Participants: John Lomacang (Host), Dr. Dedrick Blue
Series Code: FDOF
Program Code: FDOF000025A
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00:27 Hello, friends, welcome to the 3ABN Worship Center.
00:30 I like to welcome you to a Dare to Dream 00:33 Foundation of our Faith series featuring Dr. Dedrick Blue. 00:38 We'd like you to invite your family and your friends 00:41 and those who may be in your worship community 00:44 to sit down and enjoy 00:46 the impartation of the word of God 00:47 for the next hour. 00:49 We know that God has prepared a message for you 00:52 that will stir your heart and plant seeds for eternity. 00:57 Dr. Dedrick Blue has spent more than 30 years in ministry. 01:01 As a pastor, a teacher, college administrator 01:05 and he has a passion for urban ministry 01:07 dealing with affordable housing, 01:10 health and education disparities. 01:12 He is also the current dean 01:14 of the school of religion at Oakwood University, 01:18 and his message tonight is, "The Coming Super Storm." 01:22 You don't want to miss this message. 01:23 We know that God will bless tremendously. 01:26 We also have tonight 01:28 for this broadcast Chelauna Chin King. 01:32 She is the minister of music 01:34 that is going to bless your heart, 01:36 prepare the foundation 01:38 for the impartation of the word of God. 01:41 She comes from Stockbridge, Georgia, 01:44 and when I asked her, "What can I say about her." 01:46 She said, "Tell them I love Jesus, 01:49 and I love to sing." 01:51 After Chelauna ministers to us, 01:53 the very next voice that you will hear 01:55 will be that of Dr. Dedrick Blue. 02:15 In my moments 02:21 Of fear 02:23 Through every pain every tear 02:29 There's a God who's faithful 02:36 To me 02:40 When my strength is all gone 02:46 When my heart has no song 02:52 Even then, God is faithful 02:57 To me 03:02 Every word he's promised 03:09 Is true 03:13 What I thought was impossible 03:19 I've seen my God do 03:27 He's been faithful, 03:34 Faithful to me 03:41 Looking back 03:44 He's love and mercy I see 03:53 In my heart sometimes I questioned 03:59 Even failed to believe 04:04 But God is faithful 04:07 Faithful to me 04:23 When my heart looked away 04:30 The many times I could not pray 04:35 Even then, God was faithful 04:41 To me 04:45 Those days I spent so selfishly 04:52 Reaching out for what pleased me 04:58 Even then he was faithful 05:04 To me 05:09 Every time I come back 05:16 To him 05:20 He is there waiting with open arms 05:27 And I see once again 05:35 He's been faithful 05:42 Faithful to me 05:49 Looking back 05:52 His love and mercy I see 06:00 In my heart I have questioned 06:06 Even failed to believe 06:11 But God is faithful 06:14 Faithful 06:21 In my heart sometimes I questioned 06:27 Even failed to believe 06:32 But God is faithful, faithful 06:38 In my heart sometimes I questioned 06:44 Even failed to believe 06:51 Still God is faithful 06:55 Faithful 06:59 To me 07:08 He is so faithful 07:12 Faithful to you and me 07:29 Well, praise the Lord this evening. 07:31 Isn't it a wonderful thing that God is faithful? 07:34 I don't know about you, but I celebrate the fact 07:36 that God has been faithful to me. 07:39 If you stop, and think about your life, 07:41 and think about where you would be, 07:43 if it had not been for God in your life. 07:46 The only thing you can say is that God is faithful. 07:49 You have to praise God from whom all blessings flow 07:51 and thank Him every day. 07:54 Because there's nothing 07:55 that is guaranteed in this life, 07:56 absolutely nothing. 07:58 But the only thing that I can count on 08:00 is the fact that my God is faithful. 08:02 I love what the Bible says, 08:04 in Him there is no variableness, 08:05 neither shadow of turning. 08:07 That means that God is not wishy-washy, 08:09 He's not sometime he. 08:11 God doesn't wake up, and have a bad hair day 08:13 or roll out of the bad side of the bed. 08:15 God is consistent every day. 08:18 Praise God from whom all blessings flow. 08:21 Well, this evening, 08:22 I'm so pleased to be here with Dare to Dream. 08:25 And to be a part of this great and tremendous ministry. 08:28 And tonight, we want to begin talking about a subject 08:32 that I think is very, very important. 08:34 You know, oftentimes we don't talk enough 08:37 about the forces of evil 08:39 in which to expose them for what they are. 08:43 You know, we're often afraid 08:45 that if we talk about the devil, 08:47 then we're going to give glory to the devil. 08:50 But, you know, the old saying says, 08:52 "Speak of the devil and he shall appear." 08:55 So if you say something about him, 08:57 sometimes we just think that the devil will show up 09:00 simply because we have talked about him. 09:02 But you know it's kind of like having insurance policy. 09:04 Some people are afraid to get an insurance policy 09:07 because they think if they get the insurance policy, 09:09 they're going to die. 09:10 Right? 09:12 So it's the same thing with the devil. 09:13 We talk about the devil does not, 09:14 does not necessarily mean that he will have 09:17 this extraordinary power to show up. 09:20 The Bible does say this, 09:22 "That the devil is already with us. 09:24 He shows up whether we are ready for him or not." 09:27 That's why the Bible says, "Be sober and be vigilant, 09:31 because your adversary the devil walketh about 09:33 as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour." 09:37 Secondly, we often are afraid to talk about the subject 09:40 because we're afraid of sensationalism. 09:43 We've all seen television programs 09:45 when the televangelist comes out 09:47 and he takes his hand and rears back 09:49 and he flaps the person upside the head, 09:51 and the person falls back 09:53 into the arms of the waiting deacon. 09:55 And he says, "Oh, Spirit 09:56 of deaf dumb and blind come out." 09:57 We're afraid sometimes of sensationalism. 10:00 And so we steer away from the topic as well. 10:04 Sometimes also we may be a fear-- 10:07 We may have a fear 10:08 of being linked to false movements. 10:11 There are often movements that appear to be liberating, 10:14 but actually are enslaving. 10:16 And we don't want to be involved in those. 10:18 And we also sometimes are afraid 10:19 that the occult will lead us into a cult fascination. 10:23 That simply by talking about the subject, 10:26 we will begin to go deep into their dark pathway. 10:29 But I'm here tonight to tell you 10:31 that there is no greater responsibility 10:32 that we have as Christians 10:34 than to pull back the curtains on the devil. 10:36 And to let the world see him for what he really is. 10:40 Unless you've been down the road 10:41 that I've been down 10:43 and seen the things that I've seen, 10:44 then you may not be able to understand 10:46 what I have said thus far. 10:47 But I hope that over these next three or four days, 10:51 we will be able to unpack this thing 10:54 to expose the devil 10:55 both in the church and out of the church. 10:58 To show you what he is doing 11:00 and the plan that he has for your life. 11:02 But to also let you know 11:04 that of a certainty that God is faithful. 11:07 That there is nothing that God cannot do. 11:09 There is no burden that God cannot lift. 11:11 And there is no chain that God cannot break. 11:14 Tonight, let's bow our heads 11:15 as we begin on this night's topic 11:18 entitled, "The Coming Global Super Storm." 11:21 Let's pray. 11:23 Our Father in heaven tonight, 11:25 we do want to thank You so very much 11:28 that we have a God who is above all things. 11:32 Yes, the devil has power, but you are the head 11:35 of all principalities and power. 11:38 Yes, there is evil in the world, 11:40 but you are the God who vanquishes evil. 11:43 Tonight, the Lord as we open Your word, 11:46 we ask and pray that You would open our hearts 11:48 to be receptive to the moving of Your Spirit. 11:51 Send your Spirit here 11:52 to give us light and to give us peace. 11:55 For those right now, we're sitting at home 11:57 there in the valley of the shadow of darkness, 11:59 Lord, send Your Spirit into their home right now, 12:01 in the name of Jesus. 12:03 Let Your angels surround them and stand with them. 12:06 And there as we open the word of God together, 12:09 may the words of my mouth 12:11 and the meditations of our hearts 12:13 be acceptable in thy sight. 12:16 Oh, Lord, You indeed are our strength and our redeemer 12:21 in Jesus' name amen, amen. 12:26 It was quite an unusual event. 12:32 I watched it on the TV weather. 12:38 As the storm began to move up the coasts, 12:41 merging with another storm and getting stronger. 12:46 For while they predicted 12:47 that the storm would bypass my area. 12:50 But then it became obvious 12:52 after a while that it would not. 12:54 It began to intensify 12:55 and I'm a kind of closet prepper kind of person, 12:59 so you know, I'm always 13:01 storing up food and water in the house, 13:03 and my wife is always making fun of me 13:05 because I have extra batteries 13:07 and those kind of things just in case 13:10 but, I got all my batteries together. 13:12 I went to the store and got some logs 13:14 for the fireplace and extra matches 13:16 because I was certain that it would not bypass us 13:19 and indeed it didn't. 13:21 Hurricane Sandy became a massive super storm, 13:25 one of the largest storms ever recorded 13:28 in human history. 13:30 And it made its way straight to where I was living in New York. 13:35 I won't forget that night 13:36 as the winds begin to howl and the trees begin to sway. 13:40 And that night, my wife, and children, and I 13:43 gathered in the basement of our house. 13:46 And all we can hear all night long 13:48 was the howling of winds 13:49 and the snapping of 50 and 60 foot trees 13:52 crashing around us. 13:54 And the bursts of explosions 13:56 as transformers begin to catch on fire. 14:00 It was worse than being in a tornado. 14:02 I've been through some tornadoes. 14:05 But this was worse, because it kept going on, 14:07 and on, and on for hours and for hours. 14:11 You know, the thing that really got me 14:13 about that storm was this. 14:16 If you ever know New Yorkers, 14:17 New Yorkers tend to be a little brash. 14:21 Just a little braggadocious 14:25 like nothing can touch a New Yorker. 14:28 But it was something to see that city underwater 14:31 and the city come to a standstill. 14:34 It was something to see the subway systems flooded 14:37 and cars floating down the street. 14:40 And the streets of New York empty 14:42 because they were impassable. 14:44 Was something to see the train systems screeched to a halt 14:48 because nobody could move, 14:49 because there had come 14:51 at the most unanticipated and unexpected time 14:55 a super storm for which the city was ill prepared. 15:00 Tonight, I've come to tell you 15:02 that there was going to come another super storm 15:04 and it is on the way. 15:06 Its scope is large. 15:09 Its winds are fierce. 15:12 But you won't hear about this super storm from Al Roker. 15:16 You will not see this super storm 15:18 on the weather channel. 15:20 But I will tell you tonight, I have peeped the forecast. 15:24 And I have seen its path. 15:27 And I'm not relying upon radar or satellite 15:31 to tell me where the storm is going to be. 15:34 I have a better forecasting system. 15:37 If I open the Word of God, 15:38 for the Bible says in 2 Peter 1:19, 15:44 "That we have a more sure word of prophecy 15:49 where you would do well to take heed." 15:53 You see, if you want to know what the future is. 15:55 You don't have to go to a tarot card, 15:57 or crystal ball, 15:59 or go to some dark room to let somebody read your palm. 16:02 If you want to find out what the future holds, 16:05 all you have to do is crack open the Word of God. 16:08 For the word of God is a light unto our feet 16:12 and our lamp unto our path. 16:14 I want to understand this, 16:15 Global Super Storm that's coming, 16:17 I need to go to the Word of God. 16:20 I read this Global Super Storm and I've found out what it was 16:24 in the Book of Revelation. 16:26 On Revelation 7:1-4, 16:31 the Bible says this, 16:34 "And after these things 16:37 I saw four angels 16:41 standing on the four corners of the earth, 16:46 holding the winds of the earth, 16:51 that the wind should not blow on the earth, 16:56 nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 17:01 And I saw another angel ascending from the earth, 17:05 from the east, having the seal of the living God: 17:09 and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, 17:14 to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 17:16 Saying, Hurt not the earth, 17:20 neither the sea, nor the trees, 17:24 till we have sealed the servants of our God 17:29 in their foreheads." 17:32 The weather forecasts 17:34 of the coming Global Super Storm 17:37 here in the Book of Revelation. 17:38 To give us some background, 17:40 the Book of Revelation does contrast 17:42 that some major thing is about to happen. 17:46 The whole book is a set up 17:47 for the coming Global Super Storm. 17:50 There are forces at work that are opposing one another 17:53 as you read the Book of Revelation. 17:56 From the Book of Revelation, you see two things 17:58 that are contrast at one against the other. 18:01 They are opposite forces 18:02 like two different weather systems coming together, 18:06 they will be ultimately in conflict. 18:09 In the Book of Revelation you see Jesus, the Lamb of God, 18:13 but you also see the beast. 18:16 You see that the Lamb walks amongst the candlesticks 18:20 in the Book of Revelation. 18:21 Jesus walks among the churches. 18:24 But you also see the beast who walks among the nations. 18:29 The Book of Revelation, you see seven churches. 18:32 But in the Book of Revelation, you also see seven plagues. 18:36 In the Book of Revelation, you see 18:38 the New Jerusalem for the saints of God. 18:40 But then you also see ancient Babylon 18:43 that has fallen. 18:45 In the Book of Revelation, 18:46 you see a woman who is dressed in white, 18:49 who represents the church of the living God. 18:51 But also in the Book of Revelation, 18:53 you see a woman, who is dressed in scarlet 18:55 who represents an apostate church. 18:58 In the Book of Revelation, 18:59 you see that those who are victors 19:02 stand on the sea of glass. 19:04 But also in the Book of Revelation, 19:06 you see that those who are vanquished 19:08 are cast into the lake of fire. 19:10 In the Book of Revelation, 19:12 you see that those who are overcomers 19:14 receive the seal of the living God. 19:17 But you also see in the Book of Revelation, 19:20 that those who have not followed God 19:22 receive the mark of the beast. 19:25 You see in the Book of Revelation, 19:26 that there are those who follow the Lamb 19:28 whithersoever he goes and worship him. 19:31 But you also see in the Book of Revelation 19:33 there are those who follow the beast and worship him, 19:37 two opposing forces at conflict in this book. 19:42 There is no doubt about it that there is a war. 19:46 And it is real and it is unrelenting 19:49 and the two sides are clear. 19:51 It is a cosmic battle of the ages, 19:54 played out here on earth. 19:56 And here in the Book of Revelation, 19:57 these forces are lining up, 20:00 and we see the world that is divided into two camps. 20:04 We see angels, who are holding back the winds. 20:07 And we see those 20:09 who are about to receive the seal of the living God. 20:11 But we also see that those winds 20:13 are about to be let loose upon the people of God. 20:18 These winds it has been said represents war and strife. 20:22 When we read the Book of Daniel 7:2, 20:26 Daniel said, "I saw in my vision by night, 20:29 behold, the four winds of heaven 20:31 strove or fought on great sea." 20:35 We read from Bible prophecy that the sea represents people. 20:38 And so there are many 20:40 who have read this text and said, 20:41 "Oh, there's going to come a great geopolitical battle 20:44 at the end of time, 20:46 and there will be a great war upon this earth." 20:49 But I want to say to you tonight, 20:51 that this war is not just a war between nations. 20:54 It is not a battle between the United States and Russia. 20:58 It is not a global war on ISIS. 21:01 It is not that North Korea has launched a nuclear weapon 21:05 and has started World War III. 21:07 It is not because the Chinese economy has collapsed, 21:11 therefore sending us into global economic panic. 21:14 No, this war is against the Lamb of God. 21:18 It is a universal conflict against God 21:21 and against his saints. 21:23 It is the gathering together of forces 21:26 to do battle against God Almighty 21:28 and to attack His people. 21:31 You see, these winds are not just political winds, no. 21:34 These winds are also spiritual. 21:36 There is a spiritual turmoil that is at work. 21:40 Right now, we see these four angels, 21:43 who are standing on the four corners of the earth, 21:45 holding back the winds of this global conflagration. 21:49 They are the sentinels of God sent by God 21:52 to protect the people of God 21:55 during dark and troublest times. 21:57 And I thank God for, 22:00 because can you imagine what the world would be like-- 22:04 if there were no protection from God. 22:07 If God would just let evil run amuck, 22:11 but the Bible does predict, that the day will come soon 22:14 when these angels will loose the winds 22:17 and the world will see 22:19 what the unrestrained power of Satan's reign looks like, 22:26 unbridled filth, uncontrolled passion, 22:29 unrestrained lust, and unpolished violence 22:32 and uncurtailed hatred. 22:36 Some believe that this day is far away. 22:41 They believe that somehow that man is evolving 22:44 and getting better and better overtime, 22:47 that we are involving into a higher state of being 22:50 and that our global consciousness is developing 22:52 that our collective will somehow ennoble us 22:55 that we are involving. 22:57 But they neglect to understand 23:00 that when you read Revelation 7. 23:03 The Bible tells us the world is not getting better, 23:05 it's getting worse. 23:07 And the only thing that is keeping this world 23:09 is the restraining power of God. 23:12 I believe 23:13 that what we are witnessing right now in this world 23:15 is the coming together of demonic forces 23:18 as they are preparing for the time 23:20 when they will be let loose to destroy the people of God. 23:23 And just like armies 23:25 began to gather their troops for battle, 23:27 so it is that Satan right now 23:29 is preparing his troops to destroy you, 23:33 waiting for the time when the winds are let loose, 23:36 so that he can wipe out the people of God. 23:40 I believe that what we are witnessing right now 23:42 in the United States of America and in many parts of the world 23:45 is the demonization of a culture. 23:50 The demonization of a culture. 23:52 You see, culture is one of those things 23:54 that is hard for us to see, it surrounds us, 23:57 it's all about us, it permeates us. 24:00 And we all have culture. 24:02 Like for example, 24:04 I happen to be an African-American. 24:06 I like my collard greens. 24:09 But some of my Jamaican friends they like their callaloo. 24:13 I've often been at dinner one time 24:15 and there were people 24:16 from one island or another island 24:18 and they were fighting over the dish. 24:21 Somebody said that the dish was peas and rice, 24:23 and somebody else said that 24:25 the dish was rice and peas, same stuff. 24:29 We all have a culture, 24:30 we can't really see our culture. 24:32 So one man's Kool-Aid another man's sorrow. 24:34 You know, we can't, we can't see our culture. 24:36 Our culture blinds us. 24:38 And so it is that right now, we are in a culture 24:42 that surrounds us, that permeates us, 24:45 and rather than us changing it, it has begun to change us. 24:52 Listen to this. 24:53 A Harris Poll was taken shortly before Christmas 24:56 over the last several years. 24:58 Over eight years and they found out 25:01 that from 2009 to 2013, listen to this 25:07 that believe in God 25:09 dropped from 82 percent to 74 percent in our culture. 25:15 Similar declines were seen in this belief 25:18 that Jesus is God 25:20 went from 72 percent to 68 percent. 25:22 Jesus resurrection, 70 percent to 65 percent, 25:27 life after death from 69 percent to 64 percent. 25:31 Hell from 62 percent to 58 percent 25:33 'cause see, people don't want to believe in hell. 25:37 They want to believe that heaven is here on earth, 25:38 they definitely don't want to believe in hell, right? 25:40 The virgin birth was dropped from 60 percent to 57 percent. 25:45 But that's only part of the story. 25:47 Those numbers dramatically increase 25:51 depending upon the age of the person 25:53 taking the survey. 25:54 So for example, those who were between the ages of 18 and 36, 26:01 their numbers were radically different. 26:04 For example, for example, the younger ones. 26:07 Their believe in the virgin birth 26:10 dropped all the way down to 48 percent, right. 26:14 And so, the older you become, the more faithful you are, 26:18 I guess because you're getting closer to the grave. 26:21 You know, the older I get, the more faithful I become too. 26:23 When you are young, I guess you live forever, 26:25 but it says something more as well, 26:27 as such it also says something 26:29 about the demonization of the culture, 26:31 that God has been squeezed out of our culture. 26:35 So among young people belief in ghost has gone up. 26:39 Belief in UFOs has climbed. 26:42 So that now, you have young people 26:44 who are standing on the back porch, 26:46 looking to the sky waiting for the mother ship 26:47 to come down to deliver them. 26:50 People are talking more and more 26:52 about alien encounters 26:53 and having been abducted by aliens. 26:56 I want to let you know tonight, 26:57 I don't believe in alien abduction, 26:59 I believe that Satan himself can appear 27:00 as an angel of light 27:02 and that's what people are seeing. 27:04 Belief in witchcraft has increased. 27:06 Belief in reincarnation has increased. 27:10 And so what it is that we are seeing 27:12 the demonization of our culture. 27:15 We are seeing the prepping of young minds 27:18 to take a side in this global conflict. 27:22 What we're seeing now is that 27:23 the dark knight rises that the force awakens, 27:26 that evil abounds and the darkness prevails. 27:30 We are seeing the demonization of our culture. 27:33 For the devil has come down with great wrath 27:35 knowing that he only has a short time. 27:39 I was talking to a young girl not so long ago 27:42 who told me a story that sort of disturbed me. 27:45 She was in a public school, and in her public school. 27:47 Of course, you're not allowed to pray in the public school. 27:50 Little did they know people are praying all the time 27:52 in the public school every time there's a test, 27:55 children are praying. 27:57 But she was told that she could not pray 27:59 in the classroom. 28:00 And yet, when it came time to study history 28:04 and the Salem witch trials, 28:07 the teacher took an exceptionally long time 28:09 to talk about witchcraft, 28:11 because the teacher was a witch. 28:14 You can't talk about God, but you could talk about Wicca. 28:17 I'm talking about the demonization of a culture. 28:20 So that now, God has been put on the back burner. 28:22 I say that these are the storm clouds 28:25 that are gathering for the great storm. 28:28 You know, I happen to be a study of pop culture 28:30 and so I often look at things like music. 28:33 And there's so much occult in our common music these days. 28:37 Young girl by the name of Kesha releases a song called, 28:40 "Dancing with the Devil." 28:42 And then, you have people who are appropriating 28:46 to themselves the name of God. 28:50 What I mean by that? 28:51 When I read my Bible in Exodus 3:7. 28:54 God comes to Moses, and Moses says to God, 28:58 said God, "Who are you? 28:59 Tell me who you are?" 29:01 And God says to Moses in Exodus 3:7. 29:04 "I am that I am. 29:08 Just tell them that I am sent you." 29:11 Well the name of God I am is so holy 29:15 that God says to us in the third commandment, 29:18 you shall not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. 29:23 For God will not hold them guiltless 29:25 who takes his name in vain. 29:28 And yet, when you begin to study 29:31 what is going on right now in our culture 29:33 with popular music. 29:36 You have rap stars and pop artists, 29:38 who are taking the name of God in vain. 29:42 The pop artist Nas, 29:44 he releases an album called "I am." 29:46 Beyonce releases an album called, "I am." 29:50 Jay Z, pop mogul have the unmitigated audacity 29:56 to call himself Jehovah. 30:01 And Kanye West had the unmitigated call, 30:05 to call himself Jesus. 30:08 As a matter of fact, when Jay Z got ready 30:13 to his release his album in 2009, 30:15 he put out a t-shirt 30:18 and it was said, "The return of God." 30:21 Well, I've got news for you Mr. Jay Z. 30:24 You are not God. 30:25 You have a beginning and you have an end. 30:28 When I read my Bible, when I read about my God, 30:31 I read that before the beginning began, 30:33 He already was. 30:34 And when the ending comes to an end, 30:36 He will continue to be. 30:37 He is the great I am. 30:39 He is before all things and by Him all things consist. 30:43 He is the prime mover. He is the first cause. 30:46 He is the uncaused cause. 30:47 He is beginning of all things and all things exist in Him. 30:51 You gonna die Mr. Jay Z. 30:54 But He will continue to live forever and ever. 30:56 That's why in the Book of Revelation, 30:58 it says of Jesus that He is the one who was 31:03 and is and is to come 31:06 and yet pop music wants to take upon itself. 31:11 Let me tell you why this is happening. 31:13 Because the devil is simply 31:15 trying to prep the minds of the young. 31:19 Not to look at the eternal God, and the sovereign creator, 31:22 but rather to look inside in themselves. 31:25 It is the same lie that he gave to us 31:29 in the Garden of Eden when he says, 31:32 "If you eat of this fruit, you shall be like God." 31:35 Now, you have young people, I am God, I am, 31:38 will I am, will I am. 31:42 I'm talking about the demonization 31:43 of the culture. 31:45 And the storm clouds arising. 31:47 You know, have you watched television recently 31:50 and seen all the shows. 31:54 It's hard to watch. 31:56 There's a show on called Penny Dreadful, 31:59 it deals with witches and vampires and demons. 32:02 There was a show on called Carnival that was dark. 32:05 True detective, you know, 32:08 in which there's a mixture of witchcraft and voodoo 32:12 and all the rest of that, the show the leftovers 32:15 where some people got left behind. 32:17 But the ones who got left behind, 32:19 are better than the ones who were taken away. 32:23 A show called Salem and Constantine, 32:25 Believe or Haunting, right? 32:28 In 2013 was the year 32:31 that witches came out of the closet 32:33 with shows like American Horror Story. 32:36 The Witches of East End, 32:38 The Originals and Sleepy Hollow. 32:40 And not only that, during this past year, 32:42 there was something I never thought 32:44 I would see on television. 32:45 People declared 32:47 that there was going to be a live exorcism on television. 32:51 And so there was a big hype. 32:52 And of course, all that stuff always comes on Friday night. 32:55 It always comes on the Sabbath 32:57 when people should be at home praying and reading, 33:00 they're studying the Bible, 33:01 but instead the devil has people on Friday night, 33:04 instead of praying and serving God 33:06 on His Holy Sabbath day watching a live exorcism. 33:10 Make no bones about it. 33:11 Our culture is being demonized, and the storm clouds are rising 33:15 and the devil is not hiding it anymore. 33:19 There's a new show that just started last week 33:23 or couple of weeks ago entitled, "Lucifer." 33:28 "Lucifer." 33:30 And it's based on a character develop by Neil Gaiman, right. 33:34 And then, this, teleplay 33:37 Lucifer gets bored in hell. 33:41 And so, he decides to take a vacation in L.A. 33:47 Have you been to L.A? He decided to take a vacation. 33:51 Lucifer owns a nightclub called 'Lux'. 33:56 And he decides that he's going to team up 33:59 with a female police officer to punish the bad guys. 34:04 Because after all that's Lucifer's job 34:07 to punish bad guys, right? 34:10 Lucifer is played by a very handsome suave 34:13 and charming Welsh actor. 34:16 Women find him irresistible. 34:18 And men bow before him 34:21 because they cannot resist his alpha male power, right? 34:25 And he's cool in the show, Lucifer cool, 34:29 Lucifer drawers are convertible with a gangster lean, you know. 34:34 Lucifer is cool. 34:37 He's got-- 34:38 He get stopped by the police, 34:40 and they put the handcuffs on him, 34:41 but he gets out of handcuffs 'cause Lucifer is just cool. 34:45 Lucifer is so cool that he goes to a house 34:48 where there is gangster rappers. 34:50 And the gangster rappers are so mesmerized 34:53 that they become un-cool in the presence of Lucifer, 34:56 because he is so cool. 34:58 He gets people to take bribes, 35:00 and gets people to admit their dirt. 35:03 Now, there's one thing that show did get right. 35:07 And that is that Lucifer is a beautiful being, 35:09 the Bible says in Ezekiel 28:12 35:12 "That he sealed up the sum of beauty, 35:14 he was full in wisdom and perfect in beauty." 35:16 Yeah, Lucifer is good looking, right. 35:20 He has the ability to appear to be anything 35:23 that he wants to be. 35:25 But what the show did not get right is that number one, 35:28 Lucifer never takes a vacation. 35:31 He is always working 24 hours a day. 35:35 Number two, the show didn't get right 35:36 that Lucifer is not in charge of hell. 35:40 Lucifer is down here on earth 35:43 and ultimately when he is destroyed, 35:45 fire comes down from heaven. 35:46 Lucifer does not control the fire. 35:49 Secondly, that humanity in the show is good 35:52 and Lucifer is bad. 35:54 But when you read your Bible, when you read your Bible, 35:57 all humanity is just as bad as Lucifer. 36:00 For all have sinned 36:01 and come short of the glory of God. 36:03 He has sinned and we have sinned. 36:06 And the Bible says, that there is none righteous, 36:09 no, not one. 36:12 Why does a devil put Lucifer out there, 36:14 because he wants us to believe 36:16 that that which is evil is good, 36:18 and that which is good is evil, he inverts the paradigm. 36:22 Bible reminds in the Book of Isaiah, 36:23 "Woe unto them that call good evil and call evil good." 36:26 They put light for darkness and darkness for light. 36:29 But yet, the devil would deceive us 36:31 in these last days 36:33 as he preps the Global Super Storm, 36:35 the demonization of a culture. 36:38 Have you seen all the zombie shows on television? 36:40 Man, the zombie show is everywhere. 36:43 The walking dead, the living dead, 36:45 that this dead, that dead. 36:48 But what I find interesting about this, 36:50 how the devil messes with our minds and preps us. 36:53 You know, zombies are called the living dead. 36:56 But when I read my Bible and in Ecclesiastes 9:5 37:00 the Bible says, "But the living know 37:03 that they shall die, 37:05 but the dead don't know anything." 37:06 There aren't any living dead, right? 37:10 Zombies in these TV shows 37:13 are described as coming back to life 37:16 as a result of some virus that infects them. 37:18 They got some virus and then they go around, 37:20 they bite somebody, and they bite that person, 37:22 that person gets the virus and they die, 37:24 and they come back to life. 37:25 So in the teleplays, 37:27 the zombies come back to life as a result of a virus. 37:32 But when I read my Bible, my Bible say, 37:34 "That if the dead come back to life, 37:36 it's not because of a virus. 37:38 When the dead come back to life, 37:40 it's because of the power of the living God. 37:43 It's because the Lord Himself descends from heaven 37:45 with the voice of the archangel, 37:47 with the trump of God 37:48 and the dead rise at the voice of God." 37:50 It is not some inanimate virus 37:53 that brings the dead back to life. 37:55 It is the will of God. 37:57 We are healed, and restored, 37:59 and redeemed by the blood of a Lamb. 38:02 But notice what the devil does. 38:04 He inverts the paradigm, 38:07 so that the infected blood of the zombie 38:10 brings back to life, 38:12 rather than the blood of Jesus Christ. 38:14 The devil is doing nothing 38:15 but prepping the minds of the young people 38:18 to be confused in these last days. 38:20 I'm here to tell you tonight 38:22 that we are facing the demonization of a culture, 38:26 the demonization of our entire culture. 38:29 Bible let us know this "That the day will come 38:32 when darkness shall covered the earth 38:35 and gross darkness the people." 38:39 The clouds will thicken so heavily 38:43 that people will not be able to tell right from wrong 38:46 or good from bad. 38:49 That's where we are now. 38:51 But I also read in that same verse. 38:54 "That when that comes that the glory of the Lord, 38:59 will be seen upon his people." 39:03 Yes, there's darkness, but there is also light. 39:07 Yes, there's evil, but there's also good. 39:11 Yes, there's a beast, but there's also the lamb. 39:14 Yes, there's the false church, 39:16 but there's also the real church. 39:18 Yes, there are those who go to the lake of fire, 39:20 but there will also be those who stand on the sea of glass. 39:24 Yes, there will be a global conflict, 39:26 but somebody will come out. 39:29 How do I know? 39:30 Because I read Revelation 7: 1-3 And it says, 39:34 "After these things I saw four angels, 39:39 standing on the four corners of the earth, 39:41 holding back the winds of strife 39:43 saying hurt not my people, 39:46 until they are sealed in their foreheads." 39:49 Somebody got to say hallelujah to that. 39:51 You see, yes, well the darkness assembles itself. 39:54 God's people are protected 39:57 by the power of an Almighty God. 40:00 He holds back the devil. 40:02 He lets him go this far but no further. 40:05 Just think of where you would be, 40:07 if God let those winds 40:09 just slip through the fingers of the angels. 40:12 Man, I'm telling you something. 40:14 My life is hard now as it is already. 40:17 I cannot imagine what my life would be like 40:20 if the devil had full sway at my life. 40:24 You know, you wake up one day 40:25 and you just have with these bad days 40:27 when nothing goes right, you know. 40:29 Car didn't work, you know. Your back didn't work. 40:33 Nothing seems to work, right. 40:36 Everywhere you go, 40:37 you're surrounded by darkness and evil. 40:39 And you just feel like evil is closing on, 40:41 those are hard days. 40:42 But I can imagine what it would be like 40:44 when evil is unrestraint. 40:48 I remember, 40:50 I was in the New York City subway one day, 40:53 and I was going to mind my own business. 40:55 I'm waiting for a train 40:57 that was to take me to my church 40:58 in New York City subway. 40:59 And there was a man who was sitting on a bench 41:02 down at the other end of the platform. 41:04 And he was sitting there rocking, rocking, 41:05 just rocking and cursing to himself, 41:07 just cursing to himself. 41:10 And then all of a sudden as I stood on the platform, 41:11 he turned and he looked at me, 41:13 there were many people between him and I, 41:15 but he just turned and looked directly at me. 41:18 And he started cursing. 41:20 He didn't cursed at any of the other 15 or 20 people 41:23 between him and me. 41:24 He only started cursing at me. 41:27 And then he got up, and started walking toward me, 41:31 cursing at me, as though he wanted to kill me. 41:34 Now, I'm a city boy, 41:36 my first reaction was to jump into my karate stance. 41:39 You know, James Brown said, James Brown said, 41:41 "I don't know karate, but I know Karazy." 41:43 My first reaction was to jump 41:47 and I was going to defend myself, 41:49 until the Lord whispered in my ear 41:52 and reminded me 41:54 that we wrestle not against flesh and blood 41:58 but against principalities and against powers. 42:01 That what I was experiencing was just a foretaste 42:05 of what will happen when the winds are loosed. 42:07 And so, instead of jumping into my stance about my head 42:12 and I whispered a prayer. 42:13 And I said, "In the name of Jesus, 42:17 Lord, shut that demon up. 42:19 Back that demon down and make him go back 42:22 and sit in the seat." 42:24 And immediately when I prayed that prayer 42:25 that man stopped in his tracks, shut his mouth, 42:28 he literally walked backwards, turn around, 42:31 sat back on that chair, and bowed his head 42:34 and never said another word. 42:37 Because right now, 42:39 the Lord is holding back those winds. 42:41 He has his protection upon the people of God. 42:44 But the Bible also that says 42:46 no that when the winds finally get loose, 42:50 I still don't have to worry. 42:52 You know why? 42:53 Because the Bible says that we will be protected 42:56 if we have the seal of the living God. 43:00 When God puts a stamp on you. 43:02 When He puts His approval on you, 43:04 then you don't have to fear the enemy anymore. 43:06 You can walk in boldness, and walk in faith, 43:09 and there will be a time when your faith will be tested. 43:12 But you can go through the storm 43:14 as long as you have Jesus in your life. 43:16 The storm hasn't happened yet, but it's about to get worse. 43:21 Let me just conclude by telling you 43:22 just a couple of short stories if I may. 43:25 You know, two stories about getting on a plane. 43:29 One time I was supposed to take a plane overseas. 43:31 And I went to the airport. 43:33 Sat down, I got there early, 43:35 because I didn't want to miss my plane. 43:37 You know, my wife is telling me, 43:38 I'm always late for everything. 43:40 She says, "You're gonna be late for your own funeral." 43:42 And I say, "Well, if I'm gonna be late 43:43 for my own funeral then maybe that means I didn't die." 43:47 So, so anyway, I get to the airport, 43:49 I'm there early this time. 43:51 I'm going to prove my wife wrong. 43:52 I'm there, I'm there early. 43:54 So I'm sitting there, and I'm waiting for the plane, 43:56 I'm waiting for the plane. 43:57 I'm checking my watch and I'm waiting for the plane. 43:59 I'm at the gate waiting for the plane. 44:01 And then I noticed 44:03 that the time had passed for the plane to leave. 44:06 So I got up, and I slowly went over to the desk 44:10 and I said to the, I said to the ticket agent, 44:12 I said excuse me. 44:13 When is this plane going to leave? 44:15 The ticket agent, she said, the plane is already left. 44:19 I said what do you mean the plane has left. 44:21 I mean, I was sitting here 44:22 waiting for you to call the flight. 44:24 The ticket agent said, I called the flight, 44:27 but I didn't hear it. 44:29 But I called the flight, what's your name? 44:30 I said, Mr. Blue. She said, Mr. Blue. 44:32 I called you several times. But you didn't respond. 44:39 The plane is now gone 44:42 and Mr. Blue you have missed the plane." 44:45 Let me tell you something. 44:47 The Global Super Storm begins to gather. 44:50 And the storm begins to gather up energy and steam. 44:55 God is calling a people. 44:59 He is calling you right now. 45:01 He is saying to you and He is saying to me. 45:04 You need to get on board 45:06 before this flight leaves without you. 45:08 But there will come a time, when he will walk out and say, 45:12 it is finished. 45:14 "He that is filthy, let him be filthy still 45:16 and he that is holy, let him be holy still." 45:19 There will be a time when probation will end 45:23 and Jesus will come. 45:26 But right now, He is calling to His people. 45:30 The question is, do you hear the call? 45:34 You see, it was amazing to me, 45:36 I was sitting right there in the airport. 45:40 And everyone around me heard the call except for me. 45:46 Perhaps, if this gospel be hid, 45:51 it is hid to them who are lost. 45:54 Where the God of this world has blinded the minds of them, 45:58 lest they should see and hear and come to repentance. 46:03 Maybe God is calling but you're not hearing. 46:06 That's why Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock." 46:10 If any man hear and open the door, 46:15 I'll come in. 46:18 But if you're not hearing then maybe this is your chance 46:20 and your opportunity to hear the voice of God 46:24 before the Super Storm. 46:27 I'll tell you another story. 46:28 Another story about being in airport. 46:31 One day I got to the airport being typical me 46:34 and I was late. 46:36 Just being myself late. So I get to the airport. 46:40 And I said to myself, okay, I'm gonna, I'm gonna, 46:43 I'm just gonna take, take this stuff on carry on 46:46 and I get to the desk and they says, 46:48 "You can't carry the stuff on with you. 46:50 You have too much stuff." 46:52 When my wife would drop me off, and she was already gone 46:54 and I had all the stuff with me. 46:55 So she says, "Well, maybe you can take this 46:57 out of one bag and put in another bag." 46:59 And I went ran down, and bought another bag 47:01 and tried to switch things out, but it still wasn't working. 47:04 I got on the phone, called my wife. 47:06 She had already left the airport, 47:07 she came rushing back to the airport. 47:08 She took half of my stuff and throw in trunk in her car. 47:11 And now, I go back to the ticket agent. 47:14 And she says, "Okay, now you can get on. 47:15 Now, it's okay for you to go through security." 47:17 I go through security, 47:19 it's the longest line in the world. 47:21 You ever go to security? It's the longest line. 47:24 The TSA people, they are patting down the low waist. 47:26 I said they already does not have a bomb, 47:29 she does not have a bomb, right. 47:31 You know, they're looking up at little kids' pants. 47:33 I'm saying, please I'm going to miss my plane, 47:35 I'm gonna miss my plane. 47:36 I went, said, "Excuse me sir, excuse me sir, 47:38 can I just jump the line, I'm gonna miss my plane." 47:40 "Get back inline." 47:41 I guess, by asking the question, 47:42 I look like a terrorist, I don't know. 47:44 I was, I was terrified so I got in line. 47:47 And I finally got through. 47:50 Now, it's about five minutes 47:53 before my plane is supposed to depart. 47:55 And it's way, way down at other end of airport. 48:00 I have all these bags in my hand 48:01 and they are heavy. 48:03 And I'm running to the airport, 48:04 huffing and puffing and carrying. 48:06 Sweat is dripping from my face. 48:08 I look like a madman. 48:09 I look like perhaps, I'm demon possessing myself. 48:12 I'm trying to get to my plane on time. 48:15 I hear them calling on the loudspeaker. 48:17 This is the final boarding call 48:19 for flight number so and so and so. 48:21 And I pick up my pace. 48:23 People start moving out my way, right. 48:25 I said, excuse me, excuse me, I'm running through the airport 48:27 like a superstar like Usain Bolt, right? 48:30 And finally, I can see the gate inside. 48:34 There's nobody there but the agent. 48:36 The agent has her hand on the door 48:39 and she's getting ready to close that door. 48:41 For once, she closes that door, I am forever locked out. 48:46 And as she had her hand on the door to close the door, 48:49 I run up to her, "Wait, wait, wait, wait, it's me, 48:52 I'm supposed to be on that plane." 48:56 She says, "Are you Mr. Blue? I said, "Yes, I am." 48:59 She said, "Mr. Blue, 49:00 if you have gotten here 20 seconds later, 49:02 once I close that door, you could not get on this plane. 49:05 But because you got here 20 seconds early, 49:07 then Mr. Blue the door is still open. 49:10 And you can still get on the plane." 49:12 I want to let you know tonight, that the door is still open. 49:16 The door of salvation is still open. 49:18 And you can still get in, 49:20 before the Global Super Storm comes and evil arises. 49:24 Listen, you can still make it in. 49:27 God has opened the way, 49:29 and made it possible through the blood of Jesus Christ. 49:32 The door was open on Calvary, when Jesus died. 49:36 The devil said, "Close the door on salvation." 49:39 If you are be the God, 49:40 come down off of that cross right now. 49:43 They don't deserve salvation. 49:45 They deserve to be caught in the storm and to die. 49:48 But Jesus would not close the door of salvation, 49:52 instead He hung on that cross, 49:54 holding back the winds of evil long enough 49:58 to say, "Father, forgive them 50:00 for they know not what they do." 50:03 Then he went down into the grave. 50:05 And the devil said, "You need to stay in the grave." 50:07 But Jesus said, "Oh, no, no, no, I'm coming up. 50:10 So that I can open a door, and be the first fruits. 50:13 I will be the new and living way 50:15 to make a way for all who want 50:17 and need eternal salvation." 50:20 And now, the door is still open. 50:24 Jesus still is there, holding the devil back 50:29 and keeping the door open long enough for you. 50:33 You might be at home right now, 50:37 thinking to yourself 50:38 that you've gone too far in your sin. 50:43 That maybe you're too steeped in your iniquity. 50:47 Maybe God can't forgive you, 50:51 but I want to let you know tonight. 50:52 There is no burden that God cannot lift. 50:57 There is no sin that God cannot forgive. 51:01 There is no chain that God cannot break. 51:06 And if you will but give Him the chance today, 51:11 the door is still open. 51:13 I know it might seem a little strange 51:15 if you're sitting at home right now 51:17 watching the television to say, 51:19 "Well, okay, I'll give my heart to Jesus." 51:23 But let me tell you something about our God. 51:26 Our God is where you are. He never leaves you. 51:30 He never forsakes you. 51:31 If you're at home right now, God is there with you. 51:37 The angels are there with you. 51:40 They are surrounding you 51:41 and protecting you from harm and from evil. 51:46 And tonight, if you will but give Him the chance, 51:51 when the storms arise and the winds blow. 51:54 Under His wings, you'll find safety and security. 51:59 Won't you pray with me right now, 52:01 as we call upon Him? 52:03 Our Father in heaven, indeed all around us, 52:07 our culture is getting dark and demonic. 52:11 There are things around us that are prepping our minds 52:14 telling us that we need to believe in the paranormal 52:18 and the supernatural 52:20 rather than in the super power of an Almighty God. 52:24 There are perversions that are taking place right now. 52:28 Perversions of eternal truths, 52:30 where the devil takes the truth of God 52:32 and twisted into a lie. 52:35 Then there, Lord, 52:36 there are times when evil stalks us, 52:39 which seek to attack us 52:41 as the man tried to attack me on that train. 52:44 But tonight, in the name of Jesus' 52:47 we rebuke the devil in Jesus' name. 52:50 Tonight, in the name of Jesus, 52:52 we stand behind the protection of our God, 52:55 who is holding back the winds. 52:57 Lord, right now, hold those winds back 53:00 in somebody's life tonight. 53:03 Hold them back tonight there, Lord, 53:05 and do not allow the enemy to have his way. 53:08 Instead that, Lord, 53:10 we will make it through the open door safety. 53:12 For we ask these blessings, and give these thanks 53:17 in the name of our God who is faithful, amen. 53:21 Amen. 53:29 Can you say amen again? Amen. 53:31 Praise the Lord. The Coming Super Storm. 53:35 Thank you so much Dr. Dedrick Blue, 53:38 for that message 53:39 I want to invite our presenter tonight to come out again. 53:42 Dr. Blue, would you join me 53:43 for a brief moment here this evening. 53:46 And I want to thank you for that challenging message. 53:50 Praise the Lord for that. Thank you, sir. 53:53 I like you to those who are listening to the program, 53:56 and watching the program. 53:57 Give us a little bit more insight as in our world today. 54:01 What do you see in more specifics 54:04 is a part of the Coming Storm, 54:05 and how would you say that will affect the Christian church? 54:08 I know, you pointed out some significant things, 54:10 but there is a political climate, 54:11 there is a social climate, 54:13 so many things and based on your resume, 54:15 and some of the other things that are part of your passion. 54:17 Tell us how you see the Coming Storm 54:19 impacting those areas? 54:20 Well, we have to always understand 54:23 that the devil does not just move on one front. 54:26 Like a wise general, he attacks on many fronts. 54:29 And so he has many flanks through which he attacks. 54:33 When we look at the Bible, we see the Bible as-- 54:36 We see the Bible and the Bible presents the world as a fallen, 54:39 as a fallen world, as a fallen state. 54:42 And that everything in this world 54:45 is polluted and tainted by sin. 54:47 So that means that the devil does work through politics. 54:50 That does mean that the devil works through economics. 54:53 Like for example, 54:54 let's take a look at economics just for a moment. 54:56 You know, while we stole the fact 54:58 that there are rich people in this world 55:00 and most people say, "I don't want to be rich, 55:02 I just want to be comfortable." 55:05 That's a facade in many cases. 55:06 Yes, that's usually a facade, 55:07 but let's just be honest about this, right. 55:10 When you have, 55:12 when you have two percent of the world's population, 55:14 controlling 50 percent of the wealth, right, 55:17 that's an inequity that one would probably have to say 55:20 is not of God, right. 55:22 That, that's evil. That's true. 55:25 When you see, when you see the political movements 55:27 that are transpiring right now in the world, 55:31 and there are many things I guess I could say. 55:33 But we need to watch what is transpiring 55:36 in the Middle East carefully. 55:38 Because there are things 55:39 that are happening there right now, 55:40 where the devil is marshalling his forces. 55:43 And is not necessarily in the way 55:45 that most of Christendom has interpreted it. 55:48 Right. 55:49 For example... 55:54 Based upon a false theology of dispensationalism. 56:01 There are those who believe 56:03 that it's America's responsibility 56:07 to protect Israel. 56:09 That's true. And Israel is a great country. 56:12 Israel does have a right to exist. 56:14 Let me, let me say that. 56:16 But I will say this, 56:17 that many evangelicals have misread the Bible 56:20 by thinking that the Israel nation is the same Israel 56:23 that you find listed in the Bible. 56:27 This is, this is, this modern Israel is a modern nation, 56:30 that's not God's Israel of old. 56:31 Because the church now becomes the new Israel, 56:34 we are Abraham seed, right? 56:35 That's right, that's right. 56:36 And heirs according to the promise. 56:38 So now, we have national policy, right, 56:41 of war that is set up to protect something 56:45 based upon a false ideology and a false religious notion, 56:49 so the devil works on many different fronts. 56:51 That's true instead of a literal interpretation, 56:53 that's a spiritual interpretation. 56:54 As you know, the name Israel came into being 56:57 as an overcomer, 56:58 one who wrestled with God and prevailed. 57:00 And so truly, the landscape in America 57:02 and around the world quite a bit of the focus 57:05 is on Israel in that particular way. 57:07 You talked about disparity. 57:08 And as we look at the topics, 57:10 that are coming like for example Holy Laughter. 57:13 I want to encourage those of you 57:14 that have tuned in tonight. 57:16 That this is a topic you don't want to miss 57:18 as we are thanking Dr. Blue for the message tonight. 57:21 Thank you so very much. 57:22 We know that God is going to bless him, 57:23 as he presents another message, 57:25 so stay tuned for the broadcast 57:27 that will come to bless your heart. 57:29 God bless you until we see you again. |
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