Jesus Is Coming 2

[0:00] Thank you for choosing to listen to today's message by Reverend Dr. David Entry. We know you will be blessed as you seek and serve God. We believe that this message will stir up a desire for more of God even as you listen.

[0:13] Be blessed. Revelations 2.25 Thank you, Jesus.

[0:30] What does it say in Revelation 2.25? Hold fast what you have.

[0:42] It says hold fast, okay? Hold fast what you have. So he comes. He's coming. He's coming. Revelation chapter 3 verse 11.

[0:57] Let's read it out together. Let's go. Behold, I am coming quickly. One more time. Behold, I am coming quickly. Let's go. Hold fast what you have that no man may take away your crown.

[1:11] How is he coming? Quickly. He said behold, I am coming. You see, everything Jesus said he would do, he did. He said Lazarus is dead. Let's go.

[1:21] I'm going to wake him up. Didn't he do it? He said I will die and on the third day I'll resurrect. Didn't he do it? He did. He did. And the same person says that when I go, I'll send the Holy Spirit.

[1:34] Didn't he do it? He did. And now he says that I'll come back quickly. Is he not going to? He will. He will. He will. He will. He will. So why are we in church?

[1:45] And we want to gloss over that. So what we cannot get through our own attempts in the world.

[1:57] we want to come into church so we can use God to get what we have always wanted and we have people who are also busy promising people come, God will do it come, God will take all your sorrows come, God will do it, come, he will heal you come, there are people who Jesus lived, they were sick and Jesus died, they were still sick so you have to have this approach that in spite of what I don't receive from God I'm resolute, I've made up my mind some of you if your marriage delays the next three years you will leave church you leave church gentlemen, the way the woman is eager to marry can you tell him, let's wait for next two years the next two years slow down, cut it, say no no, let's wait and let's see the reaction it tells you something it's a pointer it's a pointer they just want you for barbecue you know the kebab you just when you finish throw the stick away most men have become like sticks they finish the kebab because all she wanted is to be a married woman most women have become like that all he wanted is to just marry you to know that

[3:33] I've got a wife so your papers can cover him oh, what did I just say? it's not so in a lot of cases so it's probable that what you think you are going to get listen to this this is a very strong point it's probable that what you think you are going to get from church to make your social living much more exciting and meaningful it's probable what you think that's what you are going to get it's likely you may not get it because God is not going to give it to you are you trying to say God is not going to give me a child?

[4:24] I didn't say that are you trying to say God is not going to give me a good job? I didn't say that are you trying to say God is not going to help me prosper? I didn't say that I'm saying that somebody gave a testimony that she had a baby and she was in labor and then when she went within five minutes the baby came like popcorn and she's fine she went home the next 20 minutes or the next three hours or five hours and you two said this is the testimony I want and you went and your own was the most complicated one they injected you epiduria it was not working they tried everything they had to catch you and after they catch you that doctor in one of the hospitals didn't do it he left something so you were in hospital so you see what you thought defines the work of God or the goodness of God you may not find it like that and suddenly you are disappointed in God did he tell you

[5:27] I am going to give you a husband who is six feet tall? did he tell you I am going to give you a husband who does not cough or does not snow?

[5:42] so suddenly you can't sleep because of this man that he has given me my friends are telling me how their husbands are wonderful and all their children I'm married I was a virgin for heaven's sake from my youth 29 year old virgin boy boy and she was living by herself I used to visit her I never spent one night in her house those of you who have been going and spending night with them it's not honorable don't spend a night in a room alone with a woman you are not married to and who is young enough for fireworks hey pastor we have come to church you want to destroy my life now?

[6:37] no I'm actually repairing it I'm repairing it I'm repairing it I tell the ladies don't let him see you in a certain way yes you knew he was coming you want to you know there's this it's got 90 by shorts yeah he was coming a young man is coming to visit you've worn these shorts and then where you pass to whom to whom for to whom does he belong to to to to to don't claim you don't know what you are doing don't claim you don't know what you are doing if the work man is coming to work you quickly go and put on something better don't claim you don't know what if I call you I'm at home I want to pass by with Pastor Frank you go and wear so why are you behaving like that?

[7:39] the devil is a liar and you pass before this man and he loses all sense of dignity because the body of a woman has been designed to arrest the mind of a healthy man oh yes yes that's the only way main way we can have children without a man being healthy reacting to the body of a woman there's no way we can have children because things must stay so if your wife's body works on you then all the other bodies will work because listen let's say if this man anytime the wife does tickles him that means all of us we can do it so the things that move him is not only for the wife but the wife is the only one who is permitted to use it so everybody is created to react respond respond respond to stimuli yes yes yes yes from somebody so if your husband responds to your to whom for to whom to to whom does he belong to to whom for that means the other ones he can respond to it oh wow that's true okay he can respond to it if you respond to your wife you respond to the other breast too hey hey because breast is breast hey easy all those people who behave like oh

[9:46] I'm in church I'm spiritual so after me what is what is talking I don't even know about you know exactly what I'm talking about I've been in church for so long that these things have been glossed over and pretended as though they don't exist and people are dying in silence so I could go I could go and visit my wife where she wasn't my wife she used to live in West Norwood go stay there we find something she comes from work and then when she's sometimes she'll be sitting and she's falling I have to gather myself and leave and you know can you imagine a young man and a young woman you find very attractive just the two of you in a room but sometimes it also depends on which woman you go for because sometimes a man loses complete control at a certain level he says please

[11:07] I beg you I'm dying I'll die I'll die please don't go please I won't die I won't die I won't cry please please please and then the lady says no but Pastor when the first so Pastor will understand he knows He knows that we are men.

[11:31] God himself, he knows we are men. Then you'll be shocked. This tongue talker. Who plays in tongues? You thought he's very spiritual.

[11:42] Yes, he is. But now something has moved him. It's like somebody. Doesn't matter how spiritual you are. When you fast, won't you be hungry? When you eat, won't you be food?

[11:54] It's not got anything to do with spirituality. It's humanity. It's humanity. Sexual desire is humanity. Spiritual common sense will let you stop staring at it when it's not you.

[12:06] So that's the pornography. It is just going to kill you, brother. Yes. So don't think you can be so spiritual that suddenly all your sexual desires go. Never. It will stay with you.

[12:18] Even the more you grow, it's growing with you. Hey, I am preaching. You are preaching. You are preaching. You are preaching. You are preaching. You are preaching. Oh, Lord.

[12:33] See, but you know what? A lot of people think when you come to church, then these things begin to leave. So some of you are still, you don't know why you are being left. You know what I'm talking about.

[12:47] You don't know why you are being left. And you feel that, ah, I'm struggling. I need a deliverance. No. It's not deliverance. Yeah, it's not deliverance. You have to watch what stares you.

[12:58] Yeah. It's true. It's true. And stay within safe zones. Yeah. And naturally, every time, there must be desire. It's a sign of health. Yeah. Yeah. It just comes naturally.

[13:09] Yeah. But it doesn't mean the fact that you are hungry, you should just go into Nando's, go to the kitchen, start eating their chicken. Isn't it amazing?

[13:22] It's amazing. So I'm married. And listen, I want to draw it. Are you not happy with what I'm talking about? The way you are serious.

[13:35] Now, so I, before we married, I would go to a house, visited. And we kept ourselves, and we got married. When we got married, first year, no child.

[13:46] Second year, no child. Third year, no child. Fourth year, no child. Fifth. It wasn't that we are not trying. No. We tried everything we knew.

[14:04] We tried everything we knew. Oh, Lord.

[14:19] Someone say, Lord, have mercy. And why am I saying this? Because we are trying, and nothing was happening in first year, second year. If you think God owes you a reaction in that sense, you will feel let down.

[14:36] Why hasn't God done it? God, look at the way I've done. I've saved you from my youth. I've been preaching everywhere. Why is it that I don't have a husband? Why is it that I don't have a wife? Why is it that I don't have a child? How God? How God? Listen, it is not contractual.

[14:47] It is mercy. It is mercy. Watch this. Mercy and divine providence and timing.

[15:00] Timing. Timing. Elizabeth and the husband, Zachariah, were serving and serving and serving and serving and serving. And God said, in my providence, I decide when children come.

[15:16] For the righteous. But if you predicate your worship on your gain, you are worshiping so that God will do this. You are paying your tithe so that you get a promotion.

[15:27] It looks like you are holding the wrong end of the stick. The time is coming and now is.

[15:43] When the true worshipers shall worship in spirit and in truth. In other words, in spite of any contrary condition, they are just worshiping. For such seeketh God is looking for some people.

[15:59] When we come to church, he is just looking for certain people. For such seeketh the father to worship him. He is looking for some people. And they get his attention. And his best goes for them.

[16:14] So, before God gives you comfort, he wants to make sure you are actually looking for him. If you are a millionaire and a man comes into your life and says, oh, you know, I love you so much.

[16:30] And why won't you wait to check if this man really loves you or is just your money? Or is it a gold digger? So, you have to wait. Maybe they want to use you.

[16:41] See, so what I am saying is actually drawing a lot of people's attention to the fact that likely you may be in church. And genuinely, but unconsciously, you are seeking God for something.

[16:52] And you are seeking what is in his hands. Not what is on his hands. Great. Come on. Hmm. Jesus said, I'm coming.

[17:04] Revelations chapter 22. Verse 7. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Lord.

[17:17] Revelations 22, verse 7. What does it say? Behold, I'm coming quickly. Blessed is the word of prophecy of this book.

[17:35] Keep it. Because it's coming. He's coming. Tell someone he's coming. You see, what is church without knowing that Christ is coming?

[17:47] It's fanfare. Jamboree. Yeah. Yeah. That's what it is. Did you hear what I'm saying? Christ is coming. Let that be your overriding passion, desire.

[18:01] Christ is coming. It's coming. One day, none of us will be here. If Christ does. You think you will live forever? No. Abraham didn't.

[18:12] Nobody ever does. And you won't. One day, you will meet your maker. Christ is coming.

[18:24] Revelation chapter 22, verse 12. He said, I'm coming. Revelation 22. And behold, I am coming quickly. And my...

[18:35] Oh! You see, he's not coming empty. See? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So what your service should target is the reward, in a sense, when he comes back. Not the material things on earth you think he has to lavish on you.

[18:49] Does that make sense? Yeah. Behold, I'm coming quickly. My word is to give everyone according to his work. You see that? Those of us who are self-made Christians, you are not making any contribution to other believers' lives.

[19:08] And you are not making any contribution to the local church you are in. And you have a justifiable reason. And because, and because there is a problem with your Christian claims.

[19:22] And you are the kind of people who will be left behind when Jesus comes. No, no, no. I'm not saying you go to hell. You won't go to hell. If you are born again, you won't go to hell. If you are a Christian, no Christian goes to hell.

[19:36] Do you know what it means to be a Christian? The one with the seed of God in you. Why would God's seed go to hell? No. You won't go to hell. Wow.

[19:47] Tell someone, if you are born again, you won't go to hell. If you are born again, you won't go to hell. I think this is a tweetable one. If you are born again, you won't go to hell.

[19:58] Oh, last, last, last Thursday, do you remember? It said, you will not die in your sins. If you believe that Christ is God, you will not die in your sins. John chapter 8 verse 24.

[20:10] If you believe I am He, if you do not believe I am He, you will die in your sins. If I therefore tell you that you will die in your sins if you do not believe I am He.

[20:24] Listen, don't try dying in your sins. You understand that? Yeah. Don't, don't try dying in your sins.

[20:36] It's like you go, you go into a pantry or the kitchen of your company. No one, no, no staff is supposed to go there.

[20:48] And you're hungry. And you went there, they have a lot of special popcorn. And you go and pop, eat some. And then when you finish, you put some in your pocket. And you are coming back to the office. No.

[20:58] Don't come out with those things on you. They will see you've been there. They will see you've been there. Don't, don't leave, don't leave your bra in that room.

[21:14] Oh no, you know what I'm talking about.

[21:29] I will say that again. But you know, some, some, some people have been caught because they left something. Hey. Footprints. They left footprints. They didn't clean up properly.

[21:44] The wife came and saw that they said, hey, a wig. I don't wear a wig. So what is this doing here? You see, that is a milder version.

[21:56] It's far milder than dying in your sins because you died. It's like you have caught. You died. Death came and you were in sin. And you died in your sin. Sister. Bro, you died in your sins.

[22:12] Hell will not forgive you. The only way you can escape dying in your sins is not nice behavior. It's when you believe that Jesus is the son of God.

[22:23] He died to save you from your sins. It sounds so simplistic. But that is how God has chosen to do it. Because God is God of love. But when Jesus comes, everybody who is born again, when you die, you won't die in your sins.

[22:44] All right? Amen. You won't die because you have been born from that life of sin. You have been born into a new race. It's the new generation.

[22:57] New creation. Yes. Yes. You are no more in Adam. Yes. You are in Christ. Amen. So if you die in Christ, Bible puts, if you die in the Lord, blessed are you.

[23:07] Mm. All right? Blessed is anyone who dies. Revelation chapter 14, verse 12 to 14. Anyone who dies in the Lord is blessed. Yeah. Are you getting something?

[23:19] Yes. Now, but once you are born again, Jesus said, I am coming back. I am coming back. And I taught you that his coming back is actually in two ways.

[23:32] In that space with 1,260 days. 42 weeks. Three and a half years.

[23:48] Or some other translations say, or other verses, other parts say, a time, times, and half a time. Wow. I think that should be in Revelation chapter 14.

[24:05] So Jesus said, I'll show you in a minute because I have to finish now. I just have to continue. No, next week I have to preach on the Revelation. So I'll finish this and I'll continue another time. But watch this.

[24:17] Jesus said, I am coming back. And then when I come, some people, okay, let's look at Revelation chapter 3, verse 11.

[24:29] Verse 10 and 11. 10 and 11. Because, oh, that's it. Actually, it's the first thing I'm looking for. Is that okay for you already?

[24:42] Can we already have? Yes. Because you have kept my command to persevere.

[25:02] Amplified. Amplified. Amplified. Amplified. Amplified. Amplified. Peace. Because you have guarded and kept my word of patient endurance.

[25:15] It's a word that he gives us that will make us endure patiently. And if you keep that word, believe in it, hold fast.

[25:26] The lesson of my patience with the expectant endurance that I give you. If you keep that word, if you keep that word, if you keep my word of patient endurance, watch this.

[25:50] Back to, I prefer the King James again, or the new King James. If you keep my word, I will also keep you safe. Or I will, I also will keep you from the hour. Not trial, but it's an hour of trial.

[26:03] Not keep you from trial, but it's an hour. It's a period of trial. There is a period of trial coming, but some people will be kept. In Matthew chapter 24, verse 3, the disciples came to Jesus and they asked Jesus, what is going to, how is the end time going to be like?

[26:24] Now, as he sat at the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately, saying, tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the signs of your coming? Did he say he's coming?

[26:35] Did he say he's coming back? They asked him, when are you coming? What will be the signs of your coming? And the end of the age. When things are about to end. How is it going to be like? Jesus is coming.

[26:49] So they wanted to know, if you are coming, what are some of the things that will characterize your coming? What's going to happen? You're coming. And in the same chapter, he started telling them something very interesting.

[27:05] Let's look at verse 20, 21. Of Matthew 24. The same chapter.

[27:16] Verse 21. Thank you, Jesus. For then there will be, there will be great tribulations such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time.

[27:31] No. No. No. Ever shall be. The tribulation is going to be severe. Tribulation is troubles. And maybe I'll take my time later.

[27:43] Revelations chapter 6. Revelations chapter 7. Revelations chapter 8. It all talks about this tribulation. There will be earthquake. And then somewhere in between the, during the tribulation, the Antichrist is also going to show up.

[28:02] And anyone who, in fact, let's look at the Antichrist a little bit. Revelation chapter 13. Verse, verse, verse 16. Revelation chapter 13, verse 16.

[28:13] Look at what it says. And let's go from verse 13. Verse 13. Yes. He performs great signs so that he even makes fire come from heaven on earth in the sight of men.

[28:27] It's amazing that. Go to the next verse. Verse 14. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of men.

[28:37] Telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image of a beast who was wounded by the sword and alive. Go to the next verse. Verse 15. Verse 15.

[28:48] He was granted powers to give breath to the image of the beast. And the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship that image to be killed.

[29:02] That image of a beast to be killed. Go to the next verse 16. See what happens in verse 16. Verse 16. He calls all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their forehead.

[29:13] On their right hand and on their foreheads. The next verse. This is tribulation time. Tribulation. The next verse. And that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast and the number of the beast.

[29:31] So that's where Christians who will not accept will be tortured. He will make people worship him. He said, you have to worship the beast. Worship the beast.

[29:43] That's the tribulation time. But before the tribulation. And all this is going to happen within it. The tribulation will take three and a half years. Okay.

[29:54] Three and a half years. Say three and a half years. Three and a half years. It's going to be severe. But I'll take my time to go into that later. Before you get very scared.

[30:08] Three and a half years. Three and a half years. And I just want to show you something.

[30:21] In Revelation chapter 13 verse 5. Look at 13 verse 5. That's talking about the beast. He was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies.

[30:33] And he was given authority to continue for how long? For how long? 42 months. 42 months is how long? How long? Are you sure?

[30:46] For 42 months. All right. For 42 months. Look at chapter 11 verse 2. Revelation chapter 11 verse 2. But leave out the courts which is outside the temple.

[31:00] And do not measure it. For it has been given to the Gentiles. And they will tread the holy city underfoot for 42 months. All right.

[31:12] So these things are going to happen. Revelation chapter 14. Yeah. Yeah. Chapter 14. From verse 12.

[31:24] I think it's verse 12. I think. Here is the patience of the saints. Here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus Christ. Let's keep going.

[31:38] Faith of Jesus Christ. Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me. Right. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes. Yes. Says the spirit.

[31:48] That they may rest from their labors and their works. Follow them. Verse 14. Then I looked and behold a white cloud. And on the cloud sat one like the son of man.

[32:01] Having on his head golden crown and his hand a sharp sickle. The next verse. And another angel out of the heaven crying with a loud voice. To him who sat and said.

[32:12] Thrust in the sickle for the time has come for you to reap. For the harvest of the earth is ripe. Verse 16. So he that sat on the cloud thrust.

[32:24] So this is. I want to explain this. And then maybe you have to. This is two. The Bible talks about two harvests in the last days. This is the second harvest. When he said yes.

[32:34] He came on the cloud. Oh I saw him. Coming on the cloud. But before then. Look at Revelation chapter 14. Let's read from verse 1, 2 and 3. I think I'll show you something there. Revelation chapter.

[32:44] Then I looked and behold. A lamb standing on Mount Zion. And with him 140,000. Having the father's name written on their forehead. You see. The other ones.

[32:55] The beast who writes their name. This one. Father's name. I wonder if this is how I explain what it means. Go to the next verse. And I heard a voice from heaven. Like the voice of many waters. And like the voice of the loud thunder.

[33:07] And I heard the sound of the harp. Playing with the harps. Verse 3 is the one I'm looking for. Listen to what he said. You will like this. They sang a new song. They sang as it were a new song.

[33:19] Before the throne. Before the four living creatures. And the elders. And no one could learn the song. Except the 144,000 who were redeemed from the earth.

[33:29] Go to the next verse. I'll show you something. Let me just make sure. I don't spend too much time. And then I'll. All right. Verse 4. Yeah. It's verse 4 and verse 5.

[33:40] These are the ones who were not defiled with women. I will explain what this means. Okay. I'll explain it. Don't think it's just. We are not defiled with women. For they are virgins.

[33:51] Say virgins. Say virgins. It looks like it's talking about men. All right. These are. We are not defiled with women. For they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the lamb wherever he goes.

[34:05] These were redeemed from amongst men. Being what? First fruit. Being what? First fruit. Say it again. First fruit. So there are. There is going to be a first fruit.

[34:20] The first harvest. Okay. What is the first fruit? When you read Exodus chapter 23 verse 10. No. Verse 19. I'm sorry. Exodus 23 verse 19.

[34:30] It talks about. Let's look at it quickly. Exodus 23 verse 19. I just want to show. The first. The first. The first. The first of the first fruit of your land. Shall. You shall bring into the house of the Lord your God.

[34:42] You shall not boil a young goat in his mother's milk. But. Leviticus chapter 19. Chapter 23. Sorry. Verse 10. Leviticus 23. It's also about first fruit.

[34:53] It said that. Speak to the children of Israel and say to them. When you come into the land which I give you. And reap its harvest. Then shall. Bring. A sheep.

[35:04] Of the first fruit of your harvest to the priest. Where does the first fruit go? It goes to the priest. When we read the other one. It said go to the house of God. Right. The first fruits.

[35:16] Go to the house of God. What are first fruits? When you are. You. You. You sow. And it's time for harvest. You go first of all. To go and check. The first one that gets rived.

[35:27] Right. That one is not for the market. Usually you take that one. And take it home. And taste it. And make sure. This is then you go. And actually. The final harvest.

[35:38] Okay. So the first set of. They are the first fruits. The first one that get ripe. Bible says that. Your first fruits should go into God's house. And so. What we just read.

[35:49] He says that. These are the first fruits. Believers are first fruits. Read Revelation chapter 14 verse 4. I want to show you something. First fruits. Say first fruits.

[36:00] First fruits. Um. Four. Verse four. These are the ones who were not defiled with women. For they are virgins. These are the ones who followed the lamb wherever he goes.

[36:14] These were redeemed from amongst men. Being first fruit to God. And to the lamb. So what the work that Christ did. Before the final harvest.

[36:25] He came to harvest the first fruits. And the first fruits. He takes them to God. And that's those who are standing with him. There. It's a 144. They were standing on the mountain. When is the last day.

[36:36] In the last. When he was coming the second time actually. He's not coming alone. He's coming with these first fruit saints. How did they. How did they get there? These are the ones who make it for the first rapture.

[36:46] Because they didn't defile themselves. Are you getting it? They are the first fruits. I pray that you will be among the first fruits.

[37:00] You will be among the first fruits. And watch this. I just read chapter three verse ten. It said. If you keep the word of my endurance. Then I will also keep you from the tribulation coming.

[37:11] So. Some believers will not go through the tribulation. He said. Because you have kept my commandments to preserve. I will keep you from the hour of trial.

[37:23] Which I have come upon the old. Old end. The Bible says that it shall be amazing. Luke chapter twenty one verse twenty six. Let's do verse twenty five. Let me run off this thing. Luke one twenty five.

[37:34] Luke. Sorry. Luke twenty one. I'm sorry. Luke twenty one twenty five. And there will be signs. Signs in the sun. In the moon. And in the stars.

[37:45] And the earth. The earth distress. Of nations. With perplexity. And sea. And the waves roar. People will be hearing sea roar.

[37:56] And the signs in there. It's going to be a scary time. A lot of things. They will be fighting. It is going to be. Go to the next verse. Look at that. Watch this. Men's hearts.

[38:08] Failing them. From fear and expectation of those things. Which are coming on earth. People. The word failing is. They even die. People. People faint. Some other translation actually use faint. Give me an amplifier.

[38:21] Let's see. Wait. We used the word faint. Men. Swooning away. Expiring. Like what happened to our brother. Whose wife was giving birth.

[38:33] And the wife was so much in labor. He was confused. He passed away. He says that. Fear. Fear. Fear. And dread. Okay.

[38:44] So if you're aspiring. With fear. And dread. And apprehension. And expectation. Of the things. That are coming. On the world. For very. Power. For very.

[38:55] Powers. Sorry. For the very powers. Of the heavens. Will be shaking. And cause. To totter. Give me the back.

[39:07] Okay. Normal. Like in James. Yes. Let's go to verse 27. Then will you see the son of man. Coming on the cloud. This one.

[39:18] When he's coming. He's not coming like a thief. No. No. No. He's not coming hiding. It's after the tribulation. You see him coming. Pa. Pa. Pa. Pa. On the cloud.

[39:29] He's coming. He's coming. Tell someone. Jesus is coming. But before he's coming. There will be tribulation. Before his second coming.

[39:39] There will be tribulation. And so he will come first. Of all. Like a thief. To harvest the first fruits. To take them. Into the inner chambers.

[39:49] Of his father. I said. To him who overcomes. I will make him. A pillar. In the temple. Of my God. Revelation chapter 3. Verse 12. I will make him a pillar. And I will write.

[40:00] My name. The lamb's name. The name of the new Jerusalem. On him. And so. He's going to come. For the first fruits. And so. When he comes. For the first fruits. Then. For.

[40:12] One thousand. Two hundred and sixty days. There will be tribulation. As has never happened. Since the world began. That is when. Christ.

[40:23] In Luke chapter 17. He was telling them. Be careful. Watchful. About. Material things. And actually. The message I want to preach today. Which I have. How to escape. The tribulation.

[40:35] Jesus taught us. How to escape. How to be watchful. And escape the tribulation. In Luke. He was talking about. Luke 17. 32. Luke 17.

[40:46] 32. Luke 17. 32. Remember. Remember. Luke 17. Luke 17. Luke 17. 29. From 29. Let's read down. And see. But on.

[40:57] On. On. On. The day that. Lot went into the. Whatever. The. Go to. Verse 30. Even so. Will it be. On the. Will it be.

[41:07] In the day. When the son of man. Is revealed. It will be. The same. People wouldn't expect. And then. Suddenly. Go to verse 31. In that day.

[41:18] He who is. On the house top. Which. I want to talk about this. Can I comment on this. And let me close. He who is. On the house top. In that day. He who is on the house top. And his goods.

[41:28] Say goods. Say goods. He is on the house top. And his goods. Are in the house. Let him not come down. To take them away. Remember.

[41:39] Lost wife. What did she do? She left. Material things. But I said. No. I like this man. I'm on issues. Higher. Yeah. Time is not on your side.

[41:52] You are thinking about. Your material gains. That you treasure so much. Your material gains. Have become the source. And the. The pivot of your life.

[42:03] You will definitely miss. Christ's second coming. You will be raptured. The first time. You will miss. The first first rapture. There is something.

[42:15] In Revelation 12. But if I attempt. To talk about it. It will be too. The Bible tells. The woman gave birth. And the son was taken away. Revelation. I'll come back to this one.

[42:25] Remember. But let me show you something. Because of the three and a half years. Revelation chapter 12. Verse 5 and 6. And then maybe. I'll come in. And I'll end it. Tell someone.

[42:36] Shake someone. Tell the person. Don't sleep. Jesus is coming. Shake the person well. Say don't sleep.

[42:46] Jesus is coming. She brought. A male child. Some. I think King James uses. Man child.

[42:56] I like the man child. It's nice. That's King James say man child. Man child. She brought. She brought forth. A man child. Who was to rule.

[43:07] All nations. With a rod of iron. And a child was caught up. A child was what? Caught up. I can't hear. What happened to a child? Caught up. Hey. Please. Help me now.

[43:18] Why? What happened to a child? Caught up. What does that mean? Caught up. Taken away. Rapture. A son was caught up.

[43:28] Where? Unto God. Unto God. Unto God's throne. There's this woman. Who gave birth to a certain child. And that son.

[43:38] Man child. Was taken. Unto God's throne. Go to the next verse. And the woman fled into the wilderness. Where she has a place prepared of God.

[43:49] Who is this woman then? Of God. That she should feed. That they should feed her. There. A thousand. Two hundred.

[43:59] And three score. Three score. Score is twenty. Three score is what? Give us NIV. So we post. Maybe NIV will tell us. Aha. It's there. Let's read it.

[44:10] Let's read it. The woman fled into the desert. The place prepared for her. Where she had to take it. Oh. God. Calculate.

[44:20] This is three and a half years. It's three and a half years. She was. She was taken. So the woman's child was taken to God.

[44:31] And God preserved the woman. From this serpent. The old dragon. The devil. Oh. It was to destroy the church. God has a way of preserving the church.

[44:43] His woman. But there was some offspring that came out of the church. The woman. They were caught up first to heaven. For three and a half years. Oh.

[44:53] No. And God preserved the woman on earth. Fed her. For three and a half years. Then after that. Christ returns.

[45:05] On the clouds. And according to 1 Thessalonians. We shall hear a trumpet. At the last trumpet. And those who are dead in Christ. Will rise first.

[45:16] But because I promise. Let me finish on Luke 21. No. Luke 17 rather. Sorry. Luke 17 31. I'm.

[45:27] I'm. I'm. This three and a half years. It shall happen. It shall happen. When shall it happen. After some of us. Who are the first fruits. The virgins. Foolish virgins were watching.

[45:39] Were not watching. Or they didn't have lamb. In their oil. And the wise one had lamb. And it was the wise ones that made it. The virgins. Paul said that. I have betrothed you as a virgin to Christ.

[45:53] 2 Corinthians chapter 11 verse 2. There are some people. Some of us. We are God's virgins. What does that mean? It's not. Most of us.

[46:04] Our minds. Everything we are thinking about. Physical acts. And romance. No. When you say we are God's virgin. We have kept our garments pure. Our focus on God. We have not defiled ourselves.

[46:15] With the wellliness. Of our times. And those of us. Who keep his word of endurance. And don't defile ourselves. With what all people pursue. And they are pursuing money.

[46:26] Pleasing pleasure. But we are pursuing God. We are those. Who he will keep. So that that day. In the hour of trial. He said I will also keep. So before the tribulation comes.

[46:37] Some of us will be caught up. To be kept. Before God. Jesus. Look at this. For I am jealous. For you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you.

[46:48] To one husband. That I may present you. As chaste virgins to Christ. Paul was writing to church. Wow. That I will present you people. As pure virgins to Christ.

[47:02] That's why in Revelation we read. That in Revelation chapter 4 verse 5. It says that. These are the first fruits. Revelation 4 verse 5. These are the first fruits. Revelation chapter 14.

[47:12] I'm sorry. 14 verse 4. It says that. You see. For they are virgins. Wow. They have not defiled themselves with women. They are virgins.

[47:25] This is not talking about. Human activity. Human sex. It's talking about. Purity in spirit. By virtue of your focus on Christ. That material things. Don't get.

[47:36] The better part of you. They kept themselves pure. So he said. These. These ones are virgins. They are the ones. Who follow the lamb. Wherever he goes. And.

[47:46] These. Were the redeemed from among men. Being. The first fruits. To God. And the lamb. The first fruits. The harvest. It is afterwards. After three and a half years. Then. The Bible says that.

[47:57] Then the trumpet was sung. And then Christ comes. Verse 14. Chapter 14. Verse 14. Look at verse 14. So these ones have been harvests already. But it was 40. As I said. Then I look. And behold. A white cloud. And on a cloud.

[48:08] One of the sons of man. Having in his hands. And then. A sickle. And then the angel said. Put in the sickle. For the harvest is ripe. Then he brought. Now the rest of the harvest.

[48:18] Those believers. Who didn't make it. The first. One. After the tribulation. By me. I don't want to go through the tribulation. Do I have.

[48:30] Some. Classmates here. Yes. Do I have some. Yes. Some. Some folks here. Who want to. Team up with us. That will be the first fruits. Yes. They want to be the first fruit.

[48:42] So when you are living your Christian life. People are laughing at you. People are mocking you. Know that you. Are working with God. You are keeping your word of his endurance. Because he will also keep you. Second Peter chapter 2 verse 9. He says that.

[48:53] God will keep you. Second Peter 2 verse 9. Said God. Said then the Lord. Said. Then the Lord knows. How to deliver the. Godly out of the temptation.

[49:04] And to reserve. The unjust. God knows how to deliver. God knows how to keep us. He will keep us. He will keep us. Really.

[49:16] Let me just wrap this thing up. You know. He said. Remember. Lost wife. Because they were living. And eating. Let us eat. And drink. Tomorrow. Life is ending.

[49:27] Ah. It's dangerous. Don't live your life. For pleasure. You will come. Under unnecessary pressure.

[49:40] Luke 17. 31. One. Luke 17. 31. In those days. He was on the house. And his goods are in the house.

[49:53] Let him not come down. To take them away. Watch this. And likewise. The one. Who is in the field. Let him not return back. Say. I'm going to get my stuff. Because your mind is so much on your stuff.

[50:06] Please. Take your mind off material things. That's what can keep you out. Ah. Am I preaching? The place. You want me to be talking about sex.

[50:17] And breast. And other things. It's a serious matter. It's a serious matter. It's a serious matter. Now.

[50:28] Does it make sense. When I say. I don't understand. How a genuine believer. And a genuine pastor. Biggest vision. Is to be rich. Yeah. Yeah. It's a serious. You want to. You want to leave the field. And go home and collect your.

[50:39] Your things. And then. Look at it. Do you know what. Lord's wife did. God delivered them from Sodom. And he said. Leave the things behind. Don't look back. But Lord's wife. She loved the things she's left behind. So she looked back.

[50:50] She looked back. What were you looking. You've been delivered from Sodom. What do you want from Sodom? The material things of Sodom. On fire. That's what you want. And she looked back.

[51:00] And look at what Jesus did. Look back that scripture. Look at me. 31. He said that. Don't go back from the house. To the house. To go and collect your. Your stuff. Don't leave the field. From work.

[51:11] He said. I have to go home. For a girl. And collect all the money. And the nice things I've kept. He said. Don't go for your material things. He said. Don't do that. Let him not do that. Then look at the next verse.

[51:23] Simple verse. Remember. That's exactly what Lord's wife did. Lord's wife wanted her goods. He. God took her. Out of the world. But she still had.

[51:34] A taste for the world. She had. That. She loved the praises of people. They would say. Oh. You are nice. You are beautiful. I like this. Your dress. I like. So you don't mind. You have to.

[51:45] Risk your relationship with God. Or your commitment to God. To make more money. To wear certain dresses. To buy some cars. To look a certain way. So that people can be. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Remember Lord's wife.

[51:57] You. You. He said. Don't do that. Because that day will be. Look at the next verse. Look at the next verse. Guys. This is scary. Whoever seeks to save his life. Because. Now.

[52:08] The real word there is soul life. Soul life is having pleasure. You are. We are. You are having a good time. Is that what you want? You will lose your life. Whoever loses his life.

[52:21] Will preserve it. 34. 34. You are getting too slow. For my comfort. I tell you. In that night.

[52:32] There will be two men. In one bed. One will be taken. One will be left. Two men. So they are all sleeping. In one bed.

[52:43] Doesn't mean they are doing anything. Yes. It's like conditions. Their external. Outward conditions. Look the same. But internal focus was different.

[52:53] The fact that we are all sitting in church. And sitting on. Bear grandly chairs. Doesn't mean we are all going at the same time. Two women.

[53:04] There will be two women. Wearing Ashes uniform. One will be taken. One will be left. There will be two men. Singing and jumping on the stage. Leading praises.

[53:15] And people are just happy. Oh. Thank you Jesus. When this man leads praises. I'm crying. The same. Two men. One will be taken. One will be left. And the defining factor.

[53:26] Is where your focus is. Materialism. Can stop you. From being a first fruit. This is for me. For no denying. It's interesting.

[53:39] What has 35 got to say? Two women will be grinding. They are working. One will be taken. So it's not a problem of the work. It's not the work.

[53:50] It's not the sleeping. No. They were sleeping. One was taking one. So why would you take a sleeping one? No. It's not a sleeping. No. That's not the issue. Why would you take a working man?

[54:00] No. It's not a working woman. But it is the Lord's wife mentality. She loved the things. So she will leave the roof to go to her house to collect her goods. You love your goods.

[54:12] You love your goods. Satan is happy for you. He will shower you with more goods. He will shower you with more goods. So that you will be left behind. But that will not be your story.

[54:26] Let's finish on verse 36. Wow. Two men will be in their field. One will be taken.

[54:37] It's the same thing Jesus said in Matthew chapter 14. I'm sorry. Matthew chapter 24 verse 14 and 41. The message here is Christ is coming back.

[54:50] And when he's coming back, it's in two ways. It's the open coming and the secret coming. The secret coming is going to come first like a thief in the night to come and take those who are watching.

[55:03] The first fruits who are watching. And then right after that one, when you read Matthew, the Bible says that and then there will be tribulation. Matthew chapter 24, 29 and 30.

[55:15] There will be great tribulation. There will be great tribulation on earth as has never happened before. And then after that, you see, after the tribulation, Matthew chapter 24 verse 29.

[55:29] That's what I said. I will show you something. And after the tribulation, the son of man will be coming. That one needs to be open. Immediately after the tribulation, see? Immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give light.

[55:43] The stars will fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken. That's the same thing read. Go to the next verse. Watch this. Go to the next verse. Watch this. Then the sign of the son of man will appear in heaven. And then all the tribes of the earth will mourn.

[55:56] And they will see the son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. So the son of man is going to return after the great tribulation.

[56:09] That one is going to come openly. And that is when everyone, the earth will shake. Hey! Hey! People, people, people say, they will go under the rock and say, please follow me.

[56:19] Follow me. Wow. Wow. By which time, those of us who are first fruits, we are going to God and then when he's returning, we will come back with him on white horses.

[56:31] I'll take my time and go further At least if you didn't get anything Remember Christ is coming back And then his first coming is going to come like a thief To come and take the virgins The virgins who have not defiled themselves with women That's pleasure Okay It stands for pleasure It's not about gender Pleasure And just having fun Enjoying life Those who have not defiled themselves But they have kept their eyes on God's way Listen Please don't get this wrong I did not say there's something wrong with enjoying life I did not say there's something wrong with having a tenure party What's wrong with having a party?

[57:17] That's very important I didn't say So some people have this virtue of Christianity That is You have to wear sackcloth You have to look like You are struggling And it's like How can a Christian drive a nice car?

[57:30] How can a Christian must drive a car Which is difficult to pass the MOT? And I didn't say that You can have the car And the car doesn't have you Yes You can have the money You can have the money And the money does not have you That's what I'm talking about But focus on Christ Bible says I will show you when we go next week Or next week You cannot serve God and Mormon That's when he says So the end times Is that The defining factor Is going to be money Is going to be the things you love The second thing The things you love And you are very attached to And then the third thing Is the worldly pleasure You are not watching You can't be bothered You can't care about God's work God's work You do when you can Your work is more important Than God's work Oh God God if you can't do his work It's okay I didn't kill Jesus Wow How many of us here

[58:42] How many of us here Wants To be part of the first fruits I certainly want I certainly want But guess what You can't be part of the first fruits If you are even not If you are If the seed hasn't entered you And you are not yet a fruit It starts with the seed of God Entering you It starts with The life of Christ Coming into you It starts with you Becoming what we call Born again So you don't die In your sins Yes Why would you risk Dying in your sins You can't pay for your sins It's too much To pay for your sins It means you have to Die for your sins But if you die for your sins That means you are Dying in your sins Somebody died for your sins So you don't have to Die in your sins It's called Christ Yes It's not about Church attendance It's not about My mother used to go to church I was baptized when I was a boy I don't know I don't deserve

[59:42] It's not about how good works you do It's about If Christ Has taken over your life You have given your life to Jesus If you have opened your heart And said Lord I surrender That's It's so Listen It's It's so simple And yet Defining It's a defining moment In your life Where you stand at the junction Of saying Lord I am in I don't care what anybody thinks It's up to them I surrender my life to you I hand over my life to you And after you hand over your life to him That means you cannot go to hell You are a candidate of heaven Then You can also join the second batch The second thing Who will be the first fruit But all this must start With Jesus first being in your heart Say it after me Mean it from your heart Say Lord Jesus Lord Jesus I know I am a sinner But I believe That you died on the cross To save me from my sins

[60:44] From today I repent of my sins And I ask you To forgive me Wash me with your blood I make a commitment That I will save you I will work with you I will obey you And I will prepare myself For your coming Help me Holy Spirit To walk with Jesus Thank you Lord In Jesus name Amen Father I thank you For these precious ones They heard your voice And they came forward There are others Who might have heard But they are not ready for you But these ones Are ready for you I commit them into your hands Strengthen them Protect them The grace you gave Some of us to overcome Give them that grace To overcome Any addiction In any of them In their lives We pray the power Of addiction is broken We pray that Lord Let your grace Increase upon them Help them to be Strong pillars in your house Help them to Help them to Save you more As we team up To prepare for your coming

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