1 00:00:00,001 --> 00:00:12,420 And then if you have your Bibles, turn back to Luke chapter 21. I didn't quite get finished last week. I was a little long-winded and I was having to jet out of here and go to Boise. 2 00:00:12,420 --> 00:00:24,460 So I just kind of wanted to wrap this up. This will be a little bit shorter possibly, but we got to about verse 28, I think, and then I jumped down. 3 00:00:24,460 --> 00:00:31,440 But we'll do verses 29 through 36. That's what I'm going to read this morning. 4 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:38,940 And it starts with the whole deal with the fig tree. 5 00:00:38,940 --> 00:00:41,440 So Jesus said, let me... 6 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,020 Let me share a parable of the fig tree with you. 7 00:00:45,020 --> 00:00:53,580 So let's pray. Lord, thank you for your word that is alive with truth that was true 2,000 years ago. 8 00:00:53,580 --> 00:01:02,220 And it almost seems to be more true now. I know that's probably not possible and that's probably off, but it is truly alive. 9 00:01:02,220 --> 00:01:05,680 And you are doing things even as we speak. 10 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:09,380 And you won't quit until you come, Lord. 11 00:01:09,380 --> 00:01:11,220 And it's mainly drawn... 12 00:01:11,220 --> 00:01:14,120 Drawing men and women's hearts to yourself. 13 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,680 You said, if I be lifted up, I will draw all men to myself. 14 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,760 And so we want to lift you up, Lord. 15 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:21,300 We want to lift up the name of Jesus. 16 00:01:21,300 --> 00:01:24,920 We want to lift up the gospel, that good news, Lord. 17 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:31,880 We want to share the bad news of those who are not receiving the gospel, Lord, who are under the law. 18 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:35,660 And it is a horrific thing to be under the judgment and the wrath of God. 19 00:01:35,660 --> 00:01:40,920 And I pray for those who, even in this Pride Week, that would think about... 20 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,240 I pray for those who think about stepping up in pride. 21 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:48,540 I pray that you would, Lord, just speak to their hearts and let them know that they need to humble themselves before you. 22 00:01:48,540 --> 00:01:53,060 And that you love a broken and a contrite heart. 23 00:01:53,060 --> 00:01:59,320 And, Lord, you won't despise it, but you'll accept and receive those who humble themselves before you, Lord. 24 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:07,060 And so we humbly come now as we look at your word and know that it is full of so much more than what we see. 25 00:02:07,060 --> 00:02:08,960 It face value, Lord. 26 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:10,760 And so I just pray that we can... 27 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,960 And glean some truths from these things, Lord. 28 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:22,000 That we would be inspired this morning to truly watch and pray for your coming is nigh at hand, Lord. 29 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:28,020 So we worship you and invite you to be our unseen guest here, Lord. 30 00:02:28,020 --> 00:02:32,800 And, Lord, have your way in all of us, we pray in Jesus' name. 31 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:33,480 Amen. 32 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,100 Okay. 33 00:02:35,100 --> 00:02:36,360 Verse 29. 34 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,680 In Luke chapter 21. 35 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,000 Last week we looked at... 36 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:45,240 A lot of the signs that are happening around the world that Jesus talked about. 37 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:51,180 And he kind of broke it down into a time when Israel would have to go run and hide. 38 00:02:51,180 --> 00:02:56,220 Many believe that that's during that second half of the seven-year tribulation period. 39 00:02:56,220 --> 00:02:58,940 They'll be actually hidden. 40 00:02:58,940 --> 00:03:00,540 Think about it. 41 00:03:00,540 --> 00:03:02,620 Can you hide anywhere in the world today? 42 00:03:02,620 --> 00:03:05,100 Everything's surveilled. 43 00:03:05,100 --> 00:03:09,980 It's like there's heat-seeking cameras that see your warm clothes. 44 00:03:09,980 --> 00:03:11,940 Even walking underground. 45 00:03:11,940 --> 00:03:13,200 It's wild. 46 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:18,780 And yet God is going to interfere with their radar, so to speak. 47 00:03:18,780 --> 00:03:21,600 He's going to protect Israel. 48 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:22,620 He loves Israel. 49 00:03:22,620 --> 00:03:29,940 And that's been obvious in what we've been seeing here with them taking Gaza and getting their hostages back a couple days ago. 50 00:03:29,940 --> 00:03:38,680 And please note, when people say the hostages were released, they were not released. 51 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:39,700 Okay? 52 00:03:39,700 --> 00:03:40,900 They invaded. 53 00:03:40,900 --> 00:03:41,860 They were rescued. 54 00:03:41,860 --> 00:03:43,500 There's a difference. 55 00:03:43,500 --> 00:03:47,000 And so, praise God. 56 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:48,360 It's wild. 57 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:55,900 I don't even know if I'd want to sit down with one of them and have them tell me what their last 245 days was like. 58 00:03:55,900 --> 00:03:57,720 Because it was probably so horrific. 59 00:03:57,720 --> 00:04:00,760 But praise God, they're out of there. 60 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:05,740 And so, just a lot of stuff happening, man. 61 00:04:05,740 --> 00:04:09,380 I mean, you can't even keep up with all of it. 62 00:04:09,380 --> 00:04:13,240 It's so rampant. 63 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:18,380 And it seems to be everywhere on every continent that things are happening. 64 00:04:18,380 --> 00:04:23,800 And the enemy is firing on all cylinders, it seems. 65 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:26,480 But praise be to God. 66 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:27,460 Right? 67 00:04:27,460 --> 00:04:29,660 Because he's sovereign. 68 00:04:29,660 --> 00:04:31,260 And he's in control. 69 00:04:31,260 --> 00:04:35,900 And he's not going to be thwarted by anything or anyone. 70 00:04:35,900 --> 00:04:38,840 And it just makes me giddy. 71 00:04:38,840 --> 00:04:39,160 Right? 72 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:40,940 When I think about that. 73 00:04:40,940 --> 00:04:42,480 Lord, you got this. 74 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:42,860 You know? 75 00:04:42,860 --> 00:04:45,580 Probably like Paul said, if you live, live to the Lord. 76 00:04:45,580 --> 00:04:46,720 If you die, die to the Lord. 77 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,600 If you live or you die, you're the Lord's. 78 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:49,040 Woo-hoo! 79 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:50,000 We win! 80 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:50,980 Right? 81 00:04:50,980 --> 00:04:51,620 No prob. 82 00:04:51,620 --> 00:04:52,420 Whatever. 83 00:04:52,420 --> 00:04:53,640 Doesn't matter. 84 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:54,640 What comes our way. 85 00:04:54,640 --> 00:05:07,400 And so, he kind of throws a parable in the middle of this dialogue that he's having with his apostles about the end of times. 86 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:07,880 And he goes, 87 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:08,600 I'm... 88 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,140 Let me share a parable with you. 89 00:05:10,140 --> 00:05:12,620 And he says this in verse 29. 90 00:05:12,620 --> 00:05:13,120 It says, 91 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:15,520 Then he spoke to them a parable. 92 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,060 Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 93 00:05:19,060 --> 00:05:26,560 When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near. 94 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:33,440 So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near. 95 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:38,440 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away. 96 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,480 Till all things take place. 97 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,860 Heaven and earth will pass away. 98 00:05:43,860 --> 00:05:50,200 But my words will by no means pass away. 99 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,760 So what Jesus said here is not going to pass away. 100 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,360 So, what's the fig tree? 101 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:04,740 So, it's interesting that as you go through the scriptures, it's the number one thing when you read through the Bible. 102 00:06:04,740 --> 00:06:06,820 Does anyone read through the Bible? 103 00:06:06,820 --> 00:06:08,320 If you read through the Bible, raise your hand. 104 00:06:08,460 --> 00:06:08,880 Okay, good. 105 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,720 As you're reading through the Bible, please read through the Bible. 106 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:12,840 Please do it every day. 107 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:13,500 Right? 108 00:06:13,500 --> 00:06:14,720 The more, the better. 109 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:23,320 And as you read through the Bible, there is a common thread. 110 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:34,480 We looked at it a few weeks back when the midwife tied the scarlet cord around the baby's wrist. 111 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:34,780 Right? 112 00:06:34,780 --> 00:06:38,300 And it's known as the scarlet thread that goes throughout. 113 00:06:38,300 --> 00:06:40,880 And it points to Jesus. 114 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,360 And that Jesus is truly on every page. 115 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:47,780 Christ is so much bigger than what we give him credit for. 116 00:06:47,780 --> 00:06:54,980 And I think we're going to be overwhelmed when we finally see him face to face. 117 00:06:54,980 --> 00:06:59,840 But Jesus is truly on every page of the scripture as you look. 118 00:06:59,840 --> 00:07:05,780 Now, sometimes you have to dig and find him, but he's there. 119 00:07:05,780 --> 00:07:07,780 And so, a lot of... 120 00:07:07,780 --> 00:07:10,360 A lot of this is true with Israel. 121 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,460 Israel is very important. 122 00:07:12,460 --> 00:07:12,920 Right? 123 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:14,320 That's where Christ came from. 124 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,740 He is a descendant of Israel slash Jacob. 125 00:07:17,740 --> 00:07:18,720 Right? 126 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:19,620 Israel is Jacob. 127 00:07:19,620 --> 00:07:27,620 And Israel throughout scripture is compared to three different plants. 128 00:07:27,620 --> 00:07:28,640 Three. 129 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:32,220 The first one is the vine. 130 00:07:32,220 --> 00:07:37,220 And the vine is a symbol, commentators say, of Israel's... 131 00:07:37,220 --> 00:07:39,460 Israel's spiritual privilege. 132 00:07:39,460 --> 00:07:40,880 Right? 133 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,360 That God is spirit. 134 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:46,420 And those who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 135 00:07:46,420 --> 00:07:49,000 That God is drawn to the people of Israel. 136 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,840 Eternally. 137 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,040 I don't totally get that. 138 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,220 Because you see a lot of people in Israel. 139 00:07:59,220 --> 00:08:00,880 And they actually hate God. 140 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,120 And yet, he's drawn to them. 141 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,360 And he gives them opportunity. 142 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:08,460 And he protects them. 143 00:08:08,460 --> 00:08:10,640 You can look these scriptures up. 144 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:11,780 You might want to write them down. 145 00:08:11,780 --> 00:08:12,940 I'm not going to go over them. 146 00:08:12,940 --> 00:08:16,340 I'm just going to kind of go through this fairly quickly. 147 00:08:16,340 --> 00:08:23,660 But Psalm 80, Isaiah 5, Jeremiah 2 all talk about Israel being the vine. 148 00:08:23,660 --> 00:08:26,880 That would be Psalm 80, Isaiah 5, and Jeremiah 2. 149 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:35,020 And in other places in scripture, Israel is talked about as the fig tree. 150 00:08:35,740 --> 00:08:40,320 Now, most scholars say that... 151 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,340 I'm not smart enough to figure this out. 152 00:08:42,340 --> 00:08:45,700 Other than here in the Bible. 153 00:08:45,700 --> 00:08:49,500 And then the cross references are telling, obviously. 154 00:08:49,500 --> 00:08:55,140 But the fig tree is a symbol of Israel's national privileges. 155 00:08:55,140 --> 00:08:57,740 Now, check this out. 156 00:08:57,740 --> 00:09:00,200 Israel's national privileges. 157 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:04,020 Hosea 14, Isaiah 17, Isaiah 24. 158 00:09:04,020 --> 00:09:05,220 Psalm 52. 159 00:09:05,580 --> 00:09:06,440 Psalm 128. 160 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:07,580 And Romans 11. 161 00:09:07,580 --> 00:09:13,500 And so, the fig tree is a symbol. 162 00:09:13,500 --> 00:09:15,180 So, when Jesus says... 163 00:09:15,180 --> 00:09:20,080 He says, look at the fig tree and all the trees. 164 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:25,300 When they are already budding, you see and know that for yourselves that summer is near. 165 00:09:25,300 --> 00:09:26,460 Right? 166 00:09:26,460 --> 00:09:28,480 And it's not that you guess. 167 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:29,740 You know. 168 00:09:29,740 --> 00:09:34,740 You know in the time of year when a tree buds and begins to produce. 169 00:09:34,740 --> 00:09:36,020 Produce leaves. 170 00:09:36,020 --> 00:09:36,880 You know. 171 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,540 It's not something that you have to guess. 172 00:09:39,540 --> 00:09:43,580 And so, that's their... 173 00:09:43,580 --> 00:09:44,980 Israel as a nation. 174 00:09:44,980 --> 00:09:47,560 And so, he says here... 175 00:09:47,560 --> 00:09:49,400 Well, let me not get ahead of myself. 176 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:49,980 One more. 177 00:09:49,980 --> 00:09:51,020 The other one. 178 00:09:51,020 --> 00:09:56,980 The other plant that is connected to Israel is the olive tree. 179 00:09:56,980 --> 00:09:58,740 Right? 180 00:09:58,740 --> 00:10:03,580 And it is a symbol of Israel's religious privileges. 181 00:10:04,580 --> 00:10:05,140 So... 182 00:10:05,140 --> 00:10:09,460 Oh, I messed up big time. 183 00:10:09,460 --> 00:10:13,500 I just gave you the scriptures on the religious privileges. 184 00:10:13,500 --> 00:10:20,040 The scripture on the national privileges was Hosea 9, Jeremiah 24, Matthew 24, Luke 21, and Mark 13. 185 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:30,020 And for the religious privileges is Hosea 14, Isaiah 17, 24, Psalm 52, Psalm 128, and Romans 11. 186 00:10:30,020 --> 00:10:34,020 And you remember in Romans... 187 00:10:34,020 --> 00:10:34,940 Romans 11. 188 00:10:34,940 --> 00:10:35,720 Right? 189 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,280 It talks about branches that are cut off. 190 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:39,220 Right? 191 00:10:39,220 --> 00:10:42,640 There's part of Israel that have been cut off. 192 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:47,840 And then God puts these wild olive branches and grafts them in to the olive tree. 193 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:51,200 That would be moi. 194 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:52,460 Right? 195 00:10:52,460 --> 00:10:53,960 That would be us. 196 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:55,260 That we're... 197 00:10:55,260 --> 00:10:58,020 The Bible says we are grafted in... 198 00:10:58,020 --> 00:11:01,060 Whoa. 199 00:11:01,060 --> 00:11:05,680 Did I do that? 200 00:11:05,680 --> 00:11:06,440 Okay. 201 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:11,600 They don't like what I'm preaching. 202 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:12,500 They just mute me. 203 00:11:12,500 --> 00:11:20,860 So, interesting stuff. 204 00:11:20,860 --> 00:11:26,400 Now, olive produces the oil that is symbolic also of the Holy Spirit. 205 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:30,400 So, I don't know about you, but I know that... 206 00:11:30,900 --> 00:11:32,600 I need all that I can get. 207 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,800 And the Lord tells the parable of the ten virgins. 208 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:37,100 Right? 209 00:11:37,100 --> 00:11:38,520 Some had the oil. 210 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:39,220 Some didn't. 211 00:11:39,220 --> 00:11:42,120 And some were locked out. 212 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:45,140 And I'm wondering how many people... 213 00:11:45,140 --> 00:11:45,780 Right? 214 00:11:45,780 --> 00:11:49,260 Are really locked out. 215 00:11:49,260 --> 00:11:51,380 They don't want the Holy Spirit. 216 00:11:51,380 --> 00:11:55,380 Because they believe that if they honestly... 217 00:11:55,380 --> 00:11:59,380 Unashamedly, with a pure heart... 218 00:11:59,380 --> 00:12:00,780 Ask God... 219 00:12:00,780 --> 00:12:02,040 For the Holy Spirit... 220 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,460 He will make them do something they don't want to do. 221 00:12:04,460 --> 00:12:07,040 Do you know God ain't like that? 222 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:09,200 He's not like that. 223 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,480 God's not like that at all. 224 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:16,080 In fact, that passage in the psalm, right? 225 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:16,980 Delight yourself in the Lord. 226 00:12:16,980 --> 00:12:18,560 He will give you the desires of your heart. 227 00:12:18,560 --> 00:12:20,420 Are you delighting yourself in the Lord? 228 00:12:20,420 --> 00:12:22,760 Because I'm convinced when you delight yourself in the Lord... 229 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:23,320 He... 230 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:27,260 He puts the desires of your heart all together. 231 00:12:27,260 --> 00:12:29,320 And He... 232 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:30,620 Causes you to... 233 00:12:30,620 --> 00:12:33,920 To want to do something so bad that you can't not do it. 234 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:35,760 That's how God works. 235 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,600 He's not the other way around. 236 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:38,800 Hold again to your head. 237 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:39,120 All right. 238 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:40,000 Go to Africa. 239 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,440 Right? 240 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:44,860 I went to Africa. 241 00:12:44,860 --> 00:12:46,260 It was a great experience. 242 00:12:46,260 --> 00:12:49,440 When I got to JFK, I wanted to kiss the ground. 243 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:50,420 I was so glad to be home. 244 00:12:50,420 --> 00:12:52,720 I don't know if I'll ever go back. 245 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,040 But it was incredible. 246 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,280 I had a desire to go then. 247 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:57,840 I went. 248 00:12:57,840 --> 00:12:59,860 That desire was fulfilled. 249 00:13:00,500 --> 00:13:05,920 And I have not had a passionate desire to go back to Africa. 250 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:10,180 But God will give me that desire if it's to be. 251 00:13:10,180 --> 00:13:12,040 And so it is with you. 252 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:13,840 God is so cool. 253 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:15,180 He's just... 254 00:13:15,180 --> 00:13:15,640 He's chill. 255 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,600 You know, God don't need you. 256 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:21,040 Some people think that God looks down at our lives and goes, 257 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,400 Man, that would be a great catch if I got them. 258 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:27,400 Are you freaking kidding me? 259 00:13:30,380 --> 00:13:31,500 We are freaks. 260 00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:33,140 Who would want us? 261 00:13:33,140 --> 00:13:38,360 But God can work with anything. 262 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:45,660 And so these plants refer to Israel. 263 00:13:45,660 --> 00:13:51,920 And then talk about us being grafted in. 264 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,020 But the fig tree... 265 00:13:54,020 --> 00:13:58,660 It says when you see the fig tree, when it's budding... 266 00:14:00,260 --> 00:14:02,840 Believe that this happened in 1948. 267 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,340 When Israel became a nation. 268 00:14:05,340 --> 00:14:12,000 And that that's the beginning of the ending. 269 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:19,140 That God so loves this people that it's like they've been non-existent for 2,500 years. 270 00:14:19,140 --> 00:14:21,080 And they just burst back on the scene. 271 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:27,080 In fact, in Ezekiel chapter 36. 272 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,140 In verse... 273 00:14:30,140 --> 00:14:31,200 It says, 274 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:39,400 But you, O mountains of Israel, you shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people Israel. 275 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,380 For they are about to come. 276 00:14:41,380 --> 00:14:45,900 This is chapter 36 in Ezekiel. 277 00:14:45,900 --> 00:14:48,180 Have you ever read chapter 37? 278 00:14:48,180 --> 00:14:50,520 The dry bones? 279 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:57,500 Chapter where the ankle bone is connected to the leg bone. 280 00:14:57,500 --> 00:15:00,020 And the leg bone, them bones, them bones. 281 00:15:00,020 --> 00:15:01,780 Who remembers that song? 282 00:15:01,780 --> 00:15:02,280 Them bones. 283 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:03,440 That's what it's about. 284 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:04,980 It's about Ezekiel 37. 285 00:15:04,980 --> 00:15:05,940 Them bones is. 286 00:15:05,940 --> 00:15:08,040 And them bones come back to life. 287 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:14,680 And in 1948, Israel, who would cease to exist for 2,500 years, they came back to life. 288 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:21,080 Netanyahu, a couple years ago on Fox News, said Ezekiel 37 has been fulfilled. 289 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:28,520 Well, if Ezekiel 37 has been fulfilled, obviously this is in 36 was prior to 37. 290 00:15:29,900 --> 00:15:35,740 The Jews had this two powerful things begin to happen back then in the 30s and 40s. 291 00:15:35,740 --> 00:15:39,560 Anti-Semitism was going through the roof, right? 292 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:48,360 The persecution in Europe and Russia and Jews began to come back into the land when they were established on May 14th, 1948. 293 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:55,480 They were Moroccan Jews and Spanish Jews and Asian Jews and African Jews. 294 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,340 You say, well, how are they going to communicate? 295 00:15:57,340 --> 00:15:59,200 They all started to learn Hebrew. 296 00:15:59,780 --> 00:16:01,220 God brought the language back. 297 00:16:01,220 --> 00:16:03,580 It's a miracle, people. 298 00:16:03,580 --> 00:16:06,620 You don't need to see anything else. 299 00:16:06,620 --> 00:16:15,380 In my reading this morning, I'm sitting there and I'm reading and I'm going, Lord, you are like so cool. 300 00:16:15,380 --> 00:16:26,460 And this morning, I was reading in Isaiah chapter 43 and it says this. 301 00:16:29,660 --> 00:16:30,300 Oh, Jacob. 302 00:16:30,300 --> 00:16:30,920 Who's Jacob? 303 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:32,240 Okay. 304 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:37,040 Created you, oh, Jacob, and he who formed you, oh, Israel. 305 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,600 Fear not, for I have redeemed you. 306 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,180 I have called you by your name. 307 00:16:41,180 --> 00:16:42,200 You are mine. 308 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,100 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. 309 00:16:45,100 --> 00:16:50,020 Though the rivers, though the rivers, they shall not overflow you. 310 00:16:50,020 --> 00:16:54,580 And when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you. 311 00:16:54,580 --> 00:16:58,880 For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. 312 00:16:59,540 --> 00:17:05,380 I gave Egypt to your ransom, Ethiopia and Saba in your place. 313 00:17:05,380 --> 00:17:10,440 Since you were precious in my sight, you have been honored and I have loved you. 314 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,680 Therefore, I will give you men. 315 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:16,280 I will give men for you and people for your life. 316 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:17,920 Fear not, for I am with you. 317 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:24,260 I will bring your descendants from the east and gather you from the west and will say to the north, 318 00:17:24,260 --> 00:17:27,420 give them up and to the south, do not keep them back. 319 00:17:27,420 --> 00:17:29,520 From the four corners. 320 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:30,320 From the four corners of the earth. 321 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,360 This fig tree has budded. 322 00:17:33,360 --> 00:17:41,760 And it is a fulfillment very specifically of God's word. 323 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:52,780 How can people read these things and not recognize that Yahweh, Yehovah, 324 00:17:52,780 --> 00:17:58,700 Steve mentioned El Shaddai, is the God of the Jews. 325 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:06,520 And if you have received Christ, you're grafted in and you are in that number. 326 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:07,680 He loves you. 327 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:12,740 And he has a plan for all of our lives as we submit ourselves to him. 328 00:18:12,740 --> 00:18:16,980 It's just that Israel was so stiff-necked and hard-hearted. 329 00:18:16,980 --> 00:18:20,260 They rejected that. 330 00:18:20,260 --> 00:18:22,560 I don't know about you. 331 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:28,500 When you recognize how much God loves you, what does that do in your heart? 332 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:30,200 Right? 333 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:34,500 Does that, do you well up with thanksgiving and just overwhelmed? 334 00:18:34,500 --> 00:18:35,800 He loves me. 335 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,860 He knows all this, all my dirty laundry. 336 00:18:38,860 --> 00:18:39,660 He knows it all. 337 00:18:39,660 --> 00:18:40,700 Every stain. 338 00:18:40,700 --> 00:18:43,860 Every word you've ever spoken. 339 00:18:43,860 --> 00:18:45,540 Think about that one. 340 00:18:45,540 --> 00:18:46,380 Oh, yuck. 341 00:18:46,380 --> 00:18:53,760 When Jesus tells the disciples that, right? 342 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:58,960 He says, on the day of judgment, man will give an account for every single word. 343 00:18:59,080 --> 00:18:59,880 He's ever spoken. 344 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:06,060 If that does not strike fear in your heart, you're stupid. 345 00:19:06,060 --> 00:19:11,780 You have to give an account for that. 346 00:19:11,780 --> 00:19:12,700 Think about it. 347 00:19:12,700 --> 00:19:17,100 That's a, oh Lord, could your blood just cover it all, please? 348 00:19:17,100 --> 00:19:19,320 And he will. 349 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:20,520 Isn't that cool? 350 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:21,880 That's so cool about the Lord. 351 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:22,720 Right? 352 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:22,800 Right? 353 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:28,720 So, all of this anti-Semitism that just seems to be gaining ground. 354 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:35,140 You know, because the Arab, the Muslim, the Muslim will say, well, we serve the same 355 00:19:35,140 --> 00:19:36,780 God as the Jews, the God of Abraham. 356 00:19:36,780 --> 00:19:42,460 Well, what you have to ask him is, well, is he the God of Isaac and Jacob too? 357 00:19:42,460 --> 00:19:45,480 Because that's the same God. 358 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:48,300 It's not the same God. 359 00:19:48,300 --> 00:19:52,480 Because they believe it's the God of Abraham and Ishmael. 360 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:54,220 No, no. 361 00:19:54,220 --> 00:19:55,240 That don't work. 362 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:57,500 It's the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 363 00:19:57,500 --> 00:19:58,740 Because those were. 364 00:19:58,840 --> 00:19:59,840 The promised sons. 365 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:00,860 Right? 366 00:20:00,860 --> 00:20:05,660 And those were the ones that the promises of God came to. 367 00:20:05,660 --> 00:20:14,820 And it doesn't say it in Luke 21, but it does say it in Matthew 14 and Luke 29. 368 00:20:14,820 --> 00:20:27,020 It says that these things will come, or that the things that you see, that this generation will not pass away. 369 00:20:27,020 --> 00:20:28,820 Because the budding of. 370 00:20:28,820 --> 00:20:32,080 The fig tree is nigh. 371 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:34,380 It is even at the door. 372 00:20:34,380 --> 00:20:35,420 I better read it. 373 00:20:35,420 --> 00:20:41,800 Surely I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things come and take place. 374 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:47,900 And Luke in Matthew and in Mark, it says, and are even at the door. 375 00:20:47,900 --> 00:20:54,460 It's like Jesus is reaching for the door to turn the knob to the rapture. 376 00:20:54,460 --> 00:20:56,760 That's the next event. 377 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:58,300 So it's going to happen. 378 00:20:58,700 --> 00:20:59,600 It's coming. 379 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:01,160 You ready? 380 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:06,280 If you're not, please get ready. 381 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:07,040 Right? 382 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,380 The time of the Gentiles being fulfilled. 383 00:21:10,380 --> 00:21:13,100 Many believe it's that last Gentile that's going to get saved. 384 00:21:13,100 --> 00:21:13,800 So is that you? 385 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:14,640 Please do it. 386 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:15,760 Get us out of here. 387 00:21:15,760 --> 00:21:25,240 But Jesus told them he got after the Jews. 388 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:25,740 You remember? 389 00:21:25,740 --> 00:21:27,180 Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem. 390 00:21:27,180 --> 00:21:28,580 You can discern. 391 00:21:28,580 --> 00:21:32,680 You can discern the face of the sky, but you can't discern the signs of the time. 392 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:37,740 If you would have known, I would have gathered you as a hen gathers her chicks. 393 00:21:37,740 --> 00:21:43,320 My wife's got these hens that are raising chicks. 394 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:48,480 And they look like 1990s punk rockers. 395 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:53,860 They've got these little tufts of hair and they almost don't got feathers. 396 00:21:53,860 --> 00:21:54,940 It's almost fuzz. 397 00:21:54,940 --> 00:21:58,320 But I mean, they are ferocious mothers. 398 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:03,800 And it's been amazing to watch them. 399 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:11,120 So what she'll do is she'll, if they start getting broody, she'll hatch some chicks and 400 00:22:11,120 --> 00:22:14,440 then she'll sneak in, pull the eggs out at night and put the chicks under them. 401 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,320 And they, oh, that's my baby. 402 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:17,420 Right? 403 00:22:17,420 --> 00:22:19,660 And I mean, they'll swell up. 404 00:22:19,660 --> 00:22:22,820 They're little bitty chickens, but they swell up great big and you'll see a little head 405 00:22:22,820 --> 00:22:26,440 sticking out here and one will be up on her back and she'll have a little head sticking 406 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:26,860 out here. 407 00:22:26,860 --> 00:22:28,280 And you don't get close. 408 00:22:28,340 --> 00:22:29,980 These little hens, they're ferocious. 409 00:22:29,980 --> 00:22:31,780 They'll tear your head off. 410 00:22:31,780 --> 00:22:39,940 And I just thought, wow, this is, watching them has just been incredible. 411 00:22:39,940 --> 00:22:47,640 And then when it's time to gather her chicks, she makes this little sound and they run. 412 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:51,880 I mean, all out, as fast as those two little legs can go, they run to that hen. 413 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:56,020 It's like, that is just wild when they, mainly when she feeds them. 414 00:22:56,020 --> 00:22:58,020 But when she does that little noise. 415 00:22:58,020 --> 00:22:59,860 They just fly to her. 416 00:22:59,860 --> 00:23:03,880 And, and she's just, she's gets them all covered up. 417 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:06,880 And that's what Jesus is talking about. 418 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:10,880 If you would have known, man, you would have been under my wings, under the shelter of 419 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:11,340 my wings. 420 00:23:11,340 --> 00:23:12,000 I gotcha. 421 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:13,520 Why are you ignoring me? 422 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,020 Why are you ignoring the signs of the time? 423 00:23:16,020 --> 00:23:17,680 That fascinates me about people. 424 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:19,760 When you start talking to them, what's going on in the world? 425 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:22,680 Aren't you paying attention? 426 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,320 Are people so self-consumed? 427 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:27,340 That they can't see what's going on. 428 00:23:27,340 --> 00:23:28,000 They can't see what's going on. 429 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:28,940 What's going on out here? 430 00:23:28,940 --> 00:23:32,780 It's so crazy. 431 00:23:32,780 --> 00:23:37,280 Like I said earlier, you, you, it's almost like you can't keep up with this stuff. 432 00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:43,040 So verses 34 through 36, it says, but take heed to yourselves. 433 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:47,680 Let your hearts be weighed down with carousing drunkenness and the cares of this life. 434 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:56,380 And the day come up on you unexpectedly for it will come as a snare on all those who dwell 435 00:23:56,380 --> 00:23:57,980 on the face of the whole earth. 436 00:23:57,980 --> 00:24:06,660 Watch therefore and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things 437 00:24:06,660 --> 00:24:10,580 that will come to pass and to stand before the son of man. 438 00:24:10,580 --> 00:24:13,560 Jesus said, when the son of man comes, will he find faith on the earth? 439 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:17,920 People have been talking about, well, there's going to be a great revival before Jesus comes. 440 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:19,440 I don't know. 441 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:27,960 With the lethargy and the, and the attitude of humanity that I've seen, I don't see that. 442 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,540 Now, do I believe God? 443 00:24:30,540 --> 00:24:30,980 Can you do it? 444 00:24:30,980 --> 00:24:31,420 Sure. 445 00:24:31,420 --> 00:24:32,120 I do. 446 00:24:32,120 --> 00:24:36,000 I was listening to Ann Graham Lotz. 447 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,140 I love that woman. 448 00:24:37,140 --> 00:24:38,620 I'd like to meet her someday. 449 00:24:38,620 --> 00:24:44,760 She is so bold for Jesus, but she was saying she's a daughter of Billy Graham, but she 450 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:45,840 was saying she don't think so. 451 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:47,900 She believes America's under judgment right now. 452 00:24:47,900 --> 00:24:50,360 And rightly so. 453 00:24:50,360 --> 00:24:51,920 We deserve it. 454 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,620 We deserve, we deserve the judgment of God. 455 00:24:54,620 --> 00:24:57,940 And, um, there, you know, some Christians may get up and say, well, I don't know. 456 00:24:57,940 --> 00:25:05,020 up in the process. And that's okay because he can just take them home. But what Anne said she 457 00:25:05,020 --> 00:25:10,800 believed is that after the rapture there's going to be a great revival. Because a lot of people 458 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:16,740 that are messing around, if you're messing around today, knock it off. Right? A lot of people are 459 00:25:16,740 --> 00:25:23,960 messing around. They're just playing games. You find yourself here after the bride is taken out 460 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:32,260 and the Holy Spirit influence in believers around you is gone. You don't want to be here. I promise 461 00:25:32,260 --> 00:25:40,440 you, you don't want to be here. And so notice he says carousing. That's just being stupid. Right? 462 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:48,360 People think the Lord delays his coming. In fact, it's a wicked thing to say the Lord delays his 463 00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:53,900 coming. Because they start carousing, start being stupid, start being drunk. Notice the care 464 00:25:53,900 --> 00:25:53,940 is not the only thing that's going on. It's the care of the Lord. It's the care of the people. 465 00:25:53,940 --> 00:25:58,820 It's the care of the believers of this life. They're not concerned about what's right and wrong. 466 00:25:58,820 --> 00:26:05,900 They're just concerned about themselves. I was talking to my buddy who has been in the stock 467 00:26:05,900 --> 00:26:12,140 market for some time and helped a lot of people. But he says all people want is they just want more 468 00:26:12,140 --> 00:26:23,040 money. What can money do for you? What can money do for you the day you take your last breath? 469 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:33,120 Absolutely nothing other than afford your, allow your family to buy a nice casket. Right? It's funny. 470 00:26:33,120 --> 00:26:39,380 When we worked at the cemetery, I always looked because they would always, people would spend 471 00:26:39,380 --> 00:26:45,480 like an extra 10 grand for this bar, this bar that they would put on the bottom part of the casket. 472 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:50,380 Right? This bar. I go, what is it? They said it's some kind of an alloy or some kind of really 473 00:26:50,380 --> 00:26:53,020 expensive metal that will keep the casket. And I said, what is it? And they said, it's some kind of 474 00:26:53,020 --> 00:26:58,100 this casket from rotting. And I'm just like, like they really care? 475 00:26:58,100 --> 00:27:05,820 And you're dumping like 10 grand on this thing. So I'd always, I'd get down there and look. Yep, 476 00:27:05,820 --> 00:27:10,180 they got one. Sure. You're going to be happy about that, ain't he? 477 00:27:10,180 --> 00:27:29,300 You are only ready if you're watching, right? Because he says it's going to, it's going to, 478 00:27:29,300 --> 00:27:35,500 it's going to come unexpectedly. People aren't going to be expecting it. A lot of people don't 479 00:27:35,500 --> 00:27:39,760 want to expect it. In fact, you want it, you start to try to talk to him about it. La, la, la, la, la. 480 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:45,500 I don't want to hear it. You fool. Why don't you want to hear it? Why don't you recognize the signs 481 00:27:45,500 --> 00:27:53,760 of the time? Look, watch, pray, pray that you be counted worthy to escape these things coming on 482 00:27:53,760 --> 00:28:03,060 upon the earth. Right? Last week, I had mentioned, right, that I had mentioned the whole, 483 00:28:03,060 --> 00:28:09,680 uh, you know, one world stuff that we see going on. Um, in fact, the, the one video that, 484 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:14,560 I watched with Ann, she was having a conversation with Joel Rosenberg, who lives in Israel, 485 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:20,240 and he's in there talking about one world health, one world economy, one world leadership, 486 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:31,860 one world environmental, um, people. And it's, it's all morphing and coming to a head, it seems 487 00:28:31,860 --> 00:28:39,600 like. Um, so watching all these things, the, these one world systems, we know, 488 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:45,460 that that's what it's going to be like when the antichrist, uh, comes on the scene. And, um, 489 00:28:45,460 --> 00:28:51,300 you know, the one world healthcare system, that's, that's, uh, some think that the, the who, 490 00:28:51,300 --> 00:28:58,020 right, the world health organization is going to, um, you know, there's been talk that 491 00:28:58,020 --> 00:29:01,780 countries will be handing over their sovereignty to the who. 492 00:29:01,780 --> 00:29:09,520 Well, I don't want no who, right? And I think our constitution says, 493 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:16,040 when these things, it has to be by the consent of the governed, that'd be you and I. 494 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:21,420 And, uh, and I don't want it. It seems like they're kind of keeping it at bay 495 00:29:21,420 --> 00:29:25,780 for the time being. Uh, like last week I'd mentioned, they're kind of keeping the, 496 00:29:25,780 --> 00:29:32,600 the central digital banks at, at bay for a little while. Um, but it's coming. We know it's coming 497 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:39,020 and we're watching. That's why we need to be looking up this next, uh, world health deal. 498 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:44,340 They're talking about the bird flu, right? It's going to be a worst plan-demic, 499 00:29:44,340 --> 00:29:54,340 uh, catch the pun. Just then the last one, right. And be able to control people, 500 00:29:54,340 --> 00:30:03,640 the one world economics, uh, system. Uh, I mean, every, every election in my lifetime, 501 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:08,860 it was James Carville's quote, right? It's the economy, stupid. 502 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:16,540 Right. That's what everybody's worried about. The economy. And I got to say, it's really not that 503 00:30:16,540 --> 00:30:21,560 fun right now. It's, it's everything. I mean, a bowl, a stinking bowl of cereal. I don't know. 504 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:27,020 I haven't done the math on it, but I'm going, is this Raisin Bran even worth it? You know, 505 00:30:27,020 --> 00:30:32,400 maybe I should go kill one of them chickens. 506 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:45,020 This is why I mentioned last week about watching the, uh, you know, watching the world currencies 507 00:30:45,020 --> 00:30:50,640 because, um, you know, you know, that, that some, some powerhouse countries, 508 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:55,780 they would love to get rid of the dollar and put America in their place. Um, you know, 509 00:30:55,780 --> 00:31:01,820 you got gold and Bitcoin and, um, you got the bricks, right? Bricks is, uh, who's heard of 510 00:31:01,820 --> 00:31:08,340 bricks? You've heard of the bricks currency, right? It's, um, Brazil, Russia, India, China, 511 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:15,820 Africa, Iran, Egypt, and Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates have, have, are dabbling with it as 512 00:31:15,820 --> 00:31:22,760 well. Um, that's kind of interesting that, uh, they would come up with their own currency. Um, 513 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:29,920 what's really interesting is four days from right now, four days from right now is the G7 meeting, 514 00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:39,120 uh, in Italy and the G7, right? This, the, the, the players in the G7 515 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:45,600 it, uh, well, here's a little description of it. The G7 is an informal block of industrialized 516 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:51,500 democracies, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, and the United Kingdom 517 00:31:51,500 --> 00:31:59,040 that meets annually to discuss issues such as global economic governance, international security, 518 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:06,560 and most recently artificial intelligence. Proponents say the forum's small, um, 519 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:16,240 excuse me, small and relatively homogenous membership promotes collective decision-making, 520 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:22,660 but critics note that it often lacks follow-through and excludes emerging powers, 521 00:32:22,660 --> 00:32:29,320 right? So they kind of got their own little club here. And I seen a picture of all the leaders, 522 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:37,560 you know, uh, walking, uh, last year at the G7, you know, and you have Biden, Trudeau, 523 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:47,160 Macron, Scholz from Germany, Malani from Italy. She's the only one I think that has any kind of 524 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:53,800 rationale. And then the UK's, uh, prime minister is the first Muslim prime minister that they've 525 00:32:53,800 --> 00:33:02,800 had. And then, um, Kushida from Japan. And there's, there's some stuff going on right now 526 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:08,800 of some things that might happen there. And, uh, it, 527 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:18,340 it would be interesting because when Russia invaded Ukraine, the U S froze 300 billion 528 00:33:18,340 --> 00:33:25,800 in Russian assets, froze it right. And now Russia needs no financial hiccups. Cause I 529 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:29,800 don't think they're doing that well as it is, but they froze it. And, um, 530 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:38,800 Putin's probably not very, uh, happy about that, but now, 531 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:45,380 now there's, they're, um, they're talking about at the G7, that some of these Western countries 532 00:33:45,380 --> 00:33:54,080 are actually going to seize the assets, actually just take them. And, um, what's interesting is, 533 00:33:54,080 --> 00:34:02,760 is so much of it is still in the European area and in a company called Euroclear, uh, about 200, 534 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:08,720 uh, billion of it. And Putin has, uh, 535 00:34:08,720 --> 00:34:16,500 threatened to retaliate. And, uh, so there was an article in, in, uh, bitcoin.com news. I, I had 536 00:34:16,500 --> 00:34:21,960 listened to actually a, a live interview with this guy's name is Jim Richard records. And records was 537 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:30,000 the guy who really pioneered the, the, um, follow the money and find the terrorist thing that he 538 00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:35,180 thwarted all kinds of terrorist activity simply by following the money. And, uh, pretty brilliant 539 00:34:35,180 --> 00:34:38,640 guy when you listen to him talk and economist, but, uh, Rick, 540 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:44,640 Rickards and economist and author of the currency wars, bestselling book has alerted about the 541 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:52,480 possible consequences of the seizure of Russian assets on the global, on the global clearance 542 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:58,440 system. And a recent interview, Rickards explained that Russia could retaliate in two different ways 543 00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:05,300 in the Western coalition of the U S and the European union finally decide to seize the 300 544 00:35:05,300 --> 00:35:08,480 billion in treasuries and assets. The first one, 545 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:15,360 more than 300 billion in assets of Western countries in Russia, Putin could also, uh, 546 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:22,720 expro expro appropriate and the assets of Western oil energy and natural gas and give it to the 547 00:35:22,720 --> 00:35:30,080 Russian oil giants making a profit from these and settlement services in Europe and the world 548 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:38,480 Rickards assessed that out of the 300 billion in Russia assets abroad, 200 million were held by EuroClear 549 00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:45,200 prompting legal action by the rest of Russian Federation. If these get delivered to third parties 550 00:35:45,200 --> 00:35:50,720 for seizure of EuroClear has offices, even in Hong Kong and Richard stretch Richards. 551 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:57,200 Rickards stresses that these offices would be liable for these seizure actions, 552 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:04,240 potentially causing a block on EuroClear services across Europe. This would be even worse than the 553 00:36:04,240 --> 00:36:08,400 collapse of the U S treasury market derived from these seizure actions. 554 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:18,800 Given that it would affect trillions in assets directly while the treasury market could take years to collapse due to these measures. 555 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:29,600 And so it was interesting that last year in 2023 EuroClear had over $37 trillion in assets and, uh, 556 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:38,320 and Putin would go after them. So it could drastically affect our economy. 557 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:42,960 And, um, some think that Trump can get in there and do some things. I think he would. 558 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:51,120 I do. Um, but Donald Trump's not my savior. Jesus is. And so that's, that's why I can smile and keep 559 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:57,760 rowing, right? Is, is because the Lord, but, but to watch these things and to know that yes, 560 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:03,040 things could happen. It could get even crazier than it seems right now that we could have a 561 00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:08,240 crash here in America. I mean, we can't have Lord knows how much debt we have right now and how fast 562 00:37:08,240 --> 00:37:15,520 you can't continue that way. It has to come to a screeching halt and it is going to affect, uh, 563 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:22,640 people drastically. And, uh, you know, it's funny, this little well thing, this little, 564 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:26,000 uh, restriction they're putting on the groundwater here in Eastern Idaho, 565 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:33,120 it's actually going to devastate some people financially. It will devastate them. And, um, 566 00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:38,160 and, and maybe that's just a small taste of what could happen globally. If some of this stuff 567 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:46,080 goes awry and, and we know that, um, uh, nobody's going to hold America's hand, that's for sure, 568 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:54,060 or Israel, either one. So, um, and the reason I had talked about the money thing that I was 569 00:37:54,060 --> 00:38:01,920 going to go into last week and I didn't was because of, uh, the revelation verses 16 and 17. 570 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:08,080 Now I ain't going there quite yet, but, um, I thought, no, let's go back and, and start, 571 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:13,520 uh, at, uh, verse 11, revelation chapter 13. If you have a Bible, please turn there. 572 00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:19,000 Revelation 13. And I'm sorry, I'm, I'm, I'm a little bit long here. I'm going to go quick. 573 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:26,200 Check out what it says. And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth that had two horns 574 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:30,740 like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast 575 00:38:30,740 --> 00:38:36,160 in his presence and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast whose 576 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:38,000 deadly wound was healed. He performs a miracle in the presence of the first beast, whose deadly wound 577 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:43,180 was healed. He performs great signs so that even that he even makes fire come down from heaven on 578 00:38:43,180 --> 00:38:48,180 the earth and the sight of men. And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs, 579 00:38:48,180 --> 00:38:53,960 which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to 580 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:59,380 make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. He was granted power to give 581 00:38:59,380 --> 00:39:04,020 breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many 582 00:39:04,020 --> 00:39:07,480 as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 583 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:12,140 And he causes, then he causes, verse 16, 584 00:39:12,140 --> 00:39:18,120 all both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on 585 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:25,060 their foreheads, and that no one may be able to buy or sell except one who has the mark or the 586 00:39:25,060 --> 00:39:33,380 name of the beast or the number of his name. That's why we watch the financial market. Are we getting 587 00:39:33,380 --> 00:39:37,400 close to that? We are. This tap thing is kind of 588 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:43,900 freaking me out. Right? The tap thing, they go, do you got tap on your card? And my card was so 589 00:39:43,900 --> 00:39:48,660 wore out, they couldn't even read the numbers on it. And I tried, it didn't work. Right? And they 590 00:39:48,660 --> 00:39:54,780 go, you need a new card. I got a new card. And I tapped that thing. I mean, it was shocking how 591 00:39:54,780 --> 00:40:01,020 fast it made a transaction. I'm going, wow. You don't want to get your hip pocket too close to 592 00:40:01,020 --> 00:40:07,280 anything. It might, right? Charge your account. I'm serious. 593 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:15,040 Are we there yet or what? In your right hand or your forehead? A chip. I don't know about doing 594 00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:24,080 this, but the tap thing, maybe the forehead's just for those who don't have a right hand. I don't know. 595 00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:36,560 But it's here, folks. It's even at the door. Right? It's at the door. 596 00:40:37,240 --> 00:40:45,380 If you're not crazy about Jesus right now, you need to be. Right? Is he the preeminent one in 597 00:40:45,380 --> 00:40:50,740 your life? I think I have to ask myself that like every single morning. Lord, you've got to be the 598 00:40:50,740 --> 00:40:56,240 preeminent one in my life today. Because I know I can get distracted and I can start going down 599 00:40:56,240 --> 00:41:04,860 rabbit holes and chasing things I shouldn't be chasing. Because he's coming. It says in the 600 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:37,140 Bible, I'm going to be the preeminent one in my life. I'm going to be the preeminent one in my life. 601 00:41:37,140 --> 00:41:47,000 Right? And like I say, you might be that last Gentile. Get ready. Because like that hen 602 00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:52,220 clucking to her chicks, there's going to be a trumpet sound. There's going to be a shout 603 00:41:52,220 --> 00:41:56,880 with the voice of the archangel. There's going to be a noise that we're going to be gathered to. 604 00:41:56,880 --> 00:42:07,060 And I mean in a hurry. Right? Even at the door. 605 00:42:07,060 --> 00:42:19,360 In this chapter of chapter 13 of Revelation, it says authority five times. Five times that this 606 00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:25,820 beast has this authority to do the signs and the wonders. And this other beast has authority 607 00:42:25,820 --> 00:42:32,080 over the nations, every tribe, every nation, every tongue to take this mark. Where's this authority 608 00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:36,980 come from? It comes from God. Why would God give the beast authority to do the signs and the wonders 609 00:42:36,980 --> 00:42:42,200 and the beast and Satan and the false prophet authority? Because the world don't want him. 610 00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:50,380 That's why. God goes, you want it? You got it. Right? And that's what it says in Romans chapter 611 00:42:50,380 --> 00:42:58,720 one. It says, and just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over 612 00:42:58,720 --> 00:43:05,860 to a depraved mind to do those things which are not proper, being filled with all unrighteousness, 613 00:43:06,900 --> 00:43:13,140 evil, full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice. They are gossip, slanders, haters of God, 614 00:43:13,140 --> 00:43:19,660 insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, kids. Did you hear that? 615 00:43:19,660 --> 00:43:29,860 Without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful, and although they know the ordinances 616 00:43:29,860 --> 00:43:36,420 of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death. They not only do the same, 617 00:43:36,820 --> 00:43:44,880 they give hearty approval to those who practice them. They don't want God. So he'll give the enemy 618 00:43:44,880 --> 00:43:52,160 authority over them. You want it? You got it. Here's your reprobate mind. It's like you're sealed 619 00:43:52,160 --> 00:43:57,480 in that condition. The people who dwell on the earth in the book of Revelation, it's almost like 620 00:43:57,480 --> 00:44:05,780 they can't. They can't turn to Jesus because they have given themselves to this and God says, you want it? 621 00:44:06,740 --> 00:44:14,220 Have it. Pastor Gordon, I love it. I learned this quote from him. You want it bad, you get it bad. 622 00:44:14,220 --> 00:44:27,240 So put the oil in your lamp, have it burning, burning, burning. Let the oil in your lamp burn 623 00:44:27,240 --> 00:44:34,680 all day, right? Get the oil in your lamp. That'd be the Holy Spirit. Let's pray. Lord, thank you for 624 00:44:34,680 --> 00:44:36,660 this morning. Thank you for 625 00:44:36,660 --> 00:44:47,040 all the stuff going on in the world, Lord, that we get to see. And you allow us to see it, 626 00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:52,180 that you might turn our hearts completely and totally to you. And so I just want to yield my 627 00:44:52,180 --> 00:44:58,900 own heart to you, Lord, because I know I am saved by grace and I have this desperately wicked heart 628 00:44:58,900 --> 00:45:04,820 that I have to ride herd on all the time. And I know such is the case with all of us in this room. 629 00:45:04,820 --> 00:45:06,580 So we pray right now, 630 00:45:06,580 --> 00:45:12,380 Holy Spirit, that you would come, that you would fill us up, that we would be on fire in these last 631 00:45:12,380 --> 00:45:18,760 days, that we would be willing to speak truth, that we would recognize the things going on in 632 00:45:18,760 --> 00:45:25,260 the geopolitical world, the financial world, the world health organization world, all around the 633 00:45:25,260 --> 00:45:30,440 world, Lord, the leaderships of the world, knowing that these kings of the earth are 634 00:45:30,440 --> 00:45:36,500 pawns in your hand and you can do with them whatever you will. And Lord, we yield to you. We 635 00:45:36,500 --> 00:45:41,600 humbly come before you, knowing that you're going to do with us whatever you will. So have your way, 636 00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:46,660 Lord, as we surrender to you. And I know there may be some right now that have yet to do that, 637 00:45:46,660 --> 00:45:51,720 totally surrender to you. Lord, as the prayer team comes up, I pray that they would be encouraged. 638 00:45:51,720 --> 00:45:58,200 Come and be prayed for. Have hands laid upon you. If any of you are sick, come and be anointed with 639 00:45:58,200 --> 00:46:03,800 oil. If any of you need to be filled with the Holy Spirit, come and ask. If anyone needs to be saved 640 00:46:03,800 --> 00:46:06,420 and experience that repentance and turning 641 00:46:06,420 --> 00:46:13,140 fully and completely to Jesus, don't let today pass, but come forward as the prayer team comes 642 00:46:13,140 --> 00:46:21,340 to my right and to your left. Lord, we know that the time is at the door. Lord, help us to 643 00:46:21,340 --> 00:46:26,780 keep looking up, lifting our eyes, and turning our hearts to you. 644 00:46:26,780 --> 00:46:33,120 Inhabit our praise, we pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Let's all stand and worship.