Is COVID-19 a sign that the
world is about to end? Will we
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have another economic collapse?
Is Jesus appearing in different
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places around the world right
now? Did you know that the Bible
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precisely predicts events
surrounding the end of the world
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But most importantly the Bible
gives instruction on how we can
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be ready for that end. Together
we will be answering these
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questions from the Bible
right now on Unlocking Bible
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Prophecies.
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The rise of an international
pandemic polarizing global
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politics. Increasingly
destructive natural disasters
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Bush fires in Australia are a
warning of what may be to come
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around the world.
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What does it all mean?
What does the future hold? Join
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international speaker Cami
Oetman on a journey for answers
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in Unlocking Bible Prophecies.
In her travels around the world
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she's come face to face with
real life struggles but in the
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midst of them she's found
miracles of hope. Join Cami
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Oetman for Unlocking Bible
Prophecies as she shares how
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Bible prophecy is being
fulfilled faster than ever
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before.
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Hi, I'm Cami Oetman.
Welcome back to Unlocking Bible
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Prophecies, a thrilling
journey through some of the most
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important prophecies in the
Bible. Yesterday we began with
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in incredible story of the
ancient king Nebuchadnezzar and
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his dream given to him by God
that predicted the rise and fall
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of the major world empires. When
Jesus foretold how this world's
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final end time events will play
out can we trust that this is
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what will happen? Absolutely,
friend. God keeps every one of
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his promises to us. The Bible
also lets us know that God cares
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for this world and most
importantly he cares for you.
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As we look to the past we will
sit at the feet of Jesus and
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hear a most sobering teaching
on the signs of the end of the
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world. You won't want to miss
his incredible instruction on
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this, an all important topic.
But before we get into the
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presentation I'd like to go
over some of the logistics of
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Unlocking Bible Prophecies. We
have several resources we would
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like to offer you, all of which
can be accessed by going to
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awr.org/bible. First you
can find all of the archived
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presentations to watch and share
with others. Second, our goal
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at Unlocking Bible Prophecies is
for you to receive tools to grow
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spiritually. So we invite you
to enroll in our online Bible
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school where you will have the
opportunity to dig more deeply
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into many Bible topics. Before
we begin our second presentation
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The Signs, let's pray together.
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Heaven Father, King of the
Universe, Lord we come before
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tonight. We want to learn about
the signs that you have given
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us so that we are warned in
advance of how to prepare for
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them so that we're not
frightened but that we are
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relying on you and have us fall
deeply in love with you tonight
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as we study your warnings for us
Lord. We love and adore you and
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many people out there that
have been wondering about these
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things have their questions
answered tonight so they can
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feel assured by you in your
Holy Word. In Jesus' precious,
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powerful name, Amen.
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We have been in the midst of
a worldwide global shutdown, a
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global pandemic. This
is something unprecedented
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and many people are afraid for
themselves and their loved ones.
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Potential economic disaster
might be around the corner.
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And many shelves in the grocery
stores are now empty and you may
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not be able to get what you need
You may be afraid of what the
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future holds. Our minds
are flooded with unanswered
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questions. Will the economy
collapse? Will I be able to feed
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my family or have a place
to live? Will a vaccination be
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found quickly for COVID-19?
When we look around the world
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tonight we see many people are
perplexed and troubled. People
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of all backgrounds and cultures
are becoming increasingly
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anxious. They are worried
as they look toward the future.
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They wonder what is coming next?
Bible prophecy clearly reveals
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God's plan for the future. Let's
repeat our theme for this series
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The book of Revelation begins
and ends with the glorious
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climax of the coming of Jesus.
Revelation 1:7 promises:...
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Revelation lifts our eyes
upwards to heaven, taking us
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from the problems of this world
to the solution who is Jesus.
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The last chapter of the book of
Revelation shows us how close we
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are to Jesus' second coming.
Revelation 22:20 says:...
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In Revelation 22
Jesus says three times:...
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He wants us to be prepared for
this climactic event. You may be
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wondering how soon is Jesus
going to come? Jesus' disciples
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wondered the same thing.
They asked him directly in
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Matthew 24 verse 3:...
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In chapter 24 Jesus outlines
more than 20 signs of his return
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Isn't that exciting? He loves
us so much he lets us know in
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advance, so let's go through
some of these together tonight.
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In a masterful presentation,
Jesus blended the events
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associated with the fall of
Jerusalem in 70 A.D. with those
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that would take place at the end
of the world. He foretold signs
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of his return that would
be occurring in the world of
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religion, the arena of politics,
the sphere of nature and in the
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culture of society. The first of
these signs concerns the world
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of religion. Let's go to Matthew
24:24 and see what Jesus warns.
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Before the second coming we
should expect an explosion of
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false teachings from religious
leaders who are misleading
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people away from the word
of God by false signs. Not all
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miraculous works are done by God
friends. The Bible teaches that
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evil spirits can perform
miracles too. Let's look in
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Revelation 16:14:...
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You see these false teachers
call attention to their supposed
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miracles as proof of
their powers so that you believe
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whatever they teach. But these
signs will be demon inspired to
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deceive men and women. They are
counterfeits. The closer they
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get to the original the more
credible the counterfeit appears
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That's why you need to know the
Bible for yourself, my friend.
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Beware if any religious teacher
tries to lead you away from the
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Bible. So what is the Bible
standard of a true teacher then?
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I John 2 verse 4:...
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Therefore, a true teacher will
keep the commandments and speak
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the truth. So beware if anyone
comes to you, even if they claim
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miraculous signs and they can
heal the sick, if they disregard
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the plain teachings of the Bible
run! Run to your Bible. And this
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is precisely why each Bible text
is on the screen so you can see
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it with your own eyes and please
look it up in your very own
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Bible. I commit to you that we
will only use God's word as our
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guide during these meetings.
I invite you to study it for
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yourself. Don't take my word for
it. You need to make sure that
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what you believe is truth.
A Thus sayeth the Lord. False
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teachers leading religious cults
are rising up around the world.
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We can see that. For example:
Shoko Asahara published a book
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declaring himself Christ. He
also claimed to be Japan's only
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fully enlightened master
and took the title Lamb of God.
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Asahara claimed that he could
transfer spiritual power to his
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followers and take away their
sins and they bad karma. Three
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years after his book was
published his followers released
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a deadly gas in the Tokyo
subway killing 13 and injuring
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thousands of people. In the last
50 years there has been a rapid
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increase in those claiming to be
divine spiritual leaders. On the
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continent of Africa Joseph
Kibwetere and Credonia Mwerinde
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led hundreds of their
cult followers to a fiery death
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after feasting on three bowls
and drinking 70 crates of soft
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drinks. The final death toll
settled at 924 people. Jesus
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also cautioned there would be
an end time explosion in occult
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activity, in psychic phenomena.
Books on the occult and magic
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continue to sell in the
multimillions. Supernatural
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themes permeate our blockbuster
movies, our hit TV shows and
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there are countless sites
promoting it on the internet.
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More and more people are
turning to psychics, mediums,
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astrology, et cetera. Desperate
people are seeking real answers
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to their problems, but they
won't find them in the stars.
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We can see these false Christs
and false prophets are a sign of
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the last day. Next, let's turn
to Matthew 24 verses 6 and 7.
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Jesus says:...
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Jesus predicted just before the
end there would be international
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conflicts on a global scale.
In other words, there would be
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world wars. Now looking back at
the last century we know it has
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been the bloodiest of all.
One sociologist estimated in the
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20th century there were 180
million deaths just from war
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alone. In the 21st
century, there have been so many
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conflicts across the globe,
like Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine,
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Yemen, Syria. That's just to
name a few. So much devastation
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as war rages on. All the
uncertainty and unrest in so
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many of the nations around the
world. People are looking for
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hope and the only real hope is
in Christ our Savior. It doesn't
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matter where you live on this
planet, people are longing for
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peace. But world peace is very
fragile. The Bible predicts that
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all human attempts to
achieve global peace will fail.
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The apostle Paul
in 1 Thessalonians 5:3
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describes it this way:...
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A classic example of a peace
treaty that was supposed to end
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all war is the Treaty of
Versailles on June 28, 1919,
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which then led to the League of
Nations. But that didn't work.
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No. It wasn't long until
the worst world war in history,
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World War II, broke out and then
this led to the formation of the
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United Nations in 1945. But it's
best efforts have also failed
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to achieve world peace. You
see war has continued to just
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engulf this planet. God's word
is so accurate. It speaks of our
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day. Never before in history has
the human race had the ability
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to exterminate itself. When
Jesus comes again it will be at
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a time when the human race has
a capacity to destroy the whole
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earth. Did the human race have
this ability a hundred years
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ago? No. Today we have the
nuclear capability to annihilate
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earth's population multiple
times over. Jesus promised that
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when the world would be gripped
with fear, he would step in,
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intervene and deliver
us. Luke 21:26 says:...
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When the world is closing in
on you and fear is gripping your
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heart you need to turn your eyes
on Jesus because he's the peace
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maker. All of history is moving
towards a grand climax. Jesus
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says, Lift your eyes off this
earth and focus them on Divine
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reality. He says, I am about
to return. Unlocking these Bible
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prophecies reveals there is hope
friends. We have looked at the
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signs in religion and politics.
Now what does the Bible say are
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the signs in nature? The Bible
predicts that all nature will be
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out of control just before
the coming of Jesus. We should
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expect tornadoes, fires, floods,
hurricanes and an epidemic of
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destruction that we can
hardly even imagine. Among these
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natural disasters is the Bible's
prediction for worldwide hunger
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and famine. Matthew 24 verse 7:
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Now we have always had famines
and hungry children but the
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difference is that it is
escalating on an international
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scale at an unprecedented rate.
According to the World Food
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Program at the end of 2019, 135
million people were living with
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acute hunger. But with
many countries around the world
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enforcing quarantine that number
is likely to rise to 265 million
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The article goes on to say
before the coronavirus even
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became an issue 2020 would
be facing the worse humanitarian
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crisis since World War II for
a number of reasons. As deaths
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caused by coronavirus around the
world continue to rise the World
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Food Program has warned that the
world faces a possible hunger
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pandemic as a number of people
most in need of food could
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almost double this year.
For example, right now there are
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millions in India who have been
without work for weeks during
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COVID-19 that are facing hunger.
BBC reports that this shutdown
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could lead to a global famine.
Another contributing factor to
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human hunger is a strange
occurrence that is happening in
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several places. Beginning
in 2019 there has been a locust
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infestation spreading across
Africa, the Arabian Peninsula
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and South Asia. This outbreak
of desert locusts is threatening
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the food supply across the
region. There are more and more
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people to feed and less and less
food to feed them. We can see
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with precise accuracy that
what the Bible has predicted is
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coming true. Let's look at
Matthew 24:7 again, it says:...
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Hmm. That is a uncommon word.
What is a pestilence? It is a
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contagious or infectious
epidemic disease that is
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poisonous and lethal, such
as we have all experienced with
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COVID-19. Again Bible prophecy
is being fulfilled. There are
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millions of deaths from vector
borne diseases or pestilences
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such as malaria, dengue, yellow
fever, Japanese encephalitis.
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You've heard of pesticides
on our crops. Well the reason
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farmers put pesticides on
crops is because diseases are
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destroying them. Jesus also
warned in Matthew 24:7 there
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would be earthquakes:...
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Well the National Earthquake
Information Center records an
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average of 20,000 earthquakes
every year. That's about 50 a
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day around our world. There are,
however, millions of earthquakes
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estimated to occur every year
that are too weak to even be
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recorded:...
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Let's now look at
Luke 21 verse 11:...
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This upheaval in nature would
reveal itself in various ways.
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Hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes,
floods and fires would manifest
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themselves in rapid succession.
Did you know that in 2019
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40 billion dollars was spent on
weather disasters alone? We have
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seen so many fires happening
recently like in California and
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the devastation in Australia. In
New South Wales, well they just
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had the worst fire season in
history with 13.6 million acres
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burned or six percent of their
entire state. Zimbabwe faced the
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deadliest weather-related
disaster on record last year
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as a result of a tropical
cyclone Ida. The Bahamas
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suffered their most expensive
weather-related disaster when
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Hurricane Dorian hit in 2019.
Just months ago in Batangas,
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Philippines the world witnessed
the eruption of Taal Volcano.
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My video crew and I had just
been filming a miracle story at
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the top of this beautiful
mountain weeks before. These
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natural disasters are signs of
prophecy being fulfilled. We can
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have confidence in the Bible
because Jesus told us these
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things in advance, not to scare
us but to inform us because he
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loves us so much. We see what
the Bible says regarding the
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signs of Jesus' coming in
religion, politics, and nature.
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Now let's look at his
predictions regarding the social
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life around us. Our Lord
predicted society's morals
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would be degraded and fall apart
before the second coming. Jesus
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says in Matthew 24 verse 37:...
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So what did the days of Noah
look like? People were focused
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on themselves self-gratification
They only cared about having fun
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and attending the latest
parties They sought pleasure and
00:19:36.17\00:19:39.77
relaxation, drinking and
feasting. They just cared about
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having a good time. They
had numbed themselves from Godly
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things. In Genesis chapter
6:11,12 we are told regarding
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this time:...
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In Noah's day God destroyed the
world with a flood because it
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was filled with violence.
Through their actions they
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illustrated they had little
desire to repent of their sins.
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People had become so hardened
by their persistent rejection of
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God's word and were so out of
tune of spiritual natters that
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when they witnessed the
supernatural miracle of the
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animals filing through the ark's
door in perfect organization it
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didn't even phase them. Only
for a brief moment were they
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slightly impressed with God's
sign that their world was coming
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to an end. Friend, let's not be
numb like in Noah's day. Can you
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see the signs? Even the most
casual observers among us know
00:20:47.31\00:20:52.28
that this past year, this past
month, was an important time in
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human history. Something is
brewing; everyone can feel it.
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Friends is our Lord coming soon
Yes he is and it would be well
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for us to be like Noah who had
an understanding of the time in
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which he lived. And he and his
family followed God's word and
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got into the ark. The Bible also
predicts economic uncertainty as
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a sign of the last days. James
5:1-3 describes it this way:...
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Wow! Revelation 18:17 then says
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Within the last few months we
have all seen the stocks markets
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crash. Jesus is coming. These
prophecies are being fulfilled
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before our very eyes today.
But there is one more sign which
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will prove beyond a shadow of a
doubt that indeed we are living
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in the very last days of this
world's history. What is it?
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The final sign that Jesus gives
is in Matthew 24: The gospel
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will be preached to the whole
world. Matthew 24 verse 14.
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I love this text:...
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Revelation 14:6 says:...
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In my travels documenting
miracles in the most remote
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corners of this world, I have
witnessed with my own eyes, God
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is reaching the unreachable. It
is happening right now. Those of
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you watching this series are
a part of this great prophecy.
00:22:54.04\00:22:57.21
As you are hearing this gospel
message being aired in every
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time zone around the world
tonight. In my work, I see first
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hand how God has no walls,
no borders and no limits. Let me
00:23:04.91\00:23:10.59
show you what I mean. Come with
me to the Philippine Islands.
00:23:10.62\00:23:13.96
Here we find a group
of terrorist rebels hiding
00:23:13.99\00:23:16.96
throughout the mountain tops.
For the past 49 years, they have
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been dominating these areas
with guerilla warfare. They call
00:23:20.90\00:23:25.03
themselves the New People's Army
the NPA. These men and women are
00:23:25.07\00:23:30.67
determined to overthrow the
government. Over 40,000 locals
00:23:30.71\00:23:34.34
have died in this war between
the NPA and the government
00:23:34.38\00:23:37.65
military troops. These mountain
natives have traditionally been
00:23:37.68\00:23:42.42
pagans. You see each family
is only allowed to have three
00:23:42.45\00:23:45.52
children. If a fourth child
is born the child is immediately
00:23:45.55\00:23:48.26
buried alive. This is a culture
where 13-year-old girls are
00:23:48.29\00:23:52.63
forced to marry and men can
pay 400 Philippine pesos to swap
00:23:52.66\00:23:58.40
wives. That's equal to about
eight dollars in U.S. currency.
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Like all of us, these people
need Jesus and his lifesaving
00:24:02.10\00:24:06.04
principles. Less than three
years ago Adventist World Radio
00:24:06.07\00:24:10.28
began broadcasting Bible
messages from the coastal cities
00:24:10.31\00:24:13.48
to the highest mountain tops.
Some of the NPA rebels tuned in
00:24:13.52\00:24:17.29
to this Christian station and
became intrigued. Their hearts
00:24:17.32\00:24:20.96
were softened by the stories
of Jesus' love. One of the top
00:24:20.99\00:24:24.69
commanders sent four of
his soldiers to find the radio
00:24:24.73\00:24:28.10
broadcaster and bring him to
their remote camp. They did just
00:24:28.13\00:24:33.07
that. They questioned him about
Jesus and about the Bible. Soon
00:24:33.10\00:24:38.07
Bible workers were sent to study
with many of the troops up in
00:24:38.11\00:24:41.38
the jungle forest. God's
truth quickly spread to over 118
00:24:41.41\00:24:48.78
villages. Isn't that incredible?
Our team was able to witness the
00:24:48.82\00:24:52.39
baptisms of 60 rebel soldiers
and five of their top commander
00:24:52.42\00:24:56.83
generals and that was just the
beginning. There have been 100s
00:24:56.86\00:25:00.16
more since. These terrorists
have laid down their AK-47 guns
00:25:00.20\00:25:05.57
in exchange for a Bible and a
new life in Christ. Many of them
00:25:05.60\00:25:10.71
have learned new trades like
farming and selling goods in the
00:25:10.74\00:25:14.51
outdoor markets. My video crew
and I had the opportunity to
00:25:14.54\00:25:18.38
film several of their personal
testimonies and recreate their
00:25:18.41\00:25:22.52
stories into a short documentary
film. I have to share one of
00:25:22.55\00:25:27.89
them with you. His name
is Daniel. His father was a
00:25:27.92\00:25:32.39
commander in the NPA and
his uncle and cousins also had
00:25:32.43\00:25:36.00
joined the troops. Daniel grew
up through the ranks. It was the
00:25:36.03\00:25:39.73
only life he knew. At the age of
13 he killed for the very first
00:25:39.77\00:25:43.61
time. Soon after he was
given the important title,
00:25:43.64\00:25:47.44
The Executioner, for the entire
NPA. He became really, really
00:25:47.48\00:25:53.38
good at killing and was promoted
to the lead hit man throughout
00:25:53.42\00:25:56.85
the Philippines. He could
not even count how many he has
00:25:56.89\00:26:01.06
killed as there have been
too many from politicians to
00:26:01.09\00:26:04.56
military soldiers, policemen
and local criminals. The more he
00:26:04.59\00:26:09.26
killed the more numb he became
never wanting to remember their
00:26:09.30\00:26:13.57
faces. Until one day. He was
given a termination order, a TO
00:26:13.60\00:26:18.94
for a Christian pastor. He
abducted the pastor and isolated
00:26:18.97\00:26:23.48
him in the forest jungle. The
pastor was begging for his life.
00:26:23.51\00:26:27.62
And even though Daniel was
stunned by the kindness in this
00:26:27.65\00:26:31.55
man's eyes he pulled the trigger
You see, Daniel always completed
00:26:31.59\00:26:36.69
his killing assignments. He was
known for getting the job done.
00:26:36.73\00:26:40.96
But Daniel could not forget
the pastor's face and the memory
00:26:41.00\00:26:44.97
tormented him. He could find no
rest. NPA soldiers are allowed
00:26:45.00\00:26:52.31
to leave their hidden posts
to go home to their families for
00:26:52.34\00:26:55.81
three days every two months. So
when Daniel entered his house he
00:26:55.84\00:27:00.82
heard a radio playing loudly.
His wife and children were
00:27:00.85\00:27:04.02
listening to a Christian
bible program. He recognized the
00:27:04.05\00:27:07.66
station as Adventist World Radio
He knew other NPA comrades who
00:27:07.69\00:27:12.29
were listening and had given up
fighting and were baptized. But
00:27:12.33\00:27:16.87
this was the first
time he really listened.
00:27:16.90\00:27:19.63
Daniel heard stories
00:27:19.67\00:27:21.44
about a loving Savior who would
leave his 99 sheep and go out
00:27:21.47\00:27:25.34
and search for the one that was
lost. Daniel's heart was moved
00:27:25.37\00:27:29.71
and in that moment he understood
that he was the one lost sheep.
00:27:29.74\00:27:35.08
His heart softened and Daniel
and his wife took Bible studies
00:27:35.12\00:27:40.42
and were baptized along with
four more generals of the NPA.
00:27:40.46\00:27:44.86
Daniel is now on a mission to
share Jesus with the thousands
00:27:44.89\00:27:49.66
of other NPA troops in the
jungle mountains so they too can
00:27:49.70\00:27:53.77
have better life filled
with peace and the hope of life
00:27:53.80\00:27:57.07
eternal. Matthew 24:14 is
coming true friends. This gospel
00:27:57.11\00:28:03.11
of the kingdom will be preached
in all the world. Now come with
00:28:03.14\00:28:07.02
me to Zambia, a country in
southern Africa where my three
00:28:07.05\00:28:10.82
videographers and I were
entering the highest maximum
00:28:10.85\00:28:13.99
security prison in the entire
country. As soon as we entered
00:28:14.02\00:28:18.23
they confiscated our
camera equipment and put us in a
00:28:18.26\00:28:21.20
holding room. The guards
on duty were not aware of
00:28:21.23\00:28:24.30
our invite and told
00:28:24.33\00:28:25.67
us that no media has ever
been allowed inside their prison
00:28:25.70\00:28:29.20
walls. But once they confirmed
that we were Adventist World
00:28:29.24\00:28:32.81
Radio they escorted us in onto
their prison grounds. This was
00:28:32.84\00:28:38.41
unprecedented. You see God had
made a way for gospel truth to
00:28:38.45\00:28:42.75
reach these prisoners through
the airwaves into their jail
00:28:42.78\00:28:46.35
cells. This prison averages
around 2400 inmates and over
00:28:46.39\00:28:52.69
1150 have now been baptized.
Can you believe it? And out of
00:28:52.73\00:28:58.63
250 death row prisoners more
that 50 have accepted Jesus.
00:28:58.67\00:29:03.41
That's a lot of the prison who
are now Bible believing, Jesus
00:29:03.44\00:29:07.51
loving, peace filled Christians.
They have the hope in Jesus.
00:29:07.54\00:29:11.95
Even Zambia's general
commissioner met with us
00:29:11.98\00:29:14.85
to express his appreciation for
AWR changing the atmosphere of
00:29:14.88\00:29:19.52
his prison camp. You see Jesus
can do that. Hallelujah! Isn't
00:29:19.55\00:29:24.39
God incredible. He is reaching
the unlikeliest in the deepest
00:29:24.43\00:29:28.33
darkest corners of this earth.
That's what Jesus does. Just as
00:29:28.36\00:29:32.77
the thief who hung on the cross
must have thought about his life
00:29:32.80\00:29:35.90
and the choices he had made,
he knew that his crimes were
00:29:35.94\00:29:39.07
deserving of this punishment. If
the man next to him, Jesus, was
00:29:39.11\00:29:43.75
so peaceful and kind, He
even prayed for his persecutors.
00:29:43.78\00:29:48.18
The thief was convinced this man
was the Son of God. In his last
00:29:48.22\00:29:53.02
act he only asked to be
remembered. Jesus assured the
00:29:53.05\00:29:56.73
thief that he would be redeemed.
From that moment on he died with
00:29:56.76\00:30:01.06
the hope of salvation. This
is the same hope given to these
00:30:01.10\00:30:04.33
inmates on death row today.
During this trip when we were
00:30:04.37\00:30:08.07
visiting the prison in Zambia
AWR had over 1070 evangelistic
00:30:08.10\00:30:13.11
sites across the country.
And 1000 of these were in the
00:30:13.14\00:30:16.85
capitol city of Lusaka alone.
This has never happened before.
00:30:16.88\00:30:20.65
These people were listening
to the same Bible topics that we
00:30:20.68\00:30:24.42
are studying together now. And
at the end of three weeks 18,000
00:30:24.45\00:30:29.46
were baptized. Isn't that
amazing? But wait. God had an
00:30:29.49\00:30:33.50
even bigger surprise when we
preached across the country of
00:30:33.53\00:30:36.16
Rwanda as there were almost
108,000 baptized at the end of
00:30:36.20\00:30:41.97
three weeks. Did you hear that?
One hundred and eight thousand
00:30:42.00\00:30:45.41
baptisms in a day. People are
hungry for the straight truth
00:30:45.44\00:30:49.81
from the Bible. No matter
the culture or where they live
00:30:49.84\00:30:53.31
There's a human desire to need
the Lord. I've been sharing with
00:30:53.35\00:30:58.02
you grand scale stories but
remember that within these mass
00:30:58.05\00:31:01.92
baptisms God is pursuing
each one of us individually,
00:31:01.96\00:31:06.80
personally. So next I want
to tell you about Rubin. Rubin
00:31:06.83\00:31:12.30
lives in Argentina. He grew up
in a Christian home, but once he
00:31:12.33\00:31:17.44
set out on his own to pursue his
dreams of becoming a successful
00:31:17.47\00:31:20.84
businessman, he drifted away
from God. Soon he was at the
00:31:20.88\00:31:25.45
top of his game with a thriving
business and everything seemed
00:31:25.48\00:31:28.58
to be going well in his world.
But one day on his way home from
00:31:28.62\00:31:33.36
work he tried to hail a bus by
stretching out his arm and the
00:31:33.39\00:31:36.83
driver didn't see him and
Rubin was dragged under the bus.
00:31:36.86\00:31:40.03
He woke up in the ICU with
broken legs, a collapsed lung
00:31:40.06\00:31:44.00
and multiple other injuries.
A long and painful recovery
00:31:44.03\00:31:49.24
followed. But something strange
happened that sustained him
00:31:49.27\00:31:52.27
through those grueling months.
As Rubin drifted in and out of
00:31:52.31\00:31:56.54
consciousness he heard a voice
telling him, You are not alone.
00:31:56.58\00:32:02.15
You will make it through this.
And a peace he had never known
00:32:02.18\00:32:07.76
before washed over him and he
felt hope. After four months in
00:32:07.79\00:32:12.79
the hospital Rubin went home in
a wheelchair. He soon realized
00:32:12.83\00:32:16.70
he was unable to do the
activities that he had once
00:32:16.73\00:32:20.34
enjoyed. He shared with us that
we gradually fell into a deep
00:32:20.37\00:32:23.81
depression. I lost my job,
my money, my business and the
00:32:23.84\00:32:29.41
prestige that I'd felt in my
community. I was just a shell of
00:32:29.44\00:32:32.71
myself and in my anguish I
decided I just didn't want to
00:32:32.75\00:32:36.72
live anymore. One day Rubin
decided that he would end his
00:32:36.75\00:32:41.92
painful life by committing
suicide. As he grabbed a knife
00:32:41.96\00:32:46.43
to slash his wrists the
radio playing in the background
00:32:46.46\00:32:50.07
suddenly changed stations. This
had never happened before and
00:32:50.10\00:32:54.90
it took him by surprise. Rubin
was startled by this especially
00:32:54.94\00:32:59.87
when he a voice coming through
the radio. The very same voice
00:32:59.91\00:33:04.95
he'd heard in the hospital
ICU telling him that he was not
00:33:04.98\00:33:10.05
alone and he would pull through.
He again felt the peace he'd
00:33:10.09\00:33:14.56
felt in the hospital. It washed
over him now and all thoughts of
00:33:14.59\00:33:18.99
suicide vanished. Amazingly
unbeknownst to Rubin, this is
00:33:19.03\00:33:24.87
what's really interesting, he
was listening to the very first
00:33:24.90\00:33:29.27
test broadcast of one of our AWR
stations. He listened to that
00:33:29.30\00:33:34.58
station all that day and every
day afterward. The messages he
00:33:34.61\00:33:39.18
heard touched his heart and
Rubin felt a burning desire to
00:33:39.21\00:33:43.35
get to know the truth. Today
Rubin has been completely healed
00:33:43.39\00:33:47.76
He is active in his local
church and leads out in a weekly
00:33:47.79\00:33:50.69
Bible study group. But the best
part is that he gets to walk all
00:33:50.73\00:33:55.86
day, something he thought
he'd never be able to do again,
00:33:55.90\00:33:57.80
sharing the saving gospel of
Jesus. As you can see friends
00:33:57.83\00:34:03.30
the gospel leaps across
all barriers through radio,
00:34:03.34\00:34:07.71
television and the internet.
Many people can receive text
00:34:07.74\00:34:10.55
messages even on their phones.
Biblical presentations right on
00:34:10.58\00:34:15.12
their cell phones. God is
reaching people in every way
00:34:15.15\00:34:19.29
possible, from remote villages
to barren deserts, to wealthy
00:34:19.32\00:34:24.29
homes in gated communities
to prisons and the cities with
00:34:24.33\00:34:27.76
their teeming masses. The gospel
is going forth in these last
00:34:27.80\00:34:31.40
days in remarkable ways.
Millions are being stirred as
00:34:31.43\00:34:35.84
never before with a sense
of urgency. Times are changing.
00:34:35.87\00:34:39.94
Millions are turning from
the uncertainty of this world to
00:34:39.97\00:34:43.35
seek for a better world to come.
Many have sacrificed all to take
00:34:43.38\00:34:47.98
the gospel to the far regions of
this world. God is on the move.
00:34:48.02\00:34:52.15
He is doing something special.
He is fulfilling prophecy. We're
00:34:52.19\00:34:57.39
on the verge of the kingdom
of God. The signs that Jesus
00:34:57.43\00:35:01.86
forewarned us of in Matthew 24
are becoming more frequent and
00:35:01.90\00:35:07.07
intense. It is the midnight hour
friends. And God is appealing to
00:35:07.10\00:35:11.74
you to be ready for his
return. Jesus' last words to his
00:35:11.77\00:35:15.41
disciples before ascending back
to heaven were something like
00:35:15.44\00:35:19.31
this: I have to leave you now,
but not forever. One day I will
00:35:19.35\00:35:25.49
return and just before I do
the world will seem as if it is
00:35:25.52\00:35:29.62
falling apart. Nations will grow
angry with each other. Wars will
00:35:29.66\00:35:34.93
come. Even nature will
seem deranged. Earthquakes will
00:35:34.96\00:35:38.77
escalate in magnitude. There
will be infectious outbreaks in
00:35:38.80\00:35:42.74
epidemic proportions. And when
these things begin to happen the
00:35:42.77\00:35:47.14
majority of people will be
terrified. But my followers need
00:35:47.18\00:35:52.91
not be. Indeed, when all of this
begins it is time to look up for
00:35:52.95\00:35:59.05
their redemption draweth nigh.
Jesus says: Lo I am with you
00:35:59.09\00:36:04.73
always even unto the end of the
world. And remember I love you.
00:36:04.76\00:36:10.40
Jesus is after just one thing.
He longs for you to give him
00:36:10.43\00:36:16.47
your heart and enter
into a relationship with him.
00:36:16.50\00:36:20.18
The second coming of Jesus
is all about a reunion with you.
00:36:20.21\00:36:24.71
Right now would you like
to offer up your heart to him?
00:36:24.75\00:36:28.45
Would you like to say, Jesus
I see the signs of the times. It
00:36:28.48\00:36:32.89
is clear that you are coming
soon. It is clear that I want to
00:36:32.92\00:36:38.09
be ready for you.
00:36:38.13\00:36:39.73
Heavenly Father, as we see the
chaos in the world today, we are
00:36:39.76\00:36:45.23
so thankful that you forewarned
us that these things would take
00:36:45.27\00:36:49.17
place. You have given us
the assurance that you are in
00:36:49.20\00:36:53.88
control. Please take our hearts
and help us to be prepared for
00:36:53.91\00:36:57.91
the soon coming of Jesus.
In his precious name, Amen.
00:36:57.95\00:37:03.92
Thank you so much for watching
and join us tomorrow night for
00:37:03.95\00:37:08.06
a topic titled, The Warning,
where we will learn the three
00:37:08.09\00:37:12.19
angels messages and what God
specifies for our generation.
00:37:12.23\00:37:16.43
You won't want to miss it.
Thanks again for joining us in
00:37:16.46\00:37:21.20
Unlocking Bible
Prophecies. Choose God's way.
00:37:21.24\00:37:24.21
Good night friends.
00:37:24.24\00:37:25.94
As a special bonus for our
3ABN viewers we wanted to share
00:37:25.97\00:37:31.08
stories of God's incredible
miracles before we end this
00:37:31.11\00:37:34.65
program. Thank you for your
prayers and support of Adventist
00:37:34.68\00:37:38.09
World Radio. Everyday lives
like these are being changed
00:37:38.12\00:37:42.36
for eternity.
00:37:42.39\00:37:50.10
Find out how AWR radio
has gone past the steel
00:37:50.13\00:37:56.50
cold guns straight
00:37:56.54\00:37:57.97
into the heart of youthful
rebels. This is AWR 360.
00:37:58.01\00:38:05.25
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00:38:05.28\00:38:19.39
Adventist World Radio has
been broadcasting God's last day
00:38:19.43\00:38:22.20
message to the unreached people
groups of the world in their own
00:38:22.23\00:38:25.63
languages from its very
beginning. AWR began 48 years
00:38:25.67\00:38:30.37
ago in 1971 and our mission
and vision have grown beyond all
00:38:30.41\00:38:36.04
expectations. Jesus is coming
very, very soon and all God's
00:38:36.08\00:38:41.05
people in spreading the gospel
all around the world, all around
00:38:41.08\00:38:45.65
this little ball of mud.
Our expanded focus of AWR 360
00:38:45.69\00:38:49.52
Broadcast to Baptism reaches
people not only through the
00:38:49.56\00:38:53.03
radio but also through
most media platforms, cell phone
00:38:53.06\00:38:56.56
evangelism and mobile medical
clinics. Now incredible results
00:38:56.60\00:39:00.67
are happening all over the
world because of this intense
00:39:00.70\00:39:03.51
direction, which by the way, was
the dream of Allen Steel, the
00:39:03.54\00:39:07.28
founder of Adventist World Radio
00:39:07.31\00:39:09.11
One of those meetings took place
one year ago on the island of
00:39:09.14\00:39:13.65
Mindoro in the Philippines.
Along with the broadcast many
00:39:13.68\00:39:17.65
meetings took place and more
than 2000 were baptized. Then
00:39:17.69\00:39:22.62
soon after over 77 new villages
turned their lives over to the
00:39:22.66\00:39:27.36
Lord as the laymen radio hosts
kept preaching. But then some of
00:39:27.40\00:39:31.57
the new listeners made a
surprise visit to one of our AWR
00:39:31.60\00:39:35.64
radio broadcasters, Robert Dulay
As he was biking home one day
00:39:35.67\00:39:41.78
he saw four strangers at his
front door. They told him they
00:39:41.81\00:39:47.12
were rebels. On March 29, 1969
the New People's Army was formed
00:39:47.15\00:39:53.89
Armed with weapons they
gradually infiltrated the
00:39:53.92\00:39:56.99
country. Their goals have
been to overthrow the government
00:39:57.03\00:40:01.66
and establish a Maoist style
communist regime. They regularly
00:40:01.70\00:40:07.50
ambush police and military
forces. Are these men and women
00:40:07.54\00:40:12.37
to be feared for their brutality
to be rejected and abandoned?
00:40:12.41\00:40:16.34
Or is God calling his faithful
to go out into the highways and
00:40:16.38\00:40:20.78
byways to preach there too.
00:40:20.82\00:40:22.98
They pleaded with us to send
00:40:23.02\00:40:24.92
someone to the village to preach
as they had been listening to
00:40:24.95\00:40:27.89
the radio and wanted
to know more about Jesus.
00:40:27.92\00:40:30.93
It is now four months later. AWR
360 is heading to the forbidden
00:40:30.96\00:40:36.53
mountain area in the midst of
where these rebels live. Where
00:40:36.56\00:40:42.57
Jesus went he often healed those
around him. In like manner, we
00:40:42.60\00:40:46.57
are bringing in a team of
medical laymen who are committed
00:40:46.61\00:40:49.61
to following God's healing
message across the Philippines.
00:40:49.64\00:40:52.95
Helping take the medical
supplies to the station point is
00:40:52.98\00:40:56.75
the Philippine military, the
Fourth Division Scorpion Unit.
00:40:56.79\00:41:00.56
Seeing the good work that AWR
has done in reaching the rebel
00:41:00.59\00:41:04.03
soldiers they put forth their
full support of what we are
00:41:04.06\00:41:07.96
doing. They load the supplies
and before we head out we have a
00:41:08.00\00:41:11.57
prayer, AWR, the medical laymen
and the military, all praying
00:41:11.60\00:41:18.01
hand in hand to our God for his
blessing on what we are about to
00:41:18.04\00:41:22.51
do. Finally after a long
and difficult drive we reach the
00:41:22.54\00:41:26.51
staging point. As we wait, we
notice many porters coming down
00:41:26.55\00:41:30.79
the trail. They will help carry
the supplies the rest of the way
00:41:30.82\00:41:34.32
up the mountain. This will be a
long trip with a very heavy load
00:41:34.36\00:41:39.09
Some of the porters are members
of the rebel group. Once again
00:41:39.13\00:41:44.63
we have a prayer. And then
the supplies are loaded for the
00:41:44.67\00:41:48.17
journey ahead. We say goodbye
to the laymen and the villagers
00:41:48.20\00:41:52.07
as they make their way up
the trail. It will be a tiresome
00:41:52.11\00:41:55.71
trek through the jungles, rivers
and mud. It will take at least
00:41:55.74\00:42:01.12
eight hours for some to reach
the village. For others, it will
00:42:01.15\00:42:05.09
be an overnight walk. The next
morning we board a small mission
00:42:05.12\00:42:10.96
helicopter and it takes us to
the top of the mountain. I smile
00:42:10.99\00:42:15.66
as I relive God's miracles and
how he reached the rebellious
00:42:15.70\00:42:20.27
militant minded soldiers that we
were about to meet face to face.
00:42:20.30\00:42:24.01
As the helicopter comes
to a halt I look at the crowd
00:42:24.04\00:42:28.44
gathered before us. They are lit
with smiles. We are welcomed and
00:42:28.48\00:42:33.65
the natives eagerly give us
a tour. It's amazing to see how
00:42:33.68\00:42:37.82
these precious people live.
Then I sit down with Efron, the
00:42:37.85\00:42:42.46
first, one who
started listening to AWR.
00:42:42.49\00:42:47.30
My life was always on edge. I
did many things I would rather
00:42:47.33\00:42:51.03
not talk about. But one day
as I was listening to the radio
00:42:51.07\00:42:56.04
something different came on.
00:42:56.07\00:42:58.97
It was AWRs health program.
00:42:59.01\00:43:02.01
As I listened I discovered that
00:43:02.04\00:43:04.58
these people were helping
many with their health problems.
00:43:04.61\00:43:07.45
They also talked about the
Supreme Healer, one whose life
00:43:07.48\00:43:11.05
was devoted to
others rather than himself.
00:43:11.09\00:43:13.99
This thought appealed to him
and he felt the need to share it
00:43:14.02\00:43:18.29
with others. Then he began to
wonder. Who are these people who
00:43:18.33\00:43:23.33
are sharing this loving message.
He knew he had to find out for
00:43:23.37\00:43:27.64
himself.
00:43:27.67\00:43:29.00
I had to know more so I sought
out the speaker of this program.
00:43:29.04\00:43:33.58
I sent fellow members of my unit
to invite him to the mountain
00:43:33.61\00:43:38.38
top. The road they took down
many times had been used to hurt
00:43:38.41\00:43:42.55
or injure, but this time it was
different. My friends asked him:
00:43:42.58\00:43:48.72
Please come preach
to us in the mountains.
00:43:48.76\00:43:52.19
As they met Efron shared how he
has a desire to learn more about
00:44:01.54\00:44:08.68
Jesus. And AWR 360 was happy to
oblige. Many laymen pastors also
00:44:08.71\00:44:16.28
climbed the mountain to preach.
And soon many new rebels heard
00:44:16.32\00:44:20.89
about God through the radio and
Bible studies. And they too have
00:44:20.92\00:44:26.93
a need to share it with others.
And then the day came when Efron
00:44:26.96\00:44:32.13
himself walked down the
mountain with one final request.
00:44:32.17\00:44:38.71
I want to be baptized
and so do many others.
00:44:38.74\00:44:42.64
And so on top of this
once dangerous mountain laymen
00:44:42.68\00:44:48.52
doctors healed those who
were sick. And the mouths were
00:44:48.55\00:44:52.69
cleaned by the volunteer
dentists. Our AWR 360 team spoke
00:44:52.72\00:44:57.93
with many villagers and prayed
with many more. Additional
00:44:57.96\00:45:02.93
rebels arrived because they were
interested in witnessing what
00:45:02.96\00:45:06.84
was going on. Our team preached
to them and then it was time to
00:45:06.87\00:45:11.54
baptize those who had made their
decision for Christ. It was a
00:45:11.57\00:45:16.01
joyous walk to the baptismal
site and I believe all of heaven
00:45:16.04\00:45:20.98
was rejoicing with us as we
watched Pastor McKey baptize
00:45:21.02\00:45:25.29
five rebel generals along with
60 other soldiers. These men who
00:45:25.32\00:45:32.69
were once killers in the land
have now died to self. They have
00:45:32.73\00:45:37.57
laid down their earthly weapons
and exchanged them for heavenly
00:45:37.60\00:45:41.10
rewards. What I witnessed today
was truly a miracle. In one of
00:45:41.14\00:45:48.81
the most dangerous places
on earth Adventist World Radio
00:45:48.84\00:45:52.21
boldly went forth so yearning
ears could hear the mercy and
00:45:52.25\00:45:56.79
forgiveness of Jesus. Lives were
changed for eternity and now
00:45:56.82\00:46:01.89
many more have a new hope of
heaven forever. And this is only
00:46:01.92\00:46:07.70
the beginning.
00:46:07.73\00:46:09.06
Friends, the far reaching work
of AWR is only possible with
00:46:09.10\00:46:14.47
your fervent prayers and
generous financial support.
00:46:14.50\00:46:17.67
Every donation is so important.
Visit our website now to donate
00:46:17.71\00:46:22.88
online. Keep in touch with AWR.
We want and need you with us.
00:46:22.91\00:46:28.02
Remember, it is only working
together that we will reach the
00:46:28.05\00:46:32.35
whole world with the good news
of our Lord and Savior. He is
00:46:32.39\00:46:36.42
coming back so
soon. This is AWR 360.
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Come with me as I discover
how a self-tuning radio divinely
00:46:57.08\00:47:01.18
thwarted a suicide
attempt right here in Argentina.
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Hi, I'm Cami
and this is AWR 360.
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Today I'm in the western part of
Argentina in the city of Mendoza
00:47:28.28\00:47:31.85
Situated at the base of the
Andes mountains this peaceful
00:47:31.88\00:47:36.72
place is home to just over
100,000 people. The many streets
00:47:36.75\00:47:41.29
are lined with lovely trees
offering shade to passersby and
00:47:41.32\00:47:45.49
those who stop to enjoy the
many colorful shops and cafes.
00:47:45.53\00:47:49.26
Outside of town lie sprawling
vineyards surrounded by majestic
00:47:49.30\00:47:54.57
mountains. It's a beautiful
place, but I'm not here only to
00:47:54.60\00:47:59.67
enjoy the sights. I'm
here to meet Rubin and hear his
00:47:59.71\00:48:03.28
conversion story.
00:48:03.31\00:48:04.65
I find Rubin in town and I am
struck by his contagious laugh
00:48:04.68\00:48:10.29
and smile. Rubin grew up in
a Christian home learning about
00:48:10.32\00:48:14.92
God from his parents. But as
he grew older he began to trust
00:48:14.96\00:48:19.69
more in himself than God.
00:48:19.73\00:48:26.40
I worked hard pursuing my dreams
and soon became a successful
00:48:26.43\00:48:31.41
businessman. There were ups and
down economically but always I
00:48:31.44\00:48:35.84
would look at myself and proudly
say, Thanks to me I'm getting
00:48:35.88\00:48:40.55
back up again.
00:48:40.58\00:48:43.99
But then something happened that
would challenge Rubin's ability
00:48:44.02\00:48:49.42
to get back up again
and alter his life forever.
00:48:49.46\00:48:55.20
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One day on his way home from
work Rubin stretched out his arm
00:49:01.57\00:49:04.74
trying to flag down an oncoming
bus. For some reason though the
00:49:04.77\00:49:11.08
bus driver did not see him.
The next thing he remembers is
00:49:11.11\00:49:19.79
waking up in the hospital. ¤ ¤
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Both of his legs were broken
and he had a collapsed lung
00:49:27.33\00:49:30.23
along with other injuries.
This terrible accident and the
00:49:30.27\00:49:34.64
complications that ensued would
take Rubin two long years to
00:49:34.67\00:49:38.97
recover from.
But God was at work.
00:49:39.01\00:49:43.55
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When I was in ICU drifting in
and out of consciousness I felt
00:49:47.28\00:49:51.35
a peace that I had never
experienced before. And I heard
00:49:51.39\00:49:54.72
a voice telling me that I was
not alone and that I would make
00:49:54.76\00:49:57.89
it through alive.
00:49:57.93\00:50:00.86
After four months in the
hospital, Rubin returned home
00:50:00.90\00:50:04.40
alone. Unable to do the
activities he once enjoyed
00:50:04.43\00:50:07.97
depression set in.
00:50:08.00\00:50:12.57
I was a terrible mess. People
would look at me strange and
00:50:12.61\00:50:16.75
they would start to cry. I was
no longer the man I used to be.
00:50:16.78\00:50:21.42
I had lost my job, my money,
my prestige as a businessman and
00:50:21.45\00:50:26.59
professor, everything. My life
was one of anguish. I didn't
00:50:26.62\00:50:32.39
want to life anymore
and decided to kill myself.
00:50:32.43\00:50:36.40
¤ominous music¤
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On the day Rubin had decided to
commit suicide something strange
00:50:51.88\00:50:55.52
and miraculous happened.
While listening to his radio, it
00:50:55.55\00:50:59.95
suddenly changed stations on its
own. Rubin recognized the voice
00:50:59.99\00:51:08.53
on the other end. It was
the voice he had heard in the
00:51:08.56\00:51:11.47
hospital and the same feeling
of peace washed over him.
00:51:11.50\00:51:15.30
Unbeknownst to Rubin what
he had heard was the first test
00:51:15.34\00:51:19.37
broadcast for the new Adventist
World Radio station called
00:51:19.41\00:51:23.28
Nuevo Tiempo.
00:51:23.31\00:51:24.71
I anxiously
listened to Nuevo Tiempo day
00:51:24.75\00:51:29.38
after day and the words touched
my heart. I wanted to know who
00:51:29.42\00:51:34.29
is the man speaking and who are
Seventh-day Adventists? To find
00:51:34.32\00:51:40.60
answers Rubin went the phone
book and searched for Adventists
00:51:40.63\00:51:43.97
He called the number he found
00:51:44.00\00:51:48.77
and a sweet voice answered. It
was the wife of the local church
00:51:48.80\00:51:52.17
pastor and she invited him
to attend church that Sabbath.
00:51:52.21\00:51:56.14
The only problem was the church
was a mile and a half from his
00:51:56.18\00:51:59.98
home and he had
no transportation.
00:52:00.02\00:52:02.58
I felt God telling me to walk.
Walk? I can't walk with my legs
00:52:02.62\00:52:12.43
like this. But God gave me the
strength and I walked the whole
00:52:12.46\00:52:23.27
way. When I got there the
members welcomed me so warmly
00:52:23.30\00:52:30.88
and when I walked into the
church the same feeling of peace
00:52:30.91\00:52:34.95
flooded my soul.
00:52:34.98\00:52:39.39
While at the church, he met the
local pastor who recognized his
00:52:39.42\00:52:44.33
talent in sales and encouraged
Rubin to attend colporteur
00:52:44.36\00:52:48.30
school. This he did and when he
finished he was invited to the
00:52:48.33\00:52:52.03
conference office. He went at
the appointed time, not knowing
00:52:52.07\00:52:55.77
what to expect and was ushered
into a room and given a brief
00:52:55.80\00:53:00.08
case books and a
colporteur jacket.
00:53:00.11\00:53:03.65
I was so excited to become a
colporteur. I knew in my heart
00:53:03.68\00:53:09.55
that this was truth and I
wanted to share it with others.
00:53:09.58\00:53:14.29
After completing Bible studies
Rubin was baptized into the
00:53:14.32\00:53:18.89
Seventh-day Adventist church.
Today he's very active in the
00:53:18.93\00:53:28.04
local church serving as a deacon
leading out in prayer meeting
00:53:28.07\00:53:31.57
and a small group study. He goes
door to door daily sharing the
00:53:31.61\00:53:38.98
saving gospel of Jesus through
the books he sells. Rubin has
00:53:39.01\00:53:45.39
been healed completely. You
would never know he once could
00:53:45.42\00:53:50.29
not walk.
00:53:50.33\00:53:52.33
I have not seen God but I feel
like I hear his voice through
00:53:52.36\00:53:58.70
the messages and music of
Adventist World Radio. Jesus
00:53:58.73\00:54:04.34
truly does exist. He is real.
And I know this because of the
00:54:04.37\00:54:11.28
radio. To me it's a spring of
living water. I owe my life to
00:54:11.31\00:54:16.85
the word of
Adventist World Radio.
00:54:16.89\00:54:20.22
¤ Music and voice over radio ¤
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Across the globe there are
millions living in difficult to
00:54:37.14\00:54:39.21
reach places where missionaries
cannot go. North Africa, the
00:54:39.24\00:54:44.08
Middle East, China, North Korea,
and many more. It is into these
00:54:44.11\00:54:48.98
very countries that AWRs
broadcasts are penetrating
00:54:49.02\00:54:53.39
every single day from our
strategic network of short wave
00:54:53.42\00:54:57.36
AM, FM, and internet stations.
So how can you help spread the
00:54:57.39\00:55:03.90
gospel in these difficult
to reach places? Here are two
00:55:03.93\00:55:07.04
practical ways: First pray.
Prayer is the key in the hand
00:55:07.07\00:55:11.34
of faith that can
unlock heaven's storehouse.
00:55:11.37\00:55:14.01
And second, visit AWR.org where
you can help to expand the reach
00:55:14.04\00:55:19.28
of AWRs broadcasts by your
generous donation. Thank you
00:55:19.31\00:55:23.72
for joining us and hastening
Jesus' soon coming by your
00:55:23.75\00:55:27.16
needed prayers and support.
Until next time: This is AWR 360
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