As we open to Rev. 6:2, I wonder if most of us remember what directly precedes the launch of the Tribulation?

 The way that Jesus, Paul, John & Daniel all describe the start of the Tribulation is not with disasters, wars, famines, and pestilences.

The Tribulation begins, according to the Bible, with global peace, safety, and prosperity.

For decade after decade, we in Christ’s church have been well taught about the inexorable slide our world is in, heading towards the final war.

Armageddon and the apocalyptic events associated with it are even part of secular media reports. We hear

regularly of the dangers of nuclear war, bioterrorism, pollution, and global warming.

It seems like every day we are seeing more and more of what the Bible talks about, with our world plunging

deeper into chaos, ethnic conflicts, horrific acts of terrorism and aggression, and what seems like more

and more natural disasters. God’s Word warns of all these plagues, quakes, and famines. Do all those conditions mean that the Tribulation is close? The real question we need to find the answer to, from God’s Word is:

Which Comes First: Global Peace or Global Holocaust?

Is Earth sliding straight down the slope into the fiery destruction, demon hordes, solar scorching, and global holocaust as described in Revelation? In other words, will things get darker and darker, and disasters amplify until the Tribulation scene bursts into view? The answer God’s Word gives may surprise you.

Ultimately all those disasters will hit, but temporarily, God says a time of unprecedented prosperity and peace is coming our way.

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 Revelation Chapter 6

I’m happy to say and as we open to Revelation 6 and verse 2. I wonder and and you know most people have a kind of a preset when you go to Revelation. We know what you’re going to talk about you know the disasters but do most of us remember what directly precedes God’s launch of the tribulation?

Remember God launches the tribulation it doesn’t happen God launches it and and we’re

seeing it two is the launch it. It’s almost like the first missile going out Sent From Heaven toward the Earth well that is way that Jesus and the Apostle Paul and the Apostle John and the Old Testament Prophet Daniel all describe the start of the tribulation is not with disasters, Wars,,famines, earthquakes, or pestilences.

The tribulation begins according to the Bible with global peace and prosperity and safety.

Now that I mean that just doesn’t sound like you know the late great planet Earth Fair.

We’re so used to the gloom and doom but actually as we’ll see even though for decade after decade we in Christ Church have been well taught about the inexorable slide our world is heading in toward that final war toward the final Holocaust Armageddon and all the apocalyptic events associate with it are

part of secular media I mean we hear that all the time in fact now the weather channel has picked up on

it now they call the storms we went through this past winter snow mageddon Los Angeles calls their traffic Carmageddon all of that is because the biblical metaphors are in society we hear regularly about

the dangers of nuclear war, of riot, terrorism, of pollution and global warming. It seems like every day

we’re seeing more and more of what the Bible talks about it seems like our world is plunging deeper into

chaos. There are more ethnic conflicts. There are greater horrific acts of terrorism and aggression.

It seems like they’re more and more natural disasters but we hear all these disasters.

So God’s word warns us that plagues, Quakes and famines are all part of the tribulation but what we really

need to see from the Bible is the scriptures to guide us because the Lord sent this to us so we would know

and we need to answer the question from God’s word which comes first Global Peace or Global Holocaust?

You already know the answer because Jesus, Paul, Daniel

Right here in Revelation John tell us that what come first is global peace

and prosperity that’s what’s next for planet Earth on God’s schedule.

Well is Earth sliding straight down the slope to firey destruction and Demon hordes and solar scorching and the Holocaust described in Revelation in other words will the things get darker and darker and disasters just keep amplifying until the tribulation bursts into view. Well the answer from God’s word might surprise us because what the Lord says is ultimately all those disasters are going to hit but temporarily in the short term. God says we are headed toward a time of unprecedented prosperity and peace is coming our way. Although all those

prophesied disasters are coming.  God explains that just prior to the tribulation our world will experience the peace and safety and the prosperity and Harmony that mankind has only

dreamed of for centuries.

Just before the very worst time in history our world may well see the best times that humans have enjoyed since the Garden of Eden. That’s Revelation 6:2 and it reminds us this morning that peace and safety.

The Cry Of All Humans for over the past 6,000 years since the fall of humanity

into sin is going to finally come but it’s only temporary and it’s going to be shattered so quickly by the worst times the world has ever known so there is coming in a day not too much in the distant future when a Superman is going to rise and he’s not going to be in the theaters and he’s not going to need special effects and this Superman is going to amaze everyone. To everyone’s grateful surprise he will at last bring to Earth the peace and safety they’ve longed for.

That’s the first element of the tribulation that God introduces us to

That’s Revelation 6:1-2

1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

Go there let’s read the first two verses. Listen as God briefs

us on the future and we need to understand why he briefs us Revelation 6

verses 1 and two.

We know God’s it is inspired and the more the world makes fun of Christians and what we believe . The truth of your word the more we’re aware that this is the very voice of you. God has captured, written down,

preserved for us and in our possession. May we take the time to hear and to allow your spirit to Open the Eyes of our understanding and may we understand why you have given us this

road map of the future so speak to our hearts especially apply Lord Jesus to

our hearts the lessons you want us to learn today that we might live according

to the plan that you have for us to know about in the name of Jesus we pray amen.

The last days is when this world with all of its current problems arrives at a time of

peace and safety and prosperity that’s something that we need to think about especially

as things ratchet up. I mean all of you know that there’s this Global debt kind of balloon that

swelling up about a month ago.

I was reading about China has built about 20 cities and spent $3 trillion doing that and the cities are empty not a person lives in them they’re complete cities. They have 30 40 50 story

skyscrapers. Apartments malls, sidewalks, roads lamps you know stop lights trash

cans appliances in every apartment. Tile on every floor but nobody lives there.

What they’ve done is to to make China grow to the second largest economy

in the world they’ve had to get their factories working and their workmen working.

The construction industry going and the appliance industry going

and one of the best ways to do it is to build a City. Well I read I mean I watched the video

clip and it showed how you could tell which were empty cities. You go by one of these I mean I was counting the stories and I saw 30 40 and 50 story buildings and there wasn’t a human being other than the security guards anywhere in sight in these places. So only

that to tell you that the time is coming when the debt that people I mean it’s

worked China is the second largest economy in the world but they also have an immense amount of debt for all of this building and construction.

Their people have taken on it’s kind of like become a real estate kind of like.

They used to flip condos in Miami. You’d buy for 50 sell it for 100 and then someone sell it for 200 and then 400 and people were making fortunes flipping real estate in hot markets.

Then it all came down. well that’s going to happen sooner or later over there the whole I mean you know that Europe’s going through this right now. I mean it’s it’s amazing Greece laid off yesterday the first person in 105 years that’s ever been laid off by the government of Greece. There’s hard times coming but there’s going to be this Superman that with one hand can get the Muslims to stop fighting each other. The Sunnis and Shiites and get them to stop fighting and hating and being intent on the destruction of Israel. In the same with his other hand he’s going to reach over and start working out all the debt crisis. Then he’s going to work on all the other the Problem. The food problem there isn’t enough rice to go around right now. There’s not enough water in so many parts of the world sub Sahara and of course India and Central China.

He’s just going to solve all the problems and the world is going to go into this time as Jesus described the time leading up to the end of days as a time of peace and safety and prosperity.

In fact Paul says in 2 Thessalonians when they cry peace and safety

sudden destruction will come on them but the world is crying out and and experiencing peace and safety well what Christ shows John here in Revelation 6 and then has John write down for us in the Bible is a lesson in divine inspiration now that’s the first before we even get into this prophecy remember this comes to us divinely inspired by God.

This is not John you know as he’s in retirement on an island writing books it’s God breathing out and inspiring and divine inspiration reminds us and the doctrine we need to understand and hold tightly to is the truth that God’s word gives us is a direct Revelation this is not John’s words, Paul’s words, James’s words, Daniel’s words or Moses’s words. It’s directly from God sent to us to tell us exactly what God wants us to know. So God’s Word is inspired which means God’s Word is truth which means that God’s Word is Flawless, it’s Perfect, it’s Inherent, it’s Trustworthy so God send it to us. if you remember when we started in the Book of Revelation the whole purpose of this book if you read the first couple of words of the first few verses.

It’s the revelation of Jesus Christ the unveiling of Christ which God gave him to give to his

servants. We are his servants. We are the recipients of this Revelation.

It’s a Revelation to show us as His Servants the things that are going to happen in the world according to God’s Almighty and Perfect Plan see from our perspective it seems like we’re headed for a crisis. Here it’s all going to come down and and it will be horrible. God says yeah the whole world is going to think it’s that way. The whole world is going to think that it’s hopeless and there’s no way out of the Debt Crisis and the Water Crisis and the Food Crisis and the Bioterrorism crisis and all the radical Islamic terrorist crisis.

Then the Jesus everybody wants the one who doesn’t say you have to repent of your sins.

The one that says I’ll just give you what you want.

Kind of like the some of what we see on Christian television you know just anything you want.

You can have it. He finally steps forward only he’s the anti- Jesus.

We can always trust God who alone knows the future because that’s what he says so.

Let’s go to verse two of chapter 6 and we’re going to plot through there there are four phrases in this verse.

I call them four truths because each of the phrases presents a one truth God wants us to know and here’s the first one we will discuss in the next Lesson Part 2.

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Part 2

Revelation 6:2

I call them four truths because each of the phrases presents a one truth God wants us to know and

here’s the first one we will discuss.

#1

God unleashes the tribulation never forget who’s in control. God unleashes powerful rapid Global forces.

Now look how this is explained to us. John says in verse two and I looked

and beheld now this is the first what John is seeing. The first of what are

called Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Most of us I remember when Billy Graham used to be writing his books when I was a little boy.

One of them was the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

I remember he used to preach on that in Crusades.

He talked about you know the the bad times that were in the world.

Well John looks and sees that scene unfold and it involves

what most Bible teachers describe as these four horsemen of the Apocalypse.

You can see what it says a white horse and he who sat on it had a bow this is the first event of the

tribulation. It’s one of four horsemen that are coming out.

As each seal is broken a horse is Unleashed onto the Earth.

Each horse is a different color. Each horse has a different Rider. Each horse is symbolizing

something.

It’s symbolizing this powerful force unleashed into the Earth.

It has a global impact so, John sees in succession the first,second,third and

fourth Horsemen.

Men now why is it that they’re Horsemen?

I mean to us we understand what is this like the Kentucky Derby or something?

I mean is this a horse show among the rich in Scottsdale Arizona?

Where people you know are really into horses.

No a horse and a Horseman were the fastest known means of travel in the first century.

So this would be like saying unleashing that new Hypersonic airplane or whatever it is that the US government has developed.

It’s so secret that they launch it and it can go up into Earth orbit.

It can fly around to any spot on the face of the Earth in in a very short order. It can come back down and it does stuff all the time. It’s Hypersonic so that’s what this is like or maybe it’s like you know one of the newest f-35s or something the fastest known means of transportation.

In the first century it was a horse that was the fastest known means of travel.

Horses for us today are beautiful. They’re somewhat of a hobby animal or a form of sports.

They’re expensive to maintain.

They’re not really vital for life but not in the times of the Bible.

See we have to realize that to interpret the Bible correctly. You must understand what

God was communicating. When he communicated this letter initially to the people that received it in the first century. To them a Horseman carried a huge huge message of the fastest means of communication and travel.

In Bible times horses were vital for travel. Vital for communication.

Most of all vital for Warfare.

I mean I think about that when everybody’s unleashing their newest latest and greatest Weaponry.

That horses were one of the most vital pieces of warfare back then.

They were the fastest means of transportation. That’s why the scripture

equates them with power in Job 39.

In fact Job 39:19-25 has a whole section on how strong horses are. How swift horses are. How Mighty they are.

So in the Bible mind and the thinking of the first century it was a powerful means.

It was a means of warfare. Horses pulled chariots. It was a means of Conquest horses carried Swordsmen and archers that were almost Unstoppable. I mean right up into modern times. I mean the the the mighty Empire of Genas Khan was won because of the rapid spread of the Empire through Horsemen. From the steps you know of of the of Central Asia they could ride their horses. The horse was going this way and those men without Saddles

holding on with their knees could turn around and without missing a beat fire an arrow at

their enemies pursuing them. That rapid transport and that rapid delivery of armaments conquered one of the largest empires of the ancient world.

So a charging Calvary was always seen as a symbol of power.

Conquest so starting in verse two each of these Horsemen is revealing a swift

effect on the earth.

Now the emphasis is not on the horse man. There’s not this red man coming in this pale green man coming and this black man coming and this white man coming.

It’s the horse and the rider was was a picture of this rapid sweep

through the Earth. Each of these Horsemen symbolizes and communicates this.

Unleashing across the world of something.

So verse two the White Horse is the rapid spread of a false temporary

deceptive peace. You say how do you know that because I’m going to show you in a

moment. Jesus actually outlines what John is writing about in Matthew 24.

Jesus describes what’s going on with this White Horse. If you go to verse four.

Red is for the rapid Global spread of warfare and bloodshed. With the red horse.

The black Horse in verse 5. The black Horsemen is for the rapid Global spread of of famine.

They work all day and they get a quart of Wheat. Remember in Bible times the man went out and worked.

He brought back for his whole family a quart of wheat. Can you imagine the starvation and

hunger when entire families live an entire day on a quart of Wheat?

It’s just speaking of of famine and scarcity that just sweeps across the Earth.

First and finally in verse eight this pale green.

One has the gangrenous color of death. Through a rapid Global spread of pestilence death comes.

So that’s the four horsemen so the first element of verse two is that the

tribulation starts with God unleashing powerful forces.

Second, God says that Global Deception comes first. look what it says in verse two after John looked

He beheld these four horsemen it says the first one in verse two is a white horse, Global Deception comes first. Now you say white deception? Yeah remember think in terms of the Bible Paul said in First Corinth or 2 Corinthians 11 and verse 14. Satan can transform himself to a appear as an angel of Light. Rather than the Angel of Darkness.

He really is so white and is not always a sighting of something Pure or something

holy in the Bible.

It can also be a symbol of deception or here of deceptive Global Peace.

It’s a temporary Peace.

Most conservative Bible teachers over the centuries have taken this first Horsemen as a symbol of the rapid spread f Global Peace. That finally Jesus who came as the Prince of Peace.

Remember he was supposed to be the wonderful counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace.

He comes and is rejected so this man that Satan energizes says I am the

Christ that you’ve all heard about.

You’ve had confusion about that but I’m bringing peace.

It just spreads. It’s Unleashed. It’s called forth by God this

peace to launch the tribulation.

God says Global Peace is what mankind has always wanted. So God gives him what they

want. Through a series of deceivers the chiefest of whom becomes the Antichrist.

You say becomes the Antichrist. Yes did you know Satan has always had a man in the wings to be the Antichrist.

You realize the Antichrist is not a superperson of themselves. It’s the power of the mightiest being God ever created completely working through them.

It’s the first time God’s going to allow Satan to channel his incredible

power directly through a human. This person can be one of the most insignificant person every.

You know people all over the world are are wondering what the Antichrist looks like.

Is he kind of like an ivy leager and a men a scholar?

He’s going to win all these Awards. He’s probably a Whos Whos is what he is because

all it takes is a body that Satan can speak through in fact.

I was reading this week an interesting account from the nurberg trials in German after World War II.

Where some of the witnesses that were eventually unable to bring some of the Nazi leaders to be hung. Some of the witnesses talked about what it was like to be on stage with

Adolf Hitler. They said they knew Hitler. They worked with him. They were around him all the time.

They described him. They said but when he stepped up to the Lecter to deliver some

of his famous speeches like the one in the Munich Stadium to 200,000 people.

Where he got them all in unison chanting and jumping up and down.

Then they burst out of there. It just was one of the turning points of the Nazi regime.

They said that Hitler sitting in the chair talked in a certain 24:15

voice but they said when he got up to speak before the microphone.

The witnesses said it wasn’t his voice. They said It was a completely different voice than we ever heard in any of the different meetings.That’s probably what’s going to happen with this Antichrist person.

They’re going to be just Joe the plumber. You know average and all

of a sudden when they talk the angel of Light himself speaks

through them, So this happens and This Global Peace through this deceiver comes and look

what the world is like. In fact don’t lose Revelation 6 but turn back with me to Matthew 24.

I want to show you Jesus describing him. I just want to show you in Matthew

24:36. Is Christ’s personal description of the tribulation.

Now this is Jesus himself telling us what the tribulation is going to be like.

He just before the start of the cataclysmic Global Holocaust. Christ describes something that

always amazes me when I think about the Powder Keg that we live in every day.

I mean we live in a in a very dangerous time right now.

The Earth is one big ticking bomb of nuclear arsenals, biological and chemical warfare agents.

Trained terrorists. All kinds of Special Forces soldiers of nations bristling

with unbelievable amounts of weaponry. On top of all that, we have the external dangers of warfare and bombs. We also have this problem with no breathable air in parts of the world,

no drinkable water. Perishing Food Supplies.

I mean it’s just like a big ticking bomb but in the midst of all that in Matthew 24:36.

Jesus says just before the global bomb explodes. The whole earth is going to be like one big

party. You know they just had one in San Francisco. It was in San Francisco they were showing pictures on all the newspapers of the big pot party. You know they had a

smoke in in San Francisco.

I don’t know 10,000 people all at once were blowing their marijuana smoke.

Just making this Cloud to go over San Francisco as if they need more you know

of that. It was talking about the the party atmosphere. Well look

at the party on Earth in Matthew 24:36. Jesus says this but of the day and hour no one knows not even the angels of Heaven what day and what hour.

Well he’s just spent the past 35 verses describing the tribulation with the

Stars falling. The sun darkening and everything imaginable happening.

Jesus says the day and hour that happens no one knows, not even the angels of heaven but my father.

Only verse 37 but now this is the party but as the days of Noah were so will also be like that time.

The coming of the son of man for as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking. They were marrying and giving marriage until the day Noah entered the Ark. They did not know until the flood came and took them all away. You see the flood hit a totally unsuspecting world. Jesus uses that historic event to say the tribulation will hit a totally unsuspecting World.

They were unaware. Now think about today everyone is afraid that Iran might start World War III.

If not Iran maybe North Korea. The North Korean border is line with missles. Every one of them are primed to fire at once on Soul,South Korea. Do you know what

30,000 500 lb shells exploding at the same time in Soul will do?

It will kill millions of people.

The world is thinking if it’s not Iran then it’s North Korea. If it’s not that it’s Global Jihad

or an asteroid or some Global pandemic of bird flu.

If it’s not that type of disaster then it could be the European debt crisis or Global Water Crisis

but you know what verse 39 says all that’s going to melt away.

The feelings of danger are going to evaporate on Earth. A deceptive peace. Safety and Security surrounds the planet.

That’s the first Horseman God unleashes into the tribulation to start it.

It’s a white horse of deceptive temporary peace.

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Revelation Chapter 6:2

Part 3

Number Two.

God unleashes judgment. It’s not the judge himself now. Just to show you this is not

Christ. Some people well-meaning equate the Revelation 62 White Horse coming to

Earth with the Revelation 19:11-15 White Horse coming to Earth.

It’s an easy thing to do white horse and white horse but that’s the only similarities.

This white horse is riding in to start the tribulation.

It’s not Christ. He rides in in chapter 19 to stop it and culminate it. This one is carrying a bow Christ carries a sword. This one as he’s coming is given a crown. Christ it says has many crowns and he is the king of kings and Lord of lords.

So this is not Christ. He has a bow there’s no arrows. In fact it appears this is a bloodless Conquest. That the Antichrist conquers the Earth with his message of peace and no one

resists him. Isn’t it interesting they resisted the real Christ. They don’t resist the anti-false Christ so there’s a powerful deceptive false peace and it’s not christ on this horse. That brings us to the end of verse two.

Look at the end of verse two. Note the words. A crown was given him. He went to conquering and to conquer.

God allows people to have what they really want.

I’ve met with this person and I’ve told him this but they’re refusing what I said they’re going to go ahead and marry this unsaved person. What should I do. I said well you should back up and remember what God does. Do you know when God warns and warns and warns and warns us and we still proceed with our own way.

You know what he does. He goes okay you can have what you really want. You see

God gives everyone what they really deeply want. That’s the worst thing

if what you want is not his way. That’s what Romans 1 is all about that God gives the whole world.

God turned them over to their greedy desires and lets them have what they want.

Well right here in verse 2 at the end. God allows people to have what they really want.

Each element of the tribul is launched here in Revelation 6 as a plan from God.

It’s Unleashed according to his purpose. God always gives to each of us what we really want,

Deeply from the very center of our being wants which reminds me to say be careful what you really want.

God will give you what you really want. Make sure what you really want is Godly, God-Honoring and pleasing to him because he’ll give you what you really want.

Now look how John says this. Look at the end of verse two a crown was given.

That means God allowed and sent this deceiver that mankind has always wanted peace but they’ve always been unwilling to bow to the Prince of Peace. To obtain real peace so God offers them a false peace and a false Christ. They bow before the false Peacemaker. They worship him that’s the first Horsemen of the Apocalypse well that’s verse two.

We’re done but before we go let me ask you how does Revelation 6 fit in with all the rest of the Bible.

Is what we just read verified by the rest of the Bible? Is this what the Bible says is going to

happen since God inspired all the scripture? Is this section of the Bible consistent with the rest of the Bible?

What is amazing is the first four elements those first four horsemen exactly correspond with the first four descriptions Jesus makes in Matthew 24. In fact if you

would take the time to read Matthew 24:4. Jesus says take heed that no one deceives you.

For many are going to come in my name saying I am the Christ. That’s the first thing Jesus says.

What’s the first seal a white horse that brings peace into all the Earth.

How do we know it brings peace? Look in your Bibles in Revelation 6.

Look at verse three it says that the second horseman in verse three takes peace from the earth that means that the first Horsemen brought peace to the Earth.

So Horseman one deceiver seal one that’s described in Matthew 24. Deceivers you know what the second thing Jesus describes in Matthew 24?

Nations against Nations. Kingdom against Kingdom.

What’s the second Horseman the red Horsemen bring Warfare and killing?

What’s the third thing Jesus says in Matthew 24:7. There will be famines.

What’s the third Horsemen black famine and weighing the grain.

They don’t have enough food. Next Jesus said there’ll be pestilence and earthquakes.

What’s the fourth Seal? The Pale Horse of death as there’s pestilence stalking the planet

It doesn’t stop with the first four. Matthew 24:9 Jesus talks about delivering up Believers to tribulation and killing them.

The fifth seal are the martyrs of the tribulation.

The next thing Jesus talks about is the sun will be darkened in Matthew 24:29.

What is the Sixth Seal the sun turns black like sackcloth and the moon

darkens to be like blood red.

It exactly tracks so Revelation 6 follows exactly the same plan or script for what God has decided.

It’s what Jesus said in Matthew 24. It’s what John illustrates in Revelation 6.

It’s exactly in sequence with all of the Old Testament prophets and everything they

said.

We started this morning with a doctrine of inspiration. God actually breathes out his word.

It’s Flawless and eternal.

A second doctrine that we need to hold as tightly as we hold inspiration is this.

That the inspired God has given us a map of the future.

That’s called prophecy or eschatology.

If you remember Matthew 24 is the longest answer to any question Jesus ever gave.

I mean people ask me about everything. They ask him about where he came from?

Who he was? Why he was dying? Do you know what he gave the longest answer to what’s coming in the future.

So that should remind us because there are four entire chapters in The Gospel packed with inspired Divine truth to answer questions about the end of days or the

doctrine of eschatology.

That’s an amazing way God emphasizes that it’s very important

to him. It should be important to us!

One last thought and and I love this how does Jesus, not prophetic conference speakers

not people that like to be intriguing on the radio. Who are always saying things get

people’s attention how does Jesus want us to apply what what we’ve seen in Revelation 6?

I mean what possible application could there be of the tribulation to us?

That he’s promised he’s going to Deliver Us from that wrath to come.

How are we supposed to apply this? This is just an introduction but maybe for some of you.

You know I’m always meeting with people and one of the things they say is could you tell me

something I just need help.

I don’t know where to start studying my Bible.

I love to suggest something to them and check up with them and see if they did it.

Well if you’re one of those that aren’t sure where you’re going to read this week let me just share this with you to close.

Jesus applied the coming of the tribulation by telling five quick stories. If you notice right

after Jesus finishes with all of the horrors of the tribulation.

He goes into five quick parabolic stories, That’s the end of Matthew 24 and all of 25,

The theme of every story was Jesus applying the End of Time scenario to the everyday lives of people that weren’t going to go through the end of days that were alive right then.

Us and basically Jesus said this is how you apply the truth of the tribulation to your living today.

I’ll just read to you the five stories okay?

Number one in Matthew 24:32 to 35 Jesus said know my plan.

You read that story. He says I want you to know my plan. I want you to

know what’s coming. You know what that means?

Learn the doctrine of eschatology.

Number two in Matthew 24: 36-44.

Jesus said keep watching I’m coming quickly. Do you know what the

lesson is?

We don’t know when he’s going to come for us.

He’s going to come at the time we least expected and many

Christians are going to be so taken up with this time of

prosperity and peace. Finally the stock market is going to

be worth something. Finally we’re not going to have to worry about our food being poison.

You know and the terrorists coming.

That there are going to be Christians as these times start coming.

That are going to be deceived Jesus said don’t let this time

deceive you.

Now I’m not saying that the Christians are going to be in the tribulation but this is going

to be a workup.

There’s going to be coming a time when everything is going to be stabilizing and getting better.

Christians are going to be wow this is great.

The Lord says keep watching I’m coming quickly and don’t be deceived.

Matthew 24: 45-51 Jesus said avoid distractions Matthew 25 the 1-13 verses

Jesus said remember there’s no Second Chance. Live for what counts now while

you can.

Finally Matthew 25:14-30

has a very simple theme. Don’t waste your life> God’s already told us a plan.

He’s already told us how it’s all going to end.

He’s already told us why he saved us.

Don’t waste your life live for what I saved you to do.

That’s the message of how Jesus applied the tribulation.

I want you to think about something.

We don’t know when the Lord’s going to come but in those

stories Jesus said.

I hope I will find you doing what I left you to do.

A good question to ask everyone you know or do not know. If you would die today or tonight.

Do you know that all of your sins are forgiven?

Evangelize the World for Christ. Give out Tracks of the Gospel.

If anyone needs Tracks of the Gospel. Contact me I will give you some.

God Bless