The Final Hour: Are We In The End Times?

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Can you just decide, okay, I'm going to, I'm going to, I mean, past, I'm going to judge everything you say against the Bible. But if I say something that you, that your politics, they don't agree with, can you handle that? Take it. You can leave later. But I'm going to ask you not to disrupt anybody by saying, I hate that guy and walk out of here. Oh my goodness, there was a woman that was sitting to write about over here. She's not sitting there anymore. She was sitting right about over there and I said something regarding similar type things and she was, she had to be about 70 years old. And I did notice her at first and then she kind of got up and then kind of sat down, kind of got up. She was looking for something. I thought she lost her car keys or something. She did, but she got her purse and she got her stuff and she stood up and she looked right at me and she gave me a one-way sign, but it was not with the index finger. It was a different finger. And I thought, man, church is the place to be. Wow. Yeah, she didn't like what I said and she wanted to let me know. And she just walked right out and look, do that later. You can do that at the mall or at the store to me, but it's important. I want you to catch all this because who knows you could have a change of heart when you hear this all the way through. And so let's apply with the Bible to world events so that we can understand them. So listen to this. Daniel 1139, we're going to take a dive into the tribulation period. Daniel 11. Yikes. This is yet future. It's during those seven years that everybody knows about. Daniel 1139, thus he, you should circle the word he. If you study Daniel 11, you'll find Daniel 8, Daniel 11, you'll find out who he is. We call him the Antichrist. He's called the son of tradition. He's called the little horn. He's called the idol shepherd. He's called, I call him Mr. 666, right? That's his number, that's his favorite number. Thus he, the Antichrist, shall act against the strongest fortress with a foreign god. This is interesting because if he worships a foreign god, it implies that he is from or has acquaintance with the true god. He is departed from the true god to worship a foreign god, right? You can't have counterfeit money in your hand unless there's true money circulating. Make sense? Okay. And so, which he, the Antichrist, shall acknowledge and advance its glory, that's kind of creepy in the world of AI. I'm just thinking its glory could be something weird and the Antichrist will cause them to rule over many and divide the land that is the land of Israel for profit, for gain. Politics, emotions, often get in the way of the truth folks and we can't let that happen. Number two in our argument, vision in the night means this, we will know how to live in a difficult day you and I will, we'll know how to live in difficult times. Once the authority of the scripture has been made clear to us in the study of the Bible and the reading of the Bible, then the next responsible act is to begin to see that the world through the lens of the Bible, meaning that everything that transpires in our world is answered from the scriptures, it's what I was saying about being rigged earlier. Regardless of what the issue or the topic or the problem is, the answer is found in the Bible, always found in the Bible, it's amazing, you can't deny it. Luke chapter 21 verse 25, Jesus talks about that time, listen, yet future, you guys okay, you're very quiet. As long as you're listening, that's good, if you're sleeping, wake somebody up. But in Luke 21, it's looking to the future, but I want you to pick up on something, Luke 21 verse 25, and there will be signs in the sun, in the moon and in the stars. Now we've not seen that. I personally don't plan on seeing that, but be there does it may? This is yet future and on the earth distress among nations with perplexity. The word perplexity in the Greek means, the nations are going to be in trouble, and they will not know how to get out of it. The sea and the waves roaring, atmospheric or even storms, men's hearts failing them for fear, how come, why? And the expectation of those things which are coming upon the earth, wow, you think COVID freaked people out, there's big stuff coming folks. God was a joke, compared to what's coming, so you're not encouraging me. I am encouraging you, if I tell you this in advance, if you know, it's like, wow, now I see why you get excited about the possible return of the Lord at any moment, I'm with you now, let's go. Yeah, but look, he says there, their hearts will fail them as they see the things coming upon, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken, then notice, this is end time stuff, then they, not you, they, the world, they will see the son of man coming on a cloud with power and great glory, verse 28, now when these things begin, this is awesome church family. If you're not impressed, just play along with me, just help me out. What I mean he's talking about is clearly linked to the seven year tribulation period, and then he says in verse 28, now when these things begin to happen, when things that are going to unfurl the seven years begin to get set up, what does he say? Jesus says this, verse 28 is called a parenthetical insert by the way, it's a theological statement. Now when you see these things, when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads because your redemption draws nearer, wow, that is great, great news. In 2 Timothy chapter 3, verse 16 says, all scriptures given by inspiration of God is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction and righteousness, that the man of God, the woman of God, may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. Everything lacking in that, man I read that verse and I realize boy am I deficient seriously because what a great two verses those are to tell me, keep growing Jack, keep studying, keep reading, keep sharing. But we can do it with confidence, John 16 verse 3 says, however, when he, that is the Holy Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth for he will not speak of his own authority but whatever he hears he will speak and he will tell you things to come. He will glorify me for he will take of what is mine and declare it to you, isn't that beautiful? Proverbs chapter 2 verse 1 says, my son, if you receive my words, by the way all you parents and grandparents should write these verses down for your grandkids and kids. My son, if you receive my words and treasure my commands within you, so that you incline your ear to wisdom and apply your heart to understanding, yes, if you cry out for discernment and lift up your voice for understanding, if you seek her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasure, verse 5, then you want your kids to succeed, you want your grand kids to succeed, verse 5, then you want your grandkids to succeed, verse 5, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. Man, every parent, we should have that in our house, right? Romans 13 verse 11, and do this, says the Apostle Paul, knowing, that's a huge assumption. Do we know? Knowing the time. We always, hey, what time is it? What time is it? What time is it? Well, listen, Paul would say to us, well, you know what time it is, but you know what time it is, spiritually speaking. Knowing the time that now is the time to awake out of sleep for now, our salvation is near than when we first believed that word salvation means our entering heaven, our getting taken away or our dine. However you get to heaven by rapture or by rupture, you know your salvation is coming. It's near than when you first believe, isn't that true? Isn't that a true statement? When did you come to Jesus? Some of you came to Jesus last week. Some of us came to Jesus in the dark ages. One thing is sure, we are closer to Him now than yesterday. Verse 12, the night is far spent, the day is at hand, therefore let us cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly. And all God's people said, amen to that. Let us walk properly. First Thessalonians chapter 4, verse 16, reminding you that in the original Bible there was no chapter verse breaks. Remember that. There were no numbers. There were the words, but no numbers. The numbers were put in much later so that we could memorize scripture. The Bible says, for the Lord Himself will descend from heaven. That's awesome. With a shout, can you imagine God shouting? With the voice of the Archangel and with the trumpet of God and the dead in Christ, those who have died in Jesus, their bodies are going to pop up, pop up, we'll say, pop, tariff, pop tariff. They're going to pop up. Verse 17, then we who are alive and remain shall be cut up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord, therefore comfort one another with these words. And then remember, there's no chapter breaks in the original Bible, therefore comfort one another with these words. But concerning the times and the seasons brethren, you have no need that I should write to you for you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night to who, to those who are not walking in the lights. He goes on to say that. Remarkable, awesome. What about this? We live in the time that we want to make sure that we're getting our protection folks listen in our comfort from God. Where are we getting our life source from? You want to get it from God. Now no other thing will sustain you. James chapter 5 verse 1, James 5 verse 1 says, come now you rich weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth eaten. Your gold and silver sounds like a commercial. Look, I'm not knocking gold and silver, God made it. But when you make it a God, that's a problem. Your gold and your silver are corroded and those things don't corrode. But maybe God's economy works different. And their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up treasure in the last days, in the last days because currencies will fail. Gold and silver will be the rush, the push and again I'm not knocking it but if you trust in it. Look I don't care if you have all the money in the world, I don't care if you have all the oil. I talk to a lady, I've talked to a lady not too long ago. She owns a thousand of some oil wells in Southern California and it's cool about it. She came to church and it's cool about it. She inherited those things. She was living fine without them. She inherited those things. She doesn't care about those things. You say, well if I had no oil, I wouldn't care about that thing as long as she produces an oil. No. She has found her hope in her trust in Jesus. That's the thing. And folks listen, just be aware now when you watch the news. You know the dollar that this, the year old, that buy gold, buy silver, yeah you know maybe you should. Talk to your financial advisor. Here's the thing. You can't eat it. You can't eat it. And I'm going to go down to the store and buy some food with my gold in my hand. Let's see how far you get. It's dangerous times if you think about it that the Bible is speaking of. I'm going to give you some real quick stuff. I'm way over time but it's a gold silver, hit record highs as safe haven demand surge. Again, it's not a bad idea unless you trust in it. Then it's a problem. Next slide I think we have another slide. Europe embraces digital currency but not the US. Take a deep breath for a moment. You can say, we dodged that one. Well listen, maybe not for long folks and let's be honest. When's the last time you used a dollar, a dollar 50 coins, who uses money anymore? Everything is swiping the card. Do you use money? Keep your hands down. There's some thieves that are here to get safe today. I'm kidding. I just couldn't resist that. I've got cash. I live in a cashier society. I have women in my life. My girls, I'm cashier. I use the thing. Now you just set the card on the thing and it reads itself, right? But wake up people, Revelation chapter 13. I told you earlier, write it down, the world is going to head towards a cashier society. That's ridiculous. That's what the Bible says for two thousand years. That's what Europe's trying to do today. It's going to happen. It's going to happen. Now, totally out of time. I can't thank you very nice, but I can't keep going because everybody will quit in the children's ministry. So folks, listen, we have to do this real quick. The issue is this both gives me, I'm elated to say it and I'm also very, very sad to say it. I've very mixed emotions on this, but maybe the comfort to you is this. Maybe I'm wrong. I wouldn't have said it yet. You don't know. You don't know. I'm taking you up for this. The church had to navigate just life over the years of the attack on marriage. God says this is marriage and governments and politicians said, no, it's not. We're going to redefine it. We endured that and then abortion has always been the thing. God says I love life, let life live, preserve those, protect those who have no ability to defend themselves. And politicians say, be quiet. Get out of the way. We're going to kill that baby. All the stuff that happens, lawlessness, craziness, COVID, all along the way the church is being parsed up and divided, who believes in the Word of God and who doesn't? The very people who say, we don't get involved in politics where the first church is to obey politics instead of God. And then BLM church divided again, genderism, LBGTQ, everything else that goes on behind it, churches divided, politics, churches divided. And now we have arrived at what I believe is the ultimate topic. I don't think there's another topic after this one. I think this is it. And I may be wrong. What on God's calendar would be more important in Bible prophecy, warning us and telling us that you'll know the times and the seasons when Israel is that topic. Tell me, what is beyond that? Is it the deity of Christ? No, that has been tested for millennia. That's already settled. Is it the racity of the Bible already settled? That's left! Now the global topic is Israel, folks. Guess what? Sounds like I'm starting to see this chest piece is set up for the opening throws of the book of Revelation. Pretty remarkable stuff, everybody. This Jack Kibb's podcast, as well as all the broadcast outreach opportunities, are listener supported. Will you consider partnering with us through a special gift? Go to jackhibbs.com to learn more and stay connected.