The End Of Time

OK This is funny in that a full message that goes for about one hour. There's about 22 pages. This message was already at 15 pages before I worked on the messaging portion. All it contained was the opening and closing prayer along with the scriptures that I will be referencing. It will be a miracle if I can keep this one under an hour-pray for me lol

I will be using Matthew chapter 24:3 thru chapter 25:46 to talk about the questions that the disciples asked Jesus nearly 2000 yrs ago. One of the questions is “tell us when these things will be and what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age.” We will be listening to Mark, Luke, and John’s end time Q&A as well. These are not the only guys that chitty chatted about the end times but this message can only include a small sample which will be suitable to make the point.

It is not my intention to provide explanations regarding every point or bit of revelation, I have covered many of those topics in other messages. My goal is to provide a library type setting and sitting where you can listen to the scriptures and make up your own mind in the end. Not like hey make up your mind at the end but after you have heard this message. Ha… I say this because that is what we do anyway whether what we hear is truth or not right?

An example is this. We have all heard to save up for a rainy day and yet so few of us make up our minds to do so. I have said this before but excuses come from a child and should not remain apart of our life’s narrative as we grow up. We were created to solve problems and to seek help from a perfect God in order to do so. When we get results outside of these parameters, well, we either make excuses for our failure to listen to God, or we learn from them, allowing them to humble us and to remind us that God is our ever present help in our time of need (Ps 46:1).

We begin with Matthew’s end time story. I will interject on just some of what I think stands out or is pertinent to the understanding of end times:

          Matt 24:3–25:46 - The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age

3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 

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Hello, this is Ken, your podcast preacher. Welcome back to my podcast Deep Waters. This podcast is brought to you by Applied Strength Ministry, where we will be working in our strengths and is the effect of working out the will and calling of God and into our lives. Thanks for joining me. Let's open up in prayer. Blessed be the God and Father of your Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed you with every spiritual blessing and have new places in Christ. Just as he chose you and him before the foundation of the world, that you should be holy and without blame before him and I, having predestined you to adoption as your son or daughter by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, which he purposed in himself, for the praise of the glory of his grace, and which he made you accepted in his love, and he may have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace, which he made to abound towards you in all wisdom and goodness, having made known to you the mystery of his will, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times, he might gather together, in one, all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth in him. I ask that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, and the knowledge of the mystery of him, to the deepest knowledge of him that you are willing and able to receive, that the eyes of your understanding would be open wider, and that you would be enlightened to who he is, that you would know what is the hope of his calling, what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in you, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power towards you, who believe, according to the working of his mighty power which he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead, and seated him in his right hand in the heavenly places, that he would grant that you would be strengthened with might through his spirit in the inner man, and into your spirit and heart, consistently walking in the spirit, so that you would be able to stand against the appetites of your flesh, the corrupted spirit of this world, the devil in his demons, and any in all fleshly desires and temptations. I pray that you love me about more and more in all this time, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be real about your Christianity, and unattainable till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness, love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control, which over Jesus Christ to the Holy Spirit to the glory and praise of God. Ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will and all wisdom and spiritual understanding, that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing him, being fruitful in every good work, strengthen with all might, according to his glorious power, giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints who walk in the Spirit and in the light. I pray that your hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love and unity, and that you would attain to all the riches of the full assurance of understanding, both of the Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which has been given to each of my listeners by Jesus, that you are enriched in everything by him, in all utterance and all knowledge, so that you do not come short in obtaining or operating in your calling of purpose, nor in using any spiritual gifts or talents to perform mighty miracle signs and wonders, and that we would do the greater works of Jesus yet to be accomplished, that we would be found eagerly waiting for the continued revelation of our Lord Jesus, who will confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the near coming of the day of our Lord. God is faithful by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus. Okay, so now therefore, my sisters and brothers in Christ, when things get tough, think about whatever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, and whatever things are of a good report. If there is any virtue, and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things alone. I pray that in these very end of end time days that you would let your love be without hypocrisy. Show people your faith by your works and service and love. Hate and loath what is evil, cling to what is good and righteous, be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another, not lagging in diligence, fervent and fully engulfed in spiritual fire, serving the Lord, rejoicing in hope, walking in the peace of God, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer, distributing to the needs of the saints, that is each other, and that you would be given the hospitality. May the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like minded towards one another, according to Christ Jesus, that we learn to be of one mind and one accord, striving to get along no matter what disagreements we may encounter, operating completely and fully in love, always striving for the working out of God's specific will for each of our lives, while working in partnership with each other, within the church and the Holy Spirit, as he manifests his miracle signs and wonders through the daily activities of our ministry and kingdom work, and while we also go out preaching the gospel and word and deed. Let us love and serve one another, our enemy and those who wouldn't expect us to do so, considering each person better than ourselves. Bind up any words or thoughts that are contrary to the love of God, or which would set you back in your Christian walk. Guard your hearts from anything that would hinder the growth of your character. Never forget that you can do all things in Christ, and never forget this means all things. Ah, step out of faith today and walk with God and with each other, being assured that nothing will separate you from Him as long as you abide in Him. Call those things that don't exist as though they do. Remember the faith of God of which we have created the universe by the Rama and Logos Word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. All you need for this life is invisible, until you apply your faith to receive it, but make sure you make your request known to God without fear, doubting, or unbelief. Always remember he that is in you is greater than he that is in the world. Be more than a conqueror today, submitting to the will of God in everything. Always remember that you can do all things through Christ who will strengthen you to this very day. Let each of us express uncompromising love towards one another and humility while maintaining a teachable spirit, seeking to grow no matter how much it challenges our current thinking. I pray that God will give you the revelation within this message that He intends you to receive with the understanding. Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to God our Savior, who alone is wise. Be glory in majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. In Jesus' name we pray amen. The title of this message is The End of Time. Okay, so this is funny in that a full message goes for about one hour. There's about twenty two pages. This message was already at fifteen pages before I actually worked on the message. All it contained was the opening and closing prayer, along with scriptures that I will be referencing. It will be a miracle if I can keep this under one hour. Pray for me. I will be using Matthew chapter twenty four, verse three through chapter twenty five, verse forty six to talk about the questions that the disciples asked Jesus nearly two thousand years ago. One of the questions is tell us when these things will be and what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age. We will be listening to Mark, Luke, and John's end time Q ⁇ A as well. These are not the only guys that chitty chatted about the end times, but this message can only include a small sample, which will be suitable to make the point. It is not my intention to provide explanations regarding every point or bit of revelation. I have covered many of these topics and other messages. My goal is to provide a library type setting and sitting where you can listen to the scriptures and make up your own mind in the end. Not like, hey, make up your mind at the end, but after you have heard this message. I say this because that is what we do anyways, whether we hear the truth or not, right? Making up our own minds is a source of freedom. Whether we do it properly is another thing. An example is this. We have all heard to save up for a rainy day, and yet so few of us make up our minds to do so. I have said this before, but excuses come from a child and should not remain a part of our life's narrative as we grow up. We were created to solve problems and to seek help from a perfect God in order to do so. When we get results outside of these parameters, well, we either make excuses for our failure to listen to God or we learn from them, allowing them to humble us and remind us that God is our ever present help in our time of need. Psalms forty six one. We begin with Matthew's end time story. I will interject on just some of what I think stands out or is pertinent to the understanding of end times. Matthew chapter twenty four, verse three through chapter twenty five, verse forty six. The signs of the end times and the end of the age. Now as he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us when these things will be, and what will be the sign of your coming and the end of the age? And Jesus answered and said to them, Take heed that no one deceives you. Pay attention to that statement, I'll explain it later. For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and will deceive many, and you will hear of wars and rumours of wars. See that you are not troubled, for all these things must come to pass. But the end is not yet. Many of these things have been already happening throughout history, but when we combine the various scriptures talking about various signs, then you can see that we are in the midst of these things taking place now. Two thousand years ago Jesus stated we were in the last hour. This is using God's measurement of time, of course. eighteen. For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Many believe the beginning of sorrows includes this season that we're in right now, or the opening of the seven seals as birth pangs. More on that later. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake, and then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another, and then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many, and because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold, but he who endures to the end shall be saved. It reads like our print and e press of the day, right? You might also say, I thought I was already saved, and you would be correct, but what if in these end time days you decided to fold? Timothy four, one through three, Matthew twenty four, ten through twelve, second Thessalonians two, verse three, and second Timothy four three through four. Let's dive deep for a moment so that you really understand what but he who endures to the end shall be saved means. In the original Greek text of Matthew twenty four thirteen it means he who endures, which comes from hopomeno, meaning to remain under, stay behind, bear patiently or stand firm under heavy pressure. The phrase to the end uses telos, noting the limit, goal or final completion of a period of time. Hopomino, an active verb indicating steadfastness and holding your ground during intense hardship or severe trial, rather than running away. Estelos to the end, reaching the final finish line of physical life or the close of the upcoming era of trouble. Thosistia, a future passive verb meaning will be rescued or delivered, safely through the coming danger. To me that sounds like the rapture. Context and meaning historical or immediate context. Jesus speaks of severe global and local persecution before the destruction of Jerusalem in the end of the age. Staying true to him instead of falling away or betraying others during the crisis leads to physical and spiritual rescue. The theological viewpoints there are two. Some scholars view this as proof that ultimate salvation requires human perseverance through tests. Others view the Greek principle structure as a description of a genuine believer, the one who keeps on holding fast gives evidence of true grace and will ultimately be preserved and saved by God. Okay, hopefully that removes any false expectation that things are getting better, and the false belief that your salvation is a lock, no matter how you respond to these end of days. Keep in mind how we process trouble defines our level of commitment and spiritual maturity. fourteen and this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing in the holy place, whoever reads, let him understand, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let him who is on the house top not go down to take anything out of his house, and let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes, but woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babes in those days, and pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be, and unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved, but for the elect's sake, those days will be shortened. The church should already have been raptured by the time of these events. You can see that the fourteen tribulation judgments, which occur in the seven years of tribulation, which is known as God's wrath and judgment, is going to be pretty gnarly. twenty three Then if anyone says to you, Look, here is a Christ, or there, do not believe it, for false Christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. God is doing everything in his power to prepare us for what is coming. You can see his heart in that statement. See I have told you beforehand. We have the opportunity to see the end time from the beginning because of God's love. Verse twenty six. Therefore if they say to you, Look he is in the desert, do not go out, or look, he is in the inner rooms, do not believe it, for as a lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will be the coming of the Son of Man. For where the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together. Many believe that AI will be used to propagate these deceptions, for I want the introduction of our friends, the aliens. twenty nine. Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. The stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory, and he will send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. thirty two. Now learn this parable from the fig tree, when its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near, at the doors. Assuredly I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away until all these things take place. The parable beginning in verse thirty two means when the Jewish nation is restored, which it was after almost nineteen hundred years, the only time ever that a nation, once it was vanquished, had returned to be a nation again. This occurred in nineteen forty eight. This date also marks Jesus' statement that this generation, meaning anyone born on the day that the Jews became a nation, moving forward, represents the this generation statement that Jesus had made. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only, but as the days of Noah were, so also will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the Ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will be the coming of the Son of Man. I have done many messages on, but of that day and hour no one knows, and on the subject of what might be appearing, perhaps in full force, just after the rapture, which is the propagation and disclosure of aliens, which are demons in disguise, and how AI and the possibility of the return of the giants, part human, part supernatural, might also facilitate monster type things in the sky. So it would be best if you listen to those messages to get a fuller understanding of these days that we are in. Stay caught up, we are moving fast, and never forget we don't operate in a spirit of fear, but we take courage that these things are happening because the time is near. Then two men will be in the field, one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill, one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming, but know this that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming in an hour you do not expect. Two things here. The first is believed to be talking about the rapture, one taken, one gone. Notice like the ten virgins, this is talking about a fifty fifty split. The other statement undoes the idea, but of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but my father only, so why watch? Look at the contrastments in the following scriptures forty five. Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? Blessed is that servant in whom his master, when he comes, will find doing. Assuredly I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. But if that evil servant says in his heart, My master is delaying his coming, and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour that he is not aware of, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Again, which is why I encourage you to really get into your Bible. We see what happens if we hang all of our hats on this idea that we should not prepare for the return of Jesus because no one knows the day or the hour. The master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour that he is not aware of. This is not a surprise that you should be preparing for. Chapter twenty five Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, that is extra oil. But the wise took oil in their vessels, and with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept, and at midnight a cry was heard, Behold, the bridegroom is coming, go out to meet him, and all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out. But the wise answered, saying, Nope, least there should not be enough for us and you, but go rather to those who sell and buy for yourselves. And while they went to buy the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him to the wedding, and the door was shut, meaning the opportunity was lost. Afterwards the other virgins came also, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Assuredly I say to you, I do not know you. Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming. Again and again remember this is a Jewish idiom in which Jesus was actually telling them the approximation of his return. If we say it's going to rain like cats and dogs, we do not look for falling out of the sky, cats and dogs, but we do watch for the rain. In more than at least thirty places in the Bible we are told to watch for his coming. Only in three places does it state no one will know the day or the hour, times or seasons. Regardless, we are told way more times to be paying attention to these end time signs than we are to actually take the position that since we would not know the signs that Jesus is returning. And besides we see the obvious point, right? And I don't believe I'm being semantical, but notice Jesus states that the day or hour, but not the week, the month, biannual, or year. Also of importance, I included an explanation that discusses time and seasons, because I expect some will default to it to try to prove we just don't know, so why focus on it? In the Bible, times and seasons means that God controls history and has a set time for every event and phase of life. Famous passages like Ecclesiastes three show that life changes in cycles, and God gives a proper purpose to every moment. And because of our closely knit relationship to God, he will help us to be prepared. Okay, back to it. fourteen for the kingdom of heaven is like a man travelling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them, and to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability, and immediately he went on a journey, and he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents, and likewise he who had received two gained two more also, but he who had received one went and dug in the ground, and hid his Lord's money. After a long time the Lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them. So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Look, I have gained five more talents besides them. His Lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant, you were faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your Lord. He also who had received two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered to me two talents, look, I have gained two more talents besides them. His Lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant, you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things, enter into the joy of your Lord. And he who had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed, and I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground. Look, there you have what is yours. But the Lord answered and said to him, You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed, so you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. So take the talent from him and give it to him who has ten talents. For to everyone who has more will be given, and he will have an abundance. But from him who does not have, even what he does have, it will be taken away, and cast the unprofitable servant into outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. thirty one When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats, and he will set up the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you took me in. I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and take you in, or naked and clothed you? Or when do we see you sick or imprison and come to you? And the king will answer and say to them, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these, my brethren, you did it to me. Then he will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from me, you who cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry you gave me no food. I was thirsty, you gave me no drink. I was a stranger, you did not take me in, naked, and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison, and you did not visit me. Then they also will answer him, saying, Lord, when do we see you hungry or thirsty, or stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you? Then he will answer them, saying, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me. And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. Now let's look at Mark's side of the story and see if he can add any new information to our end of time minds and checklists. Mark thirteen, verse four through thirty seven. Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things will be fulfilled? And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed that no one deceive you. Remember I told you to pay attention to that in Matthew, here it is again in Mark. For many will come on my name saying, I am he, and will deceive many, but when you hear wars and rumors of war, do not be troubled, for such things must happen, but the end is not yet, for nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be earthquakes in various places, and there will be famines and troubles. These are the beginnings of sorrow. But watch out for yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues, you will be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them, and the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. But when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that, for it is not you who speak but the Holy Spirit. Now brother will betray brother to death, a father his child, and children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death, and you will be hated by all for my name's sake, but he who endures to the end shall be saved. So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet standing where it ought not, let the reader understand, then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let him who is on the house top not go down into the house, nor enter to take anything out of his house, and let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes, but woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days, and I pray that your flight may not be in winter, for in those days there will be tribulation such has not been since the beginning of the creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be, and unless the Lord has shortened those days, no flesh would be saved, but for the elect's sake, whom he chose, he shortened the days. Then if anyone says to you, look, here is a Christ, or look, he is there, do not believe it, for false Christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect, but take heed, see, I have told you all things beforehand. But in those days after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. The stars of heaven will fall, and the powers of heavens will be shaken, then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory, then he will send his angels and gather together his elect from the four winds, from the farthest parts of the earth to the farthest part of heaven. Now learn this parable from the fig tree, when its branch has already become tender and put forth leaves, you know that summer is near, so you also, when you see these things happening, know that it is near, at the doors. Assuredly I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away. But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Take heed, watch and pray, for you do not know when the time is. It is like a man going to a far country who left his house and gave authority to his servants, and to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch. Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming, in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning, least coming suddenly he finds you sleeping, and what I say to you, I say to all. Watch. Take heed that no one deceives you is one of the most important statements Jesus makes in that scripture. He makes the same statement in Matthew, Mark, and Luke's books. This means someone will come to deceive you, and in all probability they will use current events mixed with confusion about the deity of Jesus to be successful. I am not speaking prophetically, but just agreeing with what the Bible already says about the sum of decepted believers. Matthew twenty four, verse twenty four, second Thessalonians two eleven. I will confirm that this activity, though not related to the end times, but deception is deception, right? It is already right now happening, and today's and tomorrow's events will allow for a greater number of people being deceived or being released to believe the lies and deceptions. The phrase God gave them over or gave them up appears most famously in the New Testament in Romans one hundred twenty four, one hundred twenty six and one hundred and twenty eight, where the apostle describes God withdrawing his restraint and allowing people to face the natural destructive consequences of rejecting him. A similar idea also appears in the Old Testament in Psalms eighty one twelve. Paul outlines a downward path where God steps back and surrenders people to their own choices. Sexual impurity, God gave them over to sinful desires of their hearts, to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies, Romans one twenty four, degrading passions. God gave them over to shameful lusts, or degrading passions, Romans one twenty six. A depraved mind, God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done Romans one twenty eight. It is God's grace that there are three steps, not just one. So the uninformed, ignorant, and those who are at one time knew the right path, but in rebellion chose to go their own way, along with many others, will take the deception bait. The apostasy or great falling away confirms this. Alright, so let's see what Luke has to say about what is already here and will continue to play out in these very days. Luke twenty one thirty six. And he looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and he saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So he said, Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all, for all these, out of their abundance, have put in offerings for God, but she, out of her poverty, put in all the livelihood that she had. Then, as some spoke of the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and donations, he said, These things which you see, the days will come in which not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down. So they asked him, saying, Teacher, but when will these things be, and what sign will there be when these things are about to take place? And he said, Take heed that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, I am he, the time has drawn near. Therefore do not go after them, but when you hear of wars and commotions, do not be terrified, for these things must come to pass first, but the end will not come immediately. Then he said to them, Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be great earthquakes in various places, and famines and pestilences, and there will be fearful sights and great signs from heaven. But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, you will be brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. But it will turn out for you as an occasion or opportunity for testimony. Therefore settle it in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand on whatever you will answer, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist. You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death, and you will be hated by all for my name's sake, but not a hair of your head shall be lost, by your patience possess your souls. But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those who are in the midst of her depart, and let not those who are in the country enter her, for these are the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled, but woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days, for there will be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people, and they will fall by the edge of the sword, and will be led away captive into all nations, and Jerusalem will be trampled by the Gentiles until the time of the Gentiles are fulfilled, and there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars, and on the earth distress of nations with perplexity, the seas and waves roaring, men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth. For the powers of the heavens will be shaken. They will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory, and when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near. Then he spoke to them a parable. Look at the fig tree and all the trees. When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. Assuredly I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away. But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come on you unexpectedly, for it will come as a snare on all of those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man sounds again like the rapture. As we listen to these stories, consider this one thing which is that they heard these stories coming from God through his Son and documented by the Holy Spirit. These were not legends or a part of mythology, but were actual events which were happening and will continue to get worse while they are happening in our days. Did they see most of any of the things stated by Jesus? No, only some. So who was this information for, if not totally for them? Us. This information was provided through the questions that his disciples had for him in his day for our benefit. These very stories were written for our benefit, so that we would know how we should be conducting our lives in these very days. To ignore the study and stories of the end times is to disregard the fact and concern that Jesus' early disciples had regarding when Jesus was going to return. They, although they may have been completely unaware of it, were asking these questions for our benefit. Let's see what Revelation John can add to these end time stories from the book of Revelation. Revelation chapter six through eight. I will be including various scriptures from chapters six through eight, the leading non end time relevant data in order to create more space for more relevant end time scriptures. Also pay attention to who is opening the seven seals. It is not the devil, but Jesus Himself. These seals represent the birth pangs, the first seven of twenty one judgments of the end times, of which are happening right now. Now I saw when the lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a loud voice like thunder, Come and see, and I looked and behold a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and went out conquering and to conquer. This is believed to be the coronavirus global event. For more information on that, you can read The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the greatest warning of the next ten years, written by Steve Sicolani, october twenty seventh, two thousand twenty five. I included the date written so that you can be aware of his time frames that he uses in his book. Verse three, when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, Come and see. Another horse, fiery red, went out, and it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another, and there was given to him a great sword. This is known as the war horse, a time of which we are in right now. When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, Come and see. So I looked and beheld, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand, and I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A quart of wheat for a dinaris, and three quarts of barley for a dinaris, and do not harm the oil and wine. This is talking about economic crises coming in different forms, some of which we are experiencing right now, considering the cost of food has been rising and the cost of gas. When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come and see, so I looked and behold, a pale horse. This also could mean a green horse. And the name of him who sat on it was death, and Hades followed with him, and the power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth. So this sounds like a continuation of a food shortage. But also what it doesn't say is that a fourth of the earth will die, of which some have interpreted this to mean. Verse nine, when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who have been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth? And then a white robe was given to each of them, and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed, as they were, was completed. I looked when he opened the sixth seal, and behold there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sack cloth of hair, and the moon became like blood, and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man hid themselves in caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and the rocks, fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the lamb. For the great day of his wrath has come, and who is able to stand? After these things I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth or on the sea, or on any tree. Then I saw another angel ascending from the east having the seal of the living God, and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels in whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads. And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel were sealed. I'm not going to read chapter seven verse five through eight because it's just mentioning the tribes and the twelve thousand that were sealed in each tribe. Verse nine. After these things I looked and beheld, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, people, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb. All the angels stood around the throne, and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever. Amen. Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, Who are these arranged in white robes? And where did they come from? And I said to him, Sir, you know. So he said to me, These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God serving him day and night in his temple, and he who sits on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger any more or thirst any more. The sun shall not strike them, nor any heat, for the lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them, and lead them to living fountains of water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There are some that say that these were also raptured out of the Great Tribulation. Otherwise they wouldn't be there. When he opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour, and I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and to them were given seven trumpets. Then another angel having a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne, and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it to the earth, and there were noises, thunderings, lightnings, and an earthquake. So the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. This is about the time of the rapture of those Christians who were really doing Christian things and activities. You can say that these represented the five prepared virgins that Matthew discussed in Matthew twenty five verses one through thirteen, in that they had enough of God in them that if he delayed, they didn't backslide or walk away. So in Matthew twenty five, one through thirteen, we can summarize that by looking at some things. The setup ten young women wait with lamps to meet the groom for a wedding, meaning they were all Christians. The wise and the foolish five women are wise because they bring extra oil for their lamps. The oil represents Holy Spirit. Five are foolish because they bring no extra oil. The delay the groom takes a long time to arrive. All ten women fall asleep. A midnight call. At midnight someone shouts that the groom is coming. The locked door. The foolish women run out of oil and go to buy more. While they are gone, the groom arrives. The wise women go inside with him, and the door is locked. So the foolish woman who went to go buy some more thought that they could prepare for Jesus' return at the time of Jesus' return. And there's a lot of people that will think the same thing. They're waiting for the very last minute to get serious about their Christianity, and I recommend that you don't do that. The lesson Jesus ends by saying, Therefore keep watch because you do not know the day or the hour. Anyone who did not entirely engage God before this day will be left behind to consider the value of the Christian born again offer and how precious salvation really is. And but the good news is that you still have time to decide if you wanted to submit wholeheartedly to Christianity, or if you are willing to take a chance and go through the wrath of God, which is described in the following events. Ah, but keep in mind, God didn't reveal these decimating events to scare us into a frenzy or even to coerce us into a tighter relationship with Him out of fear. Nope, He leaves it to us to decide if we will trust His word and concern for our very souls or not. He withholds nothing so that you can personally weigh your current standing with Him, and He does so out of pure love. seven and remember the rapture has already occurred. So now begins the seven years of tribulation. The first angel sounded, and hail and fire followed, mingled with blood, and they were thrown to the earth, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up. Then the second angel sounded, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood, and a third of the living creatures enabled. And the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. Then the third angel sounded, and a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star is wormwood, a third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water because it was made bitter. Then the fourth angel sounded, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened, a third of the day did not shine, and likewise the night. And I looked and I heard an angel flying through the mist of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound. This is why you want to make sure that you really understand the rapture and what it takes to be caught up in a way. In other words, to count yourselves worthy to escape these times, as Jesus said earlier. Now rather than continuing on with the events that are remaining to take place in these last days, now rather than continuing on with the events that are remaining to take place in these last days, I will provide in my best guesstimation the flow of these end times along with approximate dates, no date setting, but approximate biblically supported dates in many of the events that are right now on our heels. For those who believe that it is God's intention to catch us off guard, I think they misunderstand the heart and character of God. He is not going to throw a I'm back surprise party. It's just not in his nature. He's not trying to make it difficult, he's trying to make it easy. In the past I developed an in-time chart which projects a timeline based on a couple of different books that I've read, including the Bible. Okay, looking at the seven seal judgments, these are what they call pre-tribulation signs or birth pangs. The first seal is a conqueror running for about three and a half years. This was assumed to be the coronavirus and supported as such. The second seal was conflict on earth, which is the red horse. That's the wars that are happening now. As you know, wars take peace from the earth. The third seal, which is about, again, three and a half years, which will begin around 2027 and end in 2030, which is going to be an economic slash food scarcity horse. The fourth seal, widespread death on earth. This is the green horse or pale horse, and this guy will ride till about 2034. The fifth seal, the cry of the martyrs, the sixth seal, the cosmic disturbances, and the seventh seal, the proclude to the seven trumpets, is about one year long in combination. That will be about the end of the year 2034 through the year 2035. Again, we're not date setting insofar as days and hours, but we can give an approximation of years. God is not going to get mad if we do this. Then the rapture after the seven seals are completely done. I'm not going to give you an exact timeline, because one, I don't have it, and two, too many people freak out when we talk about when the rapture is going to be, and a lot more, don't even believe it's going to happen. Then we have the seven-year tribulation event, which will occur sometime after 2035 and last for about three and a half years. That is the seven trumpets, and then the seven bold judgments, that is also known as the Great Trib. So you have the tribulation, which is the seven trumpets, three and a half years, and then the seven bold judgments, again, three and a half years, also known as the Great Tribulation, which will be about 2042. After this, then we have the second coming and then the millennium reign, where Jesus will rule and reign on a fallen earth, not on a new earth and a new heaven, but on a fallen earth for a thousand years with his raptured saints. Then we have the Battle of Armageddon after the millennial reign, and then after that, we know that Jesus takes care of everything that he needs to take care of regarding that war that really never happens. Then we have a new heaven and a new earth. Let's close in prayer. May the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before your God and Father at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. Now may the God of peace, the one in whom we call wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace, may He Himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. To our Lord of Lords and our King of Kings, to our high and lifted up great high priest, who has once and for all paid the price, that you might see and hear God. May He hear and respond to our prayers. To our God we stand and pray as He too always lives to make intercession for you while seated at the right hand of the Father. May the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you what is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ to whom be glory forever and ever. Now to him who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. To him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever, amen. Well that's it for today. Remember us now what you find wrong or disagree with regarding these messages, but what you can take away from it. Together we can do more to impact the Canaan than if we work alone. Let's put the script and still fill and destroy the works of the enemy and create space for a light of light to shine through in people's lives. Let us see and click on the like and subscribe button repost on your social media platforms and help us make disciples. Link this message out, or teach from it in your Bible study, your life or style group, and yes even in your church. You can be sure to come from one called a teach, and although, in perfect, you have the word of God to use to test everything I say. Let's build this ministry together. 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