We are in the last days,
but even if we're not in the last days you are in your last days
you're in your last days right now so regardless of the last days events
regardless of the Rapture
the bottom line is that you are living in your last days
the Bible says tomorrow is not promised
and we need to seize the day
we need to share our faith
we need to lay hands on the sick
we need to drive out demons
we need to live spiritually sober, and aware of the day that we live in
because we are living in unprecedented Times
for this is the urgency of the hour
we don't have time to fool around with the chuckie cheese church
we don't have time to play religion
argue over theology
and debate back and forth on social media
We don’t need to be Facebook theologians
we need some people that are going to lay hands on the sick and watch them recover
we need some people that are going to drive out demons
we need some people that are going to preach the gospel with power
and understand that we are in our last days
the Bible says our life is but a vapor
a vapor only lasts one second and then it's over
so, whether you believe we're in the last days or not
you can be certain that you are in your last days
there is a real Jewish man that is coming out of a cloud
out of the Sky the same way he left
he's coming back to establish a government that will never end
and the heavens will pass away, and the earth will pass away
and there will be a new earth and a new heaven
and we will dwell and reign with Christ forever
In the entire Bible there is no time period that is more talked about and more discussed than the last seven years before Jesus Christ comes back
the return of the Lord is mentioned more than the first coming
It’s mentioned more than the exodus of God’s people out of Egypt
and more than any other time period in history
Matthew 24:36 (KJV) But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
no one knows
not even the Angels of heaven
nor the son, but the father only
so anytime somebody comes and says I know when the rapture is going to happen
they are lying
This is why it's so vital
This is why we need to know what the Bible say about the end Times
2 Peter 3:10 (KJV) But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
a thief does not come and tell you when he's coming
you have to stay ready
you have to live your life ready
let me ask you this question,
Are you ready right now for the Lord to take you?
Are you ready right now if the rapture happened?
when is the coming of the Lord?
when is the rapture?
Matthew 24:3-8 (KJV) And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
pestilences are global sickness like Szars, the bubonic plague, & yes, Covid19,
when you see the wars breaking out
when you see nation rising against nation
when you see earthquakes increasing
when you see famines and global hunger
this is the beginning of sorrows
so, where are we on the timetable?
we're in the very beginning of the end, Just before the rapture.
because the increasing pestilences & pandemics, are a big sign of the end.
Jesus said, after this happens they will deliver you into tribulation and kill you
you'll be hated by all nations for my namesake Jesus said.
we know that's happening in many parts of the world right now
many will be offended
they're going to betray one another, and they will hate one another
then many false prophets will rise up
and lawlessness will come
don't tell me there's not lawlessness today
right now, all over our streets, even in every aspect of our world, we see lawlessness
the love of many will grow cold
we're nearing the end of what the Bible calls “birth pains”
we don't know how long this will last
what's important to note is the closer the baby comes, the more intense it is
we're racing towards the coming of the Lord
and every time I turn on the news,
there's another shooting and more lawlessness
another killing, another earthquake
India is in this huge pandemic at 400,000 cases a day
Bible says that the earth is groaning in labor
Matthew 24:32-35 (KJV) Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
when you see these things, I just told you about
you will know his return is very near, right at the door
this is referring to the rapture
not the return of the Lord after the tribulation
600 years before Jesus an Angel came to Daniel
Daniel 12:4 (KJV) But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
until the end when travel and knowledge are going to increase
for the last hundred years or so there was no advancement in travel or knowledge
but today new means of travel have exploded
and knowledge has never been more accessible
we now have electric cars
we have airplanes
we have commercial planes that can fly into space and bring people to space
2 Peter 3:3 (KJV) Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
I want to remind you that in the last days scoffers will come mocking the truth
and following their own desires
they will say what happened to the promise that Jesus is coming again
from the before the times of our ancestors everything has remained the same
To God, one day is 1000 years and 1000 years is 1 day
in other words God's calendar looks different than our calendar
right now my calling is to live a peaceful pure and blameless life
why are you always fighting with your neighbors?
why are you always arguing with everybody?
why are you so bitter?
just be peaceful and live a peaceful life that's blameless
Titus 1:15-16 (KJV) Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. 16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
1 Corinthians 15:51-52 (KJV) Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
we will not all die, but we will be transformed
and it's going to happen in a moment in the twinkling of an eye
when the last trumpet is blown -when the trumpet sounds
those who have died will be raised to live forever
and we who are living -will also be transformed
so, there's going to be one generation of Christians that will avoid death altogether
because they will be raptured, and they will never die, they will be taken up in the air
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 (KJV) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
The Bible is describing a moment where the voice of the Archangel
the trumpet sounds
the dead in Christ will rise
and who's alive right now will be raptured up in the twinkling of an eye
in the twinkle of an eye, you're going to get a new heavenly body
A heavenly body that won't break down
a heavenly body that won't get sick
when Jesus raptures his church, the world will go insane
the world is going to break out in complete chaos
in less than one second, think about this, millions are going to be swept off the earth
one moment they're going to be present -and the next moment they will be gone forever
Jesus said two men will be working together in a field
-one is going to be taken and another one is going to be left
two women will be grinding at the mill -one will be taken and the other one will be left
imagine what the world will look like when millions of drivers disappear out of their cars
imagine what the world's going to be like when airplane pilots disappear out of their cockpit
what will happen when doctors, nurses, police officers suddenly vanish
imagine this, you're left behind running to the church only to find a pile of clothes
where do you run when the church is empty?
where do you run when there's nowhere to go and you realize I have been left behind
God has raptured his church, and I missed the moment
What will happen with the financial systems?
when millions of people are no longer paying their mortgages
paying their taxes
you have to think about this, it will be complete chaos
we can't wrap our head around it all
I’m sure they will blame it all on UFO’s
what will happen to a society when all the believers disappear?
the Bible says that we are the salt of the earth
we are keeping the world from being spoiled
Christians are what are keeping the world's moral fiber together
when we disappear off the earth -imagine what the world will be like
entire families just disappearing, children will go missing,
husbands will not come home from work
imagine the trauma when all of a sudden you lost 15 members of your family
all of a sudden you lost your baby
you lost your kids
you lost your husband
you lost your wife
and now you're stuck
all the world's going into global breakdown, a global crisis
millions of people that are left behind are going to know exactly what's happening
millions of people that are left behind are going to remember Sunday stories
they're gonna remember books they read
they’re gonna remember family members telling them about the rapture
millions of people are losing their minds because they say I know exactly what happened
this is what my cousin warned me about
this is what I learned about in Sunday school
this is what I learned about in Church
There will be NO More Sunday School to evade
There will be No More Church services to avoid
You don’t have to worry about going to church anymore because they will be closing!
what's going to happen in the tribulation?
once we get raptured the tribulation will begin immediately
and we will go into the most horrific and violent and terrifying time in human history
World War II, the Holocaust, atomic bombs, covid,
every violent, foul disgusting thing that's ever happened in history
will pale in comparison to what is going to happen during the tribulation
Matthew 24:21 (KJV) For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
the day of calamity
the day of the Lord
the terror of the Lord
that day of reckoning
the day of the Lord's vengeance
the day of the Lord's wrath
the day of trouble and distress
a time of trouble
the great and terrible day of the Lord
the day of great darkness
the wrath to come
the hour of temptation
the great day of the wrath of the lamb
the hour of judgment
the wrath of God
and then finally the Bible calls it the tribulation
words can’t paint a good picture of the tribulation
it will be a time of bloodshed
a time of war
people are going to live in open rebellion against God
billions of people are going to die
the seal judgments
in the tribulation period, the seals are being broken
Those who are in the tribulation period will see a global war and global chaos
the Bible ascribes in:
Revelation 6:3-4 (KJV) And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
there's going to be war and slaughter and people getting murdered
vs. 8 widespread famines, 1/4 of everyone living is going to die during this first period
vs. 9-11 there's going to be widespread murder of Christians who got saved after the rapture
vs. 12 there's going to be a great earthquake like the world has never seen
vs. 13 Stars will be falling from the Sky
think about this you go outside during the tribulation
the stars are falling to the earth and landing and killing people
and at this point 1/4 of all humanity is going to die
during this time the Bible says mountains and the islands are going to be moving from their places
and this is only the beginning of the tribulation
so, mountains are going to break off and start moving to different places
and islands are going to start moving
I hope none of you are living in the tribulation
You may think, there's no way things can get worse
the stars are falling from the Sky
1/4 of everyone's been killed, murder and slaughtered
the Bible says there's earthquakes like the world has never seen
people are being martyred for their faith,
you may think, nothing can get worse than this…
and then comes the trumpet judgments (8:6) which is actually worse than the seal judgments
Vs. 8:7 these judgments are going to unleash hail and fire mixed with blood raining from the Sky
Vs. 8:7 1/3 of the earth is going to be set on fire
1/3 of all trees are going to burn and all the green grass
now listen to me,
I hope you visualize some of this because it is terrifying
there will literally be no green grass
1/3 of all trees are going to burn and there's going to be hail fire and blood raining from the Sky
Vs. 8:8 then a great mountain of fire is thrown into the ocean
1/3 of all the oceans will become blood
Vs. 8:9 1/3 of all the creatures in the ocean are going to die
I imagine the smell of 1/3 of every creature in the ocean dead, floating on the water as the wind pushes that smell on dry land
1/3 of all the oceans ships are going to be destroyed
Vs. 8:10 as the trumpet judgments continue a great star is going to fall from the Sky (Wormwood)
the Bible says is going to fall on 1/3 of the rivers and the Springs of water
1/3 of all the water of the world is going to become bitter
and many of those who drink it are going to die
OK that's in revelations 8:10 through 11
1/3 of all the water becomes bitter and if you drink it, you die
Again, it seems like it can't get worse, but it's going to get worse
Listen, 1/3 of the sun the moon and the stars are going turn to dark
so now the sun is only 2/3rd’s it’s brightness during the day
the moon is going to be 1/3 darker
and the stars are going to turn to darkness
now here's where it gets even crazier
In Revelation 9, the Bible says that the bottomless pit is going to open up in the earth
And now the Bible says now all of a sudden, a bottomless pit opens up in the earth
smoke begins to pour out of the bottomless pit
the sunlight is blocked and the air turns from dark to smoke
so now everything is getting dark because the smokes covering the sun
listen to what happens next
locusts begin to emerge from the smoke and descend on the earth
if you feel the fear of God, so do I
I tremble when I talk about this
You can imagine everybody watching this on global television
you're sitting at home during the tribulation
you're watching the news, and you're watching live,
a pit opens up in the earth and smoke starts coming out
Then you're watching locus beginning to come out
but these are not ordinary locus, Revelation 9:7-10
They looked like horses prepared unto battle
Their heads had crowns like gold
Their faces were as the faces of men
Their hair looked like hair of women
And their teeth were as the teeth of lions
They had breastplates of iron
The sound of their wings was as the sound of many chariots and horses running to battle
They had tails like unto scorpions with stingers
They had the power to hurt men for five months
the Bible says that these Locust have the power the sting like scorpions
here's the thing, they don't attack plants and trees
if you know anything about Locust you know they love to attack plants and trees
that's not what these locusts do
they only attack people who “have not the seal of God in their foreheads” Vs.9:4
the Bible says, they will spare the followers of Jesus
so now you got saved during the tribulation
these Locust cannot attack you
but everybody else will be,
for five months, these locusts are going to be torturing people
five months of painful torture
Revelation 9:6 (KJV) And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.
the Locust are so bad that people will be longing for death as an escape
this is so bad that people are dying to die
so, if that's not enough, the next judgment is even worse
Vs. 9:14 say’s that 4 angels, that are bound by the Euphrates River were loosed
Then 200,000,000 horse mounted troops are going to come to the earth
and these riders, the Bible says
they had breastplates the color of fire, sapphire & brimstone
the heads of horses they were riding looked like the heads of lions.
and they spit fire, smoke & brimstone out of their mouths
this army is going to kill 1/3 of all the people in the earth
not only is 1/4 going to die during the seal judgement
now 1/3 of the entire world is going to be murdered by these 200,000,000 horse mounted troops
this is going to happen
This is why we need to get serious about God
This is why we need to say, “Lord I need to be ready”
this is horrifying
if you made a movie out of this it would never pass
but the Bible says there's more to come
because the final trumpet announces the arrival of a new series of terrors
the last trumpet is going to blow
We went from the seal judgments to the trumpet judgments
And now the bowl judgments
these are worse than the other 2
it will be a miracle that anyone even survives the first two
1/4 of the world dies
and then 1/3 of the world gets killed by the 200,000,000 that are riding on horses
and then the five months of Locust torturing people
we have 7 billion people on the earth right now
about 500 million will be taken up in the rapture
That leaves about 6.5 billion
Out of the 6.5 billion, one fourth die in the first judgment
1/3 the next the next judgment
That will leave about 3.1 billion souls and there is still more to come
Revelation 9:21 (KJV) Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
Now the bowl judgment may be even worse
first, 16:2 sores are going to break out on people of those that accepts the mark of the beast and worships the anti-Christ statue
the mark of the beast is going to be an outward expression of people's allegiance to the Antichrist
it'll either be on there right hand or on their forehead
now nobody knows whether it's a tattoo
whether to microchip or something else
all we know is it's not going to be concealed
it's going to be visible to everybody
and those that refuse the mark will be shut out of the global economy
and will be unable to buy and sell anything according to revelation 13
some believers will be beheaded for this
I know what you're thinking right now
I would never take the mark
but here's what I want to say
you deny Jesus at your family reunions
you deny Jesus by never sharing your faith
you deny Jesus in front of your friends
so please think that you would never take the mark of the beast when they're threatening to kill you
and tell you that you can't buy food for your family
If people can’t serve God now with the basics, like going to church,
what makes you think you will endure all this?
most of the world is going to take the mark of the beast
so, most of the world is going to break out in unfathomable painful boils
Next 16:3, the angel poured out his vial upon the sea and it became as the blood of a dead man
And “every living soul died in the sea”
imagine the smell, the stench and the horror when you see every single creature in the ocean die and float to the surface
right after that, all the world's rivers and Springs will become blood
that's in revelation 16:4
so, there will be no drinkable water
Look what the bible says is the reason for this judgement
Revelation 16:5-6 (KJV) And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
then in 16:8, the sun scorches everyone with fire
Many will literally be burned alive
and yet they still refuse to serve God
afterward in 16:11,the Bible says that the whole world is plunged Into Darkness
there's no light at all, it is dark 24/7,
it's dark, there's fire, blood in the water, the oceans being destroyed
after all of this, people are still going to shake their fist and cursing God
Next, the Bible says in 16:14, that the Euphrates River will dry up
and the Kings of the East will March their armies West without any obstacles
the rulers of the world are going to make war against God himself
this is the battle of Armageddon
The 7th and final bowl judgment brings massive destruction
the Bible says in Vs. 16:18 a great earthquake strikes
and the Bible calls it the greatest earthquake in human history
Vs. 16:20, it's going to level out every mountain in the world
and all islands are going to disappear into the sea
In 16:21, a terrible hailstorm is going to follow where hail weighing as much as 75 lbs.
Are going to fall from the Sky onto people
and once again, people are going to curse God
There is too much to talk about, but I want to leave you with the understanding that in Revelation 13 there is going to be a global dictator ruling the earth Man will worship him and he gains complete control over every transaction in the global economy
Through all this there will also be 2 witnesses who speak on God's behalf
And 144,000 Jewish preachers spreading the gospel
with all these events happening
the greatest event in human history is still yet to come
and that is the end of the tribulation when Christ returns
comes to the earth, conquers his enemies, judges the nations,
Satan and demons are thrown in the bottomless pit
And Jesus rains as King on the earth for 1000 years
