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00:15 This is 3ABN Now with John and Rosemary Malkiewycz.
00:22 Hello, and welcome to 3ABN Now. 00:24 I'm sure that you are going to find this program. 00:28 It's one of four that we're doing 00:29 with Pastor Danny Milenkov. 00:31 Welcome to the program, Danny. 00:33 Thank you, John. 00:34 And he's got a passion to share with you scripture. 00:37 And scripture is really a very revealing thing. 00:40 And it brings peace to your heart and to your mind 00:44 when you know beforehand when things happen. 00:46 Actually, Bible says God never does anything 00:48 without first warning His people. 00:50 And so in these programs, 00:51 we're looking at the signs of the times 00:52 and God is trying to reveal to us 00:55 so that we can be aware of what is taking place 00:58 and more so importantly, Danny, 00:59 what's happening right now, in 2021, 01:02 in this part of the world and in fact all over the world, 01:06 what is happening. 01:07 And so this program, I believe, you'll find very interesting. 01:10 And we're talking the signs of the time 01:12 and particularly the climate, 01:14 the changes that we're hearing about climate change, 01:17 everybody hears in the news, climate change, 01:19 you know, we've got to do something 01:20 to save humanity in this planet, and it's true. 01:23 There's a lot of things we can do 01:25 to make this world a better place. 01:27 And before we open our program or before we talk with Danny, 01:30 we open the Word of God, 01:31 I just ask you to invite you to bow your heads while I pray. 01:36 Father in Heaven, it is truly, 01:38 truly an incredible time of this earth's history 01:41 in which we live. 01:42 We see things happening, Lord, that we don't understand. 01:45 We see all sorts of things taking place 01:48 that we don't understand. 01:50 But, you know, You have revealed to us, 01:51 Father, in Your Word, 01:53 that we not need to be surprised. 01:55 We have all written in the Word of God 01:58 the things that are going to transpire. 02:00 And we thank You that we have Pastor Danny with us, 02:02 we ask that You work through him 02:03 and what he says the Holy Spirit will guide him, 02:06 so that we can be more at peace and understand 02:09 what will transpire. 02:10 So I ask, Father, for Your guidance now. 02:12 Bless the viewers. 02:14 Help them to see and understand that Jesus is coming soon. 02:18 And we thank You. 02:19 In Your name, amen. 02:20 Amen. Amen. 02:23 Amen, indeed. 02:24 Well, thank you, John, Rosemary 02:25 for giving me another opportunity 02:27 to be able to share with you and with all our viewers 02:31 and preparing each and every one of us 02:34 for the soon return of Jesus 02:35 and I am coming under greater conviction day by day 02:40 that we are indeed living on the very eve 02:42 of Jesus' coming. 02:44 And so I'm glad you are joining us 02:46 for this second program. 02:47 As John has rightly pointed out, 02:49 there'll be four in this series, 02:52 as we take a look at what is happening right now. 02:55 How that relates to the coming of Jesus. 02:58 One of my favorite scriptures in all of Scripture 03:03 in connection with the Second Coming of Jesus 03:06 is found in Luke 21:28, where Jesus said, 03:09 and when you see all these things come to pass, 03:12 He's speaking of the various things 03:14 that would be taking place immediately prior 03:16 to His coming. 03:18 He says, look up 03:19 because your redemption is drawing near. 03:21 And I believe that as we do see all these things come to pass, 03:25 we can look up because our Redeemer, 03:27 Jesus Christ is coming to save us. 03:32 In this program, as John pointed out, 03:33 we will be looking at 03:37 the whole issue of climate change. 03:40 A brief look at that 03:42 as it relates to Bible prophecy. 03:44 So our question is, 03:46 how is what is going on around the world 03:49 relating to Bible prophecy? 03:51 And in particular, 03:52 how does it relate to those final movements 03:54 that we've been told in Scripture 03:57 and in the Spirit of Prophecy 03:58 would be rapid ones? 04:00 In our last program, 04:01 we looked at the labor pains analogy 04:03 that Jesus used and the Apostle Paul used. 04:06 And we're going to go to the words 04:07 of the Apostle Paul in a little bit. 04:08 And we discovered that just before Jesus comes, 04:12 there would be great anxiety. 04:14 There'd be trouble, there'd be turmoil, 04:16 there would be pandemics and pestilences. 04:19 There'd be earthquakes in various places, 04:21 there'd be wars and rumors of wars and famines 04:24 and so on and so forth. 04:26 That would be the state of the world 04:28 before Jesus comes. 04:30 But we also discovered that Jesus said 04:32 during that time of great trial and tribulation, 04:37 do not be afraid, 04:39 but put your faith and trust in Me, Jesus said, 04:42 for I'm the Prince of Peace and in Me you will have peace. 04:45 So that is the good news 04:47 that we want to outline right from the word go. 04:49 And Jesus said in John 14:29, He said, 04:53 "I have told you these things before they come to pass 04:56 that when they do come to pass, you may believe." 04:59 It's right. 05:00 And John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world 05:03 that He gave His only begotten Son 05:04 that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, 05:07 but have everlasting life." 05:08 So these things, my dear friends, 05:12 are given by Christ by God through His Word, 05:15 not to scare us, but to prepare us, 05:19 to place His love and to place His precious hope 05:22 in our hearts. 05:24 So that's what we're going to be looking at 05:25 in this program. 05:27 We're going to be focused on Jesus 05:29 and the precious promises 05:30 that He provides through His Word 05:32 as well we're going to be taking a look at 05:34 what is taking place right now. 05:36 So we're going to go to our first scripture, 05:38 we're going to go to 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 05:42 and this really is our theme passage 05:44 in this series on the signs of the times. 05:47 So if you would like to read that for us, please, Rosemary? 05:50 I will. 05:52 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 says, 05:56 "But of the times and the seasons, brethren, 05:58 you have no need that I write unto you. 06:01 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord 06:04 so cometh as a thief in the night. 06:07 For when they shall say, peace and safety, 06:11 then sudden destruction cometh upon them, 06:13 as travail upon a woman with child, 06:16 and they shall not escape. 06:18 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, 06:21 that that day should overtake you as a thief. 06:24 Ye are all the children of light, 06:26 and the children of the day: 06:28 we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 06:31 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others, 06:34 but let us watch and be sober." 06:37 Wow! 06:39 A powerful challenge here by the Apostle Paul 06:42 in the context of the Second Coming. 06:44 It's very, very clear the Apostle Paul here 06:47 is speaking of the Second Coming of Jesus 06:50 and he says, before Jesus comes, 06:53 there will be a cry 06:54 that will be heard around the world 06:57 and that cry is peace and safety. 07:01 Are people seeking for peace and safety today? 07:04 Oh, definitely. 07:06 Is that front and center on people's agendas? 07:08 I think we all want that. 07:10 We all want that. Indeed. 07:11 Yeah. 07:13 I mean, we just looked at in our last program. 07:14 We briefly looked at, you know, the pandemic 07:17 that we are in the midst of 07:19 and people are seeking for safety, 07:23 you know, they are seeking for safety. 07:24 There's a lot of confusion out there 07:26 and as we pointed out in our last program, 07:28 the one thing we need to do more than anything else now 07:31 is to pray to God to give us wisdom, 07:33 to guide us, to lead us as we make those choices 07:37 as to what we ought to do as individuals 07:39 and to pray for our political leaders, 07:41 to pray for our religious leaders, 07:43 our church leaders, 07:44 they need more prayer now than they ever have needed before. 07:48 And I think too, Danny, that it's time 07:51 to get hold of your Bibles and start reading it 07:54 because there is assurance and there's hope 07:56 and I think it's important that the study of God's Word 07:59 will help enlighten you 08:01 and understanding what's going on now 08:02 as we're talking about it. 08:04 Yeah, what are you going to say, Rosemary? 08:05 I was going to say that 08:07 in these days that we're living in now, 08:09 there are so many conspiracy theories, 08:12 there are so many things that people say 08:14 that's a lie and that's a lie. 08:16 And everything anybody's saying is being called a lie 08:18 by somebody else. 08:20 We can't trust what man says, 08:22 we have to ask God for the truth. 08:23 That's right. 08:24 To say, Lord, You show me because you I can trust. 08:27 God never lies. 08:29 Absolutely. 08:30 And on that point, I mean, the Bible says in John 17:17, 08:33 you know, sanctify them by Thy Word, Jesus' words. 08:36 By Thy truth. 08:37 "Sanctify them by Thy Word. 08:39 Thy Word is truth." 08:40 And in John 14:6, Jesus says, 08:42 "I am the way, the truth and the life." 08:45 So if we combined Christ and we combine His Word, 08:49 we have truth. 08:50 That's right. 08:52 And that is the only truth 08:53 that we can put our faith and trust in today, 08:55 because there's nothing else we can really trust. 08:58 And so the only thing 08:59 we can trust 100% of the time is Jesus Christ, 09:03 what He has told us and what we find in His Word 09:07 which is truth. 09:08 So we thank God for His Word 09:12 and, you know, on this point of peace and safety, 09:15 that is what the world is desperately seeking for. 09:19 There is an individual 09:22 that has become front and center in the world 09:25 in the last number of years, 09:27 when it comes to being an ambassador for peace. 09:31 And that individual will be no surprise to many, 09:35 if not all of our viewers today, well, 09:38 that individual is none other than Pope Francis. 09:41 He is seen as an ambassador of peace and hope. 09:44 Notice, he's appeared on at least five Time Magazines 09:50 that have come into my letterbox. 09:52 And here they are. 09:53 I have them up on the screen for you. 09:56 You know, the People's Pope. 09:58 He was the man of the year or the person of the year, 10:04 I should say, you know, there's another one there, 10:06 you know, New World Pope. 10:09 Pope Francis meets America. 10:11 We have The New Roman Empire. 10:14 And so we have this individual Pope Francis, 10:17 he is front and center today 10:20 when it comes to seeking to initiate peace. 10:24 Peace between different religions seeking to bring, 10:27 you know, religions together in a peaceful way. 10:30 Peace between nations. 10:32 He is on the front lines of peace and safety 10:36 and I find that really, really fascinating. 10:40 In fact, just in 2020, 10:45 he's signed this appeal for peace. 10:50 And I think we have the headline there. 10:52 This is from Vatican News, October 20, 2020. 10:55 Pope signs Rome 2020 Appeal for Peace. 11:00 And in this Appeal for Peace, 11:03 the Pope gathered various religious leaders 11:07 from the leading religions in the world 11:10 as well as political figures, 11:13 he brought them together at the table, 11:15 they're in the Vatican, 11:17 in order to encourage them to sign this peace accord. 11:22 This is very fascinating 11:24 and this is what he's been doing 11:25 ever since he became the Pope back in 2013. 11:30 And he's a very popular figure. 11:33 He's someone who's appeared 11:35 not only on the front cover of Time Magazine, 11:37 he's appeared on the front cover 11:38 of National Geographic. 11:40 He's even appeared, believe it or not, 11:42 on one of the leading LGBTIQ magazines 11:48 in the United States of America on the front cover. 11:51 In fact, he was their person of the year 11:54 for the simple reason that on one occasion, 11:58 when he was asked, what are his thoughts 12:00 regarding those who are in a same sex relationship 12:04 and his statement was, who am I to judge? 12:08 Who am I to judge? 12:09 And so by that he was, you know, opening the door, 12:13 opening the door to individuals who the church 12:18 has generally not opened the door to 12:22 in that same way that Pope Francis has. 12:24 And so he's seen as a person who is an ambassador of peace. 12:29 It's really, really interesting, 12:31 and he's is also put out an encyclical. 12:36 He's put out two encyclicals of his own. 12:39 He's also signed off on an encyclical 12:42 that his predecessor Pope Benedict put out 12:47 and he sort of did the final touches 12:50 in back in 2008 he signed off, 12:52 but the two major encyclicals, 12:53 we're going to get to the first one of his, 12:56 the one on the climate in just a moment. 12:58 But the second one 12:59 that came out last year was entitled 13:02 and here we have the title up there, Fratelli tutti. 13:06 And here in the subheading, 13:08 we have the content of this encyclical. 13:11 It's an encyclical letter of the Holy Father, 13:14 Pope Francis on fraternity and social friendship. 13:19 So this encyclical is focused on how we can get along. 13:24 How we can all seek to live in peace 13:27 and harmony and unity. 13:29 How we can respect one another's differences 13:31 and not allow them to be divisive. 13:34 And it's fascinating 13:35 that this was given in the context of a pandemic. 13:40 When as we have discovered and as we know, 13:42 there are such differences of opinion. 13:44 There are polarizing views 13:46 that have brought in much division 13:48 amongst individuals, and families, 13:51 and communities, and even churches. 13:54 And so Pope Francis is seen 13:56 as someone who is a uniting character. 14:00 We're like brothers and sisters? 14:02 Yeah. 14:03 We're working, we should be all working together in unity. 14:05 Absolutely. 14:06 And he's taken that the language and the title 14:10 of that encyclical from the one that he took the name, 14:15 Francis from, you know. 14:17 Francis of Assisi, 14:18 you know, who has become a saint 14:20 in the Roman Catholic Church 14:22 and in fact he's signed that encyclical 14:27 at the graveside of Francis of Assisi 14:32 there in the city of Assisi in Italy. 14:34 Oh, okay. 14:36 He signed it there at the graveside. 14:38 That's where he signed it at the tomb 14:40 of Francis of Assisi. 14:42 And he wanted to make that statement. 14:45 So that's really, really interesting. 14:46 And now let's get to the climate change, 14:52 the climate change encyclical, 14:54 because that is the one he is most well-known for. 14:58 That was put out in 2015, 15:00 and I think we have the title there on the screen, 15:03 Laudato Si', which is Latin for praise be to you. 15:08 And that's in reference to God, praise be to You. 15:13 The title on the care of our common home, 15:18 on the care of our common home by Pope Francis. 15:21 Well, the world is our common home, 15:23 it's where we all exist. 15:24 Absolutely. 15:26 Yeah. Absolutely. 15:27 For people and for planet, you know, we're hearing 15:28 that more and more and care for our common home. 15:31 And it's true, you know, this is our common home 15:34 regardless of what your political, 15:37 your religious, your social persuasions are, 15:40 we are all on this planet. 15:42 That's right. 15:44 Your color, anything. 15:45 That's right, it matters not what you're, yeah, 15:47 whatever your background is this is our world. 15:50 And so he's encouraging the world. 15:54 This was an encyclical not only to his parishioners, 15:57 the 1.2 or 3 billion Roman Catholics 16:00 that make up the membership of that church, 16:03 but this was an encyclical to the world. 16:07 And a number of political leaders came out 16:10 when that encyclical came out to praise Pope Francis 16:14 including the one who is the head 16:19 of the most powerful nation on the planet, 16:21 President Obama. 16:23 Know this, President Obama, he... 16:25 This is from a Reuters headline back in June 19, 2005, 16:30 immediately after this encyclical was released, 16:34 Obama praises Pope Francis for making case 16:37 on climate change. 16:39 And it's fascinating what he had to say 16:42 and I'm just going to read a little from this article. 16:44 It's fascinating 16:45 what President Obama had to say, 16:48 and I'm reading here from the article, 16:50 I welcome His Holiness Pope Francis' encyclical 16:54 and deeply admire the Pope's decision 16:56 to make the case, clearly, powerfully 16:59 and with the full moral authority of his position 17:02 for action on climate change. 17:05 He goes on, and as we prepare for global climate negotiations 17:09 in Paris this December, that was in 2015, 17:13 that was COP 20, as it's become known. 17:16 It is my hope, he goes on and says 17:18 that all world leaders, 17:20 these are the words of President Obama, 17:22 it is my hope that all world leaders 17:24 and all God's children 17:27 will reflect on Pope Francis' call to come together 17:31 to care for our common home. 17:34 And so this message is being echoed far and wide. 17:38 And so... And it's been accepted too. 17:41 It's been accepted. 17:42 So Pope Francis is seen as a leading figure, 17:46 possibly the leading figure 17:48 in the battle against climate change. 17:52 And so, I find it fascinating that the Bible actually 17:56 addresses this role of Pope Francis 18:02 and the Church of Rome at the end of time 18:04 as one of peace. 18:06 And we read earlier in 1 Thessalonians 5, 18:09 that the cry at the end would be peace and safety. 18:13 So the Apostle Paul has said that, 18:15 but 500 years before the Apostle Paul, 18:18 in the Book of Daniel, when God describes this power 18:23 that is the Antichrist of Bible prophecy. 18:26 And let me just say this to our viewers, 18:29 those of you who may not be familiar 18:32 with what we're about to look at. 18:34 I want to make it crystal clear 18:36 that when God identifies systems and powers 18:40 that seek to take people away from God's Word, 18:43 that seek to take people away 18:45 from allegiance to Jesus Christ, 18:47 God is speaking of these authorities 18:50 and of these powers. 18:51 So we are going to be speaking of what God says 18:54 regarding this power briefly, but please make note 18:59 that God is not against individuals 19:01 who happen to be part of or members 19:05 of this particular system and namely, 19:07 you know, the Roman Catholic Church 19:09 that we're looking at here 19:10 because the Pope is obviously the head 19:12 of the Roman Catholic Church. 19:14 And so, God here is, He is identifying a system, 19:19 a power that seeks to take away from the prerogatives of God 19:23 and not individuals who are part of that church. 19:26 So I hope and pray that's very, very clear 19:28 because God loves people, He loves all people. 19:31 And so, what we are looking at now 19:33 is the system that God is identifying. 19:35 So I hope that that's clear to our viewers. 19:38 So let's take a look at what Daniel 8:25 has to say, 19:43 regarding this power. 19:45 Well, the Bible says in Daniel 8:25, 19:48 "And through his policy also he shall 19:51 cause craft to prosper in his hand, 19:54 and he shall magnify himself in his heart, 19:57 and by peace shall destroy many: 20:00 he shall also stand up against the Prince of Princes, 20:03 but he shall be broken without hand." 20:07 Okay, this is a prophecy that God gave to Daniel 20:12 some 500 years before the time of Christ. 20:14 So we're looking at a prophecy 20:16 that took place 2,500 years ago. 20:20 I looked up those words, policy, 20:22 craft and peace from the Strong's Concordance 20:25 to get a better handle on exactly 20:28 what we're referring to here. 20:31 Notice from Strong's Concordance, policy 20:33 it means discretion, knowledge, policy, 20:36 prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise. 20:39 And this is what we have with what Pope Francis is doing 20:42 and how he is perceived and the Church of Rome, 20:45 but in particular him as an individual. 20:47 Craft, there is that word craft, 20:50 in the sense of deceiving, fraud, craft, 20:54 deceit, false, feigned, guile, subtly and treachery. 21:00 Wow, what a description. 21:02 And then finally that word peace. 21:04 It's a very interesting term. 21:06 It can mean security, either genuine or false, 21:11 depending on the context. 21:12 And depending on who is offering this peace, 21:15 abundance, peace, prosperity and quietness. 21:19 So here in this verse, we have a description 21:24 of how the enemy will use this system 21:29 at the end of time, called the Roman papacy, 21:33 through what appears to be peace, 21:37 what appears to be something positive, 21:39 but sadly this system will lead the world 21:43 in one direction 21:46 and that direction is the wrong direction, 21:48 away from Christ, away from His Word 21:50 and away from His plan and this will in particular 21:55 accelerate at the end of time. 21:57 So what we are seeing right now, 21:59 Pope Francis leading the way, 22:02 when it comes to peace and safety, 22:04 being the ambassador of peace. 22:06 This is following the biblical prophetic script 22:10 that we have here before us. 22:12 It's interesting, it says and by peace, 22:15 it says there in Daniel 8:25, 22:17 "By peace shall destroy many." 22:19 Many. 22:20 Yeah, You don't think that 22:21 peace is going to destroy anybody? 22:23 This is fascinating because 2000 years ago, 22:27 the most capable of all of Jesus' disciples, 22:31 the one who was given 22:33 the responsibility of being the treasurer, 22:35 amongst the disciples, and Jesus was who? 22:38 Judas. 22:40 Judas, Judas. 22:41 Iscariot. 22:43 And Judas Iscariot, he betrayed Jesus with what? 22:46 With a kiss. 22:49 When the Bible speaks of Judas, when Jesus speaks of Judas, 22:52 he speaks of him as the son of perdition. 22:55 When the Apostle Paul speaks of the papal system, 22:59 he speaks of it as the son of perdition. 23:03 There's only two times 23:04 in the New Testament that phrase, 23:06 son of perdition appears once in connection with Judas, 23:10 the other in connection with this Roman papal system 23:15 that is the Antichrist of Bible prophecy. 23:18 Something that has been, 23:20 you know, well documented over hundreds of years 23:24 by, you know, the reformers, Martin Luther, 23:27 and John Calvin, and John Huss, and many others. 23:30 So this is nothing new. 23:32 And it's interesting that the enemy is going to work 23:35 in the most unusual, in the most unexpected manner. 23:39 That's right. 23:41 That shouldn't surprise us 23:42 because how did Satan tempt Eve at the very beginning? 23:46 What did he use? 23:49 He used the serpent. 23:51 He used the serpent. 23:52 And we are told 23:54 that the serpent was the most beautiful animal 23:58 that God created. 24:00 Yeah, the most beautiful, it had wings. 24:03 And it had beautiful colors. 24:05 And so the enemy uses what we do not expect. 24:08 Expect the unexpected 24:09 and that's what we're looking at here. 24:11 Now further to this, 24:12 we have a couple more scriptures in Daniel 11:21 24:16 and verse 24, 24:18 where that same term peace is used. 24:20 The exact same term peace is being used. 24:23 And here once again, 24:25 it's describing the papacy and here 24:28 it's through the symbol of the king of the north. 24:30 Okay, we don't have time to unpack all 24:32 that in Daniel 11. 24:33 But if you want to read verses 21 and 24, please? 24:36 Okay, it says in verse 21, 24:40 "And in his place shall arise a vile person, 24:43 to whom they will not give the honor of royalty, 24:46 but he shall come in peaceably, 24:49 and seize the kingdom by intrigue." 24:52 And verse 24, "He shall enter peaceably," 24:55 there's a word again, 24:57 "even into the richest places of the province, 24:59 and he shall do what his fathers have not done, 25:02 nor his forefathers: 25:04 he shall disperse among them the plunder, 25:07 spoil and riches, 25:09 and he shall devise his plans against the strongholds, 25:12 but only for a time." 25:15 Wow! 25:16 So here we have God through His servant Daniel 25:21 unveiling before us or pulling back the curtain 25:27 of what will be taking place at the end of time. 25:30 So we need not be deceived. 25:31 So once again those words, Rosemary, 25:33 that you shared earlier, where, 25:36 you know, we are not asleep as others. 25:38 We don't need to sleep 25:40 because we have been given a heads up, 25:43 we have been given, 25:44 you know, a GPS, and that's God's Word. 25:47 So we don't need to be caught unawares. 25:49 No, we need to be awake. 25:51 So when we see all these headlines, 25:53 we ought to say, 25:54 well, this is following the script, 25:57 you know, we are heading 25:59 to those final movements which will be rapid ones, 26:02 and in case we were not certain that the papal system 26:07 will lead the charge at the end of time 26:10 to bring unity, and peace, and prosperity, 26:13 and stability, peace and safety as the Apostle Paul put. 26:16 If we were not 100% sure of that, 26:18 let's go to Revelation. 26:20 Revelation here describes 26:23 who will be leading the charge at the end of time 26:25 and who the world will follow. 26:27 Revelation 13. 26:29 Don't have time to read the entire chapter, 26:31 but if you want to read Revelation 13:3. 26:34 Okay, it says Revelation 13:3, 26:37 "And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death, 26:42 and his deadly wound was healed: 26:44 and all the world wondered after the beast." 26:47 Well, who is this speaking of? 26:50 The beast. 26:51 This is speaking of the beast who's the Roman papacy. 26:54 Yeah, it's the Roman papacy. 26:55 There are two beasts in Revelation 13. 26:57 The first beast is the Roman papacy. 26:59 Yes. 27:00 The Roman papal system. 27:01 And it says this power would receive a deadly wound 27:04 which took place in 1798, 27:06 at the end of the 1260-year period, 27:09 but it would have a miraculous resurrection. 27:13 Healing. 27:14 And it says, and all the world 27:16 marveled and followed the beast. 27:20 And ultimately, 27:21 who does the world give its worship to? 27:24 It's not so much to this human power, 27:27 but if you read verse 4, 27:29 if you want to read verse 4, we discover who the world 27:31 ultimately will worship and who is seeking worship 27:34 and who is using this power as his front man. 27:37 "And they worshiped the dragon which gave power unto the beast 27:42 and they worshipped to the beast saying, 27:44 who was like unto the beast? 27:46 Who is able to make war with him?" 27:48 Well, so in worshiping this fallen, 27:52 apostate system, 27:54 who will people be worshiping at the end of time? 27:56 Well, this is the dragon and in Chapter 12 it tells us 27:59 the dragon is Satan, the devil, That's right, that old serpent, 28:03 you know, called the devil and Satan, 28:05 that's Revelation 12, you know, verse 9. 28:07 And so it's interesting 28:09 that the world at the end of time 28:11 will give it support to the Roman papal system. 28:15 So as Pope Francis is rolling out, 28:18 you know, these encyclicals, 28:20 he is following the script, 28:22 the world is all following his tune. 28:26 And saying this is a fantastic idea. 28:28 Go to Revelation 17, please. 28:30 Revelation 17, there is so much we don't have time, 28:33 we're just skimming the surface today just to give our viewers 28:38 an indication of what the Bible has to say 28:40 regarding peace and safety 28:42 and the man of peace at the end of time, 28:45 that will be considered the man of peace by the world, 28:47 and how he is going to lead the charge. 28:50 Revelation 17:12-14, please? 28:53 Okay. 28:54 "And the ten horns 28:55 which thou sawest are ten kings, 28:57 which have received no kingdom as yet, 29:00 but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 29:04 These have one mind, 29:06 and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 29:09 These shall make war with the Lamb, 29:12 and the Lamb shall overcome them: 29:14 for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: 29:17 and they that are with him are called, 29:20 and chosen, and faithful." 29:22 So they make war with Jesus 29:24 who is the Lamb of God. 29:25 That's right. Yeah. 29:27 So you have this battle, in the Book of Revelation 29:30 between Christ and His followers, 29:33 and Satan and his followers. 29:36 And it's very clear here 29:37 that the 10 horns which represent, 29:39 you know, the political powers at the end of time 10 being, 29:42 you know, for the whole world, a symbol for the whole world, 29:46 and that will give their authority and their power 29:49 just for a short time for one hour, 29:51 which is symbolic of a very short time, 29:53 to the beast. 29:55 That is what will happen 29:56 and that is what we are seeing the beginnings of. 30:00 There's a whole heap more that we can share on that. 30:02 But we don't have time for right now. 30:03 And that's in the context of the coming of Jesus 30:06 because Jesus overcomes them through His people. 30:10 Now, it's fascinating when we take a look at 30:12 what's been taking place 30:13 in, you know, the not so distant past, 30:17 in the year 2000, the United Nations 30:19 and we have a screenshot there. 30:21 The United Nations 30:23 put out eight Millennium Development Goals 30:26 and you can see them there on your screen. 30:29 And these goals were designed 30:31 to bring about peace and safety and prosperity 30:35 for everyone in the world. 30:36 And you can see that eight different goals 30:39 that were put out by the United Nations 30:42 and these were to take the world 30:45 from the year 2000 to the year 2015. 30:47 And significant progress was made 30:49 in a number of these areas. 30:52 However, in 2015, the United Nations decided 30:58 that it needed to continue this journey, and it came up 31:00 with 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 31:05 So it went from eight to 17? 31:07 From eight to 17, and to transform our world, 31:10 as you can see, to transform our world. 31:12 And so it's really fascinating, John, 31:16 Pope Francis happened to be in the United States of America 31:20 at that time for his first papal visit. 31:23 And he was the keynote speaker, 31:27 on September 25, 2015, 31:30 just before the vote was taken... 31:37 By the leading members of their nations, 31:40 you now, various politicians from various nations. 31:43 He gave the address about a 60-minute address 31:47 at the United Nations. 31:48 And he encouraged all the member states 31:53 to sign up for this 2015 to 2030, 31:58 sustainable development goals. 32:00 And they all did sign up. 32:02 It was the largest gathering of world leaders ever 32:06 of the United Nations on their 70th anniversary. 32:10 Very, very fascinating. 32:12 It was also a day, sorry, it was also a time 32:15 that Pope Francis visited the White House, 32:19 you know, he was the third Pope that visited the White House. 32:21 He was also the first Pope 32:24 to speak to both houses of Congress, 32:27 he addressed both houses of Congress. 32:30 So there was some monumental prophetic developments 32:33 that took place during those six days. 32:36 Fascinating stuff. 32:38 We have a Time Magazine front cover here. 32:42 This is just from last year. 32:44 We've got February 1 and eighth edition 2020 32:48 and destination 2030, 10 years to change the world. 32:53 Ten years to change the world. 32:54 So everything is heading in this one direction, 32:58 where we have all the climate experts 33:02 and other world leaders saying 33:03 that we only have a short time, 33:05 we only have a short time to 2030 33:08 to get everything right in order to save this planet. 33:12 So it's interesting that, 33:15 you know, President Biden and Pope Francis, 33:19 they are both very much left leaning, 33:22 if I could use that term and they are on the same page 33:25 when it comes to the climate agenda. 33:28 And it was an interesting headline 33:30 that I came across that I want to share with you. 33:32 It should be up there on the screen. 33:35 Here it is from Foreign Policy, January 31, 2021. 33:40 So shortly after the inauguration 33:42 of President Biden, 33:44 Biden and Pope Francis could make a climate change miracle. 33:48 How the new US leader and the liberal pontiff 33:52 like presidents and popes before them 33:54 can cooperate to transform American politics 33:57 and to transform the world. 33:59 Oh, transform American politics? 34:01 Yeah, absolutely. 34:02 The pope? Yeah. 34:04 It's interesting. It's interesting. 34:05 And, you know, nothing new under the sun 34:08 because we had a former president 34:11 and our former Pope come together 34:13 to bring down communism. 34:15 Notice this front page. 34:18 Yeah, well, this front cover of Time Magazine 34:22 back in 1992, February 24. 34:25 The holy alliance, you know, the holy alliance, 34:28 how Reagan and the Pope conspired 34:31 to assist Poland solidarity movement, 34:34 and hastened the demise of communism. 34:36 Well, there you go 34:38 on the front cover of Time Magazine. 34:40 And the Bible tells us in Revelation 13, 34:43 and we'll deal with this more so in our next two programs. 34:46 The Bible tells us that the Roman papacy 34:49 and the United States will come together. 34:52 You know, if ever there was, you know, a title 34:57 that we could use opposites attract it's that, 35:00 you know, the most unlikely coalition, 35:04 the Bible says will take place, 35:06 a Protestant nation founded on Protestantism, 35:10 coming together with, you know, the Church of Rome, 35:14 from the old world, 35:15 the old world and the new world coming together. 35:17 It's really fascinating. 35:18 One persecuted and the other that fled that persecution. 35:21 Absolutely. 35:23 And then they come together, And they come together. 35:24 It's just mind-boggling. 35:26 There's just so much in that space. 35:27 And we will look at that 35:29 in our next couple of presentations 35:31 on this subject. 35:32 But it's interesting that in 2021, 35:35 we have the IPCC, 35:37 that is the International Panel on Climate Change from the UN, 35:42 they came out with this headline 35:45 and we have the headline there from the United Nations chief. 35:50 And this was his warning, 35:52 Climate change report 35:55 from IPCC a 'code red for humanity'. 35:59 A code red. 36:01 Do you know what a code red is? 36:03 We know. 36:05 We know. 36:07 When I get to the traffic lights, 36:08 and it's red, that means you stop. 36:11 Okay, you stop. 36:12 And it's real code red when you're running late. 36:14 Exactly. 36:16 And what's going to happen if you decide 36:18 that you're going to go through that red light, 36:21 especially in the middle of Sydney, 36:23 maybe not quite now in the middle of Sydney, 36:25 because the traffic congestion, 36:26 I'm sure is a lot lighter during lockdown, 36:29 It can be extremely dangerous, 36:30 either with the police or having an accident. 36:32 Absolutely. 36:33 So what they are saying is, if we go through this red light 36:37 that is before us called this climate change, 36:40 existential catastrophe that the world is facing 36:45 in the not so distant future. 36:47 That's why they're flagging 2030. 36:49 Then we are heading for an accident. 36:52 A horrendous accident. 36:54 It signals the end of humanity. 36:55 Absolutely. 36:57 Midnight. 36:58 That's that doomsday clock. 36:59 Yeah. 37:01 And so it's interesting that we have President Biden, 37:04 notice what he tweeted. 37:06 He said this after this IPCC report came out, 37:11 this code red report. 37:12 We can't wait to tackle the climate crisis. 37:15 This is in 2021, August 10. 37:17 The signs are unmistakable. 37:20 The science is undeniable. 37:22 And the cost of inaction keeps mounting. 37:25 This is President Biden, he and Pope Francis, 37:28 they may have differences of opinion 37:30 on a number of matters, 37:31 but they are in the same bed 37:33 when it comes to climate change. 37:35 They are on the same page. 37:38 And he is saying, 37:40 President Biden is saying we must act now. 37:44 So this is fascinating, 37:45 because this is going to springboard us potentially 37:48 to that final worship crisis, 37:50 which we're not going to look at today. 37:52 But we're going to look at it in our future presentation, 37:55 we're going to see the similarities, 37:58 it's just going to be mind-boggling, mind-boggling. 38:00 So stay tuned for that. 38:02 But it's interesting what John Kerry had to say. 38:05 Notice these words from John Kerry, 38:07 that are quoted in Vatican News, 38:08 May 15, 2021, John Kerry: 38:11 Pope Francis, 38:13 one of the greatest voices on climate crisis. 38:18 Who is going to lead the charge? 38:20 Who's going to lead the charge, according to Scripture, 38:23 according to the prophecy of Daniel? 38:24 The beast. 38:26 Yes, according to Revelation, the beast, 38:29 it would be the Roman papacy that would lead the charge. 38:32 And here we have it, from the mouthpiece, 38:36 from the United States government 38:38 that is heading up the charge on climate change. 38:42 It's fascinating. 38:44 Here is what the Pope had to say. 38:45 Let's go to the words of the Pope, 38:46 the Associated Press, April 23, 2021. 38:49 These are thick and fast. 38:50 The labor pains have intensified, Rosemary and John, 38:53 if we can't see that, well, we're living under a rock. 38:56 Notice these words, Pope warns Earth heading 38:59 for self-destruction without action. 39:03 So is the chorus of voices growing? 39:07 Of course, it is. 39:09 Absolutely. 39:10 Is this a message 39:11 that we need to address peace and safety? 39:16 Can you see how we don't need to read between the lines? 39:20 I'm telling you, my friends. 39:21 Let me speak to our viewers right now. 39:23 The things that we are looking at 39:25 right now, these news headlines, 39:28 these front covers of the Time Magazine 39:31 and we're just looking at a brief sampling, trust me, 39:34 we'd be here for another five, six hours 39:36 if we looked a little more deeper 39:38 and we are a bit more broad 39:42 in some of the documentation. 39:45 There is no way in the world 20, 30, 40 years ago, 39:51 individuals who studied Bible prophecy 39:53 such as I do, such as John and Rosemary do 39:56 would be able to share with you such conclusive evidence 40:00 that we are living at the very end of time. 40:04 It's impossible. 40:05 What I have just shared with you, 40:07 my dear friends, in the space, 40:09 has taken place in the space of a few short months. 40:13 What we have seen 40:15 on the front pages of our newspapers, 40:17 what we see on the news headlines 40:19 of our TV screens each and every day, 40:22 what we see in one week, in one month, 40:25 20, 30, 40 years ago, 40:27 was not seen in a year or in a decade. 40:31 That tells us we are living right at the end. 40:34 There's no question about that. 40:35 We are living right at the end. 40:36 Those pains are closer together. 40:38 Absolutely. 40:39 Here is another headline, once again, from Pope Francis, 40:42 and this is what he says, Vatican News, April 22, 2021. 40:47 Thick and fast, Pope on Earth Day, 40:50 so this is on 50th anniversary of Earth Day, 40:53 he says "It is time to act!" 40:57 And in November, end of October, 41:00 November this year, 41:02 the world is coming together 41:04 in Glasgow for COP 26. 41:08 We had the Paris Climate Summit COP 20. 41:12 In 2015, we have COP 26. 41:15 And it's in partnership with Italy. 41:17 And that's really fascinating as well 41:19 because guess where the Pope lives? 41:21 Guess where Pope Francis lives? 41:22 In Italy. 41:24 In Italy. 41:26 And so we have this climate summit in Glasgow, 41:31 at the end of 2021 41:34 that is seen as a game changer. 41:39 There are discussions of things 41:44 that are going to be put forward 41:46 for the world to embrace 41:47 that will change the world as we know it, 41:50 as if our world hasn't already been changed. 41:52 But we are looking at huge and significant changes 41:56 when it comes to the climate. 41:57 And when it comes to how we will now live 42:00 in this new world 42:02 under these 17 Sustainable Development Goals 42:07 that we've looked that the UN has rolled out. 42:09 And what they are saying is that this pandemic 42:13 is the perfect opportunity for us to reset, 42:17 to reset. 42:20 Fascinating stuff, absolutely fascinating. 42:22 And that's exactly what Revelation says. 42:24 Revelation says that at the end of time, 42:27 the reset button will be pressed 42:31 because of the cry of peace and safety. 42:34 And the world as we know it will be a very different world. 42:37 If our viewers think 42:39 that they have seen a lot of changes, 42:42 stupendous changes. 42:44 And they have been. 42:45 And they have and they have. 42:47 My dear friends, 42:48 we have not seen anything yet. 42:49 What is on the horizon is going to go above and beyond 42:54 what we have been seeing and experiencing due to COVID. 42:59 And it's called climate change. 43:01 So that is where everything is heading. 43:03 Now people might be feeling this guy's gone mad, 43:06 you know, Danny's gone mad, 43:08 but what we'll be looking at in the next few minutes, 43:11 in the next two presentations is straight out of Scripture, 43:15 where things are heading, 43:16 where this message of peace and safety 43:18 will ultimately land. 43:20 And here it is, and this is important, 43:23 back to COP 26. 43:25 Here is from their website, together for our planet. 43:30 Does that sound like Fratelli tutti? 43:33 We're all brothers, we're all sisters. 43:36 We're all in this together. 43:37 We're all in this together? 43:38 Does this sound like this peace and safety message 43:43 that will be heard at the end of time 43:45 as those labor pains intensify? 43:47 The cry for peace and safety will only grow, will only grow. 43:51 And that is indeed what we're seeing. 43:53 And even Biden, President Biden 43:55 is making those same sentiments. 43:58 You know, we have to do something now, 44:01 we can't wait. 44:02 So there's a sudden urgency now. 44:04 And so, you know, it's all happening. 44:07 It's happening right now before ever. 44:08 And speaking of that urgency that leads us 44:11 to two more front covers of Time Magazine, 44:14 here they are. 44:15 Jesus did say we need to be looking out for the signs 44:18 of the times, folks. 44:20 We're doing what He said 2,000 years ago. 44:22 Here's one, Time Magazine, 44:23 July 20 and 27 edition, 2020. 44:28 Here's the headline, One Last Chance. 44:32 One Last Chance. 44:34 One last chance for the climate. 44:35 Here's another one from 2021 April 26, 44:39 May 3 edition, Climate Is Everything. 44:43 Climate Is Everything. 44:44 We've got one last chance. 44:46 It's now or never is what they're saying. 44:49 What was that code again? 44:50 What was that code did they mention? 44:52 The IPCC, code red was it? 44:55 Yes. 44:57 From the UN Secretary General, 44:59 code red they're saying it's now or never. 45:02 It's really the highest level, is it? 45:04 So basically, what the United States 45:07 and some of the world's leading nations, 45:09 the European Union is on board, 45:11 Australia has been dragging its heels 45:13 but I believe and I predict, 45:16 I'm not a prophet or a son of a prophet, my dear friend, 45:19 but I believe that our own prime minister Scott Morrison 45:22 and his government, who haven't been as supportive 45:27 of the climate change agenda 45:31 that is being rolled out 45:33 and that is gaining more and more momentum. 45:35 Certainly, you know, Pope Francis 45:36 and President Biden leading the charge 45:39 whilst our own prime minister 45:41 has not been all that supportive. 45:43 I make a prediction though I'm not a prophet 45:45 or a son of a prophet though I have a name of a prophet 45:48 that our own prime minister 45:52 will certainly make decisions 45:57 that are in line with where the world is going 46:00 because the Bible says 46:02 that is what's going to happen. 46:03 That's why I can say that. 46:04 They will all give their power to the beast. 46:06 Exactly. 46:07 It says they all gave their authority 46:10 and power to the beast. 46:12 Does that include Australia? 46:13 It does. 46:14 Does that include China? 46:16 Mm-hmm. 46:17 That includes everyone. 46:18 Everyone's going to be on the same boat. 46:20 Now, it's interesting that we know we mentioned COVID. 46:25 They're coming out and saying more and more, 46:28 that there are lessons we can learn from COVID, 46:30 important lessons that can help us 46:33 with how we tackle climate change. 46:36 Here's one interesting article 46:38 that I came across from the World Economic Forum, 46:40 which is gung ho, in this space, 46:43 and they are 100% on board along with, 46:46 you know, Time Magazine, they're all on the same page, 46:49 as well as the United Nations and a whole host of others. 46:52 And in September 2020, the World Economic Forum, 46:56 they came out with this very interesting article, 46:58 you can Google it, 46:59 you can check it out for yourself. 47:01 Five things COVID-19 has taught us 47:04 about fighting climate change. 47:07 Don't have time to look at those five things, 47:09 but one of the key points was, 47:12 as the world has come together 47:14 to work to deal with a health crisis, 47:17 we've all come together, 47:19 because we're all in this together. 47:20 It's worldwide. 47:21 It's worldwide. 47:23 In the same way, we now know 47:26 that we can all come together to deal 47:29 with our climate crisis. 47:33 So pandemic climate crisis and a climate crisis. 47:38 Yeah. 47:39 And so the pandemic crisis has taught us that we can, 47:43 we can when we must, we can when we must. 47:48 And the cry is, we must now all come together, 47:53 pool our resources, 47:55 and we all must be on the same page together 47:58 in order to save our planet. 48:00 It's for people and for planet. 48:02 It's either one world or none is what they're saying. 48:05 And one, either politician, I'm not sure who it was, 48:09 but someone once was quoted as saying, 48:11 "You don't want to waste a good crisis. 48:15 You don't want to waste a good crisis." 48:17 And we've had plenty of those in my life. 48:21 I remember there used to be the crisis 48:23 of terrorists on aeroplanes. 48:26 There was the crisis 48:27 of someone pressing the button for nuclear war. 48:30 Yeah. 48:31 You know, and then climate started. 48:34 And now we've got a pandemic, 48:36 the climate is going to raise its head again. 48:39 But all the time, it seems like 48:42 no in amongst that was all 9/11. 48:46 They're wanting to bring up crises 48:49 to frighten people and get control 48:52 because when people are frightened, 48:53 they can get control. 48:55 That's exactly right. 48:56 They've got to keep people in a frightened position, 48:59 frightened frame of mind, so they can introduce controls. 49:02 Yeah. 49:04 Well, in order to be crying out peace and safety, 49:06 the world has to be in a mess. 49:08 You know, the world has to be living in fear 49:11 because what's the point of crying peace and safety 49:14 when everything's hunky dory, 49:16 you know, and everything's just going along, 49:18 you know, swimmingly well. 49:20 And so, the world at the end of time 49:23 must be in a state of panic, 49:26 in a state of crisis, in a state of fear and anxiety, 49:29 as you rightly point out, Rosemary, 49:30 in order for the cry of peace and safety to be heard. 49:34 And for people to cooperate. 49:36 Absolutely. 49:37 And it's fascinating, that in the United States, 49:41 they are now speaking of climate lockdowns. 49:44 Yes. 49:46 President Biden has been saying that. 49:48 We've heard him say. 49:49 Climate lockdowns are now being spoken of, 49:51 you know, we all know about, 49:52 you know, the pandemic lockdowns. 49:56 We know well here 49:58 in New South Wales and our Victorian friends, 50:00 they know even better than we do, 50:02 but now they're speaking of climate lockdowns. 50:04 Notice what I came across on Fox News. 50:10 This is Tucker Carlson Tonight 50:12 he's probably one of the most popular 50:13 and leading hosts on Fox News there in the United States. 50:17 And back in June of 2021, 50:22 he had a program 50:24 and I watched that program was only a short program. 50:27 And these were some of the headlines 50:29 from that program dealing with the future of lockdowns. 50:33 Here it is. 50:34 Brace yourselves. 50:36 This was one of the headlines. 50:37 Climate lockdowns are coming. 50:39 A second one WHO, World Health Organization 50:43 staffer says climate lockdowns 50:45 may one day be necessary to save the planet. 50:49 You know, Danny, one of the things 50:51 that this COVID-19 lockdown has shown 50:54 is that people are not moving around as much 50:57 and they are seeing that the air is clearing up, 51:00 the waters are clearing, animals are coming back. 51:02 So there's a good reason to say, well, 51:04 lockdowns really do work 51:06 and for the climate change 51:08 situation scenario that we got now, 51:11 it's a good way to bring things back to normal 51:13 but we know that may. 51:15 Indeed. 51:16 We saw Biden on the screen. 51:20 And he was speaking somewhere. 51:23 And he was saying that if we thought 51:27 we'd had lockdowns with COVID, 51:30 just wait until we have the lockdowns 51:32 for climate change. 51:34 Did he actually say that? 51:35 Something we have never. 51:36 So now it's like you haven't seen anything yet? 51:38 Exactly. 51:39 That will be worse than lockdowns for COVID. 51:41 Wow! 51:43 And it's fascinating, because we're going to look at this 51:44 in our third and fourth presentation, 51:46 but the Bible says at the end of time, 51:49 there will be one day set aside every week 51:53 for people and for planet 51:55 because the cry of peace and safety has gone up. 51:58 One day will be set aside for the climate, 52:01 and for the family, for health, 52:03 for well-being instead of having one day a year for, 52:07 you know, world, Earth Day, 52:09 it'll be once a week. 52:11 And so we are seeing things being said. 52:14 It's all coming into line, is it? 52:15 It's all coming into line. 52:17 I never thought I'd see it happen like this, 52:20 to be honest. 52:21 It's caught me by surprise how it's all transpiring. 52:24 But now when I read the scriptures, 52:25 I can see that it's following the 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may look up 54:28 because our redemption is drawing near. 54:30 This climate change crisis issue 54:34 is fulfilling Bible prophecy. 54:37 And so I want to encourage you 54:38 to put your faith and trust in Jesus 54:40 because He alone is our hope, He alone is our hope. 54:44 I found a fascinating front cover 54:47 of Time Magazine in 2020 54:49 as the pandemic broke out, and here it is, 54:51 finding hope and the inside story 54:55 had this finding hope. 54:57 And it gave a list of, you know, times 100, 55:03 you know, community personalities, 55:05 individuals that could provide hope and a way forward. 55:10 I want to encourage you, my friends, 55:12 not with any human being. 55:14 Hope is not to be found in any human being, 55:17 in any human system, 55:19 but hope is to be found in Jesus Christ alone. 55:22 Alone. 55:24 I love this scripture from the book of Titus 2:13. 55:28 And, John, if you could read that for us? 55:30 It's one of my favorite scriptures. 55:31 "Looking for the blessed hope 55:33 and the glorious appearing of our great God 55:35 and Savior, Jesus Christ." 55:37 Amen. Amen. 55:39 He is our hope and glory, Amen. 55:41 So our hope is to be found in Jesus Christ. 55:43 That's right. 55:45 And His coming, His coming is that blessed hope. 55:49 It's the blessed hope. 55:50 So I want to encourage you, 55:52 wherever you may be watching from 55:53 to put your faith and trust in Jesus, 55:56 He alone is our hope. 55:58 If you want to know a lot more 55:59 about this all important subject, 56:01 not only do I encourage you to read the scriptures, 56:04 but I want to encourage you to read this book, 56:06 The Great Controversy. 56:08 Each and every person on planet earth 56:10 ought to be reading this book, The Great Controversy. 56:13 It'll teach you all about the past, the present, 56:16 and where we are moving to in the future 56:19 and how it will all end. 56:21 Because I do believe, my dear friends, 56:22 Jesus is coming soon. 56:24 I really do believe that Jesus is coming soon. 56:27 And He has a place prepared for you. 56:30 And He wants you to be part of His kingdom. 56:33 And so today, wherever you are, I wanna encourage you 56:36 and invite you to give your heart to Jesus. 56:37 I'm just going to pause and pray 56:39 for just one brief moment 56:40 before I hand over to John, to close off this program. 56:44 Father in Heaven, I just want to thank You 56:46 and praise You for Your Word. 56:47 I want to thank You for Jesus, 56:49 we thank You for the blessings of the blessed hope 56:52 that He gives us 56:54 through His soon return. 56:55 So, Father, as we see these things 56:56 unfolding before us, may we look up 56:58 and know their redemption is drawing near. 57:00 So bless each person who has watched 57:03 or listened to this program 57:04 and prepare us all for Your soon return. 57:06 We pray in Jesus' name, amen. 57:08 Amen. 57:09 And that's really the goal 57:10 that God wants us all to be prepared. 57:12 And I'd like I said, 57:14 I'd encourage you to look carefully 57:16 what's happening all around us. 57:18 Be assured that what God has said will come to pass. 57:21 He's never failed. 57:23 Prophecy has never failed that comes from God. 57:25 Amen. 57:26 He never lies, and God's Word is the truth 57:28 and knowing that you can find 57:31 peace and surety in trusting in God 57:34 and your hope will be fulfilled. 57:36 And one day we will be eternally with Him 57:39 in the earth made new. 57:40 I want to be there. 57:41 I hope you do. 57:43 So thank you for joining us 57:44 and may God bless you until next time. |
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