The End is nigh

[0:00] I've got news for you tonight. This is not a message of peace, peace, but it is a message of warning. The end is nigh. The end is nigh.

[0:23] Things are about to get a whole lot worse. And we are the end time generation. The days we're living in are the last days of planet earth.

[0:34] 2 Timothy 3 it says verse 12 through 15. The days are evil. The days are evil.

[1:11] The Bible says in Ephesians 5.16 redeeming the time because the days are evil. The days we're living in are evil. Much like the days of Paul, Noah, Lot. Wicked days. Wicked days filled with materialism and sexual immorality.

[1:33] You've got that tube in your lounge room or in your house and it's feeding the mind all kinds of messages.

[1:44] Whether it be to buy something or whatever it be, it's got messages that are programming how we think. And today we're seeing ever increasing signs. We're just going to touch on some of these signs of the end is nigh.

[1:57] The end times. Signs of the end. Signs we're getting ever closer in the countdown to the ultimate war of the World War 3, Armageddon.

[2:09] Could be World War 4. Who knows by the time we get there. But the ultimate war. The signs are that we're getting ever closer to it. So allow me to show some of these signs tonight and what we should do in the light of them.

[2:22] Firstly, Israel. Israel, this little nation of Israel. It's in this map here and it's always in the news. You can scarcely see it there in this sea of otherwise overwhelmingly Islamic nations.

[2:38] Israel is right there in the middle of it all. And it seems like in the news there's always something about Israel. Something about Israel. Something's happening in Israel.

[2:50] Why is Israel in the news so much? Because God says in the end times it will be a time called Jacob's trouble. Jacob's trouble.

[3:01] Another sign is moral bankruptcy. Moral bankruptcy. God gave them unto vile affections. He gave them up. Romans 1.26 Sin is increasingly portrayed as normality.

[3:16] Normality. And there's churches that are teaching this today. There's Christians that are believing this today. That it's acceptable to people in this morally bankrupt world in which we live.

[3:28] That our children are growing up with these messages that are contrary to God's truth and to common sense. And children are losing their innocence in these days. As they're bombarded with messages that are ungodly.

[3:41] And our nation's leaders have lost their moral compass if they ever had one. All that is sacred and honourable is being laughed at. The very institution of marriage itself.

[3:54] And what do they exalt in its place? All kinds of things. Things like Harry Potter are commonly accepted in Christian homes too. As if it doesn't matter what God says about such things.

[4:08] We see irreverence and immorality overwhelmingly taking heart in the lives of people today. It abounds.

[4:18] Romans 3.18 says, There is no fear of God before their eyes. Christ is nothing more than another swear word.

[4:28] And we've seen this gradual deterioration of morals, of language, of values. And an increasing disregard of the things of God. It's really the fear of God has been lost.

[4:41] The Lord's Day has become the sports day. There's no reverence as we once had. Another sign, lawlessness abounds. Lawlessness abounds.

[4:51] Paul told Timothy that perilous times shall come. Perilous times shall come.

[5:02] These are days of lawlessness and selfishness. We see a rioting on the streets. And a breakdown of law and order in many places. You know, when Julie and I had that once in a lifetime trip overseas.

[5:15] We saw, it seems a common place, a common sight to see armed police on the streets. And riots. And police holding shields and such things as that.

[5:30] Lawlessness. In these days of lawlessness and selfishness, we're seeing a breakdown of law and order. Perilous times. This know also that in the last days perilous times shall come.

[5:41] It sounds a lot like modern society. Perilous times, doesn't it? 2 Timothy 3 verse 2. Men shall be lovers of themselves. Covetous, boasters, proud. Blasphemers, disobedient to parents.

[5:54] Unthankful, unholy, without natural affection. Truth breakers, false accusers. Incontinent, fierce. Despisers of those that are good. Traitors, heady, high-minded.

[6:06] Lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. Perilous times. Having a form of godliness. Having a form of godliness. But denying the power thereof.

[6:16] From such turn away. Even in religious institutions that have the veneer of Christianity. It's really a form of godliness. From such turn away.

[6:27] For such are they which creep into houses. And lead captive women. Capture silly women. Laden with lusts. Their sins. Led away with diverse lusts.

[6:37] Ever learning. And never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. As Janice and Jambres with stood. As Janice and Jambres withstood Moses. So do these also. Resist the truth.

[6:48] Men of corrupt minds. Reprobate. Consume the faith. Another sign is mind control. Mind control. With gradually being reprogrammed.

[6:58] This conditioning that's going on. You see this modern slave. As they're told all these messages. To consume. To be afraid. The Bible says.

[7:10] Let no man deceive you by any means. 2 Thessalonians 2 verse 3. If you're not careful. It can happen. Every time. Your idiot box is turned on.

[7:21] It's like a mind control of the masses. A programming to resist the truth. This subliminal programming. That's kind of subtle. And implicit. And hidden.

[7:33] It's secretive. That it undermines that which is truly good. That which is wholesome. That which is godly. Is subtly undermined and attacked. All the time.

[7:43] Such that people will believe a lie. In 2 Thessalonians 2. Paul writes. Now we beseech you brethren. By the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. And by our gathering together unto him.

[7:55] That you be not soon shaken in mind. Or be troubled. Neither by spirit. Nor by word. Nor by letter as from us. Is that the day of Christ is at hand. Another sign.

[8:07] Of the end times. Is deception. Deception. It goes on. Verse 3. Let no man deceive you. By any means. For that day shall not come. Except that come a falling away first.

[8:19] And that man of sin be revealed. The son of perdition. You know people are selling music. Looking like the devil. And acting like the devil. It's no wonder that. It goes on.

[8:29] Verse 4. This son of perdition. Who opposeth. And exalteth himself above all. That he is called God. Or that he is worshipped. So that he sitteth. As God in the temple of God. Showing himself that he is God.

[8:42] People are going to fall for this stuff. They are going to fall for this one. They are going to praise him. And applaud him. And he is going to have rock star status. This one. Verse 8. And then shall that wicked be revealed.

[8:54] Whom the Lord shall consume. With the spirit of his mouth. And shall destroy with the brightness. Of his coming. Even him who is coming. Is after the working of Satan. With all power. And signs.

[9:05] And lying wonders. Power. Signs. And lying wonders. And with all deceivableness. Of unrighteousness. In them that perish. Because they receive not the love.

[9:15] Of the truth. That they might be saved. And for this cause. God shall send them. Strong delusion. That they should believe a lie. That they all might be damned. Who believe not the truth.

[9:28] But have pleasure. In unrighteousness. You know. The world. That we live in today. This world takes pleasure. In unrighteousness. That's what sells.

[9:39] Music. And movies. These days. This world takes pleasure. In unrighteousness. We see. That it's evident. Even in how. This world regards human life.

[9:49] The sanctity of human life. When it comes to bioethics. How do we treat. That most precious commodity. That most precious. Vital. Reality. Of human life.

[10:01] From its very beginning. In the womb. And Jeremiah 19.4. Talks of. The blood. Of innocence. Hardcore. The blood. Hardcore. Satanism. Demands human.

[10:12] Sacrifice. The younger. The better. And we see. A killing. Of innocence. Today. Killing. Of many babies. At the youngest age.

[10:22] Possible. And this is all occurring. Around us today. And intelligent people. Try to justify it. We're killing about. 100,000 babies.

[10:33] Every year. In Australia. Most of them. In such a way. That physically. Tears them apart. In the womb. There are two. Aborted babies. For every five.

[10:45] Born. It's the biggest. Cause of death. In Australia. No. It's not lung cancer. It's abortion. Abortion. 41% of deaths.

[10:57] In Australia. And this deception. That marks the end days. Is crept. Into the church. Into the church. In many forms today. Including. False doctrines. And worldliness.

[11:08] Here's a picture. Of what some churches. Go along with. It's called. Hillsong. This is a fellow. From Hillsong. Doing what they do. Strong delusion.

[11:19] 2 Thessalonians 2 verse 11. There is a deepening. Spiritual deception. The Hillsong Enterprise. Is worth 55 million. Australian dollars.

[11:30] Every year. And many churches. Have adopted. The unbiblical concept. That we've got to become. Like the world. To reach the world. We've got to look like the world.

[11:41] And sing the songs of the world. And the dangerous doctrinal errors. Of the happy. Clappy crowd. Is creating a church. That is weak. And watered down.

[11:52] We must be aware of that. Here's a quote. Someone said. How times have changed. Once upon a time. Pues were made. Of bare wooden boards. With no cushions. It wasn't that they.

[12:03] When they introduced the pews. They didn't have cushions. They were deliberately. Not used. They didn't want the people. To get too comfortable. Now you've got cushions. On some of those chairs tonight. But. No. They didn't want people.

[12:14] To get too comfortable. The Bible says. We ought to give glory. To God. Give the glory. Unto the Lord. In his church. Unto him be glory.

[12:25] In the church. But my. How things have changed. Now we have nice. Comfy. Padded pews. Reverse cycle air conditioning. Shag pile carpets. Plush furnishings.

[12:37] A 2000 watt sound system. Concert video screens. Valet parking. And popcorn stands. And one church. In the US. Has its own. McDonald's outlet.

[12:47] You know. We could pray for that one day. But. Nothing. We need it. Just now. But we don't need these things. In the church of God. It's unto him be glory. In the church. That's what is meant to happen. And we're witnessing today.

[12:59] A wholesale. Indoctrination. An indoctrination. 2 Timothy 3 verse 13. It says. But evil men. And seducers. Shall wax.

[13:10] Worse and worse. Deceiving. And being deceived. They're going to grow. Worse and worse. Deceiving. And being deceived themselves. An indoctrination. Is taking place.

[13:21] It's a mind control. As the propaganda. Is controlled. And funnelled. And manipulated. Through mass media. And gives a distorted view. Because as well as the new world order.

[13:33] We have the new church order. The new church order. It's based on being purpose driven. A man created unity.

[13:43] But we say. The truth does matter. The truth does matter. Every thought. Every thought should be brought. Into captivity.

[13:54] To Christ. To the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10 verse 5. In other words. Every thought. We should stop. And seek to.

[14:06] Before it seeks to enter. Our mind game. And test it. It's got the sense. That we should. Bring into captivity. It's got the sense. Of an ongoing vigilance.

[14:18] Of. We're going to watch every thought. We're going to. Be careful about every thought. And take it. Captive. Analyze. And scrutinize it. And test it. With the benchmark.

[14:29] Of God's word. You know. In some countries. There's. Illegal. Asylum. Asylum. Seekers. Who come in through the back door. Through. Some illegal way. And they've got to be detained.

[14:40] And processed. It's the same with the thoughts. That come into our minds. We need to hold them captive. And. And. Check them out. Before. They take. Root in our minds.

[14:51] As it were. And. All thoughts need to be taken captive. At the point of entry. And analyzed. And scrutinized. Do they. Measure up. With God's commands for us.

[15:02] Where is. The love. Of the truth. The love. Of the truth. In 2 Thessalonians 2. Verse 10. It says of some. They received not. The truth. Our Lord.

[15:13] Forlons of such a time. When people will not. Receive the love. Of the truth. I believe. The very word. Of God. Is under attack today. The very word of God.

[15:24] Someone was just telling me. Just minutes ago. How. They had this message Bible. It's not a Bible. It's not a translation. It's. It's a mockery. Friends.

[15:35] We've got to be careful. Today. We've told everything is relative. There's no absolutes. But yes. We have got. An absolute. Thus. Say. The. Lord. It's here. It's God's truth.

[15:46] One. Man said. Right. Is right. Even. If everyone. Is against it. And wrong. Wrong. Is wrong. Even. If everyone. Is for it.

[15:56] Doesn't matter. How many. Are in. The. The crowd. Who. Go along. With. God's truth. If it's God's truth. We should.

[16:07] Stand by. Stand by. And we should have no tolerance. For false teachers. Or doctrine. That is false. We need a purity. Of doctrine. We need. Not a toleration.

[16:19] Of error. And compromise. We need. Sound doctrine. In these days. And as a church. We do believe. That the church. Does matter. The truth. Does matter. And our Lord.

[16:29] Says. That. Sanctify them. Through thy truth. Thy word. Is truth. John 17. 17. In John 8. He says.

[16:40] The truth. Shall set you free. And friends. Today. In this world. We live in. There's a lot of talk. About fundamentalists. Fundamentalists. Fundamentalists. They're painted as the enemy.

[16:51] Of our world today. And. They are lumped in. Together. One and all. Whether they be. Islamic. Or Christian. Right wing bigots. So called. And friends.

[17:02] Today. We. Are. Fundamentalists. We are fundamentalists. In the sense that. We are fundamentalist. Christians. In other words. We stand for.

[17:12] The fundamentals. Of the faith. The fundamentals. Of the faith. Such as. The deity of Christ. The virgin birth. The blood atonement.

[17:23] The bodily resurrection. The inerrancy. Of the scriptures. Sound doctrine. You know. There was a group. Of. Formed to. Gather together. The Christian.

[17:35] Fundamentalists. And they. They put. This statement out. That they judge. All things. By the bible. And. Are judged. Only by the bible. Affirm. The foundational truths.

[17:46] Of historic. Christianity. Such as we just. Mentioned. And. It goes on. Therefore. Fundamentalism. Is a militant. Orthodoxy.

[17:56] With a soul winning. Zeal. In other words. If we. Christian. Fundamentalists. Doesn't mean. We go. And. Terrorize people. But. We've. Got a love.

[18:07] For the. Scriptures. We've got a love. For the truth. For a defending. Of the faith. And for standing. Without compromise. So where. Is the church.

[18:17] At. Today. A popular saying. Is that churches. Are hospitals. For sinners. Not museums. For saints. Hospitals. For sinners.

[18:28] Not museums. For saints. Now here's a response. To that. Someone said. How sad and true. Churches have become. Hospitals. For sinners. Haven't they?

[18:39] They used to be. Spiritual fortresses. In an enemy territory. Where soldiers of Christ. Were recruited. Trained. And equipped for battle. Against sin and evil. With open Bibles.

[18:50] And convicted hearts. And committed lives. Today. They're largely filled. With bedridden believers. Who pass the time. In. In and out.

[19:01] Of small group therapy. Languishing over their ills. And misfortunes. Discussing their aches. And pains. With anyone who'll listen. Moaning and groaning. About their daily discomforts.

[19:11] And inconveniences. And their felt needs. While being coddled. And cried over. By other patients. Waiting. For their turn. To be coddled. And cried over. Looking at the clock.

[19:23] Growing increasingly impatient. That their pastor. Slash physician. Has yet to make his appointed rounds. And hold their hand. And tell them what wonderful. And courageous patients.

[19:34] They've been. The last thing. They want to hear is. Arise. Take up thy bed. And go thy way. Because the hospital. Has become. For the most part.

[19:45] An eternal. Resting place. And a refuge. From. Responsibility. So true. Isn't it? This is what someone. Put. God didn't intend it.

[19:55] This way. God didn't intend it. That we're being a hospital. As in the sense. That we just. Put our feet up. And just get. Weighted on. But rather. That it be a warfare.

[20:06] A warfare. And when Jesus said. I will build my church. He said. And the gates of hell. Shall not prevail against it. And Ephesians 6. He says. Take on. The whole armour of God.

[20:18] That you may be able to withstand. Against the wiles of the devil. He didn't say. Put on your hospital gown. Lie down. And wait quietly. For your pastor to come by.

[20:28] With his prognosis. You know. These are the things. That we could say. Are we meant to be. Shuffling up and down. The hallways of our hospital. Looking for treatment.

[20:40] Upon treatment. And exchanging sympathies. And smiles. Is the greatest fear. When the lunch trade will come.

[20:52] Or the bed pans. And the heart monitors. Rather than being sent out. Into the battlefield. To face some real opposition. You know.

[21:02] These are. Telling questions. Aren't they. What is the picture. Of our church. Is it like a hospital. You know. Sure we want to. Help the wounded.

[21:13] And we want to encourage. And there's times. We will need. A bit of. Care and compassion. Yes. But rather. That we be. A fighting unit. In a battle zone.

[21:24] What is really going on. What is really going on. The signs all around us today. Let me just cover some. Quickly tonight. Of the globalised. New world order. That's framing everything.

[21:35] That's all around us. Here is one. Global economy. The global economy. The new world order. You hear a lot about it. These days. It's a spiritually. Occultic term.

[21:46] Describes a new. Reorganisation. Of the nations. Of the world. Into a one. World. Government. Economy. And religion. The economy. Will become. A global.

[21:57] Cashless economy. A global religion. Revelation 17. 5 tells of the mystery. Babylon the great. The mother of harlots. And abominations of the earth.

[22:08] I want to talk about this more. In another. Forthcoming message. About. The one world religion. Babylon the great. The mother of harlots. And abominations of the earth.

[22:20] The religion of the end times. Will be this. Conglomeration. This synthesis. This getting together. This joining together. Of all the major world religions. We're seeing it in Christianity.

[22:32] And it's moving to more and more. And into faith. Going beyond just Christians. Getting together. But actually getting together. With all manifold. Kinds of religions. And the government. Of the United Nations.

[22:43] Is at the top. Of the new world order. It's already being organised. Into this kind of. Format. Where it will ultimately accept. The man of sin. As the Messiah.

[22:54] As Christ returned. As Mohammed returned. As Buddha returned. Everyone's going to be happy with him. The man of sin. Global government. Global government. Revelation 13.7.

[23:05] Says that power is going to be given to this man. Over all kindreds. Tongues. And nations. A single government. Will rule. The people of the world. Sometimes referred to as a new.

[23:17] World order. And all people will be ruled. By the same laws. Judicial system. So courts. Monetary system. Religious worship. And armed forces. The global monetary system.

[23:29] One day. People will have to. Have the. Authorisation. Of this system. No man is going to be able to buy or sell.

[23:40] Other than. Those that have. This global. Monetary system. Commentators are saying. There will be a single currency. A single monetary policy.

[23:50] A single authority. To issue the currency. And direct monetary policy. Another source says. A plan has been advanced. By men. And their partners.

[24:02] To bring all nations. Under a single rule. With themselves in charge. By creating economic crises. And the collapse of a nation's economy. They force those nations.

[24:13] Into debt. And to trade their assets. Gold. Natural resources. Resources. And land. For the backing of the international monetary fund. Which they created.

[24:24] And control. And once they own a nation's land. And resources. They own. And control. That nation. In other words. You and me. A global government.

[24:35] A global monetary system. And a global military. Revelation 16.16. Says they will be gathered together. In a place called Armageddon.

[24:46] A global military. The plan will be to control. The armed forces of the world. And the world has been divided. Into ten regions. A country may do. What it chooses.

[24:57] Within the confines of that region. But it has to answer. To these. Global armed forces. That will have the say. And also a global judiciary.

[25:09] A global judiciary. In other words. A world court. That will administer justice. To the world. There's not a talk about justice. These days. Isn't there?

[25:19] You heard that. In the news lately. And what the world says. Is just. And what the world says. Is justice. Is being. Redefined.

[25:30] To suit the sinful. It's often anti-God. And it often. Celebrates. And. Supports. That which God calls.

[25:43] Abomination. So when the world court. Is in. Power. In session. The world court. Has no juries. And is not bound. By the individual rights.

[25:54] Protected by. The US constitution. Or other constitutions. And it will judge. For atrocities. Against the world. Who knows. Whether they might. Make. Christianity.

[26:05] One of such things. Bible. Believing Christianity. Could be declared illegal. Who knows. Another global move. Is towards a global religion. As we talked about. This single humanistic religion.

[26:17] And here's a quote. From a source. The New World Order. Christianity will be outlawed. And believers will face discrimination. Persecution. And possibly elimination.

[26:28] Or imprisonment. There will be a new religion. First the worship of man. Humanism. And then Satanism. And everyone will either accept the new religion.

[26:40] Or depart from that society. These are strong words. Aren't they? These are telling accounts. And we should consider. There's many sources in this message. That I've gathered.

[26:50] The core of the leaders of the secret society. Will belong to an occult religion. Called the Illuminati. And all organized witchcraft.

[27:01] And all occult brotherhoods belong to it. The occult is the religion. Of the organization. Not the organization itself. It is Luciferian in nature.

[27:12] End quote. That Illuminati uses a variety of tools. Such as sorcery. Sorcery. The Bible speaks of sorceries. In Revelation 18.23.

[27:23] In the New Testament. John uses the word sorcery. To describe modern day Babylon. And its methods. The methods of the beast. And in the Greek version.

[27:37] Pharmakion. Is the word for sorceries. From which we get the word pharmacy. Today. It indicates the use of drugs. Elixirs and contraceptive potions.

[27:48] Associated with the occult. And here's a quote from a book called Opening the Seven Seals. When freely accepted. These narcotics addict. Desensitize. And deceive the nations.

[28:00] Resulting in blindness. And the inability to change. The use of drugs. Simple and potent. Is the same means by which the mother of abominations. Is able to deceive the nations.

[28:11] So it's interesting isn't it. Of course we're not saying. That all medication is wrong. Or any such thing. But there's this interesting. Tie between. Sorceries.

[28:23] And magic potions. And such things as that. That can influence people. In a controlling fashion. I believe. And so.

[28:34] The US Food and Drug Administration. Has promoted a monopoly of medicines. By certain very wealthy men. Now they call it. Big Pharma.

[28:45] You know. There's this controlling group of people. Who control a lot of the medicines. The medications around the world. And there's current popular proposals.

[28:56] To restrict access to healthcare. Without government control. And we see this control. In the restriction. Or the supply of drugs.

[29:06] That's happening even today. And these healthcare systems. That are under controls. Out of the control. Of the people. And we've talked about.

[29:17] These various signs so far. Friends tonight. The foundations are under attack. Psalm 11 verse 3. It says. If the foundations be destroyed.

[29:28] What can the righteous do? Just to recap. Where we've covered so far tonight. The days are evil. Should redeem the time. We've seen Israel. It's right front and centre.

[29:39] In the news broadcast today. Why? Because we're living in Jacob's trouble. We've seen the moral bankruptcy. Everything's relative. There's an irreverence. There's a loss of the fear of God.

[29:49] There's perilous times. All of those signs of 2 Timothy 3. We could say. Present time. We see a form of godliness. In many quarters. Whether it be.

[30:00] The happy clappy crowd. Or the dead. Holy smoke filled places. It's a deafness there. There's a form of godliness there. But denying the true power.

[30:11] Of God. A stray from God's truth. God's word. There's a mind control of the masses. There's a deception. And a falling away. People are just swarming any old thing.

[30:22] They're just jumping on the bandwagon. Of whatever the church growth gurus. Says is the most popular fad. To follow. There's a disregard. For the sanctity of life.

[30:34] There's a spiritual deception. There's this indoctrination. Evil men. And seducers. There's a seducing spirit. It's so plausible. It sounds so nice.

[30:45] You could just tune into some of these preachers. And just go along with just about every word they say. Even though it's a stray from this. Evil men. And seducers. We see that we need in these times.

[30:57] Brothers and sisters. To take captive every thought. To the obedience of Christ. We need the love of the truth. And for that. We need to find it.

[31:09] We need to search it out. And find it. Love the truth. Care about the truth. The truth does matter. And the truth shall set you free. And so what about the church today?

[31:22] As we've seen. The church is much like a hospital. Where people are just pampered. Patients. In a big hospital. Spoon fed. With their various needs.

[31:33] Catered for. Just a placid. Lax. And. Devoid of energy. When we should be.

[31:45] A battling unit. On the front line. On the forefront of the battle. Taking the battle. To the very. Heart. Of the enemy. And that the gates of hell.

[31:57] Shall not prevail. Against the church of God. That is the picture. We should be an advancing army. Assured victory. Not just some pampered. Patient. In a hospital bed.

[32:08] We should be an advancing army. A victorious army. In the spiritual sense of that. And so the signs are evident. All around us. The global economy. This globalisation.

[32:19] A globalising of religion. Of government. Of monetary systems. Of the military. Of the world court. The foundations are truly under attack today.

[32:29] Brothers and sisters. I pray. That you would see these signs very clearly. And when we see such signs. Let's take heart. Because the word tells us. When you see these things.

[32:41] Lift up your eyes. Amen. Lift up your eyes. I'm coming soon. When we see these foundations. On many fronts. Are under attack. We see immorality. Just applauded.

[32:52] And promoted. Everywhere you look. It's like. The most newsworthy things. Are the most gross. And distasteful. And disgusting things.

[33:03] Of our world today. They're the things that people tune into. And make the headlines. Headlines today. Where immorality. In all its forms. Is breaking down.

[33:13] The very fibre. And character. Of our society. Of individuals. And destroying the foundation. We see idolatry. Idolatry. Not worshipping.

[33:24] And banning down. Necessarily to statues. Made of stone. Or gold. Or such things. But this idolatry. Which is really the worship. The worship. Of something.

[33:34] Other than. God. An idolatry. And we see. These forces at work. To take control of things. Henry Kissinger.

[33:45] Spoke of. Taking control. Of food. And oil. He says. By controlling oil. They control the militaries. Of the nations of the world. And by controlling food. They can control.

[33:56] Individuals. Another source. A Global 2000 report. A former Secretary of State. Cyrus Vance. Declares. The world needs to be. Depopulated.

[34:09] Depopulated. There's too many of you. Some of you are going to have to leave planet earth. We're going to have to depopulate. The earth. Sounds very quaint. Doesn't it? So you think.

[34:19] Well who are we going to kill? You know. That means limited wars. In advanced countries. It means starvation. It means disease. Maybe it means Ebola.

[34:31] Friends. This is what's happening today. The world has to be depopulated. That's what the governors. Of the new world system are saying. If the foundations be destroyed.

[34:42] What can the righteous do? Friends. I urge you tonight. Time is short. Redeem the time. Because the days are evil. The God of this world. What is Satan? 2 Corinthians 4 verse 4.

[34:54] But the Lord Jesus has come. That he might deliver us from. This present evil world. Galatians 1 verse 4. So the entire world. Lies in wickedness. It says in 1 John 5 verse 19.

[35:07] It's under captivity. To Satan. And we've seen this captivity. Make its inroads into. All quarters of our lives. We've seen the economy. Even in churches.

[35:18] We've seen the enemy. He can't beat us. He's joined us. Now we've seen this. This intrinsic. This octopus type. Reach in so many. His tentacles reach. Right across.

[35:28] Every dimension. Of planet earth today. And so we should be on the alert. We should be vigilant. And we should be. Very. Ready. For the coming of our Lord.

[35:40] How do you get ready? The Bible says that we should. Cry out. To God. Call on the name of the Lord. Friends tonight. Our only hope is Christ.

[35:51] When the world is falling apart. When the foundations are crumbling. Our only hope is the truth. We must stand resolutely on it. And for it. And we must stand with God.

[36:02] In loyalty. In faithfulness. In devotion. And with resolve. Friends tonight. 2 Peter 3. Just to close. It says. That seeing. That all these things.

[36:14] Shall be dissolved. What manner. Of persons. Ought you to be. In all holy conversation. And godliness. It tells in the context.

[36:24] Of looking for. And hastening unto the coming. Of the day of God. It tells of a time. When the heavens will melt. With fire. With fervent heat. The elements shall melt. We.

[36:35] According to his promise. Look for. A. New. Heavens. And a new earth. Wherefore. My beloved.

[36:47] Seeing that you look for such things. Be diligent. That you be found. In him. In peace. Without spot. And blameless. Friends. These are the days.

[36:59] That we should be alert. The end is nigh. We've reached the end of this sermon now. But. The end is nigh. The end is coming. Amen. Christ is coming. Are we ready?

[37:09] Are we ready? Are we that church that he wants us to be? I pray that we will be. We'll be those people. Who trust him. Who want to gather together unto him. And to receive his truth.

[37:22] And search the scriptures. And live his truth. Obey the word. Put it into your life. Into action. Let it be. That which carries you.

[37:33] That your feet. Will take his message. To others. I urge you tonight. Our only hope. Is Christ. Our only hope. Is the prince of peace.

[37:44] In this world. War torn. And strife torn. Our only hope. Is the prince of peace. Do you know him. Do you know him tonight. I pray that you do.

[37:55] I pray that you'll trust him. We're going to close this message here. But please. Don't. Leave this time. Without. Calling on his name. Call on the name of the Lord.

[38:06] And you will be saved. Let us pray. Lord we thank you. For the fellowship tonight. For your word. For it's true. Help us Lord. To see the signs. All around. Wherever we go.

[38:17] Whatever we do. Help us Lord. To have our eyes open. And to say. Yep. There's another sign. That's another sign. Another sign. Another sign. Until ultimately.

[38:27] It will be. The sign of the coming. Of the son of man. In the clouds. Lord we look to you. And we look for you. Coming again. We pray Lord. Help us to be that ready people. Ready and able and willing.

[38:40] To do as you call us to. For your glory we pray. Amen.