Participants: Pr. Mark Fox
Series Code: AMP
Program Code: AMP000004A
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00:04 We are racing towards the global crises at the close.
00:09 God is going to setup His kingdom on earth. 00:13 Preparation for the tribulation, 00:16 and the translation, 00:18 is to develop a character like Jesus Christ. 00:21 To reach every Hamlet, every village, every man, 00:24 every child, every person in India, 00:27 every person in South America, 00:28 must hear these Three Angels' messages. 00:34 These are stories that illustrate 00:36 the kind of fabric of character and perseverance 00:39 that we need to go through the tribulation, 00:42 just as certainly as they did. 00:44 The Bible makes it very clear. 00:45 We are living in an unusual hour. 00:48 The last grains of sand are trickling 00:50 through the hourglass of time. 00:52 And the door probation is about to swing shut. 01:01 Tonight's message 01:03 is entitled Revelation's Most Urgent Message. 01:07 Revelation's Most Urgent Message. 01:11 The powerful hurricane Camille had been building up clouds, 01:17 and momentum, and speed, and punch in the warm seas 01:22 of the Gulf of Mexico for sometime. 01:27 The weather men were tracking 01:30 this stealthy movement of the hurricane Camille 01:37 and repeated warnings were sounded. 01:40 They had been given in Pass Christian, Mississippi 01:45 about the approaching menace of hurricane Camille. 01:50 Well, many evacuated, many bordered up 01:54 and escaped but some lingered. 01:58 Some defied the ominous warnings. 02:02 With the wind howling 02:05 outside the posh Richelieu Apartments, 02:09 Police Chief Jerry Peralta had been going up and down, 02:14 speeding up and down the highways and byways, 02:18 stopping at homes 02:20 and giving his final calls to evacuate. 02:25 And he made his last call 02:28 at this three storey apartment building 02:32 that overlooked the beach, 02:35 only about 250 feet from the water's edge. 02:41 There was a group of 20 persons 02:44 that decided to hold a "hurricane party." 02:46 How many have ever heard of a hurricane party? 02:50 As hurricane Camille was whirling towards them, 02:52 they decided, "No, let's have a drinking party." 02:57 And so when Police Chief Jerry Peralta 03:01 dropped in on their party, he urged them to leave. 03:05 He told them, 03:06 "This is a dangerous storm and it's getting worse. 03:10 You need to leave immediately." And they laughed at them. 03:15 And all of a sudden several gathered there in the balcony 03:19 and they joined in with this other person 03:23 who was already there. 03:24 And then one man piped up 03:26 and said, "Look, this is my property. 03:28 And if you want us to leave, 03:29 you're gonna have to arrest me." 03:31 And they all laughed. 03:33 And then the Chief Jerry Peralta 03:35 got out his little pad and he said, 03:37 "Okay, I want to take down the names 03:39 of your next of kin, please, one at a time. 03:42 And he scribbled down their names of the next of kin. 03:47 And then he left. 03:50 He left and the front wall of the storm 03:53 hit full force at 10:15 p.m. with wind speed, 03:58 scientists clocked it, at 205 miles per hour, 04:03 hurling bullets of rain at 205 miles per hour, 04:08 the waves rising to 28 feet. 04:13 The place was absolutely decimated. 04:16 Nothing was left 04:18 but the concrete slab foundation. 04:21 Only alone survivor was a five year old, 04:25 was able to somehow cling to a mattress and survived. 04:29 They defied the warnings. 04:32 They defied the last call. And they lost. 04:37 They were in the direct line of their hurricane 04:41 as it slammed into the apartment, 04:43 and they were having a party. 04:47 Wow! 04:49 Isn't that really a commentary 04:52 on what's going on in our generation? 04:55 Would you agree, there's a storm coming 04:59 and everybody thinks, it's just party time? 05:02 Would you agree, it's time to get boarded up, 05:05 and exit this old world, and get into the word of God, 05:09 and find our shelter in Jesus Christ? 05:12 The days are numbered. 05:14 I believe that God has a loving last message of mercy. 05:22 So how does the Bible depict the final, loving, 05:25 urgent, warning messages to go around the world 05:28 before Jesus comes? 05:30 Take your Bible and turn with me to the dynamic, 05:32 symbolic prophetic Book of Revelation. 05:35 Everyone say the Revelation. Revelation. 05:38 Revelation Chapter 14, we're looking at the heart, 05:42 the center of the Book of Revelation, 05:44 the apocalypse, Revelations 14. 05:47 This book comes down, 05:49 they, the messages embraced in this colorful book, 05:53 come down the corridors of time 05:55 with relevance in our day like never before. 05:59 Revelation Chapter 14, looking there at verse six. 06:05 "Then, I saw another angel." 06:07 The word angel, in the Greek as the word angelos, 06:09 from which we get messenger. 06:11 And a messenger brings his message. 06:14 So here comes the heaven sent urgent, compelling message 06:19 to go to earth's remotest bounds, 06:22 just before Jesus comes. 06:24 "Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven 06:27 having the everlasting gospel." 06:29 The word gospel means good news. 06:30 It's all about Jesus. 06:32 "To preach to those, to proclaim 06:35 to those who dwell on the earth, 06:36 to every nation, tribe, tongue and people." 06:40 So what's the scope of this message? 06:42 It's urgent. It comes with a loud voice. 06:45 It's from heaven. 06:46 It's just before the return of Jesus, 06:49 and the scope of it is worldwide. 06:52 So I want you to notice verse seven. 06:54 "Saying with a, what kind of voice?" 06:56 "Loud voice." 06:58 Just like Police Chief Jerry Peralta 07:01 sounded his final calls, his final warning, 07:04 his final offer to evacuate. 07:07 You know, they defied it, 07:09 they ignored it, they resisted it, 07:12 they rejected it to their demise. 07:14 And I want you to notice, this is the last call 07:17 that goes around the world. 07:18 And it comes with a-- 07:20 What kind of voice, a loud voice. 07:22 In other words, it's Revelation's 07:24 most urgent messages. 07:26 Notice here in verse number seven. 07:28 "Saying with a loud voice." 07:29 Would you agree with the idea 07:31 of an angel coming with a loud voice means 07:33 that God is beckoning for our audience? 07:36 God is, is compelled 07:39 because of the urgency of the hour, 07:41 to try to grip our attention and tell us, "Listen. 07:44 Listen to this message." 07:45 "Saying with a loud voice." 'Fear God.'" 07:47 Would you agree, God is trying 07:49 to get the attention of a preoccupied self absorbed, 07:53 entertained to death generation? 07:54 Are you with me, tonight? 07:56 "Saying with a loud voice, fear God 07:58 and give glory to Him, for the hour 08:01 of His judgment has come." 08:05 "For the hour of his judgment has come." 08:10 "Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, 08:12 and the sea and the springs of water." 08:13 I don't have time to get into the second angel's message 08:16 and the third angel's message. 08:18 But I want to put in a crosshairs 08:20 of our investigation tonight, in this hour of power, 08:24 the hour of His judgment. 08:26 Let's sharpen the focus, 08:27 let's get out the magnifying glass, 08:29 we are gonna Zero in on this expression 08:32 and see, what is the nature of this judgment. 08:36 When did it begin? How does it impact us? 08:39 How do we relate to the fact 08:41 that we're living in the hour of God's judgment? 08:45 Would you agree, it sounds pretty serious, doesn't it? 08:46 All right, so I want you notice here, 08:50 what does it mean, "Everlasting Gospel?" 08:53 Everlasting Gospel. The gospel is of Jesus Christ. 08:57 How many of you're glad that when you watch the bad news, 09:00 in the evening news, 09:01 thank God, you know the good news. 09:03 Can you say amen? Amen. 09:05 And so all I can say is, 09:08 the bad news is reminder of the good news that 09:10 Jesus is going to come and take His people home, 09:14 who are ready, who are prepared. 09:16 And the Bible makes it very clear, the best. 09:18 I've read the last two chapters of the Bible, 09:21 in the Book of Revelation. 09:22 The best is yet to come. Can you shout amen tonight? 09:25 And so the Gospel of Jesus Christ, 09:28 it says, it's the everlasting gospel. 09:30 So that embraces the past, present 09:32 and future work of Jesus Christ. 09:34 Would agree the gospel is all about 09:36 what Christ has done for you? 09:38 What He is doing for you? And what He will do for you? 09:41 You see, what has He done for us. 09:44 How many are thankful that He created you? 09:45 You did not evolve. 09:47 Can you say amen? Amen. 09:48 You look better than a monkey any day. 09:51 And I want to notice here, past, creation of us. 09:55 Secondly, and by the way, it says worship the Creator. 09:58 That's what it says there, in the first angel's message. 10:01 Then secondly, past, redemption for us. 10:04 He redeemed us on the cross by His precious blood. 10:08 Thirdly, that's present now, He's interceding for us. 10:13 That's why when I send emails out, 10:15 I typically end with Jesus lives for us, Mark 10:21 Why do I do that? 10:23 Because the Bible says in Hebrew 7:25 10:25 that He ever lives to make intercession for us, 10:30 Hebrew 7:25. 10:31 How many are thankful that right now, 10:33 He is pleading His blood for you? 10:35 How many agree, it's the last call 10:37 from Heaven's throne room? 10:38 The last message of mercy, He pleads His blood, 10:42 His merits, His righteousness in our behalf. 10:46 And so I want you notice here, that's the good news. 10:48 Would you agree this is good news? 10:50 But there is, how many want the full gospel, 10:52 the whole gospel? 10:54 Notice here, present, He's judging for us. 10:57 John 5:22, Jesus said 11:00 that the Father has given all judgment to the Son 11:03 because He's also the Son of man. 11:05 He's been here, done that. 11:07 He's been tempted yet, 11:08 with out giving in to temptation. 11:12 He was sinless. Can you say amen? 11:14 Perfection personified. 11:17 And the Bible makes it very, very clear 11:20 that he was without sin, although we were severely beset 11:23 with temptations or barrage of temptations. 11:26 How many agree that the devil hounded Him every step He took? 11:32 In Hebrews 4:14-16 makes it very clear. 11:35 He knows how to sympathize with us 11:37 because He was tempted like us and He's our intercessor, 11:40 our great high priest in the heavenly sanctuary 11:43 at the right hand of God. 11:46 So He's judging for us. 11:49 He's our intercessor, but He's also our judge. 11:52 So He pleads His blood for us 11:54 and He's going to judge in our favor. 11:57 So all I can say is, "Here comes the judge." 12:01 And He is Jesus, the one who created us, 12:05 died for us, intercedes for us, is judge for us. 12:10 How many agree, the deck is stacked in your favor? 12:13 Yeah. 12:17 And so I want you notice here, future. 12:21 What work is Jesus going to do in the future? 12:24 Glorification. How many agree? 12:25 You accept Christ's justification. 12:28 You walk with Jesus, sanctification, 12:32 in preparation for glorification. 12:35 How many are looking forward to getting a brand new body, 12:37 brand new model, instant weight loss program? 12:42 No more backaches, no more Pepto-Bismol, 12:44 no more Tylenol, no more Walgreens. 12:49 I don't know, is that okay to say on television. 12:51 But anyway, future-- Jesus is coming for us. 12:56 What if I told you tonight, 12:59 I have some news to tell you, 13:00 and I could show you from the Bible, 13:02 and you knew it was true? 13:03 And I read in the Bible, Jesus is not coming again. 13:08 He died for you. But He's not coming for you. 13:12 Would you agree? 13:13 That wouldn't be the full gospel. 13:15 It's good news, He died for you. 13:17 But the gospel must include 13:19 the ones He died for, He's coming for. 13:21 Can you say amen? Amen. 13:23 And so the Bible makes it very clear, 13:25 the gospel of Jesus Christ is the everlasting gospel 13:28 past, present and future. 13:30 Would you agree? He's got you covered, amen. 13:33 And so the gospel leads us 13:35 to keep our eyes on Jesus alone. 13:38 The devil is working with fever pitch 13:41 to try to annoy us, harass us, and distract us, 13:45 and divert us from looking to Jesus. 13:50 So many channels to watch, 13:53 so many different kinds of music to listen to, 13:56 so many voices, so many deadlines, 13:59 so many pressures. 14:00 Jesus said, "Be careful, lest the cares of this world, 14:04 and the pleasures of this world 14:07 preclude you from being ready 14:09 for that great day when Jesus comes." 14:11 And so the gospel leads us 14:14 to keep our eyes on Jesus alone. 14:15 Isaiah 45:22 14:18 "Look unto me and be ye saved, 14:22 all the ends of the earth." 14:24 How are we saved? Not by a formula. 14:27 We are saved, 14:29 not by just because we are able to say some words. 14:31 We're saved by looking to Jesus. 14:34 We're saved by looking to Jesus. 14:36 Hebrews 12, go there with me very quickly. 14:39 Hebrews chapter twelve, I love the book of Hebrews. 14:42 The book of Hebrews is a book that helps us to unlock 14:45 the work of Jesus in the heavenly sanctuary. 14:49 Hebrews Chapter 12, Hebrews Chapter 12, 14:52 Paul is writing here by the inspiration 14:56 of the Holy Spirit, verse number 1, 14:59 "Therefore, we also, since we are surrounded by 15:02 so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight 15:06 in the sin which so easily ensnares us." 15:08 Do you find that the devil knows 15:10 what button to push? 15:13 Would you agree? He studies us, unfortunately. 15:16 He doesn't go on vacation. 15:18 The Bible does say, "You resist the devil, and he'll flee." 15:20 But eventually it comes back. James 4:7. 15:23 But "Greater is He that is in you 15:25 than he that is in the world." 15:27 1 John 4:4. 15:28 And the Bible says, 15:29 "Give up that sin, that so easily ensnares you." 15:33 You know your weaknesses and the Bible says, 15:36 "Bring your weaknesses to your great high priest." 15:39 Hebrews 4:14-16. All right, let's keep going. 15:41 "And the sin which so easily ensnares us, 15:44 and let us run with endurance 15:46 the race that is set before us." 15:48 "Endurance," everybody say that word. 15:50 "Endurance." Endurance. 15:51 What does that mean? Don't give up. 15:54 The devil is trying to discourage you. 15:57 There are more depressed people today than ever before. 16:03 Guess what? 16:05 I've got an excellent prescription for depression. 16:09 I've got an excellent anti-depressant. 16:14 Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith." 16:18 Now, I'm not trying to say to boo 16:20 to every, every doctor, anything. 16:23 That's not, that's not my point. 16:24 I'm simply, you know, I believe medicine 16:26 has its role and so forth, but I'm here to tell you, 16:29 whatever you take, you need to take Jesus, number one. 16:33 Let Him be your guide, let Him be your Lord, amen. 16:35 The Bible says here, "Looking under Jesus, 16:38 the author and finisher of our faith. 16:42 He will finish what he started in your life. 16:44 Philippians 1:6 says 16:46 that "The Lord will finish what He started." 16:49 And would you agree? 16:50 He's not finished with you or I yet. 16:54 Be patient with me, I'm under construction. 16:56 Wear a hard hat. 16:58 And so I want you to notice here, 17:00 Paul says, "Don't give up." 17:03 Hang in there. How? 17:05 By looking to Jesus. 17:07 Didn't Jesus say in Luke 21:28, 17:09 in the context of talking about the ominous time of the end? 17:13 He said there, "Look up, 17:14 for you're redemption draws nigh." 17:17 Well, if you look up right now, 17:20 eventually you're gonna see Jesus come but prior to that, 17:23 you still look up and you see Jesus. 17:26 And you look up and what do you see, 17:28 you see Jesus interceding for you, pleading His blood. 17:32 How many agree? He carries you upon His heart. 17:34 Amen. 17:36 And so the Bible says that our prayers 17:39 are taken up by our great high priest, Jesus Christ. 17:43 And He takes your prayers. 17:46 No matter how feeble, if they're sincere, 17:48 He takes those prayers upon His heart, 17:51 and upon His lips, 17:52 and He makes confession before the Father. 17:54 In other words, your prayers become His prayers. 17:56 Can you shout amen? Amen. 17:58 You recognize good news here, tonight. 18:00 And so the Bible says, here Paul says, 18:02 "That will help you from giving up." 18:05 Aren't you glad 18:07 that when the devil tempts you to just throw in the towel 18:11 and when the devil tempts you to just cover in defeat, 18:15 aren't you glad that you can look up by faith 18:18 and you hear Jesus. 18:19 Oh, I can hear him pleading His blood, saying, 18:22 "Oh, my father, Mark Fox is my son." 18:26 And the father says, "If he's your son, he's my son too." 18:29 Didn't Jesus say, I'll go to my God 18:31 and your God, my Father and your Father. 18:34 Now, I want to notice here beloved, 18:37 endurance means don't give up. 18:39 What will keep us from giving up 18:41 in the time of the end, 18:42 knowing that He's at the right hand of God? 18:46 You and I cannot lose if we're looking to Jesus. 18:50 Do you know it's impossible to sin 18:51 while you're looking to Jesus? 18:54 But why do we sin? 18:56 Because we took our eyes off Jesus. 19:01 Is that gospel truth, what I just said there? 19:06 Is He able to keep me from falling 19:08 and present me faultless before His throne of grace, 19:11 Jude verse 24. 19:14 Why do we sin? 19:16 Because we take our eyes off Jesus. 19:19 What happened to Peter? 19:21 When he was looking to Jesus, 19:22 he was actually able to walk on water. 19:25 Would you agree? That's like obedience. 19:29 What happened when he took his eyes off Jesus? 19:32 Spiritual law of gravity, drowning 19:36 and he came up sputtering and crying out, 19:39 "Lord, save me or I perish." 19:41 And the hand of Jesus was right there. 19:43 Now beloved, our great high priest, 19:45 is this "Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever." 19:49 Hebrews 13:8. 19:50 He still has a merciful hand to lift you up when you fail 19:54 and well, He can keep you from falling. 19:56 Can you say amen? 19:57 And so the Bible says here, "Looking under Jesus." 20:01 Looking unto Jesus, what does that mean? 20:03 Think about Him, dwell upon Him, 20:04 study about His life, death, burial, resurrection, 20:07 ascension, intercession and soon coming. 20:10 Jesus in the morning, 20:12 Jesus at noon, Jesus in the evening, 20:15 Jesus at work, Jesus at Wal-Mart, 20:17 Jesus wherever you go. 20:20 Bible says "pray without ceasing." 20:23 1 Thessalonians 5:17. 20:24 Jesus said in the time of the end, "Pray always." 20:27 Luke 21: 36. I want you notice here. 20:31 "Looking unto Jesus, author," that is the originator. 20:35 And the perfector or the "finisher of our faith." 20:37 What is Jesus working on? He is working on your faith. 20:40 Because we stand by faith, we walk by faith, 20:43 and you can't be saved without faith. 20:45 We're not saved by faith, 20:46 were saved by grace through faith. 20:49 The grace of God does you no good 20:51 unless you believe the grace of God will save you. 20:54 And it will take a miracle to save you. 20:57 And He's works miracles. "He's the Alpha and Omega." 21:01 He finishes what he starts. Amen. 21:03 How many agree, 21:04 He's doing something marvelous in your life? 21:06 He's doing something really amazing in your life. 21:10 And so I want you notice here, "Looking unto Jesus, 21:12 the author and finisher of our faith, 21:14 who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross. 21:18 Well, what made him endure the cross? 21:20 Because He saw 21:21 that He would be able to spend eternity with you. 21:24 How many agree? 21:26 When He died on the cross, He had you in His mind. 21:27 And you know what, 21:29 He still has you in His mind, in His heart. 21:32 If you are going through a personal crisis in your life, 21:35 if you are facing financial challenges, 21:38 if you are suffering from a health problem, 21:40 if your marriage is needing a miracle, 21:42 if you have a special concern for your children, 21:45 whatever you need maybe, give us a call 21:47 and we will pray with you. 21:48 For your prayer requests call us at 1-855-336- Free. 21:54 "If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed." 21:57 John 8:36. 22:00 "Looking under Jesus, 22:01 the author and finisher of our faith, 22:03 who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, 22:05 despising the shame, and has sat down 22:08 at the right hand of the throne of God." 22:10 Where is Jesus? Where is Jesus? 22:12 Point to where He is. He's up there. 22:15 I tell my children, I trained my children 22:18 to answer that by hand motion. 22:22 So I say, "Caleb, Jordan, my ten year old, five year old, 22:25 I said, "Where is Jesus?" 22:27 And I've been instructing them. Where is Jesus? 22:29 And it's biblical. Okay, I just want hand motion. 22:37 Is that biblical? Yes. 22:40 You didn't even hear me say anything. 22:44 How many agree, He is interceding for you? 22:47 How many agree, He's always at your right hand? 22:49 "I have set the Lord always before me 22:51 because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved." 22:53 Psalm 16:8. 22:54 But the Bible says, "Christ in you, 22:56 the hope of glory," Colossians 1: 27. 22:58 Shout amen tonight. All right. 23:00 And so I want to notice, what is Jesus doing now? 23:04 What is He doing now? 23:06 Go with me to Romans Chapter two. 23:07 Romans Chapter two, all right. 23:10 We've got to put our foot on the accelerator here, 23:13 Romans Chapter two. Romans Chapter two. 23:19 And I urge those watching a television 23:21 or their Internet to get a hold of us. 23:24 And we'll get you some material. 23:27 Romans Chapter two, Romans 2:16, 23:33 "In the day when God will judge the secrets of men by." 23:40 Who is the judge? Underline it, highlight it. 23:42 Who is it? Who is he? 23:44 Jesus Christ is the judge. 23:46 "According to my," what?" To my gospel." 23:50 So tonight, if you're gonna hear 23:53 Mark Fox preach the gospel. 23:55 And you want to hear the full gospel, 23:57 it's the past, present, future work of Jesus Christ, 24:00 the everlasting gospel, Three Angels' messages. 24:03 And that would include, that would embrace 24:06 an explanation, an examination, 24:11 a focus upon the work of Jesus, in the heavenly sanctuary, 24:19 as our great high priest and our judge, 24:23 both of these things, 24:25 I will show you were going on now. 24:27 Because the Bible makes it clear 24:30 that this judgment occurs 24:33 while the gospel is being proclaimed. 24:37 Part of the gospel is Jesus 24:38 is gonna judge the secrets of men. 24:41 And let's go back to the Book of Revelation 24:43 and let's get some contextual, sequential framework. 24:48 All right. Let's go there. 24:50 Let's get a sequence. Everybody say sequence. 24:53 Sequence. All right. 24:54 Not suspense, sequence. All right, here we go. 24:57 Now, we want to know the truth tonight. 24:58 Notice here, 24:59 the first angel's message declares announcement. 25:03 Present tense, we are living in the hour of God's judgment. 25:07 We have already established 25:09 that we are living in a defining moment 25:11 of world's history known as the time of the end. 25:14 There's a period of time of the end. 25:17 You'll know when the end comes, 25:19 but we're living in the time of the end. 25:22 And so the Bible makes it clear, 25:24 in the time of the end, Jesus would be engaged 25:28 in His final work, this part of the gospel, 25:31 His final work for us in the heavenly temple. 25:34 Where is He? 25:36 In the heavenly temple 25:37 and it happens before He comes again. 25:38 And this announcement must go to earth remotest bounds, 25:41 it's Revelations most urgent message. 25:44 Revelation Chapter 14, 25:45 what happens after these three angels, 25:49 these messages are preached? 25:50 The word preached is used there. 25:52 Preach with a loud voice urgently around the world. 25:56 What then will take place? What event? 26:00 Notice here, verse 14, 26:02 "Then I looked, behold a white cloud, 26:06 and on the cloud sat one like the Son of man 26:09 having on his head a golden crown 26:12 and in his hand a sharp sickle." 26:13 Mixing metaphors or imagery there, 26:16 "He's coming as King of Kings and Lord of Lords." 26:18 Revelation Chapter 19 makes that clear. 26:20 But He is also not only coming 26:23 as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, 26:25 He is coming as a heavenly harvester. 26:29 I want you to notice here that the whole world 26:31 will be polarized into two camps, two sides. 26:35 The wheat, and in this case the sour grapes. 26:39 The righteous and the wicked. 26:42 There's only, always been a line of demarcation 26:44 between the two but that line is widening. 26:48 And so the Bible makes it very clear 26:51 that the Lord Jesus is gonna come 26:53 when the earth is ripe. 26:56 The righteous are ripe and the wicked are ripe. 26:59 What does it mean ripe? Ready. 27:01 How do we get ready? 27:02 Character, development, becoming like Jesus. 27:06 That is how we get ready. To become more like Jesus. 27:10 And at every phase, at every stage, at every step, 27:14 at every point of development, in becoming like Jesus, 27:17 you are accepted in the beloved 27:19 and even though He's not finished with you yet, 27:22 if Jesus wants to come tonight, 27:23 if you are in Christ, you will be saved. 27:26 Even though, He's not done with you yet. 27:29 Because sanctification is the work of a lifetime. 27:33 You will never say, "All right. 27:34 It's finished with me. Got it all done." 27:37 But how many agree, you've got to keep your eyes on Jesus 27:40 as long as there is a devil, 27:41 there is temptation and possibility of falling. 27:46 And so I want you to notice here, 27:48 want you to notice here that first these messages 27:51 go around the world in preparation of the harvest. 27:54 So the God's people can be ripe or ready for the picking. 27:58 And just as we use the analogy of, of for example, fruit. 28:03 Fruit in its final stages ripens very quickly. 28:07 Doesn't it? 28:09 And so God's people in the last days 28:10 are gonna be ripening more rapidly 28:12 becoming more like Jesus, or more like the world, 28:16 more rapidly in the last days than ever before. 28:20 We are living in an unparalleled, unusual hour. 28:24 And so the Bible makes it very clear 28:25 that the harvest is coming. 28:27 It's coming. 28:28 This is the coming of the Lord when we're gathered together 28:30 to meet the Lord in those clouds. 28:32 The Lord comes on a cloud, we meet Him in the clouds. 28:34 Amen, and this is not just puffy clouds. 28:37 I'm talking about a lot of holy angels. 28:39 Can you say amen? Amen. 28:41 A swarm of holy angels, right. 28:43 And so I want you to notice here, 28:45 I want you to notice here, we continue, 28:47 what is Jesus doing now? 28:49 He is preparing us for the harvest. 28:52 Number four, what urgent message 28:55 is to be preached around the world 28:56 before Jesus comes again, 28:59 I repeat, by the way, you'll notice something 29:01 that I'm guilty of, on purpose, I repeat myself. 29:07 Well, come on now. 29:08 Don't you do that with your husband? 29:12 Let me ask the husband, 29:13 did your wife ever repeat herself? 29:15 Yeah, I thought so. 29:18 Ladies, does your husband ever repeat, 29:20 all right, anyway, you get my drill. 29:22 The point is this, when you love somebody, 29:25 at least, you're supposed to do it in love, 29:26 you repeat yourself. 29:28 Because even in school, you have repetition 29:30 because repetition is the key to retention. 29:33 And so what urgent message is to be preached 29:36 around the world before Jesus comes again? 29:38 The hour of His judgment, it's here. 29:42 It's arrived, it's in session, it has convened. 29:47 So what does it mean? 29:48 The hour of God's judgment, it's here. 29:51 It's arrived. Preach it. 29:53 We're living in the judgment hour. 29:55 Well, what does it mean? 29:56 Would you agree in judgment 29:59 that means something is decided? 30:01 Something is weighed and then a verdict is reached. 30:06 And so what does Jesus decide, judge or determine judge 30:13 before He come again during this judgment hour, 30:16 what does He decide in that judgment. 30:18 Go with me to the Book of Revelation. 30:19 Oh, you're already there. 30:21 Okay, then just turn a couple of pages to the back 30:24 of your Bible, last page in scripture. 30:28 Revelation 21, 22:11, all right. 30:33 Before Jesus comes, look at verse 12 30:35 "Behold I come in-- I am coming quickly." 30:37 All right. Let's go back, verse 11. 30:39 "He who is unjust let him be unjust still. 30:42 He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. 30:44 He who is righteous, let him be righteous still. 30:46 He who is holy, let him be holy still." 30:48 This is a sentence that is preached 30:53 during the hour of God's judgment 30:55 before Jesus comes as King of Kings 30:57 and Lord of Lords, and a heavenly harvester. 31:00 This verdict has reached. Who's the judge? 31:04 Jesus. 31:07 And so the Bible makes it very clear, 31:08 there will be a time when probation, 31:11 human probation, 31:13 that is opportunity for salvation, 31:15 probation, opportunity for salvation. 31:20 This is talking about, this is throwing the spotlight 31:24 upon a very solemn event. 31:30 Let me punctuate this. 31:32 The close of probation, he that is unjust, 31:36 that's it, that person is unjust. 31:38 That's it, that's the way, you're gonna stay. 31:39 This person's righteous, 31:40 that's the way they're gonna stay. 31:42 How many agree, it's either good news or bad news. 31:43 I like the good news. How many agree? 31:45 You accept the good news, 31:47 there's nothing but good news in terms of your salvation. 31:49 Can you say amen? Amen. 31:50 I didn't say, you're gonna glide into heaven. 31:53 But I did say your salvation is secure in Jesus Christ. 31:57 I want you to notice here, beloved. 31:59 Verse 12, after the close of probation, 32:03 some time after that what event is next? 32:07 Didn't the Bible tells us, 32:08 tell us there's the hour of God's judgment 32:10 and then there's the harvest? 32:11 So in other words, the judgment, 32:12 the hour of God's judgment is complete and then He comes. 32:18 So the judgment has gone its full course 32:21 and every person is in one of two categories, 32:25 either in or out, saved or lost. 32:30 Would you agree, when Jesus comes, 32:31 He knows who He is coming for? 32:35 Verse 12, "Behold, I am coming quickly. 32:39 And my reward is with me to give everyone 32:41 according to his work." 32:42 If He comes with his rewards, 32:44 that pre-supposes and that necessitates 32:47 some type of determination or judgment 32:51 before He comes with its rewards, 32:53 who gets what rewards. 32:55 So first, there is a judgment, then there is His soon return. 33:00 Now beloved, this is all part of the gospel. 33:03 So what does the Bible call that process 33:05 in which Jesus determines 33:07 who will be saved and who will be lost? 33:08 What is that process? 33:10 What would you call that process? 33:11 Judgment. The hour of His Judgment. 33:13 If you're with me thus far saying amen? 33:15 Amen. Are you really with me? 33:17 Say a louder amen? Amen. 33:19 If I've left you in the desk, be quiet. 33:23 Now, where does this judgment take place 33:25 and how does the Bible describe this momentous event? 33:29 Now, let's go to the Book of Daniel. 33:30 Daniel and Revelation are twins. 33:32 They're inseparable Daniel 7:9 and 10. 33:38 "I watched till thrones were put in place, 33:40 and the Ancient of Days was seated. 33:43 His Garment was white as snow. 33:45 And the hair of his head was white like, 33:47 it was like pure wool. 33:49 His throne was a fiery flame," 33:52 His wheels, "its wheels are burning fire." 33:54 We're talking about a movable majestic, 33:57 awesome, cosmic throne. 33:59 A throne-- 34:00 "A thousand, thousands ministered to him. 34:02 Ten thousand times, 34:04 ten thousands stood before him." 34:05 I got a question for you. 34:06 How many angels are, holy angels are there? 34:08 We know, one third of the angels 34:09 are kicked out of heaven. 34:12 Because they, they rebelled against God. 34:16 But I got, in next Revelation Chapter 12 34:17 makes that clear, but I got a question. 34:19 How many, how many holy angels do you think they are? 34:20 Okay, let's do a little quiz, all right, by show of hands. 34:23 How many think, 34:24 there's hundreds and hundreds of angels? 34:27 All right, how many think 34:28 there are thousands and thousands of angels? 34:34 All right, how many think there's millions of angels? 34:37 All right, how many think there's billions of angles? 34:40 Now, if you raise your hand five times, 34:42 you know, that doesn't work. 34:45 So I want to know who's honest 34:46 and said the billions, first time up. 34:49 You are the A students, the A plus. 34:51 All the rest are very, very good. 34:52 You all passed, kind of. Is it, Mark, how do you know? 34:58 How many brought in a guardian angel with you tonight? 35:02 How many people are there in the world? 35:05 Six billion. 35:06 Doesn't everybody have a guardian angel? 35:10 Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. 35:13 Every single person on planet earth 35:16 has a guardian angel. 35:17 Some are making the guardian Angels work overtime. 35:23 Come on there, been there, done that. 35:26 Sudden changes are about to catch the world by surprise. 35:30 Amazing Bible prophecies are fast fulfilling. 35:33 Do ancient prophecies predict a sudden economic collapse? 35:37 Will the Middle East crisis erupt into World War III? 35:40 Are we living on the eve of Armageddon? 35:43 How will the final moves of the anti-Christ affect you? 35:46 What is the future 35:47 of the United States of America? 35:49 How will natural disasters usher in the mark of the beast? 35:54 Now, you can watch the entire Amazing Prophecies series 35:58 of 32 hope filled messages on DVD. 36:01 Don't guess about the future, know the future. 36:05 The complete set of DVDs 36:07 is available for a gift of $60 or more. 36:10 Call us at 1-855-336-FREE. 36:14 Or you can send a check or money order 36:16 to Forever Free Ministries, 36:18 2001 Munro Park, Corinth, Texas, 76208. 36:23 You can also visit us online at foreverfreeministry.org 36:28 So we're talking about who knows how many angels 36:31 gather around the holy throne of God. 36:34 How many agree that angels are not lazy? 36:38 They work for our salvation. 36:40 The Bible says, they are ministering spirits 36:42 set forth to minister to those who are heirs of salvation, 36:45 Hebrews Chapter 1. 36:48 So I want you to notice here, what's this solemn, 36:51 majestic, heavenly celestial event? 36:55 It's right here, are you ready? 36:58 It's like, you've a heavenly drum roll. 37:01 Here it is, the court in heaven, 37:06 at the throne was seated. 37:10 Now, I've been in a courtroom, and when the judge sits down, 37:18 you listen, because he's about to make some decisions. 37:25 "The court was seated 37:29 and the books were open." 37:34 The word court there can also be rendered judgment. 37:39 Some versions, some translations 37:41 employed the word judgment. 37:44 Either way, it's interchangeable, 37:47 synonymous. 37:48 So I want you to notice beloved, 37:50 the judgment convened in session, in heaven 37:56 and what's the, what's involved in this judgment? 38:00 A lot of decisions are being made that affect 38:03 every single person who is in the books. 38:08 "The books were open." 38:12 So the focal point of the judgment 38:15 is what's recorded. 38:19 Now, these days, 38:22 recording one another is very eerily easy. 38:29 Smile, brush your teeth, you're on Candid camera, 38:32 sometimes you don't even know it. 38:34 How many agree, there's a whole lot of cameras? 38:35 If you go to London, for example, 38:37 I haven't been there, but if you go to London, 38:39 I understand, they have a lot of the surveillance cameras. 38:44 How many agree 38:45 God has a better surveillance system than any government? 38:49 Scrutiny beyond measure, a recording, you know, 38:53 but God doesn't need computers. 38:55 They still use books, apparently. 38:57 But they're accurate. Can you say amen? 38:59 They are accurate. And what do they record? 39:03 Everything about your life. 39:06 Everything, everything. Now, I want you to notice here. 39:12 I want you to notice here, 39:14 what are the names of some of those books 39:16 that are open in the judgment? 39:19 Well, there's the Book of Life. 39:21 There's the Book of Remembrance. 39:24 And some other books, 39:25 but these are two key books right there. 39:27 The Book of Life, when you give your heart to Jesus, 39:31 to the lamb, your name is written down in glory. 39:35 Your name is registered in the Lamb's Book of Life. 39:38 That's the only way you can get in the Lamb's Book of Life, 39:41 if you give your heart to the Lamb. 39:45 And so, the Bible makes it very clear 39:47 even in Philippians Chapter 4 39:49 talks about some gospel workers, 39:51 some ladies who are gospel workers 39:53 who had their names written in the Lamb's Book of Life, 39:55 in the Book of Life. 39:56 The Book of Revelation talks about 39:58 the Lamb's Book of Life 40:00 and that if you're not in the Lamb's Book of Life, 40:02 you will go to hell fire, kind of makes me want to be 40:04 in the Lamb's Book of Life. 40:06 And to stay there. 40:08 And then there's the Book of Remembrance, 40:09 Malachi 3:16 says that, 40:13 that "the Lord hearkened and heard, and listen 40:19 to those who were talking about Him." 40:23 And it was written down. 40:27 I believe that this meeting is being written down. 40:29 How many want to have a good record 40:31 being written down? 40:32 "I heard the gospel and I accepted it 40:35 with all my heart, with every fiber of my being." 40:38 Can you say amen? 40:39 And so what blessed Assurances are given 40:42 to those who trust and obey Jesus? 40:45 You know, the scripture I like to emphasize each night, 40:49 "You will arise and have mercy upon Zion," God's people. 40:53 You give your heart to Jesus, really you are Zion. 40:56 "You will arise and have mercy upon Zion 40:58 for the time to favor her." 41:01 "Yes, the set time has come." Psalms 102:13. 41:05 Question, hour of God's judgment. 41:09 Is that for you or against you? It's up to you. 41:15 Coming of the Lord, for you or against you? 41:19 Depends how you relate to Jesus. 41:22 You read that in Revelation 6, 41:24 some will, gonna run and hide, when He comes. 41:27 How many of you've ever heard, 41:28 "You can run but you can't hide?" 41:30 Well, that applies also in the judgment. 41:33 Now listen carefully, listen carefully. 41:37 Would you be interested in being guaranteed 41:41 of God's favor during the judgment hour? 41:45 Listen to what the Bible says, "I was watching," 41:47 this is the Book of Daniel Chapter Seven, same Chapter 41:51 verse 21, 22, judgment in favor of the saints. 41:54 Can you read this with me? Let's go. 41:56 "I was watching and the same horn," 41:58 that's the anti-Christ, "was making war 42:00 against the saints and prevailing against them, 42:03 until the Ancient of Days came and a judgment was made 42:11 in favor of the saints of the Most High, 42:15 and the time came for the saints 42:17 to possess the kingdom." 42:19 First, there's a judgment in favor of us. 42:21 And ultimately you're going to get the kingdom. 42:23 Can you say amen? 42:26 First, you're written down in the King's book. 42:29 And then the King of Kings comes for you 42:31 to take you to His Kingdom. 42:35 How can we have confidence to face the judgment? 42:38 Proverbs 28:13, the wise man Solomon penned these words, 42:42 he says, "He who confesses and forsakes his sins, 42:49 shall obtain mercy." 42:52 Confession and repentance go together. 42:58 Repentance is not, I'm sorry, crocodile tears. 43:06 Repentance, the Bible says, is a deep sorrow for sin. 43:10 You and I cannot come up with it. 43:12 Many people think, first you repent, 43:14 then you come to Jesus. 43:15 You come to Jesus, and ask Him, 43:16 "Lord, help me to really be sorry for my sins." 43:19 Because the Bible talks about in Corinthians. 43:21 It talks about a godly sorrow. 43:23 A godly sorrow that is different 43:25 from the worldly sorrow. 43:26 How many agree with, you come to the foot of the cross, 43:29 it makes you want to hate anything in your life 43:32 that would put him on that cross? 43:36 You don't want to crucify Him afresh, 43:37 as it says in Hebrews 6. 43:39 So I want you to notice here, confess and forsake them. 43:43 Is there anything in your life that you need to forsake? 43:45 Anything in your life, you need to get rid off? 43:47 Any addictions, any, any pet sins, then confess it 43:51 and let it go before the Lord, and be forgiven. 43:56 And so, 1 John Chapter 4, 43:58 let's go there, 1 John Chapter 4. 44:00 1 John 4:17, 44:03 "Love has been perfected among us in this, 44:06 that we may have boldness in the Day of Judgment 44:10 because as He is, so are we in this world." 44:13 Another words, if you want to have confidence 44:16 in the judgment, you want to be like Jesus, 44:20 you want to be like Him, 44:22 and if you're seeking to be like Him, 44:23 you can have boldness on the Day of Judgment, 44:26 because as He is, so you are. 44:29 And the Bible says verse 18, "There is no fear in love." 44:33 Beloved, I don't give this message tonight 44:35 to cause you to fear, but rather to wake up, 44:41 shake up, look up and never give up. 44:46 So I want you to notice here, there is no fear in love, 44:53 but "perfect love casts out fear 44:55 because fear involves judgment," 44:57 I'm sorry, "Torment." 44:58 Yeah and torment of idea 45:00 that somehow you wouldn't pass judgment, "but your fears 45:02 is not been made perfect in love." 45:04 Should we fear and tremble? 45:06 Unless, we don't love Him, 45:08 and we don't trust Him, oh, yes. 45:10 But you got to make your calling and election sure. 45:14 Can a person's name be blotted out 45:17 or removed from the Book of Life? 45:20 Don't believe me, believe the Bible. 45:22 Let's go there, Revelation Chapter 22, 45:26 looking there at verse 18, 45:30 "For I testified to everyone 45:31 who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, 45:34 if anyone adds to these things, God will add to him 45:37 the plagues that are written in this book. 45:38 And if anyone takes away from the words 45:40 of the book of this prophecy, 45:41 God shall take away his part from the book of Life, 45:47 from the holy city and from the things 45:49 which are written in this book." 45:50 Your name can be removed from the Book of Life, 45:57 if we are not following on to know the Lord. 46:02 Hebrew-- Hosea 6:1-3. 46:05 "And the Lord said to Moses, 'whoever has sinned against me, 46:09 I will blot him out of my book.'" 46:11 Exodus 32:33. 46:13 Well, "we've all sinned 46:15 and come short of the glory of God." 46:16 Romans 3:23. 46:18 So how can we have confidence in the judgment? 46:20 You've got to repent of sin. You've got a forsake sin. 46:24 And included with sin, 46:26 what's the middle letter in sin? "I." 46:28 What's the middle letter in pride? "I." 46:30 We need to cancel out the "I" 46:32 and say not "I," but Christ lives in me. 46:34 In the life, which I now live in the flesh, 46:36 I live with the faith of the Son of God, 46:40 who love me, gave Himself for me. 46:43 Galatians 2:20. 46:46 And so your name can be blotted out of the Book of Life. 46:50 Would you agree, that's an urgent warning message? 46:54 To sleeping Christians in the last days 46:57 amidst the siren blaring and the neon lights flashing 47:02 of the signs of the times that church is sleeping. 47:05 And here's our alarm clock message 47:08 that comes sounding to us tonight. 47:13 Make sure that you are in Christ, 47:18 because if you're in Christ, you can sleep like a baby. 47:24 Oh, you might have to agonize sometimes, 47:26 you might have to struggle. 47:27 How many of you agree sometimes temptations are strong? 47:30 But Jesus is stronger. 47:32 "No temptation is taken you but such as is common to man 47:35 but God is faithful who will with the temptation 47:37 also provide a way of escape 47:39 that you may be able to endure." 47:40 To bare, 1 Corinthians 10:13. 47:43 Now what parable did Jesus give 47:45 that relates to this judgment going on now? 47:48 Go with me to Matthew Chapter 22. 47:50 Are we learning something tonight? 47:52 Matthew Chapter 22. Jesus was a master storyteller. 47:56 He knew how to cut, strike up good illustrations 48:00 that caught people's attention, and stimulated their interests, 48:04 and talk a practical truths and prophetic truth. 48:07 Look at here, 48:09 "And Jesus answered and spoke to them 48:11 again by parable and said, 48:12 'The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king 48:14 who arrange the marriage for his son.'" 48:15 How many agree, "We are called 48:17 to the marriage supper of the Lamb. 48:18 Revelation 19:7-9. 48:21 "And sent out his servant to call 48:23 those were invited to the wedding. 48:25 And they were not willing to come. 48:26 Again, he sent out other servants, saying, 48:30 "Tell those who are invited, see I have prepared my dinner, 48:35 my oxen and fatted cattle 48:37 are killed, and all things are ready. 48:38 Come to the wedding.'" 48:39 But they made light of it and went their ways 48:42 one to his farm, another to his business. 48:44 And the rest seized his servants, 48:46 treated them spitefully and killed them. 48:48 But when the king heard about it, he was furious. 48:52 And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers 48:54 and burned up their city. 48:55 And he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready 48:58 but those were invited were not worthy.' 49:00 Therefore, go into the highways 49:03 and as many as you find invite to the wedding.'" 49:05 How were they invited? By the gospel proclamation. 49:08 "So those servants went out into the highways 49:11 and gathered together all whom they found 49:13 both bad and good, 49:14 and the wedding was filled with guests. 49:18 But when the king came in to see," 49:23 or examine, or scrutinize, or observe, 49:34 he sees the guests. 49:35 He is surveying them. 49:38 You know, the Bible says in the Revelation 11:1, 49:41 it says that in the last days, 49:43 "God is gonna measure the worshipers." 49:46 That's judgment, that begins in the house of God, 49:48 measure the worshipers. 49:51 How many have ever heard the expression, 49:52 "You better measure up?" 49:53 How many are thankful that Christ makes up 49:55 for your deficiencies, 49:56 if you trust in His righteousness, 49:58 you cannot fail the judgment. 50:00 But you can't trust in your works or righteousness. 50:02 How many of you agree, "Your righteousness is filthy rags?" 50:04 Isaiah 64:6. 50:06 You must be found, 50:07 as Paul said in Philippians 8:9, 50:10 he wanted to be found in Christ's righteousness 50:12 that comes to us by faith. 50:14 And He is gonna measure. 50:16 In this judgment, it's measured, 50:17 who's got the wedding garment on? 50:18 Who's trusting in Jesus? And who is self-sufficient? 50:23 I want you notice here, beloved, 50:26 all this is so powerful, don't miss this. 50:27 Don't miss this. Please, don't miss it. 50:30 "But when the king came in to see the guests," 50:32 that the hour of God's judgment. 50:34 "And he saw a man there 50:36 who did not have on a wedding garment." 50:38 What that wedding garment? 50:40 Revelation 19:7-9 makes it clear, 50:42 "it's a free gift of righteousness." 50:46 It's the righteousness. Christ is our righteousness. 50:49 "The Lord, our righteousness." 50:50 Jeremiah 33:16, 50:53 Jeremiah 23:6, Christ is our righteous. 50:57 1 Corinthians 1:30 makes it clear, 50:59 He is, "Jesus is our righteousness." 51:02 How many of you are thankful? 51:03 His righteousness is like a garment 51:05 that close you, and you could face the judgment, 51:08 and He present you faultless before His throne of grace. 51:13 I want you notice here, in this judgment going on, 51:16 right now, in the house of God, 51:18 God is seeing who's trusting in Jesus' righteousness. 51:21 And who's trying to do the works themselves. 51:24 You say, "Mark, how do you know the difference between, 51:26 if it's a work's righteousness and of works-- 51:29 Of Christ's righteousness? 51:31 Show me your prayer life and I'll show you 51:32 whether you're trusting On Jesus. 51:35 Plain and simple. 51:38 Because if you're praying honestly and fervently 51:41 to the Lord, it's because you're realizing, 51:43 you're utterly dependent on Him and His righteousness. 51:46 Jesus said, "Without me, you can do nothing." 51:50 Not even pass the judgment. John 15:5. 51:53 Well, Paul said "I can do all things 51:55 through Christ who strengthens me." 51:57 Philippians 4:13. 51:58 And that would mean, going through the judgment. 52:01 Now listen carefully. 52:04 "But when the king came in 52:05 to see the guest, he saw a man there 52:08 who did not have on a wedding garment." 52:10 Do you have on your wedding garment, tonight? 52:12 You can't guess about that. 52:13 You've got to know, "I know in whom I have believed in 52:17 and I am persuaded that He is able to keep that 52:20 which I have committed to Him against that day." 52:23 2 Timothy 1:12. 52:25 I want you to notice here, beloved. 52:27 By the way, "Life eternal 52:29 is this that they might know thee." 52:33 John 17:3. Listen here. 52:36 So he said to him, "Friend, 52:37 how did you come in here without a wedding garment?" 52:40 And he was speechless. 52:42 "Then the king said to the servants 52:43 to bind him hand and foot, take him away 52:44 and cast him in a utter darkness. 52:46 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 52:49 For many are called few are chosen." 52:53 Few will really trust in Jesus is the righteousness. 52:57 Few will really "fall on rock and be broken." 53:01 Matthew 21:44. 53:02 Few will say, "Jesus, I am a lost without to you, 53:06 but Jesus, I trust you. 53:09 I trust you." 53:11 Everybody, say that with me. I trust you, Jesus. 53:13 Say it with me, I trust you Jesus. 53:15 Again, I trust you Jesus. 53:18 Trust in him at all times, you people. 53:21 Pull out your heart before Him. 53:23 "God is a refuge for us." Psalms 62:8, oh, beloved. 53:29 I know my Redeemer lives. Can you say amen? 53:34 So therefore, "when the king came in to see the guests, 53:37 he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment." 53:40 This is what's happening in the hour of God's judgment. 53:43 The wedding garment represents 53:44 the robe of Christ's righteousness, 53:46 His perfect character of love. 53:48 Isaiah 61:10 says, "I will greatly rejoice 53:52 because He's clothed me 53:54 with the robe of His righteousness." 53:56 That's something to rejoice about. 54:00 You must trust in Jesus Christ, in His righteousness 54:03 in order to pass the judgment. 54:05 And you will pass in, well, not flying colors, 54:08 you'll pass with that robe, 54:11 that is better than the robe of many colors. 54:13 And by the way, by the way, 54:16 this garment, the Bible Bible talks about 54:18 a rainbow around the throne. 54:20 Oh, that's the coming up, presentation coming up. 54:23 All right. 54:25 What promise does Jesus give 54:26 to those who were overcomers by His grace? 54:29 Let's go there very quickly here, 54:30 our time is evaporating. 54:32 Revelation Chapter 3, Revelation Chapter 3. 54:36 I love this resounding good news here tonight. 54:39 Revelation Chapter 3. Revelation Chapter 3. 54:43 We are feasting at the banquet table tonight. 54:46 Revelation 3:5, "He who overcomes." 54:50 How do you overcome? 54:51 "By the blood of the Lamb 54:53 and the word of your testimony." 54:54 Revelation 12:11. 54:55 And this is the victory 54:57 that overcome of the world, even our faith. 54:59 Faith in who? 1 John 5:4. 55:01 "Faith in Jesus Christ." 55:02 You must have enough faith to believe 55:03 that He gives you a victory. 55:05 "Thanks be to God that giveth us the victory, 55:08 through our Lord Jesus Christ." 55:09 1 Corinthians 15:57. 55:11 I want you to notice here, "to him who overcomes." 55:16 Whatever you don't overcome, 55:17 will overcome you in the judgment. 55:20 "He who overcomes 55:21 shall be clothed in white garments." 55:22 We know what that is. 55:24 "And I will not blot out of his name 55:25 from the Book of Life. 55:27 But I will confess his name 55:28 before my Father and before His angels." 55:31 Is that, is that good news? 55:34 He tells us, "If you seek to overcome as I overcame," 55:37 Revelation 21: or rather 3:21, 55:41 "then you will sit on His throne, 55:43 even as He overcame." 55:45 How many agree? 55:46 He is on His throne because He overcame. 55:50 And we will sit with him on His throne 55:52 because we overcome by the blood of the Lamb 55:55 and the word of our testimony. 55:56 How many agree, this is our testimony, 55:58 the word of God? 55:59 This is what I believe. This becomes my testimony. 56:02 "Faith comes by hearing, 56:03 and hearing of the word of God." 56:04 And how many agree, you have a testimony 56:06 that's born of faith? 56:09 Now, beloved, in closing, 56:13 I invite you to come to Jesus like never before. 56:17 And to say, "I trust you. I will depend on you. 56:22 I cast my helpless soul upon you, 56:25 cloth me with your white robe of righteousness. 56:30 Help me to trust you more than ever before." 56:35 And I gave my heart to Jesus. 56:38 For the first time in my life, "I had a peace 56:40 that passeth understanding," 56:43 a joy unspeakable, full of glory. 56:46 Well, I'm so glad. 56:48 And for anyone who has lost your first love, 56:51 you can repent, you can get it back 56:53 Shall we pray? 56:55 Oh, loving Father, thank you. 56:59 You have given your Son, who died on the cross 57:03 and now Jesus, you plead your blood 57:05 and very soon, you're gonna come. 57:09 Thank you that we're going home to be with Jesus, 57:15 very soon, very soon. 57:18 Thank you, Lord Jesus. 57:21 In your precious name, 57:22 Jesus Christ. Amen. 57:28 All those sudden and alarming changes 57:30 are sweeping across the globe, you in your family 57:34 can be prepared to face the future with confidence. 57:37 The completion set of Amazing Prophecies on DVD 57:41 are available for a gift of $60 or more. 57:44 Call us at 1-855-336-FREE. 57:49 Or send your check or money order 57:50 to Forever Free Ministries, 2001 Munro Park, 57:55 Corinth, Texas, 76208. 57:59 If you would like to have Mark Fox 58:01 hold an Amazing Prophecies' seminar 58:03 or a Marriage seminar weekend in your church, 58:06 contact us today. 58:07 markfox @foreverfreeministries.org. |
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