that are going to happen 07:30 in the days and months, and if so, the years ahead of us. 07:34 But this passage brings all of the events of our last days 07:39 into clear focus. 07:40 Listen to Matthew, a converted tax collector, 07:44 as he wrote as Jesus penned these words, 07:47 Matthew communicated this message, in Matthew chapter 24 07:50 beginning with verse 32 to verse 35. 07:53 Notice what He said. 08:31 So we can trust the words of Jesus. 08:33 He said He's coming again, and He's coming again. 08:36 And all these signs we see are indicators that the 08:39 coming of our Lord is not too far away. 08:41 We are definitely living in the closing hours 08:44 of earth's history. 08:45 When you look at the words of Jesus, to reiterate 08:48 what He said, He said the generation that sees all 08:51 these things happen collectively is going to be the generation 08:54 that's going to be alive to see Jesus return. 08:57 And friends, if you think about it, all these things are 09:00 happening collectively in this one generation. 09:03 We're seeing everything; one event after the other, 09:06 one event on the heels of the other. 09:09 And people today, even those that don't have any church, 09:12 are wondering what's coming next. 09:15 There's something else I learned about the top ten countdown. 09:18 And that is this, when the final seconds are remaining, 09:23 the entire crowd is fully awake. 09:26 Because everyone knows that the final countdown means 09:29 that the very thing that they have been looking for 09:31 is about to happen. 09:33 Brethren, the reason why the world is awake 09:35 is because they know the end cannot be too far away. 09:38 For Christians, we're excited that Jesus is soon to come. 09:41 Amen. 09:43 Paul the apostle made it very clear. 09:46 When you look at the clock... 09:49 Don't look at the clock. 09:50 But when you look at the clock, 09:54 and your show is about to end, another show is about to begin. 09:58 If you're at the baseball game, 10:01 the clock really doesn't matter. 10:04 But if you're at the football game or the basketball game, 10:07 the clock is critical. 10:09 Paul the apostle says in Romans 13 verse 11 10:12 that we ought to look at the clock. 10:15 He said: 10:30 You know, when I was a young man back in the 1970's... 10:32 By the way, I'm still young. 10:34 I've got a lot of years ahead of me if God is gracious to me. 10:37 But I remember back in the 1970's, there was a show 10:39 on television called, 2001 Space Odyssey. 10:44 You may remember that. 10:45 And in watching that program, I thought to myself, "2001!" 10:51 And I began to calculate and I said, "Now if the world lasts 10:54 until 2000, I mean, surely not to 2001, 10:58 but if it makes it to 2000, I will be..." 11:00 And I began to calculate my age and I thought, 11:02 "That's going to be old. 11:03 I'm not going to make it to 2000. 11:06 The Lord is going to come long before 2000." 11:08 But here we are 11 years into the new millennium, 11:11 and Jesus hasn't come yet. 11:13 But brethren, be sure, "He that shall come 11:16 will come, and will not tarry." 11:18 So allow me tonight to take those ten seconds 11:21 and replace them with ten conditions or ten reasons 11:23 why I believe we're living in the final countdown. 11:27 Reason number one, the increase of knowledge. 11:33 We are living in the day and age where knowledge is increasing 11:36 tremendously around us. 11:38 As a matter of fact, I found something a number of years ago. 11:41 My wife actually found it for me in a magazine. 11:43 I don't remember which one. 11:45 I think it was maybe Ebony magazine. 11:47 And this really caught my attention so much that I 11:50 took it out and I printed it out. 11:51 And this really summarizes how much knowledge has increased. 11:56 If you were born before 1945, consider the changes that have 12:00 taken place in the last 66 years. 12:03 You were born before television, penicillin, polio shots, 12:06 and Xerox machines. 12:08 There were no frozen foods, contact lenses, Frisbees, 12:10 and birth control pills. 12:11 Radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams, 12:15 and ball point pens were yet to come, 12:16 along with panty hose, dishwashers, clothes dryers, 12:20 electric blankets, air conditioning, 12:21 and before men walked on the moon. 12:24 In those days, closets were where clothes were kept, 12:27 not something that people came out of. 12:29 Bunnies were rabbits and rabbits were not yet Volkswagens. 12:33 To those living in 1945, fast food was what you 12:36 ate during Lent, and out of space was the back of a 12:39 local movie theatre. 12:40 They lived before house husbands, gay rights, 12:43 computer dating, dual careers, and drive through marriages. 12:45 It was before daycare centers, group therapy, 12:48 and nursing homes. 12:49 Before 1945, they never heard of FM radio, tape decks, 12:53 electric typewriters, artificial hearts, 12:55 word processors, yogurts, and guys wearing earrings. 12:59 For that generation, time sharing meant togetherness, 13:02 not condominiums. 13:03 There were no laptop computers. 13:04 PS3 was the school you attended and Wii was what you said 13:08 when you pushed your child in a swing. 13:11 A Bluetooth was what you got after eating an Italian ice. 13:14 And cell phones were only found on the wall of the local jail. 13:17 A chip was a piece of wood, hardware meant hardware, 13:20 and software wasn't even a word. 13:23 And it was not possible back then for you to 13:25 upgrade your memory. 13:28 In the 1940's, "Made in Japan" meant junk, 13:31 and making out meant how you did on your exam. 13:33 Pizza, McDonalds, Burger King, and instant coffee 13:36 were unheard of. 13:37 Spikes were found in the ground, not created in somebody's head. 13:40 Back then, you could buy things for 5 and 10 cents. 13:43 For one nickel, you could ride a city bus and make a phone call, 13:46 buy a soda, and buy enough stamps to mail two letters 13:49 or two postcards. 13:51 You could buy a Chevy for only $600 back then in the 1940's. 13:56 But then again, who could afford one. 13:58 And it was a pity because gas was only 11 cents a gallon. 14:01 In those days, cigarette smoking was fashionable, 14:05 grass was mowed and not smoked, coke was a cold drink, 14:08 and pot was something you cooked in. 14:10 Rock music was grandma's lullaby, hip hop was a game 14:14 you played and not something you listened to. 14:15 And aids were helpers in the principal's office. 14:18 Back then, there seemed to be a marked difference 14:20 between the sexes; men were men and women were women, 14:23 and they were happy to be that. 14:24 Can you say amen. 14:26 There was no such thing as sex change operations. 14:28 They were satisfied with the way that God created them. 14:31 Back then, people got married and then lived together. 14:34 That was the last generation that was so dumb as to think 14:37 you needed a husband first to have a baby. 14:41 Times have really changed, has it not. 14:44 But is it a surprise? 14:46 Daniel the prophet said: 15:01 Nowadays, I must confess, I am a gadgetarian. 15:05 I like gadgets. 15:07 But when gadgets take the place of God, there's something wrong. 15:12 When gadgets are our number one focus... 15:14 There are people nowadays that can't even 15:16 open a Bible and read it. 15:17 You know why? 15:18 Because gadgetry has caused us to believe that 15:21 everything has to happen in a nano and a millisecond. 15:24 But the Bible requires concentrated study. 15:27 It requires looking at something that's not going to move 15:30 in the next millisecond. 15:32 Gadgets have made a difference in how we even approach 15:36 the study of the Bible. 15:37 But due to rapid advancement in technology, everything is 15:41 taking our attention by storm. 15:43 And we are no longer in the generation where we 15:46 don't understand. 15:47 This is the generation where anything you want to find out, 15:51 the knowledge is available. 15:52 It's on the computer, it's on the internet, 15:54 it's on Wikipedia. 15:55 And the social networks are multiple. 15:58 Everything we want to know is available today. 16:01 That's why Dr. Luke wrote as he did in Acts chapter 17 verse 30. 16:05 He says: 16:15 We cannot say, we do not know. 16:18 We're going to be judged, not just on what we know, 16:20 but what we could have known. 16:22 Because knowledge truly has increased. 16:24 That's reason number one. 16:26 But now look at reason number two. 16:31 Everybody is afraid for something. 16:34 People that are working are fearful that they 16:36 may lose their jobs. 16:38 People with mortgages are fearful that the 16:40 prices will go up. 16:41 People are fearful of what's going to happen to 16:44 their children, their income, their future, their savings. 16:48 People are fearful of leaving their jobs, leaving their homes. 16:53 But this is no surprise to the Lord. 16:55 He said this would be the atmosphere of the last days. 16:58 Notice what He says in Luke chapter 21 verses 25 and 26. 17:03 He says: 17:11 Is that the condition of our world, yes or no? 17:13 The nations are in perplex. 17:15 Look at the Middle East, for example. 17:17 What's going to be the next war in the Middle East? 17:20 He says: 17:29 I mean, listen to the list. 17:30 Economic instability, real estate decline, 17:33 currency decline, political uncertainty, 17:37 global recession, terrorism threat, 17:39 international unrest, natural resource declining, 17:44 global warming, and then social insecurity. 17:47 That's why the Lord said in Isaiah 45 verse 22, 17:51 He says to this generation: 17:59 This is the generation that needs to remember 18:02 that there is a way out. 18:03 There is a God who wants to deliver us. 18:06 And there's a God who wants to get us ready, 18:08 not to live down here permanently, 18:11 but to get out of here. 18:12 Can you say amen. 18:13 But look at reason number three. 18:15 Reason number three: 18:20 Peter writes these words in 2 Peter chapter 3 18:24 verses 3 and 4. 18:25 He says this: 18:49 Now you know, sometimes it's easy to say that Jesus 18:52 is not going to come. 18:54 I remember when Pastor George Vandeman, many years ago, 18:57 would say, "Jesus is soon to come." 18:59 When H.M.S. Richards said, "Jesus is soon to come." 19:02 And then H.M.S. Richards Jr. said, "Jesus is soon to come." 19:06 And then the evangelists that I grew up with were preaching, 19:08 "Jesus is soon to come." 19:10 I tell you what, even though it may appear as though 19:13 He is not coming, somebody is going to be right. 19:17 Because Noah said that for 120 years before the flood came. 19:21 One of these generations is going to be the generation 19:24 that Jesus is going to come. 19:25 Somebody is going to be young when Jesus comes. 19:28 Somebody is going to be edging to retirement when Jesus comes. 19:31 Somebody is going to just be born when Jesus comes. 19:36 So, I'm not trying to figure out when He's going to come. 19:39 I just want to be ready whenever that's going to be. 19:43 But Timothy says, in the last days people are 19:45 going to reject the truth. 19:46 Listen to his words in 2 Timothy chapter 4 verses 3 and 4. 19:50 These are the days that people don't want to hear the truth. 19:53 Listen to his words. 19:54 And I took this from the New International Version. 19:56 I want to change the flare so you can hear it a new way. 20:00 He says: 20:27 People don't want to hear the truth any more. 20:28 As a matter of fact, when you tell people the truth, 20:33 they look at you sometimes as though you're doing 20:36 something wrong, or they look at you as though this is some 20:39 suspicion or some demonic moment. 20:43 It is as though Satan has grabbed the minds of 20:46 even Christians. 20:48 When you say, "I know what you believe, but what does the 20:50 Bible say," some Christians say, "Well, that's okay. 20:52 I'll see you later, I'll talk to you later." 20:53 They don't even want to hear what the Bible has to say. 20:55 This is the day and age when not just the world is 20:57 rejecting truth, but even Christian leaders are 20:59 rejecting the truth. 21:01 Paul said it would come, Timothy wrote it down. 21:04 And we're living in the day and age where truth 21:06 is being rejected. 21:07 But there's a danger there because when you reject the 21:10 truth, don't forget, Jesus says, "I am the way, 21:13 the truth, and the life." 21:14 When we reject the truth, Jesus is also being rejected. 21:19 He also says those who will not be allowed in heaven 21:23 are those who practice and teach a lie. 21:25 Listen to these words. 21:26 And I found this very interesting that this is in 21:29 the last book of the Bible, almost the last verse. 21:33 Revelation chapter 22 and verse 15, notice what he says. 21:36 He classifies the group who will not be in the kingdom of God. 21:39 He said, and this is outside of the New Jerusalem: 21:57 Nowadays, for many reasons, people tell lies. 22:02 Ministers tell lies, leaders tell lies. 22:07 This is the generation where people say 22:09 under any circumstances. 22:11 There was a survey done on a college campus, 22:13 a university campus, and one of the questions asked; 22:16 Is there ever a situation that a lie is acceptable? 22:23 And 85% of the people that responded said, yea there are 22:26 situations where a lie is acceptable. 22:29 They put it under the category of situational ethics. 22:33 In other words, "If telling the truth is going to get me 22:35 in trouble, I'd better tell a lie." 22:37 But the problem with that is, people are caught because 22:40 you can never remember what the lie is. 22:43 That's why they have lie detectors now days. 22:46 When you tell one lie, what happens? 22:47 You've got to tell another lie and another lie 22:49 and another lie. 22:51 And the one lie that seemed acceptable is now a whole 22:54 mountain of lies. 22:56 There's never a time that telling a lie is acceptable, 22:59 especially when you're called to preach the word of God. 23:02 What do you say? 23:04 But on the other hand, Isaiah the prophet describes those 23:06 who will be allowed in heaven. 23:08 Notice what he says in Isaiah 26 and verse 2. 23:11 And by the way, this is the group that every one of us has 23:14 the opportunity of being in. 23:16 Notice what the Lord says. 23:27 No one practicing or teaching a lie is going to make it 23:30 into the New Jerusalem. 23:33 But those who love and those who accept and those who teach 23:37 you the truth will be entering in. 23:40 I've discovered nowadays that if you want to take drugs 23:42 and have sex and get drunk, people embrace you. 23:47 But if you want to lose your friends, accept the truth. 23:51 One person once said, "Now what do I do with my friends 23:54 if I join the church?" 23:55 I like what Pastor C.D. Brooks said, 23:57 "You don't have to get rid of them. 23:58 They'll get rid of you." 24:03 If you're drinking and smoking and carousing and 24:06 living a loose life, people are not even concerned. 24:10 But the moment you say, "You know, I want to follow the Lord. 24:13 I'm going to live for the truth." 24:14 All of a sudden, even some Christians... 24:15 I remember a lady once, attending one of our churches. 24:17 She couldn't get her husband to go to church no matter what. 24:20 So she forced him to come to a Revelation seminar. 24:23 But under the influence of the Spirit of God, that man sat 24:25 there and was converted, accepted Jesus. 24:27 And now, he was the one getting up and 24:29 taking his wife to church. 24:30 And she got concerned. 24:33 He made up his mind to be baptized and she said, 24:36 "Well, why are you being baptized?" 24:38 He said, "Because I accepted the truth and I accepted Jesus." 24:40 And now she was the one that was hesitating. 24:43 And when the time came to give her life to the Lord through 24:45 baptism, she was the one that kept hesitating. 24:47 But he said to his wife, "I'm giving you one week. 24:49 I'm going to put my baptism off for just one week. 24:51 If you're not ready next Sabbath, I'm getting baptized 24:53 whether you are ready or not." 24:55 Can you say amen. 24:56 Well, you know what? 24:58 The good news is, he didn't get baptized without her. 25:00 Pastor Jim, I prayed for that lady. 25:02 I called her on the phone and I said, "You know, what's the 25:04 reason why you are hesitating?" 25:06 And she said, "I've been in the church all my life 25:08 and you're making a big deal about the Sabbath. 25:10 I don't think the Sabbath is a big issue." 25:14 I said, "I'm not making it a big issue. 25:15 I want you, tonight, to pray and ask the Lord." 25:17 I said, "I know you love the Lord. 25:20 But if the commandments of God are a problem with you, 25:22 say, 'Lord, I love You but teach me to love You that much.'" 25:26 And after I got off the phone, I made out her 25:28 baptismal certificate. 25:30 And my wife said, "What are you doing?" 25:31 I said, "I'm making out her baptismal certificate." 25:34 She said, "Has she said yes?" 25:35 I said, "No, she hasn't said yes, but I claimed her 25:37 because I know she loves the Lord." 25:38 Amen? 25:39 The next day at Sabbath school when he brought his bag with all 25:43 of his baptismal stuff in it and he was getting ready to be 25:45 baptized, she said, "Pastor, I have something to tell you. 25:48 I'm getting baptized too." 25:49 And I pulled out her baptismal certificate and I said, 25:51 "I knew you would." 25:54 When you love the Lord, you also love the truth. 25:57 What do you say? 25:58 But this is the day and age where we have to question 26:00 whether or not a person who says they love the Lord really do. 26:03 Because if you really love the Lord, the word of God 26:05 would not offend you. 26:06 But this is the day and age when men do not 26:08 endure sound doctrine. 26:11 What about the fourth reason. 26:13 Moral and spiritual decline. 26:20 It is estimated that less than 20% of Americans 26:24 even claim to be connected to any religious denomination. 26:29 I'm not going to jump ahead of myself, because my third 26:32 presentation is going to really shock you when you 26:33 look at what's actually happening in America. 26:36 And what happens in America influences the 26:37 rest of the world. 26:39 But the very atmosphere that use to be very spiritual, 26:41 you may notice that everything that was allowed in America 26:44 is now being pushed out as it relates to God. 26:47 And there is a moral and a spiritual decline. 26:50 As one person said, as a matter of fact, Jeremiah 26:52 the prophet says, "You sow the wind, you reap the whirlwind." 26:55 If you open the window, something is going to blow in. 26:59 If you shake your feather pillow outside and the wind blows up, 27:02 you cannot go out and catch all those feathers again. 27:05 So the feathers of commitment are blowing in the wind 27:08 and it's too late to gather them all back. 27:09 Moral and spiritual decline. 27:12 Listen to the words of 2 Timothy again. 27:14 2 Timothy chapter 3 and verses 1 through 5. 27:16 And I summarized some of this. 27:46 The King James version says, "denying the power thereof." 27:48 It's locked in my head. 27:51 In other words, it's saying, they may say their religious, 27:53 but something missing is the Holy Spirit. 27:56 It is a religion on the outside, but there are no batteries 27:58 on the inside. 27:59 It's fitting into their lifestyle. 28:01 A lot of people join churches that fit what they want 28:03 to do rather than allowing themselves to follow the 28:06 word of God and lead them where they ought to be. 28:10 Moral and spiritual decline. 28:13 Nowadays when you look at the news, people choose suicide. 28:17 There was this... 28:18 I forgot what they called it. 28:19 There are so many reality shows on television now. 28:22 I was looking at the news and there was a man that was 28:23 a part of one of these reality shows. 28:25 I think the Desperate Housewives or Housewives of Hollywood 28:28 or Housewives of California. 28:30 One of these Housewives of somewhere. 28:32 As if we care. 28:35 And all these reality shows. 28:36 Bad Girls this and Bad Girls that. 28:39 I mean, all these unreality reality shows. 28:44 He was so fed up with the whole thing, he chose suicide 28:47 instead of trying Jesus. 28:49 Moral and spiritual decline. 28:51 The percentages of divorce and people cohabitating 28:55 is at an all time high. 28:57 I looked at the Census Bureau and I began to look. 29:00 And you follow statistics from one year to the next, 29:03 people are not getting married anymore. 29:05 They're following the actors and actresses and they're 29:07 just living together. 29:08 That's why moral decline is coming. 29:11 That's why spiritual decline. 29:12 Even Christians are living together. 29:15 In some countries it's fashionable; 29:17 in countries in the northern part of Europe. 29:20 They're saying it's a crisis even in the Adventist church 29:23 where it's customary in that society to live together 29:25 before they get married. 29:27 And people are living together and holding offices in church. 29:31 Moral and spiritual decline. 29:34 There's an increase in sexual immorality. 29:36 There's a show nowadays called, Modern Family, 29:39 pushing the gay and lesbian agenda. 29:41 Immorality, bisexuality, gay, lesbianism. 29:45 And in some communities, something called "down low". 29:47 Men that are married that are involved in other men sexually 29:51 and they are saying they are not bisexual. 29:56 ABC News just did a program a few days ago, 29:59 as a matter of fact last week, called, 30:00 Boys That Want To Be Girls. 30:02 They call them, Princess Boys. 30:05 And parents are supporting it. 30:06 But is this new? 30:07 It's not new, it's a repeat. 30:09 Listen to what Luke says in Luke chapter 17 30:11 verse 28 to verse 30. 30:13 He says: 30:39 It's just like it was in Lot's day. 30:40 As a matter of fact, you know, we live down here in 30:44 Thompsonville and we think, you know, there rest of the world 30:46 is just as peaceful as us. 30:47 No, no. 30:49 Every now and then, we go to New York City or go down 30:51 to Florida or go to California. 30:53 And we are reminded of the sad state of affairs. 30:57 And nowadays, if you stand up and make a moral statement, 31:00 you're plotted as a person who wants to stop folk 31:02 from having fun. 31:05 Moral and spiritual decline. 31:07 But look at reason number five. 31:13 Back to 2 Timothy chapter 3 verses 1 through 4. 31:27 And by the way, tonight I'm simply summarizing 31:29 the categories. 31:30 Once you mention "craves or thirsts for pleasure," 31:33 do you need many references? 31:34 You really don't. 31:36 There are some individuals that can't leave the house because 31:38 they have so many remote controls and so many devices. 31:41 I once said to a man... I went to visit him. 31:43 And every time I went to visit him, he would get up off 31:45 the couch just to answer the door, but when I went into his 31:48 living room, there was a big ole hole in the couch where he sat. 31:52 And he couldn't come to church no matter. 31:54 I couldn't get him to go to church. 31:55 But he had remotes and he had them lines up neatly. 31:58 And they were all covered with Saran Wrap. 32:01 And I said, "Why are you covering them?" 32:02 He said, "I don't want my remotes to get dirty." 32:05 But he had them all lined up, five remotes. 32:07 And I thought, if he presses any combination in the 32:09 wrong direction..., nuclear war. 32:12 But there are people that are thirty for pleasure. 32:15 600 cable channels, and some people get the top package. 32:18 Can you imagine $200 a month just to watch television? 32:22 Cable, satellite, on demand movies. 32:26 And nowadays, video stores are going out of business. 32:29 Because you can type anything you want on the computer and 32:32 watch any movie, whether it's been past or it's coming up. 32:35 And you know, some of the technology is good; 32:37 as it relates to 3ABN. 32:39 What do you say? 32:41 However, if it takes the place of God, 32:46 it is not good. 32:48 Most electronic devices nowadays, even those 32:50 PlayStation systems, you ever see kids in the doctor's office? 32:57 You can't even have a conversation with your 32:59 child nowadays, because it's either the PS3 or the next 33:04 gaming device or whatever it is or texting. 33:08 It's like... 33:10 I went to the Verizon store and I said to the guy, 33:12 now do we have unlimited texting? 33:13 That's when we added my niece in New York on our phone plan. 33:17 We've since then made her buy her own phone. 33:19 Amen somebody. 33:20 Because we were tired of those phone bills. 33:22 She would always exceed the texting rate. 33:24 And I said, "She made 7000 texts this month." 33:28 He said, "That's nothing. My daughter did 55,000." 33:31 And I thought, "What is a text, by the way?" 33:34 And he said, "If they just send back the letter 'a', 33:36 that's a text. 33:37 They sometimes say, 'yes,' that's a text." 33:41 He said, "Every digit that they send out, every time they go; 33:43 yes, no, uh-huh, what, yeah,?, 33:46 that's a text." 33:47 I said, "55,000?" 33:48 And doctors, listen, the physicians nowadays... 33:50 Time magazine did an article on children who are 33:53 getting, what's that, carpel tunnel syndrome. 33:58 Nowadays, you go to some houses and if you see the kids, 34:02 you're lucky. 34:04 Because they are sequestered off stage in a 34:06 sound proof electronic room. 34:09 But then on the other side of that, compare church attendance 34:13 to sporting events. 34:15 Compare church attendance to people at concerts. 34:18 People go to concerts and run to the front row, 34:20 go to church and run to the back row. 34:22 You can sell tickets for $200 and somebody is going to 34:25 be at that concert. 34:26 You can't even give away seats for free in churches nowadays. 34:31 Wait until the two sermons after this, you'll see 34:33 it's amazing what's actually happening in America 34:36 and what's happening in the churches. 34:38 According to crosswalk.com, it's an Agape Press, 34:42 an Episcopal church researcher said that less than 20% of 34:45 Americans even attend church on Sunday. 34:48 He forgot to interview those who go on Saturday. 34:50 But the bottom line is, church attendance is 34:53 decreasing in America. 34:54 And here's the reason why. 34:56 1 John 2 verses 15 and 16 makes it very clear. 34:59 Reason number five, he says: 35:18 The world is really killing the church. 35:21 It should be the other way around; 35:23 the world being attracted by the church, 35:25 not the church being attracted by the world. 35:27 Reason number six: 35:32 Luke 21 and verse 9, listen to what the Bible says. 35:49 I said, well I wonder how many people died in wars 35:52 just in the 19th and 20th centuries. 35:55 And when I saw the 19th century, I said, well let me just narrow 35:58 it down to the 20th century. 36:00 Do you know that in wars, more than 160 million people 36:05 have been killed in wars. 36:06 Not in the 19th and 18th centuries, 36:09 but in the 20th century. 36:10 It is listed as the bloodiest century on record. 36:16 160 million people. 36:19 Brethren, the bottom line is, there won't be peace on earth 36:21 until Jesus does away with the sin problem. 36:23 Can you say amen to that? 36:24 Let's go to reason number seven. 36:26 And this is amazing. 36:28 Reason number seven. 36:36 Back to 2 Timothy chapter 3 and verse 13. 36:53 If you look at the crimes nowadays, they are in the 36:55 category of senseless crimes. 36:58 Senseless crimes. 37:00 You know, if a person steals food, maybe they're hungry. 37:04 There was a guy that I knew in Brooklyn, New York. 37:06 Around Thanksgiving, he'd take a beer bottle and 37:09 break a store window so he could get arrested and have a 37:12 meal for Thanksgiving. 37:17 You could always guarantee he would do it again 37:19 just before Christmas. 37:20 He lived on the streets. 37:22 And after a while the police got use to him and they would say, 37:24 "Come on, Jerry." 37:26 Because they knew that he did that because he 37:28 wanted a place to stay. 37:30 But nowadays, crimes are senseless. 37:31 People are killed and disposed of like trash. 37:38 And some of these shows on television... 37:39 There's a channel that just talks about all 37:41 these murder mysteries. 37:42 I don't watch that all the time. 37:44 Every now and then, I get stuck on one of them 37:45 when I'm panning through. 37:47 But you know what, there are some people that are fearful 37:49 of even answering the door nowadays because they spend 37:50 all their time in murder mysteries. 37:53 The slightest sound in the house... 37:54 Somebody is in the house, they think. 37:57 We have people that visit us from New York City. 37:59 And when they go outside to go to their car, 38:01 they'll say, "Turn the light on." 38:03 Because it's dark out here in Thompsonville. 38:06 And I said, "There's nothing out there but raccoons 38:08 and maybe some deer." 38:09 They said, "No, no. Turn the light on." 38:10 You know what I asked them? 38:11 "Do you watch a whole lot of murder mysteries 38:13 and killing shows?" 38:14 "Yeah." 38:16 And you know what the problem is? 38:17 Their minds have become their own worst enemy. 38:19 It's what's up here and not necessarily what's out there. 38:22 But nowadays, we live in a world of senseless crimes. 38:25 Women are victimized by abuse and murder. 38:28 And sometimes not just by strangers, but by their spouses 38:31 and their husbands. 38:33 Children are being abducted, abused, molested, 38:36 and murdered every day. 38:38 Have you gone to Wal-Mart lately? 38:39 We say Wal-Mart down here. 38:40 That's the biggest store we have. 38:42 But you walk into Wal-Mart, just look to the right. 38:44 All these missing children; 38:46 "Have you seen this child lately?" 38:48 So many that they can't put them on the milk cartons anymore. 38:52 But our society is so numbed by that, 38:55 so inoculated by that, we don't even pay attention. 38:58 We look at the child and go ahead and buy our groceries. 39:01 That's the age in which we live. 39:03 It doesn't even hit us where it use to. 39:06 And by the way, I read an article where it says, 39:08 "Serial killing is the crime of the 20th century." 39:17 It didn't exist in other generations. 39:20 But notice what the Bible says, another indication we're 39:22 living just before Jesus comes. 39:24 Genesis chapter 6 and verse 13. 39:26 Listen to the words. 39:44 The conditions that led to the destruction of the 39:47 pre-flood world is preparing our world for the final destruction. 39:51 Just as it was in Noah's day, thoughts were only 39:54 evil continually. 39:56 It's getting to that place. 39:57 Lord, have mercy. 40:00 Reason number eight, tonight. 40:07 My wife and I just returned from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands 40:10 and we went down there for vacation. 40:12 We often get a tremendous tan. 40:14 Some of you may think I'm tanned already. 40:16 But we often look forward to getting a tan. 40:19 I often look forward to getting into the nice warm waters. 40:21 But this time, we went to the water only once 40:24 because of hurricane Irene. 40:26 It came through St. Thomas as a tropical storm. 40:29 But if you notice something, that they're saying, 40:31 the meteorologists and the news casters are saying 40:34 that they believe that very soon they're going to have to up 40:37 the Fujita scale because even tornadoes are growing 40:42 in their intensity. 40:43 It went up to a level five. 40:44 Even hurricanes are category five. 40:47 They're saying it's becoming so intense and so prevalent 40:50 and so wide and so destructive that they may have to 40:53 increase it to a category six. 40:55 The intensity of natural disasters. 40:58 What's the reason why? 40:59 Paul the apostle tells us in Romans 8 and verse 22. 41:02 He says: 41:12 Even the earth is crying for delivery. 41:15 Even the earth knows that what's taking place here is 41:19 not what God intended. 41:21 Killer tornadoes increasing in number and frequency. 41:24 Spring 2011 was recorded as the second deadliest tornado season 41:29 in the United States history. 41:31 Earthquakes; 9.1 in Japan. 41:34 Even the east coast just recently had an 41:37 earthquake in Virginia. 41:38 And we had one last year here in Thompsonville. 41:42 My sister's daughter, my niece, was on the 13th floor 41:45 there in Brooklyn, New York just a couple of weeks ago when 41:48 the building began to shake. 41:50 Now you know what, New York is not a place that can 41:52 handle an earthquake. 41:53 They are more prepared for terrorism than they 41:55 are for an earthquake. 41:57 But in her fearful moment, she thought that she was just 42:01 getting tired or sleepy or hungry. 42:04 But all of a sudden, she noticed that it was not just her 42:06 that was swaying, but the window was swaying 42:07 and the mirror was swaying and her dresser was swaying. 42:10 And she grabbed her daughter and found an emergency exit... 42:14 ...an elevator. 42:17 That's the last thing you want to do in an earthquake 42:19 is get in an elevator, but that's what New Yorkers do. 42:22 Press the button on the 13th floor, "Let's get out of here." 42:25 But brethren, something is occurring 42:27 when we see earthquakes. 42:28 The Bible says there will be earthquakes in places 42:31 that there were not earthquakes before; 42:33 in diverse or various places. 42:36 But that's not the only thing. 42:37 Matthew 24 verse 7 says: 42:47 Add to that the lack of rain in Kenya resulting in famine. 42:50 They say every day 1500 people show up in a camp 42:54 trying to deal with famine. 42:56 Over 14,000 people dealing with famine. 43:00 Some places it's raining too much. 43:02 Other places it's not raining at all. 43:03 And Texas just recently dealing with fires there. 43:06 And in California; fires. 43:07 Why? Too much rain in some places, no rain in other places. 43:11 And I believe that this year, Texas broke the record again 43:14 for the number of 100 degree days in a row. 43:17 I think it was forty-two 100 degree days in a row. 43:21 Nature itself is asking for deliverance. 43:24 But look at reason number nine. 43:26 Reason number nine. 43:28 This one, I believe, strikes nearer to our hearts. 43:30 Reason number nine. 43:39 James chapter 5 verse 4 says the following. 43:58 What that in essence is saying is, people are not getting paid 44:00 for the work that they're doing nowadays. 44:03 People are working for next to nothing. 44:04 They're laboring but they're not getting the remuneration 44:07 that they deserve. 44:10 And just recently, the United States experienced something 44:13 that many of its citizens already know. 44:16 They got their credit rating lowered from AAA to AA. 44:22 I don't know about you, but I'll be happy to get a single A. 44:26 A amen. 44:29 No longer has an AAA credit rating. 44:31 I don't even know how we had an AAA credit rating 44:34 with a 14 trillion dollar deficit. 44:37 If you were in debt by 14 trillion dollars, 44:39 would your credit rating be an AA? 44:42 It wouldn't even be an A, it'd be an F; triple F. 44:46 Can even pay your bills and you are crying about an AA rating. 44:49 15 million Americans unemployed. 44:52 44 million Americans receive food stamps. 44:58 80 million Americans receive checks from the US government. 45:03 In 2010, one million homes were repossessed. 45:06 They say that according to the records, for 2011 45:09 they're on track for 1.2 million more being repossessed, 45:12 according to CNN. 45:14 And then they're saying we're facing a double dip recession. 45:17 What that means is, the recession was followed by 45:21 short lived recovery back down to a recession. 45:25 We are living in critical times. 45:29 Now, let's go down to reason number ten. 45:36 You know, I see these are the days when we have to really 45:40 look to God for our assurance. 45:41 What do you say? 45:43 These are not the days where we rely on our 401k 45:46 or our 403b or our retirement plan. 45:50 These are the days for scriptures like 45:52 Philippians 4 and verse 19. 45:53 I want you to read this with me. 45:54 This is one I believe that we need to read more often. 45:57 We need to trust in this one more. 45:59 Paul the apostle says, Philippians 4 verse 19: 46:14 Jesus has a quadruple A credit rating. 46:19 There is no shortage of money and food in the kingdom of God. 46:23 There will never be a shortage. 46:25 He says, "If you are faithful, I will provide for you. 46:28 I will open the windows of heaven and pour you out a 46:29 blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it." 46:33 So the one that we trust in these last days 46:35 is the Lord Jesus Christ. 46:36 He's going to keep us. 46:37 We are going to make it by trusting in Him. 46:40 But reason number ten. 46:42 Reason number ten, tonight. 46:51 I did an entire series on the occult industry. 46:54 Rise in spiritism. 46:56 Just to mention that, I'll have another five part series 47:00 hopefully in the future about the occult 47:02 and the entertainment industry. 47:04 But there's so much to say on that one, 47:05 I had to narrow it down. 47:06 I had to say to myself, don't make this another occult series 47:10 on just this one point. 47:11 But there is a rise in spiritism. 47:14 But this is not a surprise. 47:15 The Lord said this would happen in the last days. 47:18 1 Timothy chapter 4 and verse 1 reads as follows. 47:25 Do you know what that means when he says, "expressly says?" 47:27 That means, He specifically points out. 47:41 Notice "doctrines". 47:43 Doctrines means something that's suppose to come from God's word. 47:47 Demons are now substituting the doctrines of God's word 47:50 with doctrines of demons. 47:52 That's why people are leaving the faith. 47:54 Because what they are not finding in God's word is 47:57 more pleasing for them than what is being found in God's word. 48:02 The series I did was how the world is being affected. 48:04 But this is about how the church is being affected. 48:07 People are departing from the faith giving heed 48:09 to seducing spirits. 48:10 There is a fascination with the occult world 48:13 that is permeating everything. 48:14 Harry Potter series has created an entire culture 48:18 built on witches and magic. 48:21 But look at the emphasis on vampires, casting spells, 48:24 and even the afterlife. 48:29 But if that's not bad enough, world leaders 48:35 are joining the march. 48:37 I remember a number of years ago, I don't remember which 48:40 president it was, but I remember one of our presidents, 48:42 his wife would talk to Eleanor Roosevelt every day. 48:46 Don't tell me his name. 48:47 I don't want to embarrass anybody. 48:48 I don't want anyone to think I'm against one party or the other. 48:51 But brethren, it was not just bad that she spoke to 48:55 Eleanor Roosevelt every day who already was dead. 48:58 But she was giving advice to her husband who was the president 49:01 based on what Eleanor Roosevelt said. 49:07 And they have these shows nowadays; Psychic Detectives. 49:11 When they can't solve a crime, they go get a psychic detective. 49:15 You know what a psychic detective is? 49:17 They take them to the spot and the guy stands there 49:19 or the woman stands there and they start humming and 49:21 extending their hands and feeling, "I'm sensing 49:23 there's a spirit here." 49:25 Like a dog would sniff, they are spirit sniffers. 49:31 And as ridiculous as that sounds, that's what our 49:34 law enforcement is looking at as a viable 49:37 solution to solving crimes. 49:39 Sad, but it shows you how far spiritism has permeated. 49:43 Then you have courses you can take in universities 49:46 called parapsychology and metaphysics. 49:49 They give an esoteric name to it to make it sound really good. 49:52 But what it in fact is, is just spiritualism 49:54 in an educational setting. 49:58 And for those of us that don't think that we are really 50:00 dealing with spiritualism, look at the shows nowadays. 50:03 I'm going to categorize that in an upcoming event, 50:06 in an upcoming series, one of the messages 50:08 in a few nights to come. 50:10 There is more spiritism in places that it should not be. 50:15 And I hate to say this; even in Christian churches. 50:17 When people are more concerned about how they feel 50:20 than how they walk, it's spiritism. 50:23 When people say, "That sermon made me feel good," 50:26 and, "I don't feel good," they base it on feelings. 50:30 Feelings change with the weather, 50:32 they change with temperatures. 50:33 We ought to base our lives, not on what feels good, 50:36 but what the word of God says. 50:38 By the way, when you think that, it didn't feel good 50:40 to go to the cross. 50:41 It didn't feel good to get nailed to the cross. 50:43 It didn't feel good to die, but Jesus did that 50:45 because He was obedient unto death, 50:48 even the death of the cross. 50:50 But the question is, what's behind all this? 50:52 Listen to Revelation chapter 16 and verse 14. 50:56 The Lord makes it clear the atmosphere in which we live. 51:04 In the church and out of many churches. 51:15 You put up a sign and say, "Miracle Service," 51:17 people come out in the droves. 51:19 They couldn't even get enough buses in the parking lot. 51:22 But you put up a sign that says, 51:23 "The truth is going to be taught tonight," 51:25 "No, I don't want to hear the truth." 51:28 And the word of God is pushed to the side and people 51:30 want a pill to fix everything. 51:31 I remember going to one of those miracle services 51:34 just to be inquisitive. 51:36 Because it was not too far from where I lived 51:38 in Orlando, Florida. 51:39 I went to one of the ones when Benny Hinn was 51:41 still pastoring one of his churches down in Florida 51:43 on Forest Lake Road. 51:45 I remember going there. 51:46 My wife and I and her cousin went just to see 51:49 what these services were all about. 51:50 We didn't go to get anything healed, amen. 51:52 Just to make the record clear. 51:54 But you know, you go to those services and you 51:56 start questioning yourself as to whether or not 51:58 you need to ask for a healing. 52:01 But I didn't go for that reason. 52:02 I went to see what these were all about. 52:04 And I noticed that in the back of this church, there were 52:07 people in wheelchairs, people on respirators, 52:09 people whose bodies were contorted, 52:11 people who had obvious deformities. 52:14 And not a one of them were ever called forward 52:18 to have their bodies straightened out, 52:20 or their wheelchairs vacated, or their sight restored. 52:26 But the people that were there were gathered there 52:27 and they were being deceived by clever words, 52:29 words to make you feel good. 52:31 And so one of the people came out of the audience 52:33 and the preacher, called a "prophet"... 52:37 Even that nowadays, there are a lot of "prophets" 52:39 and "prophetesses" that are selling prophet programs. 52:43 Prophet really with a dollar bill. 52:45 Not prophet but profit. 52:48 That's really what they are. 52:49 Profits. 52:51 Anyhow, he invited somebody to come forward. 52:54 And he leaned over and held the person's ear and he said, 52:57 "You have a problem with your ear, but the Lord told me to 52:59 tell you He gave me a prophecy that your ear is going to be 53:02 healed and you're going to be able to hear what 53:03 God says to you in the future." 53:05 And I'm thinking, what about these folk in the back that 53:07 can't even move? 53:08 And when the service was over, all those people that 53:10 couldn't even hardly walk, couldn't even function, 53:14 they all went back home the same way they came. 53:16 And the preacher went home a whole lot richer. 53:19 That's what Christianity wants nowadays; 53:21 a fix, a pill, rather than the real presence 53:24 of the real Holy Spirit. 53:26 Where is it all headed? 53:28 Listen to what Ellen White says as we begin to close. 53:30 In the book, Testimonies, Volume 9, page 11 paragraph 2, 53:36 a powerful quotation, she says: 53:47 They're getting it all together, 53:48 they're working out all the plans. 54:09 Just when you think it hasn't arrived, 54:13 it's going to happen so fast. 54:15 Just when you think we have a whole lot more time, 54:17 the dominoes are going to begin to crumble 54:19 too quickly for people to read their Bibles, 54:21 too quickly to run to the churches because 54:23 the doors will be closed, too quickly to find peace. 54:25 The best time to find peace is when peace is available. 54:28 The best time to come to the Lord is when the opportunities 54:31 present themselves. 54:32 Don't wait. 54:33 I saw on a sign one day on a church that said, 54:35 "Repent now and avoid the rush." 54:38 Because someday, everybody is going to want to repent. 54:40 That's what happened in Noah's day; 54:41 knocking on the door, "Let me in." 54:44 Too late. 54:46 A good friend of ours in the family once said to me, 54:50 "The two worst words that a Christian would ever says is, 54:53 'almost' and 'too late.'" 54:57 Brethren, those of you who are watching, 55:00 ladies and gentlemen, those of you who are listening, 55:02 it is ridiculous to not be ready for the Lord. 55:05 He is soon to come. 55:06 The conditions are spelling it. 55:08 Our politicians know the crisis is increasing. 55:12 Our presidents know, world leaders in other countries know. 55:16 Whether it's in Greece or whether it's in China 55:19 where the demand for their goods are getting less and less. 55:23 Unemployment is still rising. 55:25 The debt ceiling is continuing to increase. 55:26 The world leaders know. 55:28 Can't even get credit nowadays. 55:30 The world leaders know. 55:31 The banks are holding onto everything they have. 55:33 Because everyone knows that something great and decisive 55:37 is about to take place. 55:39 This is the hour that we need to get ready 55:42 for the coming of our Lord. 55:43 What do you say? 55:45 What does Jesus say about all these things? 55:49 Listen to this final scripture. 55:51 Matthew 24 and verse 33. 55:54 He says: 56:07 Today, not only is the end of the world at the doors, 56:12 but Jesus is at the door. 56:14 He says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." 56:16 And brothers and sisters, and ladies and gentlemen, 56:19 friends and foe alike, 56:21 the Lord is not only showing us that the end is at the door. 56:24 But He's saying to us that He is at the door. 56:28 If ever there was a time to respond to the Lord, 56:30 as a song writer said, 56:32 "We are nearing home, we are nearing home. 56:34 See the splendor gleaming from the domes afar." 56:38 We are nearing home. 56:39 Tonight is the time we need to get ready for that coming. 56:42 What do you say? 56:43 Let us pray. 56:44 Our gracious Father in heaven, we thank You that You have 56:46 given us more than enough indicators 56:49 that we're living in the crisis hour. 56:51 But give us something that we don't have; 56:53 a mind to think and a conscious decision to make 56:57 our calling and election sure. 56:58 Help us not to procrastinate, but to know that this 57:02 is the day of salvation, this is the crisis hour, 57:05 this is the moment to get ready. 57:08 And Father, when You come, may it be our joy 57:11 to be prepared to meet Jesus in His soon return. 57:15 This is our desire. 57:16 And we thank You for the opportunity. 57:18 In Jesus' name we pray, amen. 57:22 Friends, we look forward to seeing you tomorrow night. 57:24 The topic will be, The Final Stage. 57:27 Invite someone to be there. 57:28 God bless you. 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