Good evening and welcome
to the 3ABN Worship Center
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in Thompson, Illinois.
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From this place, Thompsonville,
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Illinois. I left the ville off!
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But from this place, this
message goes around the world.
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Eleven satellites will be
carrying Pastor Kenneth Cox's
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message tonight to
every part of this world.
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And that fulfills one
of his dreams, because
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one of his dreams was to be
a part of spreading the gospel
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to this whole place.
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The Gospel Commission has been
a commission that he has taken
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seriously: "For this gospel
of the kingdom shall be preached
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in all the world, and
then the end shall come. "
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And tonight he's
going to be talking about
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the signs of Christ's coming.
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But not only the signs...
the manner of His coming.
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A lot of confusion
in the world tonight
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about the manner
of Christ's coming.
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How will He come?
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And we believe the
Bible is very clear on that,
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and Pastor Cox is
going to be presenting
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a message on the manner of
the coming of Jesus Christ.
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But before he comes, we're
going to listen as Walter Arties
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sings for us that
spiritual No Hiding Place.
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There's no hiding place
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down here,
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There's no
hiding place down here,
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Oh I went to the
rocks to hide my face
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the rocks cried
out no hiding place,
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no hiding place down here.
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There's no
hiding place down here,
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there's no
hiding place down here,
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Oh I went to the
rocks to hide my face
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the rocks cried
out no hiding place,
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No hiding place down here.
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Oh sinner man,
you'd better repent.
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Oh sinner man,
you'd better repent.
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Oh sinner man,
you'd better repent
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'cause God's going to
judge in the judgment day,
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No hiding place down here.
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There is no
hiding place down here,
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there's no
hiding place down here,
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Oh I went to the
rocks to hide my face
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the rocks cried
out no hiding place,
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No hiding place down here.
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Oh the rich man, he
gambled and he fell,
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Oh the rich man,
he gambled and fell,
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Oh the rich man,
he gambled and fell
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he wanted to go to heaven,
he had to go to... well...
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No hiding place down here.
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There is no
hiding place down here,
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there's no
hiding place down here,
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Oh I went to the
rocks to hide my face
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the rocks cried
out no hiding place,
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There's no
hiding place down here.
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There's no
hiding place down here,
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there's no
hiding place down here,
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Oh I went to the
rocks to hide my face
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the rocks cried out
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no hiding
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place,
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There's no hiding place
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down here.
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Amen.
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No hiding place down here.
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Marvelous! Pastor Walter Arties.
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Great, great
voice. Great friend.
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Known him for a number of years.
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We appreciate very much Walter
and what he does for us...
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he and his wife Beverly.
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It's just been a great
blessing to us over the years
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as he's sung for us
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from place to place.
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Good evening to each of you.
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I'm very happy that
you're here this evening.
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And we hope that as
we're going through this series
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on the second coming of Christ
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I hope that you're
beginning to get a sense
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of the times in which we
are living in and the promise
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that God gives that
Jesus is coming back
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and that each one of us
need to be looking, waiting,
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watching for the
coming of the Lord.
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Something that all
of us need to desire,
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and we need really,
folks, to plan our lives
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around the fact that we
want to be in God's kingdom.
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That is something that we
should long for and look for.
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And so we hope it's a
blessing to you as we talk about
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the coming of Jesus Christ.
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What does the Bible tell us?
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What does it say
about the coming of Jesus?
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What says the
Bible, the blessed Bible?
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This my only question be.
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The signs of Christ's
coming are now all around us.
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What says the Bible to me?
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That's what we want to find out.
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Tonight we're talking about
the manner of Christ's return.
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How is He coming back?
The manner of His return.
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Tomorrow evening we're going
to be talking about the subject
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The Night Watch.
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The Night Watch.
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There's a text in
the Bible that says:
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"What about the night? "
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Ask the watchman,
"what about the night? "
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We are going to look at that.
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What about the time in
which we are living in?
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How do I relate to these things?
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What admonitions do
the scriptures give us
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concerning the
coming of Jesus Christ?
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And so we hope you'll be sure
and tune in if you're watching
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by television or by
listening on the radio.
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Be sure and tune in to
that next presentation on
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The Night Watch.
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Hope it'll bless you.
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What are you looking for
in tonight's presentation:
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The Coming of Jesus Christ?
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We are really dealing with
the manner of Christ's coming.
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How is He coming?
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Christ makes four very,
very clear emphatic statements
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concerning His
coming that tells you and I
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how He's coming back, and that's
what we're looking at tonight.
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And we hope that
that will help you and I
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see the way Christ is coming
and how it will take place
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when He comes.
So follow carefully
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as we take a look at
the subject of the coming
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of Jesus Christ.
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As we read the
scripture, many times
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we plied because
it says, you know,
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"Watchman, what of the night? "
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And it says "the bridegroom
came at midnight" and so forth.
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But Walter's going
to sing for us a song
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that pictures the
coming of Jesus Christ.
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It's entitled:
It May Be At Morn.
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It may be at morn,
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when the day is
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awaking.
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When sunlight through darkness
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and shadow is breaking,
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That Jesus will come
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in the fullness of glory
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To receive from the world
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His own.
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O Lord Jesus,
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how long,
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how long
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Ere we shout
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the glad song?
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Christ returneth,
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Hallelujah!
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hallelujah! Amen,
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Hallelujah!
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Amen.
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It may be at
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midday,
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it may be
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at twilight,
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It may be, perchance,
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that the blackness
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of midnight
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Will burst into light
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in the blaze of His glory,
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When Jesus receives
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His own.
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O Lord Jesus,
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how long, how long
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Ere we shout
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the glad song?
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Christ returneth,
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Hallelujah!
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hallelujah! Amen,
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Hallelujah!
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Amen.
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Amen.
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Most Gracious Heavenly Father,
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we come to You this evening
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beseeching Your presence.
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Asking that each of us
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may have eyes that are open,
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ears that are listening.
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That the Holy
Spirit may quicken us
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and that we may see and
prepare for Your coming.
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Give us understanding
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as we open Your Word
this evening we pray.
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In Christ's name, Amen.
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Have you ever been deceived?
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Have you ever got
involved in something...
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you thought it was
right, you know, in every way
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and then found out
that you had been conned
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and it wasn't right at all?
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Have you ever stood
and watched a shell game?
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Have you ever been involved
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in one of those things you know
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where they take those shells
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and move them around
and you're supposed to guess
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and just been,
you know, deceived,
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just outright deceived about it?
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I just finished
reading a book on Houdini.
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I don't know if you
know who Houdini was, but
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he was a magician or
a slight-of-hand artist
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and so forth. Uh, he...
he made no bones about it.
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I mean, that's what he was
there to do is to deceive you.
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In fact, as I
was reading the book
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he had done some
slight-of-hand stuff
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and President Teddy
Roosevelt was there in the room
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and he actually did what
he did with the president.
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And after it was over,
the president asked him.
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He said: "Now, did you do that
by some supernatural means? "
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And Houdini said:
"Sir, that wasn't anything
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but hocus-pocus.
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That's all it was. " He
was just outright deceived.
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Probably one of
the greatest deceptions
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that's going on
in the world today
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is the deception concerning
the coming of Jesus Christ.
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When Christ's
disciples came to Him
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when He was there
on the Mount of Olives,
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and they asked
Him those questions
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that we talked
about the other night:
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"When shall these things be? "
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"What shall be the
sign of Your coming
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and the end of the world? "
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They asked Him that. The
very first thing that Jesus
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said to them after they
asked that question was this:
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That was the very
first thing He said to them.
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He said: "Now watch out!
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Be careful. Make
sure nobody deceives you
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concerning the
coming of Jesus Christ. "
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In fact, Paul went on
and he admonished the people.
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He said:
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He said: "Just don't be deceived
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concerning the
coming of Jesus Christ. "
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So tonight we want to look
and see what does the Bible say?
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What does it say about
the coming of Jesus Christ?
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That's what we want to find out;
that's what we want to know.
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Does the Bible?
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What says the
Bible, the blessed Bible?
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This my only question be.
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The teachings of men
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so often mislead us.
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What says the Bible to me?
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That's what we want
to find out this evening.
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Find that when Jesus left,
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went back to heaven,
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it says that He sent a
couple angels to help us know.
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It says:
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This was when He was
ascending to heaven...
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Being taken to heaven.
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This what?
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That meant that the
coming of Jesus Christ
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is going to be visible,
it's going to be personal.
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Here these angels are
telling these disciples
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that He's coming back
just like He went into heaven.
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They saw Him go into heaven.
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He's coming back the same way.
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Goes on and tells us
here in I John 3 and verse 2:
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So the coming of Christ is
going to be a visible coming.
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It's going to be
a physical coming.
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It's going to be something
that you and I can see.
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It's not going to be
taking place where we don't know
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that it's happening, folks.
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That the scripture is clear on.
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It's a physical,
literal coming of Jesus Christ.
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Four times...
four times in scripture
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Jesus said these words:
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Now write it down.
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We're talking about the coming,
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and these are
Christ's own words.
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And He says: "So will the
coming of the Son of Man be. "
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He's saying: "My coming is going
to be just exactly like this.
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That's the way My
coming's going to be. "
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So let's take a
look at those verses
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and see what the coming of Jesus
Christ is going to be like.
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Matthew 24:27.
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That chapter He's talking
about His coming. He says:
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He said: "As
lightning comes out of the east
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and flashes clear
across the sky to the west,
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so the coming of the
Son of Man will be. "
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As I told you, I
grew up in Oklahoma.
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My father was very, very
fond of hunting and fishing.
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And so I can remember
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he came home from work one day
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and he told me. He said:
"When you come home from school
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tomorrow, " he said, "if you'll
get all the fishing gear ready
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when I come home from
work we'll pack up the car
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and I'll have your
mother fix us a lunch and all,
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and we'll go out and spend the
night on the river fishing. "
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Well, of course,
to a 10-year-old boy,
00:19:30.58\00:19:32.60
that was music to my ears,
you know. Anxious to do that.
00:19:32.80\00:19:35.97
So when I got home, I got all
the fishing gear all fixed up
00:19:36.17\00:19:39.57
and mother had us a meal or a
lunch all packed and everything.
00:19:39.78\00:19:43.29
And we loaded the car up
and drove out to what is called
00:19:43.50\00:19:46.31
the Kiamichi River.
00:19:46.51\00:19:48.25
And we got out there
and fixed us a place there
00:19:48.45\00:19:51.99
and I can remember we put out
the poles and started fishing.
00:19:52.19\00:19:56.40
And dad went up on the bank
there, and he took a hatchet
00:19:56.43\00:20:00.79
and he cut down what we
called post oak runners.
00:20:00.99\00:20:04.17
Now post oaks are little trees
that they make posts out of.
00:20:04.37\00:20:08.30
And anyhow, he cut these down
00:20:08.50\00:20:10.86
and he made a
lean-to. And he took a blanket
00:20:11.06\00:20:13.91
and spread it out under
this lean-to and told me...
00:20:14.11\00:20:16.85
He said: "Now if you get
tired, you can come up here
00:20:16.99\00:20:18.53
and lay down and take
a nap if you want to. "
00:20:18.73\00:20:20.49
Well, I went down
and started fishing...
00:20:20.69\00:20:23.99
but the fish weren't biting
00:20:24.19\00:20:26.65
and it wasn't too
long until I was bored.
00:20:26.85\00:20:29.62
And so I went up and
sat down on this blanket
00:20:29.83\00:20:33.08
under this lean-to.
00:20:33.28\00:20:34.81
Hadn't been sittin' there
long until off in the distance
00:20:35.01\00:20:38.91
on the horizon I could
see the flash of lightning,
00:20:39.11\00:20:42.78
you know, and
didn't think much about it.
00:20:42.98\00:20:46.31
But as I was sitting
there it wasn't too long until
00:20:46.51\00:20:49.44
I could begin to hear
the rumble of thunder.
00:20:49.64\00:20:52.16
Now, if you've
ever lived in Oklahoma,
00:20:52.36\00:20:55.55
you know a storm can
develop quite rapidly there.
00:20:55.75\00:20:59.48
And so I'm sitting
there on the blanket
00:20:59.68\00:21:02.16
and that storm's getting
closer and closer and closer
00:21:02.36\00:21:07.13
and the lightning is
getting brighter and brighter
00:21:07.33\00:21:10.05
and the thunder is
getting stronger, and I mean
00:21:10.25\00:21:13.42
it's getting really bad.
00:21:13.52\00:21:15.13
And I guess my father
got concerned about me
00:21:15.33\00:21:18.93
because he came up
and had a seat beside me
00:21:19.13\00:21:21.90
there under that lean-to.
00:21:22.00\00:21:23.71
And I can remember that
storm passed right over us
00:21:23.91\00:21:28.10
and I to this day
have not forgotten.
00:21:28.30\00:21:30.83
The thunder was so loud,
folks, it shook the ground.
00:21:31.03\00:21:36.02
And I... I closed my eyes.
00:21:36.22\00:21:39.07
And as a kid I can
remember closing my eyes
00:21:39.27\00:21:41.27
and I could still
see the lightning.
00:21:41.47\00:21:43.90
Now when lightning
comes out of the east
00:21:44.10\00:21:46.71
shines clear to the west
00:21:46.91\00:21:48.54
you'd better
believe you can see that!
00:21:48.74\00:21:50.67
That's not
something that's quiet.
00:21:50.87\00:21:52.70
It's something that's happening.
00:21:52.90\00:21:53.97
Christ said: "My coming
is going to be like this.
00:21:54.17\00:21:57.49
Like lightning coming out of the
east shining clear to the west
00:21:57.69\00:22:01.46
so will the coming
of the Son of Man be. "
00:22:01.66\00:22:04.88
That's a promise given to us.
00:22:05.09\00:22:06.71
Says:
00:22:06.81\00:22:07.90
It says: "Behold, He
is coming with clouds. "
00:22:20.19\00:22:24.70
Ever wondered why as you
read through the scripture
00:22:36.42\00:22:39.53
so many times it says
that He's coming with clouds?
00:22:39.73\00:22:43.05
You know? What are those clouds
00:22:44.22\00:22:46.73
coming back with? It
says: "Behold He cometh
00:22:46.93\00:22:49.64
with clouds. " What are they?
00:22:49.74\00:22:51.21
I can remember years ago...
I'm sure some of you remember,
00:22:51.41\00:22:56.30
seems like it's
probably - I don't know -
00:22:56.50\00:22:58.31
30, 40 years ago now...
00:22:58.48\00:22:59.80
that when we had this great
big to-do about flying saucers
00:22:59.98\00:23:05.14
and UFOs? You remember that?
00:23:05.34\00:23:07.27
Well when that took
place, I really got interested
00:23:07.47\00:23:11.47
in UFOs and flying saucers,
and I got my hands on every book
00:23:11.68\00:23:16.60
I could get them on and
read all about flying saucers
00:23:16.80\00:23:20.61
and all that. I can't
really say I learned very much.
00:23:20.81\00:23:24.23
But one thing I did learn
00:23:24.53\00:23:27.18
is there's a
religion connected with that.
00:23:27.38\00:23:29.37
And they believe that
Jesus came on a flying saucer.
00:23:29.57\00:23:34.71
They believe He's going back
to heaven on a flying saucer.
00:23:34.91\00:23:38.00
They believe that that cloud
that led the children of Israel
00:23:38.20\00:23:41.13
was a flying
saucer and all that.
00:23:41.33\00:23:43.27
I want to read to you what the
scripture tells you they are.
00:23:43.47\00:23:46.04
If you've got a Bible,
you can take and look at it
00:23:46.25\00:23:48.84
if you want to with me.
00:23:48.95\00:23:50.16
But if you'll turn
to the 104th Psalm...
00:23:50.36\00:23:52.92
104th Psalm and verse 3.
00:23:53.12\00:23:56.19
It says here: "He lays the
beams of His upper chambers
00:23:58.45\00:24:03.23
in the waters who makes
the clouds His chariots,
00:24:03.33\00:24:08.40
who walks on the
wings of the wind. "
00:24:08.60\00:24:12.33
So it says that God
makes the clouds His chariots.
00:24:12.53\00:24:16.86
That's what they are.
00:24:17.07\00:24:18.95
What are those chariots?
00:24:19.15\00:24:21.18
Well, if you turn on back
over here to the 68th Psalm,
00:24:21.39\00:24:26.03
and look at verse 17,
00:24:27.17\00:24:29.88
it says this:
"The chariots of God
00:24:30.08\00:24:33.55
are 20,000... even
thousands of angels.
00:24:33.75\00:24:39.65
The Lord is among them as
in Sinai in the holy place. "
00:24:39.85\00:24:43.86
So when it says
that He comes with clouds
00:24:44.06\00:24:46.64
that's talking about all
the angels that come with Him.
00:24:46.85\00:24:49.82
They're coming
back with the Lord.
00:24:50.02\00:24:52.40
The great angelic
host will come with Christ.
00:24:52.60\00:24:56.32
OK. And it says:
00:24:56.62\00:24:58.44
All the angels
coming with Jesus.
00:25:11.46\00:25:16.24
Ever wondered about that?
00:25:16.44\00:25:18.45
Did you know that
you have an angel?
00:25:18.65\00:25:21.28
Hmmm?
00:25:21.48\00:25:23.22
That every one of us have
an angel that was given to you
00:25:23.42\00:25:27.68
at birth that goes with you
throughout your entire life?
00:25:27.88\00:25:32.44
Did you know that
the scripture says
00:25:33.56\00:25:36.11
that you should be very, very
careful how you treat children?
00:25:36.31\00:25:41.65
Did you know that?
00:25:43.35\00:25:44.49
That one of the reasons it tells
you that is because it says
00:25:44.69\00:25:48.44
that their angel
looks on the face of God.
00:25:48.64\00:25:53.45
What it says.
00:25:53.65\00:25:55.14
Their angel looks
on the face of God.
00:25:55.34\00:25:58.20
So that you and I should be very
careful how we treat children.
00:25:58.40\00:26:03.86
You have an angel, and
that angel goes with you
00:26:04.98\00:26:07.40
throughout your life.
00:26:07.60\00:26:08.72
Do you remember the
time there in Acts 12
00:26:08.92\00:26:11.41
when Herod had
had James beheaded?
00:26:11.61\00:26:15.09
And it brought so much
favor to him from the Jews
00:26:15.29\00:26:20.03
that he decided he
would behead Peter also.
00:26:20.23\00:26:23.13
Had Peter arrested,
00:26:23.33\00:26:25.45
and he was put down
in solitary confinement.
00:26:25.65\00:26:29.92
In fact, behind steel doors
00:26:30.12\00:26:33.80
and was chained to guards.
00:26:33.83\00:26:36.12
Wanted to make sure that Peter
00:26:36.32\00:26:38.64
was there, you see?
00:26:38.75\00:26:39.78
Let me tell you something.
00:26:40.99\00:26:42.20
Did you know that angels
have keys to every prison?
00:26:42.40\00:26:47.81
They do!
00:26:48.95\00:26:50.24
And it says that he was going
to behead Peter the next day.
00:26:50.44\00:26:55.55
You know what Peter was doing?
00:26:55.75\00:26:58.53
Sleeping.
00:26:58.74\00:27:01.23
How many of you would be asleep
00:27:01.43\00:27:03.21
if you knew your head
was coming off the next day?
00:27:03.41\00:27:05.48
But here he is sleeping,
and he is sleeping so soundly
00:27:05.68\00:27:10.26
that this angel comes in there
00:27:10.47\00:27:12.78
and speaks to him, and
it doesn't even disturb him.
00:27:12.98\00:27:16.76
And finally the
angel had to shake him.
00:27:16.96\00:27:20.03
Said: "Wake up, Peter. "
00:27:20.23\00:27:21.67
And Peter... Peter
thinks he's dreaming, see.
00:27:21.87\00:27:27.24
And the angel said:
"Come on Peter, get up.
00:27:27.44\00:27:29.30
Get dressed. " And I guess
Peter wasn't moving very fast
00:27:29.51\00:27:34.33
and the angel said: "Come
on Peter, put your shoes on. "
00:27:34.43\00:27:37.37
And Peter put his shoes on
00:27:37.58\00:27:39.46
And it says Peter and that angel
00:27:39.66\00:27:41.51
walked through
those steel doors.
00:27:41.72\00:27:44.99
They opened and closed,
went right past the guards...
00:27:46.08\00:27:51.34
Nobody knew anything.
00:27:51.54\00:27:54.44
Walked out into the street
00:27:54.64\00:27:56.98
and the angel left.
00:27:57.18\00:27:59.82
And all of a sudden Peter
realized he wasn't dreaming.
00:28:00.02\00:28:02.67
That he was out there
in that street by himself.
00:28:02.87\00:28:05.49
And he said: "You know,
what am I going to do? "
00:28:05.69\00:28:09.35
So he decided to go
to the home of John Mark.
00:28:09.55\00:28:13.07
Gets over there. You
know what they're doing
00:28:14.16\00:28:15.81
at John Mark's home, don't you?
00:28:16.01\00:28:17.34
Well, they're
having a prayer meeting.
00:28:17.55\00:28:19.72
Yeah. They're
having prayer meeting
00:28:19.92\00:28:21.75
and they're
praying for Peter. See?
00:28:21.95\00:28:24.93
Praying that
something will happen for Peter.
00:28:25.13\00:28:27.73
And so here Peter is
knocking at the door.
00:28:27.93\00:28:30.84
And a young lady
by the name of Rhoda
00:28:31.04\00:28:34.10
went to the door
to see who it was, and
00:28:34.30\00:28:37.18
she looked out...
evidently there was a
00:28:37.28\00:28:38.68
peephole or something there...
00:28:38.88\00:28:39.89
and she looked out
and there was Peter.
00:28:40.09\00:28:42.33
And she gets so excited
she didn't even open the door.
00:28:42.53\00:28:46.32
She runs back in and tells them
00:28:46.52\00:28:48.76
"Peter's at the door!
Peter's at the door! "
00:28:48.96\00:28:50.64
And they said: "No he's not. "
00:28:50.84\00:28:52.88
And she said:
"Peter's at the door. "
00:28:53.09\00:28:55.25
And they said:
"Rhoda, are you OK?
00:28:55.28\00:28:57.66
Are you all right? "
00:28:57.86\00:28:59.89
I want to ask you: is that the
way your prayer meetings are?
00:29:00.09\00:29:03.01
Is that the way
you pray? You know?
00:29:04.87\00:29:07.56
And she said: "No,
Peter's at the door. "
00:29:07.76\00:29:10.62
And they said:
"Rhoda, it's his angel. "
00:29:10.82\00:29:15.96
You can read it
there in Acts 12.
00:29:16.16\00:29:18.11
That "It's his angel. "
00:29:18.31\00:29:20.15
You see, each one
of us have an angel.
00:29:20.25\00:29:23.21
And when Jesus comes
back it'll be that angel
00:29:23.41\00:29:27.54
that will come and get you
00:29:27.74\00:29:29.92
and take you and
present you to Jesus Christ.
00:29:30.12\00:29:33.37
Angel that knows you
better than anybody else.
00:29:33.57\00:29:36.74
That angel will come
and present you to the Lord.
00:29:36.94\00:29:40.87
Well it says... We looked
at one; here's the second one:
00:29:41.07\00:29:45.75
He said if you
really want to know
00:29:52.43\00:29:55.28
what the coming of
Christ is going to be like,
00:29:55.48\00:29:58.69
well it's going to be
like as in the days of Noah.
00:29:58.89\00:30:02.08
OK? I want to ask you something.
00:30:03.55\00:30:05.71
Did those people
in the days of Noah...
00:30:07.73\00:30:09.88
did they know it was raining?
00:30:10.08\00:30:12.84
Hmmm?
00:30:14.81\00:30:16.14
You better believe they
knew when it started raining.
00:30:16.93\00:30:19.48
There was no question
they knew it was raining.
00:30:19.69\00:30:23.07
There's going to be no question
that you're going to know
00:30:23.27\00:30:26.64
when Jesus is coming.
00:30:26.74\00:30:27.77
This is not going to be
something that's going to be
00:30:27.97\00:30:30.03
snuck up on.
00:30:30.23\00:30:31.56
It's going to be something
you will be very much aware of.
00:30:31.76\00:30:35.50
And it says: "As it was
in the days of Noah... "
00:30:35.70\00:30:39.17
Said they were going on.
00:30:47.98\00:30:50.29
Noah had preached to them
00:30:50.49\00:30:52.50
for 120 years.
00:30:52.71\00:30:57.56
120 years... and
they had tuned him out.
00:30:57.76\00:31:03.09
As far as they were concerned,
he was some crazy old man
00:31:03.29\00:31:08.08
over here building a
monstrosity, if you please.
00:31:08.28\00:31:13.55
That never, never
would it be possible
00:31:13.76\00:31:18.48
for it to rain
enough to take care of that.
00:31:18.68\00:31:22.36
They had tuned him out.
00:31:22.66\00:31:25.03
And so you live in an
age where people tuned out
00:31:26.07\00:31:31.78
the coming of Jesus Christ.
00:31:31.98\00:31:33.99
Going about life just
like there was no urgency.
00:31:34.19\00:31:39.74
They didn't need
to worry about it...
00:31:39.94\00:31:41.63
just continuing on day
by day like they always had.
00:31:41.83\00:31:45.72
Said: "Watch out,
because it may come upon you
00:32:01.40\00:32:05.65
when you don't in
the least expect it...
00:32:05.85\00:32:09.93
Jesus will come. "
00:32:10.13\00:32:12.09
We need to be
watching, waiting for the coming
00:32:12.29\00:32:16.77
because it will take place.
00:32:16.91\00:32:18.47
The third one:
00:32:18.67\00:32:20.21
OK?
00:32:30.05\00:32:31.11
As it was in the days
of Sodom and Gomorrah,
00:32:36.82\00:32:40.13
so it will be in the day
in which Christ comes back.
00:32:40.33\00:32:44.93
In which is rained fire and
brimstone down and destroyed
00:32:46.11\00:32:51.91
those cities on the plain.
00:32:52.11\00:32:54.90
Got rid of all of them.
00:32:55.10\00:32:56.35
So will the coming
of the Son of Man be.
00:32:57.59\00:33:00.76
Watch as the
scripture pictures very clearly
00:33:00.97\00:33:04.82
what the reaction will be.
00:33:05.03\00:33:08.79
Can you just imagine?
00:33:18.54\00:33:20.48
What happens if you walk
out here and all of a sudden
00:33:20.68\00:33:24.62
the sky just starts
rolling back like a scroll?
00:33:24.82\00:33:28.34
Do you think you'd
know something was going on?
00:33:28.74\00:33:32.01
Yeah. If mountains and islands
were moved out of their place?
00:33:33.21\00:33:38.57
This is talking
about the coming of Christ.
00:33:39.70\00:33:42.00
The heavens will
part as a scroll.
00:33:43.18\00:33:45.95
The mountains are going
to be moved out of place...
00:33:46.15\00:33:48.07
They are very much aware that
something's happening, folks.
00:34:10.56\00:34:15.14
It says this is the way the
coming of Christ is going to be.
00:34:15.34\00:34:18.63
They're going to
be aware of something.
00:34:18.83\00:34:20.87
They're going to
be aware. And it says:
00:34:21.07\00:34:24.26
"to hide them from
the wrath of the Lamb, "
00:34:24.46\00:34:27.08
So the coming of
Christ is not going to be
00:34:33.80\00:34:37.01
something that will be quiet,
something they will not be
00:34:37.21\00:34:40.26
aware of, but it's
something that we will know...
00:34:40.36\00:34:43.21
know what's going to happen.
00:34:43.41\00:34:45.01
There would be a
great earthquake.
00:34:59.94\00:35:03.03
We talked a little
bit about earthquakes.
00:35:03.27\00:35:06.48
We see more of them; the
intensity of them is greater.
00:35:06.68\00:35:12.57
But let me tell you, friends,
00:35:12.77\00:35:14.47
there'll never be an
earthquake like this one!
00:35:14.67\00:35:17.04
This will be it. I get amused,
particularly when I'm out
00:35:17.24\00:35:21.53
in California, you know,
and they have earthquakes
00:35:21.73\00:35:23.95
every so often. And there'll
be an earthquake that will
00:35:24.16\00:35:28.09
shake things and all, and
00:35:28.19\00:35:29.78
you'll tune in on the television
00:35:29.98\00:35:32.53
that evening and the news
00:35:32.74\00:35:35.06
that evening almost invariably
the news commentator will
00:35:35.36\00:35:39.62
say: "Well, this
wasn't the big one. "
00:35:39.82\00:35:42.45
Well let me tell you,
THIS is the big one right here.
00:35:42.66\00:35:45.97
This is the big one! Never
been an earthquake like that.
00:35:46.18\00:35:48.89
I can tell you, it will
be off the Richter scale.
00:35:49.09\00:35:52.66
Describing what's going
to happen when Jesus comes.
00:35:52.86\00:35:56.96
"As it was in the
days of Sodom and Gomorrah,
00:35:57.16\00:36:00.31
so it will be when
Jesus Christ comes back. "
00:36:00.51\00:36:04.72
They didn't know.
00:36:19.47\00:36:21.12
"So also will the
coming of the Son of Man be. "
00:36:21.62\00:36:27.56
You know, Paul talks about it.
00:36:27.76\00:36:31.69
He says that you and I
are to be children of light.
00:36:31.89\00:36:37.87
He says we're not
children of darkness
00:36:38.07\00:36:41.17
that that day
should come upon us unaware
00:36:41.37\00:36:45.68
but that we are
children of light.
00:36:45.88\00:36:49.07
There is no
reason for you and for me
00:36:49.28\00:36:53.67
not to understand where we are
00:36:53.87\00:36:57.50
that that day would
come upon us unaware.
00:36:57.71\00:37:01.75
There's no reason for that.
00:37:01.95\00:37:03.39
We need to be into God's Word.
00:37:03.59\00:37:06.19
We need to be reading it;
we need to be studying it.
00:37:06.39\00:37:08.53
We need to be preparing
for the coming of the Lord.
00:37:08.73\00:37:12.37
That we need to be doing.
00:37:12.57\00:37:14.14
In fact, Jesus...
talking about the Jewish people
00:37:14.34\00:37:19.92
in the time when He was here,
00:37:20.12\00:37:21.39
said this about them.
00:37:21.59\00:37:23.61
Speaking of Jerusalem:
00:37:23.81\00:37:25.29
Terrible. Told them
there won't be one stone
00:37:42.30\00:37:46.22
left on top of another
because you didn't know the time
00:37:46.42\00:37:51.34
of your visitation.
And when He told them that,
00:37:51.55\00:37:55.55
I mean in broad
day and clear terms,
00:37:55.75\00:37:58.53
they laughed at it.
00:37:58.73\00:38:00.86
You see, there were
stones in that temple
00:38:00.89\00:38:06.34
in that wall that
were 30 feet long.
00:38:06.54\00:38:12.34
Some of them were
as wide as four feet
00:38:13.73\00:38:18.09
laid on top of one
another... perfectly laid.
00:38:18.29\00:38:22.23
And for Him to make
a statement like that
00:38:22.43\00:38:25.28
that there wouldn't be one
stone left on top of another...
00:38:25.48\00:38:28.68
But true to His word,
00:38:30.88\00:38:34.27
when that temple caught on fire
00:38:34.47\00:38:37.79
and began to burn, and
the gold melted and ran down
00:38:37.91\00:38:42.99
into the rocks and into
the creeks and the crevices
00:38:43.10\00:38:46.75
and the cracks of those rocks.
00:38:46.85\00:38:48.70
After that was over, the people
came in there and they pried
00:38:48.90\00:38:54.50
every last one of
those stones off the other
00:38:54.70\00:38:57.98
to gather the gold.
00:38:58.19\00:38:59.72
Just exactly as He said
00:38:59.92\00:39:01.31
because they did not know
the time of their visitation.
00:39:01.51\00:39:07.02
You and I need to
know where we are...
00:39:07.22\00:39:11.31
we need to understand
the time of visitation
00:39:11.52\00:39:13.90
very, very clearly.
00:39:14.10\00:39:16.73
But let me tell you something,
00:39:16.94\00:39:18.44
there won't be anything
like the coming of Jesus Christ.
00:39:18.63\00:39:24.16
There will be a glory connected
with the coming of Christ
00:39:24.29\00:39:27.63
like this world has never seen
00:39:27.83\00:39:30.51
I can assure you. Don't
let anybody ever tell you
00:39:30.71\00:39:35.13
that people won't be
aware that it's going on
00:39:35.33\00:39:37.96
because when I'm
through with the next few points
00:39:38.16\00:39:40.55
you'll understand
that EVERYBODY WILL KNOW.
00:39:40.58\00:39:44.83
There will be no question.
00:39:45.04\00:39:47.49
Listen to what the
scripture says about this:
00:39:47.69\00:39:49.70
Says when He comes back
He's not going to come secretly.
00:39:59.30\00:40:02.87
He's not going to come quietly.
00:40:03.07\00:40:04.44
He's going to come back
with power and GREAT GLORY.
00:40:04.64\00:40:08.60
That's how He's coming.
00:40:08.80\00:40:09.88
Now the glory that is
there... it says it will be as a
00:40:23.04\00:40:27.44
consuming fire.
00:40:27.64\00:40:29.83
And He will destroy with
the brightness of His coming.
00:40:30.04\00:40:33.66
So let's take a look
this evening at this glory
00:40:33.86\00:40:36.82
that it talks about,
what it's going to be like.
00:40:36.92\00:40:38.86
The glory of the Lord...
00:40:39.06\00:40:40.33
So it says He's
coming back in His glory,
00:40:56.78\00:41:01.27
He's coming back
in His Father's glory,
00:41:01.47\00:41:05.70
and He's coming back in
the glory of the holy angels.
00:41:05.90\00:41:09.05
Have you ever looked at that
00:41:09.35\00:41:12.01
to see what that's like when
it says He's going to come back
00:41:12.21\00:41:15.82
in His Father's glory?
00:41:16.02\00:41:17.56
What was the glory
of the Father like?
00:41:17.76\00:41:21.44
Going to come back
in His Father's glory.
00:41:21.65\00:41:24.14
Well you
remember, God had told Moses
00:41:24.35\00:41:28.38
to come up into the mountain.
00:41:28.58\00:41:30.57
And Moses went
up in the mountain,
00:41:30.77\00:41:33.57
and he spent 40 days there.
00:41:33.77\00:41:36.93
One of the
things that Moses asked
00:41:37.14\00:41:40.42
when he was there, he said:
"Lord, show me Your glory. "
00:41:40.62\00:41:44.04
Asked for that.
00:41:44.25\00:41:45.76
And the Lord said: "OK, Moses. "
00:41:46.85\00:41:48.85
And He put Moses
in a cleft of a rock.
00:41:49.05\00:41:52.55
The scripture says He put his
hand over it and He passed by
00:41:52.76\00:41:56.92
and He let Moses see His back.
00:41:57.13\00:42:00.05
And Moses saw the glory of God.
00:42:00.35\00:42:04.87
Now folks, watch this:
00:42:05.07\00:42:07.91
Now get a picture...
Moses is not aware of this.
00:42:28.27\00:42:31.99
Now I want to ask you something.
00:42:43.07\00:42:44.67
If the reflected
glory of God is so bright
00:42:44.87\00:42:50.30
that these people didn't
even want to come near Moses,
00:42:50.50\00:42:54.95
what must the
glory of God be like?
00:42:55.15\00:42:58.12
See? And Jesus said:
"I'm going to come back
00:42:59.80\00:43:02.34
in My Father's glory. "
00:43:02.44\00:43:04.49
And here the reflected
glory of God was so bright
00:43:04.89\00:43:08.00
the people couldn't
stand to look at it.
00:43:08.21\00:43:10.02
Not only that, He said He was
going to come in His own glory.
00:43:10.22\00:43:15.18
Come back in HIS glory.
00:43:16.53\00:43:19.07
What was the
glory of Christ like?
00:43:19.37\00:43:21.83
Well, we have an
example in the scriptures.
00:43:22.03\00:43:25.40
Jesus has taken
Peter, James, and John
00:43:25.60\00:43:30.66
with him up on the
Mount of Transfiguration.
00:43:30.86\00:43:33.56
And there He meets
with Moses and Elijah.
00:43:33.76\00:43:38.87
And Christ is transfigured there
00:43:39.07\00:43:41.09
and the scripture
describes it with these words:
00:43:41.29\00:43:44.00
And it says in scripture that
they could not stand to look
00:44:04.92\00:44:08.49
upon it because
of the brightness.
00:44:08.59\00:44:10.60
So here we have
the divinity of Christ
00:44:10.80\00:44:14.00
shining forth
with such brightness
00:44:14.20\00:44:17.28
they couldn't even
stand to look upon it.
00:44:17.38\00:44:20.32
And Jesus said He's
coming back in His glory.
00:44:20.52\00:44:24.92
So He's not just
coming in the Father's glory,
00:44:25.12\00:44:27.34
He's coming in His glory also.
00:44:27.54\00:44:29.96
And He said He's going to
come in the glory of the angels.
00:44:30.16\00:44:34.48
What's the glory
of an angel like?
00:44:37.71\00:44:40.48
Well, Christ has died.
They've placed him in the tomb.
00:44:40.78\00:44:46.78
They have put 100 soldiers
00:44:47.91\00:44:53.02
guarding the tomb.
00:44:53.32\00:44:55.44
A centurion has 100 soldiers
under him guarding the tomb.
00:44:55.64\00:45:00.31
Make sure it's not disturbed.
00:45:00.51\00:45:04.21
And it says that
an angel came. Listen:
00:45:04.41\00:45:08.09
Can you picture it?
00:45:20.34\00:45:21.87
One angel. I'm not
talking about 100 angels.
00:45:22.07\00:45:27.41
Talking about one lone angel
00:45:27.61\00:45:31.25
came and rolled back the stone
00:45:31.45\00:45:35.85
and sat on it.
00:45:36.05\00:45:38.44
One angel comes...
00:45:48.23\00:45:51.20
his countenance
is like lightning.
00:45:51.41\00:45:55.03
Watch! These are soldiers;
00:45:55.23\00:45:58.36
these are trained men to fight
00:45:58.66\00:46:04.60
anything...
00:46:04.81\00:46:07.26
I mean those soldiers fell
to the ground like dead men
00:46:15.68\00:46:19.79
the countenance of
one angel. Oh, the glory!
00:46:20.19\00:46:26.13
It says He's coming back
in the glory of the angels.
00:46:26.33\00:46:29.21
How many angels are there?
00:46:29.52\00:46:32.04
Hmmm?
00:46:34.03\00:46:35.95
When the Son of Man comes...
00:46:36.15\00:46:37.66
listen to that...
00:46:42.31\00:46:43.70
So the scripture tells us
that He's coming back with
00:46:51.48\00:46:54.56
ALL THE ANGELS.
00:46:54.76\00:46:57.21
All of them!
00:46:57.41\00:46:58.42
Well the scripture
never, never, never
00:46:59.49\00:47:04.77
numbers angels.
00:47:04.97\00:47:06.88
You can't find
it anywhere in here
00:47:07.08\00:47:08.79
where it talks
numbers of angels.
00:47:08.82\00:47:10.34
It just doesn't number them.
00:47:10.54\00:47:11.65
Not there.
00:47:11.85\00:47:12.87
It talks about
innumerable company of angels.
00:47:13.07\00:47:16.47
It does say this:
00:47:16.67\00:47:18.37
Do you know what ten
thousand times ten thousand is?
00:47:33.36\00:47:36.68
Well that's 100 million.
00:47:38.69\00:47:41.05
Just saying there will be an
innumerable company of angels
00:47:41.49\00:47:44.88
and they're going to come.
When 100,000,00 angels come
00:47:45.09\00:47:48.41
and each one of them's
countenance is like lightning,
00:47:48.62\00:47:51.33
are you trying to tell me that's
something that can't be seen?
00:47:51.53\00:47:56.86
You'd better believe
you'll see that and know
00:47:57.06\00:48:00.08
when Jesus is coming. Amen!
00:48:00.28\00:48:02.43
You and I, fortunately,
we have the assurance
00:48:02.60\00:48:08.49
that God is there and
caring for us... loves us.
00:48:08.59\00:48:13.30
Have that assurance.
00:48:13.50\00:48:15.01
He's going to come.
He's going to shout.
00:48:23.10\00:48:25.65
His voice is going to
roll through this earth
00:48:25.75\00:48:27.53
like peals of thunder.
00:48:27.63\00:48:28.99
What's going to happen?
00:48:39.16\00:48:40.30
They're going to be
resurrected from the grave.
00:48:40.50\00:48:42.27
Just think! When He comes in
all the glory of those angels
00:48:55.23\00:48:59.21
and His own glory
and the Father's glory,
00:48:59.41\00:49:01.15
and He's going to shout.
00:49:01.35\00:49:02.49
And His words are going
to roll through this earth
00:49:02.70\00:49:05.37
and the dead
that are in the ground
00:49:05.57\00:49:08.93
are going to hear that voice
and they're going to come forth!
00:49:09.13\00:49:11.99
Marvelous!
00:49:12.19\00:49:14.42
I've had a lot
of people tell me:
00:49:14.62\00:49:15.91
"Well, I just hope I can
live to see the Lord come. "
00:49:16.12\00:49:18.27
I'm not sure I want to.
00:49:18.47\00:49:21.10
I'm really not.
00:49:21.40\00:49:24.19
I'm not sure, folks,
00:49:24.49\00:49:26.93
that I want to
miss the resurrection.
00:49:27.14\00:49:29.34
Think of what that will be!
00:49:29.54\00:49:31.64
Just think... when
He comes and He shouts
00:49:31.84\00:49:34.98
and the graves open
00:49:35.18\00:49:37.68
and the saints
come out of the graves
00:49:37.88\00:49:39.77
how wonderful that will
be. Marvelous experience!
00:49:39.97\00:49:43.07
The resurrection!
00:49:43.27\00:49:44.38
We'll be caught up to
meet the Lord in the air.
00:49:54.41\00:49:57.54
All the people will come back.
00:49:57.74\00:50:00.01
You see, the Bible not only
tells you that Jesus is coming
00:50:00.21\00:50:04.10
it even tells you what the Lord
is going to say when He shouts.
00:50:04.30\00:50:09.01
Tells you that
here in Isaiah. Says:
00:50:09.21\00:50:13.05
And then Jesus is going to shout
out across this whole earth...
00:50:16.91\00:50:20.66
Going to come...
He's going to shout out
00:50:29.88\00:50:32.49
across this whole
earth: "AWAKE AND SING! "
00:50:32.59\00:50:36.04
And all the dead in the
grave are going to come up
00:50:36.25\00:50:39.73
out of that grave, and
they're going to come out
00:50:39.83\00:50:41.46
of that grave singing: OH
DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?
00:50:41.56\00:50:45.12
as they come out singing
00:50:48.74\00:50:50.34
that God has
raised them from the dead.
00:50:50.54\00:50:53.32
Dear friend, marvelous will
be the resurrection that will
00:50:53.52\00:50:57.87
take place at the
coming of Jesus Christ.
00:50:57.97\00:51:01.75
Jesus will have come back.
00:51:01.98\00:51:03.48
He will have set up His kingdom.
00:51:03.69\00:51:06.23
He's going to come back,
00:51:25.85\00:51:27.90
and He's going to
set up His kingdom.
00:51:28.10\00:51:29.77
And praise God, that
kingdom will last for how long?
00:51:29.97\00:51:34.38
Forever!
00:51:34.58\00:51:35.62
Never again, never
again throughout all time
00:51:35.82\00:51:39.69
will there be war.
00:51:39.89\00:51:41.46
Never again will
there be starvation.
00:51:41.66\00:51:43.75
Never again will there be any of
the problems that we face today.
00:51:43.95\00:51:46.94
That will all be gone!
00:51:47.14\00:51:49.75
And all those people that
are resurrected from the grave
00:51:49.95\00:51:55.06
and they'll come
out and they will sing
00:51:55.26\00:51:57.94
and they will say:
00:51:58.04\00:51:59.16
Here's all the righteous...
a great multitude...
00:52:03.50\00:52:06.03
Sin is no more;
it's come to an end.
00:52:16.57\00:52:19.90
Jesus has come back;
He's set up His kingdom,
00:52:20.10\00:52:22.86
and the righteous
now down through time
00:52:23.06\00:52:26.91
will be able to
rejoice with Him.
00:52:27.11\00:52:29.35
Oh, dear friend,
that's the glorious news:
00:52:29.55\00:52:32.73
that Jesus Christ is coming
back and that you and I can be
00:52:32.93\00:52:37.70
waiting,
watching for Him to come.
00:52:37.84\00:52:40.89
We don't have to worry.
00:52:41.19\00:52:44.48
The only thing that you
and I need to be, make sure of,
00:52:44.68\00:52:48.54
is that we're ready
for the coming of Jesus.
00:52:48.74\00:52:51.17
That He's coming
back for you and for me
00:52:51.37\00:52:54.37
and we just need to make
sure that our hearts are ready
00:52:54.57\00:52:57.25
for His return.
It's almost time!
00:52:57.45\00:53:01.23
Almost time, friend,
for the Lord to come.
00:53:01.43\00:53:05.07
'Tis almost time
00:53:05.77\00:53:11.72
for the Lord to come,
00:53:11.92\00:53:17.25
I hear the people
00:53:17.45\00:53:22.89
say;
00:53:23.09\00:53:26.71
The stars of heaven
00:53:26.91\00:53:31.62
are growing dim,
00:53:31.72\00:53:37.66
It must be the
00:53:37.86\00:53:41.75
breaking of
00:53:41.96\00:53:44.72
the day.
00:53:44.92\00:53:49.16
O it must
00:53:49.52\00:53:54.10
be the breaking of the day!
00:53:54.30\00:54:00.29
O it must be
00:54:00.59\00:54:03.74
the breaking of the day!
00:54:03.95\00:54:09.94
The night is almost
00:54:10.34\00:54:14.40
gone,
00:54:14.50\00:54:17.47
The day is coming
00:54:17.50\00:54:21.75
on;
00:54:21.85\00:54:25.41
O it must be
00:54:25.71\00:54:30.60
the breaking
00:54:30.80\00:54:33.36
of the
00:54:33.56\00:54:37.73
day!
00:54:37.93\00:54:43.90
Let us pray.
00:54:46.84\00:54:48.05
Heavenly Father,
Thank you Lord...
00:54:48.35\00:54:52.59
thank you for the
assurance of Your Word.
00:54:52.89\00:54:56.29
Thank you for the promises
that You're coming back.
00:54:56.59\00:55:00.91
For the instruction
that helps us each to know
00:55:01.21\00:55:04.81
what to look for and to plan
00:55:05.01\00:55:07.90
and to prepare for Your return.
00:55:08.10\00:55:11.07
May each one that is
listening by television...
00:55:11.27\00:55:16.89
watching on
television or listening by radio
00:55:17.09\00:55:19.42
or here in the auditorium...
00:55:19.63\00:55:21.78
may their hearts be full
and may they have the assurance
00:55:21.98\00:55:25.58
that they are
looking and waiting
00:55:25.78\00:55:28.82
and preparing for the
coming of their Lord and Savior
00:55:28.92\00:55:32.06
Jesus Christ.
00:55:32.16\00:55:33.54
May our lives be surrendered
to You in all that we do.
00:55:33.74\00:55:37.50
We pray in Christ's name, Amen.
00:55:37.60\00:55:41.31
Our next presentation is
entitled "The Night Watch. "
00:55:41.61\00:55:46.23
And so you want to be
sure and tune in for that.
00:55:46.43\00:55:49.12
God bless you.
00:55:49.32\00:55:50.85
More than 2,000
years have passed
00:55:52.86\00:55:55.71
since Jesus promised to return.
00:55:55.98\00:55:57.70
And through the centuries,
the hearts of His faithful ones
00:55:58.17\00:56:01.01
have clung to
those precious words.
00:56:01.18\00:56:03.34
But His promise has
not yet been fulfilled.
00:56:03.64\00:56:06.59
The Lifegiver's voice has not
yet called the sleeping saints
00:56:06.82\00:56:09.86
from their graves.
00:56:10.11\00:56:11.89
Each day many more
Christians fall asleep in Jesus
00:56:12.26\00:56:16.03
clinging to the Blessed Hope
00:56:16.30\00:56:18.11
and believing that
the next thing they'll see
00:56:18.27\00:56:20.65
is their Savior
coming as He promised
00:56:20.77\00:56:23.75
in the clouds of glory.
00:56:23.90\00:56:26.05
But my friends, there
are so many who do not have
00:56:26.27\00:56:29.74
this Blessed Hope.
And many of them would
00:56:29.88\00:56:32.90
if they just had the
opportunity to hear about Jesus.
00:56:33.08\00:56:37.30
That is why we are
producing these programs.
00:56:39.11\00:56:41.83
We want to tell them
about God's amazing love.
00:56:42.06\00:56:45.12
About our Savior, Jesus Christ.
00:56:45.34\00:56:47.39
About His second coming.
00:56:47.54\00:56:49.05
We want to give each one
of them that Blessed Hope.
00:56:49.32\00:56:52.29
Think of it. Even
now all of heaven's astir
00:56:52.51\00:56:56.14
preparing for that great day.
00:56:56.31\00:56:58.10
The Lord is waiting for us
00:56:58.36\00:56:59.98
to join Him in
spreading the good news.
00:57:00.15\00:57:02.67
Praise God! The time
of waiting is almost over.
00:57:02.84\00:57:06.67
Light is gleaming upon the
clouds above the mountaintops.
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Soon there will be a
revealing of His glory.
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The Son of Righteousness
is about to shine forth.
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NOW is the time to prepare
for the coming of the Lord.
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Readiness to meet
Him cannot be attained
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in a moment's time.
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Each member of our ministry team
has focused on doing all we can
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to spread the good news,
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but we cannot do it alone.
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We need your help.
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Each of us must
prepare, watch, and wait.
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But we also must work earnestly
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for the salvation of souls.
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Please consider what you can do
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for those who still
don't know about Jesus.
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As the Holy Spirit impresses,
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you may send your
tax-deductible gifts to:
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Thank you for helping us
to bring the Blessed Hope
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to millions all
around the world.
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