Christ’s Second Coming

In Matthew 21, Jesus finally enters Jerusalem and the whole city, the whole city is staggered and brought to a virtual standstill. Then he swiftly makes his way to the temple of God, his temple built for him, but they didn't know this was God manifest in the flesh. Within moments the temple is filled to capacity for everyone knew that war was about to break out against him by the religious leaders, who were outraged and incensed and threatened by his presence by God, by God's presence in God's temple. They were so far from God, they were outraged and incensed and threatened by his presence. They angrily confront him with evil, subtle questions to be able to destroy him, but Jesus, Jesus undoes them. He undoes them by answering them with parables, parables, only parables, parables that expose them to their own inner consciences as hypocrites and evil and enemies of the God they profess to be serving, and this of course devastates them and infuriates them, for they don't know how to handle it themselves, what's happening in their inner consciences. Then in verse 33 he says, here another parable, here another parable, there was a certain householder, there was a certain householder which planted a vineyard, which planted a vineyard and heads it round about, and digged a wine press in it, and digged a wine press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husband men, and let it out to husband men. He leased out the vineyard to farmers, he rented out the vineyard to farmers, and let it out to husband men, and went into a far country, and when the time of the fruit drew near, when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husband men, that they might receive the fruits of it, and the husband men, the and stole another, again he sent other servants, again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did unto them likewise, they did unto them likewise, but last of all, last of all he sent unto them his son, last of all he sent unto them his son, saying they will reverence my son, they will reverence my son, but when the husband men saw the son, they said among themselves, this is the heir, come let us kill him, let us kill him, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance, and they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him, when the Lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, when the Lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husband men, what will he do unto those husband men, they say unto him, he will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husband men, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons, Jesus saith unto them, did ye never read in the scriptures, did ye never read in the scriptures, the stone, the stone which the builders rejected, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner, this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes, therefore say I unto you, the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation, bringing forth the fruits thereof, and whosoever shall fall on this stone, whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken, but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder, it will grind him to powder, and when the chief priests, when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them, he spake of them, but when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet, they took him for a prophet, our beloved, it's interesting, it's interesting to note right now, that at this point, it was the crowds, it was the multitudes that protected Jesus from being murdered, from being killed by these religious evil enemies of God, who thought they were serving God in the ordained religion of God, set upon the earth, they were the leaders, it's interesting to note that it was the masses, the crowds who kept Jesus from being killed by these religious evil people, who were incensed and outraged at this exposing of their inner consciences. Now beloved, Jesus says, Jesus says of this parable, there was a certain householder which planted a vineyard, which planted a vineyard and heads it round about, this is speaking of God, God the Heavenly Father, which looks upon this earth as a vineyard, waiting for what he allowed this world to be created for, waiting for fruit, expecting it, waiting, wanting, expecting the fruit that he demanded of this world, and he let it out to husbandmen, he rented out, leased out the vineyard to farmers, he let it out to husbandmen, this of course speaks of the Jew, the Jew to whom pertaineth the giving of the law and the service of God, Paul wrote in Romans 9 verse 4, to whom pertaineth the giving of the law and the service of God, but God was compelled in grief to send forth his prophets to confront the Jews, to confront them earnestly with great grief at what they were doing, to confront them at what God had expected from them, what God had risen them up for, and how they were now denying God of what his very purpose of rising in this world for these people, the Jews, and giving them the service of God, oh he sent forth prophets to confront them earnestly and strongly in grief as to what he expected from them, but the Jew, the Jew was so incensed and angered at such confrontations by these godly men sent from God to confront them of their evils and defiance of God and God's intention of them and purpose for them, they stoned them, they killed them in anger, they rejected them in their evilness, but then Jesus says these staggering words looking at all these Jews filled to capacity in this temple, oh Jesus says last of all he sent unto them his son, his son speaking of himself, speaking of himself whom they would also kill, their heart was so far from God they'd kill the Son of God, this of course was prophesied of him, this of course was prophesied of him in their scriptures concerning what they would do to their own Messiah. Daniel, Daniel prophesied in chapter 6, in chapter 9 verse 6, the Messiah shall be cut off, the Messiah shall be killed, the Messiah shall be cut off, but Daniel says, but not for himself, not for himself, he was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people, as I wrote in chapter 53 verse 8, he was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people, he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon him, with his stripes we are healed, all we like sheep have gone astray, we've turned every one to his own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all, oh beloved, the Messiah shall be cut off, but not for himself, not for himself beloved, he tasted death for every man, this book says, he tasted death for every man, John, in John 1 verse 10 says, he came unto his own, he came unto his own, and his own received him not, he came unto his own, his own speaking of the Jew, of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, Paul wrote in Romans 9 verse 5, he came unto his own, and his own received him not, he is despised and rejected of men, and a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and we hid as that were our faces from him, he was despised, and we esteemed him not, as I wrote in chapter 53 verse 3, oh beloved, he came unto his own, the Jews, and his own received him not, his own received him not, then Jesus staggers them, he says, did ye never read in the scriptures, did ye never read in the scriptures, the stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of the corner, this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in eyes, the stone which the builders, those who were commissioned to build the kingdom of God, those who were given by God to be the builders of the kingdom of God upon this earth, they would be so far from God, they would reject the very cornerstone of their faith, the very foundation of their faith they would kill, their hearts were so evil, their hearts were so turned from God, they would reject the very cornerstone, but then Jesus says these words, therefore say I unto you, the kingdom of God shall be taken from you builders, you had this great privilege singled out by God as a nation to be used of God for this world, who wouldn't allow God to do through you what he wanted to in this world, you turned your heart so far from him, though you were the chosen, chosen by God to do this, you builders would be so far from God you would reject God himself, and so Jesus says it will be taken from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof, given to the Gentiles to do what God wants to do in this world, God will bypass you now and give his work for the Gentiles to reach this world, that must have infuriated them, but all the judgment of God that would come upon them, oh the judgment of God that would come upon them for doing this was beyond comprehension, beyond comprehension. Now beloved, these religious leaders were stunned, not only they but the whole temple was stunned, don't believe there was a man and there wasn't a square inch left of that temple that was not a capacity food, oh they were stunned it was being said so clearly for these parables, this one particularly suddenly exposed these religious leaders to their own inner consciences as evil, as hypocrites, as the enemies of God, oh didn't only do that expose them publicly to the many people they had to minister to, they were so undone, they were so outraged, they were so incensed, they wanted from that moment his death, they couldn't hide it, they had to find something from that second, this is how evil they were, their own inner consciences made them infuriated, not only the presence of God but what happened to the words he said that exposed them but that didn't make them repent, that made him hate him more for exposing truth to their hearts, that's evil and they were the religious teachers of Israel sir, oh but wait that wasn't the end, that was just the beginning, that was just the beginning Christ hadn't finished, chapter 22, chapter 22, and Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables and spake unto them again by parables and said the kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son which made a marriage for his son and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding that were invited to the wedding and they would not come, they would not come again he sent forth other servants saying tell them which are bidden behold I have prepared my dinner behold I have prepared my dinner my oxen and my fatlings are killed and all things are ready come unto the marriage but they made light of it and went their ways one to his farm another to his merchandise and the remnant took his servants and then treated them spitefully and slew them there were those who were so angry at this call to come and prepare themselves for this wedding that God was busy preparing that they took God's servants and killed them killed them but when the king heard thereof he was wroth he was wroth and he sent forth his armies he sent for the zombies and destroyed those murderers destroyed those murderers and burned up their city burned up their city then saith he to his servants then saith he to his servants the wedding is ready but they that were bidden were not worthy they that were bidden were not worthy go ye therefore into the highways go ye therefore into the highways and as many as ye shall find bid to the marriage so those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all as many as they found both bad and good both bad and good and the wedding the wedding was furnished with guests the wedding was furnished with guests and when the king came in when the king came in to see the guests he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment he saw there a man we've had not on a wedding garment and he saith unto him friend how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment and he was speechless he was speechless then said the king to the servants bind him bind him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into outer darkness into all darkness there shall be weeping there shall be weeping and nothing of teeth be lowered here Jesus Christ speaks of the greatest wedding of all eternity in this parable the wedding that his father by the Holy Spirit is preparing for him the Son of God the wedding that his father is busy preparing by the Holy Spirit in this world for his son Jesus Christ now beloved he divides this parable into three sections firstly he speaks of the Jew secondly he speaks of the Gentile and thirdly he speaks of the judgment firstly he speaks of the Jew who in the parable just passed as he's speaking to the same people in the same temple who were stunned angered outraged now he speaks firstly in this parable of the Jew who not only in the last parable he said would kill him but now they would kill those those who went forth with the gospel as to why God allowed him to be killed to redeem all mankind as his servants went out preaching the gospel of Christ of the redemption of God calling upon all men to come to come and prepare themselves to meet with God by God's way through the blood of Jesus Christ oh how they would kill even those now who took the gospel they didn't only kill the son but the Jew would kill and hate and despise and reject generally all who went forth preaching the gospel but when the king heard thereof Jesus says he was wrath and he sent forth his armies and destroyed those murderers and burned up their city here he speaks of what God would do to the Jew. A.D. 70 a few years after he stood there speaking Titus marched with the Roman legions and wiped out Israel and besieged Jerusalem and there was a bloodbath such as beyond comprehension of all those who dwelt in Jerusalem he besieged and destroyed and that city was burned to the ground by the Romans and their anger at these Jews that so did so much against them that they hadn't anticipated this was the wrath of God he sent forth his armies and destroyed those murderers and burned up their city burned up their city then saith he to his servants the wedding is ready but they which were bidden were not worthy go ye therefore into the highways secondly speaks of the Gentiles go ye therefore into the highways and as many as you shall find bid to the marriage this of course speaks of Jesus what he said to his disciples go ye therefore into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature so those servants went out into the highways and gathered together all as many as they found hallelujah both bad and good not just the good Pharisee who sits there dressed religiously to the hilt in every meeting sacrifices separated from the world totally sold religion not just the bad that publican weeping day that you look at Pharisee and say oh thank God I'm not another men are exhausted as unjust adulterers or even as this publican you see he couldn't put himself in the category of a sinner that needed salvation he's born religious he's kept himself on the sins he can name the sins he haven't done why he tithes and fast but Jesus said this man this publican crying out one sentence God be merciful to me a sinner I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than the other rather than the religious who dies in religion in his religion thanking God he's not like other men are but it goes to hell how much religion sent people to hell because they couldn't put themselves in the category of a sinner they couldn't come as a sinner how can you be saved unless you know you're lost how can you cry to God in truth to save your soul from hell unless you know you're going to it how can you cry in such a way that God could even look at you in heartlessness and desperation for God to save you unless you know you're a sinner not only the good not only the bad but the good both bad and good is non righteous God says all your righteousness is as filthy rags God says in my sight if you dare to believe you have righteousness that somehow can bypass the necessity of Christ tasting death for every man you nailed him to the cross if you were born in a church raised in the godliest home on this worth kept from all the sins because of the prayers you have to come as a sinner you go to the same hell as the man who never came near a church and murdered you go to the same judgment and hell so you have nothing nothing nothing but to accept God's invitation God's way both bad and good Jesus said be careful be careful be careful there's none righteous no not one not one all we like sheep have gone astray and I could go on with at least 20 minutes of just God saying there's not one single person on earth that didn't have to be died for by Jesus Christ didn't have to be redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ who would face eternal damnation no matter how religious or good they think in their sight they are and don't need to be saved no both bad and good and the wedding was furnished with guests there's coming a moment the wedding will be furnished with guests firstly speaks of the Jew secondly speaks of the Gentile thirdly speaks of the judgment and when the King came in to see the guests that could happen right now while I'm preaching I'm expecting it you think I'm a little bit off the rails I'm hoping it happens I want to be preaching when Christ comes that would be my joy I'm expecting it I hope you are right now that you're so ready when the King came in to see the guests he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment now that's staggering he didn't see out there in the wicked places nowhere near the people of God he saw there this is very significant Christ is not making a mistake don't doubt this this is speaking to you if this is what your state is they're sitting with the people of God who are ready he saw there a man who had not prepared to meet him meet with God though he was sitting listening to the same gospel as all these people who had obeyed who had responded who had embraced with all their heart soul and might God salvation until they knew that the Holy Spirit bore witness with their spirit that they had passed from death unto life there's no condemnation that they have God's peace that possible understanding oh he saw there a man that knew the way that knew others had found the way all around and perhaps in his own family there he was with the people of God with the guests all those waiting ready waiting for God's return having prepared he saw there a man standing like a sore thumb exposed to the holy eyes of God a man that had not on a wedding garment and he saith unto him friend how camest thou and hither without a wedding of it not having a wedding garment you know what that literally is saying what are you doing here without having prepared yourself to be how is it possible how is it possible in this context is basically what God is asking a man God was confused you think that's sacrilege no no how is it knowing the way and you've never ever truly sought me to be saved though you've known the way and you knew you haven't though others have how can you be sitting here under the gospel so long how is it possible that you hear what are you doing here without being saved he was speechless he didn't have any argument or believe me they had one word to say read the rest of the passages of what people say when Christ asked them concerning why they're not saying but this man had no argument not one word he knew he knew he hadn't prepared to meet with God God's way not having a wedding garment what does that mean in the Eastern cultures of that day to this day most of these and cultures they don't go in fashions of the world you know to outdo everybody else who are waiting feast they go in the Eastern cultures to this day with a wedding garment they do what is required of them to be part of the wedding feast that they're invited to they have to they have to what is the wedding garment Christ is speaking of in the light of the rest of the scriptures these are they whose robes are was in the blood of the lamb revelation tells us the blood of Jesus Christ God's Son that cleanses us from all sin hallelujah being justified freely being justified freely by grace through faith in his blood Romans tells us faith in his blood nothing in my hands I bring even if I'm a Pharisee I had to come to a place like the public I know I'm damned to her with all my religion nothing to show thee God that can save me with all my religion all that I haven't done simply to the cross likely until you come like that desperately to God earnestly and in faith God cannot save your soul you're damned you die in the church sitting here in the gospel preach on you till you come to God in a way God can accept your faith in the blood of Jesus Christ for you to be justified by grace through faith in his blood you are damned for eternity though you spent every Sunday in church every prayer meeting you're damned if you gave all your money let alone 10 for it whatever sacrifices you made Pharisees you're damned firstly speaks of the Jew secondly speaks of the Gentile and thirdly speaks of the judgment the judgment bind him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into us the darkness there should be weeping and gnashing of teeth you see these hands brother that Jesus will have for eternity God says the marks the evidence that he tasted death for every man it's a fearful thing to fall into the hands with those marks how much he loved you it's a fearful thing to fall into the hands of a living God if you have not prepared to meet with that God God's way there is no such a thing as mercy for eternity no matter how you scream and cry that God will never show any mercy once you die or he comes it is appointed unto men once to die but after this the judgment there is no such a thing as any mercy it's a fearful thing to fall into the hands of a God of wrath a God of love is also a God of wrath who those who do not prepare to meet with God while he may be found to seek him while he may be found to call upon him while he's near like he is right now oh God will forgive you no matter how wicked you are with no payment and nothing else but the blood of Jesus but you have to come in a way that he can forgive you the judgment 2nd Thessalonians 1 verse 8 he will return in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ who shall be punished with everlasting destruction who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and the glory of his power now beloved these two parables set these religious evil enemies of God hypocrites who were the leaders of the ordained religion of God on earth I wonder what percentage of the Pharisees are alive and well on that planet earth today in leadership that would crucify Christ let alone persecute a man who preaches what Christ said with no compromise no apology oh these men these evil men wanted him dead and they couldn't hide it they didn't hide it to anyone anymore they just live for one thing to find something to kill him some reason they had the power and the authority to do that but they wanted it they looked for a day desperately they just cried out to him with such above barrage they bombarded him with sly evil questions trying to undermine and trying to catch him in his words and eventually eventually Christ turns on them in the passage in the passage that there is no single passage of Scripture in the Bible so fearful of God's indignation and wrath upon hypocrites in his ordained religion in the ordained religion of God all Christ suddenly lets loose with a verbal a verbal judgment that is so fearful of anyone who's not right with God who would take leadership and be the enemy of God listen carefully to what God does after they after those two parables for the rest of chapter 22 they just bombard him in the hypocrisy trying to catch him trying to destroy him trying to get anything and suddenly chapter 23 comes and we see these terrifying words woe unto you he turns and cries woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites he didn't smile sir so don't judge me don't judge me this God was not weak when it came to hypocrisy and evil defiance of God he never will be there's wrath you've never imagined in anybody's life against wrong wrath that you have never imagined or anyone is capable of from this holy God a God of love to those who reject him hate him for what he is hate him hate him hate him though they profess to serve him hate anyone who comes near to what he resembles anyone who comes near to what he actually proclaimed they hate and want him dead trust me that's how evil men can be sitting in religious churches in God's ordained religion to this day Oh Jesus turns on them and he just brings the greatest the most terrifying chapter in the entire Bible of God's wrath upon evil men who are in religion hypocrites he comes to verse in chapter 33 verse 29 and he says woe unto you woe unto you scribes and Pharisees hypocrites hypocrites because ye build the tombs of the prophets ye build the tombs of the prophets and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous and say and say if we had been in the days of our fathers if we had been in the days of our fathers we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets where for ye be witnesses unto yourselves even witnesses unto yourselves that ye are the children of them that killed the prophets them which killed the prophets fill ye up then the measure of your fathers fill ye up then the measure of your fathers ye serpents ye generation of vipers how can ye escape the damnation of hell how can ye escape the damnation of hell wherefore behold I send unto you prophets and wise men and scribes and some of them ye shall kill and crucify and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues and persecute them from city to city that upon you upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth from the blood of righteous Abel under the blood of Zacharias son of Barakas whom ye slew between the temple and the altar verily I say unto you all these things shall come upon this generation all these things shall come upon this generation Oh Jerusalem Jerusalem thou that killest the prophets and stonest them which were sent unto thee how often would I have gathered thy children together even as the hen gathers the chickens under her wings and ye would not ye would not ye would not chapter 24 and Jesus went out and departed from the temple God departed from the temple birth for him and they didn't know it was God they wanted dead they didn't know it was God they despised they didn't know it was God they hated God they were trying to kill aiming their whole being now was incensed not only those religious leaders but the rest now was staggered what this was so plainly told was the Jews plight not just the religious leaders Jesus went out and departed from the temple the temple built for him that happened once before you remember in Solomon's temple and the glory of the Lord departed because of their sin and defiance and rejection of him that they wept they wept as the glory of God was gone well God again entered the temple birth for him but no one knew this was their God day they were so far for me no one knew this was God leaving the temple again departing hated despised rejected of all men who now were incensed again him and soon the crowds would not cry within days crucify him and let his blood be upon us and our children they cried tragic words they cried tragic words Jesus went out and departed from the temple and his disciples came to him his disciples came to him for to show him the buildings the buildings of the temple and Jesus said unto them Jesus said unto them see not all these things see not all these things verily I say unto you there shall not be left here one stone upon another it shall not be thrown down and as he sat upon the Mount of Olives as he sat upon the Mount of Olives the disciples came unto him privately the disciples came unto him privately saying tell us tell us when shall these things be when shall these things be and what shall be the sign of thy coming what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the world and Jesus answered and said unto them take heed no man deceive you take heed no man deceive you for many many many shall come in my name saying I am Christ I am Christ and shall receive many many and you shall hear of wars you shall hear of wars and rumors of wars see that you've been not troubled see that you've been not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet now I'm gonna stop here for a second because this I don't want to waste time later on with listen Jesus said there's always going to be wars rumors of wars don't be troubled that'll always be there but from this point there's coming a generation that things will escalate that men's hearts will just fail them for fear of what's coming in the earth and every single thing that he speaks about now is a moment when it's all escalated things that always will be there but suddenly an escalation that will just overwhelm the world that men's hearts will fail them for fear of things that come on the earth in this generation shall not pass that all these things are fulfilled wait from this point please don't let that child make noises forgive me I'm too weak after ten weeks of preaching I thought somebody might understand that by now and forgive me the end is not yet for nation nation to rise against nation nation should rise against nation and Kingdom against Kingdom Kingdom against Kingdom and there should be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in diverse places do you know what that's literally saying there will be devastating famines that always were famines it is coming a time there'll be such devastation of famines and famines and famines pestilences diseases widespread devastating diseases and earthquakes devastating earthquakes devastating there should be famines across place upon place upon place in diverse places all you suddenly find this escalation of things that there always were famines there always were diseases there always were earthquakes but suddenly there's a generation coming with is such an escalation like brother there will be famines like you cannot believe right now is happening in Africa and how many are dying in their millions in case you don't even know about it as you eat your food just make sure you thank God for it there should be pestilences widespread devastating diseases diseases across the world like AIDS and that's just one of so many diseases that are coming on this earth or in a generation but they won't know what's going on what to do to stop it and earthquakes devastating all they always were earthquakes but suddenly like right now 73 million in a matter of 10 minutes in Pakistan just a little moment ago while you and I sat having tea or fellowship and that just look around 18 million a year before 14 million a year before there's this army how many millions suddenly an escalation all over place after place of the place there should be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in diverse places in place upon place upon place all these are the beginning all these are the beginning of sorrows the beginning of sorrows then so they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall kill you and he shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake then so they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall kill you and you should be hated of all nations for my name's sake and then so many be offended and so betray one another and so hate one another and many false prophets arise and so deceive many suddenly there's always false teaching but suddenly there'll come a generation we're everywhere in the so-called religion of God Christianity speaking about by the way he's speaking about what's coming suddenly there's such an escalation that everywhere you go there's no truth being preached is an undermining of the truth a twisting a diversion that people will sit under the Bible but not hear the truth oh many false prophets arise and so deceive many and because iniquity shall abound is the escalation of evil always evil but suddenly because iniquity shall abound the love of many shall wax cold the love of many the Greeks is the most so be careful sitting here if this is the generation Jesus is speaking about the love of Christians professing Christians across the world the most because iniquity shall abound if anybody in this building doesn't know Christ is speaking about right now I don't know where you're at because iniquity shall abound the love of many the most wax cold do you know what that word means abound the only place you will find that ever use in the Greek context of that word is when an avalanche has been spoken of an escalating avalanche it doesn't just roll as it rolls it grows it's overwhelming nothing stands it wipes out everything of decency it wipes out every moral standard or line is just wiped away wiped away a generation is coming that will be so eager to wipe away the standards the things that nobody before would think possible to take such evil because iniquity shall suddenly abound the love of the most the love of men so wax cold but he that shall endure unto the end the same shall be saved can I repeat that dare I repeat that without being excommunicated or barred from your pulpits for eternity but he that shall endure unto the end the same shall be saved Jesus Christ said not me so forgive him if your doctrines are now touched not me and forgive me for daring to say what Jesus said about this generation he that shall endure unto the end the same shall be saved God says and this gospel this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world in all the world for a witness unto all nations this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations and then so the end come then then then so the end come when ye therefore shall see when ye therefore shall see the abomination the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet spoken of by Daniel the prophet stand in the holy place who so readeth let him understand the writer Matthew adds in brackets when ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet stand in the holy place who shall read it let him understand then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains let him which is on the housetop not come down to take anything out of his house neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes woe unto them that are with child and to them that give suck in those days but pray pray that your flight be not in the winter neither on the Sabbath day for then shall be great tribulation great tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world at this time no nor ever shall be and except those days should be shortened except those days should be shortened there should no flesh be saved but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened those days shall be shortened then if any man shall say unto you if any man shall say unto you lo here is Christ or there believe it not believe it not for this will arise false Christs and false prophets and so so great signs and wonders in so much that if it were possible they shall deceive the very elect they should deceive the very elect behold I have told you before I have told you before wherefore if they shall say unto you behold he is in the desert go not forth behold he's in the secret chambers believe it not for as the lightning cometh out of the east and shineth even unto the West so so so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be for wheresoever the carcasses they will the Eagles be gathered together for wheresoever the carcasses there will the Eagles be gathered together immediately after the tribulation immediately after the tribulation immediately after the tribulation of those days so the Sun be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars will fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens will be shaken and then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn and they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory and he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet and they shall gather together as elect from the four winds from one end of heaven to the other now learn a parable a parable of the fig tree the fig tree when his branch is yet tender and put it forth leaves you know that summer is nigh so likewise ye when ye shall see all these things know that it is near even at the doors verily I say unto you this generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled heaven and earth shall pass away but my word shall not pass away my word shall not pass away but of that day and hour knoweth no man of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my father only my father only but as the days of Noah were so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be for as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be then so to be in the field then shall to be in the field the one shall be taken and the other left the other left two women shall be grinding at the mill the one shall be and the other left the other left what's therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come but know this that if the good men of the house had known in what watch the thief would come he would have watched and would not have suffered his house to be broken up therefore be also ready for in certain hours ye think not the Son of Man cometh in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh who then is a faithful and wise servant who then is a faithful and wise servant Whom his Lord hath made ruler over his household. To give them meat in due season blessed is that servant Blessed is that servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing Verily I say unto you that he shall make him rule over all his goods But but and if that evil servant shall say in his heart my Lord delayeth his coming and shall begin to smite his fellow servants and to eat and drink with the drunken the Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him And in an hour that he is not aware and shall cut him asunder and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites There shall be weeping and nodding of teeth chapter 25 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins which took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom and five of them were wise and five Were foolish they that were foolish Took their lamps and took no oil with them But the wise the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps While the bridegroom tarried while the bridegroom tarried they all slumbered and slept and at midnight It was a cry made behold the bridegroom cometh go ye out to meet him Then all those birds in the rose and trimmed their lamps and the foolish the foolish the foolish said unto the wise Give us of your oil Give us of your oil for our lamps are gone out Our lamps are gone out But the wise answered saying not so As there be not enough for us and you But go ye rather than that sell and buy for yourselves And while they went to buy The bridegroom came the bridegroom came and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage and the door Was shut the door was shut Afterward came also the other burden saying Lord Lord open to us Open to us, but he answered and said Verily I say unto you. I know you not I Know you not For ye know neither the day nor the hour when the Son of Man cometh ye know neither the day nor the hour When the Son of Man cometh beloved I half Who expecting his return was saved Ready to meet with God truly saved Wonderfully gloriously saved for eternity, but tragically half five Foolish virgins thought they were saved But they weren't they weren't not God's way And there's only one way They believed he was coming. They were living in anticipation of his coming. They really believed they were right Do you know how many people in religion believe they're right? You know God gives men over to believe a lie You know why? Because they would not receive the love of the truth Do you think it's a whole witness who's so deep religious because of this book He bases his faith within this book, but tragically He lets people show him verses At the rest of the verses around that verse cancel out what it's saying But because he listens to men and not to the Word of God to the full revelation of God He accepts this he believes this is the way so much so he's willing He's willing to make sacrifices. Most of us have never made Why are we sitting here in church? You know most with Jehovah Witnesses across the whole world are banging on doors of the people who aren't in church Knowing that most of them will curse them and tell them to get lost, but that doesn't stop them They go to the next door. They go to the next door next Sunday and everywhere they can they try they try You see they believe earnestly, but they earnestly wrong. Why why would God judge them? Because it wasn't God's way They weren't willing they blinded their eyes to the fact that the next verse cancels out what they were being taught But they still believed they still believed a lie God gave them over to believe that lie because they would not receive they'll be judged rightly they knew They knew but there's a moment their mind canceled out the fact that what they've been taught and can't stand In the light of the rest of the scriptures God will judge them Do you honestly think only Jehovah Witnesses don't come God's way who are deeply religious and sacrificial how many? Tell me Outward conformity and you can become a member modesty So long as it's half an inch behind the ear or half an inch above depends who you belong to some below some above So long as this color this way this just this way of this manner and separation this then we'll accept you as a member But are you accepted by Jesus Christ? Remember his body you come God's way. I Don't judge modesty. I Love it. I respect it, but I hate it If it takes you to hell because you think that's what saves you because men will accept you now you right No, you fulfill the condition you haven't There's one way There's only one way have you come God's way I'm not talking about the extreme Sects and Evil heresies I'm speaking about the evangelical term. How many of you sitting here right now have come God's way have really been saved that the Holy Spirit bears witness with your spirit that you're born of God You know that you've passed from death into life He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself He that believeth not God have made him a liar Because they believe it not the record that God gave his son and this is the record that God has given to us eternal life And this life is in his son he that hath the Son hath life and he that is not the Son of God hath not life These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God that he may know That you have eternal life and that you may believe in the Son of God if you don't know that he had eternal life You don't have eternal life When did the Holy Spirit bear witness with your spirit that you are saved from eternal damnation Can I ask you all a question? these five Believed they were ready But it wasn't God's way Are you washed? in the blood that the Holy Spirit bears witness and Gives you peace that passes your understanding that you know, you've passed from condemnation in the soul cleansing blood Of the land are your garments spotless are they white as snow? Are you washed in the blood of the land when the bridegroom cometh? Will your robes be whites pure and white in the blood of the lamb? Tell me or will you stand there and God singles you out and said wow, is it possible you here? Not having prepared to meet with God with all the knowledge you had you didn't get earnest. You made light of it You went your ways if you got to live and defy God and played a fool with eternity Do you honestly think a young child won't go to hell he knows they've never sought God by the blood of Christ alone You're not saved by works you're saved by faith, but according to James chapter 3 chapter 2 from verse 14 Though you're not saved by works you're saved by grace through faith. You're not saved unless your faith works You don't change yourself The Son sets you free if any man be in Christ is a new creature, but it's not by effort of your own It's you coming in repentance knowing you can't set yourself free coming for forgiveness in the blood But once the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses you from all sin and God the Holy Spirit takes hold of you You're a new creature and every single person even if you're a child knows the difference sees the change When did that happen? Or does your you know having a form of God in this but denying the power that of denying what God says will happen Not even worrying about it. It doesn't matter didn't get up me. I'm religious I believe well the devil also believes in temples, but will down no obeying man that faith without works is dead. It's worthless If it doesn't bring your life to correspond with the scriptures, it's not self-saving faith James doesn't say you're saved by works you're saved by grace through faith Works and bring your life to correspond with this book But as you open the pages the Holy Spirit bears witness that you're not condemned anymore It confirms you're saved every page Does the Holy Spirit do that witness with your spirit? now beloved Unless you're sitting here. You're probably sitting here this morning and wondering where's this man going? So to the homiletically minded Homiletic children it means the structure of the sermon basically And don't think it's man-made and carnal that you get in theological seminars It's taken from the Bible taken from the Sermon on the Mount Taken from every book in the Bible by the way has got the structural sermon you find the beginning and the end you find The introduction you find this discourse and you find the appeal the application if you're in everything That's why I make appeals because every book has got an appeal Do something about it now This is the conclusion Every single book tells you everything just to expose you leave you undone that you know exactly how you are And then it tells you what to do. Trust me Trust me in case you're sitting there wondering Homiletically the structure to sermon where this man's aiming is aiming at everything and hitting nothing Not a very good preacher is it? Well, I'd like to tell you homiletically minded what I'm doing the passages That I courted In Matthew 21 from verse 33 Matthew 22 from verse 1 Matthew 23 from verse 29 Where my sermon introduction? Vital couldn't do without They had to be basically laying the foundation or you won't understand what's coming They this introduction to the sermon chapter 24 is a sermon discourse My sermon discourse chapter 25 is the discourse appeal the concluding appeal of what Jesus said be sure you're saved and right Sorry That's what I get of the whole gist of it Forgive me for telling you and not being scared of trampling on your feet. Be sure you're saved and right So Is what I see if you see something else preach it and give account to God if you miss out what you see But won't preach because it interferes with your doctrine and your sin. So be careful I'm not touching anybody's Doctrine, but I dare not stand before Jesus one day and give account as to why I denied what this passage is We're crying out loud and clear. I'm not yet to defend the doctrine Get out of the pulpit forever if you there to defend the doctrine if you're not there for the soul alone Even if you stand alone in the light of scriptures get out of the pulpit you do damage Now You can't just leave off there now comes in the sermon structure in homiletics the application of The whole sermon the discourse You see Matthew 24 is beyond doubt beyond doubt the greatest biblical prophetical Discourse on eschatology in the entire scriptures. What does that mean young child? I'm sure you could tell me I think a lot of grown-ups don't know But in case you don't know I'm interested in your interesting face. It hasn't moved a not a moment the whole sermon so The prophetical things told would come biblical from the Bible Eschatology of the order of events that lead up to the second coming of Christ that we don't know the moment But we know the signs as close God tells you the things that will happen the order of events eschatology the order of events that were prophesied in the Bible Leading up to the second coming of Christ So Matthew 24 is that the greatest beyond any doubt of most theologians in history? Which say this is the greatest not the book of Daniel not the book of Revelation, but Matthew 24 It is the greatest biblical prophetical eschatology discourse and eschatology in the entire scriptures But as with any passage of the scriptures, it cannot stand alone It must be looked at in the light of the rest of the scriptures so that we don't in any way mislead anyone Or misinterpret what Christ is saying the only safe way of standing on any verse in the entire Bible or doctrinal passage or book Is to look at in the light of the rest of the scriptures concerning that subject that doctrine and if there's no verse in the entire Bible that contradicts your interpretation And your interpretation is not heresy if there's one verse in the entire Bible that contradicts your interpretation You're scared to have that verse repeated. You are heretic and you should leave the pulpit So be careful before you radical brother God God James says will judge us if we handle this book wrong deceptively Be not many teachers knowing that we shall receive a greater condemnation Be careful James says before you take this book up radically to just push your view and You're not there for the soul You'll be amazed How unradical you are on things that don't matter when it comes to what verses you can quote and should quote For a man to go through with God, sir You'll be amazed How it doesn't care in your heart that people look at you as if you're mental But you don't mail your colors to the mosque of some doctrine that opposes the other half of the church brother I don't care about that. I Care of everyone and that's why my only defense is the scriptures That's the only reason they haven't crucified me Unless they want to throw the scriptures in the dirt box, they can't throw me my only defense Not having nailed my colors and sink with them But not care for souls Just the doctrines that is sacrilege in the pulpit of God sacrilege Get out of the pulpit if you're not there for the soul If you're just there to defend the doctrine you're not of God You've missed God totally the rest of the scripture Luke 21 verse 20 and when you shall see Jerusalem Compassed about with armies When you should see Jerusalem compass with armies They know that the desolation thereof is near Know that the desolation therein Yeah This is speaking and not one single evangelical saved person on earth who has any understanding the scriptures will not believe this This is speaking of ad-70 when Titus marches the Roman armies and compassed Jerusalem And trust me what Jesus said would happen There was such venom and hatred and anger against the Jews by the Romans by this time That they literally Josephus says took every single stone of the temple There wasn't even one layer on the ground left. Now those stones are the size the size Solomon's temple three times bigger than Herod's temple. Herod's temple about the size each stone Solomon's about the size all that's left is the waning wall The hill on which the temple was built to be held up is Solomon's stones You can see them and then Herod's when he rebuilt the temple, but there's not one single Stone not one layer was left. Just what you just said a few years later. The Romans had such anger This was God's judgment, of course When you shall see Jerusalem Compassed with armies then know that the desolation thereof is near Verse 22 these for these be the days of vengeance These be the days of vengeance Verse 23 Well, there shall be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people There shall be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people and they shall fall by the edge of the sword And shall be led away captive into all nations And Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles until Until Until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. Well brother, when did that happen? 1948 for the first time in 2,000 years the Jews took back Israel It took six million of them to be exterminated by Hitler and hated don't think was only the Germans that hated them They sensed they would be annihilated as a people and so the Zionist movement led by David Ben-Gurion He became the first prime minister in 1948 of Israel for the first time in 2,000 years They said no kept by the Turkish Empire the Ottoman Empire the British Empire every Empire kept them out of their land They were scattered like Jesus said in all nations taken together, but not allowed back to their land to live 1948 The whole world didn't even know what happened. It happened so swiftly because no one knew this coming, but the Jews worldwide They took back Israel two years after I was born in my lifetime hallelujah The times of the Gentiles are fulfilled what? 1967 the Six-Day War the Yom Kippur War They took back Jerusalem totally Hallelujah Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled Paul wrote in Romans 11 verse 25 Blindness in Part is happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in and So all Israel shall be saved There's coming a day all Israel to turn to Jesus Christ Blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in What does that mean? Well, you must remember Jesus said in Matthew 24 verse 14 this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations and Then shall the end come This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations beloved That has happened There's not a nation. I don't care who tells you there's nations left that haven't been reached God doesn't say everybody in that nation of 300 million Arabs that every single person will hear the gospel every single ethnic group the Greek says Will somehow be a have a presentation Maybe a handful will be reached but somehow there's been a Attempt to reach that ethnic group in that language and there is not one nation left on earth for the first time in your in My lifetime trust me it is said and mostly every leader on earth of missionary societies will tell you there's not a nation left that there hasn't been an attempt a Desperate attempt to reach them even if it's radios going over where they'd be slaughtered if they preach the gospel somehow there's an attempt this gospel shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations and Then shall the end come the next verse Jesus says and when ye therefore when ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet stand in the holy place Who is this person Jesus is speaking about? Well Paul Writes specifically about him this person called the Antichrist the substitute Christ He writes specifically about him in 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2 from verse 1 listen He writes to the Thessalonians and to you and me don't doubt that He writes to them now we beseech you brethren By the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and by our gathering together unto him that ye be not soon shaken in mind or be troubled Neither by spirit nor by word nor by letter as from us as at the day of Christ is at hand Let no man deceive you by any means For that day shall not come That day shall not come except they come a falling away first Except they come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed the son of perdition Who opposeth and? Exhaustive himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he as God Sitteth in the temple of God showing himself that he is God Remember he not that when I was with you. I told you these things And now you know what withholdeth what withholdeth Christ's coming And now you know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time for the mystery of iniquity doth already work Only he who now letteth will let until he be taken out of the way Only he who now letteth will let until he be taken out of the way and then so that wicked be revealed Then so that wicked be revealed whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming Even him whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders and deceivableness etc now Let no man deceive you Thessalonians and you sitting here in this church and this world in this generation that most of us is coming to pass All that's left is for Christ to come back So be careful it could be before the sin is over Let no man deceive you by any means for that day of Christ's return shall not come except they come a falling away first except the anticipated apostasy spoken of by Jesus and Way back in Ezekiel Except they come a falling away first Because iniquity shall abound Jesus said the love of the most The most will fall away Of Christianity rather that's happening all over the world You don't think so because you in America go to Europe 99% of every church in Europe is empty their national monuments. Some of them are bars and nightclubs And don't think there's big masses meeting. No, there's little groups of true Christian 3% of England goes to church of the entire nation 1% they believe is evangelical of which they don't even know It's truly saying of a whole nation that one sent moments in his societies into the world in any other nation on earth Do you honestly think God isn't speaking about now? That no man deceive you by any means for that day shall not come Except they come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed The son of perdition Who opposes and exalted himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped so that he as God Sits it in the temple of God showing himself that he is God Remember you not that when I was with you I told you these things and now you know what withhold us What withhold is the coming of Jesus Christ the second coming the coming of the Antichrist keeps it back from coming. That's the salmon. Oh Now, you know not withhold what withhold it that he might be revealed in his time For the mystery of iniquity doth already work Paul says right then as Paul is writing already The way was being paid for the Antichrist to take over the world Right. Then it was beginning to be paid for the mystery of iniquity doth already work only only only he who now let us will let He who now let us will let until he be taken out of the way and then so that we could be revealed Only he who now let us will let what does that mean? Ninety percent of every evangelical scholar on earth today Believes this it is speaking of the Holy Spirit Only he who now prevents the Antichrist from taking over the world Who protects the world from the Antichrist system? Only he who now prevents and protects the world from the Antichrist taking over with the one world order Will prevent and protect until he be taken out of the way when in the fullness of the Gentiles is fulfilled when all nations Have heard the gospel until he be taken out of the way They believe and I do that the Holy Spirit will be taken from this world. And at that time there will be a rapture The Christians will be taken from the world why because the Holy Spirit is in us, how can he be in the world? Not in the world and yet be in us. No, so at that point most Most evangelical scholars across the whole world of every single denomination Virtually, sorry every single nomination evangelical to believe that at that point Jesus will take us from this world He will return for us his church Where do I see that in the scriptures? Well, listen carefully now 1 Thessalonians 4 verse 16 1 Thessalonians 4 verse 16 for the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout With a voice of the archangel with a trump of God and the dead in Christ The dead in Christ shall rise first Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air For wheresoever the carcasses there were the eagles be gathered together for wheresoever the carcasses there were the eagles be gathered together Matthew 24 verse 28 Then so to be in the field the one shall be taken the other left Two woman shall be grinding at the male. The one shall be taken the other left Luke 21 verse 36 What ye therefore and pray? Always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass What ye therefore and pray always that ye may be accounted worthy To escape all these things as I'll come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man Revelation 3 verse 10 Because thou has kept the word of my patience I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation which will come upon all the world to try them because thou has kept the word of my patience I Also will keep thee from the hour of temptation which will come upon all the world to try them man and wife asleep In bed she hears a noise and turns her head He's gone oh that we'd all been ready Two men walking up a hill one disappears and one left Standing still. Oh that we'd all been ready There's no time to change your mind The Sun has come And you've been left behind and immediately after the rapture Immediately after the rapture we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ Immediately after the rapture we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ Paul wrote in Romans 14 verse 10 Not the great white throne of revelations of the 21 verse 11 where the godless will be judged for eternity and cast into the lake of benefit. I'm in so no we shall all Stand before the judgment seat the beamer seat of Christ a very different throne of judgment Where all Christians must give account All Christians must give account of their motives and their methods Concerning everything you ever did for him or in his name and Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 3 verse 15 if any man's work shall be burned He shall suffer loss But he himself shall be saved Yet, so is by fire If any man's work shall be burned He shall suffer loss. Oh, he shall suffer loss. Can you imagine your soul saved? For eternity, but everything you ever did for Jesus Christ burned up before everyone who ever witnessed you do it that same as Worthless and a grief to God because your motives and your methods were not sanctified by God the Holy Spirit Be careful Every one of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ. Be careful and Everything that doesn't stand the fire Will you be left with nothing? Be careful as God sees your heart Christians preachers Young people who say you're a fire for God be careful that fire is false for glory All their works they do for to be seen of men Be careful you that sing You that pray in prayer meetings loudest and longest Be careful you to give out traps in the sight of men you that have quiet times Only because your children are watching so in case they watching you you won't miss shutting the door to be alone with you Did you fall asleep on your knees? So long as they think you're faithful Will nothing be left but by grace and God's grace is amazing. You'll be saved from hell Because of that amazing grace, but your works will be burned up as worthless. Be careful Now I'm going to read for one moment to make sure None of you fall asleep because you have to take notice now I'm doing something different Good enough reason Here we are. So you're all listening especially that little boy. Yes. Thank you when Christ Takes us from this world beloved and the Antichrist takes over this world He will be greatly feared and revered because of his incredible wisdom and ability To bring order swiftly across the whole world By establishing a one-world order, which by the way is so close Because nothing's working wait For he will solve the world's wars and financial woes show me a nation The Jews tragically will accept him and embrace him as their Messiah Where do I see that in the Bible? But the Antichrist will be embraced by the Jews as their true Messiah Oh, I do see that you remember Jesus and grief looked at the Jews In John 5 verse 39, he says search the scriptures In grief, he says search the scriptures In them ye think ye have eternal life and they are they which testify of me verse 43 I am come in my father's name and He received me not He received me not if another shall come in his own name him He will receive if another shall come in his own name him He will receive here Christ is prophesying of the day the Jews will embrace the Antichrist the substitute Christ as their Messiah while they traject and hate their true Messiah terrifying Terrifying in Daniel 9 verse 27 He speaks of a seven-year period This is interesting the book of Daniel becomes alive. Once you see the rest of the scriptures not alone now in Daniel 9 27 He speaks of a seven-year period which will commence which will usher in the Antichrist taking over the world the new world order where he takes control of the world a seven-year period The end of this world as we know it the last seven years This seven-year period is called the great Tribulation in the Old Testament, which is what Jesus refers to in Matthew 24 Great tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time No, sir, ever shall be except those days will be shortened. They said no flesh be saved But for the next sacred those days shall be certain now Strictly speaking strictly speaking The great tribulation Jesus was speaking about only happens when he shall see the Antichrist the abominations of desolation do something abominable Stand in the holy place. It doesn't mean when you first see him when he takes over the world When you shall see Him doing this terrifying thing of proclaiming himself God Standing in the temple of God that the Jews must build by the way Which most theologians believe and even most Jews already believe is going to happen the building of the temple Don't think that old mosque of Oma is gonna stand too long. No, let's go to that but strictly speaking The great tribulation Only begins halfway through the seven years Three and a half years. He'll break his covenant with the Jews You see he will enter into a covenant with the Jews. They'll embrace him as their Messiah Because he will guarantee that all the nations that hate Always throughout history until this day and always will to Christ finally destroys the world that hate the Jews more intensely than any other people On earth, they'll always be hated Somehow he'll stop those nations you give them a treaty because they embrace him as their Messiah And the Jews are something to convince. Let me tell you And to bring it a line the world knows that But because of that he enters in the treaty with him they accept him as the Messiah Their deliverer is what they interpret the Messiah means from what happening on earth. Not what's coming. No, they missed the mark but When they see him Suddenly declare himself to be their God and want we worshipped Demanding worship or death From the world sitting in the holy place Then let them which be in Judea flee then there shall be great tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world Only then you see so we have what they call the pre tribulation rapture view and the mid Tribulation rapture view some of these young men were asking me this yesterday So you nearly got the whole sermon yesterday and I bet you were sorry you didn't ask me Because now you're going through it all again That's probably because you need it twice. You must be slightly slow That's not to make you feel bad if you knew how slow I was boys There's not going to that but then Many scholars believe that because only then when the Jews reject this Apostasy when they reject this terrible abomination Suddenly they realize this is blasphemy Suddenly they reject a ghost Shame That they received this as their Messiah when they suddenly realize this is not their Messiah This is an evil being who now wants worship who wants to say he's God the Jews suddenly will realize they were rejects And in all Tribulation will come against them in such a way as this Antichrist will say to the rest of the world that he's kept from touching the Jews slaughter Do what you want and I'll stand with you. Oh Such a bloodbath is about to rise against the Jews. It's beyond comprehension at that moment when they reject this insane No Not God That's why they crucified Jesus remember that because he was implying he's gone The same with this. Oh And then According to Revelation 13 and I'm gonna have to leave out a few passages here because I want to bring the last passages then they will be forced to worship or Receive a mark. They have to receive a mark of the beast and worship his image By the false prophets implication, which I believe will be the Pope and Christ takes us Rome will just stay on carrying on Don't doubt it But I believe the last Pope will be the false prophet of Revelation 13 We'll stand there and bring the world to worship to literally tell the world to worship. This is God This false prophet well Because of this because of this Many theologians are beginning to say That it's very likely of a mid Tribulation three and a half years when this happens That Jesus will take us because only then the true persecution will come against the Jew and the Christian Those who will not receive the mark of the beast So then they believe that God will but I believe because of 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2 where God says once the falling away has happened and He shall be taken out of the way. He that prevents then so when the Holy Spirit goes we have to go So I'm a little bit more free Tribulation. I don't know for sure. You might be wrong. I mean you might be right. Sorry When we get to heaven, you'll find you're wrong the way I'm saying wrong things now I don't want to offend How do you not offend? It's impossible, but the defense will come Jesus said if you're faithful to this So I brace myself for the cursing of the door beloved in case you think you all best need the curse You want to hear how many have cursed me just by quoting scriptures Sometimes not a word just scriptures and I'm cursed cursed You think you get best by quoting scriptures No policy. No, no, no, who's right? I don't know to be honest. You can't be radical and all these things You know, there's many gaps Concerning the second coming and if you're going to be radical and have no fellowship with a man that doesn't agree with you There's something very carnal about you If people have different views accommodate them because there's gaps, but I tell you what I try to do here today I try to take all the scriptures not Terminology that you just hear about the second coming I try to take the passages instead of just terms of that passage of that passage of that passage I try to just give what God says and put them into chronological order As best as I can with all the gaps And honestly before God to do what God I believe intended us to do by looking at these passages to make us want to be right with God ready and right Hallelujah, but I admit there's so many gaps. I haven't got all the answers So if you've got a wonderful question to stand up there and tell me please don't Thank you but Let's get back to this to get to the end quickly And we must get there quickly now we must get there quickly you see The Jew was suddenly at this point the scales will be taken of their eyes as a people and they will realize that this isn't a Messiah who they honestly embraced and Suddenly some people say through the two witnesses I don't know whatever there is that God does to reach the Jew and take the scales of their eyes suddenly they'll become aware that the true Messiah was the one they killed and The grief that will flood the hearts of Israel at that moment is beyond any Comprehension human comprehension Zechariah tells us in chapter 12 verse 10 Then shall they look upon me whom they have pierced and they shall mourn In that day shall there be a great morning In Jerusalem and they turn to Jesus as a nation not many Because you don't know how many be slaughtered by that time. There's such blood flowing You can't eat you can't buy you can't sell unless you have the market of these in worship and his image so How many? well Only a remnant Lovely verses, I'm leaving out so many passages And all Israel will be saved but not many Listen to this Romans 9 27 is Iath also cryeth Concerning Israel though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea only a remnant shall be saved a small percentage Will truly be saved tragic, isn't it? But that's the Israel that will be saved that Paul spoke of that's the Israel How many? Revelation 7 verse 4 John says I saw I heard the number of those who were sealed 144,000 of all the tribes of Israel were sealed. I believe that literally I'm a little bit Aghast at the poor old Jehovah witnesses that believe that's them Goodness me, sir. How do you not even get in the same sentence? Of all the tribes of Israel, I mean you're not Israel How can you say of all the Jehovah witnesses silly babies? No wonder you're going to hell and deserve it It's you know, it's not only them the seventh-day Adventists using they say rubbish You don't get saved by grace plus anything sir Even if it's keeping a Sabbath, you see They are at so much heresy. It's unbelievable. You know where they originally believed until about 30 years ago. They had to change their doctrine. They believed they were the hundred and forty four thousand The seventh-day Adventist until they were a bit more than 144,000 so that they could get more members. They said well, let's change that Nice to change as you go, you know So long as you can get money and say you're preaching the truth There's no truth there. You can't preach truth and heresy together, sir. Sorry So you seventh-day Adventist as much as I respect so many of you I Think the most of you are going to be in a terrible fright when you see him Be careful 144,000 Jews should be sealed servants. There'd be a blaze for God. Have you ever met one Jew? Say brother, it's fearful. They'll do anything. Nothing will stop them. There's no sacrifice because they're gonna lose everything anyway 144,000 of them and Persecution you think that stops them? That's when the church grows brother Anywhere in the world including Asia right now China. That's when the world goes. Well, it doesn't stop God's work You know, the old antichrist won't know what to do because so many multitudes are gonna be saved by these hundred and forty four thousand blazing Jews saved Knowing there was a whole day gonna come with a vengeance and they are gonna win so many of the Gentiles to Christ There's no number They can possibly tell all the sand of the sea of all nations They're going to be so used by God. But of course, of course beloved now The Antichrist will then in anger and grief swiftly gather all the godless nations left Who follow and worship him as God to march against the saved and the Jews? Who will be? somehow Together at this point Christ then will return he be compelled to return to save them before there's nothing left on earth of the elect of God's people in what we turn the Battle of Armageddon Which we read in Revelation 19 from verse 11, and I want to close with this the ultimate the climatic moment of God's eschatology That you and I Must know about to know what's coming Revelation 19 verse 11 and I saw heaven open John said I saw heaven open and behold a white horse and He that sat upon him was called faithful and true and in righteousness he does judge And make war Verse 19 and I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies Gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse and against his army And the beast was taken and with him the false prophet That brought miracles before him with which he deceived then that received the mark of the beast and then that worshiped his image These both were cast alive into the lake of fire These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone Chapter 20 verse 1 and I saw an angel Come down from heaven having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand And he laid hold on the dragon That old serpent which is the devil and Satan and bound him A thousand years and cast him into the bottomless pit and Shot him up and set a seal upon him that he should deceive the nation's no more Till the thousand years should be fulfilled and after that He must be loosed a little season a little season verse 7 and when the thousand years are expired Satan shall be loosed out of his prison and shall go out to deceive the nation Which are in the four quarters of the earth? Gog and Magog To gather them together to battle the number of whom is the sand of the seas And they went up on the breadth of the earth Encompassed the camp of the Saints about and the beloved city And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them Devoured them and the devil that deceived them The devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone with a beast and the false prophet are And shall be tormented day and night forever Another And I saw a great white throne And him that sat on it From whose face the earth and the heaven fled away and who has found no place for them And I saw the dead I saw the dead small and great stand before God and the books were opened and Another book was open which is the book of life and the dead were judged Out of those things which were written in the books according to their works And the sea gave up the dead which were in it and death and hell They livid up the dead which are in them and they were judged every man according to their works And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire, this is the second death The second death and whosoever was not found written in the book of life Was cast into the lake of fire And I saw a new heaven and a new earth For the first heaven and the first earth were passed away and there was no more sea And I John saw the holy city New Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven prepared as a bride adorned for her husband And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying behold the tabernacle of God is with men And he will dwell with them And they shall be his people and God himself shall be with them and be their God And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes God Shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death There shall be no more death neither sorrow nor cry neither shall there be any more pain For the former things are passed away and he that sat upon the throne said behold I make all things new And he said unto me write These words are true and faithful and he said unto me it is done I am Alpha and Omega the beginning and the end I will give unto him That is the thirst of the fountain of the water of life freely he that over cometh He that over cometh shall inherit all things And I will be his God and he shall be my son but but the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers And idolaters And all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone Which is a second death and now little children abide with him Abide in him that when he shall appear we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him in his coming 1 John 2 verse 28 and now little children abide in him That when he shall appear we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming Titus 2 11 for the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us the denying Ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world looking for that blessed Hope and the glorious appearing of the great God in our Savior Jesus Christ Who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto himself a peculiar people zealous of a good works Oh Beloved 1 John 3 verse 1 Behold what manner of love this the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God Therefore the world knoweth us not because it knew him not beloved now Are we the sons of God and not not yet appear what we shall be? It does not yet appear what we shall be but we know that when she shall see him when we shall see him We shall be like him. We should be like him, but we shall see him as he is and every man that hath this hope in him purifies himself Even as he is pure after Armageddon When Christ returned with us He will reign in Jerusalem For a thousand years the nations will pay homage to him annually in Jerusalem where we will sit as the people of God to rule over the nations with the Jews who were saved At the end of a thousand years the millennium Satan will be loosed out of his prison I believe that literally because how can you take everything literally until then say God that doesn't make sense So it can't happen even if God says it happens, sir My doctrine says take literally everything you're gonna take something that's really sorry Don't start spiritualizing and said that's no significance. No, sorry brother After the thousand years Satan will be loosed out again for the reason Even if you think God has no reason for the reason he was allowed to in the first place be here see what's in the heart of men and Those Gentile nations have paid homage for those thousand years and he put to the test because there was no temptation suddenly Satan will do what his work was and masses of them will turn with Satan against God and take Satan's side in their heart because it never was with God originally and then as they mash To stand against God on a human level that men in their stupidity think they can Fire will come and destroy them The whole world will be devoured according to 2nd Peter 3 verse 10, etc I've got verses and verses and passages. I haven't caught it with the elements to burn everything God Seeing the depth of these things will happen what manner of persons ought you to be in all holiness man of holiness all beloved the whole purpose of eschatology the whole purpose of what Jesus said is that you Get right with God Stay right with God and if you take one minute, sir one minute longer You deserve hell If he comes in a minute's time, can we stand please? Father Take this message and make us all careful So careful not only what we do, but what we say About God's kingdom and gospel in Jesus Christ's name