#5&6~ The Lord's 2nd coming. STILL TO COME 7-20-13
For the passed 4 broadcasts we have been talking about things that "ARE STILL TO COME" on Gods Prophetic Calendar.
#1- is the rapture of the True Church, this is next on Gods Prophetic calendar, and it can happen at any time.
#2- will be the Judgment seat of Christ, here is where all that were raptured are judged for their stewardship, that is, what we have done for Christ after we were saved.
#3- the 3rd broadcast we summarized the book of the Revelation.
#4- we pointed out the Ezek. 38: & 39: battle that takes places at 3 ½ years into the tribulation, the middle of the 7 year tribulation, there God is the One that destroys 5/6 of that coalition headed by Russia, its all Gods doing, no earthly armies are involved in their destruction, we're told that Gods fury comes up in His face.
>Ezekiel 38: 18-19 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face. 19For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; --
~ Here God has had enough of the way these nations have abused His people Israel, this is in the plan of God, nothing can alter or change it in any way, today God is saving all that will call on His Name, and this includes the people of Russia and the people in the Muslim countries as well. -- And let me say, there are saved people there as well, there's Christians from ever country in the world.
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#5- The 7 year Tribulation, let me ask you this question, you that have watched Billy Graham down through the years, have you ever heard him mention the horrible 7 year tribulation? -- He'll tell about the rapture briefly, but he by-passes the tribulation, he don't want to up set his Catholic friends. He'd have to talk about the Great Harlot of Rev. 17.
~~ The True Church is caught out of this world in chapter 4:1, and then the 7 year tribulation begins, we'd have to do a verse by verse study of the Revelation to talk about all the horrors of the tribulation, so let me say to you dear listener, you don't want to be here when it starts, and the only way you will be able to miss it should it begin today is to be saved while you still have time.
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#6- The 2nd coming of Christ.
~Today we'll talk for a few minutes about the 2nd coming of Christ.
His next coming will be very different than His first coming. -- He came the 1st time as a meek and lowly Lamb to pay our sin debt, but when He returns the next time He'll come as the Lion of the tribe of Judah, He'll rule with a rod of iron.
We that believe the Bible know that He was born of the Virgin Mary, His Father being the Holy Ghost, and because He had no earthly father He did not inherit sin as all the human race has. -- He was God's sinless and perfect Sacrificial Lamb of God.
>1 Peter 1: 18-20 -- ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, --
~ All in the plan of God.
~ He was beaten with 39 strips with a cat of nine tails, He was spit upon, His beard plucked out, mocked, abused, a crown of thrones placed on His head and mockingly put a reed in His hand. And even as He hung there on the cross in our stead a spear was pierced into His side.
~ That is the way He was treaty by the world the first time, but it was all in the plan of God, He that knew no sin became sin for us.
>Isaiah 53: 3-7 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
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* But at His 2nd coming, He is coming with great glory, not as a meek little lamb, but as the Lion of the tribe of Judah.
Satan and his demons and sinners that remain on the earth are put down and judged. He puts down all unrighteousness before He establishes His Kingdom in righteousness.
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~As the 7 year tribulation is nearing the end He'll return, all in the plan of God.
When Jesus returns He will come first to the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, this is also the place that He left earth from.
>Acts 1:9-12 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 11Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
12Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, --
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Zechariah tells of His return:
>Zechariah 14: 3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
(When he fought in the day of battle) is a reference to Exodus 14:13-14
--- for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. -- 14The LORD shall fight for you,--
>Zec.14: 4And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
~When His feet touch the Mt. of Olives there will be a great earth quake.
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>Rev. 16: 18-19 -- and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. 19And the great city (Jerusalem) was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell:
~This earth quake begins in Jerusalem but it will affect the whole world.
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We also have a preview of Armageddon in --
>Rev.14: 20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
~ Which is 200 miles, approximately the length of the nation of Israel, to the horses bridle, is about four feet deep.
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> Rev.16:12 -16 also is a preview of Armageddon.
And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. (Satanic trinity.)
14For they are the spirits of devils, (demons) working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. -- These demons are leading these armies of the world to this place for destruction -- these demons are causing them to think on these things.
--15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
"Armageddon" is Hebrew for "Mt. Megiddo", which is in Northern Israel. The valley of Megiddo (also referred to as the valley of Jehoshaphat; Joel 3:2, 12) is where the Battle of Armageddon is to take place.
~ This is the only place we find the word Armageddon in the entire Bible, although there are many references to it.
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~ It all begins by the coming down of Russia and its coalition from the north sometime around the middle of the Tribulation period.
~The kings of the east are made up of the Chinese and possible other nations from that part of the world, they contribute the destruction of Russia and his coalition found in Ezk.38 & 39: to this Revived R. Empire head, who is the antichrist, they are totally unaware that Jehovah God alone destroyed that coalition. -- Their coming, or so they think, to fight against the army of this Revived Roman Empire, made up of 10 united European countries.
>Revelation 17:12 -13 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
~ The campaign extends the length of Palestine to the Valley of Jehoshaphat and the mountains of Edom.
The plea of Isa.64:1-2 has now been fulfilled.
1Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, 2As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence!
His 2nd coming is fore told in the O.T.
>Isaiah 11: 4-5 ---- he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
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>Isaiah 63:1-6 ~ The prophet Isaiah asks 3 questions, and at the end of each question is the answer.
> 1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength?
I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
2Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?
3I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
4For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. 5And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: -- therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. 6And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.
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>Isaiah 34:1-3 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
2For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
~Notice He speaks in the past tenths, it's as good has done. (HATH)
3Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
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~When Jesus came the first time, He shed His blood for these people, but they have rejected it. Now He is trod-ding down the wicked, and it is their blood that is shed.
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>Psalm 2: 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
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~This is a frightful truth that's without any doubt on the way, the precious blood of the Lamb having been rejected, the blood of those who defied God and followed and worshiped the Beast bathes the earth in their blood.
As a ripe grape is squashed and the juice flies in every direction, so will the blood of little peanut headed man who believes nothing like this is possible; these will fall into the vat of God's judgment. This is Armageddon--the mount of slaughter.
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Before our time gets gone listen as I read Rev.19:11-21
>Rev. 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
~Let me say that the 4 horses in Rev. 6: were symbolic of crucial coming events, but here in chapter 19: these horses are real, there's nothing symbolic about these.
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12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
~There's not any use speculating what this name is, this is one of the many things that no one knows or can know - we'll have to wait until we get to heaven to find out.
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13And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. -- speaks of righteousness.
~ It's probable that they are the church, along with the Tribulation saints, and the Old Testament saints. And this would fulfill;
Jude 14--15 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
15To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
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15And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
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17And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
~This angel calls to the scavenger birds, buzzards and the like to clean up the carnage.
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19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. (Armageddon)
~Now we find that the armies of the world are united, their going to try to fight against Him.
20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, (Rev.13) with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.
These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
~The antichrist and the false prophet are the 1st to be cast into the lake of fire, and notice their alive.
21And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
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~Listen in next time as we continue with "THINGS THAT ARE STILL TO COME."
