Do the Prophetic Signs Point to the Lord's Imminent Return?

The following program is recorded content created by the Truth Network. Where do we stand in the prophetic calendar and how should we be living as followers of Jesus stage for the line of fire with your host activist all the international speaker and theologian Dr. Michael Burrell your voice of moral cultural and spiritual revolution Michael Brown is the director of the coalition of conscience have the president of fire school of ministry get into the line of fire valves like always 866-34-TRUTH that's 866-34-TRUTH your Jim is Dr. Michael Brown looking friends to the line of fire. This is Michael Brown here's number to call him opening the phone lines wide of a got a special interview tomorrow. Probably will be taking calls during the interview, so I give you an extra chance to call in today. Any question any comment on any subject that relates in any way to the line of fire. 866-34-TRUTH 866-34-TRUTH 788 for the sum of the call and for all those that bash me attacked me reject my position mock me. Tell me what an ignorant jerk.

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I am going to get into some questions about biblical prophecy and discussed where we stand in the prophetic scheme, can we make any predictions about timeframe of the Lord's return is at any second is hundreds of years out somewhere between can we know how much is God showing us in the word. What is a matter of being responsible and alert and what is a matter of fruitless futile prophetic speculation will discuss all that in few minutes, but first I want to take a minute to share my heart about how easily we can get overwhelmed and discouraged. But what's happening in the world around us, but let me explain. We often deal with crises and maybe it's in the home. Maybe it's a health issue. Maybe it's something in a place of business. Maybe it's in ministry and end you're trying to patch something up and you know it it here's the damn here's the daikon you're your put your finger in the whole and then get a patch that up but will wait.

There's another hole over here and and before you know you run out of fingers in your front of toes and if you live like that that your whole life is trying to patch up the dam or stop the classroom coming unit worn out very quickly now in my own life. I've been called with certain tasks. So for example, one of my tasks is to reach the Jewish people. With that the message be sure the message of salvation in Jesus and that's something that I understand. Over the course of a lifetime Aussie certain fruit, but in less on them in that final generation of national turning that it will be limited fruit. I understand that so every time I hear of a Jewish person rejecting the message that pains me every time I hear of a Jewish believer having questions are struggling with their faith that pains me, but ultimately understand what were sowing seed sowing seed sowing seed in the sea change with the Jewish people comes Laura get amazing wonderful testimonies I could share with you some happen today that just blessed me salted to see how someone that we work with for over 25 years is now solidly in the Lord and growing it. Great testimonies but understand is not my job to get every Jewish person in the world saved and and just like every evangelist your burden for your community or whatever mission field outputs on major missionary, but you understand that you like to lead everyone to Jesus in the same way if you're pastoring a congregation. You want everyone to be healthy, but the more the congregation. Crows realize you have some people that never really get with the program.

Other people to turn on you others that you do your best and you just not able to help. And that's the reality.

Maybe when you first start you think okay what everyone at 11 people the car you should want everyone to love Jesus and to love each other and to be happy to be here. It's like maybe to stay there for a bit that grows and grows in certain point, you have certain problems but if you have the wrong mentality.

I am responsible to every single person say I am responsible to do is to have perfect congregation you wear yourself out very quick just like raising kids there.

You don't want your kids to have the problems the other kids have. The only problem is the part of the human race.

The perfect kids out there that might hug all the R's parents, but the here look at this, God laid on my heart 17 years ago. It's right around this time 17 years ago maybe a couple months later in the year, God laid on my heart to to stand with him and others to help push back the tide of homosexual activists to to resist the agenda while reaching out to the people and since then, almost every front, things have gotten much much worse in terms of the changing of our society. From the viewpoint of a gay activist or ally. Things have gotten much better from our viewpoint much worse than only positive is just that there's there's more love for people's fellow human beings in the church. The church is realize that it failed to reach out many ways are adequately compassionate understanding, but otherwise this was most others there's pushback prisoner activist was gone. So for this pushback there other things have gotten so extreme that there's pushback to that and I do believe that there will be more more pushback, but just recent Gallup poll, 70% of Americans approve of same-sex quote marriage.

55%. Republicans approve of same-sex quote marriage and obviously if Republicans are supposed to be more moral conservatives unless they're basing their convictions often on Scripture. They're gonna swing move with the tide of society, like others, my friend Dr. Frank Turek often points out that when it comes to the law. The law can prohibit something the law can permit something the law can promote something when the law says when the Supreme Court says this is legal and thereby promotes it by saying it's fine even if it's not saying this good for everyone.

Everyone should do it. So the Gallup poll points to it.

To a large shift in public perception since that the Supreme Court overturn Roe V Wade Susan Brophy weight since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage amid the day, they overturn Roe V Wade overturn other bad decisions.

But since 2015 the new Burger fell ruling that since then there is been a shift in even more dramatic shift in public opinion.

As expected, if my mentality was okay. I need to put another finger in the dam hear stuff that another one. Here's another one there.

I quickly get worn out, burnt out, discouraged, and trust me any of us who are involved in cultic culture wars any of us who are involved in standing up for social issues of social justice or righteousness. This can be constant discouragement, constant pushback, and if you look at it. Another analogy bailing water out of the boat that the waters coming in more quickly than you can bail it out.

That's the status site.

Now, does that mean goodbye to the prophecy question that we are in the end of the age that we are in the final apostasy that there is such a thing as a final apostasy.

Everything is going down from here which case just accepted understand it or is it just cyclical and when a negative cycle or could be that America declines and becomes a secondary country and the other powers are raised up that America divides know that there is in the division between states and independence and who knows, will discuss that but but this much this much assure that I must not get caught up with the mentality that it's up to me or up to us to put in the fingers in the dam to stop it from bursting that that's not our role. We don't have the power to do that using the Wii or the accuracy and we have legal authority of the earth and what we say happens that that's a misunderstanding of equity suits a misunderstanding of the role of the church in society.

Yes, all authority in heaven and earth belongs to King Jesus. Yes, the gates of hell and even death itself will not prevail against the church. Yes, the gospel is advancing all over the world, but we do not simply get to mandate what happens inside. We do not simply get to decree this in decree that and it happened say if anyone understood that it was the apostles of that was the case, and they certainly didn't just do decree hears integral measures in the end of this Emperor, this or that you have the indoor terrible persecution and hardship in most all the original apostles were killed for their faith. There was often scattered and persecuted for their faith. This idea that the church rules and reigns of society know that's not biblical. It's a misinterpretation of the Greek New Testament usage and is dangerous, dangerous, weird, serve not take over. We vote we get involved in politics. We do what we can hook to elect candidates that will make all the decisions are righteous rulings or things like that. We appeal to the courts and others to do the right thing but but we are not to take over and enforce our views.

It's only could create a worse backlash but but to serve through the gospel and bring about changes the gospel changes hearts and lives and extends out to suffering, dying world, but if my mentality if you're mentality is gotta right. We need more more people are more abuzz okay with it like it is plugged up like you're always scared, worn out over while but if your attitude is okay I'm grieved of what's happening in society. I care about my neighbor and I think these things are worse for neighbors worse for kids and worse for the good of America deeply buried about abortion of the people in the human trafficking and what whatever the things are, you know, drug abuse, 13, suicide or suicide of of of of Army vets, military vets, etc. your burden you want to see change it if you take it on yourself to fix the thing every day there's no loss every day there's more discouragement every day. It gets more hopeless and then if you take on everything can get paralyzing. What was do I do now. So what's the liberating mentality with the attitude we need to have. We spent quality time with God. So first. Her focus is on him. We are renewed in him being in his presence and his presence is fullness of joy, the joy of the Lord is our strength and then we got our marching orders. Lord, what's your assignment for me. That's what we give ourselves to when I can stop the world from sinning.

What were we cannot hold back evil with our own power, but we can advance the kingdom of God, one life at a time we can be faithful to our summits and that's what ultimately burns me and yes I've had that attitude is if it's on my shoulders live to fix it or we have to fix it. That's deftly aware you burn you out but gratitude is okay Lord, give me responsibility, your your yoke is easy to dislike what you calling me to do. How can I give myself to that my entire being that we live like that. Be blessed. Need to see much last for cleansing by the Expo line of fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown of your voice and more cultural and spiritual revolution.

Here again is Dr. Michael Brown thanks friends for putting us in the line of fire is an amazing that the same Jesus who tells us to take up our cross and follow him that that says we must deny ourselves, pick up your cross and follow him, that we must leave everything that we must say no to self and no to this world and that we must put second to him every other relationship or pole that would stand in the way of complete obedience to the point of radically cutting off those things that destroy meaning sinful activities and lifestyle. The same Jesus who makes these radical demands also says Matthew 11 beginning verse 28 come to me all you who labor and are heavily burdened way down, it can be applied in many different ways. In the immediate context of verses that follow it. It is speaking of of religious tradition that can weigh us down, but I was the just way down burdened by life by sin come to me. He says not to my religious system, not to a spiritual method, but come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

This is learn of me it's it's about knowing him learning of him learning from him is his front fry my meek myself lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

For my yoke is easy, Greek might better be explained as might my yoke fits just right and my burden is light.

So I want to deposit the spiritual insight into your hearts that I think you'll find it helpful again. Phone lines are open even though I'm speaking every targeted specific way today.

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Give me a call 866-34-TRUTH 784 so here's something I think you'll find this really helpful. I didn't plan on on getting into this today but I just feel it's appropriate and I know whenever I talk about this. This can minister to someone because it's important biblical truth. But, perhaps today more people feeling stressed and pressured more people feeling that the birds somehow make things happen. That process will be even more applicable more helpful to you today so look at it like this. I remember hearing a guy preach all of us, probably 20 years old, maybe not even that beast of a teenager so new believer and and he was probably in his 60s because I remember how impressed I was. How energetic and full of faith.

He was as he preached and and he was. He said he was talking to a young lady think flying one day and she said to him, but isn't it hard to live for God and he sent for her. She got going it was amazing. He said I a look at a son of just get it share it with you in a radio talk is supposed to preach or talk right euro. Gotta jump up and excited preaching.

He said in a look at the fish and I see the fish swimming in the water and breathing under the water and darting here and darting there and I I I asked that fish isn't it hard for you to do that and breathe underwater and are here in tartaric go to and and fish looks and says no it's my nature.

Then he says I look the bird.

This is what is tell this is a spontaneous answer to the gal that he was talking to him on the plane. We was on point and the he said I look at the bird and the bird starting here and there and she drew soaring and drew diving in watch flap its wings, and I look at I said is hard for you to get Soren sky dive and swing and flap your wings in bird says no it's my nature. And then he looked at her and he says I have the nature of the Lord Jesus living in the it's not hard to look for God. It's my nature.

It was just such a glorious quote but in the same way, not just in terms of our walk with the Lord but are calling the things he's given us to do the things he's burdened us to do and gifted us to do when we are in our calling, we thrive. We we we we are alive.

CES made to do this and when were carrying things that were not called to do's burden now understand you have to get up in the morning go to work. Take care. Kids go to school do whatever we do understand that we have to have discipline in life and and that there always going to be some tasks that we don't really enjoy as much in the younger we are, the more we can have to serve and grow and learn before we really find our place with this is who God may be to be. This is no God gave me wings on the fly as as opposed to give me wings and try to swim underwater re-gave me legs to run out and try to fly when you are in your calling, you'll thrive in casino.

I undo this undo this is not hard. I can do this especially when you put God first and lean on him when you either try to fulfill God's calling with your own strength or do things he hasn't called you to do. It will hit a wall will crash New Bern you. You'll be discouraged. You'll be down, you'll feel just do. So here's the deal. If you called me to do things that are not called to do good with numbers always been good with math but like filling out forms were some tax thing you gave the job of the CPA K. We need these books so I now fill another format is know what gosh you seriously the peak of discouraged about drag bus and not another day of that and somebody else like give me these number four. They'll eat them for breakfast.

Bring all our love, balancing the books and getting the yes yes you know there be encounters and just exactly, but by then you put that person in charge of running the ministry into a new faith venture. Okay, listen for you to step out in the $10 million to fit to finish this outreach, a facility that's going to enable us to reach a billion Muslims and in the next 50 years and you have any money but we can go forward and start out psych and we need to be the visionaries like why I wanted be the one counting the receipts that come in your everybody's different in their calling, gifted you put me in a situation that would cause many people to crumble. I mean, people would literally run from it. Literally they run from it. I run to it within the things they they run to. I run from weather disgrace to do or called to do when you get in that calling weight and when you do it with God's strength. That's what you make for you thrive you. You can find supernatural renewal and strength. So I want to current encourage you when it comes your ministry when it comes to service when it comes to life calling to to really understand the will of God, and you may have to embrace things for a season that you really don't want to but it is part of the journey in obedience to God's part of the journey similar. Give me grace in the midst of this, give me joy in the midst of this and and and everything else you cast on the Lord.

Let me give you one example of something by God's grace. You know that that we are very productive in ministry.

So not only do we do.

Five. Modify broadcast week we do additional YouTube chat we record an additional bonus show that that supporters get to watch. I normally write five articles a week and then always writing books are written more than 2000 op-ed pieces in the last dozen years, written over 40 books of done thousands of radio broadcast preach thousands of sermons traveled to what 200 nations is Seesmic 200 nations I think would be adding a bit traveled outside the United States.

About 200 times, maybe 35, 40 nations have been to some over and over the same so were productive were super active in Jewish outreach with super active in industry. Hearts revival were super active in in more cultural gospel based revolution going for and thriving in the midst of it.

As long as I put God first and don't take on things that are not supposed to own constant interviews and constant zoom things and debates and to all that civil TV shows that we host as well. So do not, but thriving in the midst of an art team driver not burnt out like a good everybody you know to Preston no because we don't go close to do a few years ago PayPal decided that they were going to boycott North Carolina.

They they had planned to move into the Charlotte area with big corporate offices was can be a major financial boon to the region were little, but also Charlotte and of but they were upset with the bathroom Bill in North Carolina saying that biological men could not go to a bathroom for for women and I decided well we should just boycott PayPal that many were saying the same thing and I thought well we should just call for that are 30 to do this disabled who we won't give your business that so I went to get a website had this idea should do this right. I want to get a website. To my surprise boycott PayPal.com was available so I want to obtain. The website was $3.03 dollars but they couldn't wouldn't go through. We we have. We own all kinds of note domain names consists of many different things we've done over the years can get the thing to go through and instead of just asking someone in my office to do it, which is Roy's only hand I'll do that stuff.

I did not involve personally ended.

Reorder this, that and finally I was days and days and when the thing when it finally went through.

I realize there is Gaza call me to do this. I was down with American family Association told the stars you guys are anointed to do the six year you get occasional we need to send a message to Home Depot about this or that.

That's the of a million signatures they were utilizing Newark called anointed to do. I tried to don't want. Although there is a complete flop and couldn't get a three dollar website up so stay in your lane singling but when you do put God first lien on him and if I have made to John me to do this and handle the psych and spry in pastors, leaders may be undertaken on things God has called me being here outside the laying of services: right will come back to Sherry on the other side of the break about dealing with a family member whose gay phonons are open 866-34-TRUTH the line of fire with your host Dr. Michael Brown get into the line of fire now by calling 86. Here again is Dr. Michael Brown, what would you do if you are part of the cleanup crew and you are standing across from building a large office building that was many many years old and was unsafe and was just demolished and you're looking at a mountain of wreckage in your part of the cleanup crew you're thinking that's that's in part, this is not out and we cleaned up where it your overwhelmed right but if someone says if your job is to do this, you are on the perimeter and you sweep up and do this or your job is to go with this piece of machinery to get these heaviest pieces like oh okay I have my assignment I can do it. That's how it is with each of us. That's how it is with each of us. I tweeted this out was yesterday that I did not think was yesterday. If you feel like it's your role as a believer to stop the spiritual and moral decline of society. You quickly become discouraged and worn out, but if you concentrate on advancing God's kingdom purposes by positively impacting one life at a time to be encouraged and renewed so so get your marching orders friend get your assignment Jesus said he could only do what he saw the father doing so your job to save the whole world, not your job to save the whole neighborhood setting your job to save your whole family at its Jura job to walk in obedience to the Lord and do if he gives you to do when you do that the be sufficient grace for 8663 for 87884 that is number to call and we go to Sherry in Washington DC. Thanks for calling the line of fire here. I asked my picture for me that her little boy.

I informed their family that he and he 14 years old. We don't think you backing out by the believer in Christ. I'm struggling with how to find as you go forward and try to look like 1/2 after the fact. Now Québec practice because I immediately Dr. should crying and I said hey please know that we love you and we love him our family and that never changes.

And while we may not agree spiritually when the fish and on her or his RV at the outreach that with that or whatever and how we live then and that doesn't change, he's not kicked out because of that, so I just I'm kind of stunned and not sure where to go from here. Yes, Sherry's first your response is the exact right starting point. We love you, your family, that doesn't change and that's that's what this this young man this this teenager needs to hear from his mom and dad that they simply say, look, you know what we believe you, that's understood you don't need to hit them with that pattern with it every day is aware that but say your son we love you just the same. You didn't tell us your dying of cancer there or something like that. So let's attend what's going to how to conclude this so for many kids, especially that age. It really is a phase. It really is something that because the society around them. It's like the thing to do, or that is a lot of money.

Kids going through puberty in the years immediately after they go through a lot of confusion about their sexual identity. So it's very very common. I can't put my finger on the specific post, find it sometime back but I read about a poll that was done with high school students in the percentage of them that thought they were gay and it was about 25% gay or bisexual when they were those that they could poll 10 years later but have the exact numbers were when they were well into their 20s. It was under 5%. So that's the first didn't want to tell him you just going through a phase, but they need to. Instead, it could well be that they don't need to say okay my son is locked and it's never going to change. So the biggest thing is the impression that he has is my mom and dad love me they're not kicking me out of the house.

They're not hating me. They're not looking at me like I'm some kind of monster and then the parents they can't be blaming them. So what did we do know if the father been more there for the kids or whatever will be blaming themselves but which you want to do is explore ways as a family to two get him thinking more deeply. So there are several different things and can you jot the Stanley able to take some notes as were speaking are you driving right back. I'm happy to try to remember.

Yeah.

Okay. All right. Sure thing. If you forget anything. Just shooting though to us and and will be more than glad to reiterate some of the conversation okay alright so late. Number one see if he will watch with his parents. The movie in his image in his image.movie that's easy to remember is if you live around DC, then surely if you can figure out that the system of blocks. There what's up ditto with was the most deeds and get this so in his image.movie that's the first thing it's really powerful it's it's compassionately done. I hosted it for American family studios and it may impact them just watching that together at the very least the mom and dad should watch it, you can watch them as well. This first thing second in a conversation with him, you will ask so hello if you felt this way he may say I've always felt differences.

Those little black I'm just telling you now may be something his quote recently discovered but you know sometimes there is a sexual trauma in the background so they did happen.

There is abuse.

Sometimes there other issues and sometimes they're not but say things have an open conversation right so hate what you feel this way. What what led to that and and then it it from your knowledge, is he a genuine believer. I not really okay so that is obviously going to be the biggest thing for him to really know Jesus. If you really know is the Lord then it's a question of okay what's God's will on this I can can can we agree that what matters is God's will and you know so so you want. You don't just want to make assumptions, so is he genuinely born again. If not, can't, you know, that's the biggest thing to pray for his real salvation conversion and then question of okay if he does profess faith will what's God's will. What is was God want for your life was going have for your life and then the last thing there is a useful resource by Tom Gilson, G.I. LSO and Gilson think of fish with gills in the sun right Gilson critical conversations. Dismember that it's a book that he wrote for parents to talk to the kids about homosexuality. I wrote an endorsement for its it's wisely written.

It's biblically informed. It's compassionate member Tom Gilson critical conversations you can order it online and that'll be helpful. That would give us some guidance. So, in his image.movie maybe can watch it together.

Pray that he'll really come to the saving knowledge of Jesus and then what's God's will for your life but but if he doesn't believe in God or fear God or honor God talking to my gospel might be putting the cart before the horse right here of and and and then lastly, Tom Gilson critical conversations and be assured that their and encourage your family that there are so many situations just like this with the parents walked in love stood by the truth. Never compromise their views and prayed and and these kids over period of years, came around, and are now solidly following Jesus and and this is his weight behind them. There are many many people who do the exact same face of this, this 14-year-old did in its it's ancient history in their lives at here yeah and in your letter. It's like, hey, it's what every human being's father Vollmer and other products. This is just the fly.

I was being the big conference in Singapore redoing a large youth meeting. Thousands of people there and emergent having conversation Q&A in a civil case of what happens if your best friend in teenagers, your best friends as I got some really heavy to tell you your Christian kids okay what is it I'm gay us is the answer is either, yet some have any tell me this.

This is something that no words. The reality is that he's experiencing some same-sex attraction. That's reality. If if someone says you know Montana is weird like this but I feel like attracted to the same Saxon okay we work on that this solution so that nothing into the world so that, but that loving attitude. He understands one site. This is what we believe and you don't need to hammer it autumn leaf secret scriptures for him.

You know, and the in his image movie is the kind of thing you can watch together as a family you know when and if you want to see the love behind it. Hate give us an update in the months ahead.

Okay, no.

I'm really grateful all your you're welcome and and friends would you pray for Sherry's nephew to do that for the family and say hey outdo that center on pray for most family members. Yes, absolutely.

May the Lord work eight God's grace God's grace to each of you is transforming power, 866-34-TRUTH, the Scotus Sam in Seattle, Washington. Welcome to the line of fire around joint paper clawing at you and I have gone through a lot of trouble questioning Diane you purely instrumental in getting creating a strong faith directly. My question is actually a little bit different i.e. worker Christian company and they are burning company and I'm probably one of 20 people all institution that is again where they're going with their statement on II just feel that there is blatant misunderstanding of God's word, gotta say about that, and frankly I just been too much of a coward say anything you email people person and I was hoping you could guide me in a way that biblical way that our gracious yet. Also, your bowl because frankly I just don't have the courage to The compelling Jesus and I my biggest fears in your department you worker while he now are like you were saying earlier, you know, not not doing your not fulfilling your marching orders, Tina Young and and I just want to be faithful to God and I feel like I failing and basically by being silenced, I was just curious on how if you could give me advice and I graciously go about yeah absolutely amiss. Let's let's start. We are and and as you take each step God's grace and strength will will be there and remember the Scripture says be strong in the Lord in the power of his might see you start with say more than we can myself more than a coward and myself. But in you their strengths. So, will come back and go through the step-by-step on the other side of the it's the line of fire with your host activist, author, international speaker and theologian Dr. Michael Brown voice of more cultural and spiritual revolution get into the line of fire now by calling 6643 here again is Dr. Michael Brown thanks friends for joining us on the line of fire hopefully get to make you prophetic related comments at the end of the show I was. I could give you some brand-new world changing revelation so don't worry about that to some practical thoughts, but it's important that we talk to Sam in Seattle okay Sam so just some questions for you.

What what type of company or organization. Are you working in a worker or actually your K Christian University and you say that you know if 20 people and make sure your views. What's the size of the actual staff or organization. I want to get okay that's in that less than 10,000 by more than you doubt.

Okay, got it and when this university claims to be Christian out what was that actually mean this is just have it Christian history from generations ago is currently claiming to operate on Christian principles. Currently operating on Christian walk, claiming to operate on their long-standing work we Christian school to find right and when did they make their shift on gay issues.

I actually I work here now.

I would watch for your right probably cried out for five years ago got it and what is the stance yes is it simply excepting is it affirming is celebrating.

What's was that the shift all be about only about eight so it will you're holding actuality being biblical but there's large pushback from the faculty in on an applicant doubt God wrote in that manner. Drawing pride parade drawing counseling sessions with clear clergy that can upsetting God.

It got it okay and do you have any immediate supervisors or anyone that you work with.

It's over. You that is in agreement with you, I have one director Mary Pro on you. Is anyone of higher authority in in the University that is holding to biblical values likely the Board of Trustees. However, the rest of the actual faculty, staff, directors are pretty torn application right so what I would do is as an employee of the University.

I would write to the Board of Trustees and you and I would ask for this to be kept confidentially of you that you not seeking to embarrass anyone nor do you want to be the center of attention, but as someone who graduated from school. As someone who signed on with the school's core values you are very concerned about XYZ and I would I would not make a long letter email, but I would give examples. Of course they're aware of those and that are very concerned that the University is going to turn in in a direction that is in complete violation of its of its mission of it and its history and you are looking for input and counsel you, because you cannot support these other things that your superiors are doing and you'd like your counsel, I I would go that route. Now if you were asked to do anything directly or participate in anything directly that was in violation of your conscience. You have to just say I'm sorry can't do that as a Christian and sexually. Contrary to her stated values like everyone has to be involved in this assignment for gay pride or firmness or you just politely decline. I'm sorry, but that would be in violation of biblical principles invite in violation of XYZ statement know in our bylaws. Whatever, and an otherwise you the question is okay if you're not being asked to violate your conscience if you've not yet an appeal to the board then those those the immediate questions now you're not called to be me on the call to be you. If I was in that situation I would probably be very confrontational. I would probably begin to draw public attention to what's hot out, I would go to my supervisors and and those of you know it and I if they kept going against Scripture and against the school standards that I try to bump it up and I would do certain things in the probably writing about and publicizing it and and calling for repentance, etc. of but that's that's my calling him call to do that. Most aren't, and set a better better or worse. It's just a matter of world call to do different things and realistically with the school going in this direction the board so we can be able to hold it back for little while barring real outpouring of revival and conviction, and renewal in God. It's going to go off the deep end. Like so many others have just capitulates to the culture in which case you have to say okay, but if it was a sickly University. I signed up at I know this is coming or ready and I'd be working in it mechanical out of the world under the hand of some claims to be Christian is not many people so like I can't work with that so that point you may have to make decisions that I can't be part of this or the flipside of the sauce. I can be a positive influence and the doors open for me that I'll stay but either way you have to. You either have to be a positive influence doing good or helping single in the wrong direction. If you're just another passenger on the ship as it goes off the edge, then then you haven't really done what you could, but the look plenty people work in all kinds of settings that are not exactly in harmony with their own beliefs or values, but they're not being asked to send in the not participating in said so those big things are you being asked to send or participate in sin if you said hey look what I do contributes to the larger program in the larger programs going this wrong direction instance.

See what you can do it as employee within its raise these issues and perhaps enough others do the same or you get a positive response from the board if they saw how widespread is this then okay now you little job in otology future friends and asked them to reach out to a few others in. You know, at the very least you can be involved in holding the school accountable and ending at the board and if that's it that's it. You may be there for years and be a witness in the midst of it. You may be called out, or may change, but at least you've done something I write all right.

Thank you Dr. I appreciate it. Are you do it right. Sam stated yes that right at him again. Don't try to be anybody other than your don't think will so-and-so do this is so-and-so would do this will be preaching on the campus. That's their culture. Great future call to do but start with Lord I'm a weak coward and myself with you, your strength, your grace is sufficient to God be with you and I'll keep us posted. You can always write to us and Esther to Brown.org. Click on contact and let us know how things are going through some update of significance. Once your great otherwise publicly otherwise do it privately so you can go into more detail and know that it's in confidence.

I got bless you my brother same counsel for millions of others in similar situations. Okay, where do we stand prophetically on the one hand, more than any other generation in history. The table is set for the Lord's return. If the gospel had not extended the way it has around the world in the last hundred years, with the massive increase in salvation and discipleship church growth church planting, then we be nowhere near the end. If there had not been such an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in fulfillment of the prophecies of Joel court next to the Holy Spirit report on all flesh we would not be potentially as close to the end as we are. If Israel was not back in the land. If Jerusalem was not in Jewish hands, then of those things were in place.

We would still be potentially far far out over the Lord to come back as I understand prophecies give you my perspective right on the other hand, I do not see any indication that says it's in the second.

It's in a minute. I do not believe in pretrip rapture so that Jesus could come at any point in any second.

I do believe there are clear signs that the Lord laid out and in these families. When you see this then look up, I don't believe were at that point. So the table is set in a way, it's not been set before and guys got a couple quotes I did you just pull those up-to-the-minute but I live with urgency because I got one life and because every day people are dying without the Lord and every day their life and death struggles in our society sought. I want to make an impact will you have breath. Let's put the first quote up on the screen. All this is James Alexander Stewart Scottish evangelist all for an utter abandonment to the spirit. Whenever, in any period of the church's history a little company has struck sprung up plastic and pliable in the hands of the divine spirit, then a new Pentecost has gone so my friend want you and me one night you and me with that other abandonment to the spirits and God just get hold of my life and used one not you went out me and then this last quote it's just so simple and it just gets to the point simply this, from the Puritan Thomas Brooks. If God were not my friend.

Satan would not be so much my enemy who expect opposition from the enemy, but it's because of your friendship with God drawn that you have all the strength and got a great interview with Pastor Shane idling tomorrow focus on revival another program powered by the Truth Network