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But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come. 2 Timothy 3:1

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

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Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from

• heaven. He answered and said to them,

“When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.” Matthew 16:1-3

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

“A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed. Matthew 16:4

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

“A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed. Matthew 16:4

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

“A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed. Matthew 16:4 The sign of the prophet Jonah was not a new sign.

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

“A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed. Matthew 16:4 The sign of the prophet Jonah was not a new sign. It was something already given to them.

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

“A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed. Matthew 16:4 The sign of the prophet Jonah was not a new sign. It was something already given to them. All they had to do was open their eyes to see.

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

“A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed. Matthew 16:4 The sign of the prophet Jonah was not a new sign. It was something already given to them. All they had to do was open their eyes to see. Can the same be said of us today?

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

There are several key events in the end times.

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

There are several key events in the end times. We just need to know where we are chronologically in relation to them today.

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

There are several key events in the end times. We just need to know where we are chronologically in relation to them today. Let’s list a few:

Key End-Time Events

Key End-Time Events

Rapture

Key End-Time Events

Rapture Tribulation

Key End-Time Events

Rapture Tribulation Second Coming of Christ

Key End-Time Events

Rapture Tribulation Second Coming of Christ Are there any more you can think of?

Key End-Time Events

Key End-Time Events

The Rise of the Antichrist

Key End-Time Events

The Rise of the Antichrist The War in Ezekiel 37-38

Key End-Time Events

The Rise of the Antichrist The War in Ezekiel 37-38 The Rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem

Key End-Time Events

The Rise of the Antichrist The War in Ezekiel 37-38 The Rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem Anything else?

Key End-Time Events

Key End-Time Events

Great Deception

Key End-Time Events

Great Deception The Love of Many Will Grow Cold

Key End-Time Events

Great Deception The Love of Many Will Grow Cold The Great Apostasy or Falling Away

Key End-Time Events

Great Deception The Love of Many Will Grow Cold The Great Apostasy or Falling Away Can you think of anything else that has to happen?

Key End-Time Events

Key End-Time Events

Persecution of Christians

Key End-Time Events

Persecution of Christians The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Key End-Time Events

Persecution of Christians The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Abomination of Desolation

Key End-Time Events

Persecution of Christians The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Abomination of Desolation So how do we put all these in order?

Key End-Time Events

Persecution of Christians The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Abomination of Desolation So how do we put all these in order? And where are we right now?

Key End-Time Events

Persecution of Christians The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Abomination of Desolation So how do we put all these in order? And where are we right now? In America? On September 27th, 2020?

Key End-Time Events

Persecution of Christians The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Abomination of Desolation So how do we put all these in order? And where are we right now? In America? On September 27th, 2020?

Key End-Time Events

Persecution of Christians The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse The Abomination of Desolation So how do we put all these in order? And where are we right now? In America? On September 27th, 2020? Where do we fit in?

Convergence

Convergence

“The act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity (single point or focus).

Convergence

“The act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity (single point or focus). To move toward one point or to approach each other.”

Convergence

“The act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity (single point or focus). To move toward one point or to approach each other.” In other words, to move towards an end goal (point and focus) with ever increasing intensity and speed.

Convergence

“The act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity (single point or focus). To move toward one point or to approach each other.” In other words, to move towards an end goal (point and focus) with ever increasing intensity and speed. This is exactly what Jesus told us to look out for.

Convergence

“The act of converging and especially moving toward union or uniformity (single point or focus). To move toward one point or to approach each other.” In other words, to move towards an end goal (point and focus) with ever increasing intensity and speed. This is exactly what Jesus told us to look out for. It’s a description of a woman in labor.

Convergence

Convergence

And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors

• f wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these

things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.” Matthew 24:4-6

Convergence

“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows (ōdín).” Matthew 24:7-8

Convergence

“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows (ōdín).” Matthew 24:7-8

Convergence

“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows (ōdín).” Matthew 24:7-8 The word sorrows (ōdín) means “travail, birth pains, excruciating sufferings, anguish, and affliction.”

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

What key event happens next?

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

What key event happens next? There are some things that must happen as a precursor to some end-time prophetic events.

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

What key event happens next? There are some things that must happen as a precursor to some end-time prophetic events. But first, we need to set the foundation of how to study prophecy in the Scriptures.

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

What key event happens next? There are some things that must happen as a precursor to some end-time prophetic events. But first, we need to set the foundation of how to study prophecy in the Scriptures. And we have to have faith to believe that what the Lord says about the future is, in fact, true.

Does the Bible Mean What It Says?

Does the Bible Mean What It Says?

What else could it mean? Was Jesus deliberately talking in code? Did He, for some reason, not want His disciples to understand what He was saying to them? Did the Holy Spirit fail in His task of teaching us all things about Christ and bringing to our “remembrance all things” He said to us (John 14:26)? Are we not to be able to understand Bible prophecy? Or is it too deep, too complicated for us to understand?

Does the Bible Mean What It Says?

What else could it mean? Was Jesus deliberately talking in code? Did He, for some reason, not want His disciples to understand what He was saying to them? Did the Holy Spirit fail in His task of teaching us all things about Christ and bringing to our “remembrance all things” He said to us (John 14:26)? Are we not to be able to understand Bible prophecy? Or is it too deep, too complicated for us to understand?

Does the Bible Mean What It Says?

What else could it mean? Was Jesus deliberately talking in code? Did He, for some reason, not want His disciples to understand what He was saying to them? Did the Holy Spirit fail in His task of teaching us all things about Christ and bringing to our “remembrance all things” He said to us (John 14:26)? Are we not to be able to understand Bible prophecy? Or is it too deep, too complicated for us to understand?

Does the Bible Mean What It Says?

What else could it mean? Was Jesus deliberately talking in code? Did He, for some reason, not want His disciples to understand what He was saying to them? Did the Holy Spirit fail in His task of teaching us all things about Christ and bringing to our “remembrance all things” He said to us (John 14:26)? Are we not to be able to understand Bible prophecy? Or is it too deep, too complicated for us to understand?

Does the Bible Mean What It Says?

What else could it mean? Was Jesus deliberately talking in code? Did He, for some reason, not want His disciples to understand what He was saying to them? Did the Holy Spirit fail in His task of teaching us all things about Christ and bringing to our “remembrance all things” He said to us (John 14:26)? Are we not to be able to understand Bible prophecy? Or is it too deep, too complicated for us to understand?

Does the Bible Mean What It Says?

What else could it mean? Was Jesus deliberately talking in code? Did He, for some reason, not want His disciples to understand what He was saying to them? Did the Holy Spirit fail in His task of teaching us all things about Christ and bringing to our “remembrance all things” He said to us (John 14:26)? Are we not to be able to understand Bible prophecy? Or is it too deep, too complicated for us to understand?

Does the Bible Mean What It Says?

Does the Bible Mean What It Says?

Note first, you can trust prophetic Scriptures.

Does the Bible Mean What It Says?

Note first, you can trust prophetic Scriptures. Jesus did.

Does the Bible Mean What It Says?

Note first, you can trust prophetic Scriptures. Jesus did. In fact, He affirmed facts about the Scriptures (Old Testament) we would do well to remember.

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 1. Scripture has divine authority.

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 1. Scripture has divine authority.

But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 1. Scripture has divine authority.

But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4 This is a quote from Deuteronomy 8:3.

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 2. Scripture is imperishable,

it will never die nor be destroyed.

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 2. Scripture is imperishable,

it will never die nor be destroyed. “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the

• Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled.” Matthew 5:17-18

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 3. Scripture is infallible and cannot be broken.

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 3. Scripture is infallible and cannot be broken.

Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods”’? If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?” John 10:34-36

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 4. Scripture is inerrant. It is correct and true in all

that it speaks of. And it speaks of all things.

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 4. Scripture is inerrant. It is correct and true in all

that it speaks of. And it speaks of all things. “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” John 17:17

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 4. Scripture is inerrant. It is correct and true in all

that it speaks of. And it speaks of all things.

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 4. Scripture is inerrant. It is correct and true in all

that it speaks of. And it speaks of all things. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God (God- breathed), and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 5. Scripture is historically accurate.

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 5. Scripture is historically accurate.

“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” Matthew 12:40

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 5. Scripture is historically accurate.

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 5. Scripture is historically accurate.

“But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming

• f the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the

flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Matthew 24:37-39

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 6. Scripture has ultimate supremacy.

What Jesus Believed About Scripture

• 6. Scripture has ultimate supremacy.

He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.” Matthew 15:3,6

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Remember, Jesus interpreted Scripture literally.

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Remember, Jesus interpreted Scripture literally. And almost all of the prophetic events in the Old Testament were fulfilled literally (Israel).

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Remember, Jesus interpreted Scripture literally. And almost all of the prophetic events in the Old Testament were fulfilled literally (Israel). So,

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Remember, Jesus interpreted Scripture literally. And almost all of the prophetic events in the Old Testament were fulfilled literally (Israel). So, “When the plain sense makes good sense,

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Remember, Jesus interpreted Scripture literally. And almost all of the prophetic events in the Old Testament were fulfilled literally (Israel). So, “When the plain sense makes good sense, seek no other sense,

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Remember, Jesus interpreted Scripture literally. And almost all of the prophetic events in the Old Testament were fulfilled literally (Israel). So, “When the plain sense makes good sense, seek no other sense, lest you end up with nonsense.”

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

What is the purpose of the church?

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

What is the purpose of the church? What is the purpose of Israel?

Where Are We In Prophetic History?

What is the purpose of the church? What is the purpose of Israel? And how do these two fit into Biblical prophecy?

The Purpose of the Church

The Purpose of the Church

The Kingdom Delayed

The Purpose of the Church

The Kingdom Delayed Salvation for the Gentiles

The Purpose of the Church

The Kingdom Delayed Salvation for the Gentiles To Make Israel Jealous

The Purpose of the Church

The Kingdom Delayed Salvation for the Gentiles To Make Israel Jealous Remember, the church and Israel are separate and

• distinct. They each have a distinct beginning and end.

The Purpose of the Church

The Kingdom Delayed Salvation for the Gentiles To Make Israel Jealous Remember, the church and Israel are separate and

• distinct. They each have a distinct beginning and end.

There is only one specific, prophetic future event for the church. Do you know what that is?

The Course of the Church in Scripture

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Matthew 13 – the Kingdom Parables

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Matthew 13 – the Kingdom Parables (the postponement of the Kingdom)

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Matthew 13 – the Kingdom Parables (the postponement of the Kingdom) Parable of the Sower Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Matthew 13 – the Kingdom Parables (the postponement of the Kingdom) Parable of the Sower Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Parable of the Wheat and Tares Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Parable of the Mustard Seen Matthew 13:13-32

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Parable of the Mustard Seen Matthew 13:13-32 Parable of the Leaven Matthew 13:33

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Parable of the Mustard Seen Matthew 13:13-32 Parable of the Leaven Matthew 13:33 The remaining parables about the church happen after the Rapture.

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Parable of the Hidden Treasure Matthew 13:44

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Parable of the Hidden Treasure Matthew 13:44 Parable of the Pearl of Great Price Matthew 13:45-56

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Parable of the Hidden Treasure Matthew 13:44 Parable of the Pearl of Great Price Matthew 13:45-56 Parable of the Dragnet Matthew 13:47-50

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Jesus: “Have you understood all these things?” The Disciples: “Yes, Lord.” Matthew 13:51

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Jesus: “Have you understood all these things?” The Disciples: “Yes, Lord.” Matthew 13:51

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Jesus: “Have you understood all these things?” The Disciples: “Yes, Lord.” Matthew 13:51

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Jesus: “Have you understood all these things?” The Disciples: “Yes, Lord.” Matthew 13:51 What would you have said?

The Course of the Church in Scripture

Jesus: “Have you understood all these things?” The Disciples: “Yes, Lord.” Matthew 13:51 What would you have said? And what were they thinking?

The Condition of the Church

The Condition of the Church

The Church in the Last Days

The Condition of the Church

The Church in the Last Days 1 Timothy 4:1-3 2 Timothy 3:1-5 2 Timothy 4:3-4 James 5:1-8 2 Peter 2:1-22 2 Peter 3:3-6 Jude 1-25

The Condition of the Church

The Condition of the Church

• Denial of God – Luke 17:26; 2 Timothy 3:4-5
• Denial of Christ – 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:6
• Denial of Christ’s Return – 2 Peter 3:3-4
• Denial of the Faith – 1 Timothy 4:1-2; Jude 3
• Denial of Sound Doctrine – 2 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of the Separated Life – 2 Timothy 3:1-7
• Denial of Christian Liberty – 1 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of Morals – 2 Timothy 3:1-8,13; Jude 18
• Denial of Authority – 2 Timothy 3:4

The Condition of the Church

• Denial of God – Luke 17:26; 2 Timothy 3:4-5
• Denial of Christ – 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:6
• Denial of Christ’s Return – 2 Peter 3:3-4
• Denial of the Faith – 1 Timothy 4:1-2; Jude 3
• Denial of Sound Doctrine – 2 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of the Separated Life – 2 Timothy 3:1-7
• Denial of Christian Liberty – 1 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of Morals – 2 Timothy 3:1-8,13; Jude 18
• Denial of Authority – 2 Timothy 3:4

The Condition of the Church

• Denial of God – Luke 17:26; 2 Timothy 3:4-5
• Denial of Christ – 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:6
• Denial of Christ’s Return – 2 Peter 3:3-4
• Denial of the Faith – 1 Timothy 4:1-2; Jude 3
• Denial of Sound Doctrine – 2 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of the Separated Life – 2 Timothy 3:1-7
• Denial of Christian Liberty – 1 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of Morals – 2 Timothy 3:1-8,13; Jude 18
• Denial of Authority – 2 Timothy 3:4

The Condition of the Church

• Denial of God – Luke 17:26; 2 Timothy 3:4-5
• Denial of Christ – 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:6
• Denial of Christ’s Return – 2 Peter 3:3-4
• Denial of the Faith – 1 Timothy 4:1-2; Jude 3
• Denial of Sound Doctrine – 2 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of the Separated Life – 2 Timothy 3:1-7
• Denial of Christian Liberty – 1 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of Morals – 2 Timothy 3:1-8,13; Jude 18
• Denial of Authority – 2 Timothy 3:4

The Condition of the Church

• Denial of God – Luke 17:26; 2 Timothy 3:4-5
• Denial of Christ – 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:6
• Denial of Christ’s Return – 2 Peter 3:3-4
• Denial of the Faith – 1 Timothy 4:1-2; Jude 3
• Denial of Sound Doctrine – 2 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of the Separated Life – 2 Timothy 3:1-7
• Denial of Christian Liberty – 1 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of Morals – 2 Timothy 3:1-8,13; Jude 18
• Denial of Authority – 2 Timothy 3:4

The Condition of the Church

• Denial of God – Luke 17:26; 2 Timothy 3:4-5
• Denial of Christ – 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:6
• Denial of Christ’s Return – 2 Peter 3:3-4
• Denial of the Faith – 1 Timothy 4:1-2; Jude 3
• Denial of Sound Doctrine – 2 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of the Separated Life – 2 Timothy 3:1-7
• Denial of Christian Liberty – 1 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of Morals – 2 Timothy 3:1-8,13; Jude 18
• Denial of Authority – 2 Timothy 3:4

The Condition of the Church

• Denial of God – Luke 17:26; 2 Timothy 3:4-5
• Denial of Christ – 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:6
• Denial of Christ’s Return – 2 Peter 3:3-4
• Denial of the Faith – 1 Timothy 4:1-2; Jude 3
• Denial of Sound Doctrine – 2 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of the Separated Life – 2 Timothy 3:1-7
• Denial of Christian Liberty – 1 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of Morals – 2 Timothy 3:1-8,13; Jude 18
• Denial of Authority – 2 Timothy 3:4

The Condition of the Church

• Denial of God – Luke 17:26; 2 Timothy 3:4-5
• Denial of Christ – 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:6
• Denial of Christ’s Return – 2 Peter 3:3-4
• Denial of the Faith – 1 Timothy 4:1-2; Jude 3
• Denial of Sound Doctrine – 2 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of the Separated Life – 2 Timothy 3:1-7
• Denial of Christian Liberty – 1 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of Morals – 2 Timothy 3:1-8,13; Jude 18
• Denial of Authority – 2 Timothy 3:4

The Condition of the Church

• Denial of God – Luke 17:26; 2 Timothy 3:4-5
• Denial of Christ – 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 Peter 2:6
• Denial of Christ’s Return – 2 Peter 3:3-4
• Denial of the Faith – 1 Timothy 4:1-2; Jude 3
• Denial of Sound Doctrine – 2 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of the Separated Life – 2 Timothy 3:1-7
• Denial of Christian Liberty – 1 Timothy 4:3-4
• Denial of Morals – 2 Timothy 3:1-8,13; Jude 18
• Denial of Authority – 2 Timothy 3:4

The Condition of the Church

The Condition of the Church

"This condition at the close of the age is seen to coincide with the state within the Laodicean Church, before which Christ must stand to seek admission. In view of its close it is not surprising that the age is called an "evil age" in Scripture." Dwight Pentecost (1915-2014)

The Condition of the Church

"This condition at the close of the age is seen to coincide with the state within the Laodicean Church, before which Christ must stand to seek admission. In view of its close it is not surprising that the age is called an "evil age" in Scripture." Dwight Pentecost (1915-2014)

The Condition of the Church

The Condition of the Church

Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871-1952)

The Condition of the Church

Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871-1952) “A very extensive body of Scripture bears on the last days for the Church. Reference is to a restricted time at the very end of, and yet wholly within, the present

• age. Though this brief period immediately precedes

the great tribulation and in some measure is a preparation for it, these two times of apostasy and confusion— though incomparable in history— are wholly separate the one from the other.”

The Condition of the Church

“Those Scriptures which set forth the last days for the Church give no consideration to political or world conditions but are confined to the Church itself. These Scriptures picture men as departing from the

• faith. There will be a manifestation of characteristics

which belong to unregenerate men, though it is under the profession of "a form of godliness.”

The Condition of the Church

“The indication is that, having denied the power of the blood of Christ, the leaders in these forms of righteousness will be unregenerate men from whom nothing more spiritual than this could proceed.”

The Condition of the Church

“The indication is that, having denied the power of the blood of Christ, the leaders in these forms of righteousness will be unregenerate men from whom nothing more spiritual than this could proceed.” In essence, the bulk of church leaders in the last days will be unregenerate (lost) men who exhibit a form of godliness but have no power of Christ within them.

The Condition of the Church

“The indication is that, having denied the power of the blood of Christ, the leaders in these forms of righteousness will be unregenerate men from whom nothing more spiritual than this could proceed.” In essence, the bulk of church leaders in the last days will be unregenerate (lost) men who exhibit a form of godliness but have no power of Christ within them. Welcome to the Laodicean church age.

The Condition of the Church

The Condition of the Church

So what are we to do?

The Condition of the Church

So what are we to do? Become a Faith Prepper.

The Condition of the Church

So what are we to do? Become a Faith Prepper. Seeing the importance of the latter – Prepper.

The Condition of the Church

So what are we to do? Become a Faith Prepper. Seeing the importance of the latter – Prepper. But focusing on the eternal – Faith.

The Condition of the Church

So what are we to do? Become a Faith Prepper. Seeing the importance of the latter – Prepper. But focusing on the eternal – Faith. And, at this time in world and church history, nothing much else matters.