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Predicted Persecutions— July 26, 2020: full transcript and answers
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Pastor David G. Kincer shows how Scripture predicted Messiah’s persecution and Jerusalem’s fall, from Daniel’s seventy weeks to AD 70, teaching that Matthew 24’s great tribulation was Israel’s destruction. All who live godly will suffer persecution. Believers should rejoice, beware impostors, fight for their families and rescue the weak.
What is today’s message?
Short answer: Continuing in 2 Samuel: the Messiah was predicted to be persecuted.
▶ 0:00 Good morning. Is it good to be here this morning to come and give praise and worship to our king amen let’s just go to the Lord a quick prayer this morning father we thank you for this opportunity again that we have to come and assemble together this morning to lift you up in this place Lord and to sing praises to your name and to exalt you this morning Lord we thank you because we have this opportunity that we can come and praise and worship you in the name of Jesus we pray Lord we also ask you to speak to our hearts this morning when the message comes forth this morning Lord speak to us through that message as well this morning we give you the praise of the glory of God in Jesus name we pray. Heavens. Amen. Is.
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▶ 10:16 Is. Lord again as we continue on in this service this morning Lord we just pray that as the pastor brings this message forth this morning Lord you will yet speak to our hearts. And that we will be able to use what you give to us this morning Lord to serve in your kingdom and we thank you for this this morning in the name of Jesus amen amen. I love that worship that was good worship in spirit and in truth. Praise God.
▶ 11:12 We’re going to continue. Our sessions out of second Samuel and today’s message is warning be cautious. King Jesus. Predicted persecutions. For believers. And non-believers. Predicted it prophesied it in Isaiah 42:9 it’s interesting to know that. God wrote in his word that the former things are come to pass everything that God said he was going to do up to that time came to pass. New things do I declare before they spring forth I tell you of them and it takes a supernatural God to tell you what’s going to happen before it happens so let’s take a look at the scriptures this.
▶ 12:08 Morning. Of how this was predicted and how it happened. The messiah Jesus was predicted prophesied to be persecuted beaten killed. And Jerusalem. And the temple in Jerusalem. Was predicted to be destroyed. Over 400 years before it happened. So we see the picture on the screen the city of Jerusalem. At its prime and then we see on the right the city of Jerusalem. Being destroyed by the roman army in 70. A.d. We’re going to go to Daniel chapter 9 verses 24 through 27.
What did Daniel predict?
Short answer: Seventy weeks — 490 years — from the decree to restore Jerusalem to Messiah being cut off, then desolations.
▶ 13:01 Also Jesus repeats this in Matthew 24:15 and Luke 21:20. And then also Isaiah all through Isaiah talks about how Jesus was going to be the messiah die be born of a virgin. So marred that you know you couldn’t identify him and and uh dying for the sins of the people and all that all that was predicted. But in Daniel chapter 9 verses 24 through 27. The Bible says seventy weeks are determined upon your people and your holy city to restrain transgression and make an end of sin seventy weeks means seven years. Of weeks. Times 70. That’s 490.
▶ 13:54 Now that doesn’t mean anything yet 490 years okay. But in the next verse he says. From the decree to restore and build. Jerusalem. To messiah the prince is 69 weeks. Now. Things make sense. Artaxerxes. In. 445 bc. Made a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. When you multiply. 69 weeks times seven years is 483 years that adds up to 38 a.d almost identical.
▶ 14:50 To when Jesus ended his ministry and dying on the cross. Then it goes on to say the wall was built. And the streets were built. Then the next verse says after 62 weeks. After the wall was built in the streets. 62 weeks will go by and messiah shall be cut off when you realize that the wall was finished around 400 bc. You add 434 years 62 times 7 that equals 34 a.d that’s only one year off from Jesus being crucified.
▶ 15:46 33 a.d. An amazing book wouldn’t you say amazing book he predicted things before they happen to the very detail and the timing. Now. It goes on to say in Daniel the people of the prince. That’s rome. Rome and Daniel followed the grecian empire. The people of the prince. That shall come shall destroy the city and the temple sanctuary the roman army is going to come and they’re going to destroy Jerusalem. And its temple. To the end of the war and it tells us how it’s going to be restored or destroyed if there’s going to be a war.
▶ 16:39 And then the desolations the destructions are determined. Amazing. We go on and read for they overspreading of abomination the abomination means detestable acts. It’s not just same-sex acts adultery is called an abomination idolatry is called an abomination a lot of things are called an abomination. Detestable behavior by people. The overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate he’s going to destroy the temple and he’s going to destroy Jerusalem because of the sin that was going on even until the consummation until the end the end of the desolation and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate now when you read josephus’s historical.
Scripture in this part
Daniel 9:24-27 (NKJV)
“Seventy weeks are determined For your people and for your holy city, To finish the transgression, To make an end of sins, To make reconciliation for iniquity, To bring in everlasting righteousness, To seal up vision and prophecy, And to anoint the Most Holy. “Know therefore and understand, That from the going forth of the command To restore and build Jerusalem Until Messiah the Prince, There shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; The street shall be built again, and the wall, Even in troublesome times. “And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself; And the people of the prince who is to come Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end of it shall be with a flood, And till the end of the war desolations are determined. Then he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week; But in the middle of the week He shall bring an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate, Even until the consummation, which is determined, Is poured out on the desolate.”
— Daniel 9:24-27 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 13:01What happened to Jerusalem?
Short answer: He says 1.1 million were slaughtered when it was destroyed.
▶ 17:34 Record of Jerusalem being destroyed. 1.1 million people were slaughtered. And the reason there were so many people in Jerusalem at that time is they come for the feast. And they had ran from the cities that the roman army had besieged and taken over they rendered Jerusalem for safety wrong place to go for safety. So there was a lot of people there 97 000 were enslaved and taken captive. And the Bible remember gave us Noah’s judgment the flood as an example of the end time judgment. That the earth would be destroyed by fire.
▶ 18:26 And the people had a hundred years of Noah’s preaching. Uh. To prepare for that Sodom and Gomorrah was the next one as an example of the end time judgment. Of fire. And they didn’t have that much time. And then you got this third witness. Jerusalem predicted. To be destroyed by an army and they were. God tells things before their hat before they happen. To that are going to happen. Now you got to remember these Jews people say well that’s not a fair God well God had told the Jews that he was going to do this if they didn’t repent and do what’s right.
▶ 19:23 When they kill Jesus Pilate says. I’ll give you Jesus because I always release a criminal at this time of year I’ll give Jesus freedom and they said no give us barabbas a well-known criminal okay. And Pilate didn’t like it and they said this statement. They said let his blood be upon us and on our children they were so arrogant. In killing Jesus. Rejecting Jesus that they put a curse on themselves let his blood be upon us and our children and then 30 some years later. Their blood was shed.
Does God punish sin on earth?
Short answer: Many don’t believe it, but He does — the flood, Sodom, Jerusalem.
▶ 20:16 And so. Many people today do not believe this sight of God. That he does punish people for their sins here on earth and it’s sad because he does. Now that is a prediction over 400 years and it came to pass now let’s go to more unbelievers are persecuted by God’s. Judgments. As we just read Jerusalem surrounded by armies know that its desolation is near in Matthew 24 and in Luke they know the desolation is near. And remember that the church wasn’t there Christians were not in Jerusalem they had all escaped a lot of them had scattered because of the persecution the Jews persecuted the Christian they were arrested them taking their possessions putting them in prison and killing them and they killed James the son of zebedee and James Jesus’s brother cut their heads off at that time these Jews were very violent and vicious people for their religious ways their man-made religious ways.
What became of Jerusalem?
Short answer: Trodden down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
▶ 21:40 So the Christians were gone. And he goes on to say Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles. Till the times of the Gentiles is fulfilled. Did you catch that Jerusalem will be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles is fulfilled. Now stick with me. Stick with me here. So far the times of the Gentiles has been 2 000 years. And hasn’t been fulfilled yet hadn’t been a change yet then. After the times of the Gentiles is fulfilled.
▶ 22:32 These signs shall come in the sun the moon the stars distress of nations with perplexity the sea and the waves roaring men’s heart failing for fear of those things coming on the earth. Then shall they see the son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory see after. The times of the Gentiles is fulfilled. God’s going to. Bring. Judgment persecution. Upon unbelievers. And he’s going to do a whopping big thing and it connects with Revelations. We’re going to go to Luke now.
▶ 23:27 There’s going to this great tribulation of Israel being destroyed. In 70 a.d. Jesus said it’s a great tribulation. He said this tribulation. Not since the start of the world nor ever shall be nor ever shall be nor what ever shall be this tribulation. Is the worst since the beginning of time and the years to come. Wow that is a big statement especially when you hear all these preachers talking about this great tribulation today. Are you with me now follow me closely.
Scripture in this part
Luke 21:24 (NKJV)
And they will fall by the edge of the sword, and be led away captive into all nations. And Jerusalem will be trampled by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
— Luke 21:24 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 21:40Did this generation see it?
Short answer: This generation will not pass till all is fulfilled; the great tribulation was Israel’s destruction in AD 70, lasting until 1948.
▶ 24:23 This generation. Shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled now most of your end time prophets will say that’s the generation at the end but that isn’t what Jesus is saying he’s saying this generation right here. This tribulation is going to come to pass in this generation. And 30 some years later it happened. Totally happened. This generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled. All right then watch this. Immediately.
▶ 25:16 After the great tribulation of those days. Immediately after the tribulation of those days what tribulation the tribulation of Jerusalem and the temple being destroyed. The Jews being slaughtered and carried away captive. Are you with me. Now. The key here is. This tribulation. Has lasted for 2000 years. It didn’t end in 70 a.d folks the Jews have been persecuted for 2000 years wherever they went they were persecuted. The last big persecution was hitler and nazi germany slaughtered millions of them burned them in the gas chamber because of their sin.
▶ 26:11 That tribulation. Was still going on. Until 1948 when Israel became a nation as the scripture said they would. So this tribulation period. Of the Jews being persecuted was a 2 000 year tribulation period. Not a few years back there in 70 a.d are you with me. Hallelujah. Now churches today don’t like to believe God does things like that but he’s dead. God is a judge as well as a savior. And he judges people. And the Jews paid for the rejection of him they paid for their sinful lives over and over and over here on earth.
▶ 27:04 And many Christians today just don’t believe that. Then he goes on to say the sun will be darkened the moon to will not shine the stars will fall from heaven the powers of the heaven will be shaken Revelation says the heavens will be rolled up like a scroll the moons are going to become blood the sea is going to become blood a third of mankind is going to die just plagues and all kinds of catastrophic events that is going to take place before Jesus comes and it isn’t going to be a 2 000 year long tribulation. But the unbeliever in these last days God has prophesied and predicted they’re going to go through a tremendous judgment of God. The interesting thing is in.
Scripture in this part
Matthew 24:21 (NKJV)
For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be.
— Matthew 24:21 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 24:23Matthew 24:34 (NKJV)
Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.
— Matthew 24:34 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 24:23Are the saints sealed?
Short answer: Yes; you don’t hear this much.
▶ 28:00 Revelations is that the saints are sealed. You don’t hear this too much. The saints are sealed. And he says don’t touch anything until or he says until I seal the saints and then he says. Don’t hurt anyone with the seal of God on there for it so the saints are still here. When God is judging the unbeliever. And why is he judging the unbeliever because Revelation 6 tells us a multitude came out of the great tribulation that cannot be numbered. And while the Jews were being. Persecuted and so forth Gentiles were coming into the kingdom the times of the Gentiles hallelujah.
▶ 28:59 Isn’t that good yeah see God predicted all this hundreds of years before it happened. Powerful just really. Powerful. So the saints are here and the tribulation. Isn’t going to bother them. Just like the Christians escaped. Jerusalem and the temple’s persecution they’re going to escape. The judgment at the last day before Christ comes hallelujah aren’t you glad you’re on God’s side amen. There is something. Big coming in God’s calendar for his church something very big and something very big for those who reject God now.
Scripture in this part
Revelation 7:3 (NKJV)
saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees till we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”
— Revelation 7:3 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 28:00Who will suffer persecution?
Short answer: All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus; children will rise against parents.
▶ 29:52 Jesus all predict also predicts. That all living godly. And especially talking about living right if you don’t talk about living right no one’s going to bother you but you start talking about living right and implying that people are wrong they’re going to get mad at you and they’re going to mistreat you as long as you’re silent. There’s no big deal but when you start talking about same-sex behavior being wrong. Murder being wrong drunkenness being wrong then. They separate the Bible says from your company and so we find in the Bible in mark mark chapter 10 verse 21 brother will deliver a brother to death father the child.
▶ 30:47 Children will rise up against their parents causing them to be put to death you remember Ben Franklin. Put his life on the line. To. Give America their freedom from britain. Okay he literally put his wealth his life everything on the line his son. Went over and joined the british. His own son. Went against his dad and the patriots back there and that is a tremendous example and they never healed the breach. Never healed that breach. And Jesus predicts that. You see even in the family. They’re going to reject you if you’re going to stand for what is right.
▶ 31:43 I told you last week we should not be surprised that kids run off and rebel and there’s divorce and and all kinds of problems in the family Jesus predicted it he said I didn’t come to bring peace on the earth but a sword a division. And when it happens we just can’t believe that this can’t be happening I believe God this can’t be happening and it is the more you walk in the light the more godly you live the more people are going to mistreat you that’s what the Bible says are you with me. Hallelujah. You shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake hate it and they call us the hated one we hate them because we expose their sin they say that’s hate.
▶ 32:39 So they hate us because if you don’t talk there’s not much hate but you get out there talking. And you’re going to have a lot of opposition. But you’re also going to have a lot of results you know I preached in the jails the juvenile halls the street corners of santa ana. And I went door to door and everything else and when you do that you will experience the signs following that’s what the Bible says in mark these signs shall follow them to believe and before that he said go into the world and preach the what gospel not psychology philosophy. Motivation preach the gospel. And you will experience these signs and yes I ran into people that had demons and I prayed and the demon left okay these things happened I prayed for the sick and every once in a while someone would be healed not every time.
▶ 33:42 Okay. But when you get involved in sharing the gospel those gifts will. Come. Now he says when they persecute you in this city. Flee to another I told the board a few years back that we may have to move the church headquarters out of california. They looked at me with. Their staring eyes you see the way california is. Heading. It can be much wiser to have the headquarters we don’t have to move the whole church but it can move in the headquarters out of california we already know you can’t build a church in california without it costing you an arm and a leg okay and they got all these excuses why you can’t build we know all these things we know that if I go out here publicly preach against same-sex behavior they’re going to arrest me for hates feet that is a fact.
▶ 34:51 All right. And the church has to get the word of God out the most important thing about this church is not the school it’s the church getting the word of God out are you out there church. And if we want to see results we’ve got to get the word of God out hallelujah. The gospel and you got to tell people the Ezekiel said if you don’t warn people of their wicked ways they’re going to go to hell they’re going to be punished but I’m going to hold you responsible now I don’t know what degree that means it doesn’t it doesn’t explain. How I am held accountable but I don’t think I want to go up there and find out I think I’ll just warn people I think I’ll just stand up for right how about you. Amen now.
▶ 35:47 So we saw back there that the tribulation period for the Jews has been over 2000. Years and we see. That the unbeliever is going to be judged by God before Jesus comes. To bring in a large harvest. And so also we see that in the middle of all this people are going to persecute you and may a lot of the persecution comes from believers. The more you want to walk in the light as he is in the light the more believers don’t like you because they don’t want to walk in the light as he is in the light they want to believe we’re saved by grace through faith and that’s it I can live any way I want.
Scripture in this part
2 Timothy 3:12 (NKJV)
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
— 2 Timothy 3:12 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 29:52Matthew 10:21 (NKJV)
“Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
— Matthew 10:21 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 30:47How should we respond?
Short answer: Rejoice inasmuch as you partake of Christ’s sufferings.
▶ 36:43 So these things have been predicted. And they have come to pass in our lifetime. First Peter plainly tells us chapter 4 verse 12 think it not strange concerning the fiery trial. Which is to test you as though some strange thing happened unto you he said I told you this stuff was coming why do you think this is an alien experience. Your children are going to turn on you your husband your wife is going to turn on you uh your family members are going to turn on you your mom and dad your children you know he said why do you think this is strange. You walk in the light as he is in the light people turn on you. And then he goes on to say rejoice man I tell you rejoice.
▶ 37:40 In as much as you are partakers of Christ’s suffering and most of us don’t rejoice and thank God when we are persecuted mistreated and talked about. We just want to talk back. All who live godly. In this life. In Christ Jesus will be persecuted. Now look at the second part of this. Look at the second part. While evil men and imposters go from bad. To worse. You’re going to be persecuted because you choose to live right they’re going to separate from your company they’re going to dislike you they’re going to slander you while.
Scripture in this part
1 Peter 4:12-13 (NKJV)
Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.
— 1 Peter 4:12-13 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 36:43What are impostors?
Short answer: Evil men and impostors grow worse; some teach that poverty is a curse though Jesus slept outdoors.
▶ 38:33 Wicked evil men. Go from bad to worse and imposters. Now we know what an imposter is it’s a it’s a masquerade. See they say they’re Christians. And they’re not it’s going to get worse ministers preaching a gospel today I just heard paula. White say that Jesus was not the only begotten son of God with other. Mega church ministers. And I I hollered out at my house oh my God my wife comes running out of the bedroom what are you oh my God and about. That minister just said Jesus wasn’t the only begotten son of God when the Bible says he was the only begotten son of God they’re saying all of us are begotten sons of God we are not begotten sons of God we are born again sons of God there is a big difference church amen Jesus was conceived by God in the womb we are conceived by his spirit and birth again spiritually that’s a big difference.
▶ 39:50 See that’s an impostor. You see they went on to say that poverty and being poor was a curse. I go my God this is horrible and trump has some of these ministers mixed with good ones as his advisors because he doesn’t know enough about the Bible and christianity. To know the difference. If being poor was a curse if poverty was a curse guess what folks. Jesus in his last three and a half years was cursed. He didn’t have a home to stay in. The women had to bring him food.
▶ 40:42 All right. He slept on the mount of olives the last part of his ministry he slept right outdoors rain or shine folks that’s poverty. Are you guys out there. Just can’t say statements like that because they want everybody to think if you follow Christ you’re all going to be rich the Bible plainly says the poor will always be with you is that an amen. Is the Bible right or are these ministers right the Bible is right. It’s not a curse being poor I grew up poor. I had a great home because my parents were great I didn’t even know I was poor until I was an adult then I go man we were poor back there.
▶ 41:42 Imposters watch out for impostors a lot of Christians are imposters. They come into church for the selfish reason they put on a masquerade that they’re Christians and they are not. See God tells us all these things are going to happen and then they happen. This is how we know what love is. Christ. Laid down his life for us we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters so Jesus states how to handle unjust persecution what’s the answer to unjust persecution. You Jesus died for our sin we can’t die. For anybody’s salvation okay.
▶ 42:35 He died for the sin but we can lay down our life protecting. Our brothers and sisters that are being mistreated. Wow that was good. I mean that took the roof off the building folks. But Christians aren’t being taught this they’re being taught to turn the other cheek turn the other cheek God is love God is love you know. So the real church believers. We’ve got to lay down our life for someone a couple of years ago said oh that person would lay down their life for their pastor and I said well that’s. Bible that that’s Bible that’s not a cult that’s Bible that pastor would lay down his life for them.
▶ 43:35 That’s Bible. But when you don’t know him and you don’t read your Bible you say very foolish things. How to handle unjust persecutions this verse I had a real problem with as a young Christian men God argued about this for quite a while. All right I thought this was an unfair delegation of responsibility. I did I had a big debate with God and you know who won. But I gave it my best shot husbands love your wife as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for the church he died for the church my God. I got to put my wife first. And I got to do everything I can to protect her and take care of her and the family man that’s that’s big-time responsibility.
▶ 44:34 But how do you know God doesn’t give you a responsibility that he doesn’t equip you to handle. He will equip you. Of course you got to read the Bible and you got to pray you got to do some things to get equipped. And then Ephesians 5:25 plainly says you fathers train up your child and in the things of the Lord and the way they should go then and nurture them in the things of the Lord good. Gracious so the father. Has the responsibility to put his life on the line for his family. And if it means dying for them. Then he’s going to die for them. You wished you hadn’t been here today. I mean this is big time see this is big time scriptures.
Scripture in this part
2 Timothy 3:13 (NKJV)
But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
— 2 Timothy 3:13 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 38:33Should a father fight?
Short answer: A good father fights for his home, marriage and children; Nehemiah armed the people.
▶ 45:28 And a good father is going to fight. For his home his marriage his children. Wow and for true Christians not the imposters. The real Christians in fact the Bible says in first Corinthians that there are many sick. Weak and dead among you because you mistreat. The body of Christ. You don’t mess with real Christians. Are you there. And a lot of people don’t understand that and they’re weak they’re mentally weak they’re physically weak they’re sickly and some of them I know many that have died before their time. For mistreating real honest Christians they may have some flaws in their life but they are really honest.
▶ 46:26 Christians. Now. Nehemiah 4 8-14. Husbands love your wife even as Christ I’m sorry. Our adversaries conspired here’s this conspiracy thing it’s a secret plan. To hurt somebody and their conspiracy was we’re going to kill these Hebrews we’re going to kill these Jews. And so Nehemiah said I set the people and families with their sword spears and bowls. Don’t be afraid of our adversaries the Lord is great and terrible remember that Lord is on our side. But we’ve got to pick up our swords we’ve got to pick up our spears we’ve got to pick up our bowls. And we got to fight for who.
▶ 47:21 Our brethren and that what we just saw. If you love you’re going to lay down your life for your fellow Christian. And for your sons your daughters your wives and your houses you notice it doesn’t say husbands and fathers. Why doesn’t it say husbands and fathers. Because the husband and father is the ones got the responsibility to get this job done. Are you out there. Big responsibility. Now. The fact is because Nehemiah. Armed the people as musicians come. Because he armed the people. The adversaries did not attack.
▶ 48:16 And they didn’t have to fight the war but what would have happened if Nehemiah hadn’t had the wisdom to say folks we got to pick up arms to protect our wives our children our homes and our fellow. Followers of God. Then the enemy would have came in and destroyed them. But see when they picked up their arms obviously God intervened same song as last week. Yeah anyway key of d. Uh are you with me church. See the enemy eased off when the people stood to fight. Hear my cry oh Lord.
Scripture in this part
Nehemiah 4:8-14 (NKJV)
and all of them conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion. Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night. Then Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much rubbish that we are not able to build the wall.” And our adversaries said, “They will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them and cause the work to cease.” So it was, when the Jews who dwelt near them came, that they told us ten times, “From whatever place you turn, they will be upon us.” Therefore I positioned men behind the lower parts of the wall, at the openings; and I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.”
— Nehemiah 4:8-14 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 46:26Who must we rescue?
Short answer: The weak, orphans and needy from injustice, even if not Christians.
▶ 49:11 Now. Look at this verse as we go into prayer. Rescue the weak. Rescue the orphans rescue the needy from unjust judgment and favored wicked people are the wicked being favored in our generation oh yeah homosexuality. Lgbtq groups they are. Legalized. It’s a sin and they are you know their favor. The wicked are favored they even release prisoners out of prison and during this pandemic. And. There’s unjust judgment going on.
▶ 50:06 And these orphans and these weak people may not even be Christians but we’ve got to stand up for them amen. They can’t fight for themselves we’ve got to fight for them the widows the orphans and so forth. I and it says in Proverbs 20 of 24 6 and 11 by wise counsel you shall make war. By wise counsel you shall make war so you got to be wise to do these things. I debated on. Hardball. With chris matthews years ago and a liberal pastor about Christians taking up arms I was actually on tv. Debating how many have watched chris matthews and hardball. No he just retired recently.
▶ 50:59 When he got caught everybody’s [unclear]. Anyway this liberal just you know it is God is love we’re supposed to turn the other cheek and all that and I said so you’re walking down the street and these stugs come up and they’re going to rob you and they’re going to rape your wife and your daughter and you’re going to love them. Huh. How’s that helping your wife and your daughter they’re paying the price. You’re going to turn the other teeth to these thugs you’re not going to fight to protect your innocent daughter and your wife. Are you there church yeah you got to know the times and the seasons you got to know that sometimes we have to stand up and fight not just with prayer not just with the word but we got to fight with arms.
Scripture in this part
Psalm 82:3-4 (NKJV)
Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked.
— Psalm 82:3-4 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 49:11Where do we run?
Short answer: Hear my cry, O God; You have been a shelter and a strong tower from the enemy.
▶ 51:58 Hallelujah. And so Psalm 61 verses 1 through 3. Tells us hear my cry oh God attendant to my prayer from the end of the earth I will cry unto you when my heart is overwhelmed and this is an overwhelming thing people are riding all over the place they’re forming their own militia to tear down and destroy our government I mean things are really overwhelming right now when you say when my heart is overwhelmed lead me to the rock who’s the rock Jesus and then Jesus is the answer for everything but when we get the answer we got to rise up and perform the answer amen. Lead me to the rock so this morning when we go into prayer this is our prayer take me to Jesus.
▶ 52:50 I need answers. For thou has been a shelter unto me and a strong tower from the enemy and I need you to continue to being a strong tower from my enemies amen. So let’s stand today and let’s lift up our voice as we sing this this is our prayer song and let’s. Let’s ask God. To really give us wisdom in this season. To know what to do like the children of Israel they had understanding of the times and know what to do and that’s what we need to do and we need to win this. Battle.
▶ 53:53 That. Is. Is. When my is. Oh.
▶ 55:02 Lead me. That to. Lord we bring our petitions before.
▶ 56:00 You. Lord we just need to open our mouth and please. Lord he continues more that we can ask for more than our deeds are so we come to you in prayer in this day. Lord. Whose heart is overwhelmed. With situations in their family situations in their life for justice Lord we ask you to lead us to Jesus Christ the rock the deliverer of the healer the one that has power to change.
▶ 56:56 God our nation has never offered Jesus a solution to this candidate. But Lord Jesus you are a solution to this pandemic that we’re going through. You said we would call on. And everything else Lord we call on Jesus father the rock of our salvation to deliver the healers to protect them Lord as you ask husbands and fathers to protect the family you’ve given Jesus the responsibility to protect his bride you protected church to protect his presence oh lead us to the rocks leaders in Jesus.
▶ 57:56 Let us find the streets in the power of encouragement. In our generation. Father give every one of us wisdom. To handle our responsibility. Lord we can’t afford right now to slack off in prayer and worship in the reading of your word and pursuing you Lord because the rock is who’s going to solve all of these great sinful problems. These things that we get overwhelmed with Jesus the rock is the solution. And Lord you said if we would humble ourselves pray and turn from our wicked way you would hear from heaven forgive our sins and heal our land and we need healing in America our politicians aren’t doing it Lord we need divine intervention we need you to blow up on America and bring this back to this.
▶ 59:02 Turn neighborhood hearts back to righteousness. Lord we saw today that you punished the Jew Israel who were your people for disobeying you. And we saw also that the Christians escaped that judgment. And Lord we thank you that we can escape the judgment the Lord we want you to change the situation in America change the situation in our home change everything in our lives. Make us new creatures make our family Lord a new family and make our nation a new nation. Under golf. Of whom we trust on our money. Father father father. Give your people the courage.
▶ 59:58 The boldness the confidence to speak your living word. Because it’s that word that people hear they might get mad at it but it’s that word that heals them and sets them. Free. Lord you said if we would ask for wisdom you’d give it to us liberally Lord right now we pray wisdom for ourselves wisdom for our brothers and sisters and Lord wisdom for our politicians Lord just blow with your mighty wind of your spirit like you did on the day of Pentecost that winds and that fire the spirit war just blow upon us light us up with your fire. Then they had answers for that crowd outside that room. You gave them Revelation.
▶ 1:00:51 And they spoke the word and thousands came to Christ that day thousands more a few days later and every day you add it to the church Lord that’s the visitation we’re asking for. A wind of your spirit the fire of your spirit the power of your work. Up on your church. Out of your church into this nation and making this nation a new nation families new families. And everyone a new creature in Christ. Thank. You. As long as there.
▶ 1:02:04 Is. Us. As long as there. Is. As long as there.
▶ 1:03:00 Is. There’s. No. Way. Is. Can someone lift up their voice and pray in closing our services. Lord.
▶ 1:03:57 Would have your Jesus Jesus to stand up for your truth and not be afraid of the enemies not be afraid of those close to us who disagree but that would stand up for your truth and bring glory on to your faith. Amen next week we will discuss how to tell the difference between a judgment of God and just a catastrophic event that is common to men. Thank you for joining us this morning. Just to let you know. Wearing masks when we come in the service master required when we come in thank you again for joining us let’s pray guys this morning.
▶ 1:04:50 God will come before you Jesus right now God we pray Lord Jesus that church will unite the truth. Lord Jesus Lord that we would have a deep love for one another from church to church Jesus God Lord Jesus that we would all unite around the gospel around the truth Jesus God not be ashamed anymore God not be ashamed of what the Bible says not be ashamed of what truth says Jesus God Lord we pray Jesus that imposters will be exposed thank God Lord that they would be.
▶ 1:05:27 Dealt with Jesus God Lord we pray for America God Lord that you come with your presence God Lord look you did days of old God you made it real you made hell real you made God you helped the people understand that this was a big consequence that they were giving into Jesus we pray Lord Jesus that you come to unbelievers God and Lord God make it real to them Jesus Lord Jesus we pray Lord when we open up our mouths and share your gospel God Lord that you would make it real God help us to speak the right words to say anything Lord go to those people and make it real to them God Jesus we need you and all of this sky when we share the word we need you God we need your presence we need your spirit please God Lord equip us we thank you Jesus and your precious name everyone said amen again if you have offering today there’s an envelope in the back just drop it in the drop box if you’d like to give off or you can give online and go to mountainside.com thank you again for joining us this morning let’s.
Scripture in this part
Psalm 61:1-3 (NKJV)
Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy.
— Psalm 61:1-3 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 51:58More questions this message answers
Short answers drawn only from what he says in this message, each with the moment in the video.
How long was the Jews’ tribulation?
He says it went on until 1948 when Israel became a nation — a 2,000-year tribulation.
Should family division surprise us?
No. Jesus predicted it; He said He did not come to bring peace.
What does the closing verse call us to?
Rescue the weak, the orphans and the needy from unjust judgment.
About this transcript
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