The Choice is Yours

Revelation 20:7–15 NLT

7 And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be released from his prison 8 and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea. 9 And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, 10 and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. 11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Satan Deceives the People Against God

The devil is briefly released from prison at the end of the 1,000 year Millennial Reign of Christ. The first thing he does is to attempt one final attack against the people of the God.

The first thing he does is to attempt one final attack against the people of the God.

The devil knows that he cannot defeat the Lord so instead he attacks the Lord’s people because we are made in the image of God. Furthermore, as followers of Christ we are now new creations in Christ and The Holy Spirit makes us more Christlike. And because we worship God and God alone and the devil is full of pride and seeks worship for himself he hates us and wants to destroy us. This is why he attacks God’s people today and in the final battle.

The devil knows that he cannot defeat the Lord so instead he attacks the Lord’s people because we are made in the image of God.

As followers of Christ we are now new creations in Christ and the devil is full of pride and wants to be worshipped but instead all true worship belongs to Christ.

Deception is the strategy the enemy uses to turn people away from the Lord and convince them to attack the people of God. The word deceit is an action word that means to misrepresent or conceal the truth from someone. So the devil misrepresents truth to people and makes them believe it is truth so that they will rebel against the Lord while thinking they are doing what is right in their own minds or in the ways that culture tells them is right.

The word deceit is an action word that means to misrepresent or conceal the truth from someone.

So what the devil misrepresents truth to people and makes them believe it is truth so that they will rebel against the Lord

Some of you today may be following a path that is far from the path that God tells us to follow. Others of you may believe in Jesus but are struggling to live holy lives.

Still others of you think you have a strong walk with the Lord but when it comes down to making the Lord the top priority in your life or choosing to rearrange your schedules around the things of the Lord such as praying, worshipping, reading your Bibles, serving others, or go to church you the mindset that activities, vacations, sports or career come first which is not at all what the word tells us to do.

Whatever your condition today I implore you to have eyes to see and ears to hear that anything you put as a priority before the Lord is not from God but rather is a distraction from the enemy who wants to distance you from Jesus so that you will be more likely to listen to the voice of others instead of the voice of God.

Please hear me today trust the Lord, lean not on your own understanding, submit to Him as the Lord and Savior of your life and have the guarantee of heaven as your home and a life on earth filled with the peace and love that only comes with a right relationship with Jesus Christ.

The Devil is Defeated

the armies are gathered against God’s people and the beloved city.

fire from heaven comes down and consumes the attacking armies

the devil is thrown into hell which is a fiery lake of burning sulfur joining the beast and the false prophet to be tormented day and night forever

It may seem at times that the temptations and struggles that the devil puts before us are so overwhelming that we could not possible be strong enough to defeat him.

But I have some good Gospel news for you which that when I wasn’t strong enough Jesus died for me.

When you were not strong enough Jesus died for you.

And if there is any here today that does not know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior then all you have to do is ask Him to be Lord of your life, invite Him into your heart, turn from your sins and heaven can be your home. Not because you are good enough but because God loves you and wants you to have a personal relationship with Him.

An Account is Given

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Then all the dead must stand before the throne and books of the Lambs book of life were opened.

All people who have ever died will stand before the Lord as He is the only one who can rightly judge.

Each person will be judged according to what they had done.

Death will no longer be needed and will be cast into the lake of fire.

The lake of fire is the 2nd death

Anyone’s name not written in the book of life was thrown into the fire as well.

It is important here to know that the dead who are raised and judged are not Christians. This may seem like a strange teaching to some but you must realize that the church is already raptured with Christ before the Tribulation and is the bride of Christ which comes back with Jesus at the Second Coming. And the martyrs or the people who were saved during the tribulation were already raptured and joined Christ and His bride which is the church to rule and reign for the 1,000 year Millennial Reign.

I know that people don’t preach on hell a lot anymore but hell is in fact a real place and God does not send anyone to hell rather people choose to go there based on the rejection of His Son Jesus Christ and by living sinful lives.

One look at the world around us and we can see that things cannot continue.

Hear me today Jesus loves you and sent me here today to tell you to come home. It doesn’t matter who you are or what you have done if you ask Him to forgive you and be the your God He will forgive you, clean you up from the inside out and prepare a place for you in paradise with Himself and a loving family of fellow Christians.

There are not tears or death or pain in heaven but pure love, peace and joy.

This why I came today because Jesus wants me to tell you today if you don’t know Him it’s time to come home.

If you knew Him before and have backslidden it’s time to come home.

If you are a believer but your are struggling with sin it’s time to repent, leave it at the altar and rededicate your live to Jesus Christ.

Please don’t leave here today without knowing that you are in a right relationship with Jesus. It is literally the most important decision you will make in your entire life.

If you are ready to make that decision today then please come down now and I will pray for you. You will not be judged but we will celebrate with you. If you are unable to come down then one of our volunteers will come and pray for you.

If you have questions please ask but do not leave here today without receiving your blessing. Our next days are not guaranteed so please do not wait any longer.

Jesus loves you and He is calling you home.

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