The Last Curtain

Psalm 16 / Mark 13:1-8

Not One Stone

The Temple

Another curtain:

Matthew 27:51 “And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.”

Archeological excavation has been ongoing since the 1860s, but is now under the control of the Muslim / Palestinian control.

History and archeology both confirm the complete destruction of the 2nd Temple in ~ 70AD

All of creation

1 John 2:15–17 “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. 17 And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.”

2 Peter 3:10 “But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.”

Birth Pains Have Begun

False Christs

Many Cults

Many Politicians (since Caesar)

Wars and rumors of wars

Constant and remaining warfare in the Middle East

Russia and Ukraine

Israel and Hamas and Lebanon

Civil War talk in the lead up to our presidential election, in fact for several years now.

Earthquakes and Famines; Natural disasters

The truth is that this language is typical in talk of end times and end time prophecy.

It is so clear that we are in the last days. We should, as believers and students of God’s word, know that the “birth pains” have begun.

We know what birth pains lead to.

Since the days of Jesus on the earth, we have been in the Last Days. Do NOT be deceived about this.

Look To Jesus

Not Headlines

Most headline watchers confuse God’s Isreal (His Church) and a geo-political reality that was created in 1948 and has NEVER been in covenant with God.

Modern day Israel has no spiritual connection with the Old Testament reality. It is a pagan nation as much as the United States. There is a remnant of Old Testament Judaism in the culture there, just like there is a remnant in our own.

Neither nation is who Jesus is coming after, but there is a spiritual remnant in both (in fact all).

Not prophetic figures

Not AntiChrist

Not the two witnesses

Be saved, and Persevere

Mark 1:15 “and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

Daniel 12:1 “At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.”

Now is the time to seek the Lord when He calls you. None that He calls and draws will be turned away.

John 9:4 “We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.”

Now is the time, church family to persevere, to do Kingdom work; to seek the salvation of our loved ones, to hold ever closer to the church family God has blessed us with, to seek to live holy and consistent lives; to glorify Him in all we do.