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00:28 Hello, friends, you're watching the 3ABN Worship Hour.
00:31 And wherever you are around the world, 00:32 we thank you for joining us 00:34 during the special worship hour. 00:35 And that's exactly what we're gonna do during 00:38 the time together as we are going to worship the Lord, 00:40 as the Bible tells us, in spirit and in truth. 00:44 And, boy, we're gonna pray in just 00:46 a moment that the Holy Spirit leads us. 00:48 I believe this is gonna be a spirit led message today, 00:51 and we're certainly gonna be unfolding and unlocking 00:54 a lot of truth in today's message. 00:57 I'm gonna go ahead and give you the title, 00:58 we're talking about "A Prophetic Panorama." 01:02 I'd say it, prophetic panorama. 01:06 You have a cell phone perhaps and in the modern newer 01:09 smartphones of today, there's something that's called 01:12 the panorama feature, instead of just taking a still image 01:15 of one particular angle, 01:17 you literally in the panorama feature, 01:20 you can take in an entire scene from left to right, 01:24 all in just one clip, and it shows a panoramic view 01:27 and brings everything into view. 01:30 Well, today, prophetic panorama, 01:32 what we're gonna be talking about is we're gonna be looking 01:35 at the events of the end times. 01:38 What's gonna happen between right now where we are, 01:41 and the Second Coming of Jesus? 01:43 Many people have ideas, many people have theories 01:45 and different perspectives as to what we can expect 01:49 coming in the near future. 01:50 But today, we're gonna dive deep into the Word of God, 01:53 and into the writings of the Spirit of Prophecy. 01:56 We're gonna use both of these powerful 01:58 sources to pull together a timeline 02:02 of events that will happen between right now our time, 02:05 and, of course, this great, amazing event that we know 02:08 as the Second Coming of Jesus in which Jesus 02:10 is gonna return and bring in into this world. 02:13 Now before we pray, I just want to give kind 02:14 of a disclaimer here. 02:17 You know, this timeline that we're gonna be bringing up 02:19 in just a few moments, as we're working our way 02:21 through this journey together. 02:23 Perhaps some of these events overlap each other, 02:26 we're not gonna stick or marry ourselves to a particular, 02:30 you know, sequence of events in the sense that I'm certainly 02:33 not trying to say that these are gonna happen in the exact 02:35 order that I'm gonna present them today. 02:37 But I believe that this timeline, 02:39 this prophetic panoramic view of the end time 02:43 Bible prophecy events, that I believe 02:45 that we're going to see them unfold 02:48 very similar to what we're going to be looking at today. 02:51 We certainly know that these events will happen. 02:53 And that's the main thing. 02:54 Certainly not trying to lock in our minds 02:57 as to believe that these events are going to happen 02:59 in the specific order, 03:00 I'm going to present them. 03:02 But the major point I want you to get today is that all 03:04 of these events that we're gonna talk about, 03:06 that we can know about, that we can learn about 03:09 and be prepared for, 03:10 will indeed happen prior to the Second Coming of Jesus. 03:14 Now, we're gonna put up a timeline in just 03:16 a few moments as we work through this in a very 03:18 systematic and methodical way. 03:22 But you want to do your own research, 03:24 you want to research this deeply, because you 03:26 need to be prepared, you need to be knowledgeable 03:29 of what is going to happen in these last 03:31 days prior to the Second Coming of Jesus. 03:34 So before we dive right into this prophetic panorama, 03:38 let us go to the Lord in prayer. 03:40 Father in heaven, we just want to thank you so much, 03:43 Lord, for being with us. 03:44 We're not gonna ask You, Lord, to be with us, 03:47 because I believe, as You have already told us, 03:49 and promised us in Your Word that where two or three 03:52 or more are gathered in Your name, 03:54 there You are in the midst. 03:55 And right now all around the world, 03:57 we are gathered together to study together to see 04:00 what Your Word has to say about these powerful 04:02 end time events, so that we can be prepared 04:06 ultimately for the soon return of Jesus Christ. 04:09 So, Lord, I'm asking for Your Holy Spirit to dwell in us, 04:13 to sharpen our minds and our hearts, 04:14 to give us the spiritual mind 04:17 of Christ to be able to rightly divide Your word 04:19 of truth right now. 04:21 We thank You, Lord, for all that You have done, 04:23 and for who You are for Your never-ending love, 04:25 grace and mercy. 04:27 Take us through this journey, Lord, 04:28 the study of the prophetic panorama of the final events 04:32 of Bible prophecy, we ask in Jesus' Holy Name. 04:35 Amen. Amen. 04:37 Prophetic panorama. 04:40 I don't think anyone's going to deny 04:42 the fact that if you open your eyes 04:44 and have been paying attention to the things 04:46 that are happening around us all around the world over 04:48 the past couple of decades, at least, 04:50 and you can even extend it beyond that, 04:52 probably the past few decades, 04:54 maybe even the past couple of 100 years, 04:57 but for sure in our time over the past couple 05:00 of decades or so, I don't think anyone's gonna 05:03 deny that we have indeed seen signs 05:06 of the times in large biblical proportion. 05:11 Of course, we read about these signs 05:12 of the times in multiple different 05:13 passages in the gospels, 05:15 more specifically Matthew Chapter 24. 05:18 Also we can get dive into Mark 13, 05:20 and Luke 17, and Luke Chapter 21. 05:23 And as you just kind of, you know, 05:24 go across those gospel passages. 05:27 And again, the signs of the times are not just found 05:30 just in those gospel passages, over into the writings of Paul, 05:33 and in the writings of John, and Peter, and James, 05:37 and all the way across the New Testament writers. 05:40 And also even in some of the Old Testament 05:42 books as well, we find multiple passages, deep prophetic 05:46 passages that show us and tell us of all of the signs 05:49 of the times that are going to unfold 05:51 and happen on this planet prior to the Second Coming 05:54 of Jesus. 05:55 What I would like to do is start in the Book 05:57 of 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5, 05:59 and we're gonna read the first three verses to start out 06:02 our presentation. 06:03 And I want you to focus in on what Paul is saying here, 06:05 because this is crucial. 06:07 And this is gonna help set us up for our prophetic panoramic 06:10 view of Bible prophecy. 06:12 Again, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-3. 06:16 Notice what Paul says, 06:18 he says, "But concerning the times and seasons, 06:20 brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. 06:23 For you yourselves know perfectly that the day 06:25 of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. 06:29 For when they say, 'Peace and safety!' 06:32 Then sudden destruction comes upon them, 06:35 as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. 06:38 And they shall not escape." 06:42 Of course, this is one of those great passages describing 06:45 the end times, in fact, the moments that will happen 06:48 prior to and leading up to this great 06:51 Second Coming event, 06:52 the great return of Jesus Christ. 06:54 And I just want to highlight 06:56 a few details from this particular passage. 06:58 It's interesting that he goes on to describe two different 07:00 groups of people. 07:02 He describes a group of people that he's referring to as they, 07:06 and then he is addressing 07:07 a group of people that he refers to as you. 07:10 And it's interesting, because the you he's addressing 07:12 is very clear, he's writing to the church at Thessalonica, 07:16 hence why this book is called 1 Thessalonians. 07:18 And, of course, there's a second letter 07:20 that he wrote to the church of Thessalonica, as well. 07:23 But when he says to them, or to the church, 07:26 he says to you, 07:27 and he's referring to them as you, 07:29 he talks about the secondary group, 07:30 and he refers to them as they. 07:32 They, of course, being those who are not 07:35 prepared for the Second Coming of Christ. 07:37 And, in fact, it approaches them and comes upon them 07:40 as a thief in the night. 07:41 But verse 3 is what really sticks out to me. 07:44 It says, "For when they say, 'Peace and safety!' 07:47 Then sudden destruction comes upon them as labor 07:50 pains upon a pregnant woman.'" 07:52 And then Paul uses an interesting double negative 07:54 here in the original Greek language. 07:56 He says, "And they shall no, not escape." 08:00 There's an emphasis provided there. 08:03 God is wanting to emphasize through Paul, 08:06 the gospel writer here, as He's wanting to, 08:08 He's wanting to emphasize through him that there 08:11 is coming a time in which these two groups 08:15 of people will be present on planet earth. 08:17 Some of them will indeed be prepared. 08:19 We'll see that in just a moment. 08:21 We'll talk about the you group in just a few moments toward 08:24 the end of this presentation. 08:25 But nonetheless, he's referring to them, they he says, 08:28 they, "When they say, 'Peace and safety!' 08:32 Then sudden destruction comes upon them as labor pains upon 08:34 a pregnant woman, and they shall no, not escape." 08:38 Now, referring to this peace and safety time. 08:41 This, of course, is a communication from Paul 08:43 in which again, by the Holy Spirit, 08:45 he's being led to write to these church members 08:47 to tell them that in the last days, 08:49 even among the church, there will be some people 08:52 who were just living life as if there... 08:54 As if there is no God, 08:55 they'll be living life vicariously just, 08:58 you know, completely oblivious to the signs of the time, 09:01 saying peace and safety, everything's okay. 09:04 And then sudden destruction comes upon them. 09:06 And notice what he says here, as labor pains, 09:10 labor pains on a pregnant woman. 09:12 Now, that's an interesting way to describe it, 09:14 because the signs of the times that we're talking about, 09:18 well, if you go back and study them in Matthew Chapter 24, 09:20 we know that Jesus list quite a few of them talking about 09:23 earthquakes in various places, and there's gonna be, 09:27 you know, there's gonna be destruction in Jerusalem, 09:30 destruction all over the world. 09:32 There's gonna be these different signs in the heavens, 09:35 there's gonna be pestilences, and wars and rumors of wars, 09:38 and all of these many, many different signs that he lists. 09:41 But it's interesting that in Matthew 24:8, 09:44 after he's already listed several 09:46 of these different signs of the times. 09:49 Notice what Jesus says in verse 8, He says, 09:51 "All these are the beginning of sorrows." 09:56 Now that's interesting because the word sorrows 09:59 there in the original Greek is the same word that Paul 10:03 uses over in 1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 when he says, 10:07 when they say peace and safety, 10:08 then destruction comes upon them as, notice, labor pains, 10:11 same word labor pains used here where Christ says, 10:15 "All of these are the beginning of sorrows." 10:17 In fact, other translations say, 10:19 "All of these are the beginning of birth pains." 10:23 Now, that shouldn't surprise us. 10:25 In fact, many people have questioned 10:27 the validity of the Scripture 10:28 when it comes to these signs because they say, you know, 10:30 it's making it out to be like, all of these signs are new, 10:34 that they've just come about in the last days. 10:35 And you know, that we're seeing all 10:37 of these new afresh for the first time, 10:39 when in reality, there's always been earthquakes, 10:41 there's always been war, there's always been famines, 10:44 there's always been pestilences, 10:46 there's always been, you know, stars falling from the sky, 10:48 and all these different heavenly signs. 10:50 And so, hey, you know what the Bible can't be really 10:53 taken seriously in this sense, because we always 10:55 had these things. 10:57 But that's not what Jesus was trying to communicate. 10:59 He's not trying to say that these are necessarily new, 11:02 or that we should watch for them, 11:04 because it's gonna be something new to come upon 11:06 the earth that we've seen for the first time. 11:08 No, the key to this is understanding it 11:10 from what Paul is saying, and what Christ is saying, 11:13 that they shall come upon you as labor pains, 11:16 Paul or Jesus says, "All of these are the beginning 11:18 of labor pains." 11:20 You see, when you think about labor pains, you think, 11:22 and of course, I can't speak on this personally. 11:24 But I have women in my life who have had babies. 11:28 And it's interesting that when they get that first 11:30 contraction, that first labor pain, it's sharp, 11:33 it's painful, right? 11:34 Ladies, you know what I'm talking about, 11:36 as I'm talking about this, but again, the first one comes, 11:39 and then, you know, it may not be as bad as the second one, 11:42 the second one's gonna be a little bit more intense. 11:44 And then the third one comes, it's a little bit more intense. 11:46 And then the fourth one is much more intense. 11:47 And as the baby gets closer to coming into this world, 11:51 those labor pains, 11:52 those contractions become so much more intense. 11:54 And what's also interesting is the time interval, 11:58 the interval of time between the first and the second, 12:02 and the third, and the fourth labor pain, 12:04 that time is getting shorter and shorter, 12:06 they're happening more frequently. 12:09 I believe, my friends, that indeed 12:11 is what we are seeing 12:13 and what we are seeing that Jesus 12:14 and Paul was talking about, that these signs of the times, 12:17 it's nothing new. 12:19 But what's happening in our time, 12:20 much different than any other time before us 12:23 is that all of these events, all of these signs 12:25 of the times that are indications that Jesus 12:27 is coming back soon. 12:29 They're happening more frequently, 12:31 and they are much more intense than in many years 12:34 and decades past. 12:38 In fact, I said earlier that the signs 12:40 of the times are not only in the gospel record insofar 12:44 as the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, 12:46 but they're found in many other places of Scripture as well. 12:48 Let me give you an example of another sign 12:50 of the time that many people may not consider. 12:53 Let's go to 2 Timothy 4:2-4. 12:57 This indeed is another sign of the times. 12:59 In other words, something that will 13:01 happen that's an indication that Jesus 13:03 is indeed coming back very soon. 13:06 2 Timothy 4:2-4. Notice what the Bible says. 13:10 Paul is writing, he says, "Preach the word, 13:13 be ready in season and out of season." 13:15 And King James Version says, "Be instant in season 13:18 and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with 13:21 all long suffering and doctrine. 13:23 For the time will come when they," notice, 13:27 "when they shall not endure sound doctrine." 13:31 And he goes on to say, "But after their own lusts 13:34 shall they heap to themselves, teachers, 13:36 having itching ears, and they shall turn away their 13:39 ears from the truth, 13:40 and they shall be turned into fables." 13:44 You see that, indeed, my friends is a sign of the times. 13:47 That's an indication that we are fast approaching 13:50 the Second Coming of Jesus. 13:51 When people in this day, at a time when the gospel 13:55 is more available, more readily available than any other 13:57 generation and any other people before us, 14:00 any other time before us. 14:02 We are seeing very clearly, that when we have 14:04 more information available to us about who Jesus is, 14:08 and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, 14:09 more and more people in our time are rejecting that truth. 14:14 They're not listening to sound doctrine. 14:16 And notice Paul is writing about the church. 14:19 He's writing about a people who have been exposed to this, 14:23 they're hearing it, but yet they have turned their ears 14:27 from the truth because they believe it as fables. 14:30 I believe that many of us can attest to this because we 14:33 are living in a time when it seems like more 14:35 and more Christians are living their lives, 14:37 while claiming to believe in Christ, 14:39 while claiming that they have a relationship with Jesus. 14:42 All the while their life record shows the fruit of a person, 14:46 or should we say the unfruit of a person 14:49 who is not living as if there is a God, 14:51 but living as if there is no God at all. 14:55 Now, of course, all of these signs... 14:57 Let's bring up our timeline here. 14:59 Let's look at this. 15:00 You're gonna see, we're gonna go through these different 15:01 time events, these different major events that will happen 15:04 between now and the Second Coming of Jesus. 15:07 And we're gonna work our way through these slowly. 15:08 Again, don't necessarily put them in your mind 15:10 in a chronological sense, but yet we know all 15:13 of these events must take place prior to the Second 15:16 Coming of Jesus. 15:17 So let's pull up our timeline here 15:19 and let's show that right now we've just covered the signs. 15:22 We know we're living in the time of the signs 15:24 of the times that Jesus says, and when you see these signs, 15:27 know that My Second Coming is near, 15:29 know that My return is near. 15:32 But now, my friends, 15:33 we are also living in a time of shaking. 15:37 And that is what we're gonna talk about. 15:38 Now we are living before the Second Coming of Jesus, 15:41 we are told that the church 15:44 will go through a shaking period. 15:47 Of course, if you're watching this, 15:48 and you may not be a member of the church, 15:50 you may say, well, this doesn't apply to me, 15:52 because I'm not a member of any church. 15:53 Or maybe, well, my church is so small, 15:55 that it really doesn't apply to me or, you know, 15:57 I believe, I consider myself as a member of the body of Christ, 16:00 but not necessarily a member of God's... 16:03 Of a church, maybe a particular organization 16:05 or denomination. 16:07 My friends, that simply does not matter, 16:08 because, again, the church, we're talking about 16:10 the worldwide body of believers, 16:13 those who profess in the name of Christ, 16:15 those who claim to know Jesus Christ as Lord 16:18 and Savior. 16:19 There's much that the Bible has to say about this. 16:21 But we're going to use, again, as I said earlier, 16:23 the Bible and the writings of the Spirit 16:24 of Prophecy to bring this together to show in full view 16:28 exactly what's gonna happen, 16:29 leading to the Second Coming of Jesus. 16:31 And I believe, my friends, 16:32 we're indeed living in a shaking time period. 16:35 I believe that shaking is happening now. 16:38 And I also believe that that shaking 16:40 is going to intensify leading up to the next great event 16:43 that we're looking forward to happening very soon. 16:46 In fact, notice what Revelation 3:9-10 has to say. 16:51 Revelation 3:9-10, says this. 16:54 It says, "Indeed I will make those of the synagogue 16:58 of Satan," interesting words, "those of the synagogue 17:02 of Satan, who say they are Jews and are not, but lie." 17:08 He says, "Indeed I will make them come 17:09 and worship before your feet, 17:11 and to know that I have loved you. 17:15 Because you have kept My command to preserve. 17:18 And I also will keep you from the hour of trial, 17:21 which shall come upon the whole world, 17:23 to test those who dwell on the earth." 17:27 My friends, do you realize what this passage 17:28 is talking about? 17:29 There's those of the synagogue of Satan and then, 17:33 of course, there's those real true genuine believers. 17:36 What you're seeing here is a division. 17:38 You're seeing God making a differentiation 17:40 between those who are real Christians, those who are real, 17:43 genuine believers, and those who are not. 17:46 That's why He says, 17:47 "To those who say they are Jews, but they are not." 17:50 He said, "He calls them a lie." Why? 17:52 Because we know according to Galatians 3:29, it says, 17:56 "If you are Christ then you are, 17:58 you are seeds of Abraham 18:00 and heirs according to the promise." 18:02 In other words, we are spiritual Jews, 18:04 when we genuinely and truthfully 18:06 accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. 18:08 But what is Jesus addressing here in Revelation 18:11 Chapter 3 that we just read? 18:13 He says, "Those who say they are Jews, but are not but lie. 18:17 He says, "They're telling people that they're Jews." 18:19 In other words, they're telling people that they're believers. 18:21 They're telling people that they have 18:23 a relationship with Jesus. 18:24 But God knows the heart, right? 18:26 He says, "But I know that really, 18:28 they're of the synagogue of Satan." 18:31 How is God going to know who are His, 18:34 the shaking must occur. 18:35 In other words, there must be a separation between 18:38 the wheat and the tares. 18:40 There must be a separation, a division between the sheep 18:43 and the goats, those who are genuine believers, 18:45 those who are non genuine believers. 18:47 That's what we just read about. 18:49 In fact, notice what Testimonies for the Church, 18:50 volume 1, page 181 says. 18:54 It says here, "I asked the meaning of the shaking 18:56 I had seen, 18:58 and was shown that it would be caused by the straight 18:59 testimony called forth by the counsel of the True 19:02 Witness to the Laodiceans. 19:05 This will have its effect upon the heart of the receiver, 19:08 and will lead him to exalt the standard and pour forth 19:11 the straight testimony or the straight truth. 19:15 Some will not bear this straight testimony. 19:18 They will rise up against it, and this will cause," 19:21 here it is, "a shaking among God's people." 19:24 My friends, do you realize what brings about the shaking? 19:27 What brings about the shaking is the truth. 19:32 The truth of God's Word brings about this shaking. 19:36 Now, I want to also highlight something here very, 19:38 very clear, that we need to understand. 19:42 This shaking is to determine 19:44 who is the true genuine believer of Christ 19:48 and who is not. 19:49 I believe we're living in that time right now. 19:51 I believe we have been experiencing. 19:52 I don't think anyone is gonna look at what's happening 19:55 among the church today and say, oh, we're fine 19:57 and dandy and everything's okay. 19:59 My friends, the church is divided more 20:00 now than it ever has been in the history of this church. 20:04 But that does not mean that God does not have a people. 20:06 That does not mean that God is not in charge, right? 20:10 So let's not so much get focused on the fact 20:12 that there's a negative context attached to the shaking. 20:16 It certainly is negative in the sense that God 20:18 has to shake out to determine who is His and who is not. 20:21 We know that the majority will fall in the camp of people 20:24 who are not a genuine truth seeker, 20:27 a genuine worshipper of God. 20:30 And, of course, we know there's gonna be a small 20:31 minority that will hold up the banner of truth. 20:35 Who will stake their faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, 20:38 and who will be found as genuine, true believers, 20:41 spiritual Jews, like no other. 20:44 In fact, to give you this, notice, this is a beautiful 20:47 promise that we have from Selected Messages, 20:49 volume 2, page 380. 20:51 Notice what it says here. 20:53 It says, "The church may appear as about to fall, 20:57 but it does not fall. 21:01 It remains," and then notice what she says here, 21:04 "while the sinners in Zion will be sifted out, 21:09 the chaff separated from the precious wheat. 21:12 This is a terrible ordeal, 21:13 but nevertheless it must take place." 21:17 Did you catch that, that there are sinners in Zion? 21:21 You know what Zion represents? 21:22 Zion is the church. 21:23 Jeremiah 6:2, 21:25 "I have likened the daughter 21:26 of Zion to a comely and delicate woman." 21:29 God's Church is His bride, it's His people. 21:32 And inside His church, 21:33 there are tares among the wheat, 21:36 and how is God gonna know who are His? 21:39 There's gonna be a shaking, and that shaking may appear 21:41 so strong, and so stout to the point that it may appear 21:45 as if the church is gonna fall but God says, no, no, no, no, 21:49 it will not fall. 21:50 Why? 21:51 Because while there may be sinners in Zion, 21:53 that may be sifted out like the chaff separated from the wheat, 21:57 God will still have His genuine people standing strong, 22:01 as restorers of the breach, standing in the gaps, 22:04 standing strong on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 22:08 In fact, we know that these type of people 22:10 Paul actually wrote about them. 22:12 These type of people, Paul says, they, of course, 22:14 in 2 Timothy 3:5, when he lists all of these different people, 22:19 all of these different groups. 22:20 Notice what 2 Timothy 3:5 says, "Having a form of godliness, 22:25 but denying its power." 22:28 These are individuals who on the outside, 22:31 they may show up to church, they may put on the mask, 22:34 they make try to make everyone else believe 22:36 as if they truly are genuine believers, 22:39 genuine worshipers of God, but God knows the heart 22:42 and He knows who they are. 22:43 And, of course, they are, have a form of godliness, 22:46 but, of course, they are denying the power. 22:48 What power is that that they are denying? 22:50 Acts 1:8, they are denying the power 22:53 of the Holy Spirit in their lives, 22:55 much like the separation we see in Matthew 25:1-13, 23:00 when Jesus tells the parable of the 10 virgins, 23:02 you have five wise and five foolish. 23:05 Well, we see that the five wise had the oil, 23:08 but the five foolish did not. 23:10 They did not have the power of the Holy Spirit, 23:13 very much present in working in their life. 23:16 Notice also we have an interesting reminder, 23:19 in Testimonies for the Church, volume 9, page 11. 23:22 Notice what we find there. 23:23 It says, "The calamities by land and sea, 23:27 the unsettled state of society, 23:28 the alarms of war, are portentous. 23:31 They forecast approaching events 23:33 of the greatest magnitude. 23:35 The agencies of evil are combining their forces 23:38 and consolidating. 23:39 They are strengthening for the last great crisis. 23:43 Great changes are soon to take place in our world." 23:46 But notice this, it says, 23:48 "The final movements will be rapid ones." 23:52 My friends, please don't miss this point. 23:54 Okay, don't miss this point. 23:56 The final movements will be rapid ones. 23:58 Now, many people are looking at what's happening around us 24:01 with this COVID and everything that's happening. 24:03 We seemed to be living in very dark, very despairing times, 24:08 my friends, you haven't seen anything yet. 24:10 This is just the precursor. 24:12 What we're going through now is the precursor. 24:14 It's the prerequisite 24:16 of what is going to happen on a much larger scale, 24:20 on a much more intense scale in the near future. 24:24 It's interesting that she says the final 24:25 movements will be rapid ones. 24:27 I believe that there will be a particular event, 24:30 one that we're about to talk about right now, 24:32 a particular event that is soon to come because right now 24:34 we're living in the time of the signs, right? 24:37 We're seeing the signs all around us. 24:39 We're living during the time of a shaking, 24:41 and the shaking is going to get more 24:42 and more intense as we go along, 24:44 as we get closer and closer to the Second Coming of Jesus. 24:48 But there is an event that will soon take place in reality. 24:51 We've heard it for so long. 24:53 We've heard preachers preach about it. 24:54 We've heard so many people mention it. 24:57 And there may be a bunch of people right now watching 24:59 who says, "Oh, you know, I disagree with this event, 25:01 I don't think this event is going to happen." 25:03 Well, mark my words, my friends. 25:05 The next major event that will happen that I believe 25:07 is coming very, very soon 25:10 is no less than that of the Sunday Law, 25:15 the National Sunday Law, 25:18 the worldwide international Sunday Law. 25:22 Now as I say that, there's gonna be someone right 25:25 now to type into the comments section or to say out 25:28 loud to their person, 25:29 or they're gonna respond in some way negative. 25:30 Listen, oh, no, there's not going to be a Sunday Law, 25:32 it's not coming. 25:34 My friends, mark my words, I'm no prophet at all, 25:35 but I have read the prophecies, I have studied the Scripture, 25:39 this will indeed happen. 25:41 Of course, it comes within the context of this mark 25:45 of the beast issue. 25:48 There's no denying that this mark 25:49 of the beast issue is fast approaching 25:53 where the enforcement of a worldwide mark 25:56 will be upon us. 25:58 Notice what Revelation 13:16-17 says. 26:01 It says, "He causes all, both small and great, 26:05 rich and poor, free and bond, or free and slave, 26:08 to receive a mark on their right hand 26:10 or on their forehead. 26:11 And that no man might buy or sell except one 26:13 who has the mark, or the name of the beast, 26:16 or the number of his name." 26:19 My friends, we've read the Scripture just to highlight 26:22 the fact that I believe very, very clear, 26:24 I believe the evidence supports it, 26:26 that very, very soon, this mark of the beast 26:29 will be enforced upon all the world. 26:31 There will be laws legislated and set in place 26:34 where people will have to make a choice either to observe all 26:38 of God's Commandments and keeping the Bible Sabbath. 26:42 Or they will have to make the decision to reject 26:46 the Bible Sabbath in keeping a false counterfeit Sabbath. 26:50 This Sunday Law, my friends, will happen. 26:52 It is fast approaching, and it is going to launch us 26:55 into those really fast, rapid events that we just read 27:00 about a few moments ago. 27:02 I believe once this Sunday Law comes, my friends, 27:04 I believe there's enough evidence that all the events 27:07 behind that that happened from that point on are going 27:10 to happen in fast, quick succession. 27:13 In other words, 27:15 when you're taking then that panoramic view, 27:16 by the time you get to that Sunday Law, 27:17 it's gonna look like this, zoom, and Jesus Christ 27:21 will be here upon us. 27:23 Notice the seventh volume of the Bible Commentary, page 976. 27:28 Notice what it says. 27:29 It says, "The Lord has shown me clearly that the image 27:32 of the beast will be formed before probation closes, 27:36 for it is to be the greatest test for the people of God, 27:39 by which their eternal destiny will be decided." 27:44 Now take what I just read, 27:46 and couple that with the seventh volume 27:49 of the Bible Commentary, again, same passage. 27:52 But this is again 976. 27:54 Notice what it continues to say, 27:55 this is powerful, tune in. 27:57 It says, "This is the test that the people 28:00 of God must have before they are sealed. 28:04 All who prove their loyalty to God by observing His law, 28:08 and refusing to accept a spurious sabbath, 28:11 will rank under the banner of the Lord God Jehovah, 28:14 and will receive the seal of the living God. 28:16 Those who yield the truth of heavenly origin 28:19 and accept the Sunday sabbath, 28:22 will receive the mark of the beast." 28:25 So, my friends, this Sunday Law issue will bring about 28:30 the mark of the beast. 28:31 And at that point, we will be launched into the final 28:35 rapid movements of this earth. 28:38 Once you have been reached with this message, 28:42 once you realize what your choice must be, 28:45 to choose to worship God and keep all 28:47 of His commandments and to observe 28:49 the Biblical Sabbath, or to not keep all the Ten Commandments, 28:54 and to keep some false counterfeit 28:57 Sabbath made by man. 28:58 All of these issues will bring about 29:00 the final test in which we will have to make 29:02 a decision once and for all for God. 29:06 And do you think the devil is gonna sit back 29:07 and just be silent on the issue? 29:09 Do you think he's going to sit back 29:11 and just allow things to just kind of unfold slowly? 29:14 No, no, the Bible says he knows that he has but a short time. 29:17 He is on a suicide mission, my friends, 29:19 and therefore he's going to amplify his efforts. 29:23 You see this time, if you haven't already, 29:27 by the time that the Sunday Law comes, 29:30 you want to find yourself out of the big cities. 29:35 We are counseled to get out of the big cities. 29:37 Now this should not surprise you 29:39 what I'm saying because we find biblical 29:40 evidence that in many cases in which there was times 29:43 of trouble, or tribulation, or persecution 29:46 that was gonna be brought upon God's people 29:48 and no doubt be that as we're gonna see in just a moment. 29:53 During these times God's people, we see in history, 29:56 we see in Bible history, they fled to the mountains, 29:59 they fled out of the cities. 30:00 In fact, notice Revelation 12:6, speaking of the woman. 30:04 A woman in Bible prophecy is the church. 30:07 We see very clearly, it says the woman 30:09 fled into the wilderness where she has 30:11 a place prepared by God. 30:14 That's Revelation 12:6. 30:17 The woman fled into the wilderness, 30:18 she had to flee the persecution. 30:20 She got out of the cities, because there's something 30:22 about the cities that the devil has set up camp, 30:25 that is the big cities is where he's gonna do most 30:28 of his big work. 30:29 And we need to make sure that we're out of the cities, 30:31 so we can continue to do the work of God, 30:33 and continue to live 30:35 and be those people that He needs us 30:36 to be in these last days. 30:37 My friend, you find yourself in one of these cities, 30:39 during the time that these rapid events 30:41 unfold on this planet, it's not gonna be pretty, 30:44 we need to follow the counsel of God. 30:45 Notice even in Matthew 24:20, Jesus telling His disciples 30:49 about the coming destruction of Jerusalem. 30:52 He said, "And pray that your flight be not in the winter, 30:56 or on the Sabbath." 30:58 Why were they having to flee? Why did they need to flee? 31:01 They were fleeing out of the city, because Titus 31:04 and the Roman armies were going to show up 31:05 and siege the city and they were going to completely 31:07 demolish and desolate that city. 31:10 And praise the Lord, the historical record 31:12 shows that those individuals who followed that counsel, 31:15 those people who lead the cities among 31:17 the genuine believers in Christ, 31:18 who fled Jerusalem and left, not one single person 31:23 was touched, they were saved. 31:25 Notice what Testimonies for the Church, volume 5, 31:30 excuse me, pages 464 and 465. 31:33 Notice what it says. 31:35 It says, "The time is not far distant when, 31:38 like the early disciples, 31:40 we shall be forced to seek refuge in desolate 31:43 and solitary places. 31:44 As the siege of Jerusalem by the Roman armies 31:47 was the signal for flight to the Judean Christians. 31:51 It says, so the assumption of power on the part 31:54 of our nation, in the decree enforcing the papal sabbath, 31:58 will be a warning to us. 32:00 It will then be a time to leave the large cities, 32:03 preparatory to leaving the smaller ones, 32:05 for retired homes in secluded places among the mountains." 32:09 My friends, I pray, I pray and hope that during 32:12 that time, you will be out of the cities because if you 32:14 get out of the cities, God can still use you 32:17 during these last days. 32:19 I don't know in what form or fashion, 32:20 perhaps maybe he'll still, will still be evangelizing. 32:23 And I know that to be the case, because during this time, 32:25 there's gonna be a loud cry, there's gonna be one last great 32:28 evangelistic effort where the Holy Spirit 32:30 is gonna be poured out. 32:32 And we'll see that in just a moment. 32:33 But, my friends, once we are out of the cities, 32:36 once this Sunday Law has been passed, 32:38 and everyone has to make a decision to either worship 32:41 the Creator or again worship the beast. 32:44 This is gonna bring about what is known 32:46 as the little time of trouble. 32:49 Look at here, oh look here on our map here, 32:51 on our timeline. 32:52 This is the little time of trouble. 32:55 This isn't the big time of trouble. 32:56 This isn't the great tribulation time period. 32:58 But this is a little time of trouble that precedes 33:02 the great tribulation time of trouble. 33:05 Notice what Revelation 13:15 says about this time 33:10 of trouble, once the mark of the beast issue is pressed, 33:13 once the beast, the second beast of Revelation 13 33:16 has formed an image to the first beast, 33:18 and there's enforced worship. 33:20 Notice here, Revelation 13:15, 33:23 we know this is a little time of trouble. 33:24 It says, "He was granted power to give breath to the image 33:27 of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak 33:29 and cause as many as would not worship the image 33:32 of the beast to be killed." 33:34 Is this gonna be a time of persecution? 33:37 Yes, it will be. 33:38 It will be a great time of persecution. 33:40 But it's not the greater time of persecution, 33:43 it's not the great time of trouble. 33:44 This is just the little time of trouble. 33:47 There might be many Christians 33:48 who have to give up their life during this time. 33:51 There are gonna be many Christians 33:52 that will be imprisoned and put behind bars for their faith. 33:56 This will indeed seem like a great time of trouble. 33:59 But, my friends, still yet to come 34:00 is an even greater time of trouble. 34:02 Speaking of this little time of trouble, 34:04 notice Selected Messages, volume 2, page 380. 34:08 It says, "All who won't bow to the decree 34:11 of the national councils and obey 34:12 the national laws to exalt 34:14 the sabbath instituted by the man of sin, 34:17 to the disregard of God's holy day, 34:20 will feel, not the oppressive power of popery alone, 34:25 but of the Protestant world, the image of the beast. 34:28 So notice, Christians, 34:30 professed Christians are gonna turn on Christians. 34:33 We're already seeing that even in our time, 34:35 we're seeing precursors of that now. 34:37 We're seeing little snapshots 34:38 of that now happening in the world today 34:40 where Christians are arguing with Christians 34:42 and turning on Christians. 34:44 My friend, if we're seeing little small glimpses 34:46 of this now, Christians arguing and griping and fighting over 34:49 social media, and many, many other different outlets 34:52 even within the church, dividing the flock, 34:54 dividing the church. 34:55 My friends, if we're seeing that now on a much 34:57 smaller scale, my friend, just imagine 34:59 how much greater it's gonna be when certain Christians, 35:02 professed Christians turn on the genuine believers, 35:05 it's gonna be indeed a little time of trouble. 35:08 And we have to make sure that we 35:10 are wrapped up in Jesus Christ. 35:11 Notice, Manuscripts Released, volume 14, page 162. 35:16 It says, "Those religious bodies 35:18 who refuse to hear God's message of warning 35:20 will be under strong deception, and will unite 35:23 with the civil power to persecute the saints. 35:25 There it is. 35:27 The Protestant churches will unite with 35:28 the papal power in persecuting the commandment-keeping 35:32 people of God. 35:33 This lamb-like power unites 35:35 with the dragon in making war upon those who keep 35:38 the commandments of God, and have the testimony 35:41 of Jesus Christ. 35:42 My friends, but there's still nothing to fear. 35:45 Because even though we might have to give up our lives, 35:47 even though we might be shoved in a dark prison somewhere, 35:50 or even be persecuted by even other Christians around us, 35:54 and Jesus says, "Do not fear them which are able to kill 35:56 the body, but only fear him which is able to kill both 35:58 soul and body in hellfire." 36:00 God has our eternal destiny in His hands. 36:03 Men cannot destroy us. 36:05 Men cannot get rid of us eternally. 36:07 Our faith will be wrapped up in Jesus and during this little 36:10 time of trouble, may our faith be grounded in the Gospel 36:13 of Jesus Christ. 36:15 During this time, Satan is gonna amplify 36:17 his deceptive power so much that he's been working 36:20 behind the scenes up to this point. 36:23 But there's gonna come a time during this little time 36:25 of trouble, during this troubling time period, 36:28 during the time after the Great Sunday Law movement. 36:32 My friends, we're going to see Satan 36:35 himself will personate Jesus Christ. 36:40 That's right. 36:41 He's gonna reveal to the world that he is Jesus in the flesh, 36:45 and he will deceive many. 36:47 Notice 2 Corinthians 11:14, 36:49 none of this should surprise us. 36:51 Because even Paul wrote about 36:52 and said in 2 Corinthians 11:14. 36:55 He says, "Satan himself transforms 36:57 himself into an angel of light." 37:00 And we're gonna see this happen on a global scale. 37:03 There's gonna be rumors, there's gonna be the media, 37:06 there's gonna be people all over the world saying, 37:08 Oh, look, Jesus is here, Jesus is here. 37:10 Notice He's here, and a great person filled with, 37:12 that will probably fill the world or fill 37:15 the different places with glory. 37:16 And it'll look like Jesus has returned. 37:19 In fact, notice Selected Messages, volume 2, page 96. 37:23 Very interesting. 37:24 These words are said, it says, 37:26 "The enemy is preparing to deceive 37:28 the whole world by his miracle-working power. 37:31 He will assume to personate the angels of light, 37:34 notice, to personate Jesus Christ." 37:39 Now take what I just read, and couple that now 37:43 with Selected Messages, volume 2, page 394. 37:48 Again, another powerful quote here about the personation 37:51 of Christ by Satan. 37:53 It says, "If men are so easily misled now, 37:57 how will they stand 37:58 when Satan shall personate Christ, and work," what? 38:04 It says, "And work miracles? 38:07 Who will be unmoved by his misrepresentations then, 38:12 professing to be Christ when it is only Satan assuming 38:15 the person of Christ, and apparently working 38:18 the works of Christ?" 38:20 My goodness. 38:23 This is gonna be so deceptive, that it is even written 38:27 and we're even warned that Satan himself 38:30 will work miracles. 38:32 You could imagine of all the miracles Jesus performed, 38:35 probably the most powerful of all the miracles 38:37 was when Jesus raised people from the dead. 38:41 Is it possible that the devil and his demons, 38:45 while Satan is... 38:47 He is personating Jesus, will make it appear 38:51 as if he's raising people from the dead? 38:56 I don't know. 38:57 But I know one thing. 38:59 I pray and hope that we are in Christ, 39:02 that we're abiding in Christ, because the true believers 39:06 of Jesus will not be deceived, because they will know 39:10 according to the Word of God, 39:12 if it is the true Second Coming of Jesus or not. 39:14 Remember, when Jesus comes back the second time, 39:17 His feet don't touch the ground, 39:18 He fills the clouds with all of His glory, 39:21 and all the glory of the holy angels are with Him. 39:24 It's gonna be the most powerful event ever. 39:26 But yet, even this one singular impersonation 39:29 of Jesus by the devil will deceive 39:32 who knows millions, billions of people. 39:36 We need to make sure we're ready, my friends. 39:38 Even Matthew Chapter 24, Jesus said, He said, 39:40 "Then if anyone says to you, 39:42 'Look, here is the Christ! or 'There!' 39:44 Do not believe it. 39:46 For false christs and false prophets will rise 39:48 and show great signs and wonders to deceive, 39:50 if possible, even the elect. 39:52 See, I have told you beforehand. 39:54 Therefore if I say to you, 'Look, He is in the desert!' 39:57 Do not go out, or 'Look, He is in the inner rooms!' 40:00 Do not believe it.'" 40:01 Jesus is saying, "Look, if they tell you these things, 40:03 don't believe it." 40:05 Stay to the Word, stick to the Word of God. 40:07 Because even though it may appear as if it's Me, 40:10 He says it's not. 40:11 Make sure you stick to God's Word, my friends. 40:13 You see, during around the same time, 40:15 as the devil is working hard, working hard to deceive 40:18 the masses. 40:20 God is not through with this planet. 40:22 He will have a people who will stand up 40:24 and fight these falsehoods, will fight all 40:28 of these messages and these miracles 40:31 and things that are going out to deceive many. 40:33 God's people will fight it? How will they fight it? 40:35 Not with this, not with guns, not with physical force, 40:39 but they will fight it with a sword 40:40 of the Word that will bring about the truth 40:42 of God's Word to this whole world 40:45 as the gospel will be preached because God will pour 40:48 out His Spirit in such a mighty way on a global scale. 40:53 This is what's gonna bring about something that 40:55 is known as the latter rain. 40:58 Okay? 40:59 Notice what James 5:7-8 says, speaking of this latter rain. 41:04 It says, "Therefore be patient, 41:05 brethren, until the coming of the Lord. 41:07 See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit 41:10 of the earth, waiting patiently for it to, notice, 41:13 for it until it receives the early and latter rain. 41:18 You also be patient. 41:19 Establish your hearts, for the coming 41:21 of the Lord is at hand." 41:23 My friends, are you catching this, that even though it looks 41:25 like this world is about to completely explode 41:29 with deception and with chaos, Jesus says, be careful, 41:33 watchful, be patient, because I'm gonna pour out 41:36 My Spirit like I did on the day of Pentecost. 41:39 Remember, that was the early rain. 41:41 The early rain was the day of Pentecost, 41:42 when thousands were converted by the outpouring 41:44 of the Holy Spirit. 41:46 But this latter rain will be on a global scale, 41:48 and it will reach people far and wide. 41:50 It'll be such a powerful event. 41:53 Notice fifth volume of the Testimonies, page 214. 41:56 Notice what it says. 41:58 It says, "Not one of us will ever receive the seal of God, 42:01 while our characters have one spot or stain upon them. 42:04 It is left with us to remedy the defects 42:06 of our characters, to cleanse the soul temple 42:09 of every defilement." 42:10 Notice, "Then the latter rain will fall upon us 42:14 as the early rain fell upon 42:16 the disciples on the Day of Pentecost." 42:19 My friends, God has a people. Are you among those people? 42:23 Are you gonna be there to stand firm 42:25 and to receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit? 42:28 To be used to preach 42:30 the final gospel message that's gonna be preached 42:32 worldwide, and echo worldwide all over this world. 42:36 So that even thousands upon thousands upon 42:38 thousands will be converted in a single day. 42:41 That's what we're told. 42:43 Are you ready for that movement? 42:44 Because when the latter rain falls, my friends, 42:46 what soon follows it 42:48 is what's called the loud cry. 42:51 This is God's last effort to make sure that every 42:54 single person just like we find in Matthew 24:14, 42:58 every single person will hear the gospel message 43:02 all around the world. 43:03 Notice this, I love this. This is Revelation 18:1-5. 43:07 And this, of course, is that loud cry message, 43:10 the final effort to reach 43:12 all the people to call them to worship the true Creator, 43:15 and to come out of Babylon. 43:17 It says here in Revelation 18:1-5, 43:19 "After these things I saw another angel 43:21 coming down from heaven, having great authority, 43:24 and the earth was illuminated with his glory. 43:27 And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, 43:30 'Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, 43:33 and has become a dwelling place of demons, 43:35 a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean 43:39 and hated bird! 43:41 For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath 43:43 of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed 43:46 fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth 43:49 have become rich through the abundance of her luxury." 43:52 And then verse 4, 43:53 "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, 43:56 'Come out of her, my people, 44:00 lest you share in her sins, 44:03 and lest do receive of her plagues. 44:06 For her sins have reached the heaven, 44:07 and God has remembered her iniquities." 44:11 You see, the devil has worked hard to deceive 44:14 the world into worshiping this false 44:17 beast that he has set up. 44:20 And this beastly system has been working, 44:22 because again, they have received the seat, 44:26 the power, the authority of the dragon, 44:28 which of course, we know the devil. 44:31 And during this time, so many people have been deceived. 44:35 But God is still going to give 44:37 one last opportunity for everyone on this planet, 44:41 to hear the gospel, and to have a choice, 44:44 to be given a choice to serve the true Creator, 44:47 or to worship the beast. 44:49 And I could just imagine the loving plea 44:51 as He's crying out to the world saying, 44:53 "Come out of her, notice, My people." 44:56 Does God have people in Babylon? 44:59 Yes. 45:01 So the next time you criticize Babylon, yes, 45:03 the system is horrible. 45:04 The system is false. 45:06 The system denies and robs Jesus of His glory. 45:09 We should definitely preach against this Babylonian system. 45:12 We should expose its unfruitful works of darkness. 45:14 But inside that Babylon, God has people. 45:18 And He says, "Come out of her, My people." 45:21 And when this latter rain falls, 45:23 and the Holy Spirit fills the hearts and minds 45:26 of His people all across the globe. 45:28 And they begin to preach and teach the first, second 45:30 and third angel's messages to draw in God's people, 45:33 when they're declaring the everlasting gospel, 45:36 the good news of Jesus and calling people out 45:38 of Babylon, these people who have not made 45:41 their final decision, they will have an opportunity, 45:43 and we're told that thousands of them, 45:45 thousands of them will hear this good news and they will, 45:49 they will question the beast. 45:50 They will question all of these falsehoods 45:53 and they will turn their heart and mind over to Jesus Christ, 45:56 and they will be sealed with the seal of the living God. 46:00 That's what we're talking about, my friends. 46:02 All of this is happening in rapid 46:03 succession from the Sunday Law onward, 46:05 all the way down through time. 46:07 It's happening quick. 46:10 And this world has been in chaos. 46:15 But you haven't seen anything yet. 46:19 Because up to this point, 46:23 God has given the last few moments 46:27 of this earth's history to allow each 46:31 and every person to make their decision, 46:35 to give them final time 46:37 and opportunity to choose to serve their Creator 46:42 or to make their final decision, 46:45 to serve an Antichrist power. 46:50 But there will come a time, my friends, 46:52 where God will draw 46:54 the line in the sand. 46:58 Where all of that opportunity to give your heart to Jesus 47:03 when we've all been preaching when the message 47:06 has been clear to be preached all this time, 47:09 that today is the day of salvation. 47:12 Now is the time to accept Jesus. 47:15 Oh, there will come a time 47:17 when there's no more time to accept Jesus, 47:23 because Jesus will have to prepare to come 47:26 back to get His people. 47:29 But not before He gives 47:32 the unrighteous their just reward. 47:37 Remember the souls crying out from under 47:39 the altar in Revelation Chapter 5. 47:42 Excuse me, Chapter 6, I believe it is, 47:44 Revelation Chapter 6. 47:47 Where it says there that we have the souls, 47:49 it shows the souls crying out from under the altar, 47:51 and they're pleading with God saying, "Oh, Lord, 47:53 when are you going to step up to the plate 47:56 and bring justice and judgment to those people 47:59 who have shed the blood of the saints, 48:01 who have martyred Your people, 48:04 who follow the lamb wherever they go, 48:05 they've shed the blood of the saints, and God says, 48:08 "Look, just sleep a little while longer, 48:09 because there's gonna be some others in the near future, 48:12 who will also have, they will have to give up their life, 48:14 their blood will have to be shed. 48:15 But there's coming a time God says, 48:19 when judgment will be given, and justice will be heard." 48:24 When is that time? 48:26 Well, by now the Sunday Law have happened. 48:29 The personation of Jesus Christ by Satan has happened. 48:33 God's people have fled 48:34 the cities because chaos is about to erupt. 48:36 Why? 48:37 Because we're now living after this Sunday Law in a little 48:40 time of trouble. 48:41 Saints being imprisoned, 48:43 some saints even giving up their lives. 48:46 But still God is going to in, within all this chaos, 48:48 He's gonna pour out His Spirit in a mighty way, 48:51 known as the latter rain, and God's people will echo 48:54 one last time, the everlasting Gospel of Jesus. 48:57 They'll give the loud cry for people to come out of Babylon. 49:02 But once the decision has been made, 49:06 the door of probation will close. 49:11 And this is what is known as the Great 49:14 Tribulation time period, the great time 49:18 of trouble that precedes the second coming of Jesus. 49:22 Notice what Daniel 12:1 says. 49:24 It says, "At that time, Michael shall stand up, 49:27 the great prince who stands watch over 49:29 the sons of your people, and there shall be a time 49:31 of trouble such as never was, since there was 49:33 a nation even to that time. 49:36 And at that time, your people shall be delivered, 49:38 everyone who is found written in the book." 49:41 We know Michael to be Jesus Christ. 49:43 Here's another name for Jesus Christ. 49:45 If that right there confuses you or perhaps maybe 49:48 you don't agree with that, just send us 49:50 a question and say, Ryan, 49:52 prove to me that Jesus is Michael, the archangel. 49:54 I will prove that to you from the Bible. 49:56 Some people might think that's blasphemy. 49:58 But nonetheless, Michael stands up, 50:01 and He's coming back to get His people. 50:02 But before He comes back to get His people. 50:04 We just read that there will be a time of trouble such 50:07 as never was since there ever was a nation 50:09 even to that same time, a time of trouble like no other, 50:12 my friends. 50:14 And when Michael stands up, when Jesus stands up, 50:17 because He's wearing His priestly garments, right? 50:19 He's been our priest, our high priest, all these years, 50:22 He's been in the heavenly sanctuary. 50:24 He's gonna stand up, He's gonna change clothes. 50:28 He's gonna take off his priestly garments, 50:30 and He's gonna put on his kingly, 50:32 conquering garments, because He's coming back to get 50:34 His people. 50:36 And if this time, the truth found in Revelation 22:11 50:40 will be echoed. 50:41 Notice what it says, "He who is unjust, 50:45 let him be unjust still, he who was filthy, 50:47 let him be filthy still, he who is righteous, 50:50 let him be righteous still, he who is holy, 50:52 let him be holy still." 50:56 You know what that is? That's judgment. 50:59 That's a declaration that the decision has been made. 51:03 He knows who His sheep are, and who the goats are. 51:06 He knows who His wheat are, and who the tears are. 51:09 He knows who the righteous are, and He knows who those are, 51:12 who are of the synagogue of Satan. 51:13 It's finally been decided, judgment has come to an end, 51:17 and now justice must come. 51:21 And so we see in Revelation 15:5-8. 51:25 Notice what it says. 51:27 It says, "After these things I looked, 51:28 and behold, the temple of the tabernacle 51:30 of the testimony in heaven was opened. 51:33 And out of the temple came the seven angels 51:35 which had the seven plagues, clothed in pure bright linen, 51:39 and having their chest girded with golden bands. 51:42 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven 51:45 angels, seven golden bowls, full of the wrath of God 51:49 who lives forever and ever. 51:52 The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God 51:55 and from the power and from His power. 51:57 And notice, no one was able to enter the temple till 52:01 the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed. 52:04 My friends, what are we reading here? 52:07 No one's able to enter because Jesus is evacuating. 52:12 The angels are evacuating the temple. 52:15 They're preparing to come back to get God's people, 52:18 but not before these seven last plagues are to be poured out. 52:23 Notice Early Writings, page 280, 52:26 powerful statement, notice this. 52:28 It says. 52:29 "It was impossible for the plagues to be poured 52:31 out while Jesus officiated in the sanctuary. 52:33 But as His work there is finished 52:35 and His intercession closes, there was nothing to stay 52:38 the wrath of God, and it breaks with fury upon 52:41 the shelterless head of the guilty sinner, 52:43 who has slighted salvation and hated reproof. 52:47 In that fearful time, after the close of Jesus' mediation, 52:51 the saints were living in the sight of a holy God 52:54 without an intercessor. 52:56 Every case was decided, every jewel numbered. 53:00 Jesus tarried a moment in the outer apartment 53:03 of the heavenly sanctuary, 53:04 and the sins which had been confessed, 53:07 while He was in the most holy place were placed upon Satan, 53:11 the originator of sin, 53:12 who must suffer their punishment." 53:17 Wow. 53:19 Horrible time, you go read Revelation 16. 53:22 Go read those seven plagues that are poured out 53:24 upon this earth, my goodness, 53:26 a time like no other. 53:31 But we have a beautiful promise of God. 53:35 That even though God's people will indeed behold 53:39 the judgment of the wicked, just like Noah was saved 53:43 through the flood, just like Hananiah, 53:45 Mishael, and Azariah were saved from the fiery furnace. 53:50 And just like Daniel was saved through the lions' den, 53:54 God's people will be saved through this great time 53:57 of trouble. 53:59 Notice Isaiah 33:16. 54:03 It says, "He will dwell on high," 54:06 speaking of the righteous, 54:08 "his place of defense will be the fortress of rocks: 54:13 bread will be given him, his water will be sure." 54:18 My friends, what are we reading? 54:20 We're reading that during this great time of trouble, 54:22 God will protect His people. 54:26 But even though they will behold 54:28 everything that's going on around them, 54:29 and it's gonna be a horrifying sight, 54:32 God's people will be protected 54:35 through this great time of trouble. 54:38 Notice Psalm 91, ah, it's one of my favorite passages. 54:42 Psalm 91:8-11. 54:45 It says, "Only with your eyes shall you look 54:48 and see the reward of the wicked, 54:49 only with your eyes, because you have made the Lord 54:53 who is my refuge, even the most high, 54:56 your dwelling place. 54:57 No evil shall befall you, 55:00 nor shall any plague come near your dwelling. 55:04 For He shall give His angels charge over you, 55:06 to keep you in all your ways. 55:09 I love this, my friends, God will protect His people. 55:14 Where are you? 55:16 Where are you in all this? 55:19 Because, my friends, once that seventh and final plague falls, 55:25 you know what you're gonna see? 55:27 When that seventh and final plague falls, 55:30 Revelation 19:11, here it is. 55:33 "Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. 55:38 And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, 55:42 and in righteousness He judges and makes war." 55:47 Oh, yes, He's coming back as conquering King. 55:52 But you'll notice that that text says that, 55:55 in righteousness, He judges. 55:59 You see, we serve a mighty God, that His judgment is just, 56:04 it's perfect, it's righteous. 56:09 Talking about a prophetic panorama, my friends, 56:11 these are all the things we have to look 56:12 forward to in the near future. 56:15 Let's pull that timeline that clip one last time 56:17 as we have one final minute, I want you to see it. 56:19 We're living in the signs. 56:21 We're living during the shaking, but soon the Sunday 56:23 Law will come. 56:25 We will have to get out of the cities 56:27 before this little time of trouble. 56:29 Satan will show up and he'll personate Christ. 56:33 The latter rain will fall. 56:34 The Spirit of God will flood the hearts of His people. 56:37 And there will be a loud cry, 56:38 the preaching the gospel before the close of probation. 56:42 And the great time of tribulation comes and, 56:45 of course, within the context of that seventh 56:47 and final plague of that tribulation time period. 56:49 Jesus Christ splits those Eastern skies wide open. 56:55 My friends, are you ready to receive your Maker? 56:59 Are you ready to receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior? 57:03 I hope you're ready, my friends. 57:05 Let us pray right now for that to be a reality. 57:09 Jesus, simple and sweet. 57:11 Father, flood the hearts of Your people, 57:14 forgive us our sins and prepare us, Lord, 57:17 for these final events that will unfold on this planet. 57:20 Prepare us for the soon return of Jesus. 57:24 We ask in Jesus' Holy Name. 57:26 Amen. 57:28 Amen. God bless you, my friends. |
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