1 00:00:07,930 --> 00:00:12,330 Daniel Chapter 12 we're into this morning, the last chapter 2 00:00:12,370 --> 00:00:18,690 of Daniel. It's pretty amazing and 3 00:00:18,690 --> 00:00:22,890 heartbreaking. In this last chapter of Daniel, 4 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:29,280 we have the vision still going on chapter 1011 and 12. 5 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,119 Remember when the Bible was written, it didn't have chapters 6 00:00:32,119 --> 00:00:34,320 and verses. Chapters and verses were added 7 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,240 later purely for a reference sense. 8 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,400 So it's all one vision from chapter 10. 9 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,440 Daniel had been praying for 21 days. 10 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:48,080 The God God had sent a messenger to answer Daniel's pray prayer. 11 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:52,880 Daniel been praying and fasting from the first moment Daniel 12 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,400 prayed, an Angel of the Lord was sent. 13 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:59,480 But there was a battle in heaven and there's a battle raging over 14 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:06,840 our nation at the moment. Same conflict between spiritual 15 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:14,240 angels of our Lord and those that seek to bring confusion and 16 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,480 destruction of the enemy upon our nation and our lives. 17 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:26,280 Daniel's given a vision of future events, things that were 18 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,320 going to go way on even future to us the last days. 19 00:01:31,960 --> 00:01:37,080 And so we find in chapter 12 ourselves now entering the last 20 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:45,520 actual 3 1/2 years of Daniel's 70th week, the 70th week called 21 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:53,440 the Great Tribulation. Jesus said except the days be 22 00:01:53,440 --> 00:02:00,440 shortened during the Great Tribulation that all humanity 23 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:04,440 would otherwise be erased. 8 billion, nine billion people 24 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:10,440 would be would be gone from the planet Earth during this time in 25 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:14,400 Matthew 2422, he said, and unless those days were 26 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,520 shortened, no flesh would be saved. 27 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:22,440 But for the elect's sake those days will be shortened. 28 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:26,800 The events of the seven year tribulation we covered in detail 29 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:31,840 when we went through the Book of Revelation and it covers A7 year 30 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,960 period. Things will occur during that 31 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:42,040 seven years that our world has never seen. 7 seals, 7 trumpets, 32 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:48,240 7 balls of the judgements of God, Things so radical. 33 00:02:49,640 --> 00:02:55,080 Mountains falling out of the sky, a worldwide earthquake that 34 00:02:55,080 --> 00:03:00,320 will actually shape the earth, Demonic creatures coming out of 35 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:06,080 the abyss being let loose, people unable to die even though 36 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:10,480 they've suffered horrendous injuries for a period of time. 37 00:03:12,920 --> 00:03:19,440 And the judgement of God and the world that will be led by a law 38 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:25,240 the lawless one Bible calls him the Antichrist, the son of 39 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:31,720 perdition Jesus said Matthew 2421. 40 00:03:32,920 --> 00:03:35,520 For there will be great tribulation. 41 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,960 Now if he says great, it's it's pretty big, but his wording is 42 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:46,440 important. Such as has not been since the 43 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:54,560 beginning of the world until this time, no nor ever shall be. 44 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:56,760 It's only going to happen during that seven year period. 45 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,760 The coming new world leader halfway through this seven year 46 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:10,600 period will commence an outright war against the Jewish people. 47 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:15,800 Israel is the focus. Israel is the focus. 48 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:19,360 If you're planning to go to Israel, sign up this year 49 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:21,800 because I don't, I don't know how much time we have. 50 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,600 We're going in January 27. Lord willing, we'll be there. 51 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:32,200 And I'm hoping that, well, unless the Lord comes in that 52 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:38,440 time, we'll be in Israel anyway. So, but we'll have a sign up 53 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:43,600 sheet soon in the at the information desk in Revelation 54 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:48,320 chapter 12 verse 3, we're told of this. 55 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,800 Then John says, I witness in heaven another significant 56 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,840 event. I saw a large red dragon that's 57 00:04:54,840 --> 00:04:59,080 Satan, 7 heads and 10 horns with 7 crowns on his head. 58 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,160 His tail swept away 1/3 of the stars in the sky. 59 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,520 He threw them to the earth. He stood in front of the woman, 60 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:11,040 Israel, as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her baby. 61 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:15,960 As soon as it was born, she gave birth to a son who was to rule 62 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:20,120 all nations with an iron rod. And her child was snatched away 63 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:23,920 from the dragon, was caught up to God and to his throne. 64 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,200 So it's telling us who the child is. 65 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,640 And it says during this period, halfway through the great 66 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,840 Tribulation period, the woman that is Israel fled into the 67 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:43,040 wilderness where God had prepared a place to care for her 68 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:48,080 for 1260 days. That's on the 360 day calendar, 69 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,200 which is used in this case lunar calendar. 70 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:56,200 That's 3 1/2 years. Verse 7 then was war in heaven. 71 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:00,560 Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. 72 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:06,560 Satan and his angels and the dragon lost the battle and he 73 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,040 and his angels were forced out of heaven. 74 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,160 The great dragon, the ancient serpent called the devil or 75 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,720 Satan the one deceiving the whole world, was thrown to the 76 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:25,640 earth with all his angels and he is livid, angry, and his anger 77 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:32,640 will turn in full force against Israel Now Israel currently as 78 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,760 we watch. Don't worry, we will get the 79 00:06:34,840 --> 00:06:38,840 verses shortly. But Israel, at this moment, the 80 00:06:38,840 --> 00:06:44,480 Jewish people worldwide, Israel has experienced so much sadness. 81 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,560 We go to the Holocaust Museum when we go to Israel, Yad 82 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,840 Bashim. It's horrific, but it's part of 83 00:06:51,840 --> 00:06:56,200 our tour. 6 million people were killed during the Holocaust 84 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:04,760 alone. 1.5 million of those were infants and babies. 1.5 million 85 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,200 and we see the world now. We've asked them all and 86 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:16,360 referred to what happened in Bondi, the blatant murder 87 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:23,200 massacre on a beach in Australia during the feast or festival of 88 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:28,600 Hanukkah, and we call it anti semitism. 89 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,360 But sadly in chapter 12, as we'll read, there's coming a 90 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:40,640 worse time for Israel. It's called anti semitism, which 91 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,800 actually is incorrect. We we should get our language 92 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:49,520 right because Semites include Arabs as well. 93 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:58,040 Actually Arabs, Jews, Assyrians and Ethiopians are all Semite 94 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:02,000 people because they speak Jewish or Hebrew or Aramaic. 95 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,960 It's a Semitic language, Hebrew and Aramaic. 96 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:16,640 And so God is not involved in this movement or anti Semitism. 97 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:24,000 This is Satan's work on Israel, on God's chosen people. 98 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,440 And so it should be really just said as it really should be 99 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,120 said, Jew hatred, That's what it is. 100 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:34,360 It's not anti semitism, it's actually Jew hatred. 101 00:08:35,159 --> 00:08:37,080 We saw that on the bridge in Sydney. 102 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:42,600 Death to the Jews, gas the Jews, death to the IDF, Jew hatred. 103 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:49,800 And this Jew hatred is what is on our streets, including 104 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:54,760 Australia at this time. And it is only explained because 105 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:59,520 why is this happening? It's only explained by an evil 106 00:08:59,680 --> 00:09:03,600 driven satanic person, Satan the devil himself. 107 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,880 Attack on God's chosen people. That's what this is. 108 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,560 You don't believe in the devil. Just watch a pro Palestinian 109 00:09:11,560 --> 00:09:15,200 March. Look at the way they react and 110 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:18,480 the way they go off when the police just stand in front of 111 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:21,440 them and these people come up to them, bang things and have their 112 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:25,040 phones and shout at them. It's demonic. 113 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:33,760 Demonic Satan wants and this is what they chant out. 114 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:41,640 Israel eliminated from the face of the earth, not just the move 115 00:09:42,560 --> 00:09:46,920 eliminated. And Satan wants them driven from 116 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,720 the land. Don't they say from the river to 117 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:56,000 the sea. So behind these protests is 118 00:09:56,400 --> 00:10:02,280 demonic hatred. So our police sadly are dealing 119 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:06,920 with demonic behaviour. In Daniel chapter 12, verse one, 120 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:12,920 it says at that time, Michael Shell, stand up the great Prince 121 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:17,520 who stands watch of the sons of your people, and there shall be 122 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:22,480 a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation 123 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:27,120 even to that time. And at that time your people, 124 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:31,840 Daniel shall be delivered. But there's a there's a a 125 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:38,240 qualification there, everyone who is found written in the 126 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:43,120 book. So we actually need to go back 127 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:49,880 to Daniel Chapter 11 to get a run up because it says at that 128 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:55,760 time Michael shall stand up. Chapter 11, verse 41 speaks of 129 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:59,680 the Antichrist. He's ruling the world with his 130 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:04,000 power, his army. He now breaks the agreement, the 131 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:07,440 covenant he did with Israel from verse 41. 132 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,960 He's allowed them to rebuild the temple. 133 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,200 That's why they've accepted him. And then halfway through that 134 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,280 agreement, he breaks the agreement. 135 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,720 He goes into the temple and he declares himself God. 136 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:24,880 Jesus says on that day, run, run to the hills of Judea, flee, 137 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,640 pray that it's not on the Sabbath day. 138 00:11:29,160 --> 00:11:31,800 And it says he shall end of the glorious land. 139 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:33,560 That's his role. Many countries shall be 140 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:38,320 overthrown because he's ruling the world, but these shall 141 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,560 escape from his hand. Edom, Moab and the prominent 142 00:11:41,560 --> 00:11:44,600 people of Amon, he shall stretch out his hand against the 143 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,320 countries of the land of Egypt shall not escape. 144 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,640 He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, 145 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:52,640 over the precious things of Egypt. 146 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:57,160 Libyans, Ethiopians, shall follow at his heels, but used 147 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:00,360 from the east and the north shall trouble him. 148 00:12:00,680 --> 00:12:03,000 Therefore he shall go out with great fury. 149 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:06,920 This is the Antichrist, to destroy and annihilate many. 150 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,960 He shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the 151 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:14,160 glorious holy mountains. Yet he shall come to his end, 152 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,080 and no one will help him. So he turns. 153 00:12:17,560 --> 00:12:21,320 There's the kings of the East March with their great army. 154 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,520 They want to take on the Antichrist and his army, and 155 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:29,080 they meet in this great conflict in the valley of Jezreel. 156 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:33,360 When we go up to Mount Carmel, where the property Elijah took 157 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:36,560 on Baal, we look over and down before us, we see the valley of 158 00:12:36,560 --> 00:12:39,920 Jezreel, valley of Megiddo. And that's where the the 159 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:42,680 battlefield. Napoleon, when he went went 160 00:12:42,680 --> 00:12:48,040 there, said this is the perfect battlefield, most perfect 161 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:50,320 battlefield I've ever seen in all the world. 162 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,240 And that's where all this is going to happen. 163 00:12:53,600 --> 00:13:00,480 And the armies will gather together in Israel, and as that 164 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:03,680 time, Revelation 19, Christ will return. 165 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:08,120 Then they will unite in their might against not against one 166 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:13,120 another, but against Christ. So it says at that time, Michael 167 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:17,320 shall stand up the great Prince who stands watch over the sons 168 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:21,800 of your people and says, And at that time your people notice 169 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:28,000 this shall be delivered. Israel's going to go through it. 170 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:35,440 But here's the thing, Israel will will remain God's covenant 171 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:39,040 people will make it through all this. 172 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:43,240 And if you ever want to believe in God, tell me something, some 173 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,160 way I can believe in God. Just look at the nation Israel. 174 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,800 Look at their history. That'll tell you there is a God 175 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:54,880 because that's the God of Israel. 1/3 however of God's 176 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:58,400 people will be miraculously saved. 177 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:03,640 That's the Jews at this time including remember the 144,012 178 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:08,600 thousand from each tribe. They were set and sealed to go 179 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,440 out and evangelise during the seven year period. 180 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:15,640 It says. In Zechariah, one of my 181 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:19,880 favourite books in the Bible, 144,000 are sealed in Revelation 182 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:23,040 11. In Zechariah chapter 13 verse 8, 183 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,840 it says, And he shall come to pass in all the lands, says the 184 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:33,160 Lord, that 2/3 in it shall be cut off and die 2/3 of Israel, 185 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,080 but one third shall be left in it. 186 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:43,120 I will bring the 1/3 through the fire will refine them as silver 187 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,480 is refined, test them as gold is tested. 188 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:51,400 They will call upon my name and I will answer them. 189 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:59,040 I will say this is my people and each one will say the Lord is my 190 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,760 God. Finally, today there are roughly 191 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:08,320 8 million Jews living in Israel and over 5 million will perish 192 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:10,800 during the time of Jacob's trouble. 193 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:17,360 There are only 15,000,000 Jews worldwide, so 10.5 million 194 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:21,040 approximately Jews will perish during the seven year 195 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:26,400 tribulation. 5.2 million only will survive in that time. 196 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:29,880 But they will call upon the name of the Lord. 197 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:34,160 Thou will turn to Christ. They will receive Jesus Christ 198 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:37,200 as Messiah. When you and I go to Israel and 199 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:42,800 we tour, we see Israel and Israel is not a God fearing 200 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:45,920 nation at the moment. You say, well hang on, what's 201 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:50,000 going on? As a total population, many of 202 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,120 them don't believe in God. Many of them don't worship God 203 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:56,080 when they remember the first time we talked about the, the 204 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,000 kippah that they wear, you know, a little cap on the men. 205 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,000 You sit in a coffee shop down there. 206 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:06,400 We go to, I forget where it is now, it doesn't matter. 207 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,000 And we're sitting around and talking to guys. 208 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,920 I said, what's what's the deal? Some guys have the caps on, some 209 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:16,520 police officers have them on some and some people have them 210 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:17,240 on. Some don't. 211 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:22,200 What's what's it just depends. The really religious ones, he 212 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:23,600 says they wear them all the time. 213 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,400 Others just wear them please, mum and dad. 214 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:28,360 Others wear them because it's fashionable. 215 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:33,440 Others don't care. In Israel what's happened since 216 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:38,400 October 7th, there's been a turning of the nation back to 217 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,480 God because they're on their own. 218 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,920 As you look through the book of Judges, we see where they began 219 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,880 to live and and please themselves and the enemy would 220 00:16:49,880 --> 00:16:51,920 attack and then they would turn back to God. 221 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:59,000 Well out of what Satan is doing since October 7th, God is using 222 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:03,160 this time to turn the hearts to soften the hearts of his people 223 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:10,280 back to the Lord. But only those who received 224 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:15,560 Christ, whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life will 225 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:19,720 be saved during the last 3 1/2 years. 226 00:17:21,079 --> 00:17:25,880 Now between verse one of Daniel 12 and verse 2, there is a time 227 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:29,600 gap and we leave the tribulation period. 228 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:34,960 We are taken to the end of the thousand year millennial reign 229 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,360 of Christ here on earth. So what you go, well what is 230 00:17:38,360 --> 00:17:41,040 that? OK, seven years of tribulation, 231 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:46,360 Christ returns. Revelation chapter 19 Judgement 232 00:17:46,360 --> 00:17:51,040 begins, Christ sets up his rule and reign, and then for 1000 233 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:56,560 years He rules and reigns over over earth with the church you 234 00:17:56,560 --> 00:17:58,600 and I helping to rule and reign with him. 235 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:04,240 Millennial reign the Bible declares. 236 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,960 Let's read verse 2. And many of those who sleep in 237 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:09,800 the dust of the earth, who are they? 238 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:17,480 Dead shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame 239 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:22,680 and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine 240 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:24,440 like the brightness of the firmament. 241 00:18:25,120 --> 00:18:30,240 Those who turn away turn many to righteousness, like the stars, 242 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:34,480 forever and ever. The Bible tells us that there 243 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:41,400 are two resurrections, one for all who are saved in Christ from 244 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:45,920 Christ's resurrection, including the rapture of the Church, The 245 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:51,520 two witnesses, the martyrs in two witnesses who remembered 246 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:56,280 they killed during the period of Revelation. 11 Their bodies are 247 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,040 lying in the streets. Then all of a sudden they come 248 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:02,280 back to life and they ascend into heaven. 100 The martyrs 249 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:05,960 that are killed, all those who die, not receiving the mark of 250 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:10,360 the beast, not worshipping the Antichrist, but rejecting him, 251 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:17,040 will die for their faith. They are included in the first 252 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:20,400 resurrection. John chapter 5 verse 28. 253 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:25,440 Jesus said do not marvel at this for the hour is coming in which 254 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:29,480 all who are in the graves, that's all the dead will hear 255 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:33,200 his voice, Christ's voice and come forth. 256 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:38,560 Those who have done good to the resurrection of life, first 257 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:43,480 resurrection and those who have done evil to the resurrection of 258 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:46,520 condemnation, that's called the second resurrection. 259 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:52,880 Now the second resurrection is for all those who have died and 260 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:56,320 rejected, refused Christ as their Lord and Saviour. 261 00:19:56,840 --> 00:20:00,600 They fought off the Holy Spirit, said no, don't, don't care, 262 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:07,360 don't interested, rejected, have my own way and die in their sins 263 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,880 in Revelation chapter 20 verse 12. 264 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:17,520 It says I saw the dead small and great standing before God and 265 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,640 books were open. So everything that you and I 266 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:27,000 have done everything you and I have said is all recorded says 267 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,200 in the book of Malachi chapter 3 verse 16. 268 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:32,840 I think it is that each time believers get together 269 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:36,720 fellowship, we'd say, you know God just so amazing what he's 270 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:40,000 done. You know what an Angel in heaven 271 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:44,280 is writing down the very words that we say to one another, 272 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:50,040 where we glorify God. It says, I saw the dead, small 273 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:52,480 and great, standing before God, and books were opened, and 274 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:57,000 another book was opened, the key one which is the book of life. 275 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:01,480 And the dead were judged according to their works by the 276 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,120 things which were written in the books, plural. 277 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,000 The sea gave up the dead who are in it. 278 00:21:07,360 --> 00:21:12,400 Death and Hades delivered up the dead who are in them, and they 279 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,560 were judged, each one according to his works. 280 00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:19,080 Then Death and Hades were cast into the Lake of Fire. 281 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:24,440 Don't need them anymore. This is the second death, and 282 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:29,000 anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the 283 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:34,120 lake of Fire. So all humanity, every man, 284 00:21:34,120 --> 00:21:42,160 woman and child is found in one of these two resurrections as 285 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:46,800 you leave the world in death. And I don't know you need to 286 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:49,960 know this, but every seven years, every cell in your body 287 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:51,400 is changed. It's died off. 288 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:54,720 Then you get new ones. And trouble is, remember the 289 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:56,240 old. Some of you who will remember 290 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:00,520 people now go, what's a videotape used to get a 291 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:01,840 videotape when they first came out. 292 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:05,600 Remember, they were, they were really light and portable. 293 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:10,320 They weighed £400. And this huge, great camera. 294 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:14,120 Well, you got to tape and then when you copied the tape and 295 00:22:14,120 --> 00:22:18,160 made another copy, remember, I'd just get until the end. 296 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:20,840 And we have videotapes of our kids where they're kind of like 297 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:24,720 phantoms. You can just just see the images 298 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,360 of them. They're kind of like, because it 299 00:22:26,360 --> 00:22:29,120 copies and copies and copies and the, the copy is worth. 300 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:33,160 Well, that's what's happening to our bodies because sin is 301 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:36,000 causing us to decay. So each and every one of us is 302 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:40,480 going to die. And as you leave this world in 303 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:46,480 death, your eternal destiny will have been sealed by your choice 304 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:51,040 Now, because the Bible says today is the day of salvation. 305 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:56,880 If you have received Christ, I pray you have and served him 306 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:00,080 faithfully because we're saved to serve. 307 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:04,920 You will open your eyes the moment you leave the body here 308 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:12,000 and you exhale that last breath and this body is left here. 309 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:19,400 You are given new life and you enter into a new world, eternal 310 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:24,800 glory with God forever. Amazing Paul calls it. 311 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:26,920 We move from one tent to another. 312 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:35,520 But if you've rejected Christ, ignored him, and lived your life 313 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:40,720 selfishly, you will open your eyes to the first day of your 314 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,200 eternal punishment. Because we're all eternal. 315 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,720 Isn't everyone, every one of us believes this too. 316 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:50,560 There are those who say no when you die, that's it, the end of 317 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,000 no. They're just saying that because 318 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,760 they're scared about what's going to happen to them next. 319 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,080 That's why they say that. And every time you go to a 320 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,680 funeral, everyone always says, well, you know, oh, Bobby's up 321 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:05,640 with Uncle Joe and he's now playing with the kids and he's 322 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,960 running around with his pet dog Mickey, you know, and all this 323 00:24:08,960 --> 00:24:10,520 sort of, they say all these things. 324 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,600 It's, it's, it's just, they just do that naturally, don't they? 325 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:16,520 In the eulogies, they just talk about life after death. 326 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,560 We don't all walk out from the funeral go well, that's that. 327 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:33,160 The Bible says it is appointed for men to die once, but after 328 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:38,320 this, the judgement, all those who reject Christ, who died 329 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:44,600 without faith in Christ will be resurrected not until the end of 330 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,200 the thousand year Kingdom reign here on earth. 331 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:51,040 Then they will rise. And it's not a it's not a 332 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:54,200 judgement or well, let's see, tell me your story. 333 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:57,040 Oh, when I get to see God, I'm going to lay out a few things to 334 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:58,040 him. You know, you read of these, 335 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:00,680 it's always the movie stars that have the big mouths, aren't they 336 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:02,880 the movie stars? You know, when I see God, I'm 337 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:06,200 going to tell God how unfair he was and all this sort of stuff. 338 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:12,640 No, because in Revelation chapter 20 verse 4, it says and 339 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:16,640 I saw Thrones and they sat on them, Judgement was committed to 340 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,040 them. Then I saw the souls of those 341 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,720 who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus. 342 00:25:22,040 --> 00:25:25,840 This is those who during the great tribulation will die for 343 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:31,600 their faith, how they'll die beheaded and for the word of God 344 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:34,360 because they love the word of God and who had not worshipped 345 00:25:34,360 --> 00:25:38,480 the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their 346 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:42,160 foreheads or on their hands. And it says they're resurrected 347 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:45,480 and they lived and reigned with Christ for 1000 years. 348 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:52,040 But there's five. The rest of the dead did not 349 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:56,400 live again until the thousand years were finished at the end 350 00:25:56,400 --> 00:26:00,520 of the thousand year reign. This is the first resurrection. 351 00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:07,760 There'll be no excuses as God even now maintains His witness 352 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:09,440 on earth. People go, well, what about the 353 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:11,480 poor person in the jungles of so and so? 354 00:26:12,640 --> 00:26:15,920 Now just worry about yourself, what are you going to do about 355 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:19,480 your walk with God? Because the Bible says in Romans 356 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:24,440 chapter one verse 20 that God has remained his witness and 357 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:26,600 continues to do so here on earth. 358 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:31,760 It says Romans 120 for since the creation of the world, his 359 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:38,080 invisible attributes are clearly seen being understood by the 360 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:44,480 things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead, so 361 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:50,840 that they are without excuse. Because it says in Romans 362 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:54,640 chapter 3, when people stand before God, they'll know they're 363 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,680 guilty because they will not utter a word. 364 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:01,920 You see, and it's not the second resurrection being a place where 365 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:03,600 here I go, I'm going to put my case. 366 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:07,000 You know, I got AI got a lawyer with me and he's going to put my 367 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,280 case to the judge. And then the judge, it's 368 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:13,440 actually Jesus Christ. It's a sentencing. 369 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:17,080 The second resurrection is not about a judgement. 370 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:23,400 It's a census sentencing. But you know, here's what 371 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:25,800 happened. Even during the tribulation 372 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:33,400 period, seven years, God will be reaching out to every lost soul. 373 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:37,520 That's where you and I, and we pray that it doesn't include our 374 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:40,200 family members that don't know Christ now. 375 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:43,720 But if they don't receive Christ now and we're taken up in the 376 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:47,480 rapture, we pray, oh God, that they've turned to Christ after 377 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:52,200 all that we have told them about what's going to come and we're 378 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:55,640 raptured. We're gone and they realise they 379 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:57,600 have gone. They have been raptured. 380 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:00,480 What they said is true. Look what what's happening in 381 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,040 the world. Look up the news. 382 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:04,360 Who is this guy? Look at this world leader. 383 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:08,960 Look what's happening in Israel. What they told us is happening. 384 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:14,480 But then they can give their lives to Christ during that 385 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:16,440 time. But it's going to be a desperate 386 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:21,440 time. If God reaches out during the 387 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:26,280 Tribulation period, millions will come to Christ, the Church 388 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:30,120 of Jesus Christ, you and I. Today we have a mission. 389 00:28:30,120 --> 00:28:31,280 You go, oh, why are we still here? 390 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:32,800 Why isn't Jesus come? I'll tell you why. 391 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:34,120 It's called the Great Commission. 392 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:37,320 It's on the surfboard as you walk out, go into all the world 393 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:40,680 and preach the gospel, because there's still people who haven't 394 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:44,360 been told about the grace and love of God. 395 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:47,480 There are people in your neighbourhood, people who are 396 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:51,000 broken and shattered, people whose lives and marriages are 397 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:52,680 falling apart. And you know what? 398 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:59,120 They need Christ, not a band aid, not therapy. 399 00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:03,240 They need Christ. They need a new heart. 400 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:08,360 They need to be able to forgive and be forgiven and that's the 401 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:15,760 power of God through the cross of Christ during the tribulation 402 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:19,960 period. 144,000 They're not Jehovah Witnesses even though 403 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:22,960 they say they are. They're not the 7th day of 404 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,840 Venice, they say. They're the 144,000. 405 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:28,200 I'd like to know how they keep counting all these things too. 406 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,480 You want 144,000? I must say that next time I see 407 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:34,680 Jehovah Witness, you want 144. Oh, no, that's the special 408 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:36,000 people. Oh, OK. 409 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,440 So what happens to you? We get the earth. 410 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:46,520 Oh, OK, 144,000. The sealed, dedicated Jewish 411 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:50,400 evangelists and the enemy won't be able to touch them. 412 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:53,400 What are they doing? They're proclaiming the gospel 413 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:59,480 to the world, but also then come to witnesses during the great 414 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:02,040 tribulation period. We don't know who they are. 415 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:04,120 Moses and Elijah, we're not sure who they are. 416 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:09,040 Moses and Enoch, we don't know, but they will proclaim, and 417 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:14,400 during that time, because it's in the last days, all the world 418 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:17,920 will watch them live. Now what happened in July 1969? 419 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:21,920 The world watched one man step off a ladder and fall on his 420 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:23,920 head. No one man stepped off a ladder 421 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:27,280 on the moon. The world watched it. 422 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:29,000 Now the world can watch everything. 423 00:30:30,800 --> 00:30:33,400 Vietnam was the first war that everyone watched while they have 424 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:37,040 in their tea and the world will watch. 425 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:41,280 These two witnesses who will proclaim the gospel of Christ 426 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,160 won't be able to be touched by the enemy. 427 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:45,560 Then God will take his hand back. 428 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:49,360 They'll be killed, they'll lay on the streets and the world 429 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:53,280 will celebrate and give presents to one another during that 430 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:54,960 period because of the death of them. 431 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:57,280 But then they'll ascend into heaven. 432 00:30:57,760 --> 00:31:03,200 But they evangelise. But even then, if God goes even 433 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:09,080 further in Revelation 14-6, then I saw another Angel flying in 434 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:15,160 the midst of heaven having the everlasting gospel to preach to 435 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:20,600 those who dwell upon the earth. And always during the the Book 436 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:25,280 of Revelation you'll see this term earth dwellers or those who 437 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:28,040 dwell upon the earth. They are those who are living on 438 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:31,880 the earth during the tribulation period, and they are those who 439 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:36,160 are making a choice. I'll die for Christ or I'll live 440 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:38,800 for the Antichrist, and then I'll die later and suffer. 441 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:41,960 And it says, who dwell upon the earth. 442 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:49,040 And this Angel went to note to every nation, every tribe, every 443 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:53,800 tongue, no matter what linguistic language, to every 444 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:58,120 people saying with a loud voice, fear God. 445 00:31:58,440 --> 00:32:02,160 Give glory to him for the hour of his judgement has come. 446 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:05,800 Worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs 447 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,960 of water. And so all this is happening 448 00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:12,280 during the tribulation period. It's not like, oh, God says, 449 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:17,120 well that's it, it's all over. No, because the Bible says God 450 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,200 is willing that and what none should perish, that all should 451 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:24,080 come to salvation. You see the wise it says here, 452 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:29,320 some to everlasting life, some to shame, everlasting attempt. 453 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:32,320 Verse 3 Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the 454 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,080 firmament. Those who turn away to turn many 455 00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:40,920 to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever, the wise will 456 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:43,280 always shine. Who are they those? 457 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:45,280 They are those who are in Christ. 458 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:48,960 Paul says you are. You are to walk circumspectly. 459 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:51,880 Now that you know Christ, you know what that means and not as 460 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:56,400 the world with wisdom. Walk as God wants you to walk. 461 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:59,920 Live as God wants you to live. Have your marriage be a husband, 462 00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:03,240 be a godly husband, a godly father, a godly mother. 463 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:09,440 How do we shine? Firstly, we we're the light of 464 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:12,600 the world. We're the soul of the earth. 465 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:16,120 And then Jesus said in John 812. Then Jesus spoke to them again, 466 00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:17,960 saying I am the light of the world. 467 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:22,760 He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light 468 00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:26,000 of life. But secondly, as you and I and 469 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:29,240 the people during the tribulation period share the 470 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:32,440 gospel of Jesus Christ, you lead others to Christ. 471 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:37,600 We are, in Christ's eyes, seen by him because we've wisely 472 00:33:37,600 --> 00:33:40,200 lived by faith. Through the evil and unbelief of 473 00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:44,240 the world. We will shine with the same 474 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:48,600 glory as the heavens and fulfil the same function. 475 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,720 So what's the the work of the stars and the heavens and the 476 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:55,280 sun and the moon? The Bible tells us to declare 477 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:58,960 the glory of God. If you serve Christ, you witness 478 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:02,640 for Christ and share his love with others, you're giving the 479 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:04,960 glory, just like the sun and the moon, the stars. 480 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:06,720 You're giving the glory. You're shining. 481 00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:10,360 Then Daniel has told him. Verse 4. 482 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,040 But you, Daniel, shut up the words. 483 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:15,120 Seal the book until the time of the end. 484 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:18,120 Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase. 485 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:22,639 Seal up the words. Why was all this just for 486 00:34:22,639 --> 00:34:24,840 Daniel's sake? Surely not. 487 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:31,080 No, Daniel, He's told by the Angel protect, preserve all the 488 00:34:31,080 --> 00:34:34,960 things that I'm telling you until a time when it could be 489 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:38,719 clearly understood. Jesus said he spoke on the 490 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:42,800 sermon on the on the Mount of Olives, Matthew 2415. 491 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:46,520 He says I tell you about the abomination desolation. 492 00:34:46,639 --> 00:34:49,080 When that occurs no one understand. 493 00:34:52,080 --> 00:34:58,080 So Daniel, protect, preserve the puzzle for you and I as we see 494 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:02,040 our world and we watch the world events is being revealed to you 495 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:06,640 and I each day as we see things so clearly in the last days. 496 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:11,120 When was the first credit card came out come out? 497 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:16,280 Oh, I can't remember a few years back, but if you had said to my 498 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:21,480 dad or my any of my dad's peers at that time, you're not going 499 00:35:21,480 --> 00:35:24,800 to be paid in cash on Friday, what I said aren't getting paid 500 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:28,040 on cash on Friday. We're a cashless society. 501 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:30,920 Who would have thought of that? No, we're, we're totally, 502 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:32,560 totally cashless. We're going. 503 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:36,400 But Australia says it's going to go even further into a cashless 504 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:39,080 society. Where's it heading to? 505 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:43,200 So that you'll need a mark to be able to get your cash. 506 00:35:43,720 --> 00:35:47,560 And you know, The thing is, every time you take a pay for 507 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:49,320 something, they know where you are. 508 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:54,640 And now we have electric cars. You drive around, you pay for 509 00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:58,240 your fuel with electric card, and they know where you're 510 00:35:58,240 --> 00:35:59,760 going. They know how long you've been. 511 00:35:59,960 --> 00:36:04,840 So the Antichrist man, he'll know everything about everyone. 512 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:11,760 We're living in that time. The pieces are falling into 513 00:36:11,760 --> 00:36:15,400 place. This vision was given so people 514 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:19,840 of God would know the future. It is sealed in the sense that 515 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,640 it would not become understood until the time of the end. 516 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:26,360 We're in the last days, we understand this. 517 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:30,120 Daniel was told to seal the words of this vision, whereas in 518 00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:34,840 the Book of Revelation John was told do not seal the words of 519 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:38,040 the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand. 520 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:44,040 There are 71 passages from Daniel quoted in 16 New 521 00:36:44,040 --> 00:36:47,800 Testament books. Now it says many shall run to 522 00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:49,480 and fro and knowledge shall increase. 523 00:36:49,720 --> 00:36:52,160 Everyone always has two bobs. One, what this means? 524 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:55,040 Well, it means that we're all going to be busy catching planes 525 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:57,360 and jets and trains. And also we'll have the 526 00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:58,720 Internet, so we'll know everything. 527 00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:01,840 I kind of that was around. And if you believe that, that's 528 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:03,440 fine. That's an interpretation. 529 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:06,000 But I kind of find that why would God bother? 530 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,360 Oh, well, you're going to be busy. 531 00:37:07,840 --> 00:37:10,320 You know, I, I just, it just doesn't sit with me. 532 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:15,520 Is it modern travel? Is it knowledge increasing? 533 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:20,960 Yes, all those things are true. But I believe biblically this is 534 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:25,400 telling us that in the last days, people today are lost and 535 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:28,640 confused now more than ever. And people are searching, 536 00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:35,880 scrambling Francis, scrambling, searching to and fro. 537 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:39,240 Francis. In the book of Amos, chapter 8, 538 00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:42,480 verse 11, the prophets there says, behold, the days are 539 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:47,040 coming, says the Lord, I'll send a famine in the land, not a 540 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:51,280 famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the 541 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:54,880 words of the Lord. They shall wander from sea to 542 00:37:54,880 --> 00:38:00,080 sea, from north to east. They shall run to and fro 543 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:04,760 seeking the word of the Lord, but shall not find it. 544 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:07,480 You see, there's a famine of God's word. 545 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:09,840 Now you know you can go into a church today. 546 00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:13,840 Many churches don't need a Bible because we're not going to talk 547 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:15,560 about the Bible. We're going to talk about 548 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:18,120 something that's self help. We're going to talk about how to 549 00:38:18,120 --> 00:38:20,520 make your marriage better, how to be a better parent, how to 550 00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:24,080 how to be positive in your life, how to you know, how to do well 551 00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:28,360 at work and think all great and good, but not the word of God, 552 00:38:28,360 --> 00:38:33,320 not the word of God. There's a famine of the word of 553 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:35,760 God. People today are seeking for 554 00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:39,680 truth but will not find it. You know they're looking at all 555 00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:42,840 the wrong places. People today say what they're 556 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:44,640 spiritual. A lot of people have gone to 557 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:47,440 Bali. You know why they they're 558 00:38:47,440 --> 00:38:52,400 becoming spiritual. How many idols do we have in the 559 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:56,840 gardens around Secret Harbour? And people go off and they go to 560 00:38:56,840 --> 00:39:00,040 this class and that class and I'm going to find myself. 561 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:01,480 You know how you can find yourself? 562 00:39:01,720 --> 00:39:03,760 Hang out your wallet. There's your driver's licence. 563 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:09,240 It'll tell you who you are. In Second Timothy chapter 3, 564 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:12,600 Paul says perilous times will come because there will be a 565 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:17,200 form of godliness. Oh yes, I I believe just not 566 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:19,120 like the traditional church believes. 567 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:25,400 It says in verse 7 Second Timothy chapter 3 that these 568 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:28,640 people are ever learning, forever learning and never 569 00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:31,600 coming to the knowledge of what the truth. 570 00:39:32,040 --> 00:39:34,480 And now who's the truth Jesus Christ. 571 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:40,640 The answer is Jesus. God told Daniel that in the last 572 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:43,840 days his people can increase their knowledge of prophetic 573 00:39:43,840 --> 00:39:47,840 scripture as they apply themselves to the word of God to 574 00:39:47,880 --> 00:39:50,400 and fro. You and I are studying the Bible 575 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:56,200 now so that you know, your kids will know, you know exactly when 576 00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:57,880 the paper opens up and this happens. 577 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:01,360 You go, that's this, we're, we're close. 578 00:40:01,720 --> 00:40:05,560 Christ is coming at any moment. Then verse 5. 579 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:09,360 Then I, Daniel looked and there stood two others, one on this 580 00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:11,200 riverbank and the other on that riverbank. 581 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:14,000 And one said to the man clothed in linen who was above the 582 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:16,960 waters of the river. How long shall the fulfilment of 583 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:19,720 these wonders be? Then I heard the man clothed in 584 00:40:19,720 --> 00:40:21,400 linen who was above the waters of the river. 585 00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:24,440 These are angels. And he held up his right hand 586 00:40:24,440 --> 00:40:27,720 and his left hand. So he's making this is solemn 587 00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:31,800 agreement, announcement. This is double solemn to heaven. 588 00:40:32,040 --> 00:40:35,120 He swore by him who lives forever, that it shall be for a 589 00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:39,320 time, times and half a time, when the power of the holy 590 00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:41,320 people has been completely shattered. 591 00:40:41,480 --> 00:40:44,160 Israel, all these things shall be finished. 592 00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:47,840 Daniel says, how long? When's all this happening? 593 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:54,560 A time, One year times 2 years, half a time, half a year, 3 1/2 594 00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:58,440 years. It says there's coming a time 595 00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:03,160 during the tribulation period when Israel itself, and they're 596 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:06,960 pretty, pretty confident. Never again, Never again. 597 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:10,000 They're saying it will be finally crushed. 598 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:17,800 They'll be at the lowest point ever in the history, the last 599 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:22,840 part half of the Tribulation period, and from the time of the 600 00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:28,640 initial signing of the treaty by the Antichrist with Israel, the 601 00:41:28,640 --> 00:41:30,680 new world leader. The prophetic clock starts 602 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:33,840 clicking in earnest. And halfway through this seven 603 00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:37,120 year agreement, Israel will enter the worst time in the 604 00:41:37,120 --> 00:41:41,160 history, when the power of the holy people has been completely 605 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:43,720 shattered. That means literally crushed. 606 00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:48,520 Well Keith, why is there a tribulation period in the 1st 607 00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:52,800 place? 1 So that God's judgement will 608 00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:55,880 fall on the Gentile nations. Why? 609 00:41:56,240 --> 00:41:59,320 For the way that they have treated the Jews. 610 00:41:59,840 --> 00:42:05,440 That's why Joel 3 verse 2. I will gather all nations and 611 00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:07,520 bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. 612 00:42:07,880 --> 00:42:12,600 I will enter into judgement with them on account of My people, 613 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:15,360 MyHeritage, Israel, whom they have scattered among the 614 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:17,600 nations. They've also noticed this 615 00:42:18,040 --> 00:42:20,400 divided up. My land, what's coming? 616 00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:25,720 And secondly, Tribulation period. 617 00:42:25,720 --> 00:42:30,520 Why is it for the sifting and purging of the nation of Israel 618 00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:33,440 at this time? To prepare the Jews? 619 00:42:33,440 --> 00:42:35,840 Why for the coming of the Messiah? 620 00:42:36,200 --> 00:42:43,440 Revelation 19 Amos 9/9 For surely I'll command, I will sift 621 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:50,240 the House of Israel among all nations, as grain is sifted in a 622 00:42:50,240 --> 00:42:55,080 sieve. Zechariah 13 Six says One will 623 00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:58,880 say to him, Who are these wounds between your arms? 624 00:42:59,720 --> 00:43:03,280 What are these wounds? And you'll answer those with 625 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:05,800 which I was wounded in the House of my friends. 626 00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:10,600 Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed 627 00:43:10,600 --> 00:43:14,680 till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, made 628 00:43:14,680 --> 00:43:17,960 white and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly. 629 00:43:18,240 --> 00:43:21,320 And none of the wicked shall understand, but the why shall 630 00:43:21,320 --> 00:43:29,080 understand. Everyone's sins will be judged. 631 00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:35,440 But this judgement occurs at two places. 632 00:43:37,120 --> 00:43:43,720 My sin, your sin at one of two places of which you and I can 633 00:43:43,720 --> 00:43:46,600 now make that choice where that's going to occur. 634 00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:51,560 One, if you want your sins judged at the cross of Christ, 635 00:43:53,440 --> 00:43:56,440 you receive Christ. You say, God forgive me, yes, 636 00:43:56,720 --> 00:43:59,760 I'm a Sinner. God forgive me of my sins. 637 00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:04,080 I want you to come into my life. Lord, forgive me of my sins. 638 00:44:04,080 --> 00:44:08,280 Be my Lord and Saviour. Then your sins have been judged 639 00:44:08,280 --> 00:44:11,560 at the cross. We celebrated that and Christ 640 00:44:11,560 --> 00:44:16,680 has taken your sins away from you forever because you're given 641 00:44:17,040 --> 00:44:25,200 eternal life. Or if you want, if you reject 642 00:44:25,200 --> 00:44:31,680 Christ today, then you will die with your sins, and your sins 643 00:44:31,680 --> 00:44:36,000 will go with you when you die, and they at the second 644 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:40,600 resurrection you'll be arisen and you'll be judged, and your 645 00:44:40,600 --> 00:44:46,560 sins will cast you into hell. One or two places. 646 00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:53,880 You make the choice. Now The thing is, why would you 647 00:44:53,880 --> 00:44:58,200 do that? You see, for God so loved the 648 00:44:58,200 --> 00:45:04,120 world that he gave his only begotten Son, and whosoever 649 00:45:04,120 --> 00:45:08,560 believes in him, that's all you have to do, should not perish 650 00:45:09,000 --> 00:45:13,440 that perish, cast in the lake of fire, separated from God, 651 00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:18,800 eternally gnashing of teeth, eternally in darkness alone, 652 00:45:19,120 --> 00:45:22,880 eternally away from light, away from love. 653 00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:29,720 Why would you do that today if you haven't received Christ as 654 00:45:29,720 --> 00:45:34,040 your Lord and Saviour? Your sins at the moment judge 655 00:45:34,040 --> 00:45:37,440 you. But if you come to Christ this 656 00:45:37,440 --> 00:45:43,200 morning, if you call out his name and say God forgive me, I'm 657 00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:47,440 a Sinner, ask him to cleanse you, to come into your life 658 00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:52,640 right immediately. At this moment, your life will 659 00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:57,600 change. You'll be born again and die 660 00:45:57,600 --> 00:46:04,160 once. If you reject Christ, you'll die 661 00:46:04,160 --> 00:46:08,600 twice. Today you say Keith? 662 00:46:09,040 --> 00:46:11,800 I mean, that's really super Happy New Year. 663 00:46:14,040 --> 00:46:19,680 No, If I saw someone burning in a fire, I wouldn't stay out the 664 00:46:19,680 --> 00:46:21,760 front and go, oh, it's a nice fire. 665 00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:29,240 What would you do? Save them if you're not safe 666 00:46:29,240 --> 00:46:32,600 today, please not asking you to join a church. 667 00:46:33,520 --> 00:46:39,080 God's message is loud and clear. No one understand. 668 00:46:40,320 --> 00:46:44,200 Today is the day of salvation. Leave this church. 669 00:46:44,200 --> 00:46:49,120 Walk out this door today knowing that your sins have been 670 00:46:49,120 --> 00:46:55,000 forgiven, knowing that Christ is coming soon and He will take you 671 00:46:55,000 --> 00:46:59,760 out of this world, and then the seven years of judgement will 672 00:46:59,760 --> 00:47:03,360 begin. It's as simple as that. 673 00:47:04,040 --> 00:47:05,400 Let's stand and worship the Lord.