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Robert Jeffress - Last Days Living

June 11, 2026 | 27:29

Robert Jeffress - Last Days Living
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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - Last Days Living | June 11, 2026
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  • Male announcer: from the pulpit of the
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  • First baptist church of dallas, texas,
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  • This is "pathway to victory" with dr. robert jeffress.
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  • Dr. robert jeffress: hi, i'm robert jeffress,
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  • And welcome again to "pathway to victory".
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  • It's clear to most of us that we are living
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  • In the last days.
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  • As hostility towards christians is on the rise and our country's
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  • Moral standards sink lower than ever, the signs clearly indicate
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  • That christ's return is coming soon.
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  • So how should we be living now in light of that reality?
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  • Today, i wanna show you that our final days on earth can be
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  • Our best days.
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  • My message is titled, "last day's living" on today's edition
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  • Of "pathway to victory."
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  • Announcer: as our nation marks 250 years, america
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  • Stands at a crossroads.
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  • Will we return to the god who blessed us or continue down a
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  • Path that leads to ruin?
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  • ♪♪♪
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  • Jeffress: from the very beginning of this series,
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  • I have shared with you my conviction that we are truly
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  • Living in the last days.
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  • From an eschatological standpoint, the world is
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  • Certainly closer, at least by 2000 years to the end of time,
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  • Than when jesus and the new testament writers
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  • First started teaching about the end of the ages.
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  • And there are no outstanding prophecies that have to be
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  • Fulfilled before the rapture of the church can occur.
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  • The bible says it could happen any time even before we conclude
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  • The message tonight.
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  • And yet, even if jesus's return is still thousands of years
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  • Away, you and i are certainly living in our last days.
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  • Think about this in 30, 40, 50 years, most of you here tonight,
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  • Most of you watching this broadcast will have died.
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  • All you have to do is do the math.
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  • I mean, after all, if you live to be an extra age of say age
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  • 80, far beyond the normal lifespan of 70 plus years,
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  • If you live to age 80, just subtract your present age
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  • Right now and think about how many years you have left.
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  • What if those remaining years pass as quickly as
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  • This past year?
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  • Perhaps you can understand now my assertion that we are
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  • Certainly living in our last days.
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  • And the question is, as francis schaeffer once said,
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  • "how should we then live in light of our coming end."
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  • You know, many of paul's letters think about
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  • 1 and 2 thessalonians, for example, dealt with the theme
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  • Of last days living.
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  • Now, some of the apostle paul's detractors criticize paul.
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  • They say paul was mistaken.
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  • He thought he was living in the last days and that christ
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  • Was going to return during his lifetime.
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  • And yet a closer examination of paul's writings revealed
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  • That paul never set a date for the lord's return.
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  • He realized that the mere ticking of the clock was
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  • Moving us closer to that climactic event in history.
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  • In romans chapter 13, verses 11 to 12, paul says this.
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  • "do this, knowing the time that is already the hour for you
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  • To awaken from the sleep.
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  • And now salvation is nearer to us than when we first believed.
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  • The night is almost gone and the day is near."
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  • Paul had done the math.
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  • If there was a fixed date on god's calendar for his
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  • Son's return, then he said, our ultimate deliverance that is our
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  • Salvation is closer today than it was when we first believed.
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  • That makes sense, doesn't it?
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  • And if paul were alive today, he would say it's even closer now
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  • Than it was 2000 years ago when i wrote that verse.
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  • He said, "wake up, wipe the sleep from your eyes.
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  • The end is near."
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  • Well, how should we live in light of the coming end?
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  • If you have your bibles tonight, i want you to turn to
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  • 1 corinthians chapter 15.
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  • 1 corinthians 15, we usually only read that chapter
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  • At easter time.
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  • It's a chapter about the great resurrection that awaits
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  • All those who belong to christ jesus.
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  • And after describing all of the wonders of the new body
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  • And the resurrection that await believers, paul closes
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  • His discussion with this dose of practical application.
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  • Look at verse 58 of 1 corinthians 15.
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  • Paul writes, "therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast,
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  • Immovable, always abounding in the work of the lord,
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  • Knowing that your toil is not in vain in the lord."
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  • As we watch the last glimmer of twilight fade into darkness
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  • In our culture, this single verse provides us with
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  • Three admonitions for how to live in the last days.
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  • I want you to write them down on your outline.
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  • First of all, paul says that in light of the last days,
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  • We need to be hopeful.
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  • Be hopeful.
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  • It was the billionaire investor warren buffett, who said,
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  • "i have never seen americans more fearful.
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  • It takes five minutes to become fearful, much more time
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  • To regain confidence."
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  • Certainly there's enough to be fearful about today,
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  • Isn't there?
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  • Recently i read an economist who claimed that because of
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  • The exploding budget deficit, no computer model could project
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  • A viable economy beyond 2037.
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  • You may have read that this week that a giant asteroid came
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  • Dangerously close to the earth.
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  • It just missed us by 200,000 miles.
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  • Now that's close in astronomy.
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  • There are a lot of things to be fearful about in our culture,
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  • But instead of being overwhelmed by the negative possibilities,
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  • Paul said, "i want you to be steadfast."
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  • That word steadfast means to be seated, firmly situated,
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  • Settled in your emotions.
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  • The hebrew equivalent is the word security.
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  • It's a word that means to be at leisure.
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  • Eugene peterson describes that kind of security
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  • That god offers us as being the relaxed stance of one
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  • Who knows that everything is all right because god is over us,
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  • With us, and for us in jesus christ.
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  • It is the security of being at home in a history
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  • That has a cross at its center.
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  • It is the leisure of the person who knows that every moment of
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  • Our existence is at the disposal of god and lived under the mercy
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  • Of god.
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  • Now, don't misunderstand what paul is saying when he is saying
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  • Be steadfast.
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  • He's not telling us that we're to be lackadaisical
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  • In our attitude about life.
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  • Elsewhere in paul's writings, he reminds us that we're in
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  • A death struggle against evil, against the forces of evil.
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  • And therefore, he says in ephesians 5 verses 15 to 17,
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  • "live your life then with a due sense of responsibility,
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  • Not as men who do not know the meaning and purpose of life
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  • But as those who do.
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  • Make the best use of your time, despite all of the evil days.
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  • Don't be vague but firmly grasp what you know, to be the will
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  • Of god for your life."
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  • When paul is talking about being relaxed or settled, he's talking
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  • About having your inner emotions under control.
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  • In spite of the inevitable and increasing opposition, we can be
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  • Settled in our spirits knowing that jesus christ is coming
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  • For us.
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  • The bible calls that knowledge of christ return
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  • The blessed hope for christians.
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  • In titus 2:13, the bible says, "we are looking for the
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  • Blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great god
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  • And savior, jesus christ."
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  • The only hope we have that keeps us from being overwhelmed by
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  • The difficulties of this world is the knowledge that one day
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  • Christ is going to deliver us to a better destination.
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  • Let me illustrate why that fills us with hope in this world
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  • Filled with oppression.
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  • Let's suppose you happen to be somebody who absolutely hates
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  • The cold weather.
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  • The frigid temperatures coupled with the lack of sunshine
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  • Makes you dread the winter.
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  • However, you have an employer who appreciates your
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  • Productivity and so he wants to reward you and encourage you.
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  • And so one day in october, your employer calls you in and says,
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  • "i know how much you hate the winter.
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  • So here's the deal i'm going to make with you.
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  • As soon as the temperature drops to 32 degrees and stays there
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  • For seven days in a row, i'm gonna send you
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  • On a two week all expense paid trip to hawaii."
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  • Now, what would be your attitude when january rolled around?
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  • I mean, i imagine you would be checking your smartphone
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  • Constantly, maybe hourly to see if the temperature had yet
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  • Dropped to freezing, and you might find yourself cursing
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  • The sun every time it appeared from behind the clouds.
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  • I mean, your hatred of the heat wouldn't be because of a sudden
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  • New affection you had for cold weather.
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  • You still dislike snow and ice and gray skies, but you
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  • Understand now as soon as that temperature drops and stays
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  • There, the closer you are to your deliverance to the shores
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  • Of waikiki.
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  • Now, listen to me.
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  • Jesus said, "i am going to prepare a place for you and
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  • As soon as it's ready, i'm gonna come and pick you up."
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  • However, the destination that jesus has in mind is far more
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  • Glorious than hawaii, and your length of stay will be
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  • Much longer than two weeks.
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  • It is a forever destination.
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  • But how do you know when departure time is coming?
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  • Jesus says, just watch the temperature.
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  • The temperature isn't gonna start dropping, the temperature
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  • Of world events is going to start heating up.
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  • Just watch for wars and famines and persecutions.
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  • When you see world events starting to heat up,
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  • Don't get discouraged.
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  • Know in fact that your day of deliverance is near.
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  • Jesus said it this way in luke chapter 21 verse 28.
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  • He said, when you see these things, all of these terrible
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  • Things begin to take place, straighten up, lift up your
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  • Heads because your redemption that is your deliverance
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  • Is drawing near.
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  • My friend and mentor for so many years, howard hendricks used
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  • To say that the dejected expressions on most believers
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  • Faces would make them a perfect cover for
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  • The book of lamentations.
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  • You know, pessimism really is a poor advertisement
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  • For christianity, isn't it?
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  • And yet, negativity is in vogue today for believers.
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  • Pessimism is something that is a regular by product of believers.
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  • You know, there's not a day that passes, and i imagine it's true
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  • For you that i don't get a half a dozen emails that have been
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  • Forwarded to me.
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  • People saying that the exploding deficits are gonna mean we're
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  • Gonna be standing in red lines soon, or they say that illegal
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  • Immigrants are gonna rape and pillage our country if we're not
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  • Careful, or they say soon the president's gonna have us
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  • Bowing down and worshiping allah.
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  • You know, all of these negative things that are going to happen.
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  • Let me ask you, are you naturally drawn toward people
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  • Who are pessimistic?
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  • I don't know about you, but when i see a person like that coming,
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  • I wanna run for cover.
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  • Non-christians feel that same way.
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  • Pessimism is a poor advertisement for the gospel.
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  • What did peter say?
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  • He said, be ready to give an account to everyone
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  • Who asked you for the dreariness that is in you?
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  • No, he said, be ready to give an account to everyone
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  • Who asks you for the hope that is within you.
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  • Christians are to be hopeful.
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  • We have the hope, the assurance that deliverance is coming.
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  • Paul said, i want you to be steadfast, that is be hopeful.
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  • Secondly, he says, be courageous.
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  • And he uses the word here, immovable.
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  • I want you to be immovable.
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  • You know, we live in an age where compromise is celebrated.
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  • I mean, after all, if there are not any absolute truths,
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  • Why shouldn't we be willing to engage in a little give
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  • And take with our beliefs?
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  • I heard this week that the president was calling some of
  • 00:12:48.657 --> 00:12:51.460
  • The members of this super debt reduction committee
  • 00:12:51.460 --> 00:12:54.463
  • That's trying to come up with a deal to reduce our national debt
  • 00:12:54.463 --> 00:12:57.666
  • Before thanksgiving.
  • 00:12:57.666 --> 00:12:59.468
  • And he encouraged all of the participants to compromise in
  • 00:12:59.468 --> 00:13:02.838
  • Order that they can make a deal.
  • 00:13:02.838 --> 00:13:04.940
  • Well, that's okay in the political world.
  • 00:13:05.007 --> 00:13:06.842
  • In the political world compromise is usually necessary,
  • 00:13:06.842 --> 00:13:10.279
  • But compromise is lethal in the spiritual world.
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  • The bible says we are not to compromise our core convictions.
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  • In 1 corinthians 15:58, he said, "i want you to be steadfast
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  • And immovable."
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  • That is remain firm in your convictions.
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  • I want you to consider, for example, the conviction, the
  • 00:13:27.463 --> 00:13:30.900
  • Steadfastness of the character daniel when he was living
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  • Under the reign of king darius in babylon.
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  • You remember the story, god had granted him favor and he had
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  • Risen to a place of great power.
  • 00:13:40.242 --> 00:13:42.278
  • Under darius, the king, there were three presidents and daniel
  • 00:13:42.278 --> 00:13:46.015
  • Was one of those presidents.
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  • And they presided over 120 regions that were governed
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  • By a group of men called the satraps.
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  • And the satraps were very jealous of daniel.
  • 00:13:54.790 --> 00:13:57.459
  • They were jealous of his meteoric rise to power.
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  • Here's an immigrant who's come to our nation and suddenly
  • 00:14:00.863 --> 00:14:04.033
  • He's become one of the presidents.
  • 00:14:04.033 --> 00:14:06.068
  • And so the satraps set a trap for daniel.
  • 00:14:06.068 --> 00:14:09.405
  • Remember what they did?
  • 00:14:09.471 --> 00:14:10.806
  • They went to king darius and they said, king, we urge you
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  • For national security purposes to sign this edict that says,
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  • Anyone who worships another god other than you king darius,
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  • He shall become food.
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  • Dinner for the lions basically.
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  • And darius signed it immediately within 30 seconds.
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  • And so the message was taken to daniel about what the king
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  • Had ordered.
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  • How did daniel react to the news about this new law that would
  • 00:14:35.931 --> 00:14:39.268
  • Forbid him from worshiping jehovah god?
  • 00:14:39.268 --> 00:14:41.937
  • Listen to daniel 16.
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  • "now when daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered
  • 00:14:43.939 --> 00:14:48.811
  • His house: and he continued kneeling on his knees
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  • Three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his god,
  • 00:14:52.948 --> 00:14:58.120
  • As he had been doing previously."
  • 00:14:58.120 --> 00:15:01.357
  • Now, had daniel been like most people, if daniel had like been
  • 00:15:03.225 --> 00:15:06.996
  • Like me, perhaps i know what i would have done.
  • 00:15:06.996 --> 00:15:09.231
  • If i'd been given that message, i would have wanted to know
  • 00:15:09.231 --> 00:15:12.001
  • Exactly what was the king's attitude when he said that?
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  • What was his demeanor?
  • 00:15:15.170 --> 00:15:16.538
  • What was his facial expression?
  • 00:15:16.538 --> 00:15:17.873
  • Did he make any exceptions for me in that edict?
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  • One of his present--
  • 00:15:20.175 --> 00:15:21.510
  • I would have quizzed the messenger, not daniel.
  • 00:15:21.510 --> 00:15:23.612
  • He went up on his rooftop in front of an open window
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  • As he always had done, and he began to pray.
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  • Not because he was trying to tout his spirituality.
  • 00:15:30.953 --> 00:15:33.555
  • He prayed three times a day in front of an open window because
  • 00:15:33.622 --> 00:15:37.326
  • That's what he always had done.
  • 00:15:37.326 --> 00:15:39.161
  • Why would he stop now?
  • 00:15:39.228 --> 00:15:40.696
  • Because of some edict from some king?
  • 00:15:40.696 --> 00:15:44.033
  • No, daniel knew from firsthand experience that kings come
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  • And go.
  • 00:15:47.903 --> 00:15:49.238
  • When he had first arrived in babylon, remember nebuchadnezzar
  • 00:15:49.238 --> 00:15:51.774
  • Was on the throne and nebuchadnezzar had
  • 00:15:51.774 --> 00:15:54.943
  • A sleepless night.
  • 00:15:54.943 --> 00:15:56.278
  • He had a disturbing dream and daniel was given the power
  • 00:15:56.278 --> 00:15:59.048
  • To interpret that dream.
  • 00:15:59.048 --> 00:16:00.382
  • And remember what daniel said to nebuchadnezzar?
  • 00:16:00.382 --> 00:16:02.051
  • He said, "nebuchadnezzar one day your kingdom, babylon, is coming
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  • To an end and it will be overtaken by another power and
  • 00:16:05.054 --> 00:16:08.023
  • Then another power and then another power until the final
  • 00:16:08.023 --> 00:16:11.260
  • Everlasting monarch begins to reign."
  • 00:16:11.260 --> 00:16:14.363
  • In daniel 2 verse 44, he concluded his interpretation to
  • 00:16:14.430 --> 00:16:18.400
  • The king with these words, "in the days of those kings the god
  • 00:16:18.400 --> 00:16:22.037
  • Of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed,
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  • And that kingdom will not be left for another people.
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  • It will crush and put it to an end all of these kingdoms,
  • 00:16:28.610 --> 00:16:32.815
  • But it will itself will endure forever."
  • 00:16:32.815 --> 00:16:36.118
  • Daniel lived long enough to see that prophecy begin to unfold.
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  • He saw nebuchadnezzar dethroned.
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  • He saw babylon defeated by the medo persian empire led
  • 00:16:41.990 --> 00:16:45.694
  • By king darius.
  • 00:16:45.694 --> 00:16:47.162
  • But daniel also knew that darius's days were numbered just
  • 00:16:47.162 --> 00:16:50.365
  • Like those of nebuchadnezzar.
  • 00:16:50.365 --> 00:16:52.134
  • And so, instead of compromising his beliefs to fit in with some
  • 00:16:52.201 --> 00:16:55.971
  • King who was transitory, daniel chose to serve a sovereign king
  • 00:16:55.971 --> 00:17:01.710
  • Whose kingdom was forever.
  • 00:17:01.710 --> 00:17:04.012
  • And that insight about the future gave daniel the courage
  • 00:17:04.079 --> 00:17:08.317
  • To be immovable in his convictions.
  • 00:17:08.317 --> 00:17:11.320
  • I believe it's only a matter of time until believers begin
  • 00:17:11.386 --> 00:17:14.356
  • To suffer persecution for their faith in our country.
  • 00:17:14.356 --> 00:17:17.493
  • I'm not saying overnight, christians are gonna start being
  • 00:17:17.493 --> 00:17:20.062
  • Executed in america.
  • 00:17:20.062 --> 00:17:21.864
  • History reveals that persecution comes much more gradually
  • 00:17:21.930 --> 00:17:26.101
  • In cultures.
  • 00:17:26.101 --> 00:17:27.436
  • First of all, christians will begin to be ostracized
  • 00:17:27.436 --> 00:17:30.239
  • By others socially.
  • 00:17:30.239 --> 00:17:31.707
  • Public ridicule of christianity is accepted today.
  • 00:17:31.707 --> 00:17:36.178
  • Haven't you noticed how acceptable it is to make fun
  • 00:17:36.245 --> 00:17:40.215
  • Of christians on television, but you would never do that
  • 00:17:40.215 --> 00:17:43.352
  • About other religions like islam.
  • 00:17:43.352 --> 00:17:45.721
  • But it's ok to make fun of christians on television.
  • 00:17:45.787 --> 00:17:48.957
  • When is the last time you ever saw an evangelical christian
  • 00:17:48.957 --> 00:17:51.960
  • Portrayed in a positive way in television or film?
  • 00:17:51.960 --> 00:17:55.030
  • Once the public has developed a genuine distaste for
  • 00:17:55.030 --> 00:17:57.699
  • Christianity, government is free to begin limiting the rights
  • 00:17:57.699 --> 00:18:00.702
  • Of christians.
  • 00:18:00.702 --> 00:18:02.070
  • And then once that has happened, when christians are socially
  • 00:18:02.070 --> 00:18:05.774
  • Ostracized and the rights are marginalized, it will become
  • 00:18:05.774 --> 00:18:09.211
  • Much easier for christians to become the target
  • 00:18:09.211 --> 00:18:11.980
  • Of blatant persecution.
  • 00:18:11.980 --> 00:18:13.682
  • And you say, "but robert, you don't understand.
  • 00:18:13.749 --> 00:18:15.817
  • We've got a guarantee against that happening in our country.
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  • It's called the united states constitution.
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  • The first amendment guarantees the right of religious freedom."
  • 00:18:21.623 --> 00:18:25.861
  • Are you sure about that?
  • 00:18:26.528 --> 00:18:28.630
  • You know, it was just a few months ago when egypt was
  • 00:18:28.697 --> 00:18:31.033
  • In turmoil.
  • 00:18:31.033 --> 00:18:32.367
  • People were riding in the streets that egypt announced
  • 00:18:32.367 --> 00:18:36.071
  • That it was suspending its constitution to preserve peace
  • 00:18:36.071 --> 00:18:39.675
  • In the country.
  • 00:18:39.675 --> 00:18:41.143
  • Do you remember in our own country there was a time when
  • 00:18:41.143 --> 00:18:43.512
  • We suspended our constitution when we curtailed, abrogated
  • 00:18:43.512 --> 00:18:48.217
  • The rights of japanese americans during world war ii
  • 00:18:48.217 --> 00:18:51.753
  • In the interest of national security?
  • 00:18:51.753 --> 00:18:55.090
  • What makes you think such a thing will not happen again
  • 00:18:55.157 --> 00:18:58.360
  • In the future?
  • 00:18:58.360 --> 00:18:59.728
  • Daniel lived to experience that.
  • 00:18:59.728 --> 00:19:02.397
  • You know, the bible tells us that the final form of
  • 00:19:02.464 --> 00:19:04.800
  • Government in the last seven years of earth's history will be
  • 00:19:04.800 --> 00:19:07.636
  • A dictatorship under antichrist.
  • 00:19:07.636 --> 00:19:09.738
  • There will be a ten-nation confederacy.
  • 00:19:09.738 --> 00:19:11.673
  • All national distinctions will be abolished, which means
  • 00:19:11.673 --> 00:19:14.710
  • All national constitutions will be abolished.
  • 00:19:14.710 --> 00:19:17.546
  • And every hour that passes moves us closer to that day, when
  • 00:19:17.546 --> 00:19:22.184
  • Christians living in the united states will lose all of
  • 00:19:22.184 --> 00:19:25.587
  • Their freedom to worship freely.
  • 00:19:25.587 --> 00:19:27.322
  • They will be forced to worship the antichrist or to die.
  • 00:19:27.389 --> 00:19:31.827
  • However, we don't have to wait till those final seven years
  • 00:19:31.893 --> 00:19:34.930
  • For the wholesale persecution of christians to begin.
  • 00:19:34.930 --> 00:19:37.966
  • I believe a continuing reinterpretation of the first
  • 00:19:38.033 --> 00:19:40.969
  • Amendment of the constitution will give our government
  • 00:19:40.969 --> 00:19:44.106
  • Sufficient authority to attack believers who defend the rights
  • 00:19:44.106 --> 00:19:48.176
  • Of the unborn, who oppose same sex marriages, who exhibit their
  • 00:19:48.176 --> 00:19:51.980
  • Faith in the public square, and who insist that jesus christ
  • 00:19:51.980 --> 00:19:55.450
  • Provides the only way of salvation.
  • 00:19:55.450 --> 00:19:58.353
  • Such persecution will take the form, i believe of fines,
  • 00:19:58.420 --> 00:20:01.957
  • Threats of losing tax exempt status.
  • 00:20:01.957 --> 00:20:05.327
  • The incarceration of other people will be just some ways
  • 00:20:05.327 --> 00:20:09.031
  • That american christians will be tempted
  • 00:20:09.031 --> 00:20:11.667
  • To renounce their faith.
  • 00:20:11.667 --> 00:20:13.001
  • Do you remember it was just several months ago here in
  • 00:20:13.001 --> 00:20:15.537
  • The dallas-fort worth area that a middle school student was
  • 00:20:15.537 --> 00:20:19.975
  • Suspended for a day from school because he politely in a class
  • 00:20:19.975 --> 00:20:23.879
  • Said he believed that homosexuality was wrong
  • 00:20:23.879 --> 00:20:26.448
  • According to his religion.
  • 00:20:26.448 --> 00:20:27.816
  • Now, it is only a matter of time until political correctness,
  • 00:20:29.017 --> 00:20:34.690
  • The multiculturalism, whatever name you wanna give to it
  • 00:20:34.690 --> 00:20:38.660
  • Causes the rights of christians to be abrogated.
  • 00:20:38.660 --> 00:20:41.463
  • How should we respond, not if that happens,
  • 00:20:41.463 --> 00:20:45.000
  • But when that happens?
  • 00:20:45.000 --> 00:20:46.635
  • I want you to turn over to acts chapter 5 for just a moment.
  • 00:20:46.635 --> 00:20:49.404
  • Acts 5 tells us how to respond in times of persecution.
  • 00:20:49.471 --> 00:20:53.809
  • You remember the apostle peter and the apostles were brought
  • 00:20:53.809 --> 00:21:00.282
  • Before the jewish high priest and they were condemned
  • 00:21:00.282 --> 00:21:03.952
  • Because they had refused to quit preaching the gospel
  • 00:21:03.952 --> 00:21:07.122
  • Of jesus christ.
  • 00:21:07.122 --> 00:21:08.457
  • And in acts 5 verses 28 to 29, luke records this account.
  • 00:21:08.457 --> 00:21:12.761
  • He said, "the high priest said, we gave you strict orders not to
  • 00:21:12.828 --> 00:21:16.365
  • Continue teaching in this name," that is the name of jesus.
  • 00:21:16.365 --> 00:21:19.468
  • "and yet you have filled jerusalem with your teaching
  • 00:21:19.468 --> 00:21:22.637
  • And intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
  • 00:21:22.637 --> 00:21:25.540
  • But peter and the apostles answered and said, 'we must obey
  • 00:21:25.540 --> 00:21:30.579
  • God rather than men.'"
  • 00:21:30.579 --> 00:21:33.248
  • Peter's response to these governing officials, i think
  • 00:21:34.583 --> 00:21:37.552
  • Gives us three important insights about how we need
  • 00:21:37.552 --> 00:21:40.856
  • To react when we are threatened with persecution
  • 00:21:40.856 --> 00:21:44.025
  • For our convictions.
  • 00:21:44.025 --> 00:21:45.394
  • Number one, pick your battles carefully.
  • 00:21:45.394 --> 00:21:47.863
  • Now, peter didn't have to call a prayer meeting when the high
  • 00:21:47.929 --> 00:21:50.065
  • Priest said this to say to fellow disciples, let's decide
  • 00:21:50.065 --> 00:21:53.201
  • Whether or not we're gonna keep preaching the gospel.
  • 00:21:53.201 --> 00:21:55.203
  • Jesus had already given the orders.
  • 00:21:55.203 --> 00:21:56.972
  • In acts 1:8, he said, "you shall be my witnesses."
  • 00:21:56.972 --> 00:22:01.510
  • He didn't have any choice but to obey christ.
  • 00:22:01.510 --> 00:22:04.413
  • Similarly, when we're ordered to keep silent about our faith
  • 00:22:04.479 --> 00:22:07.516
  • In jesus christ, we have no choice but to disobey
  • 00:22:07.516 --> 00:22:11.853
  • Governing authorities.
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  • Teenagers, that means school authorities.
  • 00:22:13.422 --> 00:22:16.057
  • Employees, that means work authorities.
  • 00:22:16.057 --> 00:22:18.760
  • Citizens, that means the government authorities.
  • 00:22:18.760 --> 00:22:22.030
  • We must be prepared to disobey government.
  • 00:22:22.030 --> 00:22:26.001
  • But there's sometimes that we do have a choice.
  • 00:22:27.469 --> 00:22:30.772
  • Not every government law that carries religious overtones
  • 00:22:30.839 --> 00:22:35.210
  • Should be disobeyed.
  • 00:22:35.210 --> 00:22:36.578
  • For example, christians who refuse to pay their income taxes
  • 00:22:36.578 --> 00:22:39.815
  • Because they don't like the way the money is being used
  • 00:22:39.815 --> 00:22:42.017
  • To support abortions or citizens who refuse to serve on a jury
  • 00:22:42.017 --> 00:22:46.121
  • Because it requires them to take an oath or people who choose to
  • 00:22:46.121 --> 00:22:50.158
  • Disobey trespassing laws when engaging in an abortion protest
  • 00:22:50.158 --> 00:22:55.330
  • Shouldn't claim that they're being persecuted
  • 00:22:55.330 --> 00:22:57.566
  • For righteousness sake.
  • 00:22:57.566 --> 00:22:58.967
  • Instead, they're being punished for failing to render
  • 00:22:58.967 --> 00:23:01.670
  • Unto caesar the things that are caesar's.
  • 00:23:01.670 --> 00:23:04.539
  • And that's why i say when you decide to engage in civil
  • 00:23:04.539 --> 00:23:07.409
  • Disobedience, make sure if you're going to defy human
  • 00:23:07.409 --> 00:23:11.379
  • Authority, that you base your decision on clear biblical
  • 00:23:11.379 --> 00:23:14.950
  • Commands or principles.
  • 00:23:14.950 --> 00:23:16.785
  • So pick your battles carefully.
  • 00:23:16.785 --> 00:23:18.420
  • Secondly, demonstrate respect when you disobey.
  • 00:23:18.420 --> 00:23:22.390
  • Demonstrate respect.
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  • You see this in peter.
  • 00:23:23.825 --> 00:23:25.160
  • You know, when the sanhedrin, the jewish authorities said
  • 00:23:25.160 --> 00:23:27.195
  • To him, "do not preach christ any longer."
  • 00:23:27.195 --> 00:23:30.532
  • He didn't say, "i'm not gonna listen to you bunch
  • 00:23:30.599 --> 00:23:33.301
  • Of christ killers.
  • 00:23:33.301 --> 00:23:34.636
  • You can go jump in the lake of galilee."
  • 00:23:34.636 --> 00:23:36.671
  • He didn't respond that way.
  • 00:23:36.738 --> 00:23:38.073
  • Instead, he said politely but firmly, "we must obey god
  • 00:23:38.073 --> 00:23:43.211
  • Rather than men."
  • 00:23:43.211 --> 00:23:44.946
  • You know, peter was simply emulating the response
  • 00:23:44.946 --> 00:23:46.681
  • Of jesus himself.
  • 00:23:46.681 --> 00:23:48.116
  • In 1 peter 2:23, peter said, "and while being reviled, jesus
  • 00:23:48.116 --> 00:23:52.854
  • Did not revile in return, while suffering he uttered no threats,
  • 00:23:52.854 --> 00:23:57.058
  • But he kept entrusting himself to the one
  • 00:23:57.058 --> 00:24:00.428
  • Who judges righteously."
  • 00:24:00.428 --> 00:24:03.698
  • Jeffress: there's much more i wanna cover on this topic.
  • 00:24:07.869 --> 00:24:10.305
  • So make plans to join me again next time for part two of
  • 00:24:10.305 --> 00:24:14.009
  • "last day's living."
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  • Still remember the faith that built america?
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  • Dr. robert jeffress has created a beautiful book to make sure
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  • That we and our families never forget.
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  • The brand new 250th commemorative edition
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  • Of "america is a christian nation" is an 88 page, full
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  • Color, large print coffee table book packed with inspiring
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  • Stories from our nation's history, breathtaking imagery of
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  • America, select portraits of our founding fathers, and powerful
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  • Truth from god's word.
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  • Jeffress: america was founded on the principles of the
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  • Judeo-christian faith as revealed in the bible, and our
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  • Future depends on returning to that biblical foundation.
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  • Announcer: request the 250th commemorative edition of
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  • "america is a christian nation" when you give a generous
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  • Ministry gift to "pathway to victory."
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  • You'll also receive the "in god we trust" dvd video and mp3
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  • Format audio disc set featuring two powerful messages from
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  • Dr. jeffress and 12 patriotic performances by the
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  • First baptist dallas choir and orchestra.
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  • And with your ministry gift of $100 or more, we'll also send
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  • You the complete "america and the bible" teaching series on
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  • Dvd video and mp3 format audio disc.
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  • Your gift today will be doubled in impact through the in god we
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  • Trust matching challenge as together we pierce the darkness
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  • With the light of god's word.
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  • Jeffress: with all the problems facing our world today,
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  • It certainly feels like we're living in the last days.
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  • But rather than cause us to tremble with fear,
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  • These trying times should fill us with hope and courage.
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  • Make plans to join us again next time when i continue to describe
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  • How we should be living in light of the last days.
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  • Stay tuned for a preview of what's coming up next
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  • In our series, "america and the bible."
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  • Jeffress: christians, there's something for you
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  • When you abound in the work of the lord.
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  • God not asking you to over exert yourself to work overtime for
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  • No pay, he is saying there is a reward coming for those
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  • Who invest their lives in the gospel of jesus christ.
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  • Announcer: set your dvr and join us next time for part two
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  • Of the message, "last days living"
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  • Here on "pathway to victory."
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