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[0:00] And I found out what the scriptures were when I came up here, and I just have one explanation.

[0:13] Wow! Wow! Now, in my Bible, we're going to be looking at the last two pages.

[0:29] So, please turn in your Bible to the last two pages. And we're in Revelation chapter 20.

[0:44] And we'll be looking at the first 12 verses of Revelation chapter 20.

[0:56] And then going to chapter 21, verses 22, through chapter 22, verse 7.

[1:10] A couple 22's there. But let's start in Revelation chapter 20. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

[1:29] And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

[1:42] And he threw him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him, so that he would not deceive the nations any longer.

[1:56] Until the thousand years were completed. Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them.

[2:15] And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God.

[2:28] And those who had been beheaded. And those who had not worshipped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand.

[2:40] And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed.

[2:57] Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection.

[3:10] Over these the second death has no power. But they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him for a thousand years.

[3:24] When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison. And will come out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog.

[3:44] To gather them together for the war. The number of them is like the sand of the seashore. And they came up on the broad plain of the earth, and surrounded the camp of the saints, and the beloved city.

[4:04] And fire came down from heaven, and devoured them. And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone.

[4:18] Where the beast and the false prophet are also. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

[4:29] Then I saw a great white throne, and him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away.

[4:46] And no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne.

[5:00] And books were opened. And another book was opened. Which is the book of life. And the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books according to their deeds.

[5:25] Chapter 21, verse 22. I saw no temple in it. For the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb are its temple.

[5:40] And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it. For the glory of God has illumined it.

[5:55] And its lamp is the Lamb. The nations will walk by its light. And the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.

[6:10] In the daytime. For there will be no night there. Its gates will never be closed. And they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.

[6:26] And nothing unclean. And no one who practices abominations and lying shall ever come into it.

[6:39] But only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life. Then he showed me a river of the water of life.

[6:53] Clear as crystal. Coming from the throne of God. And of the Lamb. In the middle of its street.

[7:04] On either side of the river was the tree of life. Bearing twelve kinds of fruit.

[7:15] Yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. There will no longer be any curse.

[7:30] And the throne of God. And of the Lamb. Will be in it. And his bond servants. Will serve him. They will see his face.

[7:44] And his name. Will be on their foreheads. And there will no longer be any night. And they will not have need of the light of a lamp.

[7:58] Nor the light of the sun. Because the Lord God. Will illumine them. And they will reign. Forever and ever.

[8:11] And he said to me. These words are faithful and true. And the Lord. The God of the spirits of the prophets.

[8:24] Sent his angel. To show to his bond servants. The things which must soon. Take place. And behold.

[8:40] I am coming quickly. Blessed is he. Who heeds the words. Of the prophecy. Of this book.

[9:08] We have repeatedly stated. Throughout this series. On the big picture. That God's perspective. Is much different from ours.

[9:21] And this knowledge. In itself. Ought to be. Great enlightenment. And comfort to us. Our vantage point. Is so very limited.

[9:31] To our little minds. And our little breadth. Of vision. God's. Is not so limited. God's perspective. He. He. By his very nature.

[9:41] Of infinitude. Has a big picture. That takes into account. All of our little. Personal. And individual.

[9:52] Snapshots. Think of your old. High school yearbook. Or your old. College yearbook. How much. Of the story.

[10:02] Of your life. And times. Does it really tell. Not. Very much. So what this means. Is that. Even. Our.

[10:13] Big picture. Which we are now. Discussing. Is in reality. One. More. Little. Picture. It's all. We can muster.

[10:24] Because of our. Severe. Limitations. Even. With the aid. Of scripture. We are. Inevitably. Left. With the big picture. That is. Another. Of our little.

[10:34] Pictures. Maybe. We should. Call this series. A little. Picture. Of the big. Picture. Because. This is. What it truly. Is. Nevertheless. We plow.

[10:46] On. With another. Snapshot. Of what. Is a woeful. Limitation. Of applying. Human. Understanding. To the infinite. God. And his. Purposes. It is.

[10:56] All we can. Do. Yet. We should. Do it. Because. It still. Increases. Our. Understanding. Of the way. Things. Are. And. Why. There. Is. Something.

[11:08] Rather. Than. Nothing. So. Why. Is. There. Something. Rather. Than. Nothing. And. What. Is. The. Something. All.

[11:18] About. What. Is. The. Rational. Behind. It. All. What. Does. It. Seek. To. Accomplish. And. Where. Will. It. Be. When. It. Arrives. We.

[11:28] Appeal. To. Revelation. 4. 11. Which. Tells. Us. That. God. Created. All. He. Had. Made. Solely. Because. It. Pleased. Him. To. Do. So. God.

[11:39] Created. Men. Angels. Space. And. Time. And. Matter. Simply. Because. He. Chose. To. Do. So. From. A. Sense. Of. Desire. Not.

[11:49] A. Sense. Of. Need. This. Creation. Is. Reflected. In. Genesis. One. And. Two. With. Adam. And. Eve. Having. Been. Created. In. Innocence.

[11:59] And. Moral. Neutrality. But. It. Was. Neutrality. With. The. Ability. To. Move. In. A. Positive. Or. Negative. Fashion. Toward.

[12:10] Their. Creator. They. Were. Volitional. Beings. With. The. Freedom. To. Exercise. Their. Will. They. Did. So. And.

[12:20] They. Morally. Fell. Away. From. The. Innocence. With. Which. They. Were. Created. All. Of. Mankind. Continue. To. Live. With. The. Consequences. Of. Their.

[12:30] Choice. This. Is. Recorded. In. Genesis. Three. And. It. Is. Referred. To. As. The. Fall. The. Fall. Is. The. Only.

[12:41] Historical. Reality. That. Truly. Explains. Why. The. There. Is. No. Other. Adequate. Explanation.

[12:51] That. Fits. The. Facts. And. Knowing. That. There. Would. Be. A. Fall. And. Failure. Of. His. Creatures. In. Rebellion. Against. Him. God.

[13:01] Still. Deemed. It. In. Accordance. With. His. Good. Pleasure. To. Create. The. Right. To. Do. So. Is. Part. Of. What. It. Means. To. Be. Scene 2.

[13:19] Depicted. The. Corruption. And. Destruction. Of. The. Original. Creation. Via. The. Flood. Of. Noah. Genesis 6. Tells. Us. That. The. Original. Rebellion.

[13:30] Of. Adam. And. Eve. Permeated. The. Whole. Of. Humanity. And. God. Judged. It. By. Destruction. Saving. Only. The. Family. Of. Noah. Scene 3.

[13:43] Recounted. A. New. Beginning. Of. An. Earth. Noah's three sons. Shem. Ham. And. Japheth. Constituted. The.

[13:53] Human. Seed. Through. Whom. All. The. Earth. Would. Be. Repopulated. Everyone. Living. Today. Is. A. Direct. Descendant. Of. Shem. Ham.

[14:04] Or. Japheth. The. Genealogical. Line. Of. Shem. Will. Produce. Abraham. The. Hebrew. As. Recorded. In. Genesis. 10. And. 11.

[14:15] Abraham. And. Sarah. Will. Isaac. Isaac. And. Rebekah. Will. Produce. Jacob. And. Esau. Then. Jacob. And. Leah. And. Her. Sister.

[14:26] Rachel. And. Two. Concubines. Zilpah. And. Bilhah. Will. Produce. The. Twelve. Sons. Who. Will. Be. The. Progenitors. Of. The. Nation. Of. Israel. Under.

[14:36] Its. Organization. Of. The. Twelve. Tribes. One. Of. Those. Levi. Will. Be. The. Priestly. Tribe. And. Another. Judah. Will. Be. The. Royal.

[14:47] Tribe. Through. Whom. The. King. Will. Eventually. Come. Three. Thousand. Years. Of. Births. In. The. Royal. Tribe. Will. Produce. A.

[14:57] Shepherd. Lad. Who. Will. Be. King. Named. David. A. Thousand. Years. Later. The. Royal. Line. Of. Judah.

[15:07] David's. Kingly. Line. Will. Produce. Jesus. Son. Of. God. Enfleshed. In. A. Human. Body. Scene. Four. Recounts.

[15:18] The. Birth. Life. And. Death. Of. The. Promised. Messiah. The. Very. Nation. To. Which. He. Came. In. Fulfillment. Of. Repeated. Promises. That. God. Gave. To. Abraham.

[15:29] Isaac. And. Jacob. Resulted. In. The. National. Rejection. Of. The. Very. One. God. Sent. To. Save. Them. Their. Rejection. Caused.

[15:39] The. Entire. Nation. To. Be. Set. Aside. By. God. In. Judicial. Unbelief. They. Remain. In. This. Position. Of. Rejection. To. This. Very. Day. Christ.

[15:51] Teaching. And. Miracles. Provided. The. Evidence. That. He. Was. Who. He. Claimed. To. Be. While. Christ. Was. Embraced. By. A. Minority. Of. The. Jews.

[16:02] Nonetheless. The. Majority. And. The. Religious. Establishment. In. Control. Rejected. Him. And. Engineered. His. Death. By. Crucifixion.

[16:13] But. God. Raised. Him. From. The. Dead. This. Fact. Became. The. Very. Heart. And. Soul. Of. A. New. System. Of. Belief. That. Was. God's. Final.

[16:23] Answer. To. The. Syndrome. Of. Death. That. Man's. Sin. Produced. Back. In. Genesis. Three. Christ's. Death. Burial. And. Resurrection.

[16:34] Became. And. Still. Is. The. Only. Help. And. Hope. For. A. Fallen. Humanity. Israel's. National. Rejection. Of. Their. Messiah.

[16:44] And. Savior. Resulted. In. The. Embrace. And. Acceptance. Of. Christ. By. The. Gentiles. This. Is. All. Spelled. Out. In. Is.

[16:56] Highlighted. By. The. One. God. Raised. Up. And. Designated. As. The. Apostle. To. The. Gentiles. Saul. Of. Tarsus. Later. Named. Paul.

[17:07] The. Apostle. It. Was. Through. Paul. That. God. Revealed. What. Scripture. Calls. The. Mystery. It. Is. Spelled.

[17:18] Out. In. Ephesians. Chapter. Three. It. Consists. Of. The. Fact. Principally. That. The. Were. Both. Members. Of.

[17:28] One. Spiritual. Body. Of. Christ. By. Faith. In. His. Finished. Work. And. Redemption. Scene. Five. Depicts. Our.

[17:39] Present. Time. In. The. Annals. Of. History. We. Await. The. Return. Of. Christ. In. The. Removal. Of. The. Church. Via. The. Rapture. As. Expressed.

[17:50] In. First. Thessalonians. Four. And. First. Corinthians. Fifteen. Sometime. Following. The. Removal. Of. The. Church. The. Period. Of. Intense. Tribulation.

[18:00] Will. Follow. Worldwide. It. Is. Described. In. Matthew. Twenty. Twenty. Four. And. Twenty. Five. And. In. Several. Chapters. Of. The. Revelation. As. Well.

[18:11] As. Frequently. All. All. Of. The. Prophets. In. The. Old. Testament. At. The. Conclusion. Of. This. Period. Of. Worldwide. Distress. And. Tribulation.

[18:22] Christ. Will. Return. For. The. Second. Coming. This. Too. Is. The. Subject. Of. Matthew. Twenty. Four. And. Revelation. Nineteen. This. Time.

[18:32] However. National. Israel. That. Rejected. Christ. Two. Thousand. Years. Ago. Will. Embrace. Him. And. Israel.

[18:43] In. Fulfillment. Of. Divine. Promises. Will. Be. Established. As. The. Center. Of. The. World. From. Which. Christ. Will. Rule. And. Reign. Forever.

[18:54] As. Per. Matthew. Nineteen. The. Twelve. Apostles. Minus. Judas. Plus. Matthias. Will. Rule. Over. The. Twelve. Tribes. Of.

[19:04] Israel. And. The. Kingdom. Or. The. Millennium. Will. Be. Established. It. Will. Be. Characterized. As. Paradise. Regained. Or.

[19:15] The. Restitution. And. Refreshing. Spoken. Of. In. Acts. Chapter. Three. Scene. Six. Which. Concludes. Our. Series. Today.

[19:26] Transpires. In. Revelation. Twenty. And. It. Speaks. Of. One. Final. Rebellion. Of. Mankind. Instigated. By. The. Same.

[19:36] One. Who. Was. Responsible. For. The. First. Rebellion. By. Our. Parents. In. Genesis. Chapter. Three. So. If. You. Would. Please. For. The. Time. That. Is. Remaining.

[19:47] Let's. Go. To. The. Passage. That. Gary. Read. For. Us. Earlier. And. Look. If. We. May. At. Revelation. And. Chapter. 20. Actually.

[20:08] Before. We. Do. That. We. Probably. Ought. To. Touch. On. A. Couple. Of. Verses. In. Chapter. 19. So. If. You. Would. Please. Look. At. Verse. 19. And. Chapter. 19.

[20:19] Of. Revelation. And. Bear. In. Mind. If. You. Will. That. This. Is. All. Material. That. The.

[20:29] Apostle. John. Who. Was. The. Youngest. Of. The. Twelve. Apostles. While. Exiled. On. The. Isle. Of. Patmos. Was. Instructed. To. Write. And.

[20:40] God. Called. John. John. In. The. Spirit. Up. To. Heaven. And. Gave. Him. A. Panoramic. Overview. Of. All. That. Was. Going. To. Transpire.

[20:51] On. The. Earth. And. He. Is. Told. Write. The. Things. Which. You. Have. Seen. In. A. Book. And. The. Book. That. He. Wrote. Is. What. You.

[21:01] Are. Holding. In. Front. Of. You. It. Is. Called. The. Apocalypse. Or. The. Revelation. Or. The. Unveiling. Or. The. Disclosure. Of. Jesus. Christ.

[21:11] This. Is. The. Final. Analysis. Of. All. Of. Humanity. This. Is. The. End. Of. The. Story. The. Beginning. Is. Genesis. 1. 1. And.

[21:22] The. End. Is. Here. In. The. Book. Of. The. Revelation. Our. Nemesis. From. The. Beginning. Has. Been. That. Fallen. Angel. Whom. God. Created. Also. In.

[21:32] In. In. In. In. But. With. Volition. He. Was. Referred. To. As. Lucifer. He. Is. Found. In. Revelation. In. In. In.

[21:42] Isaiah. Chapter. 14. And. In. Ezekiel. Chapter. 28. He. Apparently. Rebelled. Against. His. Creator. We. Don't. Know. Exactly. What. The.

[21:53] Rebellion. Consisted. Of. But. He. Exercised. His. Volition. In. A. Negative. Way. In. Disobedience. To. God. And. He. Succeed. In. Enticing. One.

[22:03] Third. Of. The. Angels. That. God. Created. Into. Following. Him. As. Far. As. We. Know. Those. Fallen. Angels. Are. The. Demonic.

[22:13] Spirits. That. Are. For. The. Most. Part. Now. In. The. Abyss. Or. In. In. Hades. It. Is. A. Place. Of. Special. Confinement.

[22:24] For. Them. And. We. Been. Looking. At. That. In. Our. Revelation. Classes. That. Are. Held. On. A. Monthly. Basis. So. It. Is. This.

[22:34] One. Who. Tempted. Our. First. Parents. And. Succeed. In. Causing. Them. To. Rebel. Also. Against. God. And.

[22:45] As. A. Result. Of. That. Rebellion. Adam. And. Eve. Took. Upon. Them. A. Kind. Of. Nature. That. God. Did. Not. Create. In. Them. But. Something. Which. They. Themselves. Added.

[22:55] To. Their. Being. And. That. Became. Known. As. A. Sinful. Nature. Or. A. Sinful. Disposition. It. Is. What. Is. Responsible. For. Ultimately. For.

[23:06] Death. It. Is. What. Is. Responsible. For. Conflict. For. Wars. For. Adversity. For. All. Kinds. Of. Difficulty. That. We. Have. To. Contend. With. Today.

[23:17] That. Man. Has. Contended. With. Ever. Since. Genesis. Chapter. Three. The. World. Is. Out. Of. Kilter. And. It. Is. Sin. That. Has. Made. It. So. Each.

[23:28] Of. Us. Is. A. Valid. Contributor. To. That. The. Time. Is. Coming. However. When. That. Will. Be. Rectified. We. Have. The. Assurance. Of. That.

[23:38] So. In. Chapter. Nineteen. Of. Revelation. In. Verse. Nineteen. John. Is. Recounting. What. He. Sees. In. This. Vision. And. Is. Writing. It. And. He. Says. And.

[23:48] I. Saw. The. Beast. And. The. Kings. Of. The. Earth. And. Their. Armies. Assembled. To. Make. War. Against. Him. Who. Sat. Upon. The. Horse.

[23:59] And. Against. His. By. Which. He. Deceived.

[24:09] Those. Who. Had. Received. The. Mark. Of. The. Beast. And. Those. Who. Worshipped. His. Image. This. Of. Course. All. Transpired. During. The. Time. Of. Jacob's. Trouble. Or. The. Time. Of. The. Great. Tribulation.

[24:20] When. They. Were. Unable. To. Buy. Or. Sell. Unless. They. Had. The. Mark. Of. The. Beast. Those. Who. Worshipped. His. Image. These. Two. Were. Thrown. Alive. Into.

[24:30] The. Lake. Of. Fire. Which. Burns. With. Brimstone. The. Rest. Were. Killed. With. The. Sword. Which. Came. From. The. Mouth. Of. Him. Who. Sat. Upon. The. Horse. And. All. The.

[24:40] Birds. Were. Filled. With. Their. Flesh. It's. A. Very. Very. Gruesome. And. Ugly. Picture. But. Let. Me. Tell. You. Sin. Always. Results.

[24:51] In. Gruesome. Ugly. Consequences. And. This. Is. All. Part. Of. The. Picture. Reading. On. Then. I. Saw. An. Angel. Coming.

[25:01] Down. From. Heaven. Having. The. Key. Of. The. Abyss. And. A. Great. Chain. In. His. Hand. And. He. Laid. Hold. Of. The. Dragon. The. Serpent. Of. Old.

[25:11] Who. Is. The. Devil. And. Satan. And. Bound. Him. For. A. Thousand. Years. Now. This. All. Seems. Quite. Fanciful. To. Us. As.

[25:22] You. Read. These. Accounts. Of. Beasts. And. Bottomless. Pits. And. All. Of. The. Rest. Of. It. It. Simply. Escapes. Our. Frame. Of. Reference. We. Just.

[25:32] Have. Real. Difficulty. Processing. This. And. Well. We. Should. Because. All. Of. This. Content. Is. Injected. Into. The. Scene.

[25:43] From. An. Utterly. Supernatural. Source. There. Is. Nothing. Natural. About. This. You. Understand. This. Is. Not. Business. As. Usual. This. Is. Extraordinary.

[25:54] Stuff. It. Almost. Sounds. Like. Fantasy. And. It. Is. Because. We. Are. Used. To. What. We. Call. And. Define. As.

[26:04] Reality. And. When. We. Read. This. It. Isn't. Part. Of. Our. Reality. So. We. Have. Difficulty. In. Including. It. Into. Our. Thinking. But.

[26:15] May. I. Remind. You. That. It. Is. A. Supernatural. God. Who. Is. In. Charge. Who. Has. Always. Been. In. Charge. And. He.

[26:29] Wants. To. Do. Anything. That. Pleases. Him. This. Is. A. Scene. That. Is. Created. In. A. Supernatural. Sense. It. Is. Taking. Place. In. It.

[26:40] Is. Taking. Place. In. A. Setting. That. We. Cannot. Even. Begin. To. Imagine. Because. This. Is. The. Only. Setting. We. Know. And. We. Tend. To. Think. This. Is. The. A.

[27:00] Lot. Of. Reality. That. We. Know. Nothing. Of. And. This. Is. Just. A. Picture. Of. It. He. Threw. Him. Into. In. Verse. Three. Threw. Him.

[27:10] Into. The. Abyss. And. Shut. It. And. Sealed. It. Over. Him. So. That. He. Should. Not. Deceive. The. Nations. Any. Longer. Until.

[27:21] The. Thousand. Years. Were. Completed. After. These. Things. He. Must. Be. Released. For. A. Short. Time. Why? That. Seems.

[27:31] Rather. Foolish. You. Have. The. Old. Adversary. Bound. Why. Not. Just. Leave. Him. There. And. The. Answer. I. Think. Becomes. Very. Apparent.

[27:41] As. We. Consider. The. Whole. Of. The. The. From. Genesis. To. Revelation. And. As. We. Consider. The. Picture. That. Is. Given. Here. It. Simply. Has. To. Do. With. The.

[27:52] Nature. Of. Humanity. Because. You. See. When. The. Rapture. Of. The. Church. Takes. Place. At. Which. Time. We. Do. Not. Know. It. Could. Occur. Before.

[28:02] I. Finish. The. Next. Sentence. That. I. Am. Speaking. Or. It. May. Be. Be. Several. Years. Down. The. Road. We. Just. Don't. Know. And. Foolish. Is. The. Individual. Who. Attempts.

[28:12] To. Set. A. Date. Many. Have. Been. Embarrassed. By. Their. Inaccuracies. In. The. Past. But. That. Never. Keeps. Someone. Coming. On. The. Scene. Naming. A. Time. And. Date. When. The.

[28:22] Lord. Is. Going. To. Return. So. The. Only. Safe. Answer. That. You. Can. Give. Is. The. One. That. I. Always. Give. When. Is. Christ. Coming. Back. When. Is. He. Going. To. Rapture. The. Church. We.

[28:32] Don't. Know. But. We. Do. Know. One. Thing. We. Are. Closer. Than. Anybody. Has. Ever. Been. That. Is. The. Only. Safe. Answer. That. We. Can. Give. When. That. Takes. Place.

[28:43] All. Who. Have. A. Personal. Relationship. With. Christ. Are. Removed. From. The. Scene. Very. Timely. What. We. Saw. In. Our. Sunday. School. Lesson. This. Morning. With. Les. Feldick. Because.

[28:54] This. Is. Precisely. What. He. Was. Teaching. On. Every. Believer. Regardless. Of. Who. They. Are. Or. Where. They. Are. Or. Their. Status. In. Life. Or. Society. If.

[29:04] They. Have. A. Personal. Relationship. With. Jesus. Christ. We. Are. Vacating. The. Premises. We. Are. Leaving. The. Scene. There. Are. A. Lot. Of. Details. About. The. Rapture. That.

[29:14] Cause. Curious. Questions. But. We. Have. No. Answers. For. All. We. Know. Is. We. Are. Going. To. Be. Taken. We. Are. Going. To. Be. Removed. All. Believers. There. Will.

[29:25] Be. No. Christians. Left. Behind. However. There. Will. Be. A. Great. Deal. Of. Information. Left. Behind. And. There.

[29:35] Will. Be. A. Lot. Of. Bibles. Left. Behind. And. There. Will. Be. A. Lot. Of. Questions. Generated. As. To. What. Happened. To. These. People. Where. Did. They. Go. Was.

[29:45] It. Some. Kind. Of. Plague. Was. It. Some. Kind. Of. Disease. What. Was. It. And. Those. Of. You. Who. Have. Read. The. Left. Behind. Series. Know. That. It. Is. The. Writer's.

[29:57] Best. Understanding. Of. The. Scene. And. What. It's. Going. To. Be. Like. But. He's. Probably. Very. Right. On. And. Accurate. In. All.

[30:14] Believers. Are. Removed. And. During. This. Time. Of. Tribulation. Which. Is. Referred. To. As. Jacob's. Trouble. It. Is. Described. In. Matthew. 24.

[30:25] And. 25. And. Is. Also. Described. In. Revelation. Beginning. With. Chapter. Six. On. Through. Actually. On. Through. About. Chapter. Nineteen.

[30:36] Which. Reveals. The. Second. Coming. Of. Christ. This. Is. Going. To. Be. A. Time. Of. Cataclysmic. Upheaval. And. Conflagration. On. The. Earth.

[30:46] A. Huge. Percentage. Of. Earth's. Population. Will. Be. Destroyed. We. Are. Not. Talking. Millions. We.

[30:56] Are. Talking. Billions. Of. People. That. Too. Is. A. Concept. That. We. Just. Can't. Begin. To. Imagine. Surely. That's. An. Exaggeration.

[31:07] Surely. It. Doesn't. Mean. That. Yes. It. Does. And. During. This. Time. The. Adversary. Satan.

[31:19] Is. Going. To. Be. Inspiring. The. Beast. And. The. False. Prophet. And. They. Are. Going. To. Have. A. Heyday. On. Planet. Earth. While. The. Church. Has. Been. Removed.

[31:30] The. Hundred. Forty. Four. Thousand. Who. Are. Jews. Twelve. Thousand. Sealed. Israel. As. Is. Revealed. In. Revelation.

[31:41] Chapter. Seven. Will. Engage. An. Intense. Evangelistic. Ministry. Throughout. The. World. These. Will. Be. Jews. Who. Have. Come. To. Faith.

[31:51] In. Jesus. As. Their. Messiah. And. They. Are. Going. To. Be. Proclaiming. Repent. For. The. Kingdom. Of. Heaven. Is. At. Hand. The. King. Is. Coming.

[32:02] You. Better. Get. Ready. During. This. Time. Of. Tribulation. There. Will. Be. Huge. Numbers. Of. People. Come. To. Faith. In. Christ. There. Will.

[32:12] Be. Huge. Numbers. Of. People. Martyred. For. Their. Faith. In. Christ. Because. There. Will. Be. One. Global. Government.

[32:24] And. Unless. You. Are. From. Another. Planet. You. Can. Begin. To. See. The. Makings. Of. Globalism. On.

[32:34] The. Scene. Today. You. Are. Going. To. Hear. More. And. More. About. Globalism. About. It. Being. The. Only. Possible. Solution. For.

[32:45] The. Survival. Of. Mankind. On. The. Planet. A. Very. Good. Logical. Reasonable. Case. Will. Be. Presented. For. Nations. Being.

[32:55] Willing. To. Surrender. Their. Sovereignty. For. The. Benefit. Of. All. Humanity. Globalism.

[33:05] Will. Be. The. Order. Of. The. Day. And. Those. Who. Stand. Against. It. And. Rail. Against. It. Will. Be. Looked. Upon. As. Obstructionists. And. As. People. Who.

[33:15] Have. No. Real. Concern. For. Their. Fellow. Man. And. They. Will. Pay. A. Horrendous. Price. For. Their. Position. Because. They. Will. Stand. In. Opposition. It's.

[33:33] Going. To. Be. Difficult. To. Get. A. Drink. Of. Clean. Water. During. That. Time. The. Antichrist. Will. Be. Fueled. And.

[33:43] Energized. By. Satan. Himself. It. Will. Be. Hell. On. Earth. It. Will. Be. So. Bad. You.

[33:53] Cannot. Begin. To. Imagine. Jesus. Described. It. As. A. Time. Such. As. A. World. Has. Never. Seen. Before. And. Will. Never. See. Again. At.

[34:05] The. Conclusion. Of. The. Tribulation. Period. When. Israel. Stands. On. The. Brink. Of. Annihilation. The. Antichrist. Has. Broken. His. Treaty. With.

[34:15] The. Jew. In. The. Middle. Of. The. Seventieth. Week. And. The. Jew. As. A. Nation. Will. Be. Gathered. Together. Possibly. In.

[34:25] An. Area. Like. A. Very. Likely. Possibility. They. Will. Be. Right. On. The. Very. Threshold. Of. Annihilation. We.

[34:36] Do. Not. Know. Exactly. How. That. Is. Going. To. Be. Threatened. It. May. Be. Nuclear. It. May. Be. Something. Else. But. At. The. Last. Moment. These. Jewish. People.

[34:47] Many. Of. Whom. Will. Have. Embraced. Jesus. As. Their. Messiah. Will. In. Fulfillment. Of. The. Prophecy. Zechariah. They. Will. Look. On. Him. Whom. They. Have. Pierced. And. They. Will.

[34:57] Mourn. As. One. Mourns. For. Their. Only. Son. They. Will. Recognize. Yeshua. Ha. Mashiach. To. Be. The. Messiah. That. Their. Fathers. Long. Since. Rejected.

[35:09] And. This. Time. When. He. Is. Presented. To. Them. As. Peter. Presented. The. Messiah. To. Israel. In. Acts. Two. And. Three. And. They. Rejected. Him. This. Time.

[35:20] They. Will. Accept. Him. And. He. Will. Go. For. And. Fight. For. His. People. As. He. Fought. In. Days. Of. Old. And. It. Will. Conclude. The. Tribulation. Period.

[35:30] The. Onslaught. Will. What.

[35:41] Is. Referred. To. As. The. Kingdom. Of. Heaven. Come. To. Earth. This. Is. Also. Referred. To. As. The. Millennium. Peter. Referred. To. It. As. The.

[35:51] Time. Of. Refreshing. And. The. Times. Of. Restoration. Spoken. Of. By. The. Prophets. In. The. Old. Testament. That's. What. The. World. You.

[36:01] Realize. Of. Course. The. World. Is. Broke. It. Is. A. Broken. World. And. Christ. Is. Going. To. Mend. It. He's. Going. To. Fix. It. He's.

[36:12] Going. To. Create. A. New. Heaven. And. A. New. Earth. And. What. We. Have. Here. In. Revelation. Is. A. Picture. Of. That. Thousand. Years. Wherein.

[36:22] Satan. Has. Been. Bound. And. During. The. Rule. It.

[36:33] Will. Be. A. Time. Of. Peace. And. Prosperity. The. Wolf. And. The. Lamb. Will. Lie. Down. Together. And. They. Shall. Not. Hurt. Anymore. In. All. My. Holy. Nation. It. Will. Be. A. Time. Of.

[36:44] Unparalleled. Peace. Prosperity. There. Will. Be. No. Wars. There. Will. Be. No. Major. Conflicts. Like. That. Things. Will. Be. Restored. And. They. Will. Be. What.

[36:54] They. Ought. To. Be. During. That. Time. There. Will. Be. A. Huge. Number. Of. People. Born. They. Will.

[37:04] Be. Born. Not. To. Believers. Who. Were. Raptured. At. The. Time. The. Rapture. Took. Place. And. Went. To. Heaven. To. Be. With. The. Lord. They. Will. Have. Glorified. Bodies.

[37:15] They. Will. Not. Be. Reproducing. They. Will. Not. Be. Procreating. In. A. Glorified. Body. We. Are. A. Finished. Product. But.

[37:26] During. The. Tribulation. Period. There. Are. Going. To. Be. Huge. Numbers. Of. People. Who. Will. Be. In. The. Same. Kind. Of. Body. That. You. And. I. Are. In. Right. Now. Many.

[37:37] Of. These. People. Are. Going. To. Become. Believers. They. Will. Become. Saved. Individuals. But. They. Will. Not. Have. Glorified. Bodies. They. Will. Have. The. Same. Body. That. We. Have.

[37:48] And. They. Will. Marry. And. Give. In. Marriage. And. They. Will. Die. And. There. Will. Be. New. Generations. Born. During. This. Time. There. Will. Be. A. Lot. Of.

[37:58] People. Repopulating. The. Earth. With. The. Kind. Of. Bodies. That. We. Have. Right. Now. Although. They. Will. Be. Living. In. An. Entirely. Different.

[38:08] Environment. It. Will. Be. One. Where. In. All. Of. The. Pollutants. And. All. Of. The. Contaminants. And. All. Of. The. Poisons. Will. Have. Been. Extracted.

[38:19] And. It. Will. Be. A. Virtual. Garden. Of. Eden. Paradise. Worldwide. And. Living. In. The. Midst. Of. That. There. Will. Be. No. Unemployment. There. Will. Be.

[38:29] No. Lack. Of. Housing. There. Will. Be. No. Lack. Of. Any. Kind. Everyone. Will. Have. Their. Needs. Met. The. Government. Will. Be. An. Absolute. Dictatorship. And. The. Dictator.

[38:39] Will. Be. Jesus. Christ. He. Will. Be. Administering. The. Fairers. Of. The. Planet. From. Jerusalem. Where. He. Will. Be. Seated. On. The. Throne. Of. David. And.

[38:50] His. Government. Will. Reach. All. Throughout. The. Earth. This. Is. Isaiah. Nine. Six. Unto. Us. A. Child. Is. Born. Unto. Us. A. Son. Given.

[39:00] And. The. Government. Shall. Be. Upon. His. Shoulders. And. His. Name. Shall. Be. Called. Wonderful. Counselor. The. Mighty. God. The. Prince. Of. Peace. The. Everlasting. Father. It.

[39:11] Is. Going. To. Be. A. Glorious. Reality. Fulfilled. But. When. You. Take. Huge. Numbers. Of. People. Who. Are. Birthing. Babies. And. Reproducing.

[39:22] For. A. Thousand. Years. At. The. End. Of. A. Thousand. Years. You. Have. A. Lot. Of. People. A. Lot. Of. People. Who. Are. In. Our. Kind. Of. Bodies. These.

[39:36] People. Have. Been. Living. Under. Ideal. Conditions. For. Thousand. Years. It. Will. Have. Been. Wonderful. What.

[39:47] We. See. Now. As. Calamity. Disaster. Hurricanes. Earthquakes. All. Of. None. Of. That. Will. Be. Part. And. Parcel. Of. The. Millennium. It. Will. Be. What.

[39:57] It. Ought. To. Be. Conditions. Will. Be. As. Ideal. As. They. Can. Be. Nobody. Will. Have. The. Basis. For. A. Legitimate. Complaint.

[40:08] About. Anything. For. A. Thousand. Years. It. Is. Paradise. Regained. It. Is. Utopia. And. It. Wasn't. Brought. About.

[40:19] By. Communism. Wasn't. Brought. About. By. Capitalism. It. Is. Brought. About. By. Jesus. Christ. Himself. He.

[40:30] Is. The. Only. One. Who. Is. Able. To. Fix. The. World. From. What. We. Have. Made. It. And. He. Will. Fix. It. And. After. The. Thousand. Years.

[40:42] Are. Expired. Verse. Seven. When. The. Thousand. Years. Are. Completed. Satan.

[40:55] Will. Be. Released. From. His. Prison. I. Remember. The. First. Time. I. Read. That. I. Immediately. Responded. In. My. Mind. With. Why.

[41:05] In. The. World. Why. Why. And. He. Will. Come. Out. To. Deceive. The. Nations. Which. Are. In. The. Four. Corners. Of. The. Earth. Gog. And. Magog.

[41:16] To. Gather. Them. Together. For. The. War. Now. Wait. A. Minute. There. Hasn't. Been. Any. War. There. Been. Peace. Prosperity. A. Thousand. Years. What. In. The.

[41:27] World. Would. Anybody. Have. To. Go. To. War. About. What. Do. Nations. Usually. Fight. Over. More.

[41:37] Often. Than. Not. It's territory. It's borders. Land. Opportunity. But. Everything. Is.

[41:47] Going. To. Be. Optimum. During. This. Time. Yet. They. Will. Be. Susceptible.

[41:57] To. Deception. And. What. Do. You. Think. What. Do. You. Think. The. Adversary. Is. Going. To. Try. To. Sell.

[42:07] Them. Same. Thing. He's. Always. Tried. To. Sell. And. Has. Been. Successful. At. When. He.

[42:18] First. Rebelled. Against. God. As. Lucifer. It. Was. Because. Of. Some. Kind. Of. Inherent. Dissatisfaction.

[42:29] Within. Himself. I. Want. To. Be. Like. The. Most. High. And. God. Is. Saying. But. You. Don't. Understand.

[42:40] Lucifer. There. Is. Room. For. Only. One. At. The. Top. And. You. Don't. Qualify. And. Lucifer's. Response. Was. Oh.

[42:51] Yeah. We'll. See. About. That. And. He. Made. His. Play. And. He. Was. Summarily. Judged. But. Not. Before. He. Enticed.

[43:01] A. Third. Of. The. Angels. To. Join. Him. So. He. Has. One. Third. Of. The. Angelic. Band. On. His. Side. And. When. He. Came. Down. To. Earth. Confronted.

[43:13] Eve. We. Do. Not. Understand. The. Complexities. Of. The. Serpent. Or. How. Animals. Were. Before. The. Fall. But. We. Know. They. Were. Different. Just. As. Man. Was. Different. Before.

[43:23] The. Fall. And. He. Approached. Eve. With. His. Bill. Of. Goods. And. Essentially.

[43:34] What. It. Boiled. Down. To. Is. This. God. Is. Jealous. Of. Your. Potential. He. Knows. That. If.

[43:44] You. Eat. Of. This. Particular. Tree. Which. He. Told. You. Not. To. Eat. Of. You. Would. Become. As. Wise. As. He. Is. You. Know. That's. Why. He. Doesn't. Want. You. To. Eat. Of. That. He. Wants.

[43:54] To. Be. The. Only. One. And. If. You. Eat. Of. That. You. Will. Be. As. God. Eve. I. Can. Get.

[44:04] You. A. Better. Deal. And. Here. We. Have. The. First. Case. Of. Unbelief. In. The. Bible. Eve.

[44:16] You. See. You. You. Cannot. Enter. Into. Unbelief. You. Cannot. Enter. Into. Unbelief. Without. Discarding.

[44:26] A. Belief. Nobody. Lives. In. A. Vacuum. Eve. Was. In. A. Position. Where. She. Believed. God. And. When. Satan. Came. Along. She.

[44:36] Had. To. Decide. Whether. She. Was. Going. To. Maintain. That. Belief. Or. Whether. She. Was. Going. To. Go. Another. Way. And. He. Convinced. Her. That. His. Way. Would.

[44:47] Actually. Be. Better. Than. God. Way. And. God. Just. Doesn't. Want. The. Competition. And. We. Know. What. Happened. And. Guess. What. He.

[44:57] Is. Going. To. Do. When. These. Thousand. Years. Are. Fulfilled. He. Will. Go. Out. To. Deceive. This. Is. His. Principal. Tool. Is. Deception. Deception.

[45:09] Is. Defined. As. Causing. People. To. Think. That. Things. Are. Other. Than. They. Truly. Are. When. One. Is. Deceived. He.

[45:19] Thinks. He. Knows. The. Truth. But. He. Doesn't. And. He. Is. Going. To. Go. Out. To. Deceive. The. Nations. Not. Individuals. Although. He. Does. That.

[45:29] Too. Which. Are. In. The. Four. Corners. Of. The. Earth. To. Gather. Them. Together. For. The. War. The. Number. Of. Them. Is. Like. The. Sand. Of. The. Seashore. What. Are. They. Rebelling. Against.

[45:39] Righteousness. The. Righteous. Benevolent. Rule. Of. A. Loving. God. Who. Is. Seated. In. Jerusalem.

[45:50] Who. Has. Dispensed. Every. Good. Thing. That. Could. Be. Imagined. Upon. His. Constituents. And. Yet. They. Will. Still. Be. Subject. To.

[46:02] Believing. A. Lie. Why? Because. They. Still. Have. An. Old. Fallen. Nature. And. What. This. Is. Going. To. Prove. Is.

[46:12] That. Despite. The. Fact. That. Man. Has. Been. Living. Under. Ideal. Conditions. Superintended. By. The. God. Of. Creation. For.

[46:22] One. Thousand. Years. He. Is. Still. Subject. To. Falling. From. That. Position. And. To. Rebelling. Against. The. Creator. In. Other. Words.

[46:33] It. Is. Proof. Positive. That. Human. Nature. Remains. Forever. Infected. And. There. Is. Only. One. Cure. For. It. And. That. Is. A. Glorified. Body. These.

[46:44] Will. Not. Have. Glorified. Bodies. They. Will. Have. The. Same. Kind. Of. Bodies. That. You. And. I. Have. Right. Now. And. They. Will. Have. That. Old. Sin. Nature. And. It. Will. Manifest. Itself.

[46:55] Because. Verse. Nine. Says. They. Came. Up. On. The. Broad. Plain. Of. The. Earth. And. Surrounded. The. Camp. Of. The. Saints. These. Are. True.

[47:05] Believers. And. The. Beloved. City. Which. Is. The. New. Jerusalem. And. Fire. Came. Down. From. Heaven. And. Devoured. Them. There. Isn't. Going. To. Be. Any. Conflict. It.

[47:16] Isn't. Going. To. Be. Any. Battle. Isn't. Going. To. Be. Any. War. It's. Just. Going. To. Be. Down. Comes. The. Fire. And. That's. It. And. That's. The. End. Of.

[47:26] That. And. The. Devil. Who. Deceived. Them. Was. Thrown. Into. The. Lake. Of. Fire. And. Brimstone. Where. The. Beast. And. The. False. Prophet. And.

[47:46] The. Seriousness. And. The. Severity. Of. Sin. That. Is. A. Horrible. Horrible. Punishment. A. Horrible. End. For. These. To. Come. To. But.

[47:57] It. Simply. Depicts. The. Extent. And. The. Depth. And. The. Nature. Of. Sinful. Behavior. Against. A. Loving. And. Righteous. God.

[48:09] So. Here. We. Have. A. Little. Picture. Of. The. Big. Picture. And.

[48:20] I. Assure. You. That. I. Have. Omitted. Far. More. Than. I. Have. Included. But. That's. Probably. The. Nature. Of. A. Big. Picture. You. Try.

[48:30] To. Incorporate. As. Much. As. You. Can. And. As. Much. Time. As. You. Can. And. Again. I. Apologize. For. What. May. Have. Been. A. Very. Boring. Presentation. As. I. Read. The. Content.

[48:40] But. If. I. Don't. Read. It. I. Don't. Begin. To. Get. Through. It. Because. When. I. Start. Talking. About. Something. That. Is. True. And. I. Know. To. Be. True. I. Get. So. Excited. About. It. I. Want.

[48:50] You. To. Know. Everything. That. I. About. It. And. We. Don't. Get. Very. Far. That. Way. So. I. Lack. The. Discipline. Of. Being. Able. To. Move. On. And. The. Only. Way. That. I. Can. Check. Myself.

[49:01] Is. To. Write. It. Out. Marv. And. Stick. To. The. Script. Don't. Go. Wandering. Off. Because. You. You. Never. Get. Out. Of. Genesis. If. You. Do. So. That's.

[49:12] What. I. Have. Done. And. I. Hope. That. It. Has. Been. Compacted. And. Somewhat. Helpful. We've. Got. A. Few. Minutes. For. Q. A. Have. You. A. Question. Or. Comment. And. Is. There. A. Roving. Microphone. In. Case.

[49:22] Somebody. Has. Something. To. Say. Anyone.

[49:33] With. A. Question. Or. Comment. Feel free. Are.

[49:44] We. In. Business. We. Are. Now. Over. Here. I'm. Sorry. Where? Oh. Okay. Has. God. Already. Determined.

[49:55] When. The. Rapture. Is. Going. To. Be. Or. Is. He. Yet. To. Decide. I. Don't. Think. God. Has. Yet. To. Decide. Anything. I. Think. Every. Decision. That. He. Is. Going. To. Make.

[50:05] Has. Already. Been. Made. God. Doesn't. Decide. Anything. On. The. Basis. Of. What. Happens. Here. So. That. He. Has. To. Change. His. Game. Plan. Or. Anything. Of. The. Kind. He's. Got.

[50:15] It. All. It's. Already. Wrapped. Up. As. Far. As. He. Is. Concerned. He. Knows. The. End. From. The. Beginning. And. The. The. The. End. Which. Concept. Just. Absolutely. Escapes. Us. Because. We. Can't. Even. Begin.

[50:26] To. Think. In. Those. Terms. He's. Already. Got. A. Definite. Time. Down. To. The. Precise. Second. When. This.

[50:36] Rapture. Is. Going. To. Take. Place. He. Just. Hasn't. Let. Us. In. On. It. But. You'll. Know. It. When. The. Time. Comes. Yes. If. The.

[50:47] Third. Of. The. Angels. Were. Cast. Into. Hell. What's. Bothering. Us. Around. Every. Day.

[50:57] Of. Our. Lives. Well. They. Aren't. There. Now. This. Is. This. Is. In. The. Final. Wrap. Up. They. Will. Be. Cast. Into.

[51:07] The. Lake. Of. Fire. And. I. Don't. I. Don't. Begin. To. Understand. You. You. Realize. That. Beings.

[51:19] Don't. Have. Bodies. How. Are. They. Going. To. Be. Subject. To. Fire. I. Don't. Understand. That. But. At. The. Same. Time. I. Don't.

[51:29] Understand. That. Much. About. Fire. I. Don't. Even. Understand. That. Much. About. Light. What. Is. There's. Light. To. Actinic. Phosphoric. And. Luminescent. The. Three. Different.

[51:39] Kinds. of light and we are benefiting from one of those right now but I don't understand it and I don't understand how they are going to be cast into the lake of fire and Satan is going to be put into the the beast and the false prophet are going to be thrown into the lake of fire and a thousand years later they're still there and they haven't been annihilated some people think that when they get thrown into that fire they go poof and that's it they're out of existence that's called annihilationism and it's a popular thing among believers today a number of theologians even hold the view of annihilationism and that's they believe that that unbelievers are going to be cast into the lake of fire and just burned up just that's it and they are no more there is no consciousness no pain no suffering no memory no existence they are just out of existence completely and that's a popular view and those who those who simply view God as well God wouldn't be able to do that what kind of a merciful God would allow people to suffer some kind of torment forever what kind of merciful God would do that well it could be a merciful God who provided his own son as a provision to prevent people from having to go there because hell was never created for man it was created for the devil and his angels our problem is this not a one one of us beginning with me has any idea of how heinous and how terrible sin really is we just don't know some of us think we know we don't know we have no idea of what it would be like to be absolutely holy and be sinned against none of us knows that but God does and the fact that the fact that it took the death of an enfleshed member of the Trinity to rectify the problem of sin that God had to give of himself to address the issue of sin should show us something about the magnitude of it that's what it took to address the problem and then when the problem is addressed can there still be people who turn up their nose at it and walk away from it yes and what is a just punishment for them just punishment for them is what they ask for

[54:47] I want nothing to do with this God I don't want him ruling and ruining my life I want him out of my life and that's part of what hell will be they will be forever separated from the God they wanted nothing to do with and in a very real sense God is giving man his wish this is what he wanted this is what God is giving him it is sad it's tragic but it's true other questions or comments Harleen wait for the microphone please God is supposed to be all knowing all everything how has he let us get this way I mean if he if he is if he is what we believe he is why well it goes right back to that problem of volition again

[55:55] God has allowed us to get this way because this is the way we wanted to get and God is saying I'm going to give you a will a volition and you can use it to make your choices but if you use it in a way that disobeys me you are not going to like the consequences and that's precisely what we did beginning with our first parents so God gives us the power of volition and choice he does not step in and overrule us when we are about to do something really stupid and hurtful God looks down at us and says Marv what you are about to do is really hurtful and stupid to you go ahead if you insist and he lets us do that he has provided a remedy for our stupidity and our rebellion and that is the death of Christ but that does not short circuit our volition or our ability to do hurtful stupid things you see sometimes God people almost give you the impression that that God should just back out of their life and leave them alone unless they get in a jam then he can be the good guy on the white horse and come riding in and fix everything but until then just leave me alone leave me alone if I need you

[57:17] I'll call you God's not interested in being your bellhop he's the sovereign Lord of the universe and he orders all things after the counsel of his own good will and he knew full well in advance what Eve was going to do he knew what Lucifer was going to do well then why did he create him that way because it pleased him that's Revelation 4.11 by your good pleasure they were and are created God was pleased to create them that goes with the territory of being a sovereign creator if this world is yours and you made it and you brought it into being you have a right to make it as you will and I'm sure that there are plenty of humans with what they think is their superior wisdom they would have done it differently oh yeah right God is in control and we should be so glad that he is time for one more

[58:23] Q&A anybody Ron up here has one wait for the mic please United States most powerful country in the world now is not identified in Revelation now Ezekiel speaks of a war that has not yet occurred and it doesn't appear that that war is Armageddon do you think that that war that Ezekiel speaks about would involve destruction of the United States and may occur at the same time as the rapture which would make it even more chaos during that period I wish I could give you a really good answer 20 years ago when I was a younger man I had the answers to all these questions but now they seem they seem to escape me I really don't know I think it is true we have great difficulty if not impossibility of identifying the United States of America in any of the prophetic portions of scripture and this is difficult for us to understand because ever since ever since

[59:31] World War I well maybe even before that but especially since World War I when we were viewed as being able to come to the aid of Europe against the Axis powers in Germany etc we pretty much established ourselves then and there as a superpower and it is virtually impossible for us to see how such a major player on the world scene as the United States of America could not somehow be vitally connected to the big showdown it would seem like we would play a prominent part but we searched the scriptures in vain to find the United States of America and I love this country and I consider myself a patriot and all the rest but let me tell you something we are not invulnerable we are not indestructible and we could be neutralized we read these things in Revelation about the horses and the weapons and all of that kind of stuff and we say this is archaic this is ancient stuff nobody fights with that today we fight with lasers and we fight with drone planes overhead that fire hellfire missiles into a company of troops and they never know what hit them and this is modern warfare what's all this what's all this horses stuff you know members members of our security and probably members of

[61:04] Congress too and I would imagine that Jim Jordan could speak to this where our authorities have been briefed on the potential and the possibility of an EMT attack an EMP attack it's electromagnetic pulse and this from what I am able to understand this is doable now it isn't something that they have to wait for Iran to create an atomic bomb this is doable now wherein a dirty bomb an atomic device could be launched from offshore of the United States from a regular tanker or a cargo vessel could be launched and exploded several miles over the United States of America and the fallout and effect of that would not kill people it would be a magnetic pulse reaction that would instantly fry electric and electronic components so that nothing would work your car wouldn't run your radio wouldn't work no radio station would be on the air nothing that had computer chips in it would work nothing that worked with electricity would work we would be virtually reduced to a 19th century living style in a matter of mere minutes that is doable now and of course we wonder well then why haven't they done it well I'll just tell you one thing and this is all

[63:00] I'll say about this now and I'll dismiss you our adversary the mid-eastern mindset that fuels terrorism is very very patient and they are waiting for a time when they perceive that they can do the most damage that's what they're waiting for and I am so glad that our trust and our confidence is in the Lord that's the only place fit for may we stand please father we are grateful for the mere glimpse that you have given us into these future events and we realize that there are many gaps and holes in what we have been saying and there is much that we do not understand and surely there are things that we've gotten wrong because our little picture is so lacking and yet you've given us enough information to enable us to build a reasonable scenario that causes us more and more to realize that you are the only one who is worthy of our love and our trust thank you for being the God you are in whom we can deposit it we bless you for it

[64:25]  Christ's wonderful name amen