1. TBN
  2. Programs
  3. israel prophetic connection
  4. Episodes
  5. Dr. John Tweedie - Armageddon and the New Jerusalem
Israel: The Prophetic Connection

Dr. John Tweedie - Armageddon and the New Jerusalem

July 6, 2025 | 28:36

Dr. John Tweedie - Armageddon and the New Jerusalem
This episode examines prophecies revealed by the Risen Jesus to the Apostle John toward the end of his life, including the fact that Jerusalem would become the epicenter of future prophetic events, and that a great, final battle would occur at a place called Armageddon.
#EndTimes #Prophecy #Armageddon #Revelation #NewAge #Israel #SecondComing #Bible #Faithfulness #TrustGod

Closed captions

Show Timecode
Israel: The Prophetic Connection | Dr. John Tweedie - Armageddon and the New Jerusalem | July 6, 2025
  • In the distance.
  • 00:00:00.701 --> 00:00:01.702
  • Holy jerusalem.
  • 00:00:01.702 --> 00:00:03.504
  • According to the bible.
  • 00:00:03.504 --> 00:00:05.106
  • Jerusalem will be the future epicenter of world events,
  • 00:00:05.106 --> 00:00:09.544
  • Culminating in a terrible battle known as armageddon.
  • 00:00:09.544 --> 00:00:13.815
  • Next on israel, the prophetic connection.
  • 00:00:13.815 --> 00:00:18.219
  • Soft music
  • 00:00:18.519 --> 00:00:51.752
  • The distance
  • 00:00:52.086 --> 00:00:53.020
  • Jerusalem basks in the afternoon sunlight.
  • 00:00:53.020 --> 00:00:56.124
  • But according to the bible,
  • 00:00:56.724 --> 00:00:58.126
  • This city that you see on the hills behind me.
  • 00:00:58.126 --> 00:01:00.761
  • Will one day be replaced
  • 00:01:00.761 --> 00:01:02.530
  • By a new jerusalem that will come down out of heaven.
  • 00:01:02.530 --> 00:01:06.567
  • This will follow the 1000 year reign of christ,
  • 00:01:06.567 --> 00:01:09.637
  • Which itself follows the battle of armageddon.
  • 00:01:09.637 --> 00:01:12.773
  • Does it seem too far fetched for the rational, natural mind?
  • 00:01:12.773 --> 00:01:16.777
  • Listen to what john the apostle says in the book of revelation.
  • 00:01:16.777 --> 00:01:20.414
  • A revelation revealed to him
  • 00:01:20.414 --> 00:01:22.150
  • By none other than the risen jesus of nazareth.
  • 00:01:22.150 --> 00:01:25.853
  • In revelation 21 and verse ten,
  • 00:01:25.853 --> 00:01:29.957
  • And he, christ, carried me away in the spirit
  • 00:01:29.957 --> 00:01:33.161
  • To a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city,
  • 00:01:33.161 --> 00:01:36.197
  • The holy jerusalem,
  • 00:01:36.197 --> 00:01:37.465
  • Descending out of heaven from god, having the glory of god.
  • 00:01:37.465 --> 00:01:41.903
  • And then john describes what he sees.
  • 00:01:41.903 --> 00:01:43.971
  • Her light was like a most precious stone,
  • 00:01:43.971 --> 00:01:46.440
  • Like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.
  • 00:01:46.440 --> 00:01:50.077
  • Also she had a high, a great and high wall with 12 gates
  • 00:01:50.077 --> 00:01:53.981
  • And 12 angels at the gates,
  • 00:01:53.981 --> 00:01:56.017
  • And names written on them, which are the names of the 12 tribes
  • 00:01:56.017 --> 00:01:59.687
  • Of the children of israel.
  • 00:01:59.687 --> 00:02:01.556
  • Three gates on the east.
  • 00:02:01.556 --> 00:02:03.191
  • Three gates on the north, three gates on the south,
  • 00:02:03.191 --> 00:02:06.027
  • And three gates on the west.
  • 00:02:06.027 --> 00:02:08.029
  • And then this.
  • 00:02:08.029 --> 00:02:09.463
  • Now the wall of the city had 12 foundations,
  • 00:02:09.463 --> 00:02:12.300
  • And on them were the names of the 12 apostles of the lamb.
  • 00:02:12.300 --> 00:02:16.637
  • The lamb is a synonym for jesus of nazareth.
  • 00:02:16.637 --> 00:02:20.174
  • So notice this.
  • 00:02:20.174 --> 00:02:21.409
  • The gates have the names of the 12 tribes of israel.
  • 00:02:21.409 --> 00:02:25.313
  • But the 12 foundations of the city,
  • 00:02:25.313 --> 00:02:28.049
  • Of the names of the apostles of jesus christ,
  • 00:02:28.049 --> 00:02:31.752
  • Jew and christian, together
  • 00:02:31.752 --> 00:02:34.422
  • In the new jerusalem.
  • 00:02:34.422 --> 00:02:43.231
  • The bible makes it abundantly clear
  • 00:02:44.031 --> 00:02:46.334
  • That jerusalem is the epicenter of god's purposes and plans,
  • 00:02:46.334 --> 00:02:50.504
  • Not only for israel, but also for the nations.
  • 00:02:50.504 --> 00:02:54.075
  • The problem today
  • 00:02:54.075 --> 00:02:55.509
  • Is that the nations have plans of their own,
  • 00:02:55.509 --> 00:02:57.578
  • Where the land of israel and jerusalem are concerned.
  • 00:02:57.578 --> 00:03:00.915
  • Scripture tells us that all the nations of the world
  • 00:03:00.915 --> 00:03:03.384
  • Are going to come to jerusalem and fight a massive battle here.
  • 00:03:03.384 --> 00:03:07.088
  • And in the christian theology, that's called armageddon.
  • 00:03:07.088 --> 00:03:11.158
  • In the old testament and jewish scriptures,
  • 00:03:11.158 --> 00:03:13.628
  • There are many descriptions of gog and magog,
  • 00:03:13.628 --> 00:03:16.530
  • The descriptions of the massive war
  • 00:03:16.530 --> 00:03:18.132
  • That is going to come here, the tremendous amount of burial.
  • 00:03:18.132 --> 00:03:20.935
  • It's going to take many months to bury all the dead
  • 00:03:20.935 --> 00:03:23.638
  • On the land of israel
  • 00:03:23.638 --> 00:03:24.805
  • And all the nations
  • 00:03:24.805 --> 00:03:25.673
  • Are going to come up against israel,
  • 00:03:25.673 --> 00:03:27.008
  • And there's going to be a final reckoning, a final reckoning.
  • 00:03:27.008 --> 00:03:30.645
  • That's the biblical story.
  • 00:03:30.645 --> 00:03:32.246
  • Now, where exactly does that fit today?
  • 00:03:32.246 --> 00:03:36.017
  • It's hard to know.
  • 00:03:36.450 --> 00:03:38.286
  • Some people think that world war two
  • 00:03:38.286 --> 00:03:40.755
  • For the jewish people was a great final reckoning.
  • 00:03:40.755 --> 00:03:42.990
  • It was a tremendous battle, and we lost a third of our people,
  • 00:03:42.990 --> 00:03:46.560
  • A third of our people.
  • 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:47.762
  • Imagine anybody losing a third of its body and and surviving.
  • 00:03:47.762 --> 00:03:51.799
  • And yet we, through god's grace, have flourished.
  • 00:03:51.799 --> 00:03:55.269
  • When is that final reckoning going to come?
  • 00:03:55.269 --> 00:03:57.538
  • We do see that
  • 00:03:57.538 --> 00:03:59.006
  • There are tremendous challenges to our rights to exist here.
  • 00:03:59.006 --> 00:04:02.143
  • We see that much of the world wants to take away jerusalem
  • 00:04:02.143 --> 00:04:05.212
  • From our hands.
  • 00:04:05.212 --> 00:04:06.547
  • Even israel's great friend, the united states,
  • 00:04:06.547 --> 00:04:08.783
  • Doesn't recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel.
  • 00:04:08.783 --> 00:04:11.786
  • And so there's a lot of people out there
  • 00:04:11.786 --> 00:04:14.255
  • Who want to see us weakened
  • 00:04:14.255 --> 00:04:16.257
  • By not holding on to our capital city,
  • 00:04:16.257 --> 00:04:18.459
  • The spiritual capital of all nations, jerusalem.
  • 00:04:18.459 --> 00:04:21.395
  • Does this ongoing debate about the status of jerusalem
  • 00:04:21.395 --> 00:04:24.632
  • Also mean we have entered the final phase of human history?
  • 00:04:24.632 --> 00:04:28.502
  • I believe with the restoration of israel as a nation,
  • 00:04:28.502 --> 00:04:31.505
  • The return of the jewish people to the land
  • 00:04:31.505 --> 00:04:33.407
  • That god promised their fathers, and the restoration
  • 00:04:33.407 --> 00:04:35.643
  • Of the gospel of the kingdom, the gospel of the kingdom of god
  • 00:04:35.643 --> 00:04:38.679
  • To the jewish people through the
  • 00:04:38.679 --> 00:04:40.247
  • Through the messianic movement of today.
  • 00:04:40.247 --> 00:04:42.083
  • I believe all of these points to the beginnings
  • 00:04:42.083 --> 00:04:45.619
  • Of the restoration of all things,
  • 00:04:45.619 --> 00:04:47.955
  • And we have clearly entered the beginning of the end times.
  • 00:04:47.955 --> 00:04:51.859
  • But personally,
  • 00:04:52.226 --> 00:04:53.294
  • I believe we're in the beginning of the end times,
  • 00:04:53.294 --> 00:04:55.129
  • And that there are things that are yet
  • 00:04:55.129 --> 00:04:56.697
  • Reserved for the end of the end times,
  • 00:04:56.697 --> 00:04:58.499
  • That we have not been given
  • 00:04:58.499 --> 00:04:59.567
  • Clarity about identity of the two witnesses, 144,000.
  • 00:04:59.567 --> 00:05:03.404
  • Who is the antichrist?
  • 00:05:03.404 --> 00:05:04.538
  • This, this sort of, this sort of thing,
  • 00:05:04.538 --> 00:05:06.507
  • I believe our end of the end times.
  • 00:05:06.507 --> 00:05:08.909
  • Whereas now we're in the beginning of the end times.
  • 00:05:08.909 --> 00:05:11.579
  • Personally, i think the middle of the end
  • 00:05:11.579 --> 00:05:14.415
  • Times is when the temple is rebuilt.
  • 00:05:14.415 --> 00:05:17.718
  • And if we look for the rebuilding of the temple, when
  • 00:05:17.718 --> 00:05:21.355
  • Religious jews from all over the world
  • 00:05:21.355 --> 00:05:22.857
  • Can once again reinstitute the animal sacrifices and
  • 00:05:22.857 --> 00:05:26.894
  • And move towards the fulfillment of their dream
  • 00:05:26.894 --> 00:05:30.698
  • Of literally fulfilling the 613 commandments in the torah.
  • 00:05:30.698 --> 00:05:34.702
  • I believe we're passing from the beginning
  • 00:05:34.702 --> 00:05:36.604
  • Of the end times into the end of the end times.
  • 00:05:36.604 --> 00:05:39.440
  • In addition to the warning signs jesus gave, the bible
  • 00:05:39.440 --> 00:05:42.643
  • Also describes a man,
  • 00:05:42.643 --> 00:05:44.311
  • A demonically empowered individual
  • 00:05:44.311 --> 00:05:46.380
  • Known as the antichrist,
  • 00:05:46.380 --> 00:05:48.382
  • Who will become satan's instrument on earth.
  • 00:05:48.382 --> 00:05:51.352
  • Well, in the book of daniel and in the book of revelation,
  • 00:05:51.352 --> 00:05:53.721
  • We see a figure.
  • 00:05:53.721 --> 00:05:55.189
  • We refer to him as the antichrist, who will arise
  • 00:05:55.189 --> 00:05:58.959
  • Just before the return of the lord.
  • 00:05:58.959 --> 00:06:00.961
  • There's a seven year period, the first three and a half years.
  • 00:06:00.961 --> 00:06:04.398
  • This antichrist is on the earth.
  • 00:06:04.398 --> 00:06:07.168
  • He's involved in some political way,
  • 00:06:07.168 --> 00:06:10.738
  • But it's after the three and a half year period
  • 00:06:10.738 --> 00:06:12.973
  • Where he reveals himself to be actually one
  • 00:06:12.973 --> 00:06:15.376
  • Who sees himself as a god to be worshiped.
  • 00:06:15.376 --> 00:06:17.912
  • He sets himself up in the temple area
  • 00:06:17.912 --> 00:06:21.315
  • And, expects the whole world to bow their need to him.
  • 00:06:21.315 --> 00:06:25.386
  • Well, there's going to be a battle over who is the true god.
  • 00:06:25.386 --> 00:06:29.623
  • There is going to be this great attack against jerusalem.
  • 00:06:29.623 --> 00:06:33.294
  • Ultimately, there will be a battle
  • 00:06:33.294 --> 00:06:35.029
  • That we call arm at armageddon, and it will be the messiah
  • 00:06:35.029 --> 00:06:39.467
  • Against the anti messiah, christ versus the antichrist.
  • 00:06:39.467 --> 00:06:43.304
  • And we know who will win.
  • 00:06:43.304 --> 00:06:45.105
  • That's when the messiah will come.
  • 00:06:45.105 --> 00:06:47.508
  • From heaven to earth.
  • 00:06:47.508 --> 00:06:49.610
  • He'll come as the great king, as the great judge,
  • 00:06:49.610 --> 00:06:52.613
  • And as the commander of the armies of heaven.
  • 00:06:52.613 --> 00:06:55.549
  • No earthly army can stand against the armies of heaven.
  • 00:06:55.549 --> 00:06:58.152
  • He's bringing his angels and their warriors.
  • 00:06:59.053 --> 00:07:02.189
  • And then the end will come.
  • 00:07:02.189 --> 00:07:04.091
  • But how close are we to
  • 00:07:04.091 --> 00:07:05.526
  • This final stage of prophetic events
  • 00:07:05.526 --> 00:07:07.495
  • That will lead ultimately to armageddon?
  • 00:07:07.495 --> 00:07:10.130
  • And could this antichrist figure be alive today and working,
  • 00:07:10.130 --> 00:07:13.934
  • If not openly, then behind the scenes
  • 00:07:13.934 --> 00:07:16.237
  • Where he is using his evil influence to move world events
  • 00:07:16.237 --> 00:07:19.507
  • In a direction that pleases his satanic master?
  • 00:07:19.507 --> 00:07:23.511
  • Armageddon is clearly the last battle of all time.
  • 00:07:23.511 --> 00:07:26.614
  • Some people believe that this is
  • 00:07:26.614 --> 00:07:27.781
  • A figure of figurative, speech, and that is symbolic
  • 00:07:27.781 --> 00:07:31.652
  • Of of a final battle.
  • 00:07:31.652 --> 00:07:33.187
  • I personally, first of all, our assembly meets 15 minutes
  • 00:07:33.187 --> 00:07:36.223
  • From the overlook of the valley of armageddon.
  • 00:07:36.223 --> 00:07:38.425
  • And so it's a valley that i look upon
  • 00:07:38.425 --> 00:07:40.194
  • Quite often during the year.
  • 00:07:40.194 --> 00:07:42.129
  • I believe that it is a literal fulfillment
  • 00:07:42.129 --> 00:07:44.098
  • That the bible speaks about,
  • 00:07:44.098 --> 00:07:45.466
  • And that there will be a conflict in that very battle.
  • 00:07:45.466 --> 00:07:48.802
  • Before the return of the lord.
  • 00:07:48.802 --> 00:07:51.438
  • There are many ways people interpret the bible.
  • 00:07:51.438 --> 00:07:53.774
  • I look at biblical prophecy of the old testament
  • 00:07:53.774 --> 00:07:56.911
  • As generally coming to pass literally.
  • 00:07:56.911 --> 00:07:59.547
  • And therefore i believe that there is a coming 1000 year
  • 00:07:59.547 --> 00:08:03.284
  • Reign of the messiah on the earth.
  • 00:08:03.284 --> 00:08:05.886
  • Following that, there will be the coming down
  • 00:08:05.886 --> 00:08:10.090
  • From heaven of the new jerusalem.
  • 00:08:10.090 --> 00:08:12.426
  • It will be our eternal destiny.
  • 00:08:12.426 --> 00:08:14.962
  • But until that takes place, there's a big battle.
  • 00:08:14.962 --> 00:08:18.465
  • That will be what will be fought.
  • 00:08:18.465 --> 00:08:20.834
  • That battle takes place at a place called ha megiddo.
  • 00:08:20.834 --> 00:08:23.704
  • The mountain of megiddo.
  • 00:08:23.704 --> 00:08:25.039
  • Megiddo is an ancient city.
  • 00:08:25.039 --> 00:08:26.740
  • It was a fortress
  • 00:08:26.740 --> 00:08:28.142
  • And a great valley lies below that hill or mountain.
  • 00:08:28.142 --> 00:08:32.846
  • And it's a huge battlefield.
  • 00:08:32.846 --> 00:08:34.748
  • It's flat
  • 00:08:34.748 --> 00:08:35.950
  • And it's the obvious place
  • 00:08:35.950 --> 00:08:37.318
  • To have a battle if you're going to have one.
  • 00:08:37.318 --> 00:08:39.553
  • I believe that that is yet to come.
  • 00:08:39.553 --> 00:08:41.822
  • It'll be the mother of all wars.
  • 00:08:41.822 --> 00:08:44.325
  • And i see things shaping up in the middle east
  • 00:08:44.325 --> 00:08:48.362
  • And the positioning
  • 00:08:48.362 --> 00:08:49.363
  • Of various nations and whose side they're taking.
  • 00:08:49.363 --> 00:08:52.333
  • It's not hard to imagine an end time battle like that.
  • 00:08:52.333 --> 00:08:55.669
  • What i would say about the antichrist
  • 00:08:55.669 --> 00:08:57.972
  • And about the battle of armageddon
  • 00:08:57.972 --> 00:08:59.940
  • And the identity of the nations that are fighting there.
  • 00:08:59.940 --> 00:09:02.276
  • I could speculate, and as many have,
  • 00:09:02.276 --> 00:09:05.212
  • But i believe that what people say, today about
  • 00:09:05.212 --> 00:09:08.983
  • That would have to fall
  • 00:09:08.983 --> 00:09:10.317
  • Into the realm of speculation. personally,
  • 00:09:10.317 --> 00:09:12.086
  • I don't believe those things have been open to us.
  • 00:09:12.086 --> 00:09:14.421
  • When we get deeper into the end times,
  • 00:09:14.421 --> 00:09:16.290
  • Perhaps about the time of the rebuilding of the temple.
  • 00:09:16.290 --> 00:09:18.826
  • These things will begin to be plain.
  • 00:09:18.826 --> 00:09:20.894
  • And at that time,
  • 00:09:20.894 --> 00:09:22.663
  • I don't believe you're going to have to be
  • 00:09:22.663 --> 00:09:24.598
  • A qualified prophet to interpret them.
  • 00:09:24.598 --> 00:09:27.735
  • I think it will be obvious to people with faith
  • 00:09:27.735 --> 00:09:30.404
  • Who are walking in the spirit of god.
  • 00:09:30.404 --> 00:09:32.406
  • While it may be difficult to identify the antichrist today.
  • 00:09:33.540 --> 00:09:36.810
  • What can be said is that we are witnessing ever
  • 00:09:36.810 --> 00:09:39.647
  • Increasing manifestations of evil on the earth.
  • 00:09:39.647 --> 00:09:43.183
  • I believe that the political designations
  • 00:09:44.018 --> 00:09:45.953
  • That we see today will be different.
  • 00:09:45.953 --> 00:09:47.554
  • By the time of the battle of armageddon.
  • 00:09:47.554 --> 00:09:50.057
  • And,
  • 00:09:50.057 --> 00:09:51.125
  • I believe that many of the nations that we see today,
  • 00:09:51.125 --> 00:09:52.960
  • Particularly here in the middle east, will be,
  • 00:09:52.960 --> 00:09:54.795
  • Will be reconfigured and renamed by that time.
  • 00:09:54.795 --> 00:09:58.599
  • Of course, the the wildcards, of course, are china and russia.
  • 00:09:58.599 --> 00:10:02.903
  • What parts do they play in the battle of armageddon?
  • 00:10:02.903 --> 00:10:06.173
  • If armageddon is this close?
  • 00:10:06.173 --> 00:10:08.075
  • Then so to the thousand year reign of christ
  • 00:10:08.075 --> 00:10:10.444
  • That is to be established after the battle
  • 00:10:10.444 --> 00:10:12.579
  • And in the wake of the antichrist defeat.
  • 00:10:12.579 --> 00:10:15.282
  • No doubt, though, no doubt that we're
  • 00:10:16.116 --> 00:10:18.519
  • In the footsteps of messianic times, that's for sure.
  • 00:10:18.519 --> 00:10:21.822
  • That if you don't see that, you don't see anything.
  • 00:10:21.822 --> 00:10:24.158
  • If you don't understand that the fulfillment
  • 00:10:24.158 --> 00:10:26.126
  • Of biblical prophecy,
  • 00:10:26.126 --> 00:10:27.461
  • Of the return of the jewish people to the land of israel,
  • 00:10:27.461 --> 00:10:29.730
  • The rebirth of the hebrew language,
  • 00:10:29.730 --> 00:10:31.298
  • The success around us also, the failure of the arab
  • 00:10:31.298 --> 00:10:34.168
  • Countries around us to to create something reasonable.
  • 00:10:34.168 --> 00:10:37.171
  • This will be the opportunity for israel to be a light
  • 00:10:37.171 --> 00:10:40.174
  • To the nations, certainly a light to our local region.
  • 00:10:40.174 --> 00:10:43.544
  • If you don't see that amazing things are happening now,
  • 00:10:43.544 --> 00:10:45.979
  • You don't get it.
  • 00:10:45.979 --> 00:10:46.914
  • Amazing things are certainly happening,
  • 00:10:46.914 --> 00:10:48.615
  • And we're definitely 100% messianic times in the times
  • 00:10:48.615 --> 00:10:52.419
  • Of the third temple.
  • 00:10:52.419 --> 00:10:53.921
  • But how close are we to
  • 00:10:53.921 --> 00:10:55.155
  • The culmination of these final end time events?
  • 00:10:55.155 --> 00:10:58.225
  • Are we months or years away?
  • 00:10:58.225 --> 00:11:01.061
  • When is it all going to take place?
  • 00:11:01.061 --> 00:11:02.763
  • Are we in the end of days?
  • 00:11:02.763 --> 00:11:04.531
  • I don't know.
  • 00:11:04.531 --> 00:11:05.365
  • I'm more of a pragmatist.
  • 00:11:05.365 --> 00:11:07.468
  • I ask myself the question, what does god want of me today?
  • 00:11:07.468 --> 00:11:11.071
  • I'm not the script writer.
  • 00:11:11.071 --> 00:11:12.673
  • I'm not an analyst. i'm an activist.
  • 00:11:12.673 --> 00:11:14.875
  • I think to myself, okay, god, if i analyze, i take 30 minutes
  • 00:11:14.875 --> 00:11:17.745
  • To analyze and say, what do you want from me?
  • 00:11:17.745 --> 00:11:19.513
  • And then i say, okay, i came to the conclusion, let's do it.
  • 00:11:19.513 --> 00:11:22.649
  • I think that in all of our lives,
  • 00:11:22.649 --> 00:11:24.184
  • We have to think more about how we can further god's story,
  • 00:11:24.184 --> 00:11:28.455
  • And he will be the decider of when the final chapter is.
  • 00:11:28.455 --> 00:11:32.025
  • But what is the trigger for the messiah's advent?
  • 00:11:32.025 --> 00:11:34.795
  • Is it world events or is it prompted by something else?
  • 00:11:34.795 --> 00:11:39.032
  • You know, i wouldn't say that events
  • 00:11:39.833 --> 00:11:41.835
  • Trigger his second coming, because my understanding
  • 00:11:41.835 --> 00:11:45.105
  • Of the return of the lord is that it is decided by the father
  • 00:11:45.105 --> 00:11:49.543
  • And he knows exactly when he's going to.
  • 00:11:49.543 --> 00:11:52.813
  • He's going to send his son to this earth.
  • 00:11:52.813 --> 00:11:56.283
  • I believe that there are events on earth
  • 00:11:56.283 --> 00:11:57.885
  • That must happen before. but i don't believe that.
  • 00:11:57.885 --> 00:12:00.687
  • I don't believe that.
  • 00:12:00.687 --> 00:12:01.488
  • We we hasten that day, for example.
  • 00:12:01.488 --> 00:12:03.791
  • I think that's a misinterpretation
  • 00:12:03.791 --> 00:12:05.526
  • Of some of the scriptures, that we can hasten
  • 00:12:05.526 --> 00:12:07.361
  • The return of the lord by doing certain things.
  • 00:12:07.361 --> 00:12:09.596
  • I believe the best that we can do
  • 00:12:09.596 --> 00:12:11.165
  • Is to understand
  • 00:12:11.165 --> 00:12:12.266
  • Our responsibility, our calling, and to fulfill that.
  • 00:12:12.266 --> 00:12:15.302
  • Looking forward to the day when we individually
  • 00:12:15.302 --> 00:12:17.371
  • Will have to stand and give our account
  • 00:12:17.371 --> 00:12:19.072
  • For our area of responsibility to the father himself.
  • 00:12:19.072 --> 00:12:22.309
  • But i believe that
  • 00:12:22.309 --> 00:12:23.510
  • Time of the return of the lord is already fixed in heaven,
  • 00:12:23.510 --> 00:12:26.380
  • And there are things that god will bring about.
  • 00:12:26.380 --> 00:12:28.682
  • With or without our cooperation and,
  • 00:12:28.682 --> 00:12:32.619
  • That we simply have to be faithful and
  • 00:12:32.619 --> 00:12:34.521
  • And walk out the assignment that god has given us.
  • 00:12:34.521 --> 00:12:40.227
  • Don't go away when we return.
  • 00:12:40.861 --> 00:12:42.563
  • Doctor john tweedie continues his teaching.
  • 00:12:42.563 --> 00:12:47.701
  • This past year has been
  • 00:12:48.202 --> 00:12:49.570
  • Incredibly challenging, from the attacks on israel
  • 00:12:49.570 --> 00:12:52.673
  • To the ongoing struggles faced by the jewish people worldwide.
  • 00:12:52.673 --> 00:12:56.343
  • We've seen heartache, loss and resilience like never before.
  • 00:12:56.343 --> 00:13:01.215
  • Yet in the midst of these trials, c4i
  • 00:13:01.215 --> 00:13:03.750
  • Has been a source of hope
  • 00:13:03.750 --> 00:13:05.118
  • And support in the holy land, providing aid, comfort
  • 00:13:05.118 --> 00:13:09.356
  • And a tangible reminder that they are not alone.
  • 00:13:09.356 --> 00:13:12.826
  • Your generosity makes this life changing work possible.
  • 00:13:12.826 --> 00:13:16.296
  • Your one time gift of just $25 or more helps us continue
  • 00:13:16.296 --> 00:13:20.200
  • This vital mission, and as a thank you for your support,
  • 00:13:20.200 --> 00:13:23.503
  • You will receive the bi monthly newspaper israel
  • 00:13:23.503 --> 00:13:25.906
  • Prophetic connection,
  • 00:13:25.906 --> 00:13:27.074
  • Filled with stories and articles,
  • 00:13:27.074 --> 00:13:28.575
  • Keeping you informed and up to date
  • 00:13:28.575 --> 00:13:30.611
  • On all that is happening in israel.
  • 00:13:30.611 --> 00:13:32.880
  • Call now 1888206 1986
  • 00:13:32.880 --> 00:13:37.818
  • Or visit c4i america.com to make your one time donation.
  • 00:13:37.818 --> 00:13:42.122
  • Together we can make a difference for the people of israel.
  • 00:13:42.122 --> 00:13:54.835
  • According to church tradition.
  • 00:13:55.435 --> 00:13:57.671
  • All 12 disciples who started out with jesus were martyred,
  • 00:13:57.671 --> 00:14:01.275
  • Except one john the apostle.
  • 00:14:01.275 --> 00:14:04.211
  • But even john's brother james.
  • 00:14:04.211 --> 00:14:06.013
  • And they came from galilee.
  • 00:14:06.013 --> 00:14:08.482
  • James was killed by the sword
  • 00:14:08.482 --> 00:14:11.285
  • Here inside jerusalem.
  • 00:14:11.285 --> 00:14:13.954
  • But john lived to a ripe old age.
  • 00:14:13.954 --> 00:14:16.490
  • But he suffered for his faith, even as he was faithful
  • 00:14:16.490 --> 00:14:19.826
  • To the calling of jesus of nazareth.
  • 00:14:19.826 --> 00:14:22.963
  • He tells us in the book of revelation
  • 00:14:22.963 --> 00:14:25.332
  • In verse nine, chapter one, i, john,
  • 00:14:25.332 --> 00:14:29.036
  • Both your brother and companion
  • 00:14:29.036 --> 00:14:30.470
  • In the tribulation and kingdom and patience of jesus
  • 00:14:30.470 --> 00:14:33.540
  • Christ, was on the island that is called patmos.
  • 00:14:33.540 --> 00:14:36.843
  • Of course, that's in the aegean sea, off the coast of greece.
  • 00:14:36.843 --> 00:14:41.581
  • And john was there for the word of god
  • 00:14:41.581 --> 00:14:43.650
  • And for the testimony of jesus christ.
  • 00:14:43.650 --> 00:14:46.053
  • This was a roman penal colony.
  • 00:14:46.053 --> 00:14:48.488
  • And john is telling us he was placed there even as an
  • 00:14:48.488 --> 00:14:51.391
  • Old man, perhaps in his mid 90s, but he was put there
  • 00:14:51.391 --> 00:14:54.695
  • Because of his witness as an apostle of jesus christ.
  • 00:14:54.695 --> 00:14:58.932
  • But it was
  • 00:14:59.232 --> 00:15:00.167
  • There that the risen jesus appeared to john
  • 00:15:00.167 --> 00:15:03.103
  • And gave him a revelation of the future.
  • 00:15:03.103 --> 00:15:05.706
  • And we call it the book of the revelation of
  • 00:15:05.706 --> 00:15:08.442
  • Jesus christ to john the apostle.
  • 00:15:08.442 --> 00:15:12.245
  • And as we read through, there are judgments from god
  • 00:15:12.245 --> 00:15:15.015
  • That are to come.
  • 00:15:15.015 --> 00:15:16.283
  • And then,
  • 00:15:16.283 --> 00:15:16.917
  • Of course, we get towards
  • 00:15:16.917 --> 00:15:18.051
  • Almost the end of the book of revelation.
  • 00:15:18.051 --> 00:15:20.487
  • And in chapter 19 we discover christ comes
  • 00:15:20.487 --> 00:15:23.490
  • With the armies of heaven.
  • 00:15:23.490 --> 00:15:25.092
  • And there is a battle in the plain, the valley of armageddon.
  • 00:15:25.092 --> 00:15:29.262
  • And there jesus deals
  • 00:15:29.262 --> 00:15:31.531
  • With the evil forces that are on earth at that time.
  • 00:15:31.531 --> 00:15:35.635
  • And then, as we read on in the book of revelation,
  • 00:15:35.635 --> 00:15:38.271
  • We come to chapter 20 and we discover that satan,
  • 00:15:38.271 --> 00:15:42.743
  • Who's behind all of the evil, is bound for a thousand years.
  • 00:15:42.743 --> 00:15:46.880
  • Listen to these words in revelation chapter 20.
  • 00:15:46.880 --> 00:15:51.518
  • Then i saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key
  • 00:15:51.518 --> 00:15:54.788
  • To the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
  • 00:15:54.788 --> 00:15:58.458
  • He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of all
  • 00:15:58.458 --> 00:16:01.595
  • Who is the devil and satan.
  • 00:16:01.595 --> 00:16:03.663
  • So he identifies satan very clearly by different names
  • 00:16:03.663 --> 00:16:07.034
  • That are used and bound him for a thousand years.
  • 00:16:07.034 --> 00:16:10.504
  • And he cast them into the bottomless pit and shut them up
  • 00:16:10.504 --> 00:16:13.640
  • And set a seal on him.
  • 00:16:14.107 --> 00:16:15.542
  • So that he should deceive the nations no more,
  • 00:16:15.542 --> 00:16:18.412
  • Till the thousand years were finished.
  • 00:16:18.412 --> 00:16:20.714
  • But after these things he must be released for a little while.
  • 00:16:20.714 --> 00:16:24.785
  • The apostle paul told us that
  • 00:16:24.785 --> 00:16:26.787
  • Before the coming of christ there will be great deception
  • 00:16:26.787 --> 00:16:29.523
  • On the earth.
  • 00:16:29.523 --> 00:16:30.724
  • And now we find the source of the deception, satan himself.
  • 00:16:30.724 --> 00:16:34.127
  • He will not be allowed to deceive the nations anymore.
  • 00:16:34.127 --> 00:16:38.265
  • And then in verse four, and i saw thrones,
  • 00:16:38.265 --> 00:16:41.134
  • And they that sat in them, and judgment was committed to them.
  • 00:16:41.134 --> 00:16:45.005
  • Then i saw the souls of those who had been beheaded.
  • 00:16:45.005 --> 00:16:48.842
  • Now, isn't it interesting?
  • 00:16:48.842 --> 00:16:49.910
  • John doesn't say, those who had been killed.
  • 00:16:49.910 --> 00:16:52.746
  • He's much more specific than that.
  • 00:16:52.746 --> 00:16:54.681
  • He doesn't say those who were murdered.
  • 00:16:54.681 --> 00:16:56.483
  • He says those who were beheaded
  • 00:16:56.483 --> 00:16:59.352
  • For their witness to jesus and for the word of god.
  • 00:16:59.352 --> 00:17:03.290
  • Here in the 21st century, we've just become aware.
  • 00:17:03.290 --> 00:17:07.227
  • Not it has always been there.
  • 00:17:07.227 --> 00:17:08.795
  • Beheading has always occurred.
  • 00:17:08.795 --> 00:17:11.131
  • But suddenly we're more conscious of it than ever before
  • 00:17:11.131 --> 00:17:14.901
  • Because prominent journalists and others have been beheaded.
  • 00:17:14.901 --> 00:17:18.638
  • And this horrific crime, if you like, is mentioned here
  • 00:17:18.638 --> 00:17:23.510
  • In the book of revelation.
  • 00:17:23.510 --> 00:17:24.878
  • And john is very specific about it.
  • 00:17:24.878 --> 00:17:27.481
  • And then he says, those who had not worshiped the beast
  • 00:17:27.481 --> 00:17:31.118
  • Or his image and had not received his mark
  • 00:17:31.118 --> 00:17:34.654
  • On their foreheads or on their hands.
  • 00:17:34.654 --> 00:17:37.824
  • And i just i saw the other day that an expert was saying
  • 00:17:37.824 --> 00:17:40.827
  • A futurist, actually.
  • 00:17:40.827 --> 00:17:42.195
  • We're going to become a cashless society.
  • 00:17:42.195 --> 00:17:45.165
  • And of course, the mark of the beast.
  • 00:17:45.165 --> 00:17:46.733
  • This, mark that if you don't have it, you can't buy or sell.
  • 00:17:46.733 --> 00:17:50.470
  • Almost.
  • 00:17:50.704 --> 00:17:51.671
  • It seems that we're moving in the direction
  • 00:17:51.671 --> 00:17:53.340
  • Of what the prophets prophecies have said.
  • 00:17:53.340 --> 00:17:56.076
  • And then it says,
  • 00:17:56.076 --> 00:17:57.244
  • Verse five,
  • 00:17:57.244 --> 00:17:58.211
  • But the rest of the dead did not live again
  • 00:17:58.211 --> 00:18:00.247
  • Until the thousand years were finished.
  • 00:18:00.247 --> 00:18:02.482
  • This is the first resurrection.
  • 00:18:02.482 --> 00:18:05.519
  • And then, lo and behold, and how are we to understand this?
  • 00:18:05.519 --> 00:18:07.921
  • But it's clear in the scripture that satan is released for
  • 00:18:07.921 --> 00:18:11.691
  • A time,
  • 00:18:11.691 --> 00:18:12.626
  • And there's another satanic rebellion,
  • 00:18:12.626 --> 00:18:15.362
  • But it is crushed in verse seven.
  • 00:18:15.362 --> 00:18:17.297
  • Revelation chapter 20.
  • 00:18:17.297 --> 00:18:19.132
  • Now, when the thousand years have expired,
  • 00:18:19.132 --> 00:18:21.535
  • Satan will be released from his prison
  • 00:18:21.535 --> 00:18:24.404
  • And will go out to deceive the nations.
  • 00:18:24.404 --> 00:18:26.540
  • Works which are in the four corners of the earth.
  • 00:18:26.540 --> 00:18:30.477
  • And so he does it once again.
  • 00:18:30.477 --> 00:18:32.479
  • But once again christ triumphs over satan.
  • 00:18:32.479 --> 00:18:36.449
  • And then is revelation.
  • 00:18:36.950 --> 00:18:38.518
  • Chapter 20 finishes.
  • 00:18:38.518 --> 00:18:39.786
  • There is what we is referred
  • 00:18:39.786 --> 00:18:41.588
  • To as the great white throne judgment.
  • 00:18:41.588 --> 00:18:44.791
  • And so people appear before the risen
  • 00:18:44.791 --> 00:18:47.494
  • Lord and a judgment takes place.
  • 00:18:47.494 --> 00:18:50.564
  • And then after that, in revelation chapter 21.
  • 00:18:50.564 --> 00:18:54.167
  • Now i saw john says, he saw a new heaven
  • 00:18:54.167 --> 00:18:57.804
  • And a new earth
  • 00:18:57.804 --> 00:18:58.939
  • For the first heaven and the first earth had passed away.
  • 00:18:58.939 --> 00:19:02.642
  • Also there was no more sea.
  • 00:19:02.642 --> 00:19:04.711
  • And then this
  • 00:19:04.711 --> 00:19:05.912
  • After the battle of armageddon, after satan is bound for a
  • 00:19:05.912 --> 00:19:09.549
  • Thousand year
  • 00:19:09.549 --> 00:19:10.717
  • And then loose once again in a final act of rebellion.
  • 00:19:10.717 --> 00:19:14.120
  • Then john says in verse two.
  • 00:19:14.120 --> 00:19:16.122
  • Revelation 21, then i john, saw the holy city,
  • 00:19:16.122 --> 00:19:19.759
  • New jerusalem, coming down out of heaven
  • 00:19:19.759 --> 00:19:23.230
  • From god, prepared as a bride adorned
  • 00:19:23.230 --> 00:19:27.434
  • For her husband.
  • 00:19:27.834 --> 00:19:29.703
  • And i heard a loud voice from heaven saying,
  • 00:19:29.703 --> 00:19:32.973
  • Behold, the tabernacle of god is with men,
  • 00:19:32.973 --> 00:19:35.842
  • And he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people.
  • 00:19:35.842 --> 00:19:39.713
  • God himself will be with them and be their god.
  • 00:19:39.713 --> 00:19:43.450
  • And god will wipe away every tear from their eyes.
  • 00:19:43.450 --> 00:19:47.254
  • There shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.
  • 00:19:47.254 --> 00:19:51.591
  • There shall be no more pain,
  • 00:19:51.591 --> 00:19:53.193
  • For the former things have passed away.
  • 00:19:53.193 --> 00:19:56.863
  • In other words, a new age has begun with
  • 00:19:56.863 --> 00:19:59.499
  • The descent of the new jerusalem unto the earth.
  • 00:19:59.499 --> 00:20:04.070
  • And then john describes the new jerusalem.
  • 00:20:04.070 --> 00:20:06.640
  • And he says this in verse 22.
  • 00:20:06.640 --> 00:20:10.176
  • But i saw no temple in it.
  • 00:20:10.744 --> 00:20:12.612
  • For the lord god almighty and the lamb are its temple,
  • 00:20:12.612 --> 00:20:15.849
  • And the lamb is a synonym for jesus of nazareth.
  • 00:20:15.849 --> 00:20:19.519
  • The city had no need of the sun or of the moon
  • 00:20:19.519 --> 00:20:22.255
  • To shine in it, for the glory of god illuminated it.
  • 00:20:22.255 --> 00:20:25.825
  • The lamb is its light.
  • 00:20:25.825 --> 00:20:28.028
  • New jerusalem's light, that is.
  • 00:20:28.028 --> 00:20:30.897
  • And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light.
  • 00:20:30.897 --> 00:20:34.534
  • And the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.
  • 00:20:34.534 --> 00:20:38.405
  • Its gates shall not be shut at all by day.
  • 00:20:38.405 --> 00:20:41.408
  • There shall be no night there, and they shall bring the glory
  • 00:20:41.408 --> 00:20:44.778
  • And the honor of the nations into it.
  • 00:20:44.778 --> 00:20:48.014
  • But there shall by no means enter it.
  • 00:20:48.014 --> 00:20:50.283
  • Anything that defiles or causes an abomination or a lie,
  • 00:20:50.283 --> 00:20:55.655
  • But only those who are written
  • 00:20:55.655 --> 00:20:58.258
  • In the lamb's book of life.
  • 00:20:58.258 --> 00:21:00.794
  • We understand from other bible passages
  • 00:21:00.794 --> 00:21:04.497
  • That the lamb's book of life, it seems, is a book of those
  • 00:21:04.497 --> 00:21:08.201
  • Who have received salvation through jesus of nazareth.
  • 00:21:08.201 --> 00:21:12.172
  • And that old rugged cross erected somewhere here
  • 00:21:12.172 --> 00:21:15.342
  • In outside the walls of jerusalem.
  • 00:21:15.342 --> 00:21:18.678
  • And by that cross, by the shedding of christ's blood.
  • 00:21:18.678 --> 00:21:21.781
  • The means, then of salvation,
  • 00:21:21.781 --> 00:21:24.017
  • And those who have christ's salvation.
  • 00:21:24.017 --> 00:21:26.619
  • Their names are written in that book known
  • 00:21:26.619 --> 00:21:29.889
  • As the lamb's book of life.
  • 00:21:29.889 --> 00:21:37.530
  • Stay tuned for more from
  • 00:21:38.064 --> 00:21:39.265
  • Doctor john tweedy after this break.
  • 00:21:39.265 --> 00:21:42.402
  • For nearly 2000 years, christians have debated
  • 00:21:43.303 --> 00:21:46.473
  • The mysteries of the final book of the new testament.
  • 00:21:46.473 --> 00:21:49.476
  • The book of revelation, filled with exciting visions
  • 00:21:49.476 --> 00:21:52.512
  • Given to the apostle
  • 00:21:52.512 --> 00:21:53.513
  • John, is often difficult to understand, yet
  • 00:21:53.513 --> 00:21:56.950
  • May be the most important book for our time.
  • 00:21:56.950 --> 00:21:59.986
  • Revelation revealed
  • 00:21:59.986 --> 00:22:01.154
  • Is the complete dvd series by reverend doctor john tweedie.
  • 00:22:01.154 --> 00:22:04.958
  • This dvd set includes 26 full episodes,
  • 00:22:04.958 --> 00:22:08.528
  • Exploring each chapter in depth to understand the imagery
  • 00:22:08.528 --> 00:22:11.931
  • And mysteries of the revelation
  • 00:22:11.931 --> 00:22:13.533
  • Given to john by the risen christ.
  • 00:22:13.533 --> 00:22:15.902
  • When you become a new monthly partner
  • 00:22:15.902 --> 00:22:17.537
  • With a gift of $25 a month or more as a thank you,
  • 00:22:17.537 --> 00:22:21.241
  • You will receive the entire revelation reveal dvd set
  • 00:22:21.241 --> 00:22:24.611
  • And the bi monthly newspaper israel the prophetic connection.
  • 00:22:24.611 --> 00:22:27.881
  • Call 1888206
  • 00:22:27.881 --> 00:22:30.917
  • 1986 or visit us online at c4i america.com
  • 00:22:30.917 --> 00:22:35.255
  • And begin your prophetic journey through the most exciting book
  • 00:22:35.255 --> 00:22:38.358
  • Of the bible.
  • 00:22:38.358 --> 00:22:51.337
  • When this new season of israel, the prophetic connection
  • 00:22:52.439 --> 00:22:55.775
  • Where we began here on the mount of olives
  • 00:22:55.775 --> 00:22:59.245
  • With beautiful jerusalem basking in the morning sunlight.
  • 00:22:59.245 --> 00:23:03.716
  • But we are actually standing in the prophetic future,
  • 00:23:03.716 --> 00:23:06.886
  • According to the prophet zechariah,
  • 00:23:06.886 --> 00:23:09.422
  • Because one day the messiah will come to this very mountain.
  • 00:23:09.422 --> 00:23:13.560
  • Listen to zechariah's words in chapter 14,
  • 00:23:13.560 --> 00:23:17.163
  • Describing a day of tumult for jerusalem that is yet future.
  • 00:23:17.163 --> 00:23:21.501
  • As i stand here this morning.
  • 00:23:21.501 --> 00:23:23.570
  • Behold, the day of the lord is coming,
  • 00:23:23.570 --> 00:23:25.738
  • And your spoil will be divided in the in your midst.
  • 00:23:25.738 --> 00:23:28.775
  • For i will gather all nations to battle against jerusalem.
  • 00:23:28.775 --> 00:23:32.445
  • This hasn't happened yet.
  • 00:23:33.012 --> 00:23:34.447
  • There have been many battles here.
  • 00:23:34.447 --> 00:23:36.115
  • But zechariah describes a future battle
  • 00:23:36.115 --> 00:23:39.219
  • That hasn't happened as of this day.
  • 00:23:39.219 --> 00:23:42.388
  • The city shall be taken, the houses
  • 00:23:43.156 --> 00:23:44.891
  • Rifled, and the women ravished.
  • 00:23:44.891 --> 00:23:46.693
  • Half of the city shall go forth into captivity.
  • 00:23:46.693 --> 00:23:49.729
  • But the remnant of the people
  • 00:23:49.729 --> 00:23:51.297
  • Shall not be cut off from the city. why?
  • 00:23:51.297 --> 00:23:54.601
  • Because god intervenes, just as he has promised
  • 00:23:54.601 --> 00:23:58.404
  • Through the prophets.
  • 00:23:58.404 --> 00:23:59.806
  • Then the lord will go, fight,
  • 00:23:59.806 --> 00:24:02.075
  • Go forth, and fight against those nations
  • 00:24:02.075 --> 00:24:04.444
  • As he fights in the day of battle.
  • 00:24:04.444 --> 00:24:06.813
  • And in that day, his feet will stand on the mount of olives,
  • 00:24:06.813 --> 00:24:09.782
  • Which is precisely where i'm standing this morning,
  • 00:24:09.782 --> 00:24:13.520
  • Which faces jerusalem on the east.
  • 00:24:13.520 --> 00:24:15.722
  • And the mount of olives shall be split in two
  • 00:24:15.722 --> 00:24:17.490
  • From east to west, making a very large valley.
  • 00:24:17.490 --> 00:24:20.727
  • Half of the mountain
  • 00:24:20.727 --> 00:24:21.961
  • Shall move toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
  • 00:24:21.961 --> 00:24:25.698
  • Apparently there will be an earthquake here,
  • 00:24:25.698 --> 00:24:27.800
  • And i believe that
  • 00:24:27.800 --> 00:24:28.968
  • This earthquake occurs on an east west axis, in fact,
  • 00:24:28.968 --> 00:24:32.572
  • Probably right up to the gate that is sealed shut,
  • 00:24:32.572 --> 00:24:35.808
  • Waiting for the coming of israel's messiah.
  • 00:24:35.808 --> 00:24:39.746
  • So we're actually standing in prophetic history,
  • 00:24:39.746 --> 00:24:42.749
  • According to what the prophet zechariah has said
  • 00:24:42.749 --> 00:24:47.186
  • Below here.
  • 00:24:47.520 --> 00:24:48.621
  • Just out of your site are literally thousands
  • 00:24:48.621 --> 00:24:52.492
  • Of jewish terms.
  • 00:24:52.492 --> 00:24:54.527
  • Jewish people have been buried here down through the centuries
  • 00:24:54.527 --> 00:24:57.897
  • Because they've understood what zechariah said,
  • 00:24:57.897 --> 00:25:01.367
  • That when messiah comes, he comes to this place.
  • 00:25:01.367 --> 00:25:04.137
  • So they wanted to be buried
  • 00:25:04.137 --> 00:25:05.438
  • In the shadow of the mount of olives,
  • 00:25:05.438 --> 00:25:07.574
  • So that when the resurrection occurs, when messiah comes,
  • 00:25:07.574 --> 00:25:11.144
  • They will be
  • 00:25:11.144 --> 00:25:12.278
  • The first to be resurrected and in fact, to see him.
  • 00:25:12.278 --> 00:25:16.282
  • This is their jewish hope.
  • 00:25:16.282 --> 00:25:18.751
  • But of course, it's our christian hope as well,
  • 00:25:18.751 --> 00:25:21.854
  • Because it was
  • 00:25:22.188 --> 00:25:23.356
  • Jesus who ascended into heaven from the mount of olives.
  • 00:25:23.356 --> 00:25:26.292
  • Somewhere around here where i'm standing this morning.
  • 00:25:26.292 --> 00:25:30.597
  • And two men
  • 00:25:30.930 --> 00:25:32.165
  • Appeared to those disciples as he ascended up toward heaven.
  • 00:25:32.165 --> 00:25:35.668
  • They appeared,
  • 00:25:35.668 --> 00:25:36.402
  • And they said
  • 00:25:36.402 --> 00:25:37.503
  • To the men of galilee, why do you gaze up into heaven?
  • 00:25:37.503 --> 00:25:40.406
  • He who leaves you like this will so come in like manner.
  • 00:25:40.406 --> 00:25:44.844
  • And in fact, for us, making a direct prophetic connection
  • 00:25:44.844 --> 00:25:48.815
  • Between the second
  • 00:25:48.815 --> 00:25:50.049
  • Coming of christ and the prophecy of zechariah.
  • 00:25:50.049 --> 00:25:54.053
  • We are living in very exciting times.
  • 00:25:54.053 --> 00:25:57.890
  • You can see the turmoil in the middle east,
  • 00:25:57.890 --> 00:26:00.994
  • And this holy city behind me
  • 00:26:00.994 --> 00:26:03.763
  • Is the jewel in the crown of the middle east.
  • 00:26:03.763 --> 00:26:08.001
  • And the nations once again are going to fight over
  • 00:26:08.001 --> 00:26:11.537
  • Jerusalem, this holy eternal city.
  • 00:26:11.537 --> 00:26:15.808
  • But which side are you on?
  • 00:26:16.376 --> 00:26:19.145
  • I want to be on the side of prophecy.
  • 00:26:19.145 --> 00:26:21.381
  • I want to be in the lord's side in all of this.
  • 00:26:21.381 --> 00:26:24.283
  • I believe what god has said through the prophets,
  • 00:26:24.283 --> 00:26:27.120
  • The christian apostles, and the lord jesus himself.
  • 00:26:27.120 --> 00:26:30.456
  • God loves jerusalem.
  • 00:26:30.456 --> 00:26:32.792
  • He calls it his eternal city.
  • 00:26:32.792 --> 00:26:35.795
  • And one day he's coming back here.
  • 00:26:35.795 --> 00:26:38.598
  • His presence always dwelt over on the temple mount.
  • 00:26:38.598 --> 00:26:41.734
  • It's the only city on earth where he said
  • 00:26:41.734 --> 00:26:43.703
  • He would place his name.
  • 00:26:43.703 --> 00:26:46.072
  • We need your help
  • 00:26:46.072 --> 00:26:47.073
  • To declare god's prophetic word to the nation.
  • 00:26:47.073 --> 00:26:50.109
  • We need your help to help the people of this land.
  • 00:26:50.109 --> 00:26:52.745
  • The poor, the children at risk.
  • 00:26:52.745 --> 00:26:54.947
  • There are many people here with great, great needs
  • 00:26:54.947 --> 00:26:58.117
  • And they need to be encouraged.
  • 00:26:58.117 --> 00:26:59.786
  • They need to know that they're not alone,
  • 00:26:59.786 --> 00:27:01.688
  • That there are those who stand with them,
  • 00:27:01.688 --> 00:27:04.023
  • Who stand in the lord's side for them.
  • 00:27:04.023 --> 00:27:07.193
  • Help us.
  • 00:27:07.193 --> 00:27:08.227
  • Go to the phone, make the call, and stand with us
  • 00:27:08.227 --> 00:27:11.764
  • For israel and jerusalem, the eternal city.
  • 00:27:11.764 --> 00:27:11.764