SE141026/Antichrist, Armageddo

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RI well good to see all of you. Let's grab our Bibles and turn to the book of Revelation. If you don't know where that is just open your Bible and hang up hard right you'll get there last book of the Bible you look good to chapters together. Revelation 13 and Revelation 16 pain as we look around in our world right now. One wonders what is going on. I mean, I thought the war on terrorism was supposed to be over and along comes this terrorist army known as Isis or iso is on the Marsalis and we've never faced a terrorist army before a rogue individuals, even nations.

Under the right terrorist but never an organized military force like were seen with Isis and now we have these random acts of violence from Islamic terrorists happening in our country and in Canada police officer being attached with a hatchet in New York City or multiple offers.

As I should say in Canada military men shot down all in the name of Allah and then there's a bola. We were told it would never come to America as a matter fact, when we were over there in Dallas donor to save the of the first known case of a bola. Now that is spread. Now it's in New York City. Could it be elsewhere as well.

These are scary times and here's what the Bible says in the last days there would be distress of nations, with no way out. It is going to get worse. Eventually, there's a poll that just came out and said that most Americans believe our country is spun off its axis and is out of control.

A whopping 64% believe the things in the United States are out of control right now so that's what I want to talk to you this evening about antichrist Armageddon in America that some interesting let's start with America. How many of you are proud to be an American razor. No, it's okay. I am I am in our country has its law. Our nation has its shortcomings but there's no doubt my mind that this is still the greatest nation on the face of the earth. Our country was founded. Of course, in 1776. It was founded with the faith in God and I believe that the Bible was the word of God and that became the foundation that our founding fathers built this great nation upon Patrick Henry, one of the right affairs of the United States Constitution made this statement and I quote, it cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded. Listen, not by religion. This, but by Christians, not on religions but on the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this very reason people of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here."

Now, some revisionists will tell you these things are not true in your classrooms today when you're taught American history. These things will be minimized and sometimes left out altogether. But these are the facts our nation came from humble beginnings was along after we became an official nation that we broke out into a civil war that could have been the end of us all together, but that Civil War was ultimately resolved and we came out of the ashes of it to become the greatest superpower on the face of the earth. No mention for a moment if you will, a world without America when George Washington had been shot in battle and we did not win the war against the British. What if we did not win the Civil War. What if this country collapsed under its own weight.

What kind of world would we live in today. If there was no America. Pretty scary prospect because back in the days of World War II, who would've stopped Hitler of America didn't step in. Who would've righted that wrong. Where would our country be today or rather our world be the date of America did not stand up to the aggression of this Soviet Union with our president standing there at the Berlin wall St. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall and I walking down over the world be today if America did lead the charge against terrorism.

After we were attacked on 911.

I went over there is a crisis in the world. Whenever there's trouble in the world, people expect the United States to step in with humanitarian aid were always there helping others. But why, why say. Imagine a world without America because friends there is coming a day when America will not be the reigning superpower when America will not be the force that we are today effective as we look at the last. A scenario for stunted Scripture it's alarming that we cannot find America. You can find the nation Israel. You can find the nation I ran, you can arguably find Russia perhaps even China. But there is no mention made of the United States of America and to end times events. So the question is asked where's Waldo. Where are we were we not mention well that's what I want to talk to you about because there is coming a world leader on this scene that's going to make Hitler and Stalin look like a lightweight. In comparison, in the world is going to pledge its loyalty.

This man and he is called the antichrist he's going to be sent by Satan because when you get down to it, the devil is basically an imitator whenever you of the genuine you'll always have the fake it. Certainly Satan has effectively flooded the market with this cheap substitute of the real thing. You have a real Christian. 11 fake Christians you have real miracles you love fake miracles in the Bible says that in the last days, Satan will even have his version of Jesus Christ. You don't antichrist.

By the way, the prefix anti-does not just mean against Christ. It also means instead of Christ, a world leader is going to emerge on the scene with solutions that have never been heard before. He's going to bring some sense of calm to the global chaos. He's going to bring war to end then is going to bring economic solidity but in reality he's going to be Satan's son. If Satan never had a son that will be this man the antichrist but I don't think antichrist will be dressed head to toe in black with red Eisenstein rising up with the Darth Vader theme behind them as he done done done done done now. I think you'll be attractive charismatics, while impressive, intelligent will be the greatest peacemaker the world is ever known. The probably given the Nobel Peace Prize still be the satanic Superman believing get the Jews in the Arab nations to sign the peace treaty that they will actually abide by. But the truth is, he will be the most evil man was ever live, you know many people in America believe antichrist is already alive somewhere on the CERT vector poll revealed that 19% of Americans believe antichrist is on earth.

Now I don't know if that's true or not in the same pole half of those who accept biblical prophecy believe that he is alive in this very moment. Well will see. I don't know fees here or not but we know that he is coming out.

Why should we even give a passing thought to this man that Scripture calls antichrist or the beach, because there are 100 passages in detail the origin, nationality, career, character kingdom and final doom of antichrist.

He's discussed in length and Daniel and Revelation, as well as second Thessalonians this year volume of information about human Scripture is enough for us to want to understand who he is and what he will do but here's what we learn as we study antichrist in Bible prophecy. In general, listen we win in the end we went in the Satan will have a few victories if you want to call them that. But in the end the church prevails in Christ return.

But before that is going to be a time of great wickedness.

So let's look now at Revelation 13. I'm in a read verses 1 to 9 this is a description of the emergence of antichrist self understand before we read these words that John being inspired by the spirit having Jesus come to him on the island of Patmos is describing what he saw. He's using pictures to give us an idea of something else. Revelation 13 one. John says I stood in the sand of the sea and I saw a piece rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and 10 horns, and honest horns 10 crowns on his heads a blasphemous name and the beast which I saw was like a leopard's feet were like the feet of a bear's mouth like the mouth of a lion and the dragon gave him his power, his throne and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded in his deadly wound was healed.

Wound was healed. In all the world marveled and followed the beast.

Verse four of Revelation 13. So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying it was like the beast who is able to make war with.

There I know that sounds like something out of a Godzilla movie somewhere creature coming out of the sea. While this is a description of antichrist horns or symbols of power were told Revelation that the Dragon is speaking of the devil. So the Dragon i.e. Satan's power and authority to the antichrist that is the coming world leader. By the way that powers the devils to give member when Jesus was tested by Satan in the wilderness, we read that Satan showed Christ all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, and I wonder if he showed immuno Jerusalem enrollment and maybe show them Los Angeles and New York City and Paris in Vegas. I don't know what but he showed him all the kingdoms of the world and then Satan says to Christ. These are mine and I can give them to whomever I choose to give all of this to you right now if you will worship me to interesting Jesus did not dispute that statement, he did not say that's not true, because in fact it was true because as Scripture says Satan is the God of this world, the prince of the power of the air, but Jesus did not give into this. He did not allow Satan to have his way, but I'm simply bringing this up to show you that the devil has this power and he finally finds it take her not in Jesus Christ.

But in antichrist and understand another thing we talked about the beast doesn't mean that in appearance. He's very unattractive.

I think you'll be very attractive hands are probably on the cover of GQ magazine as well as time magazine think the devil wears Prada. That's pretty much the picture. The piece describes his character. The term anti-as I said not only means against, but also instead of note is the antichrist against, or instead of Christ.

The answer is both. He will be a world leader in the place of Christ and he will be in opposition to Christ we can rule the world. Instead of Christ effectively antichrist is a faith in Jesus.

How many of you have a Facebook page or your hand up. I think you people were of the sort of way too much time in their hands.

Okay, but to the point. I have a Facebook page to another post things periodically know one thing that concerns me is every now and then someone will start an account of those swipe the photos of my account. It's either me, so it's update Greg Laurie page so people will actually come to me on my Facebook page and to Greg where are you soliciting me for funds for orphans in Africa and I fell say I'm I'm not doing that. Actually, in over these people are the start up start up shut the account down started up again. It's very hard to control or monitor of they will ask people to give money's on my Facebook page. It says Greg does not solicit funds from anybody but still people will fall for that it so here we have the antichrist is really a fake Jesus, by the way it reminds me of a story about a guy that about his wife, a beautiful diamond ring for Christmas and his buddy said diamond ring that she wanted one of those cool four-wheel-drive vehicles. Like I said were going to find a fake Jeep unit so this is this is Satan's ultimate masterpiece. His crowning counterfeit affords replica of Jesus.

Now what is the agenda of the beast or Antichrist number one, he's coming to DFI Satan is coming to DFI Satan verse four so they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast same who was like the beast who is able to make war with him. So the Dragon as I mentioned is Satan himself in here were seeing the devil get what he always wanted. He wanted to be worshiped. Did you know that Satan is to be a beautiful high-ranking angel Lucifer himself appeared, was scared and I got for bed, but of the work he would not be read. He would not have horns and pointed ears and a pointed tail and hooves a little pitchfork and a goatee today.

What if he appeared to us right now.

He would be a magnificent mind blowing angelic being, because that's who we used to be, and he still is an angelic being, but the differences now. He's a fallen angel and settable holy angel and going clear back to eternity in heaven. The first thing that ever was committed was not on the earth by our first parents, Adam and Eve when they eat the forbidden fruit. The first sin that was ever committed actually took place in heaven. When Satan said, according to Isaiah 14 I will ascend to heaven I'll set my throne above God stars all preside in the mountain of the gods far away in the north. I will be like God and he was thrown out of heaven no longer had that executive privilege he wants help, so he is coming to DFI Satan that's with antichrist will do.

That's what the devils always wanted worship number two is coming to defy it. Take the place of Jesus is coming to defy and take the place of Jesus of verse five of Revelation 13 he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, given the authority to continue for 42 months, and he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name's tabernacle, and those that dwell in heaven. So he is opposing Jesus offering himself in the place of Jesus. Number three is coming to kill Christians is coming to kill Christians for seven was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given to him over every tribe and tongue and nation. Sadly in the tribulation. Many will be martyred for their faith to listen. This is very important.

Sometimes people mistakenly think that the Holy Spirit is going to be taken off of the earth during the tribulation. But that's not true. What can happen is before the tribulation period begins the will last for seven years, inaugurated by the emergence of antichrist, and concluded by the return of Jesus Christ for that's going happen all true believers in Jesus Christ will be caught up in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye to meet the Lord in the air and to the point I don't even think antichrist can be revealed until the church is first removed Sybil why do you say that because Scripture says he who now restrains will continue to do so until he is taken out of the way then will that wicked one, be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy with the brightness of his coming is eat the restraining force in the world right now is Christians indwelt by the Holy Spirit mean who speaks up against evil who speaks up for what is right who speaks out against what is wrong generally Christian but is coming a day when will be caught up to meet the Lord and then antichrist could just emerge on the scene. Do his thing.

But again, he is coming to take the place of Jesus and the kill Christians. We already see this happening in our world today, Christians are being persecuted by aggressive Muslims in certain parts of the world.

Communists are killing Christians other Christians in prison today in countries like North Korea and Iran because of the proclamation of the gospel not only say something that might surprise you a little bit. We talked about who the antichrist might be instead of worrying about who antichrist is ask yourself this question, are you antichrist when he explained I'm not asking you to ask yourself if you're the antichrist I'm asking you to ask yourself if you are anti-Christ the center and get this Greg was in the wood said in first John 218 dear children, the last hour is here referred that the antichrist is coming in many such antichrist of appeared from this we know the end of the world is come these people left our churches because they never belonged with us. Otherwise they would've stayed with us when they left, does that prove they did not belong with us. See you can be antichrist meaning you claim to be a Christian but you don't walk with the Lord, you know, sometimes you see people become the church.

We think their fellow believers. Then they disappear and they even turn against the Christian faith and we say or they lose their salvation know the real question is where the ever Christians to begin with. John says these people are actually anti-crimes to see that you are you allowing someone or something to take the place of God in your life. Are you opposing him in some way road. You cut yourself off from other believers, and turn your back on God. If so, you're effectively antichrist number four, the antichrist, the beast now is coming to dominate the glow coming to dominate the global diverse Evan authority was given to him over every tribe and tongue and nation or something.

It may surprise you this tribulation. The last seven years.

It's coming up on the earth will not start with the war. It will start. This is what's going to be very deceptive about it, because Scripture says through peace. Antichrist will deceive many see this coming world leader. The BC antichrist will come in economically difficult times will be worn different parts of the world and through some brilliant political moves along with this incredible charisma will do what no other person is ever done to solidify the world economic system and bring world peace, so the tribulation does not start violently. It starts slowly and not only that he will help the Jews rebuild their temple and because of that some will even hail him as the very Messiah but after the temple is rebuild. Scripture says antichrist will erect an image of himself in it and commend people to worship it and this is what Scripture calls the abomination of desolation is a great and I'm not getting all the stuff you're laying on the that's okay I just try to give your flyover maybe you don't understand every aspect of this but I'm just telling you the tribulation period starts one way and will turn another way. Imagine for a moment amend was able to get the Jews in their homeland to sign a peace treaty with the nation that there always in conflict with in living by these guys sign a peace treaty in the morning and it's broken by lunch.

Pres. Carter Reagan-Bush Clinton both courses.

I hope to broker peace treaties that were quickly broken. I'm not sure what Pres. Obama is doing in the Middle East right now but we did see that we need to pray for our president and pray for those who are in authority because this is something that can't be done by man.

Yet Scripture says pray for the peace of Jerusalem, but ultimately antichrist will come and temporarily succeed. But it's not real peace that some lasting peace.

It's a root we will come in and establish himself and ultimately show his true colors. This is not unlike what Adolph Hitler did you know he emerge on the scene in Germany. The country was in chaos economic meltdown.

The threat of communism was right at the door, along comes Hitler with his words about Aryan pride in the great Fatherland of Germany returning to their former days of glory. The people buy into it. Hitler comes in the power, and then he reveals himself what he always was a blood thirsty dictator but initially he came in with overtures of peace and economic solutions to a troubled country. This is how antichrist will come in the scene. At first the look like a good guy, but it will only be a matter of time until people realize he's a really bad guy that's he antichrist pellets talk about Armageddon. Go to Revelation 16. Fast-forward three chapters Armageddon, then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates. In verse 12 and if one was right up so the way of the kings from the East might be prepared to might underline that phrase kings from the east will come back to it and I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the Dragon course at Satan in the mouth of the beast that's antichrist out of the mouth of the false prophet that will be a religious leader working in cahoots with antichrist.

They are the spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world and gather them to the battle of the great day of God Almighty beholden coming as a thief. Blessed is he watches, and keeps his garments less. They walk naked and they see his shame. And they gather them together in a place of those called in Hebrew, Armageddon interesting were Armageddon is a frightening work and ominous work when Gen. Douglas MacArthur stood on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Harbor signing a peace agreement with Japan and effectively bring in World War II to a close, he made the statement and I quote, we have had our last chance. If we do not divide some greater and more equitable system Armageddon will be out the door." Soon after he was inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan was astounded by the complexities in the Middle East on Friday, May 15, 1981 Reagan scribbled in this diary quote. Sometimes I wonder if were destined to witness Armageddon. Three weeks later in June 7 he heard Israel had attacked the Iraqi nuclear reactor that afternoon, Pres. Reagan wrote quote God word, a visual bombing the Iraq he nuclear reactor. I swear Armageddon is there." Delegates one thing when some person says is that when a president says it, it's a different think I wonder what MacArthur and Pres. Reagan would think that they could see the world living in today Dr. something you need to know that's very important. Armageddon is really the name of a place we use it to describe the final battle of the will be many battles during the end of the tribulation. But the real thing to understand is Armageddon is from the root word my ghetto and is speaking of the Valley of Magana, so the Scripture is telling us of the end time events are going to happen in the Middle East and the focal point will be Jerusalem and the final battles will be fought in what is known as the Valley of Magana by the way, many battles have been fought in that valley already a king Saul was slain in the Valley of my ghetto in a war with the Philistines in first Samuel 31. Also, we know that Deborah found in that place as well. Always the Valley of my ghetto, the location of the final conflict. One of the greatest military figures from the history of the world gives us an answer in 1799, Napoleon started my ghetto and made this amazing statement, quote all the armies of the world could maneuver their forces in this vastly there's no place in the world more suited for war than this.

It's the most natural battleground on the face of the whole earth."

The Valley of Magana and it's clear that there is a demonically inspired outbreak of war in general chaos. Look at verse 13 unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the Dragon out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet so these are demon powers filling antichrist filling the false prophet and filling the kings of the easements is very important because whenever there is a terrorist attack when something this horrific.

As a person being beheaded on camera is shown when someone attacks someone with a hatchet or someone kills somebody all the commentators say there's just no explanation. How could anyone do such a horrible thing. We just can understand it. Hey Ivan explanation, there's a devil. And there's evil. And sometimes the devil gets hold of people and get them to do the most twisted, demonic things imaginable. So this is a time that's coming upon the earth were literally all hell is going to break loose with these demon powers possess these kings of the east that are marching satanically energized individuals marching across the river Euphrates. Now here's an interesting thing, the river Euphrates. Who cares about well.

Isis cares about it because I just read in the paper the other day that Isis militants see control of the Euphrates River. The article said, quote Isis insurgents have made it known that the intent this brother control along Euphrates River in Iraq and Syria as well as dominate oilfields of both countries." Isn't that interesting reading of the book of Revelation about the kings of these coming up to the dried up river Euphrates and along comes Isis same.

They want this territory now I'm not suggesting that Isis is the kings of the east because this particular force that is still yet to come is bigger than any army we've ever seen before. Revelation 916 says there's 200 million who can field an army of 200 million people. Are you ready for the answer.

Finland, non-kitty, not Finland. China could do it interestingly which unrecorded these words there was not 200 million people on the face of the earth. Yet he's very specific and talking about this massive force coming down to the dried up you forever river Euphrates.

The only nation that can do it in the moment of the change in time is China. They have a population well over 1 billion.

In contrast to convert to the United States. We have around 318 million people in our country. China announced in 1997 he can raise an army of 352 million soldiers.

That means they could send 200 soldiers to invade the Middle East. It's 1150 2 million soldiers in reserve to defend China. Not only that, but China is emerging as an economic power. And it's only a matter of time until they will overtake the United States unless something dramatic happens.

Now I'm not saying for sure China is the kings of the ease in fact, I don't know but I know this much. There was a force known as the kings of the East Omar to the river Euphrates, and they will face off with the forces of the antichrist and the Valley of my ghetto and these will be the final battles that will bring the tribulation period to an end, and Christ comes back again and the second coming to establish his reign as King of Kings and Lord of lords. All right, so this message is called antichrist Armageddon in America. So where is America and all of this why we not found. I mean, you can find Israel there clearly described in Ezekiel 37 3839 as being scattered returning to their homeland rebuilding their nation.

Then there's a large force coming from the north of Israel called me God.

That could be Russia and then we are one of the allies marching with May God identify this project, which is simply the name of what we call today. Modern Iran and maybe China's mention, but there's no passage you can point to in Scripture with any certainty that would seem to describe the United States.

So why are we not in this end time scenario, let me offer some possibilities. Number one, the US may not be mentioned because our country is decimated in a nuclear attack.

I pray this is not the case.

I don't have any reason to believe this is the case, but I don't think we can rule it out as a complete impossibility. There are approximately 17,000 nuclear warheads in the world today. North Korea is working to develop them for side ran is working to develop them.

Iran is been very upfront about their intentions out of date. They said they want to destroy the great Satan in the little Satan when they get there nuclear weapons with her talking about the great Satan. That's America.

The little Satan that's Israel.

Okay, there you have it, but yet we believe them and give them more time and don't understand that at all. So here these nations that are developing them that are hell-bent on our destruction. Then you talk about rogue terrorist groups that could possibly get hold of a nuclear weapon, so it could happen.

I pray it doesn't happen, but we can never rule it out. I agree with what is really Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said not long ago, and I quote, make no mistake about it, Isis must be defeated but defeat but to defeat Isis leave Iran as a threshold. Nuclear power is to win the battle and lose the war. I think it's a mistake to trust Iran if I were the president of the United States. First thing I would do is say you release Saeed Abed Dini from your prison or you will have full sanctions on you again, not his wife tonight. I am announcing my intention to run for exercise and in a run for exercise. When did you think I was going to say you kidding. What a joke that would be that's number one.

They were just wiped out.

I hope not.

I pray not that I don't think so, but I have to put it out there, never to this is a very plausible scenario.

We simply decline as a world power. You know nations rise and fall. Don't think the Bible says the nations of the world to God are like a drop in the bucket is Mark Hitchcock points out in his excellent book is American Bible prophecy is is a minor. Babylon lasted 86 years. The powerful Persian Empire did a little better.

208 years.

The glory of Greece was eclipsed after 268 years mighty Rome ruled for nine centuries and the United States of America is 238 years old and counting. But every nations days are numbered as a dollar gets weaker and the girl. Another currency stronger as China and others become economic powerhouses you could see how this can happen and also the Bible says righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to the people. Our country has gone out of its way to effectively foam its nose at God.

You see it every day things that happen, reminding us how badly we've lost our way. We redefine the family.

We persecute Christians we abort babies as a form of birth control.

Here's what I find interesting whenever a crisis hit or does America turn always turn to God and what happened in the wake of 9/11, I remember that this church was so full the next Sunday, and most churches were by the way, there were further vigils on street corners. We were devastated.

I went to New York City immediately after 9/11. I walked the ruins of the World Trade Center. The smoke was still coming out of the ground. There was shrapnel in the buildings around it and we were there seeking to do ministry and I'll tell you the whole city was transformed. I've never seen New York like that when you go to New York today. Back to business as usual. They forgotten the devastation of what happened when we were attacked on that day. Remember when Congress spontaneously broke into the song God bless America on the steps of the Capitol building made some of us wonder old critter revival becoming unfortunately that was short-lived. I love that song.

God bless America. By the way, originally written by Irving Berlin in 1938. It was a prayer is a part of the song we don't usually hear when the storm clouds gather far across the sea.

Let us swear allegiance to a land that three let's be grateful for a land so fair as we raise our voices in a solemn prayer God bless America land that I love stand beside her and guide her through the night with a light from above, from the mountains to the prairies to the oceans white with foam God bless America my home sweet home.

That's what America needs. We need help from that light above from above. We need God to intervene in our nation and by the way, I have hold for America. That brings me to my final scenario.

America is not mentioned in Bible prophecy because we have a massive spiritual awakening.

Let me explain why that would matter that such a zero Bible will eliminate us as a world power.

But if one were to sweep our land. Think about this. So many people would come to Christ and believe in Jesus and when the rapture of the church takes place. Millions and millions of people would suddenly disappear elicit how many Christians are in America today. I have no idea.

There are approximately 318 million Americans. Many polls undertaken will reveal that have a very Americans will see their Christians, but are they, I think it's doubtful looking at our nation today so let's be conservative. Let's say one third. Let's even send that down a little bit more lesson one third of Americans are Christian, so that would mean 100 million people in our nation actually are followers of Jesus Christ. Can you imagine the impact would have in our nation of 100 million people suddenly disappear people were involved in industry, government, the military, business, agriculture, education, medicine suddenly disappearing from the face of the earth. The present Hollywood would be largely unaffected but other industries would be missed joke to bed.

Can you see how it would have a crippling effect on our entire infrastructure as a nation. Can you see how this would allow the super players of the end times to emerge. The antichrist's confederation of 10 nation the kings of the east and so forth so we can happen. But here's what I'm praying for America that we will have one more great spiritual awakening the revolution was a struggle for the creation of America. The Civil War was a struggle for the preservation of America. World War II was a struggle for the protection of America. Our struggle is for the restoration of America.

We pray that God will help us come back to those roots that we originally had that we returned to the true and living God and ask him once again God bless America that's a whole for our nation and that's what I pray for, but if we do not turn from our sin. You can be certain of this judgment will come. It will come in full force.

You know, Rome one of the most powerful nations to ever rule the earth and effectively collapse under their own weight is a story and will Brandon will direct rather who wrote in his book and Rome's history, Caesar, and crises words quote a great civilization is not conquered from without, until it is first been destroyed from within the essential cause of rodents declined leaner people and morals." The collapse from the inside. And that's the greatest enemy. America needs a face today, not Isis, not Russia, not China, not North Korea. We need to fear our own nation coming apart on the inside as we turn away from God. God wants to intervene in our nation, and I believe he could send a great revival Romans to terrorist satirist rather than juvenile set of Roman ED 100. This is fascinating is commentary, and Rome.

Maybe 100. The people, all they care about. At this time are two things bread and circuses. In other words he was talking about how the nation was collapsing in all people wanted bread and circuses member the big games there in the Coliseum with the gladiators would fight to and all that room effectively said he will can you do. Let's just be entertained. Man give us some free bread to put on a show.

Things haven't changed much of a or entertaining ourselves to death were distracted by all the things that are going on were missing the big picture of what's happening in our country right now so let's pray that God intervenes in our nation again because the sender this antichrist is coming, and I Christ is coming.

Now you were coming through the end of this year and Christmas will be upon us soon. You know they just want to hang those Christmas decorations fixed quickly as they can on those department stores they want to start spending the money there just waiting. You know it's gonna come out that the moment Halloween is over. So everything is going to be Christmas right so when I see Christmas decorations. You know what that says Christmas is coming.

It also says large bills are coming but here's what Nelson says Thanksgiving is coming see if Christmas is close, then Thanksgiving is closer so as I look at this world right now.

I see antichrist is coming lesson of this event, I Christ is close the coming of Jesus Christ for his church is even closer and closer. The Bible says and you see these things begin they happen. Look up for your redemption is drawing near. So my opinion here is the next event on the prophetic calendar so that the emergence of antichrist if not the tribulation. It's not the battle of Armageddon. It's not the attack of Magog on Israel. In my opinion, the next event on the prophetic calendar is when the Lord comes for his church and calls us to heaven that could come at any time. So what is this me major just be out about going about your business in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. You'll be caught up to meet the Lord in the year. Now, the twinkling of an eye is even faster than the blinking of on the blink may either demonstrate Reading link is pretty fast was met.

Twinkling is even faster. So you can even measure it in time.

Imagine you're just up the belt and suddenly before you can even process the passing of time.

Your reunited with loved ones who have proceeded you to heaven for those of us that have loved ones that are in heaven, like I do. This is a great source of comfort and this is why Paul said after he stated these words in first Thessalonians 4. Therefore comfort one another with these words, but in a moment I'm caught up in the presence of my level into a proceeded me and I'm seeing Christ face-to-face. That's when antichrist emerges. That's when the tribulation period begins. That's what all of these events. We been reading about will begin the transpire, but they won't start until this event happens. So here's my closing thoughts for you.

Are you ready for the Lord's return. If Christ were to come back tonight and he could, would you be ready to meet them.

Jesus said to will be in the field. One will be taken and the other left.

She will be in a bed one will be taken and the other left. That shows that when the rapture happens it's going to be a global event summer working in the field, summer asleep at night in their bed all around the world. Years ago I was laying in bed with my wife. It's okay were married and we were talking about the Lord's return and Kathy was in great it's so exciting. Imagine we could just be laying here all of a sudden. Just like in the blink we would be in heaven.

Greg imagine what it would be like and that she's talking and I'm a bit of a prankster so as she was talking. I climbed out of the bed and I was laying on the floor. Greg just between you like the Bible says the bed one is taking great, great, I'm laying on the floor laughing. Don't try this at home. I'm a professional.

Okay, so now that's a joke, probably a bad one. But the rapture is not a joke.

It will happen is it will just come to Christ, then, really, how fast are you just pray the prayer pray Jesus come into my life. It's that if I do not know yet really fast to get to love to lunch to know no, it's a twinkling of an menu be left now people will still come to Christ in the tribulation. But nobody talked about and I Christ is going to kill Christian is to be a hard time people will come to faith. I think a lot of our friends and family members will come to face faith or face. I don't know the faith after they realize the words we shared were true, but let's not be one of those once it finds up at the tribulation is like let's be ready. Here's what it comes down to get right or get left when you me I may get right with God. Here's what you need to know you're a sinner I'm a sinner. We've all broken God's commandments, we all fall short of his glory, but God loved you so much at 2000 years ago. He sent his son Jesus Christ who is fully God and fully man to go to a Roman cross and die for years is and what affect does his death in a Roman cross 2000 years ago had to do with me everything because no matter how good of a like you try to live, you'll never be good enough to get to heaven because you fall short and we all do one sin is enough to keep us out of heaven. But Jesus was uniquely qualified to satisfy the righteous demands of the father died in your place. He died for you and then he rose again from the dead and is alive and easier with this right now and he is standing at the door of your life, and he is knocking, and he is saying if you will hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in this and would you like to have your sins forgiven. Would you like to know was certainly that when you die you will go to heaven. Would you like to be confident that when the Lord comes for his people will be caught up to meet again with all those that believe then you need to say yes to Jesus Christ and in a moment were going to pray and I want to give you an opportunity to get right with God.

And if you've never made this commitment make it now. Is it will do it tomorrow or maybe next week will look you may do that. But what if there was in the tomorrow for you. What if this were the last night you would ever hear the gospel because the Bible says there will come that last night that last meal. That last statement and then eternity all men. Let's get this settled right now, whether to believe in Jesus and then you're ready for whatever comes our way. Let's all pray father, thank you for your word to us. Thank you for loving us so much that you sent Jesus to the cross, the Lord Jesus, thank you for coming. Dying on the cross for our sin and now we pray for those that do not yet know you.

We pray that your Holy Spirit will convict and convince them of their sin and help them to come to you right now Bella has about and her eyes are closing were praying. How many of you would say tonight. Greg, I want to be right with God. I want to go to heaven when I die I want to be ready for his return.

I'm ready to say yes to Jesus right now is that your desire. If you want Jesus Christ to forgive you of your sin if you want to go to heaven when you die if you want to be ready for the Lord's return wherever you are all much of the literature hand up phenomena pray for you with your hand up or I can see it please publish with your hand up a pray for you wherever you are.

God bless you up there in the balcony.

God bless you to you guys outside watching on the big screen literature hand up there too.

If you need to make this commitment to Christ, maybe some of you made a commitment to the Lord, but you fallen away.

Maybe you were never a believer at all. But listen, you need to come back to him. Would you return the Christ tonight. Maybe you were raised in the church you want to come back to the Lord, would you raise your hand up when we pray for you publish publish a bless all of you know, father, thank you for every one of these have taken this little step of faith to help them to take the next one begin to follow you from this site forwarded. Pray in Jesus name, amen