How to Face the Last Days Without Fear

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The text discusses how to face the last days without fear, highlighting the challenges and importance of endurance, repentance, and overcoming evil with good through the lens of the book of Revelation. It emphasizes the need for a vision of Jesus as Judge and the throne room of God to prepare for the future and the establishment of God's kingdom on earth.

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  • The last days are depicted as a time of severe testing, with challenges including ethnic conflicts, political wars, famines, pestilences, earthquakes, persecution of Christians, and lawlessness.
  • Repentance is emphasized as crucial for true faith and blessings from God, with messages to the churches in Revelation focusing on actions over denominational labels, highlighting the need for commitment and overcoming evil with good.

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Facing Last Days: Fearless Endurance and Salvation

  • The theme of the message is "How to Face the Last Days Without Fear" based on Titus 2:11–14.
  • The last days or end times are discussed throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.
  • The last days are described as a time of severe testing, potentially the most severe in history.
  • In 2 Timothy 3:1, Paul warns of perilous times in the last days, indicating fierce challenges.
  • The deterioration of human character, ethics, and morals is highlighted as a significant issue in the last days.
  • Matthew 24:7–13 lists various challenges of the last days, including ethnic conflicts, political wars, famines, pestilences, earthquakes, persecution of Christians, and lawlessness.
  • Endurance is emphasized as crucial for salvation in the last days.
  • The book of Revelation is suggested as essential for understanding and facing the end days.
  • Revelation 1:10–17 depicts John encountering Jesus as Judge, emphasizing the importance of recognizing Jesus as both Savior and Judge.
  • The focus of Revelation on the seven lampstands representing the seven churches underscores the significance of the church in God's plan.

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"Church Messages: Repentance, Overcoming, Worship, Promises"

  • Messages to the seven churches are discussed in chapters 2 and 3, emphasizing the importance of being part of a congregation to receive the message.
  • God expects believers to be committed members of a congregation to hear His voice.
  • Jesus' messages to the churches focus on knowing their works, emphasizing actions over denominational labels or statements of faith.
  • Repentance is highlighted as crucial, with five out of seven churches in Revelation needing to repent.
  • Repentance is deemed essential for true faith and blessings from God.
  • The messages to the churches include commendation, correction, warnings of judgment, and promises to those who overcome.
  • Overcoming evil with good is emphasized, with promises in the New Testament only for those who overcome.
  • Chapter 4 delves into the throne room of the universe, revealing God's holiness, almightiness, eternality, and role as the Creator.
  • Chapter 5 introduces the sealed scroll, with Jesus as the Lion of Judah and the Lamb, showcasing strength in humility.
  • Worship around the throne involves the Lamb, living creatures, elders, and countless angels, with prayers of the saints rising like incense before God.

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Heavenly worship, horsemen, and gospel urgency

  • Worship in heaven is described as spreading from the throne to the angels, with every creature praising God.
  • A song beginning with "Unto Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb" evokes emotional response.
  • The importance of having a vision of Jesus as Judge and the throne room of God is emphasized for facing the future.
  • Chapter 6 introduces the four horsemen, each commanded from heaven.
  • The white horse symbolizes Jesus Christ spreading the gospel victoriously.
  • The red horse represents ethnic conflict leading to violence and destruction.
  • The black horse signifies shortage and rationing, with the rich unaffected.
  • The pale horse symbolizes famine and widespread death affecting a fourth of the earth.
  • Urgency is stressed to spread the gospel before judgment falls, exemplified by successful outreach in Russia and Yugoslavia.
  • The need to be committed and available to serve Jesus, especially in reaching the unreached, is highlighted using Isaiah 24 as a reference.

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God's Wrath: Desolation, Salvation, and Judgment

  • The world is in a state of decay and desolation due to the inhabitants' transgressions against God's laws and covenants.
  • The wrath of God has led to desolation and destruction on earth, with few survivors remaining.
  • Fear, pit, and snare await the inhabitants of the earth, signifying impending judgment.
  • The establishment of God's kingdom on earth is foretold, with rulers and powers facing punishment.
  • The Lord will reign gloriously in Mount Zion and Jerusalem, preceding the establishment of His kingdom.
  • 144,000 Jewish believers will be sealed on their foreheads before cataclysmic judgments occur.
  • A great multitude from all nations will stand before God, praising Him for salvation.
  • The 144,000 will have the names of Jesus and the Father written on their foreheads, distinct from those marked by the antichrist.
  • The 144,000, young Jewish men, will be virgins and follow the Lamb faithfully, serving as firstfruits to God.
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