Daniel Chapter 12 we're into this morning, the last chapter
of Daniel. It's pretty amazing and
heartbreaking. In this last chapter of Daniel,
we have the vision still going on chapter 1011 and 12.
Remember when the Bible was written, it didn't have chapters
and verses. Chapters and verses were added
later purely for a reference sense.
So it's all one vision from chapter 10.
Daniel had been praying for 21 days.
The God God had sent a messenger to answer Daniel's pray prayer.
Daniel been praying and fasting from the first moment Daniel
prayed, an Angel of the Lord was sent.
But there was a battle in heaven and there's a battle raging over
our nation at the moment. Same conflict between spiritual
angels of our Lord and those that seek to bring confusion and
destruction of the enemy upon our nation and our lives.
Daniel's given a vision of future events, things that were
going to go way on even future to us the last days.
And so we find in chapter 12 ourselves now entering the last
actual 3 1/2 years of Daniel's 70th week, the 70th week called
the Great Tribulation. Jesus said except the days be
shortened during the Great Tribulation that all humanity
would otherwise be erased. 8 billion, nine billion people
would be would be gone from the planet Earth during this time in
Matthew 2422, he said, and unless those days were
shortened, no flesh would be saved.
But for the elect's sake those days will be shortened.
The events of the seven year tribulation we covered in detail
when we went through the Book of Revelation and it covers A7 year
period. Things will occur during that
seven years that our world has never seen. 7 seals, 7 trumpets,
7 balls of the judgements of God, Things so radical.
Mountains falling out of the sky, a worldwide earthquake that
will actually shape the earth, Demonic creatures coming out of
the abyss being let loose, people unable to die even though
they've suffered horrendous injuries for a period of time.
And the judgement of God and the world that will be led by a law
the lawless one Bible calls him the Antichrist, the son of
perdition Jesus said Matthew 2421.
For there will be great tribulation.
Now if he says great, it's it's pretty big, but his wording is
important. Such as has not been since the
beginning of the world until this time, no nor ever shall be.
It's only going to happen during that seven year period.
The coming new world leader halfway through this seven year
period will commence an outright war against the Jewish people.
Israel is the focus. Israel is the focus.
If you're planning to go to Israel, sign up this year
because I don't, I don't know how much time we have.
We're going in January 27. Lord willing, we'll be there.
And I'm hoping that, well, unless the Lord comes in that
time, we'll be in Israel anyway. So, but we'll have a sign up
sheet soon in the at the information desk in Revelation
chapter 12 verse 3, we're told of this.
Then John says, I witness in heaven another significant
event. I saw a large red dragon that's
Satan, 7 heads and 10 horns with 7 crowns on his head.
His tail swept away 1/3 of the stars in the sky.
He threw them to the earth. He stood in front of the woman,
Israel, as she was about to give birth, ready to devour her baby.
As soon as it was born, she gave birth to a son who was to rule
all nations with an iron rod. And her child was snatched away
from the dragon, was caught up to God and to his throne.
So it's telling us who the child is.
And it says during this period, halfway through the great
Tribulation period, the woman that is Israel fled into the
wilderness where God had prepared a place to care for her
for 1260 days. That's on the 360 day calendar,
which is used in this case lunar calendar.
That's 3 1/2 years. Verse 7 then was war in heaven.
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon.
Satan and his angels and the dragon lost the battle and he
and his angels were forced out of heaven.
The great dragon, the ancient serpent called the devil or
Satan the one deceiving the whole world, was thrown to the
earth with all his angels and he is livid, angry, and his anger
will turn in full force against Israel Now Israel currently as
we watch. Don't worry, we will get the
verses shortly. But Israel, at this moment, the
Jewish people worldwide, Israel has experienced so much sadness.
We go to the Holocaust Museum when we go to Israel, Yad
Bashim. It's horrific, but it's part of
our tour. 6 million people were killed during the Holocaust
alone. 1.5 million of those were infants and babies. 1.5 million
and we see the world now. We've asked them all and
referred to what happened in Bondi, the blatant murder
massacre on a beach in Australia during the feast or festival of
Hanukkah, and we call it anti semitism.
But sadly in chapter 12, as we'll read, there's coming a
worse time for Israel. It's called anti semitism, which
actually is incorrect. We we should get our language
right because Semites include Arabs as well.
Actually Arabs, Jews, Assyrians and Ethiopians are all Semite
people because they speak Jewish or Hebrew or Aramaic.
It's a Semitic language, Hebrew and Aramaic.
And so God is not involved in this movement or anti Semitism.
This is Satan's work on Israel, on God's chosen people.
And so it should be really just said as it really should be
said, Jew hatred, That's what it is.
It's not anti semitism, it's actually Jew hatred.
We saw that on the bridge in Sydney.
Death to the Jews, gas the Jews, death to the IDF, Jew hatred.
And this Jew hatred is what is on our streets, including
Australia at this time. And it is only explained because
why is this happening? It's only explained by an evil
driven satanic person, Satan the devil himself.
Attack on God's chosen people. That's what this is.
You don't believe in the devil. Just watch a pro Palestinian
March. Look at the way they react and
the way they go off when the police just stand in front of
them and these people come up to them, bang things and have their
phones and shout at them. It's demonic.
Demonic Satan wants and this is what they chant out.
Israel eliminated from the face of the earth, not just the move
eliminated. And Satan wants them driven from
the land. Don't they say from the river to
the sea. So behind these protests is
demonic hatred. So our police sadly are dealing
with demonic behaviour. In Daniel chapter 12, verse one,
it says at that time, Michael Shell, stand up the great Prince
who stands watch of the sons of your people, and there shall be
a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation
even to that time. And at that time your people,
Daniel shall be delivered. But there's a there's a a
qualification there, everyone who is found written in the
book. So we actually need to go back
to Daniel Chapter 11 to get a run up because it says at that
time Michael shall stand up. Chapter 11, verse 41 speaks of
the Antichrist. He's ruling the world with his
power, his army. He now breaks the agreement, the
covenant he did with Israel from verse 41.
He's allowed them to rebuild the temple.
That's why they've accepted him. And then halfway through that
agreement, he breaks the agreement.
He goes into the temple and he declares himself God.
Jesus says on that day, run, run to the hills of Judea, flee,
pray that it's not on the Sabbath day.
And it says he shall end of the glorious land.
That's his role. Many countries shall be
overthrown because he's ruling the world, but these shall
escape from his hand. Edom, Moab and the prominent
people of Amon, he shall stretch out his hand against the
countries of the land of Egypt shall not escape.
He shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver,
over the precious things of Egypt.
Libyans, Ethiopians, shall follow at his heels, but used
from the east and the north shall trouble him.
Therefore he shall go out with great fury.
This is the Antichrist, to destroy and annihilate many.
He shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the
glorious holy mountains. Yet he shall come to his end,
and no one will help him. So he turns.
There's the kings of the East March with their great army.
They want to take on the Antichrist and his army, and
they meet in this great conflict in the valley of Jezreel.
When we go up to Mount Carmel, where the property Elijah took
on Baal, we look over and down before us, we see the valley of
Jezreel, valley of Megiddo. And that's where the the
battlefield. Napoleon, when he went went
there, said this is the perfect battlefield, most perfect
battlefield I've ever seen in all the world.
And that's where all this is going to happen.
And the armies will gather together in Israel, and as that
time, Revelation 19, Christ will return.
Then they will unite in their might against not against one
another, but against Christ. So it says at that time, Michael
shall stand up the great Prince who stands watch over the sons
of your people and says, And at that time your people notice
this shall be delivered. Israel's going to go through it.
But here's the thing, Israel will will remain God's covenant
people will make it through all this.
And if you ever want to believe in God, tell me something, some
way I can believe in God. Just look at the nation Israel.
Look at their history. That'll tell you there is a God
because that's the God of Israel. 1/3 however of God's
people will be miraculously saved.
That's the Jews at this time including remember the 144,012
thousand from each tribe. They were set and sealed to go
out and evangelise during the seven year period.
It says. In Zechariah, one of my
favourite books in the Bible, 144,000 are sealed in Revelation
11. In Zechariah chapter 13 verse 8,
it says, And he shall come to pass in all the lands, says the
Lord, that 2/3 in it shall be cut off and die 2/3 of Israel,
but one third shall be left in it.
I will bring the 1/3 through the fire will refine them as silver
is refined, test them as gold is tested.
They will call upon my name and I will answer them.
I will say this is my people and each one will say the Lord is my
God. Finally, today there are roughly
8 million Jews living in Israel and over 5 million will perish
during the time of Jacob's trouble.
There are only 15,000,000 Jews worldwide, so 10.5 million
approximately Jews will perish during the seven year
tribulation. 5.2 million only will survive in that time.
But they will call upon the name of the Lord.
Thou will turn to Christ. They will receive Jesus Christ
as Messiah. When you and I go to Israel and
we tour, we see Israel and Israel is not a God fearing
nation at the moment. You say, well hang on, what's
going on? As a total population, many of
them don't believe in God. Many of them don't worship God
when they remember the first time we talked about the, the
kippah that they wear, you know, a little cap on the men.
You sit in a coffee shop down there.
We go to, I forget where it is now, it doesn't matter.
And we're sitting around and talking to guys.
I said, what's what's the deal? Some guys have the caps on, some
police officers have them on some and some people have them
on. Some don't.
What's what's it just depends. The really religious ones, he
says they wear them all the time.
Others just wear them please, mum and dad.
Others wear them because it's fashionable.
Others don't care. In Israel what's happened since
October 7th, there's been a turning of the nation back to
God because they're on their own.
As you look through the book of Judges, we see where they began
to live and and please themselves and the enemy would
attack and then they would turn back to God.
Well out of what Satan is doing since October 7th, God is using
this time to turn the hearts to soften the hearts of his people
back to the Lord. But only those who received
Christ, whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life will
be saved during the last 3 1/2 years.
Now between verse one of Daniel 12 and verse 2, there is a time
gap and we leave the tribulation period.
We are taken to the end of the thousand year millennial reign
of Christ here on earth. So what you go, well what is
that? OK, seven years of tribulation,
Christ returns. Revelation chapter 19 Judgement
begins, Christ sets up his rule and reign, and then for 1000
years He rules and reigns over over earth with the church you
and I helping to rule and reign with him.
Millennial reign the Bible declares.
Let's read verse 2. And many of those who sleep in
the dust of the earth, who are they?
Dead shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame
and everlasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine
like the brightness of the firmament.
Those who turn away turn many to righteousness, like the stars,
forever and ever. The Bible tells us that there
are two resurrections, one for all who are saved in Christ from
Christ's resurrection, including the rapture of the Church, The
two witnesses, the martyrs in two witnesses who remembered
they killed during the period of Revelation. 11 Their bodies are
lying in the streets. Then all of a sudden they come
back to life and they ascend into heaven. 100 The martyrs
that are killed, all those who die, not receiving the mark of
the beast, not worshipping the Antichrist, but rejecting him,
will die for their faith. They are included in the first
resurrection. John chapter 5 verse 28.
Jesus said do not marvel at this for the hour is coming in which
all who are in the graves, that's all the dead will hear
his voice, Christ's voice and come forth.
Those who have done good to the resurrection of life, first
resurrection and those who have done evil to the resurrection of
condemnation, that's called the second resurrection.
Now the second resurrection is for all those who have died and
rejected, refused Christ as their Lord and Saviour.
They fought off the Holy Spirit, said no, don't, don't care,
don't interested, rejected, have my own way and die in their sins
in Revelation chapter 20 verse 12.
It says I saw the dead small and great standing before God and
books were open. So everything that you and I
have done everything you and I have said is all recorded says
in the book of Malachi chapter 3 verse 16.
I think it is that each time believers get together
fellowship, we'd say, you know God just so amazing what he's
done. You know what an Angel in heaven
is writing down the very words that we say to one another,
where we glorify God. It says, I saw the dead, small
and great, standing before God, and books were opened, and
another book was opened, the key one which is the book of life.
And the dead were judged according to their works by the
things which were written in the books, plural.
The sea gave up the dead who are in it.
Death and Hades delivered up the dead who are in them, and they
were judged, each one according to his works.
Then Death and Hades were cast into the Lake of Fire.
Don't need them anymore. This is the second death, and
anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the
lake of Fire. So all humanity, every man,
woman and child is found in one of these two resurrections as
you leave the world in death. And I don't know you need to
know this, but every seven years, every cell in your body
is changed. It's died off.
Then you get new ones. And trouble is, remember the
old. Some of you who will remember
people now go, what's a videotape used to get a
videotape when they first came out.
Remember, they were, they were really light and portable.
They weighed £400. And this huge, great camera.
Well, you got to tape and then when you copied the tape and
made another copy, remember, I'd just get until the end.
And we have videotapes of our kids where they're kind of like
phantoms. You can just just see the images
of them. They're kind of like, because it
copies and copies and copies and the, the copy is worth.
Well, that's what's happening to our bodies because sin is
causing us to decay. So each and every one of us is
going to die. And as you leave this world in
death, your eternal destiny will have been sealed by your choice
Now, because the Bible says today is the day of salvation.
If you have received Christ, I pray you have and served him
faithfully because we're saved to serve.
You will open your eyes the moment you leave the body here
and you exhale that last breath and this body is left here.
You are given new life and you enter into a new world, eternal
glory with God forever. Amazing Paul calls it.
We move from one tent to another.
But if you've rejected Christ, ignored him, and lived your life
selfishly, you will open your eyes to the first day of your
eternal punishment. Because we're all eternal.
Isn't everyone, every one of us believes this too.
There are those who say no when you die, that's it, the end of
no. They're just saying that because
they're scared about what's going to happen to them next.
That's why they say that. And every time you go to a
funeral, everyone always says, well, you know, oh, Bobby's up
with Uncle Joe and he's now playing with the kids and he's
running around with his pet dog Mickey, you know, and all this
sort of, they say all these things.
It's, it's, it's just, they just do that naturally, don't they?
In the eulogies, they just talk about life after death.
We don't all walk out from the funeral go well, that's that.
The Bible says it is appointed for men to die once, but after
this, the judgement, all those who reject Christ, who died
without faith in Christ will be resurrected not until the end of
the thousand year Kingdom reign here on earth.
Then they will rise. And it's not a it's not a
judgement or well, let's see, tell me your story.
Oh, when I get to see God, I'm going to lay out a few things to
him. You know, you read of these,
it's always the movie stars that have the big mouths, aren't they
the movie stars? You know, when I see God, I'm
going to tell God how unfair he was and all this sort of stuff.
No, because in Revelation chapter 20 verse 4, it says and
I saw Thrones and they sat on them, Judgement was committed to
them. Then I saw the souls of those
who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus.
This is those who during the great tribulation will die for
their faith, how they'll die beheaded and for the word of God
because they love the word of God and who had not worshipped
the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their
foreheads or on their hands. And it says they're resurrected
and they lived and reigned with Christ for 1000 years.
But there's five. The rest of the dead did not
live again until the thousand years were finished at the end
of the thousand year reign. This is the first resurrection.
There'll be no excuses as God even now maintains His witness
on earth. People go, well, what about the
poor person in the jungles of so and so?
Now just worry about yourself, what are you going to do about
your walk with God? Because the Bible says in Romans
chapter one verse 20 that God has remained his witness and
continues to do so here on earth.
It says Romans 120 for since the creation of the world, his
invisible attributes are clearly seen being understood by the
things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead, so
that they are without excuse. Because it says in Romans
chapter 3, when people stand before God, they'll know they're
guilty because they will not utter a word.
You see, and it's not the second resurrection being a place where
here I go, I'm going to put my case.
You know, I got AI got a lawyer with me and he's going to put my
case to the judge. And then the judge, it's
actually Jesus Christ. It's a sentencing.
The second resurrection is not about a judgement.
It's a census sentencing. But you know, here's what
happened. Even during the tribulation
period, seven years, God will be reaching out to every lost soul.
That's where you and I, and we pray that it doesn't include our
family members that don't know Christ now.
But if they don't receive Christ now and we're taken up in the
rapture, we pray, oh God, that they've turned to Christ after
all that we have told them about what's going to come and we're
raptured. We're gone and they realise they
have gone. They have been raptured.
What they said is true. Look what what's happening in
the world. Look up the news.
Who is this guy? Look at this world leader.
Look what's happening in Israel. What they told us is happening.
But then they can give their lives to Christ during that
time. But it's going to be a desperate
time. If God reaches out during the
Tribulation period, millions will come to Christ, the Church
of Jesus Christ, you and I. Today we have a mission.
You go, oh, why are we still here?
Why isn't Jesus come? I'll tell you why.
It's called the Great Commission.
It's on the surfboard as you walk out, go into all the world
and preach the gospel, because there's still people who haven't
been told about the grace and love of God.
There are people in your neighbourhood, people who are
broken and shattered, people whose lives and marriages are
falling apart. And you know what?
They need Christ, not a band aid, not therapy.
They need Christ. They need a new heart.
They need to be able to forgive and be forgiven and that's the
power of God through the cross of Christ during the tribulation
period. 144,000 They're not Jehovah Witnesses even though
they say they are. They're not the 7th day of
Venice, they say. They're the 144,000.
I'd like to know how they keep counting all these things too.
You want 144,000? I must say that next time I see
Jehovah Witness, you want 144. Oh, no, that's the special
people. Oh, OK.
So what happens to you? We get the earth.
Oh, OK, 144,000. The sealed, dedicated Jewish
evangelists and the enemy won't be able to touch them.
What are they doing? They're proclaiming the gospel
to the world, but also then come to witnesses during the great
tribulation period. We don't know who they are.
Moses and Elijah, we're not sure who they are.
Moses and Enoch, we don't know, but they will proclaim, and
during that time, because it's in the last days, all the world
will watch them live. Now what happened in July 1969?
The world watched one man step off a ladder and fall on his
head. No one man stepped off a ladder
on the moon. The world watched it.
Now the world can watch everything.
Vietnam was the first war that everyone watched while they have
in their tea and the world will watch.
These two witnesses who will proclaim the gospel of Christ
won't be able to be touched by the enemy.
Then God will take his hand back.
They'll be killed, they'll lay on the streets and the world
will celebrate and give presents to one another during that
period because of the death of them.
But then they'll ascend into heaven.
But they evangelise. But even then, if God goes even
further in Revelation 14-6, then I saw another Angel flying in
the midst of heaven having the everlasting gospel to preach to
those who dwell upon the earth. And always during the the Book
of Revelation you'll see this term earth dwellers or those who
dwell upon the earth. They are those who are living on
the earth during the tribulation period, and they are those who
are making a choice. I'll die for Christ or I'll live
for the Antichrist, and then I'll die later and suffer.
And it says, who dwell upon the earth.
And this Angel went to note to every nation, every tribe, every
tongue, no matter what linguistic language, to every
people saying with a loud voice, fear God.
Give glory to him for the hour of his judgement has come.
Worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs
of water. And so all this is happening
during the tribulation period. It's not like, oh, God says,
well that's it, it's all over. No, because the Bible says God
is willing that and what none should perish, that all should
come to salvation. You see the wise it says here,
some to everlasting life, some to shame, everlasting attempt.
Verse 3 Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the
firmament. Those who turn away to turn many
to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever, the wise will
always shine. Who are they those?
They are those who are in Christ.
Paul says you are. You are to walk circumspectly.
Now that you know Christ, you know what that means and not as
the world with wisdom. Walk as God wants you to walk.
Live as God wants you to live. Have your marriage be a husband,
be a godly husband, a godly father, a godly mother.
How do we shine? Firstly, we we're the light of
the world. We're the soul of the earth.
And then Jesus said in John 812. Then Jesus spoke to them again,
saying I am the light of the world.
He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light
of life. But secondly, as you and I and
the people during the tribulation period share the
gospel of Jesus Christ, you lead others to Christ.
We are, in Christ's eyes, seen by him because we've wisely
lived by faith. Through the evil and unbelief of
the world. We will shine with the same
glory as the heavens and fulfil the same function.
So what's the the work of the stars and the heavens and the
sun and the moon? The Bible tells us to declare
the glory of God. If you serve Christ, you witness
for Christ and share his love with others, you're giving the
glory, just like the sun and the moon, the stars.
You're giving the glory. You're shining.
Then Daniel has told him. Verse 4.
But you, Daniel, shut up the words.
Seal the book until the time of the end.
Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.
Seal up the words. Why was all this just for
Daniel's sake? Surely not.
No, Daniel, He's told by the Angel protect, preserve all the
things that I'm telling you until a time when it could be
clearly understood. Jesus said he spoke on the
sermon on the on the Mount of Olives, Matthew 2415.
He says I tell you about the abomination desolation.
When that occurs no one understand.
So Daniel, protect, preserve the puzzle for you and I as we see
our world and we watch the world events is being revealed to you
and I each day as we see things so clearly in the last days.
When was the first credit card came out come out?
Oh, I can't remember a few years back, but if you had said to my
dad or my any of my dad's peers at that time, you're not going
to be paid in cash on Friday, what I said aren't getting paid
on cash on Friday. We're a cashless society.
Who would have thought of that? No, we're, we're totally,
totally cashless. We're going.
But Australia says it's going to go even further into a cashless
society. Where's it heading to?
So that you'll need a mark to be able to get your cash.
And you know, The thing is, every time you take a pay for
something, they know where you are.
And now we have electric cars. You drive around, you pay for
your fuel with electric card, and they know where you're
going. They know how long you've been.
So the Antichrist man, he'll know everything about everyone.
We're living in that time. The pieces are falling into
place. This vision was given so people
of God would know the future. It is sealed in the sense that
it would not become understood until the time of the end.
We're in the last days, we understand this.
Daniel was told to seal the words of this vision, whereas in
the Book of Revelation John was told do not seal the words of
the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.
There are 71 passages from Daniel quoted in 16 New
Testament books. Now it says many shall run to
and fro and knowledge shall increase.
Everyone always has two bobs. One, what this means?
Well, it means that we're all going to be busy catching planes
and jets and trains. And also we'll have the
Internet, so we'll know everything.
I kind of that was around. And if you believe that, that's
fine. That's an interpretation.
But I kind of find that why would God bother?
Oh, well, you're going to be busy.
You know, I, I just, it just doesn't sit with me.
Is it modern travel? Is it knowledge increasing?
Yes, all those things are true. But I believe biblically this is
telling us that in the last days, people today are lost and
confused now more than ever. And people are searching,
scrambling Francis, scrambling, searching to and fro.
Francis. In the book of Amos, chapter 8,
verse 11, the prophets there says, behold, the days are
coming, says the Lord, I'll send a famine in the land, not a
famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the
words of the Lord. They shall wander from sea to
sea, from north to east. They shall run to and fro
seeking the word of the Lord, but shall not find it.
You see, there's a famine of God's word.
Now you know you can go into a church today.
Many churches don't need a Bible because we're not going to talk
about the Bible. We're going to talk about
something that's self help. We're going to talk about how to
make your marriage better, how to be a better parent, how to
how to be positive in your life, how to you know, how to do well
at work and think all great and good, but not the word of God,
not the word of God. There's a famine of the word of
God. People today are seeking for
truth but will not find it. You know they're looking at all
the wrong places. People today say what they're
spiritual. A lot of people have gone to
Bali. You know why they they're
becoming spiritual. How many idols do we have in the
gardens around Secret Harbour? And people go off and they go to
this class and that class and I'm going to find myself.
You know how you can find yourself?
Hang out your wallet. There's your driver's licence.
It'll tell you who you are. In Second Timothy chapter 3,
Paul says perilous times will come because there will be a
form of godliness. Oh yes, I I believe just not
like the traditional church believes.
It says in verse 7 Second Timothy chapter 3 that these
people are ever learning, forever learning and never
coming to the knowledge of what the truth.
And now who's the truth Jesus Christ.
The answer is Jesus. God told Daniel that in the last
days his people can increase their knowledge of prophetic
scripture as they apply themselves to the word of God to
and fro. You and I are studying the Bible
now so that you know, your kids will know, you know exactly when
the paper opens up and this happens.
You go, that's this, we're, we're close.
Christ is coming at any moment. Then verse 5.
Then I, Daniel looked and there stood two others, one on this
riverbank and the other on that riverbank.
And one said to the man clothed in linen who was above the
waters of the river. How long shall the fulfilment of
these wonders be? Then I heard the man clothed in
linen who was above the waters of the river.
These are angels. And he held up his right hand
and his left hand. So he's making this is solemn
agreement, announcement. This is double solemn to heaven.
He swore by him who lives forever, that it shall be for a
time, times and half a time, when the power of the holy
people has been completely shattered.
Israel, all these things shall be finished.
Daniel says, how long? When's all this happening?
A time, One year times 2 years, half a time, half a year, 3 1/2
years. It says there's coming a time
during the tribulation period when Israel itself, and they're
pretty, pretty confident. Never again, Never again.
They're saying it will be finally crushed.
They'll be at the lowest point ever in the history, the last
part half of the Tribulation period, and from the time of the
initial signing of the treaty by the Antichrist with Israel, the
new world leader. The prophetic clock starts
clicking in earnest. And halfway through this seven
year agreement, Israel will enter the worst time in the
history, when the power of the holy people has been completely
shattered. That means literally crushed.
Well Keith, why is there a tribulation period in the 1st
place? 1 So that God's judgement will
fall on the Gentile nations. Why?
For the way that they have treated the Jews.
That's why Joel 3 verse 2. I will gather all nations and
bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat.
I will enter into judgement with them on account of My people,
MyHeritage, Israel, whom they have scattered among the
nations. They've also noticed this
divided up. My land, what's coming?
And secondly, Tribulation period.
Why is it for the sifting and purging of the nation of Israel
at this time? To prepare the Jews?
Why for the coming of the Messiah?
Revelation 19 Amos 9/9 For surely I'll command, I will sift
the House of Israel among all nations, as grain is sifted in a
sieve. Zechariah 13 Six says One will
say to him, Who are these wounds between your arms?
What are these wounds? And you'll answer those with
which I was wounded in the House of my friends.
Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed
till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, made
white and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly.
And none of the wicked shall understand, but the why shall
understand. Everyone's sins will be judged.
But this judgement occurs at two places.
My sin, your sin at one of two places of which you and I can
now make that choice where that's going to occur.
One, if you want your sins judged at the cross of Christ,
you receive Christ. You say, God forgive me, yes,
I'm a Sinner. God forgive me of my sins.
I want you to come into my life. Lord, forgive me of my sins.
Be my Lord and Saviour. Then your sins have been judged
at the cross. We celebrated that and Christ
has taken your sins away from you forever because you're given
eternal life. Or if you want, if you reject
Christ today, then you will die with your sins, and your sins
will go with you when you die, and they at the second
resurrection you'll be arisen and you'll be judged, and your
sins will cast you into hell. One or two places.
You make the choice. Now The thing is, why would you
do that? You see, for God so loved the
world that he gave his only begotten Son, and whosoever
believes in him, that's all you have to do, should not perish
that perish, cast in the lake of fire, separated from God,
eternally gnashing of teeth, eternally in darkness alone,
eternally away from light, away from love.
Why would you do that today if you haven't received Christ as
your Lord and Saviour? Your sins at the moment judge
you. But if you come to Christ this
morning, if you call out his name and say God forgive me, I'm
a Sinner, ask him to cleanse you, to come into your life
right immediately. At this moment, your life will
change. You'll be born again and die
once. If you reject Christ, you'll die
twice. Today you say Keith?
I mean, that's really super Happy New Year.
No, If I saw someone burning in a fire, I wouldn't stay out the
front and go, oh, it's a nice fire.
What would you do? Save them if you're not safe
today, please not asking you to join a church.
God's message is loud and clear. No one understand.
Today is the day of salvation. Leave this church.
Walk out this door today knowing that your sins have been
forgiven, knowing that Christ is coming soon and He will take you
out of this world, and then the seven years of judgement will
begin. It's as simple as that.
Let's stand and worship the Lord.