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Hello and good evening. This is truth and love and I'm thankful that you're with me.

You're joining me for these videos for this conversation I hope to have a conversation with you tonight

We get a feet we get truth and love from Ephesians chapter 4 verse 15 where Paul tells us

But speaking the truth and love we are to grow up in all aspects into him who is the head even

Christ? So with a conversation that I'm gonna have tonight. I want to really apply that verse and Want to have this conversation from kindness from a kind heart.

Hey happy. Hope you're doing well Don't really have a whole lot

Planned out. I don't have many notes. I just wanted to have a conversation Maybe some folks will chime in tonight

But yeah, if I can pray for you, let me know that's a big thing that we want to be about is Caring for you and praying for you if we can do that All you have to do is it's type me and I'll see that and other brothers and sisters will see that we can pray for each other

If you want to share gives a heart gives a like So that we can work together to get the gospel to get

God's Word out Love to be able to work with you doing that So tonight's just gonna be a conversation

And I want to do it with with kindness I want to do it from a kind heart I don't

And video was a good way to do that. I know so so often I Was thinking back on on the past and and things that I've posted and things that I've written

On social media have been taken the wrong way Taken out of context and and they've hurt people's feelings.

I know that I've heard from people that have said that and we all can do it and the problem is that's just the nature of a letter the nature of a text the nature of social media is that People can't see our facial expressions.

They can't hear our voice They they can't see our eyes and and those things tell a lot about our heart

We know that there is a fence out there and that offense is God's Word.

His truth is offensive The gospel is offensive and we want our line to be right there.

We wanted to stop right there The gospel got the truth of God's Word is going to be offensive

There that's inevitable. It's going to be offensive and we can't help that it is offensive to us apart from Christ That that we would be called sinners that we need a

Savior that we need someone to rescue us that We can't save ourselves

That I'm only it's only by God's grace All these aspects of the gospel are to our nature to our natural self is is offensive

And so I get that and that's where we you know, we want our line to be drawn.

We don't want to be Offensive with our words with our

Tone of voice whatever it may be. We don't we don't want to take the offense even further we and I think that's one of the reasons why

Paul speaks of speaking that truth in love and so This is this is a debate.

This has been really heavy on my heart. Not not the subject I don't mind talking about this subject. I don't mind talking about these issues.

I don't mind it at all but Where my heart is and and what's been on my mind is how to express these things because I don't want to and what

I'm talking about is if you if you caught the caption of what I was going to talk about tonight is about what we share on social media and And talking about one of the things that I've seen has been shared on social media

But what I don't want to do is I have a fear that I will offend someone

Unnecessarily thinking that I'm calling them out and I don't want to do that I just I want to talk about what we share on Facebook I want to talk about the truth of God's Word and I want to do it in such a way that that The conversation is not an offense to someone

Unnecessarily the the gospel is gonna be an offense truth is gonna be an offense But I don't want to be an offense and I hope you hear my heart and those of you who are on the other side if any of you are my my fellow believers on the other side who want to stand for truth and Maybe have a heart that's not as concerned about being abrasive.

I hope you'll hear my heart on that That I want people to see the gospel

I want people to see truth and I don't want to be in the way of that truth and so often

We can do that. We can get in the way of truth And I don't want to do that. So I'm going to try and choose my words carefully so that I'm not an unnecessary offense to someone

But This is a subject And and the only reason it's it comes up on social media

Is because it has has come up all throughout Well It it comes up year after year for for many years now

It comes up year after year and it's not just that the fact that social media is here. Of course social media

Accelerates the knowledge and information that goes out into the world, of course But it comes up year after year after year this subject of prophecy in the end times and if if you're watching the video and You're you're like, well, he's going to talk about it again.

Well Yeah, I'm going to talk about it again, but it's because I'm not

Bringing it up per se. It's being brought up in social media And it's often brought up in conversation.

It's brought up on social media Now we have all different kinds of platforms where so many messages are being poured out

If you want to hear someone's opinion or thought or interpretation on any any position any verse of the

Bible I mean it is there you can listen to podcasts. You can listen to sermons You can listen to watch videos you can

Go on Facebook and just like this and and and listen to folks opinions.

You can go on tik -tok All these Many platforms are out there and and they are just pouring out

Information and all I want us to do This is going to be my spiel is that we are we're careful

We we go to God's Word first and There's so many others which which they're correct and we're going to agree on that position

Those that would hold a different position that I do on Soteriology on eschatology on ecclesiology all these different doctrines of the church

There are many who hold different Believe in different doctrines that I do

But that I would call them brothers and sisters in Christ that I would love them and and have fellowship with them and Their starting point also is going to be the

Bible So that's that's a point of agreement that that most of us will have

That we must start with God's Word. We must start with Scripture and we let him tell us what he wants to say

That needs to be our position that needs to be our starting point we want to know what

God wants us to know We want to interpret it correctly. We want to be students of God's Word.

And that's one of the the multiple reasons why I started this video is so that I could have a relationship with people that I can have conversations with people and We could be students of God's Word together and that I could emphasize the important importance of being a

Student of God's Word. It's so important for us to be students of God's Word. We don't

God has called us to love his word to obey his word to follow his word.

I Mean even in the Great Commission Dan and I talked about it and we'll talk about it again later

Where Jesus says teach them to observe or obey all that I've commanded you and we get that information from his word

How do we know how to obey? How do we know who God is? We learn all our doctrines

So the Word of God the Bible is so important and that's our starting point

And if we can agree on that We're doing well and so The next step is we want to interpret

God's Word well So we need the Holy Spirit. We need wisdom.

We need brothers and sisters in Christ to help us Understand God's Word.

We need to read it in its context in its immediate context in the chapter context book context the context of the whole

Bible it's being a student of God's Word is so important and It's it's

Joyful, and it's rewarding because it's God's Word. It's our it's our bread.

It's our food. It's our nourishment And and I want to emphasize that as part of this ministry as part part of our time together is emphasizing the importance of Being a student of God's Word and loving it so the the end times conversation

Of course comes up when things are well the news the news the media

Pretty much only covers bad things. So that's that fuels that fuels our in times mind

And then I think if They broadcast it so much bad news is broadcast so much that we we become numb to it

And I'm you know, I'm experienced there right now. I experienced this conversation when

I Supported someone for our local sheriff and and he said he supported and he wanted to implement wonderful things for our county

But We're often Bystanders we're comfortable being bystanders bystanders and we don't want to get involved or There's so many other reasons why we we pack off and we don't want to get involved and we would rather go with the flow or go with the with the candidate that we know is going to win we vote for the the lesser of two evils versus Standing on our conviction standing on God's Word.

We often do that. Um, I Use the word back when back when this election was going on this concept this word

There there's a name for it and I forget what it is right now, but we We become numb to all this bad news to where it's um

It's almost Has no effect on us anymore we'll see

We'll see someone that has been you know killed on the news we'll see a

Disaster hurricane or tornado is through and Devastated wiped out cities people are

Removed from their homes and they're without power. They're without water. They're without food and Normally our response because we've been so numbed to all this bad news is that all that sad and then we get up and Go get our seconds for first supper or we'll turn it off and go do something else

And we become so numb to the news so Yes The the news offers pretty much only bad news,

I think most people would agree with that And we've become numb to the bad news

So it's when things Something's new something's different or something's really really really bad and it's you know

It's consistent or if there's something in the news that has to do with Israel, which is going on right now, of course

Surely you've heard of that this in times Thought comes back to our minds and the the posts and the conversations the videos all those those things are being shared again because The bad things have intensified or or something's going on with Israel So we begin to see and hear the conversations have the conversations ourselves

The they're called the signs of the times Which which is interesting and and I may touch on that if I can remember

So it's not it's not just me that that's continuing to have this conversation on eschatology

I want to have this conversation with you To cause you to think

Because we're all We as people are infallible God's Word is not infallible, but we are infallible

We can be infallible. We can be with error in our interpretation We should humble ourselves in such a way that we can admit that That we can be wrong.

We can change our positions And so I would encourage you to to take that stance

I want to hear the truth of God's Word, even if it breaks me down And breaks me of something of a conviction of belief that I've held on to for so long.

I Want God to tell me? What I should believe from his word.

We should be open to that open to God's Word I've heard it said maybe it was

John MacArthur that said we should Have a closed mind But have an open

Bible and that's the position that we want to take we want to open up our God's Word and hear what?

He has to say And then if if it's God's Word that can fix us

Then we can change our mind to that new position and it's okay to do that.

You're wrong But we want to hear from God and his word so this

From It's unfortunate, so we're gonna see see how this goes

So it's what I see it's for everyone may not be the same experience for everyone this is what what

I see is that if There are folks out there that are holding on to Pre millennial pre -trib rapture position

If they see a post that says something about the rapture or they see a post that says something about signs of the times

They are really quick To hit the share button. They're really quick to hit the the like button

And they want to get the word out on that issue And I want to say this

I believe that That action of wanting to share that information

When you see when you see a post or you see a description that's talking about the rapture

Talking about signs of the times and you quickly share it. I Think and I believe the

Bible tells us to hope all things So I believe and I hope that that action of sharing that information

Comes from a Compassionate heart it comes from a pure heart and pure motives because if that position is correct, then there's going to be a time when

Believers are going to be called out or raptured off this planet

And just to use the the vernacular the the familiar language

Those who are not believers will be left behind and of course when all is said and done

Believers will experience paradise will experience heaven. They will spend eternity with the

Lord and Those who are not believers in Jesus Christ will spend eternity in hell

And so I believe that that action of sharing this information on your social media

Comes from a pure heart Because we don't if this is true, then we don't want to see anyone left behind We don't want to see anyone on their way to hell without another chance without another opportunity

And so by me sharing this information, maybe someone out there will see that see that warning and Turn to Christ.

So I believe I believe truly. I'm hoping in all things That sharing that information comes from a pure heart and comes from pure motives but pure hearts and pure motives sincere hearts and sincere motives

Don't determine truth either We can sincerely be wrong about things and we need to keep that in mind as well

Just because I have a sincere heart and I want to see people saved

Just doesn't make the information that I'm sharing true So I wanted to have this conversation to give you some things to think about Just some things to think about to start a conversation that we can talk about things

And I hope you will do that with me That's why I'm here to talk about God's Word to share

Jesus with you to have this conversation About all of God's Word and of course, this is relevant

Not just because I want to talk about it, but because it's all over social media It's everywhere and it's gonna come up again.

It's gonna come up again. It's gonna come up again. So it's a relevant conversation so one of the one of the big things that that I've seen go around here lately in social media and And I've asked around For people around the country and and not everyone was familiar with what

I had been seeing going around The the claim was made that And this was of course they had an origin from somewhere but people would share it

As if I guess they were saying the same thing And what was being said was

I've studied the Bible for many years and I Think the very next line

Said that the Antichrist comes Before the rapture so you see you see the word

Antichrist you see the word rapture And then there was the big long list of all the bad things

That that are happening that are going to happen and the explanation that It's going to get worse than we've ever seen before So you've got that signs of the times list going on there.

So I'm sure when we see that information When we see that going on our hearts just just pour out for the lost

We want people saved we want we want them to to be with Christ that we want them to be with us

We don't want them left behind and we don't want them to go to hell. So Again, I believe that that's where that's coming from But shouldn't we think about the information have a conversation about it before we share it

Even though we're sincere the information could still be wrong

So let's start at the beginning It says the the Antichrist comes before the rapture this person says that they you know

They've studied their Bible from for many years and the Antichrist comes before the rapture. I was trying to to look at and listen to and read experts on the that position and From what

I can gather the the experts are saying that hold that position that the the

Antichrist is Not going to reveal himself until after the rapture

So that that part of the the conversation Didn't make sense to me why people would share that when if you hold to the the premillennial pre -trib rapture position that You would state that the

Antichrist comes before The rapture when that's not what the position actually says and so you have that and then you have the the long list of the signs of the times and There you have something else to think about Well according to Scripture This Rapture position is well, let me say this first because I was listening to one gentleman and he was saying that There are no other prophecies that that need to be fulfilled before the rapture happens so There's not any other signs that we should look for There's no more prophecies that need to be fulfilled before the rapture happens.

Of course. They're saying that it could happen any moment It could happen before the end of this broadcast

You hear that it could happen before the end of this church service. That's that's part of the

Part of the the information that they give In this presentation, so they want you to be ready in case the rapture happens.

It could happen at any moment and so there there's according to this expert that I was listening to there's no

No more signs, no more prophecies that need to be fulfilled before this happens and According to Scripture and according to that position it's going to come like a thief in the night

There there are not going to be any signs Of the rapture

We don't know when it's coming. It's going to come as a as a surprise. No one knows the the day or the hour

And all these Tribulations these these bad things that are happening aren't supposed to take place until What they call this the seven -year tribulation period.

That's when all the bad things happen. So the things

That they say are signs of the times All really doesn't fit with the position that they say that they hold

The the pre -millennial pre -tribulation rapture position so that part confuses me why you would why you would say that You know, we were seeing all these signs when the position says there's not going to be any signs

There's no more prophecies that need to be fulfilled. It could happen any moment. We don't know when it's going to happen

It's going to come like a thief in the night. We're not going to expect it And and that the

Antichrist comes Before the rapture when that position says he appears he reveals himself after the rapture.

So That's one aspect of a post like that that I wanted to convey and I'm not calling and this is what

I wanted to be careful about this is this is why I wanted to come across as as kind and concerned and and Loving is because I don't want to come across this calling any one person out because I believe that Sharing such information comes from a pure heart because we love people.

We love the lost We want them saved and we don't want them left behind, of course And so I think that's where it's coming from.

So I'm not calling anyone out All I want to do is have a conversation About the information that we see on our social media and we sometimes share that we should think about it before we post it and See if it lines up with scripture.

See if it see if it lines up with our beliefs Before we you know share that information or Lord like that information

And it doesn't seem that that post lined up with that popular position

Now That position or that information that I was sharing with you does line up if you hold the post

Post tribulation rapture So you've got the pre -trib rapture the mid -trib rapture and the post -trib rapture

The and I think also the it's called the pre -wrath pre -wrath

Rapture You've got all those Different positions that you can hold now that information lines up with the the post tribulation rapture

So the antichrist will come before the rapture and the these terrible things are going to come before the rapture

Because they're going to be during that seven -year tribulation and then you're going to have the rapture if you hold to the post tribulation rapture position

So Then you're being honest if you hold that position then sharing that information you're being honest with your conviction

So there you have that you something to think about If you happen to be watching this did you even know that there's a pre -trib a mid -trib and a post -tribulation rapture position

For many years. I didn't know that There's and there's still so many things about the bible scripture

And interpretation that that I don't know and it's okay. We all grow at different levels but the things about christ his salvation the gospel

The end times these are important things. Um Let me rephrase that all of scripture is important It's all true and it's all without error and is inspired infallible inerrant it's it's all important but With that being said we should we should study salvation the gospel and and in times because As as i'm learning and as i'm trying to share with you

What we believe about in times Tremendously affects how we live our lives now it affects how we evangelize it affects how we pursue

This this world pursue our life pursue our family and and raise our family and care of our family it affects all those things

And I think it's a mistake to have the position Um, many call it the pan millennialist.

It will all pan out in the end And and I love my brothers and sisters who who say that and believe that But I think it

I think it's a mistake and something to think about the because The position you hold

Plays a tremendous Role in how you live your life And I would just encourage you to think about that Um, and even having the the pan millennial view

Affects how you live your life It really does. I would encourage you to think about that now on the flip side

I made my first points about Being inquisitive about the information that you see before you share it

Read it over Line it up with scripture line it up with the position that you think you hold

See if all those things are true So we've covered all that Now I wanted to give you just some things to think about when it comes to to eschatology um, we are

And this is in no certain order no certain theme, I don't think just some aspects of end times

That I wanted you to think about so you have you have this rapture position You have this rapture position and um one of the popular verses that you you

You would go to if you're looking for this rapture position is of course First Thessalonians chapter 4 that's going to be one of your go -to verses for this rapture position

And that's where you have the verse verse verse uh 16

For the lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout with the voice of the archangel with the trumpet of god

And the dead in christ will rise first Then we who are alive and remain will be called up together with them

In the clouds to meet the lord in the air and thus we shall always be with the lord

So there's your one of your go -to verses for the rapture. They they say well um the concept the word rapture is not in the bible, you know, that's that's

Very That's a shallow argument because you know, we're going to say well the word trinity is not in the bible

So and but you believe in the trinity so, you know, we can set that argument aside We want to we want to study scripture

And what does scripture say and they say well the rapture concept Is in the bible and that word called up Is where you get rapture from those who are alive and remain will be called up together

With them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air and thus will thus shall always be with the lord

Okay As i've been studying as as i've been looking at this. Here's something that that made me think

And that I would encourage you to think about So this is this is the go -to passage for the rapture.

Hey, nancy. I hope you're doing well. Thank you for watching. Um First thessalonians chapter 4 the uh one of the go -to rapture passages

But what happens What happens first? Have you noticed that have you have you thought about that?

Um, of course I didn't for a long time For the lord himself will descend verse 16 from heaven with a shout with the voice of the archangel

And with the trumpet of god And what does it say and the dead in christ shall rise?

first That doesn't sound like the rapture That sounds like The resurrection

And then verse 17 if you want to call that a rapture That's where you can, you know, put your your rapture in where you're where you're caught up But in the in this end times position

You're going to have the rapture first and then the resurrection the resurrection comes last the resurrection of the dead

But that's not how it's stated in scripture in scripture you have the resurrection first And then the rapture.

So how do you get around that in your position? Well, you've got to come up then with well, there's going to be

Two resurrections there's going to be a general resurrection and there's going to be another resurrection

Or there's going to be two resurrections Resurrections one resurrection is going to be that of the righteous and then later there's going to be the

Resurrection of the the unrighteous or the unjust the the non -believers

So you've got to come up with another resurrection because These two verses first thessalonians chapter 4 verses 16 to 17

Contradict that position that there's the rapture And then later there's the resurrection here.

It says the resurrection happens first And then this being called up happens

So what's the problem with the the two resurrection position? Well, first of all

The bible only talks about one resurrection So you can't have two resurrections

Well Can't you have a resurrection of the righteous first and then later the resurrection of the the unjust the unrighteous

I'm, not going to go read all these verses, but you can write them down and look them up for yourself acts chapter 24 verse 15

John chapter 5 verses 28 29 first corinthians 15 35 through 55

And then here first thessalonians 4 6 through 17 All these verses that I just mentioned i'll give them to you one more time acts 24 15

John chapter 5 verses 28 through 29 first corinthians 15 35 through 55

Then here in first thessalonians 4 16 and 17 What these verses tell us is that?

the the righteous And the unrighteous are raised at the same time

There's only one resurrection And they're both raised at the same time. That's what these verses tell us

And so you can't have two resurrections and make that up so that it fits your end times position

I hope that makes sense something to think about And something to comment about something to challenge me about It's okay we can have a conversation dan and I um sunday at 2 30 are going to have um a deeper conversation, um about this subject and and more

More things to think about so I encourage you to watch Uh sunday at 2 30 dan and I want to talk about um, a prophecy video that's on youtube

We're going to talk about. Um The verse that talks about and jesus tells them you will see the son of man coming on the clouds.

What does that mean? How do we understand jesus, um Telling them that you will see the son of man coming on the clouds.

How do we understand that verse? and then the um The generation verse which i'm going to briefly mention just now before we before we wrap it up but um the generations

Um If you hold the pre -millennial pre -trib rapture position you've got to do something with this word generation

Does it mean 40 years? Does it mean 80 years? um, it couldn't mean 40 years because the that position holds that um, the the prophetic clock started when israel become a nation in 1948 and then the rapture was going to happen during that generation

And the generation was 40 years Well that has come and gone so now we have to change the the years of a generation and that timetable

Is here now But there's there's something to that and i'm going to share it with you sunday

If if the if a generation is 80 years Those events are going on right now as we speak

But according to that prophecy according to that prediction Something's happened already

And I want to share it with you sunday But let me share with you three more verses and the last one is going to be that verse that i'm mentioning

In in matthew, so all these verses come from matthew. Matthew is the kingdom book

Jesus is king book and um And that's where we should go and study a lot of these things it is full of Wonderful wonderful information about jesus and his kingdom and his kingdom to come

And his kingdom being here So matthew chapter 10 Matthew chapter 10 verse 23

These are this is just um some things for you to think about Those of you that hold to the pre -millennial preacher rapture position just some things for you to think about um

Because we are looking for if you hold that position we are looking for all these things to come

We are looking for the antichrist to come. We're looking for the the Tribulation period to come in the future

So we've got to if you hold that position There's something that you have to do with these verses

Matthew chapter 10 verse 23 And this is jesus speaking in all these verses verse 23 says but whenever they

Persecute you now he's having jesus is having a conversation with somebody At this time.

This is not a generic i'm speaking to people in the future He is having a conversation. He has he has commanded his disciples to to go out and now he

He's telling them you go whenever they persecute you in this city Jesus is being

For his disciples you

The person he's having a conversation with you shall not finish The son of man comes

That's part of the conversation that's part of the in that entice position. We're looking for um

The antichrist we're looking for the tribulation. We're looking for the rapture. We're looking for jesus to come We're looking for all those things to happen at a certain period

But jesus is speaking to His disciples Having a real specific conversation.

This isn't to a future generation He's saying you will not finish going through the cities of israel until the son of man comes

How do we handle that verse? How do we interpret that verse? What is jesus talking about? What what kind of coming is he talking about?

Do we still have disciples, um, do we still have one of the 11s or 12

Walking through israel at this time because he hasn't come back yet Because we're we're in this gap period.

We're called the church age And we're still waiting on jesus to return to come back

And the next event on the prophetic calendar is the the rapture. So we're looking for that Do we still have?

Some of his 12 some of his 11 Walking the streets of israel because he says you will not finish walking the streets of israel until the son of man comes

It's just the verse that we have to We have to address And and some people are going to have explanation for it many many

Pastors and theologians smarter than me way smarter than me. They have answers

And you can go find them on the internet on youtube. You can find these answers You can go talk to your pastor and he he will probably have an answer for you

But it should cause us to think What do I do with this passage? jesus says

Until the son of man comes They're not going to finish walking through the streets of israel. So what did he mean by the sons of man comes?

Now let's say that you have an explanation for that verse Can jesus get more specific than that?

He just did he actually does He actually gets a little more specific if you flip over to matthew chapter 16 verse 28

Listen what he says here Truly I say to you There are some of those who are standing here

Who shall not taste death Until they see the son of man coming in his kingdom

What do we do with that verse? How do we handle that if we hold the pre -millennial pre -tribulation rapture position

We're waiting on him to come in his kingdom with all those who have gone on before us to bring them to call us up Um to be with him and then for his kingdom to come for him to establish an earthly rule and establish a millennial kingdom

We're waiting on all that to happen. But jesus says Some of you are standing here

Shall not taste death Until the son of man is coming sees the son of man coming in his kingdom

What do we do with that verse i've actually heard of people saying that there are people um from this time still alive because If not, then jesus was a liar

Then there would have to be people still alive That because they they've not seen him come in his kingdom yet I don't think that's the case.

I think there's another explanation I think there's another explanation But all i'm asking

Is that you have a conversation you take time to think about these verses because these verses don't match

This pre -millennial pre -trib rapture position And then the the third verse, um, that is this is the verse that that um

Changed my mind and this is the key verse That That when you're interpreting the rest of scripture and you're thinking about end times you're thinking about eschatology

This verse is the key verse Because if if this verse is true

Then whatever. Um, whatever i'm reading in revelation Whatever, whatever i'm reading in daniel, whatever i'm reading in zachariah, whatever i'm reading in ezekiel

If matthew chapter 24 verse 34 is true Then I have to interpret

What jesus says in verse 34 and rep I have to interpret revelation based on this

I have to interpret ezekiel zachariah daniel based on this isaiah I have to interpret it based on matthew chapter 24 verse 34

You have to Or it will the bible you will have the bible contradicting itself

So listen to matthew chapter 24 verse 34 Truly I say to you this generation

Will not pass away until all these things take place What are all these things?

you know that list of bad things that People like to talk about and then they'll say and it's going to get even worse than this worse than you've um

Than we've ever seen before It's coming. That's what they say is coming That's what comes before verse 34 all these bad things that are that are going to be happening

That's what comes before verse 34 But jesus says this generation

Will not pass until all these things these tribulations these bad things take place

And and other signs as well That's where the generation comes in So you'll hear folks say if you take if you take this verse to a commentary to a

To somebody who holds the the premill pre -tribulation rapture position What they're going to say is

Jesus is speaking of the generation That these

Signs these bad things are happening in so once these signs of the times begin to happen

They are um, they won't pass away until um or This generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place

So that's what they're going to say. Jesus is speaking of a future generation That's not going to pass away until all these tribulation signs all these bad things have taken place

All these prophecies have been fulfilled The problem with that is is that if you

At least start in verse 34 And go back and if you're a good student of god's word

You're going to read it and then understand it and interpret it in context If you start in verse 34 and make your way back and make your way back and make your way back

Just turn the page And keep going We want to read the bible in context

And as as gary demar likes to say everywhere that jesus Says this generation.

He is speaking his audience Is the generation to Who he's referring to is the generation to whom he's speaking to no exception

In in every circumstance the generation who he's talking about Is the generation who he's speaking to?

and so that can't be the context in every single situation

And then all of a sudden in verse 34 jesus switches it and changes it And he changes the context and says

But now i'm going to be talking about a future generation We have to read the bible in the context and in the context

The generation to whom he's speaking Is the generation that will not pass away until all these things take place

We've got to be good students of god's word and interpret in context And when you see this in verse 34

It will change how you interpret revelation. Ezekiel. Isaiah. Daniel And and all the other prophetic books and and verses that are out there um

This is this is another thought I don't want to end with this just just a thought that I had today um, it's interesting how

Those that those that hold to the pre -millennial Pre -tribulation rapture view they are they're the ones that claim they are the ones who take

And read and interpret the bible the most literal And so when the bible says in in revelation

That there's going to be a millennial kingdom They hold and believe that there's going to be a literal 1 ,000 year earthly reign of christ because they take that literally

Now there's there's so many other things that they don't take literally and they'll admit it But they they like to proclaim to be the the most literal

So you actually have a the the term millennial which means a thousand thousand years

That that word is in the bible a few times It's only in one chapter.

It's only in one book, but it is in there several times And so they say they take that literally now

There's other positions Where you take that figuratively? Which means a

A very long period of time now if you hold the pre -millennial pre -trib dispensational rapture position between the time of christ

And his and the rapture You've got what they call the church age what they call

Gap you'll hear the term the the prophetic

Clock has started ticking Okay because During this gap the the prophetic.

Um Prophecy fulfillment all that stuff has ceased. It's on pause and you've got this gap called the church age

Well Yes, you have a millennial You have the word millennial you have this concept this idea this word in the bible in revelation

And they take it literal but they also take this gap period and they get it from Daniel Or let me rephrase that they put it into Daniel Daniel chapter 9

When Daniel chapter 9 Does not speak of a gap And I found that really really interesting

That you would have a doctrinal position That is not even mentioned or Hinted at in scripture

If you want to have a gap That The prophetic

Prophecy fulfillment stopped it's going to start again later There's going to be a time gap and we don't know how long that gap is going to be

We know how long a thousand years is But this gap period we're unsure of You insert that you have to insert that into Daniel chapter 9

So that your whole end times position

Works and fits together Because if you if you take that out if you take that out of Daniel chapter 9 and say

It's really not in there. It really doesn't say that Then that's just another like the jenga the the jenga blocks

You you take out that gap that period of time Then it's all going to crumble

So I find it very interesting that they will they'll take their their Firm on the thousand years that it's literal but they will hold to and believe

In a gap period that it's not even mentioned in the bible you have to Make it up to Make it make your end times

Timeline fit And then you have to insert it somewhere and you find a decent place to do that That's one thing that scripture warns us of Not to add to or take away from scripture

And we we shouldn't add a gap in scripture when scripture does not tell us that there's a gap

Daniel chapter 9 there's there's no gap. So I was thinking about that today and Of course, it just stirs up more controversy because people are

People hold tight to this end times theology and You know,

I think that we should hold our doctrines of scripture tightly as I said before we should have an open bible

But a closed mind and if the bible Convicts us if the bible changes us then yes, we can change our mind

But we're just not open -minded to anything. We want to be We want to we want god to tell us what we should believe that's our position

And we should hold tightly to our doctrines We should but we should show brotherly love and kindness

To those that hold different positions those that are brothers and sisters Or anybody we should show brotherly love and kindness to we should show kindness to all

But so often I've found it to be the case that that some people are hot -headed and unloving

When it comes to people challenging their position or wanting to have a discussion

Wanting to learn more about a position people Find it very hard to control their emotions when talking about These these things and I think

I think we should be able to control our emotions I think we should be able to have a conversation and still love one another even in our differences

So and I hope I did that tonight I hope that I was loving. I hope that I was kind And I hope that I gave you some things to think about I really do because I want us to know god's word

According to how he wants us to know it And love him through it and for it and because of it because in colossians colossians chapter one

We just we just celebrate and worship christ through colossians Chapter one and I just want to share that with you as we close colossians chapter one

For he delivered us from the domain of darkness and transfers Transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved son in whom we have redemption the forgiveness of sin

And he is the image of the invisible god the firstborn of all creation For by him all things were created both in the heavens and on earth

Visible and invisible whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities

All things have been created by him and for him And he is before all things and in him all things hold together

He is also head of the body the church And he is the beginning the firstborn from the dead so that he himself might come to have first place in everything

For it was the father's good pleasure for all the fullness To dwell in him

And through him to reconcile all things to himself Having made peace to the blood of his cross

Through him I say whether things on earth or things in heaven praise the lord

Thank you. Jesus for the cross And for holding all things together Thank you for loving us.

Thank you for your mercy if I can pray for you I'd love to be able to do that. All you have to do is type me i'll see that notification

And i'd love to be able to pray for you. Let's pray as we we close tonight father. We thank you for your word

Thank you for giving us tender hearts to have such difficult conversations

Would you teach us your ways and not man's ways? Help us all to be open to correction even me

Thank you for your love. Thank you for your mercy and father as I hear the sirens I heard them before we started the video tonight and I hear them now

I want to pause and pray For Who whom they're going to go see?

Who they're going to go help and I pray for those who are driving those who are prepared to um administer help

Father, will you strengthen them give them wisdom courage and steadiness? Will you? Will your glory shine?

And father, will you bring the gospel? Message to these people that that they may hear will you protect them?

As they travel and as they serve their community, thank you for those are our servants in our community

And I pray for the person that they're and the people that they're going to go help that you You would help

In that situation And we pray for your will and your glory Father again,

I thank you for the time that you've given us tonight and spend together Thank you for your word Thank you for jesus we pray all these things in his name.

Amen. All right. Thank you for watching. Um, thank you nancy I really appreciate that.

Thank you for watching. Thank you for your support and I really really appreciate all you guys who stopped by and Join watch participate.

I really do. I hope you guys have a good night. Remember that jesus is king Go live in that victory and let's continue to go out there together and share the gospel