WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:01.568 Millions of people all over the 00:01.634 --> 00:03.636 world claim the Holy Bible as 00:03.703 --> 00:05.038 their sacred guide to 00:05.105 --> 00:06.840 understanding themselves and the 00:06.906 --> 00:08.308 world around them. 00:08.375 --> 00:09.476 Yet, most of them ignore 00:09.542 --> 00:11.778 one-fourth to one-third 00:11.845 --> 00:13.246 of that Bible: 00:13.313 --> 00:15.949 The portion made up by prophecy. 00:16.015 --> 00:17.016 You might wonder why God 00:17.083 --> 00:18.985 placed prophecy in the Bible 00:19.052 --> 00:20.553 in the first place. 00:20.620 --> 00:21.688 Can't we just ignore all of 00:21.755 --> 00:23.390 those weird chapters in 00:23.456 --> 00:26.059 Revelation, Isaiah, Daniel, and 00:26.126 --> 00:27.961 other books of the Bible and 00:28.027 --> 00:30.096 just focus on the parts we find 00:30.163 --> 00:31.731 easy to understand? 00:31.798 --> 00:34.067 In short, no. 00:34.134 --> 00:35.135 If we want to be people who 00:35.201 --> 00:37.737 follow Jesus Christ in word and 00:37.804 --> 00:40.473 deed, and if we want to benefit 00:40.540 --> 00:42.976 from the entirety of God's word 00:43.042 --> 00:44.277 and the full store of 00:44.344 --> 00:46.246 instruction and blessing that He 00:46.312 --> 00:48.915 has prepared for us, then Bible 00:48.982 --> 00:50.850 prophecy needs to be on the menu 00:50.917 --> 00:52.886 of our spiritual diet. 00:52.952 --> 00:54.154 Join me right now on Tomorrow's 00:54.220 --> 00:56.122 World, where together we will 00:56.189 --> 00:58.324 answer the question, "Why Does 00:58.391 --> 01:00.593 God Use Prophecy?" 01:00.660 --> 01:06.566 ♪ 01:06.633 --> 01:08.067 Greetings, and welcome to 01:08.134 --> 01:09.602 Tomorrow's World where we help 01:09.669 --> 01:11.137 you make sense of the world 01:11.204 --> 01:13.339 through the pages of the Bible. 01:13.406 --> 01:14.507 I'm glad you're here. 01:14.574 --> 01:15.708 Today, we're going to answer the 01:15.775 --> 01:17.076 question, "Why Does 01:17.143 --> 01:19.179 God Use Prophecy?" 01:19.245 --> 01:20.413 We'll also be offering you one 01:20.480 --> 01:22.248 of our most popular free DVDs, 01:22.315 --> 01:24.517 "The Power of Prophecy." 01:24.584 --> 01:26.419 This DVD contains four programs 01:26.486 --> 01:28.254 that are designed to help you 01:28.321 --> 01:29.889 finally begin to understand 01:29.956 --> 01:31.391 this challenging but 01:31.458 --> 01:33.393 vital part of the Bible. 01:33.460 --> 01:34.394 Like everything we offer on 01:34.461 --> 01:35.895 Tomorrow's World, there's no 01:35.962 --> 01:37.831 cost, so watch for how to get 01:37.897 --> 01:40.700 your copy of this resource. 01:40.767 --> 01:41.901 And let me be clear 01:41.968 --> 01:43.203 here at the beginning: 01:43.269 --> 01:44.804 When I say, "God uses 01:44.871 --> 01:46.873 prophecy," I'm not talking about 01:46.940 --> 01:48.475 the modern-day proclamations of 01:48.541 --> 01:50.276 many who go around claiming 01:50.343 --> 01:52.212 themselves to be Christians and 01:52.278 --> 01:53.980 calling themselves "Prophet 01:54.047 --> 01:56.416 This" or "Prophetess That." 01:56.483 --> 01:57.817 I guarantee you, they are no 01:57.884 --> 01:59.219 prophet in the sense of 01:59.285 --> 02:00.954 the biblical title. 02:01.020 --> 02:02.322 I know that may upset some, 02:02.388 --> 02:03.289 but here at Tomorrow's World, 02:03.356 --> 02:04.757 we're not here to make people 02:04.824 --> 02:06.759 happy--we're here to clear away 02:06.826 --> 02:08.895 the fog of confusion and shine 02:08.962 --> 02:10.563 the light of God's word 02:10.630 --> 02:11.898 in a world darkened by 02:11.965 --> 02:13.633 the Devil's deceptions. 02:13.700 --> 02:14.767 No, I'm here to talk 02:14.834 --> 02:17.136 about Bible prophecy. 02:17.203 --> 02:18.204 Many preachers and teachers 02:18.271 --> 02:19.706 ignore it, and you don't 02:19.772 --> 02:21.407 hear Bible prophecy proclaimed 02:21.474 --> 02:23.142 and explained from the giant 02:23.209 --> 02:24.777 stages of the megachurches of 02:24.844 --> 02:26.880 the world--at least not in any 02:26.946 --> 02:29.415 meaningful or significant sense. 02:29.482 --> 02:30.950 And many study guides claim to 02:31.017 --> 02:33.753 "explain" prophecy, but they do 02:33.820 --> 02:36.222 more to "explain it away," 02:36.289 --> 02:37.624 and minimize the vital 02:37.690 --> 02:39.225 impact it should have on our 02:39.292 --> 02:41.494 everyday life today. 02:41.561 --> 02:42.562 And we need to be honest with 02:42.629 --> 02:44.831 ourselves: How many of us make 02:44.898 --> 02:46.566 reading and studying Bible 02:46.633 --> 02:48.535 prophecy a significant part of 02:48.601 --> 02:50.303 our spiritual diet? 02:50.370 --> 02:51.938 After all, so many other parts 02:52.005 --> 02:53.640 of the Bible seem so much more 02:53.706 --> 02:55.475 straightforward and beneficial. 02:55.542 --> 02:57.143 Uplifting even. 02:57.210 --> 02:59.445 But Revelation--with its weird 02:59.512 --> 03:01.781 images of multi-headed monsters, 03:01.848 --> 03:04.017 blood-drinking harlots, and 03:04.083 --> 03:05.585 other strange sights and 03:05.652 --> 03:07.387 descriptions--seems almost 03:07.453 --> 03:09.355 out-of-place and unnecessary for 03:09.422 --> 03:10.790 living the "Christian" life, 03:10.857 --> 03:12.425 doesn't it? 03:12.492 --> 03:13.660 And when you wander from the 03:13.726 --> 03:15.495 stories of the lion's den and 03:15.562 --> 03:17.463 the fiery furnace, the book of 03:17.530 --> 03:19.732 Daniel just seems to get weird, 03:19.799 --> 03:22.368 with visions of strange statues, 03:22.435 --> 03:23.670 monstrous beasts, 03:23.736 --> 03:25.338 and vague references to 03:25.405 --> 03:27.740 Kings of the North and South... 03:27.807 --> 03:29.375 Yet, think about it... 03:29.442 --> 03:31.644 It's estimated that one-fourth 03:31.711 --> 03:33.513 to one-third of the 03:33.580 --> 03:35.481 Bible is prophecy. 03:35.548 --> 03:37.784 So, pick up a Bible and estimate 03:37.850 --> 03:39.886 how much one-fourth 03:39.953 --> 03:41.921 of that Bible would be. 03:41.988 --> 03:43.289 In this Bible, here, if you 03:43.356 --> 03:45.325 look at the first fourth, 03:45.391 --> 03:47.460 it would be about this much. 03:47.527 --> 03:49.662 Imagine ignoring or cutting out 03:49.729 --> 03:52.265 and throwing away that much of 03:52.332 --> 03:54.100 your Bible--in this case, you 03:54.167 --> 03:55.735 would be cutting out Genesis, 03:55.802 --> 03:57.203 Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, 03:57.270 --> 03:59.372 Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 03:59.439 --> 04:01.274 and 1 Samuel--possibly 04:01.341 --> 04:03.242 some of 2 Samuel, too. 04:03.309 --> 04:05.445 Or take the final fourth. 04:05.511 --> 04:08.014 Now, you're cutting out the last 04:08.081 --> 04:10.583 four books of the Old Testament 04:10.650 --> 04:13.386 and the entire New Testament. 04:13.453 --> 04:14.687 Can you imagine cutting out all 04:14.754 --> 04:15.955 of that and throwing it 04:16.022 --> 04:17.790 away or burning it? 04:17.857 --> 04:19.559 Yet, if you never read and study 04:19.626 --> 04:21.394 Bible prophecy--at least 04:21.461 --> 04:23.596 one-fourth of your Bible--that 04:23.663 --> 04:25.164 is essentially what you're 04:25.231 --> 04:27.400 doing--that 25-percent may as 04:27.467 --> 04:29.369 well not even be in there. 04:29.435 --> 04:31.838 In 2021, I wrote an article for 04:31.904 --> 04:33.439 the Tomorrow's World magazine 04:33.506 --> 04:35.541 detailing how many elements of 04:35.608 --> 04:37.677 today's cancel culture are 04:37.744 --> 04:39.612 working overtime to "cancel" the 04:39.679 --> 04:42.248 Bible, one idea at a time, 04:42.315 --> 04:43.416 removing the words of 04:43.483 --> 04:45.118 Scripture from our lives in 04:45.184 --> 04:47.120 whatever ways they can. 04:47.186 --> 04:48.921 But my friends, if you and I 04:48.988 --> 04:50.657 don't even bother to read 04:50.723 --> 04:52.792 one-fourth to one-third of our 04:52.859 --> 04:55.395 Bible's pages, we've effectively 04:55.461 --> 04:57.463 "canceled" those parts of the 04:57.530 --> 04:59.766 Bible, ourselves. 04:59.832 --> 05:01.134 And, frankly, we violate the 05:01.200 --> 05:02.835 teachings of Jesus Christ and 05:02.902 --> 05:04.237 are robbing ourselves of the 05:04.303 --> 05:06.339 benefit of His instruction when 05:06.406 --> 05:08.141 we avoid prophecy. 05:08.207 --> 05:09.275 Look for yourself in 05:09.342 --> 05:11.377 Matthew 4 and verse 4. 05:11.444 --> 05:12.679 When fighting against Satan's 05:12.745 --> 05:13.913 temptations at the beginning of 05:13.980 --> 05:16.249 His ministry, the Savior shot 05:16.315 --> 05:17.717 back at the devil... 05:25.391 --> 05:27.560 My friends, "every word" 05:27.627 --> 05:29.862 means "every word," 05:29.929 --> 05:32.665 not "3 out of every 4" or "2 out 05:32.732 --> 05:35.234 of 3"--"Every word" 05:35.301 --> 05:36.736 includes the recorded words 05:36.803 --> 05:38.871 of biblical prophecy. 05:38.938 --> 05:39.906 When you think about it, 05:39.972 --> 05:41.007 Christians should be the 05:41.074 --> 05:42.008 most motivated people in 05:42.075 --> 05:44.043 the world to read and 05:44.110 --> 05:46.045 study biblical prophecy. 05:46.112 --> 05:48.014 Revelation 19:10 says that... 05:53.186 --> 05:54.087 And the very beginning 05:54.153 --> 05:55.188 of the book of Revelation, 05:55.254 --> 05:56.389 the very first verse 05:56.456 --> 05:58.391 of the very first chapter, 05:58.458 --> 06:00.026 tells us that Jesus Christ 06:00.093 --> 06:01.527 revealed the contents of that 06:01.594 --> 06:04.163 book under God's instructions... 06:09.068 --> 06:11.437 And just two verses later, God 06:11.504 --> 06:12.972 gives us a promise... 06:25.051 --> 06:27.420 My friends, prophecy is 06:27.487 --> 06:30.156 important, and God places it in 06:30.223 --> 06:32.825 the Bible for good reason. 06:32.892 --> 06:34.193 In fact, in the remainder of 06:34.260 --> 06:35.495 today's program, we are going to 06:35.561 --> 06:38.798 detail four reasons God uses 06:38.865 --> 06:41.067 prophecy in the Bible. 06:41.134 --> 06:43.469 But before we look at Reason #1, 06:43.536 --> 06:44.604 I need you to give you the 06:44.670 --> 06:46.739 opportunity to receive a free 06:46.806 --> 06:48.841 DVD that will do more 06:48.908 --> 06:50.309 than help you understand why 06:50.376 --> 06:51.944 prophecy is important. 06:52.011 --> 06:53.146 It will start you on the 06:53.212 --> 06:55.014 road to understanding 06:55.081 --> 06:56.682 prophecy for yourself. 06:56.749 --> 06:58.184 "The Power of Prophecy" 06:58.251 --> 06:59.852 is one of our most popular free 06:59.919 --> 07:01.954 resources, with four Tomorrow's 07:02.021 --> 07:03.723 World programs that answer a 07:03.790 --> 07:05.925 host of vital questions about 07:05.992 --> 07:08.127 Bible prophecy, including: 07:08.194 --> 07:09.395 What is the mysterious 07:09.462 --> 07:11.430 Beast of Revelation? 07:11.497 --> 07:12.765 What are the Five Keys to 07:12.832 --> 07:14.567 Understanding Prophecy? 07:14.634 --> 07:16.903 What are the Six Greatest Perils 07:16.969 --> 07:18.905 facing the United States? 07:18.971 --> 07:20.373 What does the Bible say about 07:20.439 --> 07:22.642 the future of the EU, Russia, 07:22.708 --> 07:25.745 China, Iran, and other nations? 07:25.812 --> 07:27.547 How can I personally prepare for 07:27.613 --> 07:28.881 what is to come and 07:28.948 --> 07:30.449 protect my family? 07:30.516 --> 07:32.385 And how can I escape the 07:32.451 --> 07:34.720 Great Tribulation? 07:34.787 --> 07:36.422 Understanding Bible prophecy 07:36.489 --> 07:38.191 adds a vital dimension to 07:38.257 --> 07:39.692 our lives that leaves a 07:39.759 --> 07:41.427 person changed forever. 07:41.494 --> 07:42.562 Request your free copy of 07:42.628 --> 07:44.630 "The Power of Prophecy," and I 07:44.697 --> 07:46.098 will be right back to give you 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world who are turning 08:32.612 --> 08:35.014 to Tomorrow's World for truth, 08:35.081 --> 08:37.316 prophecy, and hope in these 08:37.383 --> 08:40.486 confusing times. 08:40.553 --> 08:41.454 Call now! 08:41.520 --> 08:42.488 Or go to... 08:51.163 --> 08:52.164 Welcome back. 08:52.231 --> 08:53.132 Today, we're answering 08:53.199 --> 08:54.100 the question, 08:54.166 --> 08:56.502 "Why Does God Use Prophecy?" 08:56.569 --> 08:58.304 by giving you four reasons. 08:58.371 --> 08:59.272 The first of those 08:59.338 --> 09:00.306 reasons is this: 09:08.414 --> 09:09.615 Most of you viewing today's 09:09.682 --> 09:11.083 program at home or on your 09:11.150 --> 09:12.451 computer or smartphone 09:12.518 --> 09:13.653 probably look at today's 09:13.719 --> 09:15.521 world and feel like I do: 09:15.588 --> 09:17.790 Something is very wrong. 09:17.857 --> 09:19.425 At the most fundamental of 09:19.492 --> 09:20.660 levels, the very fabric of 09:20.726 --> 09:23.696 civilization is tearing asunder. 09:23.763 --> 09:25.197 The Bible explains in clear 09:25.264 --> 09:28.167 detail why we are coming apart: 09:28.234 --> 09:29.735 Sin. 09:29.802 --> 09:30.970 The world is increasingly 09:31.037 --> 09:32.104 turning its back on 09:32.171 --> 09:33.940 everything God commands, 09:34.006 --> 09:35.308 and we are suffering the 09:35.374 --> 09:37.343 consequences--consequences that 09:37.410 --> 09:39.645 will climax in the most horrific 09:39.712 --> 09:42.648 time the world has ever known or 09:42.715 --> 09:45.051 will ever know: The Great 09:45.117 --> 09:47.119 Tribulation, followed by the 09:47.186 --> 09:48.688 Day of the Lord. 09:48.754 --> 09:50.056 We read of the times prophesied 09:50.122 --> 09:52.591 to come in Matthew chapter 24, 09:52.658 --> 09:54.193 beginning in verse 21... 10:13.846 --> 10:16.315 Those times are coming due 10:16.382 --> 10:17.850 to man's accumulating 10:17.917 --> 10:20.386 sin against his Creator. 10:20.453 --> 10:22.221 Frankly, biblical prophecy tells 10:22.288 --> 10:24.623 us that suffering will begin 10:24.690 --> 10:26.525 with divine punishment on the 10:26.592 --> 10:28.794 United States and Great Britain 10:28.861 --> 10:30.529 and those nations around the 10:30.596 --> 10:31.864 globe that have descended in 10:31.931 --> 10:33.332 one way or another from 10:33.399 --> 10:35.134 the British people. 10:35.201 --> 10:36.669 Yet, God the Father and Jesus 10:36.736 --> 10:38.804 Christ do make a way 10:38.871 --> 10:40.706 of escape available. 10:40.773 --> 10:43.142 In Ezekiel 33 and verse 11, God 10:43.209 --> 10:45.544 tells us that He has no pleasure 10:45.611 --> 10:47.513 in the death of the wicked. 10:47.580 --> 10:49.181 He would rather that the wicked 10:49.248 --> 10:51.650 see what is coming and repent! 10:51.717 --> 10:53.519 Change to avoid it and accept 10:53.586 --> 10:55.755 the opportunity for escape. 10:55.821 --> 10:57.456 Turn earlier in the book of 10:57.523 --> 10:59.558 Ezekiel to read His passionate 10:59.625 --> 11:00.793 words to Israel--words that I 11:00.860 --> 11:02.962 assure you are meant for nations 11:03.029 --> 11:04.597 and peoples today. 11:04.663 --> 11:06.465 We begin in verse 30... 11:35.795 --> 11:37.063 In the free DVD we will send you 11:37.129 --> 11:39.331 today, "The Power of Prophecy," 11:39.398 --> 11:40.800 we'll explain that one of the 11:40.866 --> 11:42.968 keys to understanding prophecy 11:43.035 --> 11:45.104 is to be able to identify modern 11:45.171 --> 11:46.906 nations in the prophetic 11:46.972 --> 11:48.174 words of the Bible, 11:48.240 --> 11:49.141 and the identity of those 11:49.208 --> 11:51.210 nations is not always clear. 11:51.277 --> 11:53.312 When you do understand that, 11:53.379 --> 11:55.047 then you understand this warning 11:55.114 --> 11:56.715 is for many nations of the 11:56.782 --> 11:59.785 world--and you understand why we 11:59.852 --> 12:01.187 here on Tomorrow's World are 12:01.253 --> 12:03.622 unrelenting in our constant 12:03.689 --> 12:05.624 admonition to the nations of the 12:05.691 --> 12:08.360 world to cease their sins, 12:08.427 --> 12:10.963 repent, and turn and dedicate 12:11.030 --> 12:12.898 themselves to Jesus Christ and 12:12.965 --> 12:15.434 His Father, lest all that is 12:15.501 --> 12:17.303 prophesied to take place 12:17.369 --> 12:18.270 come upon them. 12:18.337 --> 12:19.839 Now--before we move to Reason 12:19.905 --> 12:22.141 #2, we have to be honest with 12:22.208 --> 12:24.944 ourselves about Reason #1, about 12:25.010 --> 12:26.779 human nature, and about our 12:26.846 --> 12:29.482 nations and their leadership. 12:29.548 --> 12:31.884 Personally, I'm an American, and 12:31.951 --> 12:33.185 let me be frank with you about 12:33.252 --> 12:35.554 my country: With every day that 12:35.621 --> 12:38.124 goes by, I see nothing in my 12:38.190 --> 12:39.725 nation's government, its 12:39.792 --> 12:41.861 politics, its culture, its 12:41.927 --> 12:44.063 educational systems, or my 12:44.130 --> 12:45.798 fellow citizens at large that 12:45.865 --> 12:48.400 gives me any real hope that the 12:48.467 --> 12:50.169 United States, as a whole, will 12:50.236 --> 12:52.338 repent, turn, and embrace 12:52.404 --> 12:53.572 Jesus Christ and the 12:53.639 --> 12:55.674 commandments of God. 12:55.741 --> 12:56.642 I'm not trying to be a 12:56.709 --> 12:58.144 pessimist, and believe me, 12:58.210 --> 12:59.445 I--as well as all of us here at 12:59.512 --> 13:01.714 Tomorrow's World, the members of 13:01.780 --> 13:03.249 the Living Church of God, and 13:03.315 --> 13:05.050 the many around the world who 13:05.117 --> 13:07.486 voluntarily support us--all 13:07.553 --> 13:09.054 of us are throwing all 13:09.121 --> 13:10.556 we have into reaching 13:10.623 --> 13:12.224 the whole world with 13:12.291 --> 13:13.692 God's warning and Christ's 13:13.759 --> 13:15.761 Gospel of the coming Kingdom. 13:15.828 --> 13:17.196 And we pray like Paul did, 13:17.263 --> 13:19.498 that God might use us to save 13:19.565 --> 13:21.901 some from the times to come 13:21.967 --> 13:23.936 as many as He will. 13:24.003 --> 13:25.404 But we also know 13:25.471 --> 13:27.106 that some will go into 13:27.173 --> 13:29.141 punishment and captivity. 13:29.208 --> 13:30.109 And when they do, 13:30.176 --> 13:32.111 we see the second purpose of 13:32.178 --> 13:33.679 prophecy come into play: 13:40.052 --> 13:41.987 We see this hope of God 13:42.054 --> 13:44.490 concerning prophecy in passages 13:44.557 --> 13:46.859 such as Deuteronomy 4. 13:46.926 --> 13:48.694 There, God speaks to Israel in 13:48.761 --> 13:51.230 words that today's free DVD 13:51.297 --> 13:53.499 explains have great meaning for 13:53.566 --> 13:56.735 many of today's nations as well. 13:56.802 --> 13:58.537 He tells them of the punishment 13:58.604 --> 14:00.206 they will receive for their 14:00.272 --> 14:02.341 national sins and how they will 14:02.408 --> 14:04.510 respond then in a way 14:04.577 --> 14:06.045 they did not before. 14:06.111 --> 14:07.046 Let's look beginning in 14:07.112 --> 14:08.080 verse 27... 14:55.961 --> 14:57.930 God's words and prophecies will 14:57.997 --> 14:59.965 serve as a witness to those 15:00.032 --> 15:02.701 being punished in captivity, who 15:02.768 --> 15:05.204 will remember--and will begin to 15:05.271 --> 15:07.473 seek God in a way they did not 15:07.539 --> 15:09.708 before their punishment. 15:09.775 --> 15:11.443 For those of our viewers today 15:11.510 --> 15:13.646 who will not turn to God and 15:13.712 --> 15:15.447 change their lives and who will 15:15.514 --> 15:16.982 find themselves under the 15:17.049 --> 15:18.250 punishment of the Great 15:18.317 --> 15:20.286 Tribulation, it is our prayer 15:20.352 --> 15:21.920 that you will remember these 15:21.987 --> 15:25.090 things and remember to seek God 15:25.157 --> 15:26.692 with all of your heart, 15:26.759 --> 15:28.160 with all of your strength, 15:28.227 --> 15:30.396 and with all of your soul. 15:30.462 --> 15:32.331 Cry out to Him when that time 15:32.398 --> 15:33.766 comes--with a sincere 15:33.832 --> 15:35.901 and willing heart--and 15:35.968 --> 15:38.971 He will hear you. 15:39.038 --> 15:41.573 Ironically, the third reason God 15:41.640 --> 15:44.443 uses prophecy is ignored by most 15:44.510 --> 15:46.178 who claim the name of Christ 15:46.245 --> 15:49.181 today, even as it explains why 15:49.248 --> 15:51.483 His disciples, above all people 15:51.550 --> 15:53.018 of the earth, should care 15:53.085 --> 15:55.454 passionately about prophecy. 15:55.521 --> 15:56.522 We'll cover that in a 15:56.588 --> 15:58.691 moment--but first, let me pause 15:58.757 --> 16:00.125 to remind you how to 16:00.192 --> 16:01.193 get your free DVD, 16:01.260 --> 16:02.061 "The Power of Prophecy." 16:02.127 --> 16:03.762 This collection of 16:03.829 --> 16:05.364 four Tomorrow's World programs 16:05.431 --> 16:07.866 is a must have for anyone who's 16:07.933 --> 16:09.968 been confused or intimidated 16:10.035 --> 16:12.571 by prophecy before but 16:12.638 --> 16:14.340 long to understand it. 16:14.406 --> 16:15.507 God inspired prophecy 16:15.574 --> 16:17.743 to be understood. 16:17.810 --> 16:19.011 Don't regret missing out on the 16:19.078 --> 16:20.713 life-changing information 16:20.779 --> 16:22.348 in this DVD. 16:22.414 --> 16:24.049 Order yours now, and I'll be 16:24.116 --> 16:25.918 right back to discuss reasons 16:25.984 --> 16:29.688 three and four--don't go away. 16:29.755 --> 16:31.457 This clear and straight-forward 16:31.523 --> 16:32.725 resource will help you 16:32.791 --> 16:34.827 understand this vital truth-- 16:34.893 --> 16:35.794 straight from the 16:35.861 --> 16:37.496 pages of the Bible. 16:37.563 --> 16:38.731 Call now! 16:38.797 --> 16:39.765 Or go to... 16:44.737 --> 16:46.271 We've covered two reasons 16:46.338 --> 16:48.841 God uses prophecy in the Bible. 16:48.907 --> 16:50.709 He desires to warn nations so 16:50.776 --> 16:52.778 that they will repent and escape 16:52.845 --> 16:54.980 punishment, and he wants those 16:55.047 --> 16:57.483 who do go into punishment to be 16:57.549 --> 16:59.852 encouraged to change their ways. 16:59.918 --> 17:01.820 The third reason should matter 17:01.887 --> 17:03.989 most to all who claim the 17:04.056 --> 17:05.724 name of Jesus Christ, 17:05.791 --> 17:07.493 but sadly it matters to 17:07.559 --> 17:09.228 relatively few of them: 17:15.701 --> 17:17.803 Many think Jesus only came with 17:17.870 --> 17:19.705 a message about how all can be 17:19.772 --> 17:21.407 forgiven their sins by accepting 17:21.473 --> 17:23.409 Him as their Savior. 17:23.475 --> 17:24.877 But, my friends, that belief 17:24.943 --> 17:27.179 is an incomplete and shallow 17:27.246 --> 17:29.948 one that denies the rich full 17:30.015 --> 17:32.451 message God sent His Son to 17:32.518 --> 17:34.920 bear to mankind concerning the 17:34.987 --> 17:37.456 coming Kingdom of God and God's 17:37.523 --> 17:40.759 plan to transform this world and 17:40.826 --> 17:43.629 mankind for all eternity. 17:43.695 --> 17:45.197 And focusing as it does on 17:45.264 --> 17:48.066 future events, that message of 17:48.133 --> 17:49.268 the Kingdom of God and 17:49.334 --> 17:50.269 the glorious return of 17:50.335 --> 17:53.305 Jesus Christ is inherently 17:53.372 --> 17:55.340 a prophetic message. 17:55.407 --> 17:57.976 In fact, many, many, many 17:58.043 --> 17:59.778 prophecies of both the Old and 17:59.845 --> 18:02.347 New Testaments point us to the 18:02.414 --> 18:04.416 beautiful times of restoration 18:04.483 --> 18:07.019 to come under the reign of Jesus 18:07.085 --> 18:08.487 Christ and His glorified 18:08.554 --> 18:11.423 saints--that is, under the 18:11.490 --> 18:13.158 Kingdom of God! 18:13.225 --> 18:14.126 For instance, 18:14.193 --> 18:15.994 Revelation 20 speaks of the 18:16.061 --> 18:18.430 1,000-year removal of Satan the 18:18.497 --> 18:20.032 devil and proclaims that 18:20.098 --> 18:22.100 glorified, faithful Christians 18:22.167 --> 18:24.369 will reign alongside Jesus 18:24.436 --> 18:26.705 Christ during that time. 18:26.772 --> 18:28.874 Zechariah 14 explains how all 18:28.941 --> 18:31.477 the nations of the world will be 18:31.543 --> 18:33.812 required by God to assemble in 18:33.879 --> 18:35.714 Jerusalem each year for the 18:35.781 --> 18:37.349 Feast of Tabernacles. 18:37.416 --> 18:39.251 Isaiah 11 speaks of the 18:39.318 --> 18:41.587 transformed nature of the animal 18:41.653 --> 18:44.690 world, while Isaiah 35 tells of 18:44.756 --> 18:46.625 the transformed and beautified 18:46.692 --> 18:48.727 earth, and the healing of all 18:48.794 --> 18:50.929 who are blind, deaf, 18:50.996 --> 18:52.731 and unable to walk. 18:52.798 --> 18:54.700 Zechariah 8 tells of how 18:54.766 --> 18:56.301 both the elderly and 18:56.368 --> 18:58.804 small children will be safe to 18:58.871 --> 19:00.672 play in the streets. 19:00.739 --> 19:03.175 Honestly, there is too much to 19:03.242 --> 19:05.777 encompass in one program. 19:05.844 --> 19:07.145 Read the prophecies 19:07.212 --> 19:08.947 for yourself. 19:09.014 --> 19:10.315 There is a reason the Apostle 19:10.382 --> 19:12.217 Peter called the prophetic reign 19:12.284 --> 19:13.318 of Jesus Christ... 19:23.495 --> 19:24.730 Of course, if you are a longtime 19:24.796 --> 19:26.899 viewer of Tomorrow's World, you 19:26.965 --> 19:28.734 know that the prophesied Kingdom 19:28.800 --> 19:30.469 of God is a frequent topic of 19:30.536 --> 19:32.371 ours, as we are commissioned by 19:32.437 --> 19:34.806 Jesus Christ Himself to boldly 19:34.873 --> 19:35.908 preach that Kingdom 19:35.974 --> 19:37.676 to the world--without 19:37.743 --> 19:40.279 apology or compromise. 19:40.345 --> 19:42.180 And let there be no doubt: The 19:42.247 --> 19:44.716 Gospel message is a prophetic 19:44.783 --> 19:46.885 message, and ignoring the 19:46.952 --> 19:48.687 prophecies of the Bible is like 19:48.754 --> 19:51.156 cutting out vast portions of the 19:51.223 --> 19:54.059 message of Jesus Christ. 19:54.126 --> 19:55.928 Finally, we come to the fourth 19:55.994 --> 19:57.563 reason God uses prophecy: 20:04.336 --> 20:06.238 We see this inspiring purpose 20:06.305 --> 20:07.940 reflected in the awesome words 20:08.006 --> 20:10.075 God inspired the prophet Isaiah 20:10.142 --> 20:12.544 to record for us in 20:12.611 --> 20:14.846 chapter 46 of his book. 20:14.913 --> 20:16.782 Read them there, beginning in 20:16.848 --> 20:18.050 verse 9... 20:56.588 --> 20:58.357 My friend and fellow presenter 20:58.423 --> 21:00.058 Richard Ames frequently 21:00.125 --> 21:02.561 emphasizes a powerful truth, 21:02.628 --> 21:03.862 that our predecessor in this 21:03.929 --> 21:05.664 Work, Herbert W. Armstrong, 21:05.731 --> 21:07.299 described as the most 21:07.366 --> 21:09.434 important fact in the entire 21:09.501 --> 21:11.470 universe--a fact stated 21:11.536 --> 21:13.572 in three simple words: 21:13.639 --> 21:17.476 "God reigns supreme." 21:17.542 --> 21:18.577 And if you have noticed 21:18.644 --> 21:20.579 Mr. Ames' passion and intensity 21:20.646 --> 21:23.048 on this program over the years, 21:23.115 --> 21:24.516 you can know it is rooted 21:24.583 --> 21:27.252 in this vital truth. 21:27.319 --> 21:29.054 And God uses prophecy to help 21:29.121 --> 21:31.256 teach us that truth: Declaring 21:31.323 --> 21:32.991 the end of things from the 21:33.058 --> 21:34.626 beginning so that we may 21:34.693 --> 21:36.628 see and understand. 21:36.695 --> 21:38.130 Understand that He is faithful 21:38.196 --> 21:39.931 and can be trusted. 21:39.998 --> 21:41.733 Understand that all of human 21:41.800 --> 21:43.935 history represents simply the 21:44.002 --> 21:45.604 unfolding of His plan 21:45.671 --> 21:48.073 for all mankind--indeed, 21:48.140 --> 21:49.975 for all of reality. 21:50.042 --> 21:52.110 Seeing God prophetically 21:52.177 --> 21:53.979 proclaim the outcome of affairs 21:54.046 --> 21:55.847 in the world before they've 21:55.914 --> 21:58.483 even taken place helps us to 21:58.550 --> 22:00.585 have confidence in the promises 22:00.652 --> 22:02.854 of God and provides an eternal 22:02.921 --> 22:05.023 perspective on the one who 22:05.090 --> 22:07.092 inhabits eternity. 22:07.159 --> 22:08.927 The Apostle Paul found such 22:08.994 --> 22:11.496 comfort in that perspective, as 22:11.563 --> 22:13.198 he illustrated at the beginning 22:13.265 --> 22:14.433 of his letter to Titus... 22:35.120 --> 22:36.254 Yes, when we read of the 22:36.321 --> 22:38.056 commands of God or the promises 22:38.123 --> 22:40.659 of God, we must always remember 22:40.726 --> 22:43.895 that He is Eternal and Almighty. 22:43.962 --> 22:45.130 --the one who has the power to 22:45.197 --> 22:47.532 call those things which do not 22:47.599 --> 22:50.635 exist as though they did, as 22:50.702 --> 22:53.505 Paul says in Romans 4:17. 22:53.572 --> 22:55.273 Prophecy teaches us that there 22:55.340 --> 22:58.176 is One who not only has the 22:58.243 --> 23:00.145 power to proclaim His will in 23:00.212 --> 23:01.980 the world, but the power to 23:02.047 --> 23:04.349 guarantee that what He 23:04.416 --> 23:07.486 proclaims will happen. 23:07.552 --> 23:08.754 My friends, when we consider 23:08.820 --> 23:10.856 these four reasons God uses 23:10.922 --> 23:13.091 prophecy, we see that there is 23:13.158 --> 23:14.793 a purpose He intends to work in 23:14.860 --> 23:17.395 our lives through His 23:17.462 --> 23:19.297 written prophetic words. 23:19.364 --> 23:21.366 We'll discuss the impact He 23:21.433 --> 23:23.368 desires to make in your life 23:23.435 --> 23:25.070 through prophecy in the 23:25.137 --> 23:27.372 conclusion of our program. 23:27.439 --> 23:29.741 First, let me take advantage of 23:29.808 --> 23:31.910 this last break to encourage you 23:31.977 --> 23:34.412 to order today's free DVD, 23:34.479 --> 23:36.181 "The Power of Prophecy." 23:36.248 --> 23:37.382 We don't just want you 23:37.449 --> 23:38.350 to understand that 23:38.416 --> 23:39.985 prophecy is important. 23:40.051 --> 23:41.119 We want you to 23:41.186 --> 23:43.455 understand prophecy. 23:43.522 --> 23:44.823 This free DVD will help 23:44.890 --> 23:46.792 get you on your way. 23:46.858 --> 23:48.126 One of the four messages on this 23:48.193 --> 23:51.029 DVD is "Five Keys to 23:51.096 --> 23:53.265 Understanding Prophecy," and it 23:53.331 --> 23:54.566 will begin to explain how to 23:54.633 --> 23:56.968 take the often intimidating 23:57.035 --> 23:58.370 symbols and messages of 23:58.436 --> 24:00.238 Bible prophecy and make 24:00.305 --> 24:02.040 their meaning plain. 24:02.107 --> 24:03.708 It's long past time for 24:03.775 --> 24:06.511 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26:00.959 As a God who loves us, He wants 26:01.026 --> 26:02.861 us to take His commands 26:02.928 --> 26:05.530 seriously, as the life and death 26:05.597 --> 26:07.632 matter they truly are. 26:07.699 --> 26:09.768 For those who refuse to respond 26:09.834 --> 26:11.703 to His warnings, He wants them 26:11.770 --> 26:13.138 to have the witness of His 26:13.204 --> 26:14.506 prophetic word in their 26:14.572 --> 26:16.608 punishment, so that they may 26:16.675 --> 26:18.276 remember, and respond to that 26:18.343 --> 26:20.445 punishment with repentance. 26:20.512 --> 26:22.247 He wants those who love His Son 26:22.314 --> 26:24.149 to commit themselves to 26:24.215 --> 26:25.717 spreading the message of His 26:25.784 --> 26:28.053 glorious reign to come and the 26:28.119 --> 26:29.888 prophesied wonders that Jesus 26:29.955 --> 26:32.090 Christ will bring at His return. 26:32.157 --> 26:33.825 And He wants us to see that He 26:33.892 --> 26:34.993 is a God who can be 26:35.060 --> 26:37.896 trusted with our lives. 26:37.963 --> 26:40.332 He wants us to see that, yes, He 26:40.398 --> 26:42.667 demands our absolute faith and 26:42.734 --> 26:44.970 obedience--but also that He is 26:45.036 --> 26:47.439 worthy of that absolute faith 26:47.505 --> 26:49.007 and obedience, because He 26:49.074 --> 26:53.011 truly does reign supreme. 26:53.078 --> 26:54.646 His use of prophecy in His 26:54.713 --> 26:56.581 word helps to accomplish 26:56.648 --> 26:58.483 all these purposes. 26:58.550 --> 27:01.319 And now, it's in your hands. 27:01.386 --> 27:03.755 Will you set a quarter or more 27:03.822 --> 27:05.056 of your Bible aside, 27:05.123 --> 27:06.458 to be neglected? 27:06.524 --> 27:09.094 Or will you allow God to work in 27:09.160 --> 27:12.230 you through what He reveals? 27:12.297 --> 27:15.233 The moment you decide to act, 27:15.300 --> 27:17.102 we here at Tomorrow's World and 27:17.168 --> 27:18.870 our sponsor, the Living Church 27:18.937 --> 27:21.306 of God, 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