Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah

David Jeremiah - The Prophetic Times

May 9, 2025 | 57:29

The signs of the times provide Christians with renewed expectation and hope for the soon return of the Lord.

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Turning Point with Dr. David Jeremiah | David Jeremiah - The Prophetic Times | May 9, 2025

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You'll see how scripture connects the past,
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Present, and future.
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Dr. david jeremiah: museums,
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Within the walls of these institutions,
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The signs of our history are preserved
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Through collections of artistic, cultural,
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And scientific importance.
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Exhibits chronicle the people, places,
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And events that have shaped our world.
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There is coming a series of events so apocalyptic,
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It will put a period behind the world as we know it,
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And not one museum will be left standing
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To memorialize its destruction.
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But what if we could visit such a place,
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A museum containing the signs of what is to come,
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Exhibits and remnants of the end times,
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What could we learn?
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How would it change
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The way we live today?
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Though in truth, a museum of this kind
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Will never be built,
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Through the lens of god's word,
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Our imagination can catch a glimpse
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Of not what has happened but will happen.
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Come with me on a tour of bible prophecy,
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And we will discover the signs god has laid out in scripture,
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Signs that assure us god has a plan for the future
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And for eternity.
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On today's program, our tour begins,
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As we consider how today's headlines
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And biblical prophecy intersect,
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As the signs of the end times
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Become the signs of our time.
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Stay tuned for today's edition of "turning point,"
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"the prophetic times."
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Announcer: from memphis, tennessee,
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This is "turning point" with dr. david jeremiah.
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Charles billingsley: there's no god like jehovah,
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Come on, everybody, let me hear you sing it.
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♪ these are the days of elijah ♪
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♪ declaring the word of the lord ♪
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♪ and these are the days of your servant, moses ♪
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♪ righteousness being restored ♪
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♪ and though these are days of great trials ♪
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♪ of famine and darkness and sword ♪
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♪ still we are the voice in the desert crying ♪
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♪ "prepare ye the way of the lord!" ♪
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♪ behold he comes ♪
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♪ riding on the clouds ♪
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♪ shining like the sun ♪
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♪ at the trumpet call ♪
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♪ lift your voice ♪
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♪ it's the year of jubilee ♪
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♪ and out of zion's hill salvation comes ♪
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♪ oh, yeah, yeah ♪
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Charles: these are the days of ezekiel,
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Dry bones becoming as flesh, let me hear you.
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♪ these are the days of ezekiel ♪
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♪ the dry bones becoming as flesh ♪
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♪ and these are the days of your servant david ♪
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♪ rebuilding a temple of praise ♪
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♪ oh, and these are the days of the harvest ♪
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♪ the fields are as white in your world, yes ♪
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♪ and we are the laborers in your vineyard ♪
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♪ declaring the word of the lord ♪
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Charles: let me hear you now.
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♪ behold he comes ♪
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♪ riding on the clouds ♪
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♪ shining like the sun ♪
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♪ at the trumpet call ♪
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♪ lift your voice ♪
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♪ it's the year of jubilee ♪
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♪ and out of zion's hill salvation comes ♪
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Charles: come on, sing it again.
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♪ behold he comes ♪
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♪ riding on the clouds ♪
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♪ shining like the sun ♪
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♪ at the trumpet call ♪
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♪ lift your voice ♪
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♪ it's the year of jubilee ♪
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♪ and out of zion's hill salvation comes ♪
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Charles: aren't you grateful salvation comes
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Only through the lord jesus christ,
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There is no god like jehovah, let me hear you sing this.
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah ♪
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Charles: you believe that tonight?
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Come on, sing it again.
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ there's no god like jehovah! ♪
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♪ behold he comes ♪
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♪ riding on the clouds ♪
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♪ shining like the sun ♪
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♪ at the trumpet call ♪
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♪ lift your voice ♪
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♪ it's the year of jubilee ♪
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♪ and out of zion's hill salvation comes! ♪
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♪ oh, yeah ♪♪
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[audience cheering]
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Announcer: coming up on "turning point."
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Dr. jeremiah: the bible says
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You don't have to be filled with anxiety,
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Let your heart be calm, it's all under control.
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Almighty god's still on the throne,
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He's got his plan all laid out, and he's coming back!
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord, yeah ♪
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord ♪
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord most high! ♪
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♪ yeah, yeah ♪
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord ♪
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♪ bless his name ♪
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord ♪
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord most high! ♪
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Charles: his name is a strong tower.
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♪ the name of the lord is, oh yes ♪
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♪ a strong tower ♪
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♪ the righteous run into it ♪
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♪ and they are saved ♪
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Charles: aren't you thankful you're saved
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By the blood of the lamb.
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♪ the name of the lord is, oh yes ♪
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♪ a strong tower ♪
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♪ the righteous run into it ♪
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♪ and they are saved ♪
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Charles billingsley: jesus is the name of the lord.
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♪ jesus is the name of the lord ♪
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♪ jesus is the name of the lord ♪
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♪ jesus is the name of the lord most high! ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ jesus is the name of the lord ♪
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♪ oh, jesus is the name of the lord ♪
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♪ jesus is the name of the lord most high! ♪
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Charles: his name is a strong tower.
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♪ the name of the lord is, oh yes ♪
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♪ a strong tower ♪
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♪ the righteous run into it ♪
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♪ and they are saved ♪
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♪ the name of the lord is ♪
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♪ a strong tower ♪
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♪ the righteous run into it ♪
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♪ and they are saved ♪
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Charles: come on, let's sing it once more,
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Blessed be the name of the lord.
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord ♪
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord most high! ♪
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♪ yeah ♪
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord ♪
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♪ bless his holy name ♪
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord ♪
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord ♪
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Charles: sing that line again.
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord ♪
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Charles: one more time.
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♪ blessed be the name of the lord most high ♪
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♪ yeah, oh, yeah ♪♪
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[audience applauding]
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Charles: blessed be the name of the lord.
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Hey, it's fun to get together with a couple of thousand
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Other believers and sing real loud, isn't it?
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It's kind of fun to be able to sing as loud as you want to
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And you don't feel like the person next to you
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Is looking at you like this, isn't it?
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Boy, you sound great, you know what?
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You sound so good,
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I'd like to hear you sing something by yourself.
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♪ hallelujah ♪
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♪ yeah, hallelujah ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪♪
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Charles: you came from heaven.
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♪ you came from heaven to earth ♪
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♪ to show the way ♪
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♪ from the earth to the cross ♪
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♪ my debt to pay ♪
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♪ from the cross to the grave ♪
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♪ from the grave to the sky ♪
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♪ lord, i lift your name on high ♪
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Charles: oh, let's sing it again.
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♪ you came from heaven to earth ♪
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♪ to show the way ♪
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♪ from the earth to the cross ♪
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♪ my debt to pay ♪
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♪ from the cross to the grave ♪
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♪ from the grave to the sky ♪
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♪ lord, i lift your name on high ♪
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Charles: sing it again, yeah.
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♪ you came from heaven to earth ♪
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♪ to show the way ♪
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♪ from the earth to the cross ♪
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♪ my debt to pay ♪
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♪ from the cross to the grave ♪
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♪ from the grave to the sky ♪
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♪ lord, i lift your name on high ♪
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Charles: lord, i lift.
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♪ lord, i lift your name on high, yeah ♪
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♪ lord, i lift your name on high, yeah ♪♪
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Charles: aren't you thankful we can lift the name of jesus,
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He is our comfort, he is our shelter.
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He is our tower of refuge, and he is our peace.
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Let's sing a song we all know,
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It's almost become a modern day hymn.
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♪ my jesus, my savior ♪
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♪ lord there is none like you ♪
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♪ all of my days, i want to praise ♪
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♪ the wonders of your mighty love ♪
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Charles: you're my comfort.
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♪ my comfort, my shelter ♪
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♪ tower of refuge and strength ♪
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♪ let every breath ♪
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Charles: all that i am.
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♪ all that i am ♪
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♪ never cease to worship you ♪
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♪ shout to the lord ♪
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♪ all the earth let us sing ♪
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Charles: your power.
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♪ your power and majesty ♪
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♪ praise to the king ♪
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♪ mountains bow down ♪
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♪ and the seas will roar ♪
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♪ at the sound of your name ♪
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♪ i sing for joy ♪
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♪ at the work of your hands ♪
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Charles: forever.
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♪ forever i'll love you ♪
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♪ forever i'll stand ♪
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♪ nothing compares to the promise i have ♪
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♪ in you ♪
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Charles: oh, yeah, and just the ladies,
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Let's just hear the ladies sing this now.
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♪ my jesus, my savior ♪
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♪ lord there is none like you ♪
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♪ all of my days, i want to praise ♪
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♪ the wonders of your mighty love ♪
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Charles: now all the men, my comfort, my shelter, men.
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♪ my comfort, my shelter ♪
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♪ tower of refuge and strength ♪
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Charles: let every breath.
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♪ let every breath ♪
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Charles: let all that i am, men.
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♪ all that i am ♪
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Charles: come on, join us ladies.
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♪ never cease to worship you ♪
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♪ yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
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♪ shout to the lord ♪
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♪ all the earth let us sing ♪
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♪ your power ♪
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♪ power and majesty ♪
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♪ praise to the king ♪
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♪ mountains bow ♪
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♪ mountains bow down ♪
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♪ and the seas will roar ♪
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♪ at the sound of your name ♪
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♪ i sing for joy at the work of your hands ♪
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♪ forever ♪
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♪ forever i'll love you ♪
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♪ forever i'll stand ♪
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♪ nothing compares, lord ♪
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♪ nothing compares to the promise i have ♪
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Charles: come on, let's sing the chorus again.
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♪ shout to the lord ♪
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♪ all the earth let us sing ♪
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♪ your power, lord ♪
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♪ power and majesty ♪
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♪ praise to the king ♪
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♪ mountains bow ♪
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♪ mountains bow down and the seas will roar ♪
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♪ at the sound of your name ♪
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♪ i sing for joy at the work of your hands ♪
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♪ forever ♪
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♪ forever i'll love you ♪
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♪ forever, oh, forever i'll stand ♪
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♪ nothing compares to the promise i have ♪
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♪ in you ♪
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Charles: i've been waiting all night to hear you
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Sing this, come on!
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♪ then sings my soul ♪
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♪ my savior god to thee ♪
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♪ how great you are ♪
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♪ how great thou art ♪
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♪ oh yes, you are ♪
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♪ how great thou art ♪
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♪ oh yes ♪
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♪ then sings my soul ♪
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♪ my savior god to thee, yes ♪
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♪ how great thou art ♪
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♪ how great thou art ♪
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♪ lord, you are great ♪
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♪ how great thou art ♪
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♪ how great thou art ♪♪
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♪♪♪
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Now, here is dr. jeremiah with his message,
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"the prophetic times."
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Dr. jeremiah: i don't have to tell you
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That this has been about the strangest year
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We've ever had.
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Just about every way you can imagine,
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We have been reminded that life is uncertain.
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In fact, if you go back over these last days,
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Not just this year,
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But these last two or three years,
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You stop to think about it for a moment,
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It's not that we've just had one thing cross the stage,
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But that many things have crossed the stage
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All at the same time.
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We barely get over one thing and something else happens.
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Never have there been such stressful headlines.
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I've had more people say to me in recent days,
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"i've given up on the news, i don't even watch it anymore.
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It's too discouraging, too depressing."
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And it seems as if those who give us the news
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Are absolutely committed never to give us any good news,
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Even if there is good news.
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Serious people are asking everywhere you go,
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If these things are happening today,
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What will be the future
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For my children and my grandchildren?
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Well, there's only one reliable source of information
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About the future,
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Only one that has
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An astounding record of accuracy,
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And that's the bible.
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If you want to know about the future,
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There's only one place you can go
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And find any good information,
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Don't read the futurists, read the prophets.
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The bible is filled with information
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To help us navigate
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The uncertain course that is before us.
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But there are many people today
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Who, strangely enough,
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Even in our good evangelical churches,
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Have decided that bible prophecy is irrelevant,
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That it shouldn't be taught.
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I've had more than one preacher say,
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I never touch prophecy because it has nothing to do
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With the day-to-day lives of my people.
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And when they say that,
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I am reminded that they haven't read any prophecy,
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Because almost every passage
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That tells us about the return of the lord jesus
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Has within the major context of that prophecy
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An admonition given to us so that we know what to do.
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People say, i don't believe in prophecy, but they do.
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It wasn't so long ago, was it,
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That you could hardly turn on your television,
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Turn one channel to the next,
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And every time you turn the channel,
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Here was some psychic person willing to tell you your future.
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They even had a network called the psychic network,
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And they went out of business,
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You would have thought they would have known.
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[audience laughing]
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Dr. jeremiah: one pastor i know said that he doesn't ever preach
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On prophecy because he said prophecy
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Distracts people from the present.
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An astute colleague deftly responded,
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"well then, there's an awful lot of distractions in the bible."
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One of the most convincing evidences
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That the bible is god's word and that it is inspired
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Is the staggering number of prophecies
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That have been fulfilled in the past
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With pinpoint accuracy.
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For instance, take the coming of the lord jesus christ,
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Born of a virgin, born in bethlehem
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To be our savior, take that event,
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Did you know that in the old testament
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There are 300 prophecies concerning
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The first coming of jesus christ?
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And now we have lived past that and we can look back
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In the annals of history,
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We can examine the prophetic word
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And we can compare it to what we know to be true,
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And we will discover as we do that,
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That every single one of these 300 prophecies was fulfilled
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To the minutest detail
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In ways that defy explanation apart from almighty god.
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There are 300 prophecies in the bible
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Concerning the first coming of christ,
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But there are three times that many prophecies
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In the bible concerning the second coming of christ.
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If almighty god prophesied his first coming over here,
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And now time has passed and we can trace what happened
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And we say, you know,
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Everything he said would happen happened,
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And now he's prophesying another coming
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With the same kind of verbiage, in the same prophets,
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What do you think he will do?
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I think he'll fulfill them, don't you?
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I think the things that he says will happen will happen.
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And oh, my friends,
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How many truths there are in the word of god
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About the days in which we are living
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And the time which is yet to come.
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If you want to know what in the world is going on,
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You have to turn to the bible for some answers.
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I want to remind all of you that we're living
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In this unprecedented time.
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Some of you are going to say, "well, pastor,
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I would have just been happy to have been born
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And lived in the good old days,"
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If you could ever figure out what they are.
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"i would have loved to have been born
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In that special generation,
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The one they call the best generation.
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I wish i could have been born," some of you were.
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But have you ever asked yourself this question,
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Why am i on this earth at this particular time?
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Did you know that almighty god
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Could have dropped you down along the landscape of history
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Any place he wanted?
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But he put you here, he put you here for now.
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God wants you here for now,
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So don't complain about not having lived
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At a different time
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Or wish you could live in some future time,
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Embrace the fact that god has given you this time
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And then find out everything you can about how to live this time
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In the holy spirit power that he wants to give you.
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So where are we, what's happening?
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Well, let me just say, first of all,
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We're living in the generation of the rebirth
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Of the nation of israel.
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When i was seven years old, something happened in our world
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That has forever changed the landscape going forward.
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It almost happened off the radar screen
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As far as many people are concerned.
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It was 1948, so you do the math
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And you'll figure out how old i am.
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It was 1948 and the nation of israel was born.
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It all began much earlier than that.
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In fact, the beginning of it takes you all the way back
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To the first book of the bible and the 12th chapter of genesis,
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Where almighty god gave a promise to abraham,
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The father of the nation of israel.
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And almighty god said some specific things to abraham,
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He promised to bless him.
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He said, "abraham, i'm going to bless you,"
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And he certainly has.
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Did you know that abraham's name is revered among christians
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And jews and muslims alike?
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He said, "abraham, i'm going to make of you
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A great blessing,"
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And he has done that as well.
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Did you know that the bible is a jewish book?
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Did you know that your savior and mine is a jewish savior?
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Did you know that the law
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That is basically the basis of jurisprudence
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Around the world
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Is the law that was given to moses on mount sinai?
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God has made of abraham a great blessing.
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And then he said, "i'm going to bless those,
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Abraham, that bless you,
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And i'm going to curse those that curse you."
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It hasn't fared well for those
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Who have taken israel on as an enemy,
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Almighty god has miraculously preserved them,
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Even in spite of all of their suffering.
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And the history books show
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That those who have blessed israel have been blessed,
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And those that have cursed israel have been cursed.
00:29:43.565 --> 00:29:48.369
But the one promise that god made to israel,
00:29:48.369 --> 00:29:51.172
That for 2,500 years went unfulfilled,
00:29:51.172 --> 00:29:54.843
Was the promise of a land.
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Almighty god said to abraham, i'm gonna give you a land,
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A land of your own,
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And you will live there as a nation in that land.
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For 2,500 years, there was
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No evidence that that could happen.
00:30:09.891 --> 00:30:12.327
Then through a series of amazing events,
00:30:12.327 --> 00:30:14.329
In 1948, the nation of israel came to be.
00:30:14.329 --> 00:30:20.702
And the significance of israel's reemergence
00:30:20.702 --> 00:30:23.338
In her ancient homeland is critical to us
00:30:23.338 --> 00:30:25.573
Because in order
00:30:25.573 --> 00:30:27.342
For all of the other end time prophecies to happen,
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Israel has to be at home in her own land.
00:30:30.912 --> 00:30:35.216
And so now the beginning of the regathering
00:30:35.216 --> 00:30:37.485
Of the nation of israel has happened,
00:30:37.485 --> 00:30:40.121
Israel today is exhibit a
00:30:40.121 --> 00:30:42.790
In the lineup of convincing evidences
00:30:42.790 --> 00:30:45.293
That the bible prophecies concerning the future
00:30:45.293 --> 00:30:48.029
Are going to be fulfilled.
00:30:48.029 --> 00:30:49.497
Here after all these years is this little nation,
00:30:49.497 --> 00:30:53.401
Confounding everyone with their military ability
00:30:53.401 --> 00:30:57.805
And their commitment to survival.
00:30:57.805 --> 00:31:01.442
And you know, it happened miraculously,
00:31:01.442 --> 00:31:03.244
Not just over in israel,
00:31:03.244 --> 00:31:04.846
But it happened almost on this side too.
00:31:04.846 --> 00:31:08.449
Back in 1948, the president of the united states
00:31:08.449 --> 00:31:11.352
Was harry truman,
00:31:11.352 --> 00:31:13.254
And he was the first to recognize israel as a nation.
00:31:13.254 --> 00:31:16.958
That this was god at work in israel was illustrated
00:31:16.958 --> 00:31:20.395
When several months later, the chief rabbi of israel
00:31:20.395 --> 00:31:23.998
Came to the white house
00:31:23.998 --> 00:31:26.501
And made an appointment with president truman,
00:31:26.501 --> 00:31:28.703
And this jewish rabbi said to truman, "mr. president,
00:31:28.703 --> 00:31:33.207
God put you in your mother's womb
00:31:33.207 --> 00:31:36.044
So that you would be the instrument
00:31:36.044 --> 00:31:37.578
To bring about the rebirth of israel after 2,000 years,"
00:31:37.578 --> 00:31:43.551
And those who were there in that meeting said they
00:31:43.551 --> 00:31:45.753
Looked over and truman was shedding tears,
00:31:45.753 --> 00:31:50.391
Because he comprehended the significance of that event,
00:31:50.391 --> 00:31:53.828
Which hardly anyone ever talked about,
00:31:53.828 --> 00:31:56.764
But today is becoming front and center.
00:31:56.764 --> 00:31:59.133
Did you know that the nation of israel
00:31:59.133 --> 00:32:00.702
Is mentioned more on the news than any other nation,
00:32:00.702 --> 00:32:03.471
Except the united states?
00:32:03.471 --> 00:32:05.907
It's amazing.
00:32:05.907 --> 00:32:07.475
The little nation of israel
00:32:07.475 --> 00:32:08.810
Is one-nineteenth the size of california,
00:32:08.810 --> 00:32:11.579
Not even as big as new jersey,
00:32:11.579 --> 00:32:13.581
And yet here it is, god's special plan,
00:32:13.581 --> 00:32:16.117
God's special place,
00:32:16.117 --> 00:32:17.518
Just as god said it would be,
00:32:17.518 --> 00:32:19.354
Arising in the end time to be present
00:32:19.354 --> 00:32:22.290
So that all the prophecies that surround it
00:32:22.290 --> 00:32:24.492
Could take place.
00:32:24.492 --> 00:32:27.195
Not only do you have
00:32:27.195 --> 00:32:28.529
The rebirth of israel as a nation,
00:32:28.529 --> 00:32:30.932
But you have the redistribution of wealth through oil.
00:32:30.932 --> 00:32:35.803
Each year, billions of dollars are being paid to rogue nations
00:32:35.803 --> 00:32:40.008
In the middle east for their oil,
00:32:40.008 --> 00:32:42.877
From the coffers of this peace-loving nation
00:32:42.877 --> 00:32:46.047
To the treasuries of arab nations
00:32:46.047 --> 00:32:48.016
That have openly announced their desire to destroy
00:32:48.016 --> 00:32:51.285
Israel and the united states.
00:32:51.285 --> 00:32:55.823
After the 1948 refounding of the nation of israel
00:32:55.823 --> 00:33:00.061
In her ancient homeland,
00:33:00.061 --> 00:33:02.463
Even bible-believing christians often wondered what would draw
00:33:02.463 --> 00:33:06.367
The attention and animosity of the whole world
00:33:06.367 --> 00:33:08.936
To that little nation.
00:33:08.936 --> 00:33:10.938
I remember thinking, you know, i read the bible
00:33:10.938 --> 00:33:12.774
And the bible says it's all going to end
00:33:12.774 --> 00:33:14.175
Over there in israel,
00:33:14.175 --> 00:33:15.510
I mean, it doesn't make any sense,
00:33:15.510 --> 00:33:16.844
This little tiny nation?
00:33:16.844 --> 00:33:18.179
And then all of a sudden, everybody began to realize,
00:33:18.179 --> 00:33:20.782
It's the oil.
00:33:20.782 --> 00:33:22.550
The bible says god is going to put a hook
00:33:22.550 --> 00:33:24.752
In the jaws of the nations,
00:33:24.752 --> 00:33:26.421
And i believe that hook is the oil.
00:33:26.421 --> 00:33:28.689
Oil in the middle east will be like a magnet
00:33:28.689 --> 00:33:31.092
Drawing all of the nations to that focal point
00:33:31.092 --> 00:33:34.095
For the final war that will take place on this earth.
00:33:34.095 --> 00:33:37.999
I remember reading not long ago that golda meir
00:33:37.999 --> 00:33:40.368
When she was in office, once made the comment
00:33:40.368 --> 00:33:42.870
That she was very angry with moses.
00:33:42.870 --> 00:33:45.339
She said, "moses led us
00:33:45.339 --> 00:33:46.974
Throughout the wilderness for 40 years
00:33:46.974 --> 00:33:49.110
And then plopped us down
00:33:49.110 --> 00:33:50.445
In the one place in the middle east
00:33:50.445 --> 00:33:51.813
Where there isn't any oil."
00:33:51.813 --> 00:33:55.216
Some people are saying that maybe that's not true,
00:33:55.216 --> 00:33:57.852
That perhaps oil is in israel, and the zion oil company
00:33:57.852 --> 00:34:01.422
Is prospecting right now,
00:34:01.422 --> 00:34:03.024
Using the bible to try to find the places in the holy land
00:34:03.024 --> 00:34:07.595
Where oil might be deposited.
00:34:07.595 --> 00:34:10.865
So we have the rebirth of israel in our lifetime,
00:34:10.865 --> 00:34:14.635
We have the redistribution of wealth in our lifetime,
00:34:14.635 --> 00:34:20.108
And then keep your eyes on europe,
00:34:20.108 --> 00:34:23.044
The realignment of europe as well.
00:34:23.044 --> 00:34:26.614
Thirty-some years ago, donna and i were invited
00:34:26.614 --> 00:34:29.050
To go to europe to speak at a missions conference
00:34:29.050 --> 00:34:32.820
That was held in holland.
00:34:32.820 --> 00:34:34.889
We'd never been to europe before,
00:34:34.889 --> 00:34:36.224
So we spent enough time there to take the train
00:34:36.224 --> 00:34:39.127
Across the--across europe.
00:34:39.127 --> 00:34:41.696
And i'll never forget it, every place you came
00:34:41.696 --> 00:34:43.898
To a border, the train stopped, the customs people got on,
00:34:43.898 --> 00:34:48.302
They checked your passport, stamped it,
00:34:48.302 --> 00:34:50.671
They got off and you went to the next place,
00:34:50.671 --> 00:34:52.473
You get to the next border, they get back on and they'd--
00:34:52.473 --> 00:34:55.443
And so we had lots of stamps in our passports
00:34:55.443 --> 00:34:57.879
By the time we got across europe.
00:34:57.879 --> 00:34:59.914
You go to europe today, you don't have to do that,
00:34:59.914 --> 00:35:02.083
Europe is becoming a seamless continent.
00:35:02.083 --> 00:35:05.553
In fact, in europe today we are seeing the fulfillment
00:35:05.553 --> 00:35:10.091
Of a prophecy that many folks don't even know about.
00:35:10.091 --> 00:35:14.462
Did you know that in the book of daniel,
00:35:14.462 --> 00:35:15.796
In the 2nd and in the 9th chapter,
00:35:15.796 --> 00:35:18.299
Daniel saw the opportunity to interpret a couple of dreams?
00:35:18.299 --> 00:35:22.703
These two dreams basically are about one thing,
00:35:22.703 --> 00:35:25.573
They're about the history of the world
00:35:25.573 --> 00:35:28.910
From daniel's time until almighty god
00:35:28.910 --> 00:35:32.380
Sets up his kingdom on this earth.
00:35:32.380 --> 00:35:35.550
The first vision is of a statue, the other is of beasts,
00:35:35.550 --> 00:35:39.453
But either way, what they're saying
00:35:39.453 --> 00:35:41.222
Is that there was babylon,
00:35:41.222 --> 00:35:43.524
And then there was medo-persia,
00:35:43.524 --> 00:35:45.326
And then there was greece, and then there was rome.
00:35:45.326 --> 00:35:49.430
But when rome comes at the end of the story,
00:35:49.430 --> 00:35:52.967
Rome is not finished, rome sort of fades off into oblivion.
00:35:52.967 --> 00:35:56.871
And then all of a sudden, you read this,
00:35:56.871 --> 00:35:59.273
That when almighty god sets up his kingdom
00:35:59.273 --> 00:36:01.776
After the seven years of tribulation,
00:36:01.776 --> 00:36:04.145
That a form of the roman empire
00:36:04.145 --> 00:36:06.814
Will be functioning on this earth.
00:36:06.814 --> 00:36:09.450
In the vision it talks about ten toes,
00:36:09.450 --> 00:36:12.186
Or ten leaders in europe.
00:36:12.186 --> 00:36:14.455
Literally what the prophecy is saying, men and women,
00:36:14.455 --> 00:36:16.524
Is this, that what is happening in europe today,
00:36:16.524 --> 00:36:19.594
This reorganization of europe, this reconnection
00:36:19.594 --> 00:36:23.798
Of all the old nations of the roman empire,
00:36:23.798 --> 00:36:27.401
Are fulfilling the prophecies of daniel, and pretty soon,
00:36:27.401 --> 00:36:32.273
They will have their own president.
00:36:32.273 --> 00:36:34.141
They already have their own constitution.
00:36:34.141 --> 00:36:36.844
They tell us that this is now the most powerful
00:36:36.844 --> 00:36:39.780
Bloc of nations in the world,
00:36:39.780 --> 00:36:42.717
Equaling almost the power and dominance
00:36:42.717 --> 00:36:45.453
Of the united states.
00:36:45.453 --> 00:36:48.155
You say, "pastor jeremiah,
00:36:48.155 --> 00:36:49.490
What is the significance of europe,
00:36:49.490 --> 00:36:50.925
Why is that important?"
00:36:50.925 --> 00:36:52.426
It's important for this reason.
00:36:52.426 --> 00:36:54.795
The bible says that in the end time,
00:36:54.795 --> 00:36:57.798
There is going to be a ruler who comes upon this earth,
00:36:57.798 --> 00:37:01.435
He will rule the whole world.
00:37:01.435 --> 00:37:05.473
He will be the ruler of the whole world.
00:37:05.473 --> 00:37:08.075
I thought at one time that would be impossible,
00:37:08.075 --> 00:37:11.045
It's becoming more and more possible
00:37:11.045 --> 00:37:12.380
All the time, is it not?
00:37:12.380 --> 00:37:14.715
Through all of our technology,
00:37:14.715 --> 00:37:16.784
Through all the things we're able to do.
00:37:16.784 --> 00:37:18.286
The bible says he will abrogate power to himself
00:37:18.286 --> 00:37:21.255
And he will rule the whole world.
00:37:21.255 --> 00:37:22.590
Now, what the scripture says is this,
00:37:22.590 --> 00:37:24.358
This world ruler will come out
00:37:24.358 --> 00:37:26.894
Of the reunited european coalition.
00:37:26.894 --> 00:37:29.797
In other words, out of the old roman empire
00:37:29.797 --> 00:37:32.033
Revived in the last time, this ruler will emerge.
00:37:32.033 --> 00:37:36.170
He will come from there,
00:37:36.170 --> 00:37:37.505
He's not going to come from the united states.
00:37:37.505 --> 00:37:39.173
The bible says that the antichrist
00:37:39.173 --> 00:37:40.641
Will not be revealed until after the rapture,
00:37:40.641 --> 00:37:43.110
So if you think you know who he is,
00:37:43.110 --> 00:37:44.645
You've been left behind.
00:37:44.645 --> 00:37:46.347
[audience laughing]
00:37:46.347 --> 00:37:52.153
Dr. jeremiah: stop and think about it for a moment.
00:37:52.153 --> 00:37:54.188
Here is the nation of israel back in her land.
00:37:54.188 --> 00:37:58.259
Here is all of this control being moved to the middle east
00:37:58.259 --> 00:38:02.229
Through the redistribution of wealth.
00:38:02.229 --> 00:38:04.231
Here is the realignment of europe.
00:38:04.231 --> 00:38:08.502
The bible says that all these things are happening
00:38:08.502 --> 00:38:11.272
And they're preparing the way for an event,
00:38:11.272 --> 00:38:14.108
Listen to me now, that could happen tonight.
00:38:14.108 --> 00:38:17.445
The bible speaks of a moment in time
00:38:17.445 --> 00:38:20.014
And it's called the rapture.
00:38:20.014 --> 00:38:23.050
The rapture is an event
00:38:23.050 --> 00:38:26.153
That is yet to happen on this earth,
00:38:26.153 --> 00:38:28.556
And the bible speaks of it in 1 thessalonians chapter 4.
00:38:28.556 --> 00:38:33.227
"i do not want you to be ignorant, brethren,
00:38:33.227 --> 00:38:34.895
Concerning those who have fallen asleep,
00:38:34.895 --> 00:38:37.264
Lest you sorrow as others who have no hope.
00:38:37.264 --> 00:38:40.368
For if we believe that jesus died and rose again,
00:38:40.368 --> 00:38:44.004
Even so god will bring with him
00:38:44.004 --> 00:38:46.273
Those that sleep in jesus.
00:38:46.273 --> 00:38:48.809
For this we say to you by the word of the lord,
00:38:48.809 --> 00:38:51.512
That we who are alive and remain until the coming of the lord
00:38:51.512 --> 00:38:54.348
Will by no means precede those who are asleep.
00:38:54.348 --> 00:38:57.485
For the lord himself shall descend from heaven
00:38:57.485 --> 00:38:59.687
With a shout, with the voice of an archangel,
00:38:59.687 --> 00:39:02.623
And the trumpet of god.
00:39:02.623 --> 00:39:04.024
And the dead in christ will rise first.
00:39:04.024 --> 00:39:06.594
And we who are alive and remain shall be caught up
00:39:06.594 --> 00:39:08.796
Together with them in the clouds
00:39:08.796 --> 00:39:10.998
To meet the lord in the air.
00:39:10.998 --> 00:39:13.401
And thus we shall always be with the lord.
00:39:13.401 --> 00:39:15.736
Therefore, comfort, encourage one another with these words."
00:39:15.736 --> 00:39:22.143
Now, paul wrote this to a church in thessalonica
00:39:22.143 --> 00:39:25.212
For one specific reason, listen carefully.
00:39:25.212 --> 00:39:28.449
Almost everybody who was there in the church at the time
00:39:28.449 --> 00:39:32.153
Believed that jesus was coming back.
00:39:32.153 --> 00:39:34.388
They had been taught that, and they accepted it as true.
00:39:34.388 --> 00:39:38.292
But what they didn't understand was this,
00:39:38.292 --> 00:39:40.961
They had godly parents and grandparents
00:39:40.961 --> 00:39:43.397
And sisters and brothers and, some of them, children,
00:39:43.397 --> 00:39:45.933
Who also had trusted christ, but they had died
00:39:45.933 --> 00:39:49.637
And their bodies had been buried in the ground,
00:39:49.637 --> 00:39:52.339
And the thessalonians wanted to know,
00:39:52.339 --> 00:39:54.141
What about them, what happens to them?
00:39:54.141 --> 00:39:56.944
And so paul begins his little verse by saying,
00:39:56.944 --> 00:39:59.280
"i would not have you to be ignorant, brethren,
00:39:59.280 --> 00:40:02.016
Concerning those who have fallen asleep."
00:40:02.016 --> 00:40:04.251
You all know that fallen asleep means died,
00:40:04.251 --> 00:40:06.754
That's what you say about a christian who dies,
00:40:06.754 --> 00:40:08.789
He falls asleep.
00:40:08.789 --> 00:40:10.124
Paul addresses this to the ignorant brethren.
00:40:10.124 --> 00:40:12.626
Somebody said, "that's the largest congregation
00:40:12.626 --> 00:40:14.261
In the whole world, the ignorant brethren,"
00:40:14.261 --> 00:40:16.597
I don't know if that's true or not.
00:40:16.597 --> 00:40:18.532
But these brethren were a bit ignorant
00:40:18.532 --> 00:40:20.267
About what was going to happen to their loved ones,
00:40:20.267 --> 00:40:23.003
And so paul wrote this letter and he said,
00:40:23.003 --> 00:40:24.839
Let me set this all straight for you,
00:40:24.839 --> 00:40:26.540
And he gave them a crystal clear outline.
00:40:26.540 --> 00:40:28.909
First, he said, i want you to know
00:40:28.909 --> 00:40:30.244
That one day there's going to be a return.
00:40:30.244 --> 00:40:32.913
One day the lord jesus
00:40:32.913 --> 00:40:34.281
Is going to come out of the skies,
00:40:34.281 --> 00:40:36.383
And he's going to come into the heavens.
00:40:36.383 --> 00:40:38.018
And the bible says he will come with a shout
00:40:38.018 --> 00:40:40.888
And the voice of an archangel and the trump of god.
00:40:40.888 --> 00:40:43.591
He's not going to send his angels,
00:40:43.591 --> 00:40:45.092
It won't be the holy spirit,
00:40:45.092 --> 00:40:46.660
It's not going to be john the baptist,
00:40:46.660 --> 00:40:48.429
The lord himself will return.
00:40:48.429 --> 00:40:52.132
And then paul made this astounding statement,
00:40:52.132 --> 00:40:54.168
And he said, you're worried about those who've already died?
00:40:54.168 --> 00:40:56.337
Don't worry about them, for, he said,
00:40:56.337 --> 00:40:58.138
The dead in christ--once again, those are not the people
00:40:58.138 --> 00:41:01.609
Sitting in the third row of your church, guys,
00:41:01.609 --> 00:41:03.644
I want you to know the dead in christ
00:41:03.644 --> 00:41:05.145
Are not the people that fall asleep on sunday,
00:41:05.145 --> 00:41:07.348
The dead in christ are the people
00:41:07.348 --> 00:41:08.849
Who have died and are buried.
00:41:08.849 --> 00:41:11.886
And paul says, now listen, the lord is going to come back,
00:41:11.886 --> 00:41:15.389
But before he comes after you, he's going to get
00:41:15.389 --> 00:41:18.359
All of those who have already died,
00:41:18.359 --> 00:41:20.160
And they're going to rise up from the ground
00:41:20.160 --> 00:41:22.396
And there's going to be a resurrection.
00:41:22.396 --> 00:41:25.032
And then he says, after the resurrection happens,
00:41:25.032 --> 00:41:27.801
After all those who have died in christ have been raised up
00:41:27.801 --> 00:41:30.738
And they go up to the heavens with the lord, the bible says,
00:41:30.738 --> 00:41:33.407
And then those of us who are alive and remain,
00:41:33.407 --> 00:41:36.076
In other words, we haven't died and the lord has come back,
00:41:36.076 --> 00:41:39.680
We're going to be caught up together with them
00:41:39.680 --> 00:41:41.715
To be with the lord,
00:41:41.715 --> 00:41:43.050
And so shall we ever be with him.
00:41:43.050 --> 00:41:45.786
Listen to me, men and women, there's coming a day
00:41:45.786 --> 00:41:48.055
When there's going to be a shout,
00:41:48.055 --> 00:41:50.224
And the voice of an archangel, and the trumpet of god,
00:41:50.224 --> 00:41:53.160
And only believers will hear it.
00:41:53.160 --> 00:41:55.362
And the bible says all of the graves
00:41:55.362 --> 00:41:57.865
That have been occupied by those who are christians
00:41:57.865 --> 00:42:00.034
Will be opened and their bodies will be resurrected
00:42:00.034 --> 00:42:02.803
And go up to meet the lord.
00:42:02.803 --> 00:42:04.438
And on their way up,
00:42:04.438 --> 00:42:05.773
All of their bodies will be reformed and remade
00:42:05.773 --> 00:42:09.310
As a resurrection body.
00:42:09.310 --> 00:42:13.480
And as soon as that happens, all of us
00:42:13.480 --> 00:42:16.517
Who are still walking around on planet earth--
00:42:16.517 --> 00:42:19.620
And i plan to be here, the lord willing,
00:42:19.620 --> 00:42:21.789
I think he's going to come that soon.
00:42:21.789 --> 00:42:23.123
I tell everybody, i'm not looking for the undertaker,
00:42:23.123 --> 00:42:25.392
I'm looking for the upper-taker, amen?
00:42:25.392 --> 00:42:28.062
I want to go up.
00:42:28.062 --> 00:42:31.065
Then we're going to be caught up to be with the lord,
00:42:31.065 --> 00:42:32.866
And then the bible says, together
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With our loved ones who died before we did,
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We're going to be ushered into the presence of heaven
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And there we will be forever.
00:42:40.040 --> 00:42:42.843
That's what we have to look forward to.
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I hope that's what you have to look forward to.
00:42:45.679 --> 00:42:47.448
If you know jesus christ, that's your future,
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Plain and simple.
00:42:50.517 --> 00:42:52.453
One of these days, the lord's coming back
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And if you know him,
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You will be taken to heaven to be with him.
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We say we believe this, but do we?
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If you knew jesus was coming tomorrow night,
00:43:06.700 --> 00:43:09.603
What would your tomorrow look like?
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And people say, "well, you know, the bible says he's coming back,
00:43:13.340 --> 00:43:15.943
I don't know what to do.
00:43:15.943 --> 00:43:17.277
What should i do, pastor?"
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Read the words of prophecy.
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First of all, the bible says
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We're to stay centered on christ.
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Over in colossians, it says,
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Since we have been risen with christ,
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We're to set our affection on things above,
00:43:29.456 --> 00:43:31.725
Not on things below.
00:43:31.725 --> 00:43:33.060
As we wait for jesus to come back,
00:43:33.060 --> 00:43:35.129
We're to set our affection upon him.
00:43:35.129 --> 00:43:37.965
And the bible says we're to stay confident in god's word,
00:43:37.965 --> 00:43:40.901
Committed to it with all of our hearts.
00:43:40.901 --> 00:43:43.137
We're to understand
00:43:43.137 --> 00:43:44.471
That the only thing we have that will help us
00:43:44.471 --> 00:43:46.306
In these difficult days and prepare us
00:43:46.306 --> 00:43:48.509
For the time to come is the word of god,
00:43:48.509 --> 00:43:51.912
The commitment to the word of god.
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Stay centered in christ, stay committed to the word,
00:43:53.313 --> 00:43:57.851
And here's one i want to talk about for just a moment,
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Stay compassionate toward other people.
00:44:00.454 --> 00:44:04.058
Here's what it says in 2 thessalonians chapter 3,
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"may the lord make you increase and abound in love
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To one another and to all, just as we do to you,
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So that he may establish your hearts
00:44:15.769 --> 00:44:18.072
Blameless in holiness before our god and father
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At the coming of our lord jesus christ."
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Listen, paul writes to the thessalonians,
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And he said, the coming of the lord is coming,
00:44:25.612 --> 00:44:27.881
It's happening, it's going to be here soon,
00:44:27.881 --> 00:44:29.550
So what you should do is
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Increase and abound in love toward one another,
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And then he adds this little troubling phrase,
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And toward all.
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What is the temptation that we have
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When we're going through times like this right now?
00:44:41.528 --> 00:44:43.530
I'll tell you what it is, all of us have faced it.
00:44:43.530 --> 00:44:46.400
Maybe we're not caught up in the scandals
00:44:46.400 --> 00:44:49.069
That have been happening in our country.
00:44:49.069 --> 00:44:50.604
Maybe we haven't been laid off, and maybe it looks
00:44:50.604 --> 00:44:52.840
Like we've got some security going forward.
00:44:52.840 --> 00:44:54.975
Our temptation as followers of christ is to say,
00:44:54.975 --> 00:44:58.479
Okay, i'm going to gather this all up to myself,
00:44:58.479 --> 00:45:03.150
I'm going to batten down the hatches,
00:45:03.150 --> 00:45:06.086
Board up the windows, don't tell anybody we're okay,
00:45:06.086 --> 00:45:09.223
Hang in there by ourselves until this thing gets over.
00:45:09.223 --> 00:45:13.660
That's what the majority of people are doing today,
00:45:13.660 --> 00:45:16.630
They're trying to get everything they can and conserve it
00:45:16.630 --> 00:45:19.333
For themselves and not worry about anybody else.
00:45:19.333 --> 00:45:22.269
And let me tell you something, that's the exact opposite
00:45:22.269 --> 00:45:24.805
From what god has called us to do as his people.
00:45:24.805 --> 00:45:27.775
This is an opportunity for us to be compassionate,
00:45:27.775 --> 00:45:30.477
An opportunity for us to reach across all kinds of lines
00:45:30.477 --> 00:45:34.148
Into the lives of other people who are hurting.
00:45:34.148 --> 00:45:36.583
Many, many people are hurting
00:45:36.583 --> 00:45:38.051
So much worse than you can imagine.
00:45:38.051 --> 00:45:40.888
Men and women, these are difficult times.
00:45:40.888 --> 00:45:42.923
These are the times that were prophesied
00:45:42.923 --> 00:45:44.725
We would experience before the lord's return,
00:45:44.725 --> 00:45:46.693
But here is the opportunity for us to shine like we
00:45:46.693 --> 00:45:50.197
Have never shined before.
00:45:50.197 --> 00:45:52.199
You know, it grieves me when i come into a city like this city,
00:45:52.199 --> 00:45:56.203
And you don't have to be in the city very long
00:45:56.203 --> 00:45:57.704
Before you start hearing a little bit of this
00:45:57.704 --> 00:45:59.173
And a little bit of that,
00:45:59.173 --> 00:46:00.507
And well, these people aren't getting along
00:46:00.507 --> 00:46:01.842
With these people there, you know what?
00:46:01.842 --> 00:46:03.477
The time has come for us to put all that aside,
00:46:03.477 --> 00:46:06.180
We are christians, and the body of christ
00:46:06.180 --> 00:46:08.315
Needs to come together.
00:46:08.315 --> 00:46:13.086
Really doesn't have anything to do with the color of our skin
00:46:13.086 --> 00:46:15.823
Or our ethnicity or where we came from or what--how we speak,
00:46:15.823 --> 00:46:19.059
It has to do with our faith in jesus christ.
00:46:19.059 --> 00:46:21.662
And the bible tells us
00:46:21.662 --> 00:46:22.996
That in these days before christ comes back,
00:46:22.996 --> 00:46:25.999
We need to reach out and join hands with other believers,
00:46:25.999 --> 00:46:28.902
And then we need to spread our hands out wide
00:46:28.902 --> 00:46:31.438
And help people who need our help.
00:46:31.438 --> 00:46:33.507
Let this be the finest hour for the church,
00:46:33.507 --> 00:46:36.210
Instead of the hour when people look at us
00:46:36.210 --> 00:46:39.046
As a bunch of stingy people
00:46:39.046 --> 00:46:40.681
Who close everything around us and try to wait
00:46:40.681 --> 00:46:44.017
For the storm to pass.
00:46:44.017 --> 00:46:46.386
You know what, almighty god has put us
00:46:46.386 --> 00:46:48.355
Where we are at this particular time,
00:46:48.355 --> 00:46:50.324
As i said at the beginning,
00:46:50.324 --> 00:46:51.925
Because he has called us to this time and to this place.
00:46:51.925 --> 00:46:57.064
And there are many other things that we're told to do,
00:46:57.064 --> 00:46:59.032
We're told to stay connected to the church,
00:46:59.032 --> 00:47:00.701
Did you know that?
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The bible says, "forsake not
00:47:02.035 --> 00:47:03.403
The assembling of yourselves together,
00:47:03.403 --> 00:47:04.771
As the manner of some is,
00:47:04.771 --> 00:47:06.306
But so much the more as you see the day approaching."
00:47:06.306 --> 00:47:08.342
What does that mean?
00:47:08.342 --> 00:47:09.676
It means as you realize jesus is coming back,
00:47:09.676 --> 00:47:11.778
You need to get together with god's people
00:47:11.778 --> 00:47:13.313
More than you used to.
00:47:13.313 --> 00:47:14.848
I've lived in a generation where we've watched services
00:47:14.848 --> 00:47:17.384
Fall off like broken limbs.
00:47:17.384 --> 00:47:20.387
When i was growing up, we had prayer meeting
00:47:20.387 --> 00:47:21.722
Every wednesday night.
00:47:21.722 --> 00:47:23.056
You don't hardly ever see that anywhere anymore,
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Not in california.
00:47:24.791 --> 00:47:26.493
We had sunday night services,
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That's also archaic in most places.
00:47:27.828 --> 00:47:31.131
I'm not saying we have to go back to wednesday night church
00:47:31.131 --> 00:47:33.200
Or sunday night church,
00:47:33.200 --> 00:47:34.534
I don't know what your deal is here,
00:47:34.534 --> 00:47:36.003
But what i do know is the bible says this is not a time
00:47:36.003 --> 00:47:38.472
For us to be scattering as god's people,
00:47:38.472 --> 00:47:40.674
This is a time for us to be gathering as god's people.
00:47:40.674 --> 00:47:44.878
Listen to me, there are only two times in the new testament
00:47:44.878 --> 00:47:49.349
Where this expression "gathering" is used,
00:47:49.349 --> 00:47:51.818
Once it's used for christians gathering in the church,
00:47:51.818 --> 00:47:54.688
And once it's used for when we gather together with the lord
00:47:54.688 --> 00:47:58.225
In his coming,
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And i'm convinced that both are equally important.
00:47:59.559 --> 00:48:01.995
God is looking forward to the time
00:48:01.995 --> 00:48:03.730
When we gather with him, but in the meantime,
00:48:03.730 --> 00:48:05.933
While we're waiting for the return of christ,
00:48:05.933 --> 00:48:08.268
We need to be gathering with one another.
00:48:08.268 --> 00:48:10.771
You say, i can worship god on the golf course,
00:48:10.771 --> 00:48:13.206
You cannot,
00:48:13.206 --> 00:48:15.642
Any more than you can play golf in the church building,
00:48:15.642 --> 00:48:18.478
You can't do it.
00:48:18.478 --> 00:48:20.047
You need to be with god's people.
00:48:20.047 --> 00:48:21.381
If you listen to "turning point,"
00:48:21.381 --> 00:48:22.716
You hear me say this, every friday night,
00:48:22.716 --> 00:48:24.818
Every friday afternoon,
00:48:24.818 --> 00:48:26.153
Whenever you listen to "turning point," i say,
00:48:26.153 --> 00:48:27.821
"don't you ever use this broadcast as an excuse
00:48:27.821 --> 00:48:30.724
For not going to your local church."
00:48:30.724 --> 00:48:32.426
Men and women, you belong in the local church.
00:48:32.426 --> 00:48:34.261
If you're here tonight
00:48:34.261 --> 00:48:35.595
And you're not involved in a local church,
00:48:35.595 --> 00:48:37.197
You need to find one,
00:48:37.197 --> 00:48:38.699
And there are many representatives here tonight,
00:48:38.699 --> 00:48:41.201
And get involved in that church.
00:48:41.201 --> 00:48:45.472
The bible says that as we're looking for the lord's return,
00:48:45.472 --> 00:48:47.941
We should stay calm in our spirit,
00:48:47.941 --> 00:48:51.144
This is not a time for anxiety and panic.
00:48:51.144 --> 00:48:53.747
Did you know there was another time in the new testament
00:48:53.747 --> 00:48:55.983
When the disciples were filled with anxiety?
00:48:55.983 --> 00:48:59.252
They'd began to hear the rumors
00:48:59.252 --> 00:49:00.620
That jesus was going to leave them,
00:49:00.620 --> 00:49:02.422
Jesus was all they knew.
00:49:02.422 --> 00:49:04.725
He said he was going to leave and go to a place,
00:49:04.725 --> 00:49:06.626
And they didn't know where it was,
00:49:06.626 --> 00:49:07.961
And jesus said, how could he tell them?
00:49:07.961 --> 00:49:11.898
And they were filled with fear and filled with anxiety,
00:49:11.898 --> 00:49:15.035
And then jesus said these words to them,
00:49:15.035 --> 00:49:16.737
He said, "let not your hearts be troubled;
00:49:16.737 --> 00:49:20.173
You believe in god, believe also in me.
00:49:20.173 --> 00:49:23.677
In my father's house are many mansions;
00:49:23.677 --> 00:49:26.146
And if it weren't so, i would have told you."
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Listen, "i go to prepare a place for you.
00:49:28.281 --> 00:49:31.051
And if i go and prepare a place for you,
00:49:31.051 --> 00:49:32.819
I will come again and receive you unto myself;
00:49:32.819 --> 00:49:35.222
That where i am, there you may be also."
00:49:35.222 --> 00:49:39.026
The bible says you don't have to be filled with anxiety,
00:49:39.026 --> 00:49:42.162
Let your heart be calm.
00:49:42.162 --> 00:49:43.630
It's all under control,
00:49:43.630 --> 00:49:45.232
Almighty god's still on the throne.
00:49:45.232 --> 00:49:47.167
He's got his plan all laid out, and he's coming back.
00:49:47.167 --> 00:49:54.207
And the best news in that passage of scripture,
00:49:54.207 --> 00:49:56.410
My friends, is this, god loves you
00:49:56.410 --> 00:49:59.079
And he wants you to be where he is.
00:49:59.079 --> 00:50:01.648
He is doing all of this for us, listen to the verse again,
00:50:01.648 --> 00:50:05.185
"let not your heart be troubled;
00:50:05.185 --> 00:50:06.520
You believe in god, believe also in me.
00:50:06.520 --> 00:50:08.722
In my father's house are many mansions;
00:50:08.722 --> 00:50:11.058
If it were not so, i would have told you.
00:50:11.058 --> 00:50:12.793
I go to prepare a place for you.
00:50:12.793 --> 00:50:17.297
And if i go and prepare a place for you,
00:50:17.297 --> 00:50:20.634
I will come again and receive you unto myself;
00:50:20.634 --> 00:50:24.171
That where i am, there you may be also."
00:50:24.171 --> 00:50:27.307
God is interested in you, he wants you in heaven,
00:50:27.307 --> 00:50:31.578
And that's why he's doing all of this.
00:50:31.578 --> 00:50:36.283
Well, as many of you know, california has been visited
00:50:36.283 --> 00:50:38.952
By fires very frequently.
00:50:38.952 --> 00:50:41.488
2003, one day we were having church and i began to see people
00:50:41.488 --> 00:50:44.257
Get up out of church and leave while i was preaching.
00:50:44.257 --> 00:50:46.626
I had no idea what was going on, and someone told me
00:50:46.626 --> 00:50:48.862
That they were getting text messages
00:50:48.862 --> 00:50:51.064
That their home was in the fire zone
00:50:51.064 --> 00:50:52.766
And they needed to get home.
00:50:52.766 --> 00:50:54.701
Eight or ten of our families lost their homes in that fire.
00:50:54.701 --> 00:50:57.437
We were told that our campus
00:50:57.437 --> 00:50:59.239
Was going to go down in the flames
00:50:59.239 --> 00:51:01.374
On a monday morning,
00:51:01.374 --> 00:51:02.776
Almighty god somehow blew the flames south
00:51:02.776 --> 00:51:05.078
And we didn't get burned down.
00:51:05.078 --> 00:51:06.413
Donna and i had to evacuate our home in 2003.
00:51:06.413 --> 00:51:09.916
We thank god that we had the opportunity to minister
00:51:09.916 --> 00:51:12.152
To a lot of people.
00:51:12.152 --> 00:51:13.487
There's a little village up above our church called crest,
00:51:13.487 --> 00:51:16.490
Almost every home up there was burned down.
00:51:16.490 --> 00:51:18.325
We set up our presence up there in a tent.
00:51:18.325 --> 00:51:20.660
We lived up there for about six weeks,
00:51:20.660 --> 00:51:23.029
Providing food and clothing and help and rebuilding,
00:51:23.029 --> 00:51:25.832
All that we could do to help those people.
00:51:25.832 --> 00:51:28.802
After 2003, the fire departments in southern california
00:51:28.802 --> 00:51:32.472
Got together and realized there were some major glitches
00:51:32.472 --> 00:51:35.275
In getting people away from the danger of fire,
00:51:35.275 --> 00:51:40.847
So they came up with an ingenious plan,
00:51:40.847 --> 00:51:44.417
It's called reverse 911, and here's how it works.
00:51:44.417 --> 00:51:49.723
If your home is in a fire zone, if your home is in a place
00:51:49.723 --> 00:51:54.327
Where fires can come,
00:51:54.327 --> 00:51:56.763
Everybody knows where that is in california,
00:51:56.763 --> 00:51:59.432
You register with reverse 911 network.
00:51:59.432 --> 00:52:02.536
You give them all your numbers,
00:52:02.536 --> 00:52:04.104
They input them into a massive computer.
00:52:04.104 --> 00:52:08.208
When the fire comes, as they watch it from their helicopters
00:52:08.208 --> 00:52:12.078
And from their ability to see
00:52:12.078 --> 00:52:14.614
Where it's going and trace the wind,
00:52:14.614 --> 00:52:16.816
If your home is in danger,
00:52:16.816 --> 00:52:19.819
They press a button on this computer
00:52:19.819 --> 00:52:21.655
And it calls all of the numbers in that zone.
00:52:21.655 --> 00:52:25.358
And when you answer the phone, it simply says,
00:52:25.358 --> 00:52:27.060
"fire, get out; fire, get out."
00:52:27.060 --> 00:52:30.964
It worked for the very first time in 2007
00:52:30.964 --> 00:52:34.434
When we had the highest number
00:52:34.434 --> 00:52:36.269
Of evacuations in any place in history for fire,
00:52:36.269 --> 00:52:40.373
Over a million people were evacuated
00:52:40.373 --> 00:52:42.175
In southern california.
00:52:42.175 --> 00:52:43.977
Sad to say there were some people who got the 911 warning
00:52:43.977 --> 00:52:47.180
And didn't believe it,
00:52:47.180 --> 00:52:48.515
And we know of several families where there were tragic deaths
00:52:48.515 --> 00:52:52.018
Because they refused to listen to the warning.
00:52:52.018 --> 00:52:55.989
There is another 911 coming.
00:52:55.989 --> 00:53:00.260
The bible says it this way,
00:53:00.260 --> 00:53:02.162
That if we do not have our names in the lamb's book of life,
00:53:02.162 --> 00:53:06.967
When jesus comes back for his own,
00:53:06.967 --> 00:53:09.169
We will not go with him,
00:53:09.169 --> 00:53:11.037
We will be left behind to experience the tragedy
00:53:11.037 --> 00:53:13.807
Of the seven years of tribulation
00:53:13.807 --> 00:53:16.042
And the ultimate carnage of armageddon,
00:53:16.042 --> 00:53:20.280
And there will not be another chance.
00:53:20.280 --> 00:53:23.383
You say, "pastor jeremiah,
00:53:23.383 --> 00:53:24.718
How do i get my name in the 911 book of heaven?"
00:53:24.718 --> 00:53:27.887
The bible says you ask jesus christ
00:53:27.887 --> 00:53:30.056
To forgive your sin,
00:53:30.056 --> 00:53:31.858
You ask him to come and cleanse your heart.
00:53:31.858 --> 00:53:33.560
You acknowledge that you're a sinner.
00:53:33.560 --> 00:53:35.362
You tell him that you're sorry for your sin,
00:53:35.362 --> 00:53:37.931
And you realize that you're not going in the right direction.
00:53:37.931 --> 00:53:40.834
You accept the fact that god loves you
00:53:40.834 --> 00:53:42.569
And now it's time for you to love god.
00:53:42.569 --> 00:53:45.272
You open your heart, and by prayer,
00:53:45.272 --> 00:53:46.806
You receive him into your heart,
00:53:46.806 --> 00:53:48.141
And the bible says the moment you do that,
00:53:48.141 --> 00:53:50.110
Your name is listed in the lamb's book of life
00:53:50.110 --> 00:53:53.847
And when the heavenly 911 comes at the rapture,
00:53:53.847 --> 00:53:56.483
Your name will be called and you will be rescued
00:53:56.483 --> 00:53:59.352
And evacuated from this earth.
00:53:59.352 --> 00:54:02.055
I want to ask you this question tonight,
00:54:02.055 --> 00:54:04.057
And i want you to listen to me carefully,
00:54:04.057 --> 00:54:06.726
Is your name written in the book?
00:54:06.726 --> 00:54:09.029
Have you trusted jesus christ as your savior?
00:54:09.029 --> 00:54:12.165
You say, "well, pastor, i'm young
00:54:12.165 --> 00:54:13.800
And i have lots of plans
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And i got some things i want to do before this
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And i've got plenty of time."
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No, you don't.
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First of all, there's never been a time when it appears
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As if the lord's coming
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Could be at any moment like it is today.
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But secondly, you have no guarantee of a tomorrow.
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If you were to die tonight and stand before almighty god
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And he were to say to you,
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"why should i let you into my heaven?"
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What would you say?
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And if you cannot say with certainty, "lord god,
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I come to your heaven tonight with the assurance
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That i belong here because i have trusted jesus christ,
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Your son, as my savior," if you don't know that,
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Do today what you're gonna be thankful you've done
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When you stand before the lord,
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Give your heart to jesus christ.
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You will look back upon this moment
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As the greatest moment in your life,
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It will change you from the inside
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And make you a new creature.
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Announcer: dr. jeremiah will return
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Dr. jeremiah: at the end of my message,
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Against the uncertainties of this world.
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Stay calm in your spirit, stay connected to your church,
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Stay compassionate toward others,
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Stay committed to god's word,
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And most important of all, stay centered in christ.
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But to live in christ,
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You must first believe in christ.
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Dr. jeremiah: and we have become indifferent to the fact that we
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Have a real enemy, his name is satan,
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And he is organized to the hilt and his demons cover the earth
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With their presence.
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Announcer: thank you for being with us today.
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"the great deceiver who seeks to destroy,"
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David Jeremiah - The Prophetic Times

May 9, 2025 | 57:29

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