Unparalleled Tribulation & Unbelievable Testimonies, Part 2 - Aug. 29th, 2021

Hey, man, good morning, everyone. I'm trying to break the Traditions here at First Baptist Church Westminster we get we do everything the same every week. So this gives me an opportunity to jump in here before Pastor Jason, I guess involved he has to do something for a moment, but I really did want to share what went on. I talked to the adults in the adult Sunday school class this morning about the trail Life Ministry that we have here. And that's what it is. I found out it's it's the Christian or christ-centered equivalent to the Boy Scouts and it is truly christ-centered and they are not just using our facilities. They are an extension of our ministry like any other Ministry. We owned them Co 2017 like the girls Co 3110 That's ours. They have to go by our rules our teachings and if they won't we could. Cut him off excommunicate him so to speak. And and so that really changed my thinking cuz after and a day do a great great work, I've learned about the organization but the most important thing they said well, we're christ-centered and I'm thinking yeah, what does what does that mean and after listening and all the things that went on they exalted the name of Christ throughout the whole day and a half of classes. They said this is the number one thing Christ all the things we do are to exalt him in to be centered around him use him as our example for our young men to become leaders in their homes and their families in their churches in our country. And so I was pretty impressed with the organization and I've learned a lot more about it. And and so I but I wanted us to know that we then have a responsibility. They're not just some organization is using our gymnasium a couple times a month. There are there has even though they're not many of them are not members of this church that the organization is ours and when we need to pray for them as such and we need to get involved with them as such there will be a time. They'll be doing some fundraising coming up. I encourage you I we're not going to make anybody do anything but they'll be selling some things. They try to raise their own money so that the boys can go off to different activities throughout the year and the girls will be doing the same thing and then we won't sell things directly through the gym will let them come around they may ask you if you'd like to buy a flashlight or the girls as some sort of pasta or something so that help them in their activities, which might Save some of our parents some happen to come up with some cash money directly to do some of those activities and so I learned a lot about the organization. I've got even though I think most of the names of the you know, the foxes and the guy said don't tell me the foxes and the Hawks and the mountain lions the equivalent of the Cub Scouts the small group and then The Navigators and the adventurers the junior high and High school-aged boys and so and their organizations and they know they can always use help with men that are willing to help out even if it's just to be there but it requires a background check in a few things like that. And so I'll be praying about those things cuz it is our ministry and if you'd like to be a part of it and I'm not the youngest guy there I can probably kind of one of the old guys probably the oldest that I've seen but there's still things for me. Do and others as well. And so pray about that. Maybe there's something I can do to help even if you don't have a boy or a daughter going to the girls side of it. Maybe you can help in that Ministry, but it is our ministry and I was pretty impressed with it and I can highly recommend that to anyone and so we'll just start or song service then I'll bring it turn it over to Amen, thank you Pastor and with all that in mind. Let's give God the glory sing page 449 and I'll ask you to stand as we join us and all three verses for 49.

To God be the glory strange things. He had his son has life and praise the Lord praise the Lord praise the Lord the Lord give him the glory great things.

The blood from Jesus praise the Lord. Praise the Lord praise the Lord to the father of Jesus. Give him glory great things. He has taught us Frank things.

But you're trying to spot when Jesus was praising the Lord. Thank you, please remain standing.

Let's pray most gracious Heavenly Father God again. We Are so thankful. For what you doing in our lives there some here today the can't be here due to health reasons or they're on vacation and traveling by the repair. You would meet their need the father for those of us here. Today. We're here to worship you to lift up your Holy Name to bring glory to you and we pray you'll be pleased by all that we say and all we do is we lift up her voices in praise and worship. We pray for the preaching of your word. You would give Pastor Jason those words to be heard that we need because we are in needy people speak to us and not only that we hear these things but we would then apply them in our lives. Thank you for all that have come out the other that you were you were just doing a wonderful work here at First Baptist and we pray that you would continue to do that work but it's not about us. It's about you help us. Keep us focus on what's most important. And father, I pray now that you would just be with the remainder this service and it will be glorified in all that we say and do I pray in Jesus name. Amen. Please be seated.

You see me looking around cuz I don't have my sheet here. Army know my someone give me a bullet real quick.

Ask me am I embarrassed? Yes.

I usually make this copy but I was out of town and this is my excuse and say if you look at your coming events, we we already have all of September's things in here. So I'm not going to go through all of them. You can see what's going on. But tonight will be our summer in the sunshine will be anything goes refreshment. So I guess whatever your appetite is for tonight, bring it on in and and we'll take advantage of it then the September 5th will be our last or final summer in the sunshine and it'll be ice cream. I mention that because it's food and that always bring Baptist into their churches. But you see we have our Sunday school kickoff coming up and then get ready for September 12th to the 15th already be praying for this evangelist. Gary Gilmore will be with us for those few days invite folks get ready to be challenged. We have a round up Sunday, which is that same day the 12th round them up means bringing your friends and family members neighbors. Whoever weekend yanking off the street get your put your cowboy boots on and hats and get your lasso Out start hauling people in bring them in and we will have our barbecue brisket that we usually do once a year and you guys bring the fixings in but it's a chance to wear more casual clothing cowboy hats and boots and blue jeans if you have those things you want to do that, but that's our round up Sunday. So we're very busy there. We got the Sunday School kickoff the Evangelist Gary Gilmore and I'll round up Sunday. We have some Sunday school leader training. Coming up. Then we have a missionary on Wednesday night the 22nd Teresa vanderford missionary to Bangladesh. Then we have the trail Life USA area mountain man Campari coming up the Masters men's prayer list and several of us were gone. And I heard at a really good to prayer time on Saturday morning man challenge you to come on Saturday morning. If you can at 9 in and pray for our church for our community for a country for things that are going on in our lives is also a chance for fellowship and it wants a quarter will leave and have a breakfast or something. And so please do that. And so there's plenty of things coming up. There is a sign-up sheet on the back wall for a prayer vigil and this is in preparation for the Evangelist. And what's going on is that you can pick a half hour or an hour or two hour. 3 hours that you will be at home in your car here wherever you want to be and pray focus on whatever the Lord puts on your heart. But especially for the upcoming Avenger allistic. Conference that we are having for these few days praying for one another praying for our country, but pray and they probably a good habit to get into we should be spending more time in prayer anyways, but please sign up on the back wall a year then making a commitment and maybe that'll help prayer life is something we all can probably do a little better at myself included. My name's up there. I'm going to be praying. I thought it was going to be here. And I was thinking. I'll come in way early cuz I'm usually here pretty early and he said no you can pray wherever you want. That's right. Pray wherever you want just sign up so we know you're praying and so a lot going on. And so please keep your bulletin so you can make sure you're at all the activities and I think that's all I have will continue with the service. Thank you. Pastor will ask you to sing page 460 you may remain seated while we sing leaning on the Everlasting Arms first second and third versus 460.

Send a line leading safe and secure from realize are these people in the front row? There's not anything wrong with him. They're just going right along with the song. So if you want to lean with them as we're in a lie, cuz if we weren't in a scripture boat, you may do so on the second verse swing to walk in Mansfield.

Today be safe and secure from Ronnie and I always wonder what that looks like on the video. So people that are watching on the video just at your in your home wherever you're at. Just join us on the third verse to my Lord Sonny.

Leaning on it. Page number for 67. Thank you for your participation. We're Baptists to we'd like to have a fun time here in the services or 67 since I've been redeemed we'll sing all four verses 1 2 3 and 4 since I have been redeemed sing it out as if you've been redeemed the song of I have been read since I have been reading.

I will glory in his glory and might I have a Chrysler have been read by have been.

A man reads been raining. I will glory in his name. I will glory in my face and yours and I haven't and Claire have been read and I have been reading.

Been reading I will glory in his name. I have a home I have been reading so I have been raining. I will glory in his name since I've been read.

My babe, you're such a men. Thank you for your singing this morning scripture reading will be led by Brother Jeff Stewart.

All right, we will start Romans chapter 8 verses 28 to 39 and ask the congregation to read verses 31 and 35 if you are willing and able please Dan Marino's worth.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God is everywhere. Who are the called according to his purpose for him? He did for know. He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his son that he might be the firstborn among many Brethren were over movie did predestinate family also called and who he called them. He also Justified and who be justified damn. He also glorified.

Peter Spira not his own son, but living him up for us all how shall he not with him? Also, freely give us all things who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect. It is God that justifies. Who is he that commanded it is Christ that died yet rather that is risen again who is even at the right hand of God who also make its intercession for us.

As it is written for thy sake we are killed all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter met and all thing and all these things. We are more than conquerors through him that loved us bring a sweater that needed ethra life nor angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come or Heights nor death nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our lord. Thank you and may the Lord At His blessings to the meaning of his word. You may be seated.

When the storm raged about that the disciples were afraid for the waves were high and the ship was tossed. They could not find their way. I know it.

And just beyond the rainbow. Can we see all the eclipse?

Like the man on the seated I have cold on God and prayer when it seemed to me all hope was gone and in my deep despair, I remember to and I know once more how he sees this over me.

Clear sky the rainbow when we see you make brown.

Jesus Storm from the other side knows the lessons word. He speaks to the raging Storm when peace cannot be found when we see you make you already sees the rainbow. Can we see the eclipse?

How many of you can testify to the truth of that song?

I'm thankful. What we learn about God from the Bible that he is a God who knows the end from the beginning and he's concerned about everything that we go through. I wish sometimes as Believers we can learn how to handle the mental little better. I suppose I see times in the Bible where there isn't always a human answer available. And yet God's people continue on by faith. I see the the songs where they turn from lament to praise but I see the songs that term from praise to lament and I've also had to preach through psalms where there is no element of Praise whatsoever. And so before we make a beeline to tell everybody. Whatever diagnosis you've been given is going to go away or whatever problem you're dealing with is going to disappear. I think we need to go to the Bible and figure out who God is And that even through those difficult times he does know the in from the beginning and we may have to wait before our tears are fully and finally wiped away that time will come I do not know that but do we offer false? Hope down here sometimes I wonder I just wonder now that's I didn't plan to speak on those things this morning, but it seems appropriate for the moment. We're going to dismiss our children for our children service. And so we have some little ones here today. If you'd like to join for Children Service, you can see my daughter in the back. My wife will leave you upstairs and the team that's up. There will lead your service and you'll be able to praise the Lord and learn about Jesus up there and your children service for those that are joining us here, you're listening and watching and following along the services of the First Baptist Church of Westminster. This is co-pastor a Pastor Walker bringing the Sunday morning message. It will be a continuation of our last time together and hopefully you kept your notes from last time and you'll be able to fill in the rest. Hopefully today if I make it that far if you did not receive an outline last time and you would like to just drop some notes down. I'll fill those in for you. Could you just slip your hand in the air if you'd like one of those and we'll have a brother I can bring some extras around if you didn't get one last time and you'd like to fill in so brother and he's coming he'll give you those and again, this is not meant to be a lecture this morning, but I just want you to see the framework for the arguments and I'm going to make as I present this to you this morning. I'm going to challenge your thinking hopefully. I want you to do something with the word of God today and I want you to remember what I tell you about the word of God today and also want you to see which angle I'm coming from and make your own decisions about what the Bible says. It is God's word and he has revealed himself to us. We've been studying through Matthew chapter 24, and if you'd like to follow along you can do so in your Bible and Matthew 24 will look at verse 23 to 28 Lord willing this morning, but I would like to just begin at verse 15 because that's where we started last time. in Matthew chapter 24 You're thinking about the words of our Saviour on the Olivet discourse. Some have entitled it the second Sermon on the Mount I think rightfully. So the context here is Jesus has been asked a question by four of his disciples and he proceeded to answer that question really three questions. They posed to him that I see here about the destruction of the temple and the sign of the coming of the son of man. They asked him regarding those things and Jesus begins to help them understand what the coming days will hold for the followers of Jesus Matthew 24. We pick up his discourse in verse 15. The Bible says when they're when ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation we mentioned that was the signal alarm Jesus gave his disciples flight instructions in preparation for the time of Jacob's trouble. He gave them the signal alarm that is the abomination of desolation we continue Being and he says in verse 15 spoken of by Daniel the Prophet stand in the Holy place whoso readeth let him understand this is the signal alarm. He references Daniel the Prophet. Yes, it's that same Daniel that everyone knows the Bible speaks of Daniel. It's talking about that Daniel and there's a person of discernment that he lined Sports here understand is that what that reduced much like the Ethiopian eunuch. We need someone to guide us many times in the scriptures. And so Jesus is helping them the person of the abomination of desolation where told another prophecy is the Antichrist. The place of the Abomination will be the temple and that will be rebuilt. Of course by the time Jesus said these words they're looking at the bricks of the Temple. But Jesus is saying in another place that not one stone will be left on another another versus but yet we see the abomination of desolation there has to be another temple built then we put those pieces together prophetically. So then and verse 16 to 18 He reveals to us the evacuation plan for those that see the signal in that day those that are watching what happens in the temple the Abomination desolation. That is the alarm get out for those that are still here. Those in Judea he tells him a 16 basically Run for the hills. Those that are at home. You don't have time to pack get out while you can for those that are there at that are at work verse 16 to 18. And then we began to look at some further considerations that he gave in verses 19 to 22, but pray you let me back up to verse 19 woe to them that are with child and then that gives stuck in those days but pray that your flight be not in Winter neither on the Sabbath day for then Shelby know the words Great Tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time. No nor ever shall be can. I also reference that. He is quoting Old Testament scripture there as well. The Old Testament permeates when Jesus says here some of these further considerations that he gives his to maintain compassion amidst all the chaos of the Great Tribulation. Pregnant nursing mothers we need to think about them and pray for them those that are trying to do life on their own by themselves. We have a special place in her heart for them. Do we not we have compassion on single mothers and now single dads that are trying to do Life by themselves. Jesus has the same kind of compassion and you need to see his compassion because it moved him to prayer and he urges that we pray prayer that moves God we make intercession for those who are going to be most impacted by the trouble pray that it be not in Winter pray that it not be not on the Sabbath. These are seasonal or things that they would experience with the Wadi is overflowing to where it's impossible and then you think about the winter time. It's hard to find lodging you think about the Sabbath day requirements on the Jewish people in particular the religious rights that they observe the sabbath. Your Jesus is speaking to them in Jewish terms because they're Jewish people and he's prophesying about a Jewish event that's going to occur. So it makes sense to me why he would reference the Sabbath here, but he talks about sea. No difficulties to pray that God would intervene that the flight be not during that time of year. Did you know our prayers can change the course of things? I forget what writer it was devotional. You think it might have been either are a Tory or aw Tozer talks about prayer as being that which moves the omnipotent hand that governs the universe after I don't know exactly where that phrase should be attributed. I forget who wrote it, but I one of those two men more than likely but isn't that true? Pray that God moves mountains. Yeah, we have a mountain moving God my High School Mentor used to say Jason If You're Going To Pray For Rain you better bring an umbrella. And I stuck with that and if I ask God to do something, I believe he's going to do it that he can and Jesus tells them you can you can't stop the Great Tribulation from coming but you can plead with God that it happens at a certain time so that the difficulties are lessened see his compassion here prayer that moves God those are to be most impacted by the trouble and then he teaches them to despise not they need to understand the severity of the time of Jacob's trouble. This has been prophesied in the Old Testament and they are in for a judgment like the world has never seen before in this time of Jacob's trouble. It's the 70th week of Daniel and they're not to despise that like he's so I'll just buy used his Birthright when you despise something biblically, you put it on the scales in one outweighs the other they're not to treat this lightly. Because this is going to be a time like they've never experienced first 21 he tells them for then she'll be Great Tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time. No nor ever shall be verse 22 except those days. We should be shortened. There should know flesh be safe. But for the elect sake those days shall be shortened. Go back to the comments on verse 13 as a reference is salvation. Don't read the wrong salvation into the text or you'll make a great fear theological Mistake, by the way, there's some motivation for divine intervention on behalf of God's chosen people those that he chooses to use his witness through in these days are going to need the prayers of people like never before. Hey, I hope that you're praying for those that are experiencing trouble from the Taliban today. We have Christians that their doors are being knocked on and if you have a Bible in the house, if you name the name of Christ, you could be in violation of the Sharia law that they impose there. And if you're found to be in violation what that means is you could be cold out and apostasy and persecuted and prosecuted in Sharia law up to the extent of death. Are you praying for a Christians? I was challenged yesterday in our meeting Pastor Ward was with us and I thought the chaplain brought a valid point. He said are you praying for the Taliban?

Jesus taught us love your enemies. Pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you. Speak all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. pray for them It's easy for me to think about the Christians in the pastures and those that are struggling over there and pray for them. We need to pray for God's people like that. How can I pray for my enemies too? As Christians we need to do that. They need Jesus. Because if they find Jesus they won't be bearing the sword. They'll be bearing the arm of friendship. and camaraderie seeking a different goal. They need the truth that Jesus Christ washes away sin that no works of the law can do that. No Heritage of whatever religious beliefs if you have can wash away your sin. It's only through the blood of Jesus Christ. That someone could be saved you see his motivation for divine intervention. We need God intervene and in previous messages. I've laid the fact that I believe we are on the cusp of seeing gospel intervention. Like we've never seen it in our generation we've gone through things that we've seen things recently that our generation by generation, whatever you want to call that don't even know what generation of along to anymore whatever generation that is. We haven't seen these things and I'm telling you we're going to see the gospel explode like we've never seen it before either because the ground is ripe for the Peace of Jesus Christ to come in and restore us and reconcile us to God the father that we've been alienated from Jesus warned his disciples that there would be an unparalleled time of trouble that would come prior to his second coming but he then went on to warn them about how they also might be deceived into believing that he had come when he clearly had not and it's most important to pay attention. To his clear warnings and so I'm going to pick up our texts and read in verse 23. Then if any man shall say unto you love here is Christ or they're released words of Jesus out loud with me cuz leave it not what did he say? Believe it not Jesus said to not believe something. Unbelievable. These are going to be unbelievable testimonies. Testimonies that we need to validate truth that needs to be examined in light of the truth truth mixed was there with ever no longer truth. Jesus said believe it not for there shall arise false christs and false prophets and shall show great signs and wonders in so much that if it were possible they shall deceive the very elect.

Verse 25 I believe is a hinge thought behold I have told you before.

Wherefore if they shall say unto you behold, he's in the desert go not forth behold. He is in secret Chambers, believe it not What do you say? Believe it or not. If you didn't hear me the first time brother Darryl, I'm sure you've heard this before he time God repeat something in the Bible. We don't pay attention to it. For as the lightning cometh out of the East and shine has even unto the West. So shall also the coming of the son of man be what was one of the questions they ask they asked him back in the early portion of the Olivet discourse. What shall be the sign of the coming. He tells them this is what to look for as lightning from the East to the West. So shall also the coming of the son of man be for wheresoever. The carcass is there. Will the Eagles be gathered together Lord. I pray that you bless our time in your word this morning. Give us eyes to see and ears to hear what the spirit would say to the church and Lord may we be humble enough to receive your word in the truth that is found here in and build our life on your sayings that we would be counted as that wise man that builds his house upon the rock and when the storms of life, and they blow Lord we know our house will stand because it was founded on your word and phase-in what you said would come faith in what you said would be Lord. I pray that you'll strengthen us today to be looking for that blessed. Hope And the appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ help us Lord in this time to be more like Christ today than we were yesterday and I'll thank you for the growth for the Salvation that you bring in Jesus name. I pray amen. It is important to pay attention to his warnings. Drill turn Port you. Remember when Jesus faced Calvary there was not one that stood with him every disciple fled. He prayed from the cross those seven magnificent things that I'll never exhaust all the truth. That's found in our savior hanging Between Heaven and Earth. And asking God forgive them for they know not what they do. Invoking the scriptures of Psalm 22 that ends in Victory and then concluding Psalm 22 with those words. It is finished. He paid it all Jesus did that and yet leading up to that there was there was great persecution. Jesus was arrested everything that the disciples had dreamed about happening with Jesus was undone in their minds in a moment. And they all fled and left him to the mockery of a trial and yet they didn't take his life those that arrested him. He laid down his life and he said if I lay it down I can take it again. And though he was all alone there without a single disciple around saving those that would come back close enough when he was hanging suspended Between Heaven and Earth Behold. Thy mother Behold. Thy son. There were those that were close enough to observe. What was going on. I thirst he said that's where the scriptures would be fulfilled by the way. Jesus Christ gave a sign here that the disciples would need to take note of what is the sign? What what's the real signal that it's time to run the abomination of desolation. That's the sign to run. Boys, they could have only connected that. I don't know how different Calvary would look. Set time to run yet. But this isn't the sign that Jesus said that was Jesus being arrested in the garden the abomination of desolation. So that wasn't the signal. But they all ran. They got off to a fault start.

how many of us have been guilty over these past few decades, especially an independent fundamental Baptist Churches of getting off to a Call start. You can take that home with you and think about it. That's a hold of the message for a whole. Nother time. Let's not get off to a fault start. Let's look at what the scriptures teach here in and know that Jesus is working everything according to plan. Nothing catch. Nothing will catch him by surprise. In fact, we see that in his arrest do we not Peter was we're going to take care of this he withdrew his sword and cut off the service of the high priests are malkis this year. And what was the miracle Jesus performed? Peter put your sword away. That was a real Miracle. I'm just kidding. It was the putting out of the ear. You put it back in place. Why because he knew I didn't catch him off guard. He knew when he arose from prayer that he was going to go be greeted by Kiss of betrayal and that would begin his hour of glorification. He was in full control of every event that happened on Calvary. And yes, I'm going to argue that he was even in full of control of everything that was happening. Even when he had his cross carried by another. No, we've been taught many times. I sat in the service as you've heard him to that Jesus fell under the load and he was too weary and weak the omnipotent Son of God was too weak to finish the task. I have the electrical problems with that. No, Jesus could have carried that all the way up the hill but you know what that Roman soldier said every King needs a slave you. You're from Niger. Will make you his slave carry his cross.

Politics, don't you love it?

A shameful and yet that man who did what he was compelled to do by a Roman soldier in mockery of our savior because every King needs a slave had two boys watch. Rufus and Alexander and I wonder what impact that had on them. Our Savior knew what he was doing when he went to the cross and he knew what was coming and he told them here this is what you need to look for we can get off to a fault star we can we can jump the gun if you will when were driven by emotion rather than our knowledge of scripture when we get emotionally tied up in things

we jumped the gun when we ought to know better. So let's consider some of these unbelievable testimonies. We we've looked at the unparalleled tribulation. The unparalleled times that are upon God's people in this hour that Jesus says he is yet future there's unparalleled tribulation. Now look at these unbelievable testimonies unbelievable. And I mean that not trietley, I mean it exactly as the word is defined. They are unbelievable. don't believe them Jesus said call speculation about Christ coming in the time of Jacob's trouble. He's going to warn them about fictions of false Messiahs versus the facts of his sudden paresthesia. His sudden coming notice. Jesus warned them beforehand. He said that verse 25 of told you before it's happened so that you can know I've warned you beforehand. What was his warning? Believe them not say it with me believe them not. Notice these mistaken speculations about the parasia of mosiah verse 23 to 26 shows us what we'll encounter. We will encounter false Miracles. We've been fairly warned and we'll see the folks messages and how they center around his warning. he says in verse 23 regarding these false Miracles then when then When the abomination of desolation when everybody everyone is fleeing for their lives and these troubles are coming and it's Great Tribulation. Like you've never seen it then. If any man shall say unto you low here is Christ here is Messiah here is the anointed one or is there a Jesus said believe it not now you need to understand what happens in The Book of Revelation and what John prophesize is going to occur in those days when the Beast Rises out of the Sea and the false prophet with him and the frogs and the and all of the imagery that John gives us in the apocalypse has the unveiling of the Lord Jesus Christ. And God is very clear that in that day deception will be rampant. The world will be given to this deception. Jesus said there's plenty that's going to rise and say I'm the one or there's the one don't go after them. I've always wondered how in the world could the Jewish Nation actually follow someone who is not a Jewish person to leave them. In this first part of the seven years of that tribulation. How can they be so deceived? Well, there's a couple of ways to understand the prefix anti anti you can understand it as it's defined as instead of or against and I think both have some sense semblance of connotation when we think of the spirit of antichrist that does already work anti. against it was me that entire something that opposed is something that is against this is against everything. That's Christ. I agree. but also coming out here stood as in place of or instead of And what that tells me is the spirit of antichrist does already work. The Jewish people are going to be so enamored with what this political world leader can do to promise them political stability that they've been yearning for four years and decades thousands of years even that they're going to say we know the truth. But we're going to take this instead of because we can get what we want. Politics there you go. Again preacher getting politics into I didn't put them there. These are biblical politics. Okay, these are prophetic biblical politics and they're going to be so deceived. Jesus tells them don't believe that mess don't believe that garbage. That's a little bit of a warning, isn't it? Because Antichrist we're told prophetically he's going to rise up and and Ezekiel 38 and 39. We have we have these armies of ruse led by ruse that that will come against Israel and try to annihilate them from the earth from the face of the globe and who's going to stand up and defend them. You guessed it. The one that they'll take instead of. And he will fight for them and he will annihilate their enemies. But then right after that he's going to betray them like no one has ever betrayed the Jewish people in human history. And they've been betrayed pretty bad. Down through the course of human history all the way back from the history of Genesis and exodus. To the Holocaust of our days and the anti-Semitism that's on the rise that permeates so much around us today.

They're going to take him instead of but Jesus said don't believe him. Believe it not here is Christ. There is Christ believe it not he's only going to stab you in the back and the signal of the abomination of desolation is he's going to set himself up to be Worship in the temple as God. He's going to desecrate that Temple like it's never been desecrated in human history. He warned them beforehand though. There's going to be mistaking speculation false miracles for there shall arise false christs and false prophets noticed the use of the word profit rather than teacher that speaks to the Jewish nature of the text as well. These are false prophets. Peter talks about false teachers creeping into the church. Jude talks about false teachers coming into the church. This is Prophet false prophets that will deceive Israel and shall show great signs and wonders Miracles. They're going to do Miracles and you read about those in Revelation. I don't have time to go there this morning and so much that if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. Let me tell you a little bit of History here from the Bolsheviks. Maybe you remember reading about that in school or some of you history Buffs out there the Bolsheviks murdered the last Czar of Russia and his family in 1918. But rumors persisted that one more of the children may have been may have survived there could have been one that made it through one of the best-known rumors involves Anna Anderson who claimed in 1920 to be Anastasia, one of the czar's daughters and interesting the the name is Greek for Resurrection. That's what anastacio means. Thank you Pastor Ward that's going back to Wednesday night's message anastasis. It means Resurrection anastacio. So even after DNA testing proved that Anna was not related to the royal family many people clung to the hope that she really was, Anastasia. One of the reasons for that hope think about it the believe that the survival of one of the royal children might lead to an eventual restoration of the Glory Days of the Russian monarchy. It does Anna serves as a kind of Messiah figure for royalists the problem in the logic though. Is that a first envisioning a desired end result and then finding the evidence to prove it you get the cart before the horse in that scenario. However, flimsy that evidence is you're going to try to cling to that and then that'll hopefully, you know in your heart mind you can come to see because I'm going to hold out hope for this because it could bring what I've been looking for. anti instead of it's not the true biblical. Hope that Jesus Promised and yet they're going to cling to it because of what they yearn for so bad and the end result of the restoration of the glory of the davidic monarchy. And they're going to be blinded and I'll take whatever little flimsy evidence has given them and be deceived Jesus gave them fair warning behold. I have told you before verse 25 through read Isaiah 48 52 you comparing scripture. What does Isaiah say I have even from the beginning declared it to the wait a minute. When does Isaiah riding before or after Jesus lets his narrow at least that one down long time before Jesus. In fact, it would be hundreds of years that Isaiah would prophesied by name of a man named Cyrus who would arise to allow the Jews to return that prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 40:8 5. He says of the Lord I have even from the beginning declared it to the before it came to pass. I showed it the less than you should have say mine Idol has done them.

And my Graven image and my molten image has commanded them understand the amount of deception that will be in the in the time of Jacob's trouble and other things that will be given to the false prophet the mouthpiece of the Beast the things that he'll be able to do and wield. It's comfortable and surpasses even all the Miracles that Pharaoh's magicians tried to do and while there were a few that they couldn't weren't there.

Jesus said I told you before. Jesus essentially said see I told you ahead of time and in another passage, it's even more striking how our Lord affirmed it turn over to John chapter 13.

And locked us in if you don't hear anything else. I've set up to this point at least hear John 13 19. Jesus said I told you before I've warned you beforehand. I've tried to prepare you and your heart mind as best as possible, but John tells us in this way. Now. I tell you before it come what's the purpose when it is come to pass. You may believe that I am.

But he is in Italian. you may believe it Go Amy, you may believe I am that I am has sent me into you even before Abraham was I am Jesus said I told you before so that you can believe I am I told you before of things that will happen then so that you can believe I

now now is the time to trust Christ today is the day of salvation present tense. I am today believe on the Lord trust him. The passage teaches us at least a couple of things about predictive kind of Prophecy. historical fulfillment will serve as an interpreter of Prophecy for we see things come to pass. We know of a certainty that that prophecy was true. Isn't that the test given to the prophets in Deuteronomy, if they prophesy and it come to pass you shall surely know that they were sent of the Lord if they prophesy and it well, you know, let's just fudge that one a little bit should we it's still in the Bible and yet many have fudged a little on that area and said well, you know, they've gotten eight out of ten right or they've gotten six out of I don't even think those numbers are anywhere close, but

we're not talking about Nostradamus here. We're talking about someone who gives something ahead of time that has no you don't have to believe me, but it's true that has a success rate of 100% without ever. Never missing a single mark.

So the greatest marksman can't even do that in all of their history of shooting. They had to start somewhere and I guarantee you they can always tell you about the one that got away.

But the Lord when he prophesied he always hits his mark. 100% of the time why because he's not like us we're centers and Eye Centers we fall short we missed the mark, but Jesus have told you beforehand so that you can know that I am he What has God done throughout human history to present himself to mankind. So it serves as an interpreter, but we need humility if we're going to handle that area. The second thing John 13:19 shows me his is that all prophecy fulfillment it anytime you see a fulfilled prophecy anywhere. It is a Vindication of the one who is The Great. I Am every time it auto show us Jesus is who got who who the Bible says. He has Jesus Is God and so, you know what they'd never approved by the way that my charts were more accurate than somebody else's.