Participants: Pr. Louis Torres
Series Code: OTR
Program Code: OTR000711
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01:01 Hello and welcome back to the prophecy seminar.
01:03 Good to see you this evening. 01:05 Is the air conditioning not on here, 01:06 someone -- are some people hot? 01:08 How many of you are feeling okay? 01:10 How many of you think it should be a little bit cooler? 01:12 All right, few people think it should be a little cooler, 01:14 I'll let those people know they take care of that, 01:17 we want you to be comfortable, 01:18 we don't want you to go to sleep, 01:19 actually you won't really have a choice 01:20 about going to sleep because tonight's presentations 01:24 will keep you on the edge of your seat, 01:26 because it's God word we're studying 01:28 and God's word is always exciting, amen. 01:31 Well, let's just bow our heads 01:33 and ask Lord's presence this evening 01:35 as we begin this meeting. 01:36 Father in heaven, we're thankful this evening, 01:38 that You not only inspired Your word 01:41 but You protected it and today it still is living, 01:44 it's alive, it's something that can change our lives 01:47 and we ask Holy Spirit that that would happen 01:50 tonight in these meetings and we thank you 01:54 and we come in Your all-powerful name 01:56 in the name of Jesus, amen. 02:00 Well, you know we have been singing a theme song 02:02 and I think someone is going to advanced that for us, 02:05 so I want to invite you to stand together 02:07 and we will sing our theme song 02:09 this evening we've been learning, 02:11 Marvelous message we bring; Glorious carol we sing! 02:17 Let's sing it together. 02:22 Marvelous message we bring 02:26 Glorious carol we sing 02:30 Wonderful word of the King 02:33 Jesus is coming again 02:37 Coming again 02:41 coming again 02:45 May be morning, may be noon 02:48 May be evening and shortly soon 02:52 Coming again, coming again 03:00 Oh what a wonderful day that will be 03:06 Jesus is coming again 03:14 Amen, you can be seated. 03:16 Isn't that a wonderful song? 03:17 You know, you're going to find yourself humming that 03:19 throughout the day, we hope 03:20 and Jesus is coming again. 03:23 Well, you know, it's not often 03:25 that we get to hear a piece that was arranged 03:29 just for this evening 03:30 and Rafael Scarfullery is not only a guitarist 03:35 but the Lord has gifted him 03:36 with the ability to arrange pieces. 03:39 And I asked him to actually arrange this piece, 03:41 it's called "Look For the Waymarks" 03:43 and in last night's talk 03:46 we looked at the prophecy in Daniel Chapter 2 03:48 and this song, you may not know it but I do, 03:51 it's kind of based on that 03:53 and it goes through that whole prophecy 03:55 so I thought, I wonder if he can play that, 03:57 he says, well I've never seen it before but I'll work on it 03:59 and he composed an arrangement just for tonight. 04:02 So let's listen as he blesses us with this composition. 07:06 That was beautiful, isn't it? 07:10 I love guitar music, I guess 07:12 I'm little bit anxious 07:19 to be able to play that way. 07:23 When I was in show business I just was the base player 07:27 and so I never got to get into real guitar playing 07:32 just Shake, Rattle and Roll. 07:36 How many of you remember some of those songs 07:38 Shake Rattle and Roll and Rock Around the Clock, 07:40 See You later Alligator 07:42 and so those are the songs that I used to play 07:45 and it doesn't take a lot to play those. 07:48 But it takes a lot to play that. 07:51 Good evening, we're glad you back to study 07:54 the wonderful word of God 07:55 and tonight as we begin I like you to join me 07:58 for an added word of prayer 07:59 and then we'll dive right into the subject. 08:01 Our Father, we want to thank you so much 08:04 for Your goodness and grace. 08:06 Thank you Lord for thy word and as we study prophecy 08:09 we pray that Your spirit will guide and direct us 08:13 for Jesus' sake, amen. 08:17 I would like to begin with a question. 08:20 When is a warning a good thing? 08:24 Before it happens or after it happens? 08:27 Before it happens. 08:30 Luther Warren was asked to go to speak in Jamaica. 08:37 There was a school of theology there 08:39 and they wanted to have the students see 08:42 an actual live evangelistic thrust 08:45 and how you develop the subjects, 08:47 how you make appeals 08:49 and they asked Luther Warren to be the speaker 08:52 and the students were then supposed to invite people 08:55 and see how it developed and the process went on. 09:00 He was supposed to speak a subject per night 09:03 and when he arrived he was given exactly what he needed to do, 09:07 he understood perfectly well what he was supposed to do 09:10 and the opening night came it was packed with people. 09:16 And Luther Warren began to wax eloquently. 09:21 And as he preached lo and behold rather than preaching one topic 09:27 he began to go into other topics. 09:30 In fact it seemed as if though he covered all the topics 09:34 that you can think of in the scriptures. 09:37 He covered the second coming, 09:38 he covered what happens to you when you die, 09:40 he covered the law of God, 09:42 he covered all those subjects and then to top it off, 09:45 he made a public appeal 09:46 for people to come forward on an altar call, 09:49 which is not something you normally do 09:51 at the first not in the evangelistic meeting. 09:54 But nonetheless, 09:56 hundreds of people went forward weeping, 10:00 it seemed as if those something strange had taken place, 10:05 something had taken the whole of Luther Warren 10:08 and something spoke through the hearts of the people 10:10 because they came forward weeping 10:13 and many of them gave their hearts to the Lord that night. 10:17 At the conclusion the leaders of the school 10:20 did not know if they should be happy or upset. 10:24 And so they went to him and said what happened, 10:29 what took place? 10:30 That's not what you're supposed to do. 10:32 I know. 10:34 Why did you do it? I don't know. 10:38 Something just came over me and I felt that 10:42 the people needed to hear all that I gave. 10:48 Well, he went home to his motel room 10:52 and the leaders of course also went to their places 10:57 and at 4 o'clock in the morning is when it was discovered why. 11:04 A major earthquake hit that city. 11:09 And hundreds of people died. 11:13 Many of them who at that night 11:16 given their hearts to the Lord. 11:22 Now what if those people had not yielded to that warning. 11:32 I'm thankful that before God acts He warns, 11:36 what do you say? 11:38 I'm thankful that God always acts 11:41 before He acts, always warns before He acts. 11:47 Tonight God has given us many warnings in the scriptures 11:51 and I think you and I understand 11:53 that things are different our day, is that true? 11:57 Things are vastly different. 12:01 So different that people are very concerned. 12:07 But are these things that are happening, 12:11 happenstance it's a just coincidence 12:14 or did God foretell 12:17 that these things would take place in our day. 12:20 And the answer is yes. 12:22 And so if you have your Bibles, 12:24 I want you to follow through in your Bibles, 12:27 and by the way we will give you a scripture outline 12:29 so that you could read up on your own 12:32 and check up on me to make sure that what I'm saying is there, 12:34 what do you say? Is that okay? 12:38 And you remember last night I asked you 12:40 that it was all right for you to say, amen. 12:42 You remember that. 12:45 How many of you remember that, all right. 12:47 And the people said, all right, 12:49 amen means so be it or I agree with it, okay? 12:53 Now let's consider what the Bible says. 12:55 First of all Jesus was on the Mount of Olives 12:59 and the disciples came 13:00 because Jesus had just unveiled to them the future. 13:05 And remember, that Jesus said to them 13:08 that I'm telling you these things 13:10 so that when they come to pass, you may believe. 13:14 So what's the reason for God unveiling these things, 13:17 is to help us to what, to believe, to believe what? 13:21 To believe in God and His promises 13:23 and so when Jesus unveiled these things, 13:27 especially about the temple that was standing before them, 13:31 the disciples were surprised because Jesus said, 13:34 that the temple would be destroyed. 13:36 And they immediately equated 13:38 the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem 13:40 with the end of the world. 13:42 After all, the world would have to end 13:45 if Jerusalem the temple was destroyed. 13:47 So when Jesus told them that, they came to Jesus 13:51 and they simply asked the question. 13:53 Matthew 24:3, what is the question? 13:57 Matthew 24:3 notice it's says, "Tell us, tell us what, 14:02 when shall these things be? 14:04 And what shall be the what? 14:06 The sign of thy coming, 14:08 and of the what, end of the world? 14:10 You see, they thought that if Jerusalem 14:13 and the temple was destroyed what also would happen? 14:16 The end of the world would come. 14:19 And that Jesus would return. 14:22 Jesus then began to unfold to the disciples 14:27 the different episodes that they should look forward to 14:30 as signs of His coming and of that would take question, 14:35 the end of the world. 14:37 And so turning now to the Book of Luke, 14:39 the Book of Luke is parallel to the Book of Matthew, 14:43 but there are some specific things that Luke writes 14:46 that Matthew does not write. 14:47 And so look at the Book of Luke Chapter 21, 14:50 Luke Chapter 21, 14:52 notice that in verse 11, in Luke 21:11, 14:56 Jesus simply says, "And great what? 15:01 Earthquakes shall be in divers places, the word divers, 15:05 that doesn't mean people who go scuba diving, but what? 15:09 Many different places okay, divers places and what? 15:14 Famines what else? 15:16 Pestilences and fearful signs and what else? 15:20 Great signs, fearful sights and great signs 15:23 shall there be from where? 15:26 From heaven. 15:27 Notice then, that Jesus says, there'll be earthquake, 15:31 pestilences, there'll be famines 15:34 and also there'll be fearful sights 15:38 and great signs shall there be from where? 15:42 From heaven. 15:46 Just the other day, 15:47 in fact the night before last as I was flying here 15:51 'cause I flew here all night to get here. 15:54 I'd noticed that the lady on CNN was talking about Armageddon, 16:00 CNN talking about Armageddon, it's interesting. 16:03 Several years ago religious issues 16:07 were never actually spoken of very much 16:10 on the news, is that true? 16:12 It was a taboo, you don't talk about religion 16:14 and people always say there're two things 16:16 you don't talk about, what's that? 16:18 Politics and religion, isn't that interesting? 16:21 But what's the news talking about today? 16:23 Politics and what? And religion. 16:26 Two things you're not supposed to talk about. 16:28 Now why is it then, 16:31 that they're talking about politics and religions? 16:33 Simply because both for them are signs, they are what? 16:38 They are signs of things that are happening 16:41 and people are troubled 16:43 by what's happening in the politic 16:46 in the political arena as well as they're troublous to 16:48 what's happening in the world and planet earth. 16:54 In the magazines you'll find that 16:58 they're talking about these things 17:01 but look what Jesus said in verse 25 17:04 at that same chapter. 17:05 There shall be what? 17:07 Signs in the what? 17:09 Sun and in the moon and in the stars 17:12 and upon the earth what will happen? 17:15 Distress of nations with what? 17:19 Perplexity, the sea and the waves what? 17:23 Roaring. 17:25 The sea and the what, waves roaring. 17:29 And verse 26, it's an interesting verse 17:32 because it says, men's hearts what happens to their heart? 17:37 Failing them for what? 17:39 For fear and for looking after those things 17:42 which are coming on the earth, 17:44 for the powers of heavens shall be what? 17:48 Shaken, there you have it. 17:51 Now that's quite a description 17:52 of what is in the newspapers today. 17:57 As you consider all that's going on 17:59 there is no wonder that magazines 18:01 and all are talking about prophecy, about what? 18:05 Prophecy. 18:07 Now this is a Newsweek magazine, what does it say? 18:10 What does the Bible say about what, 18:12 the end of the world, 18:13 isn't that interesting? 18:15 What does the Bible say about what, 18:17 the end of the world? 18:19 All sorts of focusing on the apocalyptic 18:25 and the Armageddon 18:26 and all of these things that are supposed to take place. 18:30 Now Jesus reveals these things 18:35 because He wants us to believe. 18:40 And when you think about 18:41 what Jesus shared with the disciples, 18:44 it is obvious that He had to have divine intuition 18:49 in order to accurately foretell 18:53 all that would take place in the future. 18:58 Now earthquakes, remember he mentions earthquakes. 19:03 I think you and I recognize that earthquakes are 19:07 things that are taking place in our days, is that true? 19:12 In fact, I was interested and went on to the internet, 19:17 isn't the internet amazing? 19:19 You can find almost all sort of things, 19:22 almost anything you want to find, you find. 19:24 It was interesting to me 19:25 because I never knew anything about my background 19:28 in terms of my family background 19:31 so I went on the internet 19:33 and found some very interesting things on the internet. 19:36 Number one, I discovered that, 19:37 that even though I was born very, very poor that my family, 19:41 my dad's family was actually very, very rich. 19:44 They owned thousands of acres, 19:46 my dad's uncle happened to be the mayor of the town 19:52 and it turns out also that from that family 19:54 we had some quite infamous people. 19:58 In fact one of my dad's cousins 20:01 was the one who attempted to assassinate President Truman, 20:06 his name was Canales, 20:07 so if you look up the name C-A-N-A-L-E-S in the internet 20:12 it comes up with his name and the story about him 20:16 and another fellow attempting to go in 20:18 and assassinate the president. 20:22 Well, I'm glad they all know that 20:23 while I didn't know that until tonight. 20:28 Internet is quite interesting, 20:30 we live in a time when technology 20:34 is just advancing at great speeds, 20:37 what do you say? 20:38 And because of the internet you can discover a lot of things 20:41 that are very scary, earthquakes. 20:45 There are actually websites 20:47 that tell you how many earthquakes 20:48 are taking place every singe day 20:50 or where they are taking place the magnitude. 20:55 Did you know that? 20:57 So I went on the website, 20:58 not that I'm going to give you all what I discovered 21:01 but you recognize for example 21:03 that-there was just a major earthquake not too long ago 21:07 in Pakistan, you remember that? 21:10 And the rescue efforts continue 21:13 after a 7.6 quake jolted Pakistan. 21:17 And over 100,000 confirmed dead 21:20 and over 2 million left homeless, 21:23 you remember that earthquake it took place last year. 21:26 And of course, in my research I discovered this, 21:32 that back in tracking earthquakes in 1950 to 1959 21:37 there was one major earthquake then it increased 21:42 and it increased, and it increased 21:44 and notice the difference 13 major earthquakes 21:47 from 1990 to 1991. 21:49 Now let me ask you a question. 21:51 Have they been increasing, yes or no? 21:54 Yes, they have been increasing 21:55 and not only have they been increasing in number, 21:58 they're also increasing in magnitude, strength. 22:01 Now look at the different earthquakes 22:05 that took place in just 2005, okay. 22:08 And these are earthquakes above the 7.0, above what? 22:13 7.0 and you know when an earthquake is that magnitude 22:17 it does create some upheaval and destruction. 22:21 Notice in the Celebes Sea in Feb 5 magnitude 7.1, 22:26 in the Banda Sea magnitude 7.1 March the 2nd, 22:31 Sumatra, Indonesia 22:32 that's the one that brought about the great tsunami, 22:35 you remember that? 22:36 In the ocean there and that was on the 28, 22:40 then Tarapaca, Chile, there was one of 7 point what, 22:46 8 notice then-then in the off 22:50 California coast there was one on June 15 magnitude 7.2. 22:56 As we continue notice then in Nicobar Islands in India 23:00 there was 7.3, in Honshu, Japan, 7.2, 23:05 in Papua New Guinea, September 9, 2005 7.7, 23:11 Northern Peru September 26, 7.5 23:15 and October the 8th, 2005 the magnitude 7.6. 23:19 Now have you noticed something interesting? 23:21 All are the earthquakes are above what? 23:24 7.0, okay. 23:27 I did not put here the earthquakes 23:30 that were below 7 point, the reason. 23:33 It would take me several, several pages to print them out 23:37 and show you on the screen. 23:38 So the earthquakes are actually what? 23:42 Multiplying in number. 23:44 And Jesus said that there will be earthquakes 23:48 in one place, in what? 23:51 In diverse places, is that happening yes or no? 23:54 Yes. 23:55 Yes, it's happening, in fact I happened to live in Oregon, 24:00 near the Portland city and they are saying, 24:05 the scientists are saying 24:07 that they expect a major earthquake up in that area 24:11 and they're not saying it's a matter of if, 24:14 they're saying it's a matter of when. 24:17 They're actually expecting a great earthquake in that area 24:20 and several weeks ago, 24:24 somebody put in the internet or send a e-mail to me 24:28 saying that a certain person had 24:30 the dream of an earthquake that took place 24:33 and he saw Salem in the upheaval and he saw a lot of things 24:37 and so he thought in his dream that it would take place 24:41 June 17 or 18 of this particular past June. 24:46 And it's interesting because the young man 24:49 who wrote may happened to be one of my former students 24:51 who is a pastor now, 24:53 so I mailed him back and I said 24:54 "well, I had a dream that also that they would be 24:55 a major earthquake up in this way 24:58 but I don't think it'll take place at that time." 25:01 Well, the reason why I didn't think 25:03 it will take place at that time 25:04 is because in the dream my wife was with me 25:08 and it so happened that June 17th 25:09 my wife is out of town. 25:12 So I figured if the dream is going to come true, 25:14 who would have to be there? 25:16 My wife would have to be there, so I was glad she was gone. 25:22 Earthquakes, in diverse places well, you can see 25:27 that there are multitude of earthquakes taking place 25:30 all around in different places 25:32 as Jesus rightly stated it would happen. 25:36 Now it also helps us to understand 25:42 that the waves will be roaring, is that what the Bible said? 25:47 And what's interesting is this, 25:50 you know then that there are hurricanes 25:53 and there are earthquakes, nature seems to have changed. 25:57 I remember, I saw a young lad growing up in New York City, 26:01 any-here from New York City, 26:04 has anybody visited New York City 26:07 aren't you glad that you here tonight? 26:10 Yeah, I grew up in New York City 26:12 and I remember from when I was a little boy, 26:15 I remember that come Thanksgiving 26:18 we would always have snow. 26:20 You could always anticipate 26:21 it would snow around Thanksgiving. 26:24 And we loved the snow, do you know why? 26:26 School was out, no-no snow we had to go to school 26:32 but in those days when it snowed in New York, 26:34 you would have two feet, three feet, four feet of snow. 26:38 I remember one time it was eight feet of snow. 26:40 You couldn't find the cars and it was great 26:43 because we could tunnel through 26:45 and then the busses when they would try to get going, 26:49 you know, they put chains on the back wheels 26:50 and we would hold on to the bumper of the buss 26:53 and sit like this and our shoes became skis 26:57 and so we would then ride wherever we wanted to 26:59 free of charge behind the busses. 27:03 Things have changed, 27:07 I lived in New York City for five years from 1987 on 27:11 and while I was there, there was snow 27:15 but it always snowed and it melted away 27:19 and it was always turning into drizzle and to rain 27:22 and so things have changed. 27:24 I went to Poland, then Zakopane 27:27 which is down in the southern part of Poland. 27:30 And it's a beautiful place, 27:32 it's like the Alps of Switzerland. 27:35 And again they told me there 27:36 that it used to snow heavily before 27:39 but things have changed. 27:40 In Switzerland, I was in Switzerland last summer 27:43 and doing a teaching a course over there 27:46 and again they told me that things are different, 27:49 it used to be that they would get a lot of snow 27:52 now not as much snow. 27:55 There is no question that 27:56 something is happening to the weather, is that true? 27:59 What about it around this area? I have lived around here. 28:03 I used to live in Kansas City, Missouri 28:05 on the other side of the river 28:07 but I know that things are different, are they? 28:10 Yes. 28:12 Yes, things are not the same as they used to be. 28:14 We recognize that something is happening 28:17 but to the one who doesn't know the scriptures 28:20 all they can say as something is happening 28:22 and they chalk it up to, what? 28:25 Global warming or they chalk it up to this, 28:28 or they chalk it up to that 28:29 but the Bible tells us the real reason 28:32 and I'm thankful that we have a guide that helps us to know 28:35 what's really taking place, what do you say? 28:38 How many of you are thankful for the word of God, 28:39 can I see your hands? 28:41 I'm so thankful because it's a sure guide. 28:44 Well, let's continue to study hurricanes, 28:46 of course you know, recently 28:49 the hurricanes that have affected 28:51 North America especially our country. 28:54 Andrew 1992 Category five, by the way, prior to this, 28:59 in the 70s they did not really have a means of categorizing 29:05 they-they would say the hurricane it has a hundred 29:09 and something mile an hour wind etcetera 29:13 but after the 70s they began to categorized storms 29:16 and they categorized them category 29:17 one, two, three, four, five. 29:20 And so category five, 29:22 of course came through with Andrews 29:25 and that cost out to 20 to 30 billion dollars. 29:29 I don't know what that means, do you? 29:32 What's a billion dollars? No. 29:35 Then of course a lot of people 29:37 left without their homes etcetera. 29:39 Katrina 50 billion plus damage 29:43 and of course you know death toll 29:45 that would continue to rise. 29:47 Dennis began to affect and still Rita came along 29:52 and then finally Wilma, but fortunately 29:56 Wilma would be the strongest hurricane of the season 29:59 but for some reason it had weakened when it hit land. 30:02 If Wilma will continue with the strength it had, 30:04 it would have brought about greater disaster 30:08 than the other hurricanes. 30:11 Meanwhile, while this was happening 30:13 my daughter happens to live in Okinawa. 30:16 She and her husband work out there 30:18 and while this was going on 30:20 there was a hurricane going out there 30:22 they call it Typhoon 30:23 which is a Chinese word for big wind 30:25 and so there was a Typhoon going out that way 30:28 and it was about category 6 hurricane headed to Okinawa 30:35 and you know then that we began to pray. 30:38 Fortunately the hurricane weakened it, wear off 30:42 and missed Okinawa for which we're thankful 30:45 because not only my daughter 30:47 but also other people there who would suffer. 30:51 The hurricanes again are increasing, 30:55 Beta is the 13th hurricane of the year 2005, 30:59 more than any Atlantic season on record. 31:01 This season has also seen 23, how many? 31:05 23 main storms more than at any point 31:08 since record-keeping began in when? 31:11 In 1851, isn't that amazing? 31:14 More than when, any record-keeping time 31:18 since when, 1851 which means then 31:21 that the hurricanes are increasing in what? 31:25 In number but not just in number 31:27 but also in strength and force. 31:30 And so we can see then that these things are taking place. 31:34 Well, the Bible also speaks about the waves roaring, 31:38 the waves what? 31:39 Roaring and so what about that tsunami that hit Indonesia, 31:45 I was in Indonesia and I happened to be in Sumatra 31:48 not at that this time but Sumatra is a beautiful place 31:51 and I went there to present a training program to pastors 31:56 and took a layperson who I was training to actually preach 32:00 and it was-it was interesting because in the morning 32:03 the chanting of the mosques would wake you up 32:07 and in the evening they put you to bed as well. 32:09 And so it was an interesting experience to be 32:12 in a Muslim country. 32:14 But they allowed us to preach the word of God 32:16 and people responded, we had a great time there. 32:21 I have friends in Indonesia in that part of the world, 32:25 I was greatly concerned for them 32:27 when I heard that that terrible tsunami hit. 32:31 It was quite a devastation, not just to people in Indonesia 32:36 but many people who were tourists there 32:38 lost their lives as well. 32:41 That tsunami killed over 250,000 people. 32:47 Now what's the population here in Wichita? 32:51 Hmm, how much? 32:54 About 250,000, so that would mean my friends 32:57 that overnight this whole city would be wiped out, 33:02 think of it. 33:04 And so that tsunami hit and right after that October 6 33:10 there was tremendous torrential rains that hit into America 33:14 and of course 1600 at least died in that episode etcetera. 33:20 There are many interesting things that are taking place 33:22 and at the same time in December of 2005 33:25 I told you I was in Switzerland, 33:27 it's interesting how many of you have ever been 33:29 to Bern, Switzerland any of you? 33:31 No one has been to Bern but folk you need to travel. 33:34 I'm glad you've been there. 33:36 Now there is a river that goes down 33:38 on that long side of the city, you remember that? 33:41 Well, I was walking down the river 33:45 and looking at some of the old homes 33:46 because I love history and it's interesting 33:49 because here in America we talk about 33:51 oh, that's an old home, we talk about 100 years old. 33:54 In Switzerland that's an old home 700 years, 800 years, 34:01 900 years, 1000 years. 34:03 So our homes here then are babies, aren't they? 34:07 But I love history and I love to walk around this tourist area 34:13 and then the next day I took a plane out and a week later 34:16 where I was standing was flooded. 34:19 Torrential rains came down on Bern the river rose 34:22 and flooded all those houses. 34:25 And of course it was a great surprise to them 34:27 at the same time while there was flooding in Switzerland 34:30 there was drought in Spain and Portugal 34:32 and great fires was sweeping through there, 34:34 at the same time there was a tremendous 34:36 windstorm up in England 34:38 and so things were going to-kind of crazy up there 34:41 and the people are questioning and saying, 34:46 what is coming to pass, what is happening, 34:51 why are these things taking place? 34:57 Pestilences, the scripture speaks about pestilences, 35:02 what does the word pestilence means? 35:03 Well, it means diseases, diseases 35:10 it is interesting in our day that 35:14 things are taking place in this arena 35:18 that also are new. 35:21 Many of the diseases that we have in our day 35:24 we are told by scientist did not exist before. 35:30 It has nothing to do with not been able to 35:32 tag these diseases or discover them, 35:35 they're actually saying that there are brand new sickness 35:38 or diseases that are coming up in our world today. 35:42 Now let's consider of course the bird flu, you know, 35:47 how concerned people had been about the bird flu, correct? 35:51 And for example 35:54 that bird flu began to affect our several parts of the world 35:57 and millions of chickens of poultry have been destroyed 36:02 because of the infection of the bird flu. 36:06 They have found it in England, they have found in Switzerland, 36:08 they have found in Romania, Italy 36:10 and so they're hoping that it doesn't become pandemic. 36:13 Now what does that mean? 36:15 It simply means that it doesn't go around the world 36:18 to such an extent that it kills millions of people. 36:22 They're hoping that somehow 36:23 they can figure out how to stop it, 36:26 but there is no question that it is something 36:30 that is taking place today. 36:33 More than 60 human deaths occurred in the year 2005 36:38 attributed to bird flu in Asia. 36:40 It is feared the disease could potentially mutate 36:44 to a more contagious, what? 36:46 Form. 36:47 In another words that somehow 36:50 it could pass from the animal kingdom 36:53 to the human and therefore humans become-- 36:56 become carriers of that terrible disease, 37:00 I fly a lot and because I travel a lot 37:03 and fly quite a bit, 37:05 it's very difficult when you're hostage especially 37:10 when you get into the plane and travel from here 37:12 for example to Australia 37:14 you're on the plane for 12 to 14 hours, 37:17 that's the duration. 37:20 And when you are in the plane for 12 to 14 hours 37:22 you're at the mercy of the air system 37:24 that they have there, correct? 37:26 And it's very easy then for people to transmit 37:28 whatever they have to other people 37:30 especially if it's contagious. 37:32 So because of the travel technology, 37:34 technology also has become a carrier of some other things 37:38 that we wish were not around. 37:41 So from one country to another, 37:42 things have been transported 37:44 and people are very concerned, very fearful of this. 37:49 In short it's a statement that was written in 1901 37:55 "It will not be safe to use anything that comes from what, 37:59 from the animal creation." 38:00 That's an interesting statement 38:02 because at that time 38:04 they did not have the diseases in 1901 than animals have. 38:08 Mad cow disease did not exist at that time 38:11 and the bird flu in other words it's obvious 38:13 that-that's a statement prophetic in nature, 38:17 what do you say? 38:19 Spelling out that in the future things would be different. 38:23 "There will soon be no safety in the possession of what? 38:28 Flocks or what? 38:29 Or herds, this is the book Conusels on Diet and Food, 38:33 if you don't have it, it's a good book to get. 38:35 There will soon be how much? 38:37 No safety in possession of flocks or herds. 38:41 Why is it saying that because of the transmission 38:44 of these diseases. 38:45 For example, when the mad cow disease was going around 38:49 I was happened to be in Europe at the time and in England 38:53 when it hit England they actually had 38:55 the farmers and their families jailed 38:59 as it were in house arrest in their homes, 39:02 they could not leave their homes because of this problem. 39:08 They felt that they would may contaminate other people 39:11 with this mad cow disease and so -- 39:15 and the sad thing is that many of these farmers 39:21 lost all of their herds and flocks. 39:28 Overnight people were brought down 39:31 to the level of poverty 39:34 because of the disease that affected their cattle. 39:41 Look at the diseases SARS of course, the Mad Cow Disease, 39:44 the Hantavirus, the Bird Flu, the Ebola Virus. 39:48 I want you to know then that 40,000--pardon me 39:54 40,000, 000 people worldwide are living with the HIV virus, 40:00 how many? 40:01 40,000,000 people and what's interesting 40:05 concerning this also is that in the year 2003 40:09 how many people acquired HIV 40:13 and how many died? 40:16 3,000,000. 40:17 Now because it's distant to us 40:21 you and I do not have the ability to understand 40:26 what that means 40:27 but if you had millions of people dying in America 40:30 for example right now right here in west Wichita, 40:33 you would very well understand what is talking about 40:36 5,000, 000 people acquired in one year HIV, 40:41 3,000, 000 people died of HIV, obviously then 40:44 these diseases are brand new. 40:46 Notice Newsweek what it says. 40:49 Newsweek says that some how many? 40:51 30 new what? 40:53 Diseases have cropped up since the mid-1970s 40:57 causing tens of millions of what? 41:00 Deaths, Newsweek, May 5, year 2003. 41:06 So 30 new what? 41:09 Diseases now I want you to understand 41:11 that I'm not saying that Newsweek says that 41:14 and usually when they do makes statements like that 41:18 they have to make sure that they're verifiable, 41:20 what do you say? 41:22 Okay, 30 new diseases which means then 41:25 was Jesus correct or incorrect? 41:28 Was He right or wrong? 41:30 When he says that in the last days 41:33 there would be pestilences, earthquakes and what else? 41:37 Do you remember, famines. 41:39 All right, so let's consider then, 41:43 wars and famines 41:44 because Jesus also mentioned wars and rumors of wars. 41:47 Of course no one has to tell you right now 41:49 that there is a war going on 41:50 over there in the Middle East right, 41:53 besides that war there is still a war going on in Afghanistan, 41:57 Americans still chasing the other people 42:01 and of course in Iraq there is still an open war going on. 42:05 But there are wars in many different places 42:08 and of course people are now fearing 42:10 the potential war between North Korea and United States 42:14 or other situations. 42:16 When I was in the military, they sent me to Korea 42:19 and I was up near the DMZ there. 42:22 And it was constant, constant, infiltration, 42:26 the North Koreans were trying to come down 42:28 to try to rescue the South Koreans 42:30 because they were told that 42:31 the South Koreans were being held hostage or slaves 42:35 to the Americans. 42:36 The reality is that the Americans were there 42:38 to protect the South Koreans. 42:40 But the wars have continued on and on and on and on, 42:44 is that true? 42:45 Now you may say there has always been wars 42:47 but don't you think that if they've always been wars 42:50 that people would learn from all these wars to quit fighting. 42:55 You would think that would be the reality, what do you say? 42:58 When you think what happened. 43:01 We were having problems with the Soviet Union 43:06 because of the fear of a nuclear attack. 43:09 Well, when the Soviet Union finally went into demise 43:15 everyone thought that now 43:17 we would have peace in the world. 43:19 I remember that euphoria people have said, 43:22 wonderful at last 43:24 we don't have to do deal with that threat anymore 43:26 and we're going to have peace. 43:27 At least many people felt that way 43:30 but no sooner that-that happen then it broke up in Yugoslavia, 43:33 do you remember that? 43:34 And so wars and rumors of wars, 43:38 "You will hear wars and rumors of wars 43:39 for nation will what? 43:41 Rise against nation and what else? 43:43 And kingdom will rise against what? 43:45 Kingdom, so World War II 20 million people died-- 43:50 World War II 50 million people died 43:55 and so when you think of the wars 43:57 should have taken place, 43:58 there is no question that we have seen 44:00 in our short lifetime many wars, 44:03 the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Iran/Iraq War, 44:06 Indochina War/ Algeria War, Bosnia and Hercegovina war 44:11 and of course the Tribal Wars in Africa. 44:15 But also we're talking about famines 44:18 and the amazing thing about famines is that 44:20 because it doesn't affect us we think that 44:24 that things are not that bad overseas. 44:27 But you should travel to places where I traveled 44:30 and it's a sad thing because when you have a-- 44:35 I don't know how many kids run to you 44:38 hoping that you can give them something 44:40 and the fear is that if you give something to one, 44:43 then the whole town will come around you 44:46 and you won't be able to escape, you understand what I'm saying? 44:49 So you have to be very careful 44:51 who you give and how you give. 44:53 But there's poverty everywhere. 44:55 When I went to Romania, my heart broke to find 44:58 a lot of little young people, sleeping in the sewers etcetera, 45:02 because they had no place to live. 45:05 My heart just broke. 45:07 I remember a little boy came up to me 45:08 and he was begging for food 45:10 and I said, are you really hungry? 45:11 He said, I am, I decided that 45:14 I would just find out how hungry he was, 45:17 so I took him to a restaurant 45:18 and I said you can have anything you want, 45:20 he couldn't believe that. 45:22 He said "are you sure" I said "I'm sure." 45:25 He said okay, he went and he got so much food 45:29 I knew he couldn't eat it at least I thought 45:33 only to my amazement it was gone in a minute. 45:36 That kid was hungry and when he ate all of that 45:40 I was so-- so troubled by it 45:43 to think how much food we waste 45:45 here in America, isn't that true? 45:50 Well, listen, listen, approximately 45:53 57 million people die how often? 45:59 Each what, each year because of famine, how many? 46:05 57 what, million that's mind boggling, 46:12 then it says this amounts to 156,000 people per what? 46:18 Per day so today half of your populations 46:21 have died of starvation. 46:26 When you think about that 46:28 you realize that planet earth is in great trouble, 46:30 what do you say? 46:32 Are the world's population 60% are what? 46:35 Malnourished and about 20% are starving. 46:42 Terrible things that are happening on planet earth 46:45 and of course the Lord warned that when man 46:49 decided to take the reigns and to control his destiny, 46:56 man has proven that he is not capable of doing that. 47:03 We have only proved 47:05 that we're capable of destroying the earth. 47:08 And the scripture very well tells us down 47:09 in the Book of Revelation. 47:11 Bible says that God will destroy those that destroy the earth. 47:15 Now think about that statement. 47:17 When in earth's history has man been capable 47:20 of destroying the earth except for our time. 47:25 Two hundred years ago man did not have that capability, 47:29 is that true yes or no? 47:31 Two hundred years ago man did not have the capability 47:34 but today man has the capability of destroying the earth 47:38 and he's doing it, and he's doing it. 47:42 And so the scripture reveals that 47:44 this would certainly take place. 47:46 Look, let's consider just social things 47:50 that are taking place in our country here 47:52 just in our country, youth violence. 47:54 I want you to notice 1940, 47:56 seven Top Disciplinary Problems, how many? 48:00 Seven I want you to notice what they were, 1940 okay, 48:03 here in North America Talking out of turn, 48:07 chewing gum in class, Making Noise, 48:10 Running in the hall, Cutting in line, 48:12 Dress code infractions and Littering. 48:15 Those are the top, top disciplinary problems 48:20 when, in 1940. 48:23 Now let's look at 1990 the Top Disciplinary Problems, 48:31 Drug use, Alcohol abuse, Pregnancy, Suicide, Rape, 48:37 Robbery and Assault. 48:41 So let me ask you a question. 48:42 Are we getting better or are we getting worse? 48:47 Where is it going? 48:49 We're getting worse, we're getting worse. 48:53 And the Bible warns us that all of these things 48:57 would take place just before the coming of Christ. 49:01 I want you to notice what Isaiah says, 49:03 "For the windows from on high are what? 49:07 Open and the foundations of the earth do what? 49:11 Notice the wording the what? 49:13 Foundations of the earth do what, shake, 49:17 the earth is utterly broken down, 49:18 the earth is cleans dissolved the earth is moved how, 49:22 exceedingly." 49:23 In other words the Bible's revealing 49:25 that as Christ is approaching 49:27 that things are happening on planet earth, 49:29 that's why Jesus then gave us His promise. 49:32 How many of you remember this promise? 49:34 How many of you can recite it by heart? 49:36 How many of you have to read it? 49:38 Well, let's read it together, shall we. 49:40 Let not your heart be what? 49:42 Troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in me. 49:46 In my father's house are how many? 49:49 Many mansions, if it were not so, I would what? 49:53 I would have told you. 49:54 I go into what? Prepare a place for you. 49:58 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will what? 50:02 I will come again, and receive you unto myself 50:04 that where I am, there ye may be what? 50:09 Also, what a wonderful promise. 50:14 Not too long ago in fact several weeks ago 50:16 I was watching CNN 50:19 and they have a man that was talking, 50:24 yeah, he was sitting on a wheelchair 50:27 and his name was Stephen Hawkins. 50:30 How many of you heard of Stephen Hawking? 50:32 Stephen Hawking is the Einstein of today. 50:37 He is considered to be the Einstein of today. 50:39 In fact a scientist was saying this to the news commentator 50:43 when Stephen Hawkins speaks we listen. 50:49 He is an astrophysicist. 50:51 When Stephen Hawking speaks we what, we listen. 50:55 Well, listen to this, listen to what he says. 51:03 Dr. Hawking is quoted as saying, 51:06 "I fear that since the evolutionary process 51:11 has worked through the dialectic of determinism 51:14 and aggression, in another words ''I fear that 51:16 because we are by nature aggressive, 51:20 the survival of the finish, 51:22 you understand, that's what he's saying, 51:23 "I fear that our long term survival 51:29 and any hope for our species is in what? 51:33 Is in question. 51:37 What is he saying? 51:39 ''I fear that because we by nature are like this, 51:45 we are going to destroy ourselves. 51:51 Therefore our long term survival 51:55 and any hope for our species is what, in question. 51:59 Now notice his answer, solution to the problem. 52:05 If we can keep from what? 52:08 Destroying each other for the next what? 52:11 Hundred years, 52:12 sufficient technology will have been developed 52:15 to distribute humanity to various planets. 52:19 That's a solution, get off planet earth 52:24 that's what he's telling us. 52:27 Okay, what is he saying, get off planet earth? 52:31 Now I want you to understand that Dr. Hawking 52:34 is an evolutionist, he is a what? 52:37 He is an evolutionist. 52:39 He is not speaking from spiritual perspective, 52:43 he's speaking from merely a practical 52:48 from his perspective point of view 52:51 that he sees that you and I are headed for big trouble. 52:59 And the only escape for us is to somehow 53:04 keep from destroying each other long enough 53:07 so we can develop enough technology 53:08 so some of us can get off the planet. 53:12 And the rest of you well so long. 53:18 And why they-he was talking about a hundred years, 53:20 scientists are now talking about 50 years 53:22 they're hoping that they can get to Mars in 50 years. 53:27 Now think of what else he's saying. 53:30 They're telling us precisely and their underscoring 53:34 precisely what Jesus said. 53:38 Unwillingly they don't understand 53:41 that they're conforming 53:44 what the master said, I go and what, 53:47 prepare what? 53:49 A place for you and if I go I will what? 53:52 Come again and take you with me 53:56 so that you can be where I am. 54:02 Did the master already tell us that 54:04 planet earth was in trouble, yes or no? 54:08 Did you need a astrophysicist to tell you that, no. 54:12 But without them understanding what the Bible says 54:15 they're telling you exactly what Jesus said 54:17 except that their escape is something that they think 54:21 they can accomplish. 54:23 But you and I know that our only hope is in whom? 54:29 Is in the Lord. 54:32 Notice then that the scripture says 54:39 Lift up your eyes to where? 54:43 To the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath, 54:47 for the heavens shall vanish away like what? 54:51 Like smoke and the earth shall wax old like a what? 54:56 Like a garment 54:57 and they that dwell therein shall what? 55:01 Die in like manner. 55:05 So the master years ago 55:08 the scriptures that prophets told us 55:10 that these things are coming, 55:12 scientist are recognizing the reality of it. 55:16 They have one way of escape we have another. 55:20 Our way is the best way, what do you say? 55:24 Christ does not provide an escape 55:27 just for the superhuman or the super intellectual, 55:30 aren't you glad that God provides is an escape 55:34 only if you believe in him, what do you say? 55:38 And it doesn't take a rocket scientist to have to believe, 55:43 aren't you glad? 55:44 Aren't you glad that the ignorant 55:46 as well as the informed can be saved, what do you say? 55:50 Aren't you glad that the weak as well as strong can be saved, 55:53 what do you say? 55:54 And aren't you glad that Jesus has promised 55:56 that He will come again, is that true? 55:58 Notice it says, "But my salvation shall be for how long? 56:03 Forever and my righteousness shall not be what? 56:05 Abolished, oh, my friends, listen 56:07 there is no question that Jesus is coming back. 56:11 Our only security then can only be found in whom? 56:16 In God. 56:18 No wonder, Jesus said to us, 56:20 when these things begin to what? 56:24 To come to pass then to do what, 56:27 look down get discouraged be hopeless? 56:31 No, look it say 56:33 when you see these things come to pass. 56:34 Then look up, and lift up your heads for what? 56:37 For your redemption draweth, how? 56:41 Nigh, and so the scripture tells us that there is hope 56:47 in all these things that are coming. 56:49 Are you troubled? 56:51 Are you concerned? 56:53 Listen, believe in Jesus, accept his hope, 56:58 accept his salvation, what do you say? 57:00 How many of you would like to be ready 57:03 for that wonderful day when Jesus appears, 57:05 can I see your hands? 57:06 Let us pray together, Our Father, 57:09 thank you for warning us 57:12 only help us to accept the warning 57:14 and be ready in Jesus' name, amen. |
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