Participants: Steve Wohlberg
Series Code: SLC
Program Code: SLC000003A
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00:10 In Mathew 24:44,
00:13 Jesus said be ready for He is coming 00:16 at an hour when we do not expect Him. 00:19 What does it mean to be ready practically? 00:22 You're about to find out so don't move. 00:25 A thousand years before there was a Protestant 00:27 there were Sunday laws 00:29 that originated in pagan Sun worship. 00:31 For centuries the church ruled the world 00:33 until the Protestant Reformation. 00:35 Men like Martin Luther champion of personal 00:38 and religious freedom thousands fled to America 00:41 to seek freedom from religious tyranny. 00:43 Will Protestants and freedom-loving Americans 00:45 fight to keep freedom alive? 00:47 Or will we descend into a modern Dark Age. 00:50 The Sunday Law Crisis: What You Need To Know. 00:54 Episode 3, Getting Ready Practically. 00:58 Welcome to part 3 of The Sunday Law Crisis: 01:01 What You Need To Know. 01:03 I have in my hand a book called Foxe's Book of Martyrs. 01:06 It is a Christian Protestant classic 01:10 dealing with the sufferings of God's people in history. 01:13 Word protestant means protest. 01:16 On page 43 of this book it says, 01:19 "Disregarding the maxims and principles of the gospel, 01:23 the papal church arming herself 01:26 with the power of the sword persecuted the Church of God 01:29 and wasted it for several centuries. 01:32 A period most appropriately termed in history, 01:34 'The Dark Ages.' 01:36 The kings of the earth gave their power 01:39 and their strength to the beast." 01:41 It is a fact of history that for approximately 400 years 01:45 from the 1,500 to 1,800 01:47 the vast majority of Protestant scholars 01:50 and preachers and laity like Martin Luther 01:53 and John Calvin, Huss, Jerome, Wesley, 01:55 Charles Spurgeon and many others, 01:57 they believe that the beasts of the Book of Revelation 02:00 was a symbol of the Roman Church. 02:02 And we believe the same thing today. 02:05 I also have a copy of the large official catechism 02:10 of the Roman Church, 02:11 catechism of the Catholic Church. 02:13 On page 538-- 528 it's-- 02:19 it talks about Sanctifying Sunday 02:22 and it says that "Public authorities 02:23 should ensure citizens a time intended for rest 02:27 and divine worship. 02:29 Christians should seek recognition of Sundays 02:32 as legal holidays." 02:34 So it's no secret that the Roman Church 02:37 strongly believes in Sunday 02:38 they believe that said he should be legislated by law 02:41 as we shared in the past, past programs, 02:43 the Roman Church also claims 02:45 that they changed the Bible Sabbath, 02:46 the seventh day Sabbath into Sunday 02:48 and that it is a mark of their authority. 02:51 And one of these days this mark of Rome's authority, 02:54 Sunday, is going to be legislated 02:57 in the United States and around the world. 02:59 That's what Bible prophecy predicts. 03:01 We have a little book also on this topical 03:03 called "Decoding the Mark of the Beast." 03:06 In the first program we talked about Revelation 13 03:09 and explain this in greater detail. 03:11 The second program was called Getting Ready Spiritually 03:15 and now it's time for the third program 03:17 called Getting Ready Practically. 03:19 And I'm here again with our Dean Coridan, Dean... 03:22 Good to see you, Steve. Good to have you here. 03:23 He is the conference president of the Iowa Missouri Conference 03:27 of Seventh-day Adventists and Dean is a spiritual man, 03:30 a godly man a student of the Bible. 03:32 And I thank you for being part of another program with me 03:37 we're gonna go real, just practical today. 03:40 We don't want to just believe in theory 03:42 and just go through history, but we want to talk about 03:44 what does this mean in my life 03:46 as I get ready for earth's final crisis. 03:49 Well, thanks for inviting me to be here. 03:51 You're welcome. 03:52 And I think we ought to use the Bible 03:54 as the basis for we use it for a basis 03:57 of spiritual preparation 03:59 and now we should use it for a basis of practical. 04:02 Definitely. Preparation. 04:04 I'm all for that. 04:05 We want to be people of the book. 04:07 That's right, so, Steve, let's just start 04:08 back in Matthew Chapter 24. 04:10 Okay. 04:12 And let's look at the starting with verse 36. 04:16 Now this is the chapter word Jesus tells the disciples, 04:20 things that they should look for 04:22 that would be indications of the end of the world 04:25 and the shortness of time. 04:27 So Jesus still speaking says "But of that day and hour 04:32 no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, 04:35 nor the Son, but My Father only." 04:37 Then get this verse "But as the days of Noah were, 04:42 so also will be-- so also will the coming 04:46 of the Son of Man be." 04:48 So Jesus himself refers to something in history 04:53 as a reminder to us at the end of the world, 04:58 of what a preparation would look like. 05:00 Then he refers to society. 05:03 He says "For as in the days before the flood, 05:06 they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage 05:10 until the day that Noah entered the ark, 05:13 and did not know until the flood came 05:15 and took them all away, 05:17 so also will be the coming of the Son of Man." 05:21 So there's a clear parallel between Noah's day 05:25 and the last days. 05:26 And these verses that you just read actually 05:28 are right before verse 44 that I read earlier 05:31 where Jesus said "Be ready." 05:33 That's right. So He says "Be ready." 05:35 And He talks then about previously about Noah 05:37 and we're gonna learn some practical lessons, aren't we? 05:40 We are. From Noah's life. 05:41 So I think the principle that we need to build on today 05:45 is that when we look at say-- 05:47 where it says they were eating and drinking, 05:50 marrying and giving in marriage. 05:52 We shouldn't be interpreting that 05:54 that it was wrong to get married. 05:56 Okay, right. 05:57 I'm glad because I'm a happily married 05:59 and so were you. 06:00 The problem that's being indicated here is 06:03 that they were living their daily lives with no regard 06:08 that things were about change. 06:10 Right, for God and His warning. That's right. 06:13 So the practical what we're gonna build on 06:16 is living life today, that's reflective of belief 06:22 that Jesus is gonna come. 06:24 That's perfect, very good. 06:26 Now one of the places to go for that would be 06:28 Hebrews Chapter 11. 06:30 Hebrews Chapter 11 is Great by Faith Chapter in the Bible. 06:37 And I think one of the points that we have to keep in mind 06:40 when we talk about practical living, 06:43 it would be well to keep the words in front of it 06:47 "By Faith." 06:49 Whatever we're doing is by faith 06:52 but it's going to come out in a practical way. 06:54 That's a great, that's a great point here. 06:56 When you really look at the text says 'By faith-- 06:59 By faith Noah, being divinely warned 07:02 of things not yet seen," 07:05 which we've been warned about in the book of Revelation. 07:07 We've been studying Revelation 13. 07:08 We've been divinely warned about what is coming 07:10 and, and then it says "He-- He moved with godly fear," 07:15 I have the New King James Bible 07:16 "And he prepared an ark 07:18 for the saving of his household." 07:22 So there's-- he's-- he is living by faith. 07:25 God warned him, he moved and he prepared. 07:28 So the principles we're going to build on then 07:30 and practical living is, Noah never seen a flood, 07:36 so he's preparing for something, 07:38 he has never seen before. 07:40 None of us have ever seen an end of a world. 07:42 That's right. 07:43 None of us have ever seen a Second coming. 07:46 But Noah believed that so much that he built an ark, 07:51 that's a physical activity that he did for 120 years. 07:56 Now there's practical application 07:58 that comes out of that. 08:00 I mean, if you actually build the ark, 08:02 I mean, that cost something. 08:04 That's right, I was thinking about that, 08:05 did Noah employ workers to help him build the boat 08:10 and if he did employ them, he would have to have paid them 08:12 did have some property that he had to sell 08:15 to get some extra money to pay his employees. 08:19 There's a whole host of things we really don't exactly know, 08:21 but I'm sure that that there were some real practical steps 08:24 that Noah made to put everything 08:25 on the altar to invest his time, 08:27 his money, his energy into building that boat, 08:30 which was doing God's work. 08:32 Now, you see, you just have to figure 08:33 how but Noah make a decision, how would Noah make a decision 08:37 of possessions or assets that I have today. 08:40 I think that Noah would have said, 08:43 "Look, the flood is coming, 08:45 I'm building this boat, this ark, 08:48 we're going to get on it 08:49 am I gonna be able to bring that on?" 08:52 And if the answer is no, then he would use that 08:55 to build the boat? 08:56 To build the ark. That would make sense to me. 08:59 In a practical sense that we begin to think 09:03 in a journey from here that according to the Bible 09:06 will pass through a crisis, a time of trouble, 09:11 the Bible says of such as never been seen before 09:15 that will end us in a New Kingdom. 09:18 And everlasting kingdom, that there will be a journey 09:22 that we will making an evaluation to say, 09:25 what is it that I will take into the New Kingdom? 09:28 The Bible indicates we're only gonna take yourself, 09:31 your own character and people around you. 09:34 There's no indication that the cars going 09:36 into the New Kingdom. 09:38 You know, or a house or a boat. House, boat, bank account... 09:41 Mutual funds. 09:43 No indication. Retirement accounts. 09:45 That's right, so that should begin to adjust the way I live. 09:49 Now there's a principles in the Bible 09:51 that could help us with that adjustment. 09:54 So for instance, the Bible cautions us about debt. 09:59 It cautions us not to go into debt. 10:02 Right. 10:03 In fact, it says if we're out if-- 10:05 if we in debt, we should not rest 10:08 until were out of debt. 10:09 Right, here is the text Romans 13:8 says, 10:12 "Owe no one anything except to love one another, 10:15 for he who loves another has fulfilled the law." 10:17 Love is fulfilling the law and God wants us 10:20 out of debt as much as possible. 10:22 So practical then according to the Word of God 10:25 and the principal we're working on, 10:27 a practical way to approach a coming crisis 10:31 would be how am I gonna deal with my money? 10:33 What's gonna happen to my finances? 10:35 Well, number one, the Bible says 10:37 don't be in debt, don't owe anybody. 10:40 Another principle would be 10:42 that you and I were talking about this a while ago, 10:45 that we should be content with food 10:47 and raiment that we have. 10:49 There should be a spirit of contentedness in us. 10:52 Right and we've read that-- I read that 1 Timothy... 10:56 1 Timothy Chapter 6. 10:58 I just read that and that so practical, 11:00 practical it says "Godliness with contentment is great-- 11:03 is great game, for we brought nothing into this world, 11:06 and it is certainly can carry nothing out 11:08 and having food and clothing, we should be content." 11:11 Now that's a huge principle 11:13 because right now we're living in a society 11:15 where nobody's content with anything. 11:17 Yeah, everyone wants to keep up 11:19 with the Proverbial Joneses. 11:20 That's right and even in the raising of our children, 11:22 we can see a spirit, no matter how much there is, 11:26 there still a discontentedness. 11:28 Good practical daily living would be to learn contentment, 11:33 to find contentment with what we have. 11:36 And a pass that along to our children. 11:38 The best way to do that for parents is service. 11:42 If we help our young people, our children today, 11:46 to find joy in doing things for others, 11:49 start with grandma and grandpa, start with family, 11:52 helping mom and dad, but neighbors. 11:55 Even to the people they don't know 11:56 involve them in projects, 11:59 to help other people find a sense of joy, 12:02 they will have a contentment with the things that they have. 12:04 People service. Yeah, I think too many-- 12:06 I am fearful that too many, too many of us 12:08 and when, you know, kids grow up, 12:10 people say for college, send their kids in the college. 12:13 They come out with a big debt, 12:14 huge debt and the goal is to get a good job, 12:17 make money, have the American dream, 12:19 be content, have a nice car, have money in the bank, 12:22 the nest egg, and everything really, 12:24 it's so easy for that just to become a selfish pursuit. 12:28 And if we really believe as Noah believed 12:32 that prophecies are being fulfilled in front of us 12:35 and that time is running out. 12:36 And that the crisis is coming, 12:38 the mark of the beast is coming, 12:40 and then when that time comes 12:41 everybody will make their final decision, 12:43 the doors of heaven will close just like Noah's Ark, closed. 12:47 Just like there were seven days 12:48 after the closing of the door the ark 12:50 until the flood came, there will be seven plagues 12:52 in the Book of Revelation 12:53 that will come on those that get the mark. 12:55 The time of trouble and God is preparing us 12:57 to go through that time and at the end of that time 12:59 is the second coming of Jesus. 13:01 If we really leave that, then what should be our goal? 13:04 It's not just to have a big house and have a big car 13:06 and have a lot of money in the bank 13:08 so we could have a nest egg. 13:09 Our goal should be like Noah, moving and preparing, 13:14 so that our families and ourselves can be saved 13:17 as we live practically by faith. 13:19 Well, one of the principles that God gives us 13:22 in the Bible in the Word of God, 13:24 is the principle of timing. 13:26 And God gives that in Malachi to bring all the tithes 13:30 and offerings into a storehouse, 13:32 is it because somebody needs the money? 13:35 Well, they may God says bringing in 13:37 so that you will see, that I'm gonna bless you, 13:41 and care for you, and keep you. 13:44 So a practical way then our family 13:46 we have found to help even our children prepare 13:49 for the coming crisis, 13:50 is to teach the principle of tithing. 13:53 So our-- Ten percent. 13:54 Ten percent, so our kids understand 13:57 that God can work for them and move for them 14:00 and cause their money that's left 14:02 to be enough for them to cover what they need. 14:05 So I would encourage families 14:07 that are listening to us talk today, 14:09 to if there's ministries 14:11 that they would like to support or help 14:13 or if they're appreciating the ministry 14:15 that they're hearing right now, of the ministry you have, 14:18 is to consider donating and helping those ministries. 14:22 If they're attending a church, 14:23 then help the local church to be a strong local church 14:27 and I think you brought some literature 14:29 that you can show that could even be a witness. 14:31 Yes, that's right I've been convicted for a long time 14:34 that I need to be frugal with my money 14:36 and to get a hold of literature. 14:39 And I put money into literature, 14:41 I don't have a lot of money, but I buy tracts, 14:44 I get tracts whatever I can get them 14:46 and here's a little tract called The Signs of the Times, 14:48 a love letter from Jesus. 14:50 Here's a glow tracts When Freedom Dies, 14:52 I give this out regularly dealing with Revelation, 14:55 a little book called, Steps to Christ, 14:57 which I take in hotels airports hand these out. 15:01 We have flyers the ministry has White Horse Media 15:03 has flyers called the Time is at Hand, 15:05 which is a Bible study at Revelation 13. 15:08 Another one on the signs of the times called 15:10 There Shall Be Signs. 15:11 Just a few days ago I was at the Spokane Airport, 15:14 meeting for my big appointment 15:16 with the TSA government representative trying to-- 15:21 I was fingerprinted and getting interviewed 15:24 and filling out my form 15:25 so I could be background checked, 15:26 to see if I can finally go through the pre-check line 15:29 all the time, 'cause I travel so much. 15:31 And I was thinking to myself, 15:33 I don't know if this person is open to a tract 15:36 or a little glow track or a little Steps to Christ 15:39 and so I thought about 15:40 and then we struck up a conversation, 15:42 the lady asked me what I did I told her I was a pastor 15:44 and she became very interested in my church 15:48 and so we just talked some more and I reach into my satchel 15:51 and handed her some literature 15:52 and she was very interested in reading it. 15:55 And I give out tracks on airplanes 15:57 and different places I imagine you too, you do too. 15:59 And so this is practical too. Practical living. 16:03 The Bible says in the Book of Proverbs 16:04 "He who wins souls is wise." 16:06 Daniel 12 verse-- I think its verse 3 says, 16:09 "Those who win many to righteousness, 16:13 will be like the stars, for ever and ever." 16:16 And so this is a practical thing 16:17 we can do is get a hold the tracts. 16:19 Give them away to people. 16:20 Talk to people when we can if we-- 16:22 if we don't have the courage to go door-to-door 16:24 or to hand them out everywhere we go 16:27 we can certainly, when you get a phone bill 16:29 or an electric bill stick a tract in the bill. 16:33 And send it to someone but to me 16:35 this is a practical way that we can be serving God. 16:38 And as you mentioned ministries like White Horse Media, 16:41 we survive on contributions. 16:43 Now, I give my tithe to my local Church. 16:46 And I give offerings to different ministries 16:48 and people give offerings to us and this is how we-- 16:51 this is how we continue to function. 16:52 And this is a time when we need to put our money 16:55 where our mouth is as they say. 16:57 And put our money into the Lord's work 17:00 because the time is coming 17:01 when that money will be worthless, 17:03 and we can't buy or sell unless we have the mark 17:07 we're not going to be able to even access most likely, 17:10 money that happens to be in our banks, 17:12 because if we don't go along with the mark, 17:14 we can't access this money. 17:15 So we need to be using this money 17:18 before that time comes 17:19 or it's just gonna be worthless. 17:21 Well, it's interesting to me 17:23 that we have the description of heaven, 17:28 found in Revelation 21 and 22. 17:31 And time is-- 17:33 is Heaven's portrayed with the city 17:36 and all that it's there. 17:39 But it came to me a few weeks ago, 17:42 that in heaven there's a couple things 17:45 you're not going to be able to give. 17:48 I mean, you're not going to be able to give an offering. 17:51 We are walking on streets of gold. 17:54 So if ever a person is going to use their moneys 17:56 to advance the Kingdom of God, 17:58 it's going to be this side of heaven. 18:00 Something else that you're not going 18:02 to be able to give in heaven, is time. 18:05 There comes a point where the Bible says, 18:07 that Jesus says, time is no more. 18:09 I mean, If you're living forever, 18:11 what sacrifice of time are you gonna make? 18:14 If ever were gonna make a sacrifice of time 18:18 to do something of service, for Jesus, for somebody else, 18:21 we're going to do that this side of heaven. 18:24 So time, money, the Bible even indicate 18:28 when it goes to Hebrews 11 that Abraham, his belief, 18:33 it affected where he lived. 18:36 So with our belief in the coming crisis 18:39 or the kingdom of God affect the type of house 18:42 that I would choose to live in. 18:43 And where we live in. 18:45 Where I would live? That's right. 18:46 Our family moved out of California, 18:49 seven years ago out into North Idaho, 18:51 where we are now to have some land, 18:54 it's cheaper out here, less expensive, 18:56 and we especially want to get our children into the country. 19:00 We now have a little garden, 19:01 we try to grow as much food as we can. 19:04 And it's very valuable, it's great for the kids 19:07 to be in the country, a lot less temptations 19:09 and it's good for their spiritual lives, 19:11 it's good for my wife and I. 19:13 It's a lot calmer, a lot quieter 19:15 and we have good food, 19:17 that's organic, that we can grow. 19:19 Not that were saved by, by food 19:21 but it certainly is a blessing and being in the country 19:25 has helped me personally to get closer to Jesus. 19:29 So we certainly believe in country living 19:32 that this is this is a practical step 19:35 as we get ready for Jesus' coming. 19:36 We have another program at the end of this series 19:38 called When ahead at the-- When to Head to the Hills. 19:41 When the final time comes and the mark is enforced 19:43 and we actually have to leave and go into the mountains, 19:48 and trust that God's gonna take care of us 19:50 just like he took care of the Israelites 19:52 for 40 years in the wilderness and gave them food and water 19:55 so we're not quite at that point yet 19:57 but it's coming and we know it, and we're getting ready. 20:00 We're getting ready to give everything. 20:02 We are giving everything to God and we want to be ready. 20:04 When people are listening to us speak, 20:06 I know because I've been there, a person could begin to think, 20:10 now, wait a minute, you've talked about our money, 20:12 you've talked about where we live, 20:15 you talked about time, you talked-- 20:17 you've talked about getting out of debt 20:18 and pretty soon a person can begin to feel like 20:21 maybe it's too late for me. 20:23 I'm so far in debt or-- or this is gone wrong 20:26 or that's gone wrong. 20:27 I wouldn't want to end talking about practical things 20:30 without the clear understanding, 20:33 that Noah's ark didn't save him, God saved them. 20:37 That's right, and Noah, didn't build it in a day. 20:40 He didn't build it in a day. 20:42 God has promised that if today 20:45 we make decisions for him, he'll redeem our past. 20:49 He'll help us overcome the things 20:51 that have gone wrong. 20:52 And if we purpose for instance, to get out of debt, 20:55 if we make it is subject to prayer, 20:58 if we go to God and ask him to help us 21:00 He's promised, He'll help us get out of it. 21:01 That's right and Dean, it's very-- 21:03 it's a very important principle. 21:05 I heard a preacher wants to talk about this 21:06 that God has ten steps he wants us to take 21:09 the preacher said in your own step one. 21:11 He said what's the most important step 21:13 God wants you take 21:14 and the obvious answer is step two. 21:17 And then it's step three, and so the things 21:19 that we're talking about we're doing a TV Program, 21:21 we're covering a lot of-- a lot of ground, 21:23 but God doesn't expect every change to be taken place, 21:27 to take place overnight. 21:29 God leads His people step-by-step, 21:32 point-by-point to do different things. 21:33 But if we are truly followers of Jesus 21:37 and if we're like Noah and if we believe the warning 21:40 that their future is ahead of us and upon us, 21:43 and if we believe Bible prophecy, 21:45 it says, that Noah moved and he prepared the ark. 21:49 Hammer, blow by hammer blow, nailed by nail 21:53 and he made practical steps I'm sure 21:55 and God is trying to move us. 21:57 We talked about in the last program, 21:59 spiritual preparation but there's practical things 22:02 that we need to be doing. 22:03 Making things right with people that we've offended, 22:06 having family worship in our homes, 22:08 morning and evening worships. 22:10 That's what our family does. There's a whole host of things. 22:13 I used to be a disco dancing, marijuana smoking... 22:18 cocaine snorting lost Jew. 22:20 And God got a hold on me, 36 years ago 22:22 and changed my life. 22:23 And step-by-step He's been changing me. 22:25 I don't dress the way I used to dress on the dance floor, 22:28 there's a whole lot of things that I don't do. 22:30 I gave up my rock and roll, I had talked to a man 22:33 just the other day, named Gary, just a couple days ago, 22:35 he said, he said, I'm just about at the point 22:37 he was a preacher's kid, 22:39 and he said I'm just about at the point 22:40 where God is gonna get all of me. 22:43 And he said the last thing I'm doing right now 22:45 is that stopped watching my television programs 22:47 that I love watching. 22:49 And he said, you know, I don't miss it right now. 22:52 The Lord is moving on me, and He's getting me ready. 22:55 So there's all kinds of things 22:56 and God has to lead a step-- step by step 22:59 that we need to like Noah we need to move and prepare, 23:03 and God will help us. 23:05 You know, I think the most important point 23:07 to draw off of this, to put segment is... 23:12 That we can make a decision. 23:15 We can say, wow I just read in the Bible 23:18 that there's some things are going to happen 23:20 before Jesus comes 23:21 and I'm seeing those things happening. 23:23 And Jesus is coming soon. 23:25 And our hearts can just be on fire, 23:27 and we can believe that. 23:29 But I think if we don't back up our belief, 23:33 by a practical daily living, we won't long believe. 23:37 We'll fall back to sleep or will give up the belief, 23:41 but God gives us the gift of practical 23:44 everyday living to reinforce, what we believe. 23:49 That's right, there's a Bible verse 23:50 that says it's Proverbs, I think it's 4:18 23:52 that the "Path of the just is as the shining light, 23:55 like the shining Sun." 23:56 It comes up and slowly goes, 23:58 it comes up and then slowly goes down 24:01 and He says-- the scripture says, 24:03 "That the path of the just is like the shining sun, 24:05 that shines ever brighter, until the perfect day." 24:09 And so God leads us on step by step. 24:12 This morning I had a wonderful thing happen to me 24:14 my little boy, Seth just this morning, 24:17 he's 11 years old, he came over to me said, "Dad," 24:19 he was talking about baptism, 24:21 about possibly getting baptized soon 24:24 and he said, "Dad," he said, "if Jesus would come up to me, 24:28 personally like he came up to the rich young ruler 24:31 and said, 'Sell everything you have 24:33 and give it to the poor and follow Me.'" 24:34 Seth said, "Dad, I would do it, I would do it," 24:38 and I tell you, it just touch my-- 24:40 touched me so much. 24:41 Because I pray for my son every day, 24:43 and I just have a strong conviction as you do, 24:45 that I need to live a practical Christian life 24:48 and God has a lot of work to do in us. 24:50 He's been working in me for a long time, 24:52 I heard another preacher say, 24:53 God's not gonna take us out of the oven half-baked. 24:56 He's going to finish his work as Paul says, 24:59 "He'll finish the-- He'll finished the work 25:01 he started in us." 25:02 But it takes time, if you want to move out, 25:05 out of the city into the country, 25:07 God has to open those doors and that takes time 25:10 and there it takes time to raise children, 25:11 it takes time to sell property, to sell boats or sell things, 25:16 it's a struggle to put everything on the altar. 25:19 But this is where God is leading His people 25:22 to get ready practically to make decisions 25:25 to show the world that we really believe 25:29 what the Bible says, and we want to live that way 25:33 as we get ready for a better land. 25:35 You know, if the Chapter of Hebrews 25:37 was being written today... 25:40 and it was saying "By Faith." 25:42 And I think of this if it said "by faith, Dean, 25:46 what would be the next sentence? 25:49 And I think every listener should say that 25:51 just go to Jesus and say, "By Faith, dear Jesus, 25:54 what do you want me to do tomorrow?" 25:57 That's right and that and that's really 25:58 the most important thing, is "What do you want me to do?" 26:02 It's the full surrender of the life, 26:04 not 50 percent, 80 percent, 26:07 95 percent, 99 percent, but totally. 26:10 I used to have a student 26:11 when I used to teach high school kids, 26:13 and we were talking about riding the fence. 26:14 And this young 18 year old kid said to me he said, 26:17 "Steve, you can't-- Pastor Steve, 26:18 you can't ride the fence." 26:20 He said, "because the devil owns the fence." 26:22 And I always, always remember that. 26:24 That we've got to get off the fence, 26:26 and get on God's side totally and that people will see, 26:30 that we are real Christians trusting in Jesus. 26:33 I like to finish with a verse 26:36 in The Book of Revelation Chapter 15: 2, 26:41 John said, "I saw something like a sea of glass, 26:44 mingled with fire and those that had gotten 26:47 the victory over the beast, over His image, 26:50 and over His mark, they were standing 26:53 on the sea of glass. 26:55 Then they had the harps of God, 26:57 and they sang the song of Moses the servant of God, 27:00 and the song of the lamb. 27:02 And they said 'Great and marvelous are your works, 27:05 Lord God Almighty!'" 27:07 Those that get the victory over the mark of the beast 27:09 during the final crisis, 27:10 they have a relationship with Jesus and with God. 27:13 They trust in God 27:14 and God does great things in their lives, 27:17 as He's getting them ready to stand 27:20 during the final crisis. 27:21 And that's our goal for you is to help you 27:24 to give your life to Jesus, to take all of this seriously 27:27 and to prepare for the coming of the Lord. 27:30 Today we have a special offer 27:32 called The Time is at Hand Information Packet. 27:35 This offer is only $15 for ten great pocketbooks, 27:38 one DVD titled Earth's Final Crisis. 27:41 And The Classic Great Controversy. 27:43 Don't miss this opportunity to get these resources today. 27:46 To order your information packet 27:48 or write to White Horse Media, 27:54 P.O. 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