Prophecy | Senior Pastor Kenneth Carpenter

you have your Bibles today I believe I have a message from the Lord I want you to turn with me to the Old Testament I've heard some refer to this he'll say they'll get up and say turn to the old Bible and I heard someone ministers say that the other day and don't know me he was talking about I was talking about the old the Old Testament which I led me to the Old Testament the Prophet Zechariah chapter number 9 and verse number 9 the Prophet Zechariah chapter 9 and verse number 9 and again thank you praise team - thank you for taking us into God's presence zechariah 9:9 rejoice greatly o daughter of Zion shout shout Oh daughter of Jerusalem behold thy King cometh unto thee he is just and having salvation lowly and riding upon an ass and upon the coat the foal of an ass my title today is simply one word one word and it is prophecy prophecy prophecy father I ask you today we have opened this service up with praise and heartfelt worship we have given Lord by way of tithes and offerings and now father we come to open up your word something that we cannot be saved without the only way that we can be begotten is by the word the only thing on this earth that can transform our lives is your word I ask this morning that you would anoint me with your spirit help me to articulate help me O God to say the very things and to convey the very message that you would want and father if you will so anoint your servant I will give you praise and honor and glory for no flesh shall glory in your presence in Jesus name we pray amen and amen you may be seated prophecy prophecy if I've heard this once I've heard it dozens of times brother carpenter pastor Tobin 19 is this a sign of the rapture is this a sign of the the end of time is this a sign is this somewhere is Kovan 19 found in prophecy well I want to make a statement before I dive in to answer this and the statement is simply this we must be reminded that the rapture of the church is a silas event there are no signs in the Bible that tell us about the rapture of the church if any one begins to tell you they know when the Lord is coming get away from them get away from them because we are plainly told in Scripture no man no man knows the day nor the hour there have been many false groups there's been many false groups that have claimed they knew the time of the day and of course time has always proven being proven them to be false prophets back in the year of 1988 there was a man that swept our nation with his teaching 88 reasons why the Lord was coming back in 1988 he had 88 reasons why well some of his reasons might have been founded in the Bible but yet 8 1988 came and went and the Lord did not return the rapture of the church is a silas event that it comes like a thief in the night it is unannounced to the church today to the church today we are told in Scripture to develop a relationship with our Heavenly bridegroom Jesus Christ we are told in Scripture to develop a relationship with him and to get ready and to stay ready get ready and stay ready now please understand with me this morning that every disaster that comes to this earth is not necessarily a prophetic time prophetic sign of the end of time jesus said to some disciples one day he said do you suppose that when the Tower of Siloam fell and killed 18 people do you suppose that they were sinners above everybody else in other words he was saying do you believe this trouble came because they were sinners he's actually telling there of course he goes on to say but unless we all repent we will perish but in life there are man-made disasters and then they are truly signs of the end of time tribulation that will come that God sends them and they are signs and they are in the Bible prophecy is something that we need to study and before we get into certain signs I believe we need to look into prophecy itself our opening scripture today is prophecy given by Zechariah about 550 years before Jesus Christ fulfilled what the Prophet Zechariah said the Prophet Zechariah and let's look at verse chapter 9 and verse 9 again of Zechariah which by the way the name Zechariah means the Lord remembers the Lord remembers so this prophecy or this speaking by the inspiration of the Spirit of God that came upon Zechariah the Prophet five hundred and fifty years five hundred and fifty years before it was fulfilled now we can't even imagine our mind when we start talking we can understand I can understand 59 years I'm 59 years old as a matter of fact my birthday's coming up in June and I made just my 60th birthday is coming up in June and I just may I may they're postponing everything but the Erickson and I just made postpone my 60th birthday and stay 59 another year Amen I'm contemplating doing that but we can't even comprehend five hundred and fifty years but five hundred and fifty years before Christ fulfilled it the Prophet said I want you to rejoice greatly he said it's time to rejoice greatly and then he said shout he said I want you to rejoice greatly and I want you to shout because your king is coming and said he's going to come he's going to be just he's going to have the ability to save us from our sins he's going to be lowly he's gonna be an humble servant he's going to come riding up on an ass and upon the coat the foal of an ass now the coat the foal of an ass was the offspring the young the young wild not saddled broke coat the foal of an ass so he said the Prophet said it's time there's coming a time that you are too Joyce and you are to shout because your king is coming and when your King comes he's going to come riding upon a donkey and he's going to also come riding upon the offspring the the the young wild not yet broke coat the foal the offspring of that donkey now as we study times we understand that the citizens of a city when their King went out to battle that when a king of a city came back they they stood with expectation and longing when they knew their king was gone into battle and he was coming back he was coming back they would line the city walls and look out over the horizon in expectation and because when the king came back number one it spoke that he had conquered if the king came it spoke that the enemy had not conquered their king but that their King had conquered their enemy but not only would the King have conquered the enemy the King would have plundered the king would have taken all the wealth out of the kingdom that he overcome and when he would come back in it would be a display it would be a display number one the king would come back riding on a stallion he would come back riding on a horse and then he would come back and behind him was all of the the material that he had taken from that other Kingdom gold silver cloth animals all kinds of people as a matter of fact I read where this custom of which zechariah is is referring to that there were kings one of the kings went out and conquered nations and when he finally came home it took three solid days for that King to bring through the gate of that city all of the spoils he was riding on a stallion and it took three days the people stood for three days and watched as all the spoils of the city come Zechariah said your king is coming your king is coming expect him to come he has conquered the enemy but said when your King comes said number one he's going to be just and he's going to have salvation and he's going to be humble and he is going to be riding upon an ass and upon the Colt the foal of an ass in other words he said to Israel when your King comes don't look for your king as other people look for their Kings when your king comes and of course this prophecy again 550 years old prophecy that Zechariah give well the reason that we have prophecy the reason the Lord uses prophecy there's two there's two reasons number one proof that he is God proof that He is God why does God use prophecy to show that He is God he is eternal God God is an eternal God not limited to the bubble of time God is the same yesterday today and forever more God lives in eternity past in time present and will live in eternity in our future when time is no more we are given prophecy as another proof that God is God I said chapter 46 and verse number nine listen to these words remember God speaks through the prophet Isaiah remember the former things of old for I am God in other words he said remember the past for I am God and there is none else I am God and there is none like me all right I'm God remember the past and there's none like me and then verse 10 he gives the proof declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done saying my counsel shall stand and I will do all my pleasure he said I am God and there is none like me what's the proof of that he said I can stand in eternity past and I can tell a man to speak certain words and although those words will not be fulfilled for 550 years I can declare it in eternity I can declare it 550 years before and then 550 years later I can go and make sure that it comes to pass he said I am declaring the end from the beginning in the New Testament the book of Jude chapter 1 in verses 14 and 15 in reference to God being able to declare the end from the beginning and Enoch also the seventh from Adam now we're just seven descendants down from Adam just seven descendants down from Adam prophesied these sayings what's Jude writing about the coming of the Lord he's writing about the Lord coming back for the church so what does Judy use he says that Enoch was the seventh from Adam and he prophesied saying of these saying behold the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his Saints to execute judgment upon all and to convince all that are ungodly among them of their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against me said he the seventh from Adam the seventh from Adam God calls Enoch to be a prophet and Enoch began to prophesy as as Zachariah did and Enoch begin to tell about a future event that happened and just like just like Zacharias five hundred and fifty year old prophecy came to pass Jews prophecy of the Lord's coming is going and will come to pass was John the Baptist father after John the Baptist was born in Luke chapter 1 verse number 70 listen to Zacharias as John the Baptist has been born Zacharias says in verse 70 and 71 and he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of them that hate us even Zacharias when John the Baptist was just born he said God has been foretelling this God has been prophesying since the world since the world began the Bible says in Deuteronomy it was Moses farewell speech Church and I want you to hear this this morning it was Moses giving the farewell speech to Israel and he says in Deuteronomy 30 to 29 oh that they were wise oh that they were wise that they understood this that they would consider their ladder in they would consider their ladder in there's too many people living as though God is never going to come back there's too many people that are living for the right now there they're living for the moment and either they don't believe that the Lord's coming back or they have deceived themselves that one day they're gonna get right with God one day that they know the life they're living is not right and I know that I ought to be doing this and I shouldn't be doing that and I don't want to come across this morning as a a pessimist I don't want to come across as a gloom and doom preacher today but I do want to tell you the Lord is coming back I do want to tell the church that's listening that that the Lord is coming back not might come back may it's a possibility that he'll come back but as sure as I'm standing here today the Lord has prophesied he has told in his word that he would come back in Moses he lamented over Israel he said I wish they would consider the latter in and I would say with the church today let's get our minds upon fulfilled prophecy whether koban 19 is a is a sign from God or not I know this one thing he's already prophesied I don't need a famine I don't need some kind of natural disaster to tell me the Lord's coming back his word tells me that he's coming back see the the rich man that was in hell he after he knew that there was no way that he could ever escape hell he turned his heart toward his family and it's a sad thing it's a sad thing he probably never had much care for his family until he found himself in the lake of fire he found himself in the lake of fire he said Abraham send Lazarus back to my mouth my brothers that he can he can he can tell my brother's not to come to this place and and Abraham said no and the rich man said well if someone went from the dead if there was a miracle if someone went back from the dead to my brother's houses and said I I was dead but now I'm alive look at this miracle said they would believe and Abraham said no they have Moses and the prophets let them hear them all we have today all we have today is the Word of God what's got me shook up now is not Kovac 19 what's got me shook up now it is not being able to come to church but what I'm gonna stay shook up about is I want the church I want you to understand that the Lord is coming again the Lord is coming again oh I wish we would consider the ladder the ladder in the second purpose that we have prophecy is to serve as signs and indicators of coming events in the kingdom in the kingdom of God you say 550 years that's a long time it's a long time to us but not to God Psalms 90 and verse four for a thousand years in thy sight God are but as yesterday when it is past and as a watch in the night said when God considers time 1,000 years another amount of time another period of time that we have a hard time stretching our minds around 1,000 years he said it says that last night to god it's as last night to God second Peter chapter three and verse number eight but beloved be not ignorant of this one thing that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day the Lord is not slack concerning his promise as some men count slackness but is long-suffering to us-ward not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance you see what Peters trying to tell you don't be ignorant the cause of time well I thought the Lord was coming back in 88 what I thought the Lord was coming back during this period of day when the Twin Towers came down I thought the Lord was coming back here here don't don't be ignorant of the time the Lord is coming back he is not like man time does not wear away at God's Word the Lord said he's coming back just like the five hundred and fifty year prophecy of Zechariah just like other prophecies that have been fulfilled he is coming back and it is our obligation it is our responsibility as the bride of Jesus Christ it is our responsibility to keep ourselves to get ready and to stay ready for the coming of the Lord he says but beloved be not ignorant of this one thing that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years is one day the Lord is not slack concerning his promise as some men count slackness but is long-suffering to us-ward not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance you see we understand today that we were given prophesy number one as proof positive that God is God declaring the end from the beginning and we're be given prophecy as signs and indicators now weather coded 19 it's from God or not I cannot I cannot I cannot answer I cannot answer that but I can tell you I can tell you that before Jesus Christ sounds the trumpet and raptures his bride we may feel some of the winds we may not be in the storm I do not believe the scripture teaches that the church will go through the tribulation but just as a storm comes up and we feel the winds blow we get inside the house before the rains come the church may very well feel and covet 19 may very well be the winds that are blowing but I have a Blessed hope being part of the baptized in Jesus name Holy Ghost filled Church of the Living God that I am part of the Bride of Christ and that the promises of God which cannot fail he is going to sound that trumpet and rapture the church what I want us to go for a moment to this zechariah 9:9 as it was fulfilled five hundred and fifty years later found in matthew chapter 21 and verse 1 and when they draw nigh and when they draw nigh unto jerusalem or when they drew nigh unto jerusalem and were come to Bethphage unto the Mount of Olives then sent Jesus to disciples saying unto them go into the village over against you and straightway ye shall find an ass tied and a coat with her loosed them and bring them unto me If any man say all unto you ye shall say the LORD hath need of them and straightway he will send them all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophet saying tell ye the daughter of Zion behold thy King cometh unto thee meek and sitting upon an ass and the coat and a coat the foal of an ass and the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them now notice this notice this with me today Zachariah gives a prophecy 550 years before that 550 years he come time for that to be fulfilled and the one who spoke it in the beginning is now the one that is activating it's fulfilling us it was God that spoke to Zechariah it was God that told him you tell Israel your kings coming it was God that did that five hundred and fifty years later it was still God that fulfilled it because Jesus is God and so five hundred fifty years later he come time for the scripture to be fulfilled he tells two of the disciples to go over into another village and he goes ahead and says you're going to find you're going to find the ass and the coat you're going to find the mother and the young they're the ass in the coat they're said to loose them and bring them to me and said if any man says to you what are you doing you simply say you simply say the Lord has need of them the Lord has need of them and they went and did as Jesus had said now where do we play a part in prophecy our part in prophecy is when we find ourselves being asked of God to do things the prophecy needs our belief in action in order for it to be fulfilled and we will be the recipients of tremendous blessings from God when we find ourselves being asked to participate in the prophecies that go loose them and bring them unto me in any but - say the Lord hath me and then he said this is to fulfill this scripture but watch what happens when it is fulfilled verse 7 and brought the ass and the coat and put them on and put all them the ass in the coat their clothes and set him their own now watch watch look at the imagery they bring this ass and the coat they bring the tamed animal the the ass had been broke that donkey had been saddle broke that donkey knew what it was like to have a bit put in its mouth that that that donkey had been tamed by man which can represent the Jews and their religion they had been tamed to a certain place by the law but the young wild the young wild coat he was wild and had no beard had ever been put in his mouth no saddle matter of fact when John told the story John said never a man set on this foal never a man said it was wild it was bucking and and that represents I got to studying this I believe that's a picture of the Gentile church that's that's you and I he came to his own the Jews and the Jews received him not his own received a month but as many as received him that's the Gentiles to them gave he power so here the Gentiles are here excuse me the Jews pastor Erickson for years had been somewhat tame by the law some some what they were civil somewhat by the law of God but but but yet there were nowhere near what they needed to be but there wasn't nothing like them wild Gentiles him wild Gentiles they didn't have any law that were wild but the Lord said that I'm gonna fulfill the prophecy said I want you to bring me the tamed the Jew and I want you to bring me the Wild Ones that's the Gentile and said I'm gonna ride on both I'm gonna ride both of them and it's commonly believed that he rode he rode he rode the ass which represented the Jews the tamed ones part way up the hill and then before he got there he stopped and got over got over on the wild one that wasn't saddle broke though the wild one and thus and John even said never a man had ever said on this one thus he come to prove that he was lord over the Jews and he was lord over the Gentile he was lord over the religious and he was Lord over the sinful he was lord over all notice when they got him there they begin to take their own clothes look at look at verse 7 again they they brought the ass and the coat and put on them their clothes they put on them their clothes you know the Bible days clothed spoke of a man's identity they they actually it now this is nowhere given in Scripture nowhere did it say in zechariah 9:9 and they will take that the people that go get the animals will take their clothes off and they'll put their garment their outer coat the robes they'll put it on on the back that was our response if prophecy is going to be fulfilled and be beneficial in our lives we must decrease but he must increase I've got to learn how in the midst of prophecy to take off my own identity I've got to learn how to strip myself a pride I've got to learn how to strip myself of my own name my own reputation and I've got to learn how to put it on the back of prophecy and then it said they lifted him up they lifted him up and they put him on the backs of these animals oh can we dated a as we find ourselves in the grip of prophecy can you and I strip ourselves of our of our identity can you and I understand today our name cannot save but the name of Jesus can save can you and I understand a day that our mind cannot work things out but the mind of Christ can work out miracles they begin to strip themselves and then they lifted him up and when these hands lifted him up and set him a very great multitude a very great multitude spread their garments in the way that's interesting I won't look at this for a moment because I see something here you see if the church will get stirred up about the Lord's coming we can stir up our lost family if we can get stirred up you see first it wasn't the multitude that went in God in full filled Scripture it wasn't the multitude that went he didn't say to to total strangers hey go get those two animals and bring them to me was it two total stream it was his disciples or the church so when the church come it wasn't the multitude that took off their robes and and lifted Jesus up it was the disciples it was the church but watch what happens when the church gets stirred up when the church got stirred up took off their identity lifted him up godless it's time let's lift up Jesus let's let's lift let's talk more about Jesus Christ than koban 19 let's talk more about the promises than the problems let's talk more about God's faithfulness than the fate of this world they got him lift it up they got him on that out and when they got him lift it up and they got him on that animal watch what happens and the multitude and a very great multitude spread their garments in the way it's not disciples this is the world this is people standing by that saw the church stirred up they saw the church lifting up we're not lifting up programs and committees that we're not lifting up denominations today we're lifting up the name of Jesus Jesus is coming soon tell everybody about it tell your neighbors about it tell your lost children about it call backsliders up on the phone tell people in my total I'll tell you if Kovac 19's done anything for me it's got me stirred up about the coming of the Lord I've just been inviting total strangers I mean people that I'm doing business with in town I just meant we may talk me we may be talking about some kind of product we're trying to buy but before I leave that office I'm gonna ask that man do you go to church anymore where are you you go to church anywhere and some of them say yes and some of them say no and when they say no I tell them about the church I tell them about the Lord because it's time if the church can get shook up I believe the multitude of snort coming and the motor to to start taking their identities off and the molder to to start laying that in the roads the multitude the multitudes got excited and a very great multitude spread their garments in the way and others cut down branches from the trees that's what we have Palm Sunday that's what today is all about you know that's what the day is all about all across the world all them branches people are holding is because prophecy was fulfilled and people got excited about the prophecy that was fulfilled they broke tree limbs and they begin to wave them because they had been used to natural kings taking three days to come through the gate they've been used to all the other Kings coming through but never a king came like this King and the multitudes went before them and that followed cried saying Hosanna to the son of David do you know what the name you know the word Hosanna means house that is a compound word Hosanna is a compound word and it simply means this save now save now about you but some people today don't need a god of their pastor a God of their future they need a God that can save right now save right now Hosanna to the son of David blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord hosanna in the highest save now and when he was come into Jerusalem all the city was moved saying who is this and the multitude said this is Jesus the prophet of Galilee five hundred and fifty years five hundred and fifty years and the prophecy was fulfilled as I've said the rapture of the church has no signs given to us because we are to maintain a continual relationship with our living Lord I do have concern I do have concern many that have not been able to be in the house of God many that have not been able to be in the house of God I prayed that I'm wrong but I believe that what not being able to be in the houses of God for months is going to cause those that were week before Kovac 19 to become weaker but there's a flip side to that coin I believe that those that were strong before covet 19 hit will be stronger but I my heart does go out to those that will lose their way in kovat 19 because the tribulation is really it's really not something that I fear so you don't fear the mark of the base no I don't fear the mark of the beast read your Bible we're not here you don't you know fear hell falling from the skies the size of 125 pounds of oh I don't fear that because we're not here but I'll tell you what doesn't move me about water turning to blood son given power to scorch men men that would literally find themselves on this earth in so much pain they will chew their tongues to try to get relief from their pain yeah they'll cry out for the mountains to fall upon them it's because I don't want to know anyone that goes through the tribulation and I did tell them it's coming but you don't have to go through tribulation you don't have to go through tribulation if you'll come to truth if you'll come to truth today out of all my neighbors to go through the tribulation that's why we need to be telling our neighbors about the truth I don't want my family members I don't want my cousins I don't want my family members to go through the tribulation that's why the church today the bride today must be in the spirit of travail that's why Jesus said to the church go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature because the gospel is the only thing that's going to save people from tribulation so am i concerned about tribulation am i concerned about tribulation today is that I don't want to pass anyone that I don't tell them about the truth you see the rapture of the church is something that we should maintain a healthy relationship was in 1st 1st Thessalonians and I asked for the musicians to come it was in 1st Thessalonians chapter 4 verse number 13 Paul said to the church at Thessalonica and listen to this now the church in Thessalonica had been the victim of a horrible rumor of no truth what was that rumor that Jesus had already returned back for the church the church at Thessalonica had heard somebody said the Lord has already come back eat drink and be merry the Lord's already come back what a pitiful pitiful state for them to be in but Paul wrote an epistle and in 1st Thessalonians chapter 4 verse number 13 he said but I would not have you to be ignorant brethren concerning them which are asleep that was believers that had died a natural death that you sorrow not even as others which have no hope for if we believe that Jesus died and rose again even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him therefore we exist it says here and I want I put another verse in to show this he says in verse 14 for if we believe that Jesus died rose again even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him now how is this 2nd Corinthians 5 and 6 Paul said there therefore we are always confident knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord said when we're home in this body were absent we can't see the Lord that's why the next verse for we walk by faith and not by sight that's our spiritual how do I know that God is real by faith I know he's real we walk by faith and not by sight verse 8 we are confident I say and willing rather to be absent from the body now if to be if to be if to be in the body means you're absent from the Lord he now says we are confident I say and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord so when a believer dies when a believer the natural death does not mean does not mean that they no longer exist their body is asleep but their spirit is with the Lord Jesus Christ be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord and then Paul continues in 1st Thessalonians 4:15 for this we say unto you by the word of the Lord listen to this prophecy we say this unto you by the word of the Lord that we which are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep notice he uses the phrase we which are alive and remain why does he add the remain part because the remain part is you can be alive but not have your relationship with God you've got to remain in a relationship with the Almighty God Jesus Christ we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep for the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout with the voice of the earth angel and with the Trump of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord o my friend listen to this you believe the story that he sent two disciples to go give the two animals and he rode upon it you believe a five hundred and fifty year old prophecy that had happened then believe with me today that the trumpet is going to sound and the dead in Christ are going to rise first and we which are alive and remain in that relationship with Jesus Christ shall be caught up it shall be caught up to be with the Lord in the air listen to these last listen to these last words some of you that are wringing your hands some of you that are wringing your hands about kovat 19 and listen to this some of you that wanted to live fearful lives believe or hear me today hear me today believer it's not God's will for you to be wringing your hands right now it's not God's will for you to to be having a stress because is this the tribulation No the Bible says lift up your head for your redemption is drawing nigh listen to this last verse wherefore comfort one another with these words comfort one another comfort one another these are going to be on their food on the on the shelves in the grocery store I don't know about that but I can tell you jesus is coming all whether it be enough for our cars I don't know about that but I can tell you Jesus is coming oh well my job come back will the factory come back will the economy come back to those things I don't know but you listen to this 5 foot 7 inch green-eyed preacher I can tell you for sure Jesus he's coming back Jesus is coming back get ready to meet him get ready to meet him get ready to meet him get ready to tell everybody you can get stirred up about it tell everybody you can tell him up on the ball today tell him to be watching the service tonight tell everybody that you can Jesus he's coming for Paul Paul toting Paul toting the church at thessalonica what was going to happen he went more into detail to the Church of Corinth the church in Corinth he describes the same thing that he did to the church at Thessalonica but the church in Corinth chapter 15 in 1st Corinthians chapter 15 verse number 51 Paul said behold I show you a mystery we shall not all sleep but we shall all be changed in a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the last Trump for the trumpet shall sound and the dead in Christ shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed for this corruptible must put on incorruption and this mortal must put on immortality so when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption and this mortal shall have put on immortality then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written death is swallowed up in victory Oh death where is thy sting o grave where is thy victory the sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law but thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ therefore my beloved brethren four of the church that lives dear encoded 19 therefore the church that lives during Hall of the towers coming down therefore my beloved brethren be steadfast unmovable always abounding in the work of the Lord for as much as you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord please excuse me today but I've done preached myself happy this morning i dont preach myself jarful this morning I know what Kovac 19 is doing it but the Lord is coming the Lord is coming the Lord is coming get ready Bride of Christ the Lord is come don't you one more moment believer one more moment apostolic child of the Most High God don't you wring your hands and fret about the tribulation it's interesting thing and I close with this the book of Revelation chapters 1 of Revelation is the identity of Jesus Christ Alpha and Omega which was which is and is to come chapters 2 and 3 is written by John the Revelator two pastors called angels two churches it's interesting to note general resting to note but after chapter 3 when chapter 4 opens with verse 1 and says after this I looked after what after this I looked after what after I got through talking doesn't to the churches after I was through with the word for the church after this I looked and behold a door was opened in heaven now remember revelation is a book of symbolism a door was open into heaven and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a great trumpet talking with me which said come up hither and I will show you things which must be Hereafter and immediately I was in the spirit and behold a throne was set up in heaven in one set upon the throne don't you see the rapture here after he got through with the church now John said I looked and there was a door a door is an access a door takes you from one room to another room and the rapture is going to take us from a place of corruption into a place of in corruption it's going to take us from a place of war into a place of peace then he said and the voice that talked to me was as a trumpet I think that's what Paul referred to when he said the Lord shall descend from heaven with the voice of the archangel and the trumpet of God and then he said immediately that ties in in a moment in the twinkling of an eye I was in the spirit whereas yet he was around the throne of God and you'll notice with me that the church is not mentioned again in the book of Revelation the church is not mentioned again only the world in Israel is mentioned again and that's because the tribulation is coming upon the world and coming upon Israel the last thing that is said in the book of Revelation chapter 22 verse number 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify to you these things in the churches I am the root and the offspring of David the bright in the morning star and the spirit and the bride say come o friend I'm preaching prophecy to the church today don't wring your hands don't wring your hands it's time to get your relationship with Jesus Christ healthy and then it's begin - it's time to tell everybody you know that the Lord is coming and the Lord has a great tremendous life for you to live life and life more abundantly let's pray right now father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I come before you Father I believe and I hope that on the other side of that camera is men and women God to be strengthened today I pray for our elderly saints I pray for our sister wood today I pray for our brothers sister Weidler today I pray for those God that they understand that this is a part of this prophecy and to take cheer into hope I pray today God that this message would strengthen the church it would strengthen us today to know the world tries to convince us that we're that were crazy the world tries to convince us that were not relevant the world tries to convince us we're not needed oh god what a hero's bonus were going to give because we've a church stayed on the main line tearing the sin epidemic father I pray today for faith and encouragement to energize the church but God I pray for those men and women that are watching right now some of them are prodigal sons and daughters some of them have once been mighty vessels in your house but they lost their way God deal with them right now deal with them touch them right now right there would you pray right now a prodigal son would you pray right now prodigal daughter if you're setting beside a prodigal son or daughter today reach over and begin to pray with them right now if you're gonna reach over begin to pray turn your living room into an altar right now on this Sunday morning pray somebody through to the Holy Ghost let your children pray through to the Holy Ghost this morning for Jesus Jesus is coming Jesus is coming come on let's lift our hands on us pray let's pray God's doing something in our living rooms right now jesus is coming Jesus is cool Oh God the sky touch Lord no more tears is to tell come on sing with us sing it with us church please sing it