Heavenly Father
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Lord your people are
gather together in this place
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Lord you know we
all come from different
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Walks of life, we come from
different religious back grounds
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But we're coming here
to study Your Word tonight
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Lord we recognize that
your return to this earth
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Is a significant teaching
in the Bible so we want to ask
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You give us light and
understand this evening
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That you would help to
see what is Your Word teaches
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but most of all how does
it affect our lives today
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so tonight our hearts
our minds are open to you
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this we pray in Jesus name Amen
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I would like to
begin asking you a question
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How many of you like to
travel can I see you Hand? Ok
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A good many of you I like
to travel as well but what I
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discovered There are usual
two type of travelers, the first
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simply wants to their
destination and they want
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to do something quit
and restful sun bathing
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on the beach appeals
or maybe taking a quit
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nap lying on hammock
but then on the other hand
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There are those and they want
get their destination and they
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want to something Exciting,
rock climbing on the edge of
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cliff would appeal to
them or maybe sky diving
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out of an of an airplane at
ten thousand feet in the air
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may even enjoy bungee jumping
off of a bridge thousands of
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feet well if you're more
of the adventurous type I
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I got an journey for
you did you know right now
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now the ordinary citizen
can take into journey into space
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I want to introduce to
company the is call Virgin
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Galactic is the
world's first space line
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No notice a did not say air
line what did i say space line
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According to their website
they are right now building a
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Special spacecraft that will
launcht he ordinary citizen into
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space from their special
space port in the mojave desert
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you can board that
special spacecraft and you
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will be launched into the
atmosphere at 2500 miles per
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hour that is three times
faster than the speed of sound
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They brochure says that
once you pass the carnum line
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which is the boundary
between earth and space
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you will experience 0
gravity for the very first time.
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They say that you can get out of
your seat and do sommersalts in
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the air you can float from one
end of the room to the other and
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you even throw up a grape
and watch it be suspended in mid
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air. the whole journey will last
about 2.5 hours and you can go
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back to the space port in
Mojave desert and tell all
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your jealous friends
about the adventures jouney
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you have just been on The cost
for this is a measly $200,000
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Now I know it sounds incredible
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but it is true In fact on their
web sites they are now taking
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the names of People who want
to be part of that very first
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luanch all you have to do is put
your name down and lay down a
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deposit of $20,000 so now
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how many of you are ready to go
can I see your hands we have no
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takers tonight well if
you do not like the journey
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I have another one you Because
bible prophecy says that one day
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soon Jesus Christ is going
to burst through this atmosphere
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He is going to come back to
his word and rescue his people
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and togetherthey will take a
journey to the Kingdom of heaven
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And the wonderful thing is that
journey does not cost $200,000
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You don't even have
to lay down a deposit
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Because if know Jesus Christ as
our savior it is absolutely free
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So that is what we're going
to study to night the return
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Of Jesus Christ
because when you think about
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That is greatest prophecy
and the book of revelation
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Because if Jesus Christ is
not coming back to this earth's
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none of the other prophecy
is really matter that is why
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the Bible calls it the Blessed
Hope so three things we're going
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to cover You always see on the
screen number one we are going
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to look at some warnings
that Jesus gave about His coming
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Number two we're going to
look at The bible describes
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the return of
Jeus And number three
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and most
importantly How can we be ready
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for his coming So let us
go ahead and start with the
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warnings that Jesus as gives I
want you to take your bibles and
I would like you to turn to
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matthew chapter 24
beginning in verse 3
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Matthew Cahaper 24
and we are going to start
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in verse 3 Now you got to get
used to bring your bibles every
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night Because you ought to
know by now we are definitely
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Going to be
using them matthew 24
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And verse 3
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I want you to notice
The bible says now as he sat
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on the mount of olives The
disciples came to him privately
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saying Tell us when will
these things be and what will
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Be the sign of
your coming and the end
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of the age. Jesus
answered and said to them
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take heed that no one
does what? deceives you
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Now we're going to stop their
if you were here last night
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we already looked at this verse
so it's maybe a review for some
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of you When they asked Jesus
what signing should we look for
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when you come
before Jesus launches
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into giving them Anything
specific and very first thing he
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says He is concerned about
people being deceived did you
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catch that See you may
wonder why is Jesus so concerned
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About people being deceived
concerning the seconds, coming
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I want us to think
about something let us go back
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In the first coming of Jesus
Christ when he came as a baby
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Born in a manger in bethlehem
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Were people deceived
when Jesus came the first time
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Absolutely see they
were confused because all the
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religious establishment they
were looking for a savior or
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messiah not one
who was meek and lowly
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not one who was going to travel
from one town to the other
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paying attention to the
blind and deaf and lepers
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They were looking for one
and one is going to be mighty
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warrior Who was going to free
an Israel from Roman captivity
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And make them the greatest
capital in the world that is the
messiah that they wanted
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And so when Jesus
actually came because deception
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and confusion and all
the religious establishment
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rejected Jesus ehen
He came the first time
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And when you realize
that that is rather astounding
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so Jesus knew that if the devil
deceived people the first time
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he is certainly going
seek to do it the second time
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So now the question is
well how can we be deceived
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While there is two
ways number one we can
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be deceived by being
distracted in this world
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you save what you mean
Pastor Dave I can become
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so involved in my life in
this world that I may neglect my
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spiritual life I can be so
involved in building a business
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I can become so
involved and my hobbies maybe
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so involved in the
entertainment world that I began
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to not pay attention to my
relationship with Jesus Christ
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Now there is nothing wrong
with those things and selves it
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is good to work at our business
and is fine to have some hobbies
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you know there are some things
in the entertainment world that
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might be wholesome and good, but
when it gets to a point where I
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am so obsessed With those things
that I'm not going to church
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that I'm not spending time in
the Bible that are not spending
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time praying and connecting with
Jesus Christ that ought to be a
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red flag that's something
is wrong, does that make sense
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when it gets to a point where i
can name all my favorite players
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on a local baseball
team but I cannot even find
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The book of Joseph and
the bible something is wrong
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Some of you will get
that about 10 minutes from now
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but that make a
point to illustrate this
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I'm going to share a little
story Now I don't get a chance
to watch a lot of TV
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one of the things I do like
to watch when I can is game show
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by the name of Jeopardy
What game show did I say?
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Jeopardy How many of you
have seen jeopardy I am always
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amazed at the
contestants on that game show
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They seem to be some of the most
super intelligent people you
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would ever meet They seem to
know anything about everything
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no matter what subject they
put on the board it could be a
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British literature it
could opera it could be biology
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it could be medical
sciences before Alex Trebek
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is finished read the
question they know the answer
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but you what i have
notice every once the while
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thet wiil put the bible up
there as one of the categories
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it is shocking that
some of these individuals who
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know absolutely
everything else cannot answer
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some of the simplest question
of the Bible question I know
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my nine year old
daughter could answer. Why
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becasue we are distracted by
the other things in this world
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see to separately me from
Jesus and devil doesnt have to
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get to me murder soemone or rob
a bank though that is not a good
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idea All he has to do is
to make me so utterly busy
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that I do not have
time to spend with Jesus
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And the
relationship deteriorates
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one person offered
this test to me, He said
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said take your Bible and
place it beside your television
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remote control right there on
the coffee table and see which
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one you reach for the most which
ever one you reach the most
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that is an indication
of where your heart is
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That would be a hard
test would not but it
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the point The other way we
can be deceived is through false
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teaching How will Jesus
come? is he going to sneak
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into this world Are we going
to turn CNN on one day and find
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out that Jesus is over in India
and He is making his way over
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here Because the bible was
warned us there will be false
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christ's and false prophets so
It is important to know what
does the bible says
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of earths last hour let's go
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to the second warning now. It
is already there in Matthew 24
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let us start reading in
verse 23 Matthew chapter 24
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now I want to start in verse
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23 know I'm going to
read all the way to verse 27
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The Bibels says! Then if
anyone says to you, 'Look
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here is the Christ!' or
'There!' do not believe it
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For false christs and
false prophets will rise
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and show what?
great signs and wonders
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to deceive, if
possible, even the elect.
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See, I have told you
beforehand. "Therefore if they
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say to you, 'Look, He is
in the desert!' do not go out
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'Look, He is in the
inner rooms!' do not
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believe it. In fact the King
James put it more succinctly
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it says if they
say he is in the secret
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chamber believe it not
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For as the lightning comes from
the east and flashes to the west
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so also will the
coming of the Son of Man be
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Now I got to stop there because
there is a number of important
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things there first of all
Jesus warns us that there will
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be false christ and
false prophets he lets us know
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it may very well be that
someone will try to impersonate
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the devil amy try to impersonate
the coming of Jesus Christ
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But what is shocking is it says
these false christ and prophets
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Can do signs and wonders
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you say well how can that be
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can you imagine how deceptive
that would be for people
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the majority would
say oh well if they can do
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miracles they must be from God.
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see here is a principle
not many people recognize
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did you the devil can
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perform miracles
as well he is able
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to do signs and wonders he
is not more powerful than God
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to give you an example of that
let me take you back to a story
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in the old testament You
remember how God called Moses
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to do stand before Pharaoh and
tell him to let the people of
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Israel go how many people
remember that story well I would
hpe most hands wwould go up
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when God called to do
that did Moses want to go
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yes or no he did
not. he said Lord he is
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the most poerly man in the world
at lest one of them he is not
going to lisen to me
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he is going to ask who
is this God that sent you
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remember what God told him
to do he told Moses to throw
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down your staff In front of
him and the staff will turn to a
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What? a snake or a serpent lo
and behold Moses stands before
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him Pharaoh is not listening so
he throws it down and it turns
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into a serpent now I
admit that would impress me
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But you remember what happened
next pharaoh called his magician
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his sorceresr his wizards
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and they did
the exact same thing
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now is that God working
for the wizards and sorcerers
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No That is that devil
also doing signs and wonders
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so as to deceive
now what happens next is
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pretty cool The bible
says the Moses serpent ate up
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their serpent Can someone
say amen because that represents
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that God is always
more powerful than the devil
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We need to make sure I
understand that in the last days
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just because someone may come
along and might be able to do
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what seems like Supernatural
signs and wonders that is no
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guarantee they are sent from
God we are not to put our faith
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in miracles alone we must judge
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whether that person is
leading us towards the word
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of God and toward Jesus as long
as we know the bible teaches
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We do not have to
worry about being deceived
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Those other two warnings that
Jesus gives us so here is what
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we are going to do the bible
gives four crystal clear facts
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In describing what will
be like when Jesus comes
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There are so simple and
so easy to understand that we
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don't have to worry about being
deceived by any false chrisis
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any prophets or any
false teaching all have to
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do is let God's
word speak for itself
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And so let us start
going through these four facts
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fact number one Seems pretty
elementary but the bible tells
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us This will be a literal event
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Take your bibles and
go to Acts chapter one
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verses 9 through
11 wou ant to turn to
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acts chapter 1
verse 9 thtough 11
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for those of you who may be
watching this by video but also
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at home I still want you to
take out your bible follow along
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you'll see the reference on the
screen if you just listen to me
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audibly you will retain some
of the information but we learn
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much more when we actually open
the bible for ourselves and we
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visibly read along But at what
the speaker because I believe
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that gives the holy spirit
greater access to our hearts and
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our minds So if you're already
there in a chapter one. those of
you in the live congregation
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can I hear you say amen Acts 1
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I'm going to start
reading verse 9 through 11
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The the bible says Now
when he had spoken these
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things While they
watched he is taken up
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and a cloud received
Him out of their sight
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And while they looked
steadfastly toward heaven as he
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went up behold two men
stood by them in white apparel
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Who also said men of
Galilee why do you stand gazing
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Up into heaven this same Jesus
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who was taken up from
you into heaven, will so come
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in what way? like manner as
you saw Him go into heaven."
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And now we got the
brakes on right here
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This is describing the
ascension of Jesus 40 days
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after the resurrection Now
was this a real event yes or no
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in deed it was
in fact as Jesus was
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ascending into clouds
and I want you to take that
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word cloud and fix it in your
mind. because you are going to
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see it over and over again
in the verses we're going toread
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tonight Because those
angels said those men in white
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pacifically said that this
same Jesus is going to come back
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in like manner now if you're
going to do something like
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manner What does that mean that
means it means your going to do
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it same way or a similar way
so ig He goes up in the clouds
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then how is He going
to come down in the clouds
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as well now let me
ask you something did the
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disciples to hear the
ascension of Jesus Yes or no
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Yes Did they see it did
that they experiencing it
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then it going to
happen the very same way
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now that may seem elementary us
You may think we'll pastor Dave
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i knew that But you have to
understand there are groups in
the world today teaching
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that the return of Jesus
Christ Is not a literal event
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Some will oh the second coming
of Jesus that is when you invite
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Jesus into you heart He is
not actually oming back to this
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earth now I am glad that Juses
wants to live in my heart are
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you but that is not the same
thing as the second coming of
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Christ There is other groups
that will say oh that is just
meant to be symbolic
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Jesus already came
back in the early 1900s
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but folks my bible tells
me that Jesus Christ is coming
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back in a very real way Just
as he ascended into the heavens
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He is coming back to save
you and me so fact number 1
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It is a real and literal event
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But now let's go to that
number 2 The bible also tell
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us this is going
to be visible event
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so now in order to understand
this we need to go the book
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of Revelation let's go
to Revelation chapter one
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and verse seven
Revelation chapter 1
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and verse 7
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Now as you look this up you're
going to discover something
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chapter One is the induction
to the book of Revelation
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An so before John goes into any
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of the apocalyptic prophecy in
this book I want you to notice
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one of first things he
said Revelation chapter 1
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verse 7 The bible says
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Behold, He is coming with What?
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clouds there you see
those clouds again And every eye
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will see Him, even
they who pierced Him And all
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the tribes of the earth
will mourn because of Him. Even
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so, Amen. we got to stop
their there is a lot that verse
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The fact that there in
revelation is something will
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always be very
special to me here is way
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you may remember Pastor Mark
mentioning that I used to work
for an international
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ministry called Christian
record services it was a
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ministry based in Lincoln
Nebraska that provides services
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for people who are blind
and who are visual impaired
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now I worked there for
almost 6 years when walk inside
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their office right
there in the lobby you'll
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see this huge mural
their wall depicting
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the return of Jesus
Christ and this very verse
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Revelation 1-7 there
that every eye shall see Him
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and what the artist
was don he a has painted
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blind people looking
up into the face of Jesus
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people who had seeing
eye dogs by their side
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people who had white canes
men and women with dark glasses
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throwing them to the
aside for now for first time
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They can see the face of
Jesus and the first thing
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they see is Jesus
coming in the clouds of glory
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Can you say amen to that that
will be a glorious day and not
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just people who are
blind but for all of us as well
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The other thing I want us to
notice is how import and John
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make this because
long before John ever talks
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about seven churches and seven
seals you want us to know that
Jesus is coming soon
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Long before he ever mention
seven trumpets and seven last
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plagues he wants us to
know that Jesus is coming soon
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Long before he write about
ani-christ or the mark of the
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beast He wants us to
understand Jesus is coming soon
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because that is the focal
point of the book of revelation
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if he is not coming that
other stuff really doesn't
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matter so I want us to notice
why John puts this in the very
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first chapter of
this apocalyptic book
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but then something that
goes into a bit of detail
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John specifically writes
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every eye shall see him
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He is telling us
that when Jesus comes
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We are going to notice it
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Every living eye is
going to see it when
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this event happens we are
not going to need to turn on CNN
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or CBS and hear a
news report Oh Jesus is
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over in this side of the world
He is make his way over our time
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zone Revelation says
every eye is going to see him
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now sometimes people are going
to ask the question well how
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is that going to be if the world
is round and we have all these
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time zones how are we all going
to see him at the same time well
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to be honest in my finite
human mind I dont know all i
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know is that if Jesus the
one who created this world,
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If God is the one
who created time I reckon
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he will know how to do it in
away that every eye will see him
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can you say amen you see that
how we take God's word by faith.
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In fact this reminds me of
something when I worked for that
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organization Christian Record
i used to travel a lot so i
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would go and speak at many
churches pastors retreats and
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talk to them about the ministry
resourcesthat are available
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For the blind and for the
visually impaired and remember
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when ever I would come home from
traveling that I would go to our
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door and the We lived in was
split level house you know what
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I mean You would walk in you
either go down stairs to the
lower level or you would go up
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the main living area
well my youngest daughter
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Emily She was probably one
or two years old at the time
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Whenever she would
hear me, coming to the door
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the key jiggling through the
lock she cimb over to the gate
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that we had by the stairs she
would put her hands on top left
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her eye And see who is coming
through the door and when she
would see my face she'd get so
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excited she would
say daddy daddy is home
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you that just
melted my heart you know
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I wonder maybe going to be
just a little bit like that
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for us when Jesus
comes that for those who have
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gone through All the
trial's all the heartache
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All the pain and tribulations
that sometimes this world has to
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offer That when we
finally seen Jesus face
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we finally realize that we're
not going to live in this messed
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up world anymore When we realize
that the plan salvation is being
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fulfilled Perhaps we will look
up in the sky and we'll be as
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happy to see Jesus face s my
daughter was to see mine face
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when I would come hoem from
work the bible says he wants us
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to be like little children
Eager to see the face of Jesus
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can you say Amen but you know
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the bible also
tells us that not everyone
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It's going to be
happy when Jesus comes
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I would like very
much to be able to skip
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this next passage
gut you know God tells
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me that I need to preach thw
whole counsel of the Word God
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I'm not to just pick and choose
thins make me popular or that
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might make people like me. It
nice to have good bubbly brook
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sermons that make us fell
us wonderful the bible is very
00:26:34.72\00:26:38.79
encouraging book But but they
are also times when God love us
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enough hit us between
the eyes to get our attention
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beacuse if we are being
distracted by in this world
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sometimes Jesus has to drastic
tings to be able to wake us up
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and this next verse
is probably one of the
00:26:54.78\00:26:58.78
saddest verses that are in the
bible I want you to notice what
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it says This one I have written
on the screen for you it's
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Matthew 24 and verse 30
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I want you to notice what
the bible says this is Jesus
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speaking but notice
the one pharse in that
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verse It says the
tribes of the earth
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will mourn That means
there going to be a group
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of people who
greatly disturb when
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They see Jesus
coming because they realize
00:27:47.13\00:27:51.10
they're not ready For the first
time maybe they will realize
00:27:51.10\00:27:55.17
All the stories
of Jesus were true
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they will realize for the first
time this bible is not a book of
00:27:59.17\00:28:03.21
fables maybe they will
realize all these years
00:28:03.21\00:28:07.22
God spirit tried to woo their
hearts and they rejected it
00:28:07.22\00:28:11.25
and now as Jesus is
coming probation is over
00:28:11.25\00:28:15.26
time is no more
and they are lost
00:28:15.26\00:28:19.29
so Jesus describes
that they will mourn in ways
00:28:19.29\00:28:23.30
that are indescribable in fact
00:28:23.30\00:28:27.37
the book of revelatio picks
up on this package and actually
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describesit in a much more vivid
way I want you to go back to
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to the boot of Revelation and
I want to read to you how John
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describes this
Revelation chapter 6 and
00:28:39.41\00:28:43.49
verses 14 through 17 now
I want to give you a minute
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to be able to look that up
because I you to follow a long
00:28:47.46\00:28:51.49
with me it really not important
what I says it's only important
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what God says Revelation 6 and
we are going to start in verse
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14 Now chatper 6
talks about the 7 seals
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I'm not going to get into that
tonight, we are going to spend a
whole hour on the 7
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seal a little bit later in this
seminar but just for tonight
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you will notice that these verse
talk about the sixth seal which
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involves the return of Jesu
Christ I want you know how John
00:29:15.68\00:29:19.72
graphically
describes this scene revelation
00:29:19.72\00:29:23.79
6 verse 14 The bible says
00:29:23.79\00:29:27.83
Then the sky receded as a
00:29:27.83\00:29:31.80
scroll when it is rolled up,
and every mountain and island
00:29:31.80\00:29:35.87
was moved out of its place.
And the Kings above the earth
00:29:35.87\00:29:39.87
the great men, the rich men,
the commanders, the mighty men,
00:29:39.87\00:29:43.88
every slave and every
free man hid themselves
00:29:43.88\00:29:47.92
in the caves and in the rocks of
the mountains, and they said to
00:29:47.92\00:29:51.89
the all on us and to do What?
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hide us from the face of
Him who sits on the throne
00:29:55.89\00:29:59.93
and from the wrath of the
Lamb!For the great day of His
00:29:59.93\00:30:03.90
wrath has come, and
who is able to stand?"
00:30:03.90\00:30:07.90
Now notice how
Revelation describes it
00:30:07.90\00:30:12.31
it says the sky comes
apart like scroll that mountains
00:30:12.31\00:30:16.38
and islands are
moved out of their places
00:30:16.38\00:30:21.98
to picture-groups of people
who are actually running away
00:30:21.98\00:30:26.82
from the face of Jesus. I
mean, they run to the mountains
00:30:26.82\00:30:30.63
and the rocks. They call for
them to fall on us and to hide
00:30:30.63\00:30:34.93
us from his face Can you imagine
how that's gonna make Jesus
00:30:34.93\00:30:40.20
feel? To see people that he
loves, running away from him.
00:30:40.20\00:30:44.27
To see people that he created,
00:30:44.27\00:30:48.64
People that he prepared
for them a place in Heaven
00:30:48.64\00:30:52.58
People he tried so desperately
00:30:52.58\00:30:56.28
to save and get their attention.
00:30:56.28\00:30:58.79
But now they're
running away from his face
00:30:58.79\00:31:02.69
Because they're not ready
00:31:02.69\00:31:06.73
I truly believe that's gonna
bring tears to the face of Jesus
00:31:06.73\00:31:10.77
because the Bible
says he doesn't desire
00:31:10.77\00:31:14.20
Anyone to be perished He
wants all to come to repentance
00:31:14.20\00:31:18.11
But the truth is we have
a free will And each person
00:31:18.11\00:31:22.18
has a own choice to make Whether
it's one way, or the other
00:31:22.18\00:31:25.98
You know what's
sobering to think about
00:31:25.98\00:31:30.82
Some of those individuals who
are running the face of Jesus
00:31:30.82\00:31:34.89
are probably those who call them
self's professed chrsitians.
00:31:34.89\00:31:38.86
You say what?
well think about it
00:31:38.86\00:31:41.26
God has not set any
of us up to the judge
00:31:41.26\00:31:44.87
of each other But I
think we realize that just
00:31:44.87\00:31:48.90
because a person calls
themselves a of disciple of
00:31:48.90\00:31:52.97
Jesus doesn't necessarily mean
they are just see because I set
00:31:52.97\00:31:56.95
in the pew doesn't necessarily
mean I have given my whole heart
00:31:56.95\00:32:01.05
to Jesus Christ these may
be people who went to church
00:32:01.05\00:32:04.99
but but never developed a
saving born again relationship
00:32:04.99\00:32:08.99
with Jesus maybe they
went to church sipmly because
00:32:08.99\00:32:13.03
that what their family does
or maybe they when there that's
00:32:13.03\00:32:17.07
where their firends go or maybe
it is a place to go to come up
00:32:17.07\00:32:21.10
good business
contacts or business deals.
00:32:21.10\00:32:25.07
But they never had
the time to know Jesus
00:32:25.07\00:32:29.11
personally. And now the
event that should bring them
00:32:29.11\00:32:33.15
the greatest joy
brings them the most bitter
00:32:33.15\00:32:37.15
sorrow. See it is interesting
00:32:37.15\00:32:41.22
two great groups looking
at the same event. One group
00:32:41.22\00:32:45.23
is filled with rejoicing
to see Jesus face the other is
00:32:45.23\00:32:49.26
watching the same event
and to them it's a day of wrath
00:32:49.26\00:32:53.30
you see when Jesus
comes there are two reactions
00:32:53.30\00:32:57.31
I'm either going to be rejoicing
or I'm going be mourning
00:32:57.31\00:33:01.31
and so the big question is what
00:33:01.31\00:33:05.38
will be my
reaction when Jesus comes
00:33:05.38\00:33:09.42
my prayer is that everyone
in this room tonight will be
00:33:09.42\00:33:13.42
rejoicing to see
his face but let us
00:33:13.42\00:33:17.49
go to fact number 3 not
only is it literal event
00:33:17.49\00:33:21.50
not only does the Bible describe
that we are going see it happen
00:33:21.50\00:33:25.50
but you'll find the scriptures
describe it is an audible
00:33:25.50\00:33:29.50
event let us take our bible's
go back to the words of Jesus
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now. You want to got
to matthew chapter 24
00:33:33.51\00:33:37.51
and verse 31. You might say will
now pastor dave we have been
00:33:37.51\00:33:41.52
tis book and now this book
you are taking me all over the
00:33:41.52\00:33:45.09
bible. my answer is exactly
that is my purpose to do that.
00:33:45.09\00:33:49.12
Matthew 24 and we want to go to
verse 31 I want you to know how
00:33:49.12\00:33:53.40
Jesus describe His coming
you know when you think about it
00:33:53.40\00:33:57.37
it is an if anybody knows how
Jesus is going to come I reckon
00:33:57.37\00:34:01.40
it would be Jesus Can
you say amen? Matthew 24
00:34:01.40\00:34:05.47
verse 31 The Bible says, "
00:34:05.47\00:34:09.51
and he will send his
angels with a great sound of
00:34:09.51\00:34:13.58
of a what? trumpet. And
they will gather together
00:34:13.58\00:34:17.55
his elect from the four
winds from one end of heaven to
00:34:17.55\00:34:21.59
the other. Now I know that
is pretty much just one sentence
00:34:21.59\00:34:25.56
but we need to look at
that a little more in depth
00:34:25.56\00:34:29.53
notice it says that when Jesus
comes what's going to be blowing
00:34:29.53\00:34:33.57
a trumpets now I dont know what
a heavenly trumpet sounds like
00:34:33.57\00:34:37.57
but i do know what an
earthly one sounds like
00:34:37.57\00:34:41.58
see when I was a
kid the school I went to
00:34:41.58\00:34:45.58
they offered music lessons
and my mother who always wanted
00:34:45.58\00:34:49.58
a little boy who took
piano lessens encouraged me
00:34:49.58\00:34:54.52
to sign up so I did and so
for two years i learned to play
00:34:54.52\00:34:58.59
the piano. But you know
when a boy is about 9 or 10
00:34:58.59\00:35:02.56
years old do you think he woud
rather stay in the house and
00:35:02.56\00:35:06.57
practice for an hour or go and
play with his friens What do you
00:35:06.57\00:35:10.57
think I wanted to go out
and play with my friends so
00:35:10.57\00:35:14.58
practicing piano all these piano
lessons didnt last long I quit
00:35:14.58\00:35:18.61
much to the dismay of my mother
in fact she still brings it up
00:35:18.61\00:35:22.62
today sometimes but a
couple years later my school was
00:35:22.62\00:35:26.62
offering music lessons
again and this time somebody
00:35:26.62\00:35:30.63
introduced me to A different
instrument and you can probably
00:35:30.63\00:35:34.60
guess what that is what do you
think? Ii would be the trumpet
00:35:34.60\00:35:38.60
And so i compared the two
instrument on one hand this
00:35:38.60\00:35:42.60
instrument has 88
keys on the other hand
00:35:42.60\00:35:46.61
the trumpet has 3 buttons
which on is going to easer
00:35:46.61\00:35:50.68
to play so I chose the
instrument with 3 buttons.
00:35:50.68\00:35:54.68
Now of course no one told me you
could make 100 different sounds
00:35:54.68\00:35:58.65
by the way you blow into
the mouth piece but then trumpet
00:35:58.65\00:36:02.69
lessons now I don't if you
realize it if depends if you
00:36:02.69\00:36:06.66
have taken music lessons but
when you the play piano it's not
00:36:06.66\00:36:10.67
it is not always obvious if you
miss a note there are so many
keys and you got 10 fingers
00:36:10.67\00:36:14.64
ten that you can put on those
keys ,unless you're and music
00:36:14.64\00:36:18.67
teacher you can miss a few notes
and most people wouldn't realize
00:36:18.67\00:36:22.64
it, but with the trumpet if
you miss a note on the trumpet
00:36:22.64\00:36:26.72
it is obvious and
you cannot hide it
00:36:26.72\00:36:30.72
because that squeaking squealing
sound is about a annoying
00:36:30.72\00:36:34.72
as when you put finder
nails across caulk board so when
00:36:34.72\00:36:38.69
I would go hame and practice
I grew up int he inner city
00:36:38.69\00:36:42.70
and so we lived in what's called
row homes how many people here
00:36:42.70\00:36:46.67
know what a row home is can I
see your hands ok we've got aome
00:36:46.67\00:36:50.71
faulks Row homes mean they are
all in a row there is no space
00:36:50.71\00:36:54.71
between them the house
have adjoining walls so if the
00:36:54.71\00:36:58.71
family on the other side of the
wall is having an argument about
00:36:58.71\00:37:02.72
something you can hear it.So
you can imagine that when I was
00:37:02.72\00:37:06.72
practicing my trumpet the family
in the other house probably
00:37:06.72\00:37:10.73
knew it and when it came to
a point where i decided to quit
00:37:10.73\00:37:14.73
the trumpet as well i would
imagine the people next door
00:37:14.73\00:37:18.73
were quite glad that I did
but see here is the point. If an
00:37:18.73\00:37:22.77
earthly trumpet is loud what
is a heavenly trumpet sound like
00:37:22.77\00:37:26.74
that means the angels are gonna
be blowing the heavenly trumpet
00:37:26.74\00:37:30.75
to announce the
coming of the king of kings
00:37:30.75\00:37:34.78
and bible prophecy tells me
that those trumpets are so loud
00:37:34.78\00:37:38.79
that they will
even wake the dead
00:37:38.79\00:37:42.79
Let me read it to you in
1 Thessalonians chapter 4
00:37:42.79\00:37:46.80
Now this I have written on the
screen for you of course your
00:37:46.80\00:37:50.77
welcome to to look it up in your
bibles as well you may be asking
00:37:50.77\00:37:54.77
well if this prophecy seminar
how coming you are going to all
these different books in the
00:37:54.77\00:37:58.81
bible well you may remember
on the one of the important
00:37:58.81\00:38:02.81
principle I exampled in the
book of Revelation half of the
00:38:02.81\00:38:06.82
half of the of the content
of Revelation is found in other
00:38:06.82\00:38:10.82
parts of the bible so if we want
to understand the issued and
symbols in Revelation
00:38:10.82\00:38:14.82
we have to understand
other parts of bible first
00:38:14.82\00:38:18.83
so the first couple weeks we're
just be building foundation
00:38:18.83\00:38:22.86
and when we start to dig
heavenly into the book of
00:38:22.86\00:38:26.87
Revelation trust me it will much
more understandable and you will
00:38:26.87\00:38:30.84
be glad glad we took time
to build this foundation so 1
00:38:30.84\00:38:34.84
Thessalonians chapter
4 verse 16 the bible says
00:38:34.84\00:38:38.88
now i cannot tell
you how many times i have
00:39:19.02\00:39:23.02
read those verses at a
funeral to a grieving family
00:39:23.02\00:39:27.10
and i would best pastor
mark has done the same thing
00:39:27.10\00:39:31.03
but notice what those verses
they say. The Lord himself is
00:39:31.03\00:39:35.04
coming witha shout the voice of
the archangel resoantes
thorughout the globe
00:39:35.04\00:39:39.11
the trumpet of God
echoes throughout this planet
00:39:39.11\00:39:44.05
and the Bible says it actually
pierces the walls of the graves.
00:39:44.05\00:39:48.08
just like the voice of Jesus
pierced the tomb of Lazarus
00:39:48.08\00:39:52.12
the dead in Chrsit will
rise that day they are going
00:39:52.12\00:39:56.12
to meet Lord in the air and
those of us who are alive when
00:39:56.12\00:40:00.16
Jesus comes we also rise to
meeet him in the air and the
00:40:00.16\00:40:04.10
says Bible thus shall
we ever be with the Lord
00:40:04.10\00:40:08.17
but now i wanna
ask you something
00:40:08.17\00:40:12.17
do you
understand how magnificent
00:40:12.17\00:40:16.14
that day will be to
think that loved ones who
00:40:16.14\00:40:20.18
have been separated by
death will be reunited again
00:40:20.18\00:40:24.22
How many people
have sat at a funeral
00:40:24.22\00:40:28.29
Or how many people
have sat by the bedside
00:40:28.29\00:40:32.29
of someone whose life
was ebbing away And they just
00:40:32.29\00:40:36.30
weren't quite ready to let
go in the grief was overwhelming
00:40:36.30\00:40:40.27
You see bible prophecy tells me
00:40:40.27\00:40:44.34
they will only be gone for
a little while because bible
00:40:44.34\00:40:48.31
prophecy tells me that a
day of being reunited is coming
00:40:48.31\00:40:52.35
that on that day we are
given the gift of enteral live
00:40:52.35\00:40:56.38
immortality brothers
and sisters are united
00:40:56.38\00:41:00.49
Grandparents and
grandchildren are reunited
00:41:00.49\00:41:04.39
To bring his home, I
wnat to tell you a true story
00:41:04.39\00:41:08.40
When worked over at christian
record services that ministry
00:41:08.40\00:41:12.47
Lincoln Nebraska One of my
colleagues was a man by the name
00:41:12.47\00:41:16.47
of Keith now Keith was
good friend of mine He had a son
00:41:16.47\00:41:20.51
in his early
twenties his name was Brad now
00:41:20.51\00:41:24.58
Brad had just married his
girlfriend Valerie so they were
00:41:24.58\00:41:28.62
a young newly wedded couple
Now they had just graduated from
00:41:28.62\00:41:32.59
seminary And we're getting ready
to give their lives in service
00:41:32.59\00:41:36.66
to Lord And so the first
call they took thier very first
00:41:36.66\00:41:40.66
assignment they chose to the
missionaries over in Korea and
00:41:40.66\00:41:44.70
they decided to work at and
English language institute so
that they could teach English
00:41:44.70\00:41:48.70
to the people that was an
avenue for them to make friends
00:41:48.70\00:41:52.77
And be able to share
the gospel of Jesus Christ
00:41:52.77\00:41:56.78
but you know they were not there
for more than a couple of months
00:41:56.78\00:42:00.92
And Valerie started to
get sick and no one new why
00:42:00.92\00:42:04.92
now at first we thought it might
be a common cold for maybe even
00:42:04.92\00:42:08.99
just the flu But you
know as the weeks went on
00:42:08.99\00:42:13.03
instead of getting
better she actual grew worse
00:42:13.03\00:42:17.00
None of the doctors
knew what was going on
00:42:17.00\00:42:21.00
They finally came to a point
where she had to be flown back
00:42:21.00\00:42:25.07
to the states And she went to a
hospital in Tennessee to be
examined and what They
00:42:25.07\00:42:29.08
discovered she had a
very serious form of cancer
00:42:29.08\00:42:33.08
already in its late stages
00:42:33.08\00:42:37.09
and Nothing could be done
00:42:37.09\00:42:41.09
Right away people
started prayer chains
00:42:41.09\00:42:45.09
groups of people Around
the world petition to God
00:42:45.09\00:42:49.03
Churches began to pray I
remember this was going all over
00:42:49.03\00:42:53.07
the Internet for
reasons I did understand
00:42:53.07\00:42:57.07
For reasons I can fully explain
00:42:57.07\00:43:01.08
Despite prayers
Valerie died in any way
00:43:01.08\00:43:05.08
and Brad is hart broken
00:43:05.08\00:43:09.08
You see all of us have probably
gone to experience is where we
00:43:09.08\00:43:13.12
wondered why God
I do not understand
00:43:13.12\00:43:17.13
Why God did you let
this newly wedded couple
00:43:17.13\00:43:21.10
In the early twenties giving
their lives to ministry and now
00:43:21.10\00:43:25.10
brad he is a
widower his wife is gone
00:43:25.10\00:43:29.10
It is not fair it's not just
00:43:29.10\00:43:33.11
Why God the
truth is on this earth
00:43:33.11\00:43:37.11
We may never know why
but what bible prophecy
00:43:37.11\00:43:41.15
promised us that on
that day when Jesus comes
00:43:41.15\00:43:45.19
All wrongs will be
made right cand you say amen
00:43:45.19\00:43:49.19
On the day when He comes,
will be reunited and perhaps the
00:43:49.19\00:43:53.16
answers We could not get on
this earth we can get directly
00:43:53.16\00:43:57.17
the mouth of
Jesus himself how many
00:43:57.17\00:44:01.20
us are looking forward to
seeing someone that we lost
00:44:01.20\00:44:05.17
I mean I'm looking
for to see my grandma
00:44:05.17\00:44:09.18
she died probably when she
96 or 97 I would go to house
00:44:09.18\00:44:13.18
every Thursday night when
my parents would go grocery
00:44:13.18\00:44:17.25
shopping they would drop me
off I'd play with the dog I'play
00:44:17.25\00:44:20.22
with the cat until is found out
that I was allergic to the cat
00:44:20.22\00:44:24.23
but then She would take me to
Jim and Nena pizza shop across
00:44:24.23\00:44:28.20
the street And we would eat
pizza together I can remember
00:44:28.20\00:44:32.20
grandma She would share bible
verse with as a little child
00:44:32.20\00:44:36.27
really She was one of
the God women I think I
00:44:36.27\00:44:40.28
have every meet I'm
looking forward that even
00:44:40.28\00:44:44.28
though lot of Alzheimer's
took her away from us
00:44:44.28\00:44:48.32
I'm looking forward to the day
at the resurrection where we can
00:44:48.32\00:44:52.29
be reunited again And on that
day we can say what Paul wrote
00:44:52.29\00:44:56.29
long ago Oh death Where
is your sting Oh grave where
00:44:56.29\00:45:00.40
is your victory
But thanks be to God
00:45:00.40\00:45:04.30
who gives us the victory through
Jesus Christ our Lord can you
00:45:04.30\00:45:08.30
say amen to that I'm forward
to be able utter those words not
00:45:08.30\00:45:12.31
because I'm good not because we
any power in us but because have
00:45:12.31\00:45:16.34
our faith in Jesus
Christ our Lord and our Savior
00:45:16.34\00:45:20.38
now so far as we have looked
these things up this a summary
00:45:20.38\00:45:24.35
of what the bible tells us
When Jesus comes we see Him
00:45:24.35\00:45:28.52
in the clouds, it
happens power and great glory,
00:45:28.52\00:45:32.73
Trunpets are blowing,
Tribes of the earth are mourning
00:45:32.73\00:45:36.73
The Lord descend with a shout,
the voice of the arcangel is
00:45:36.73\00:45:40.77
heard The dead are resurrected
and meet the Lord in the air
00:45:40.77\00:45:44.77
the sky recedes as scroll
mountain and island are moved
out of there place.
00:45:44.77\00:45:48.81
I do not know about you
but I think it would be hard
00:45:48.81\00:45:52.88
to miss that don't you think And
so here is what I want to invite
00:45:52.88\00:45:56.92
you to do Even though there is
many different doctrines
floating around about the coming
00:45:56.92\00:46:00.99
of Jesus Christ You just take
those doctrines and compare them
00:46:00.99\00:46:04.99
to the bible says Because
when you take the bible and will
00:46:04.99\00:46:08.96
help you to flow through all the
different teachings that are in
00:46:08.96\00:46:13.00
the world today becase then I
do not have to focus on what a
00:46:13.00\00:46:17.04
preacher says even this preacher
I don't have focus on jst wht a
00:46:17.04\00:46:21.08
church says I don't have to
focus on what the biggest church
00:46:21.08\00:46:25.11
in town All I have to do is
open up the word of God and let
00:46:25.11\00:46:29.18
the scripture
speak for themselves it's
00:46:29.18\00:46:33.22
inportant that we do that
because I do not know much
00:46:33.22\00:46:37.29
But I know in 16 years of
ministry truth is never decided
00:46:37.29\00:46:41.30
Based on what the
majority says truth
00:46:41.30\00:46:45.30
Truth is never decided based on
how many book a person may have
00:46:45.30\00:46:49.30
sold. truth is not even
decide on a board meeting when
00:46:49.30\00:46:53.31
they vote on something,
truth is always settle by the
00:46:53.31\00:46:57.31
word of God because the
word God is above preachers
00:46:57.31\00:47:01.32
the word God is even
above churches and word of God
00:47:01.32\00:47:05.32
is above tradition
this is the supreme
00:47:05.32\00:47:09.32
authority in the christians life
and if we take time to read it
00:47:09.32\00:47:13.33
and to study it we
need not worry aboue being
00:47:13.33\00:47:17.37
deceived lastrly we
have fact number four
00:47:17.37\00:47:21.34
facts number four
syas that coming of Jesus
00:47:21.34\00:47:25.37
is a glorious
event notcie what Jesus
00:47:25.37\00:47:29.38
says in Matthew 16
evrse 27. The Bible says
00:47:29.38\00:47:33.72
See when Jesus comes then the
reward is given not based on our
00:47:45.29\00:47:48.90
behavior becasue we
are not saved by works
00:47:48.90\00:47:52.97
now our behavior does
indicate who we are allowing
00:47:52.97\00:47:56.97
to rule in our hearts but we are
saved through what Jesus did on
the cross of calvary
00:47:56.97\00:48:00.94
but see when he comes there is
osmething amazing in this verse
there are two things
00:48:00.94\00:48:05.91
in the glory who? His
Father now think about this
00:48:05.91\00:48:09.92
has anyone ever
seen the full Glory
00:48:09.92\00:48:13.92
of God the Father ? No
least not any human being
00:48:13.92\00:48:17.99
closest one was who
do your remember? Moses
00:48:17.99\00:48:21.96
The Bible says that when
Moses into Sinai to get the 10
00:48:21.96\00:48:25.97
commandments when he came down
what did the people notice about
00:48:25.97\00:48:30.01
his face it glow so bright that
the couldn't stand to be around
00:48:30.01\00:48:34.04
him they told hime please wear a
veil and then God told him
listen you can't see my face
00:48:34.04\00:48:38.11
I'll hide you in cleft of the
rock I'll let you see my back
00:48:38.11\00:48:42.18
Moses was the closest I wonder
00:48:42.18\00:48:46.22
what it will be like When
Jesus comes with a the full
00:48:46.22\00:48:50.26
unveiled Glory of God the Father
00:48:50.26\00:48:54.23
in addition to that He is not
only coming with the glory of
00:48:54.23\00:48:58.30
His Father who else does it
say? oh come on you can tell me
00:48:58.30\00:49:02.30
The angels now there is a
story in the old testament
00:49:02.30\00:49:06.34
about how Assyria would
encamp count against Israel
00:49:06.34\00:49:10.38
Assyria was an enemy of
God people Israel and they
00:49:10.38\00:49:14.42
came to attack them and to
protect Israel the Old Testament
00:49:14.42\00:49:18.49
says that God sent one angel one
00:49:18.49\00:49:22.49
single solitary angel into the
00:49:22.49\00:49:26.53
camp of the
assyrians and he slow 185,000
00:49:26.53\00:49:30.50
Assyrian
Soldiers Now if one angel
00:49:30.50\00:49:34.50
can do that what is it
going be like when Jesus comes
00:49:34.50\00:49:38.51
with millions of His
Glories angels alone with Glory
00:49:38.51\00:49:42.58
God the Father that is
going to be the most stupendous
00:49:42.58\00:49:46.58
event this the most
fantastic thing world has
00:49:46.58\00:49:50.59
seen and Bible
Prophecy says it is coming
00:49:50.59\00:49:54.56
one day every soon
00:49:54.56\00:49:58.56
here is our summary of what we
have learned tonight Number 1
the return of Jesus is
00:49:58.56\00:50:02.56
real literal event
secondly it is visible event
00:50:02.56\00:50:06.57
number 3 it is an audible
event and finally number 4
00:50:06.57\00:50:10.57
What else is it?
It is a glorious event
00:50:10.57\00:50:14.58
here is the real
question, you may say Pator
00:50:14.58\00:50:18.61
Dave I'm so glad to know this
but is that all I need to know?
00:50:18.61\00:50:22.62
The answer is no, it's
00:50:22.62\00:50:26.62
it's good to know how that Jesus
will come because it keeps from
00:50:26.62\00:50:30.63
being confused or deceived
but he the truth is just knowing
00:50:30.63\00:50:34.83
that information intellectually
isn't going to save me.
00:50:34.83\00:50:39.20
Jesus boils it
down to one simply
00:50:39.20\00:50:43.61
statement, Notice what
he says Matthew 24 verse 44
00:50:43.61\00:50:47.98
The Bible says
00:50:47.98\00:50:52.38
you see the
real question is am I
00:51:01.19\00:51:05.59
ready Jesus says He will
come in an hour when we don't
00:51:05.59\00:51:09.90
expect him doesn't mean
that Jesus is try to surprise us
00:51:09.90\00:51:13.97
what does mean God knows we will
00:51:13.97\00:51:17.97
tend to be so busy
and distracted that we
00:51:17.97\00:51:22.01
wouldn't that we be paying
attention and Jesus tell us
00:51:22.01\00:51:26.01
the most important thing
is to have the assurance and
00:51:26.01\00:51:30.09
confidence in heart that
I'm ready when Jesus comes
00:51:30.09\00:51:34.06
not because I think I'm a
perfect righteous person, but
00:51:34.06\00:51:38.09
but because I have put my faith
in what Jesus has done on the
00:51:38.09\00:51:42.10
cross because when I
except Jesus as my savior
00:51:42.10\00:51:46.17
you understand the perfect
live that Jesus lived that
00:51:46.17\00:51:50.27
counts for you in
the record book in heaven
00:51:50.27\00:51:54.48
Revelation says there is a
record of all of our lives that
is almost scary to think about
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but the gospel tell us
that when accept Jesus the
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perfect life that
he lived is put in our
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record book so God
looks record of your life
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He doesn't see your sin your
short comings your mistakes He
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sees Perfect life of Jesus
that is now counting for you
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do you understand what that
means that means when He looks
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at you He sees someone
who is perfect not because you
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really are but because
Jesus rigthness has been give
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to you He has taken
your unrightness and
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took guilt and shame
and responsibility when He
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died on the Cross of
Calvary That is what it means
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to take Jesus
savory a substitute and
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you say pastor Dave how can I
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be ready for Jesus to
come the best to be ready
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is to simply
nurture your spiritual life
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and spend time with
Jesus every single day
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and word of God the daily
devotional life is one of the
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most important things for the
christian and that is why that's
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why the devil wants to keep us
so busy that is why daniel 12:4
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says we will be running to and
fro because the Devil wants us
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away from from spending
time with Jesus in his word in
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prayer because the more I
open up this book and spend time
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it holy spirit is
able to transform my heart
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and my mind and
after weeks and months
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pretty soon the
holy spirit makes changes
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in me that I could
never make in myself
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so when we go home
tonight I would to encourage ask
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your self and my self
these three question are you
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If we can't answer yes to
those question the we need to go
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home and get on our
knees and say Lord Jesus
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is there anything stand
between me if there is anything
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keeping me from
confident assurance Lord show
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me what it is
Lord help me to give my
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heart to you fully and
freely and unconditionally
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because Jesus says
he will never leave us
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He never will forsake us
all He invites us to do is
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come as sinful as we
are with allthe mistakes
00:54:41.61\00:54:45.68
we have made He
invites us to come and give us
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the assurance of
salvation. Tonight
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is it your desire to say Lord
I wanna be with you in Kingdom
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Heaven is it your
desire to spend eternity
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with Jesus?
would you pray with me.
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Heavenly Father,
Lord we are thankfull
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for this marvelous truth
in your Word that you have not
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abandon us in this world
you have not left us a lone
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Heavenly Father we pray that
you would give each one of us
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that assurance and confidence
that we are right with you
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in fact every head bowed
and every eyed closed just now
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if you would simply
like say Lord Jesus I do want
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be with you in the Kingdom of
Heaven Lord I want you to say me
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would you slip up your hand
right now every heed is bowed
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every eye is closed my
eyes only one's that is open
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and you just raise your
hands so the Lord can see it
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you are not perfect you are
saying Lord I desire that you
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save me I want to be with You in
the Kingdom of Heaven just slip
up your hand that God may see
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that Father you see
any hands that are raised
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we pray as leave here
today You them the peace
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that passes all
understanding knowing that Jesus
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is there Savior this ask
and pray in His precious name
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Amen
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