WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:01.134 There's a popular myth that the 00:01.201 --> 00:03.203 second coming of Jesus Christ 00:03.269 --> 00:06.573 can happen at any time--maybe 00:06.639 --> 00:08.308 even tonight. 00:08.375 --> 00:10.009 Do you realize dear friends, 00:10.076 --> 00:12.379 that this is a false doctrine? 00:12.445 --> 00:14.514 He will not come tonight--not 00:14.581 --> 00:16.716 according to the Word of God! 00:16.783 --> 00:19.018 But wait, you may think. 00:19.085 --> 00:20.854 Doesn't He return in a secret 00:20.920 --> 00:22.722 rapture that can happen at 00:22.789 --> 00:23.990 any moment to protect 00:24.057 --> 00:25.558 His true servants from the 00:25.625 --> 00:27.427 great tribulation? 00:27.494 --> 00:29.829 Again, not according 00:29.896 --> 00:31.297 to the Bible. 00:31.364 --> 00:32.899 On today's Tomorrow's World 00:32.966 --> 00:34.734 program, instead of looking to 00:34.801 --> 00:37.270 popular "Left Behind" novels, 00:37.337 --> 00:38.638 we'll open up the Bible and 00:38.705 --> 00:40.173 see what it actually says 00:40.240 --> 00:41.708 about this subject. 00:41.775 --> 00:43.376 We'll see that Jesus Himself 00:43.443 --> 00:46.012 listed specific signs that must 00:46.079 --> 00:48.148 precede His return. 00:48.214 --> 00:49.716 What are they? 00:49.783 --> 00:51.284 And more importantly, 00:51.351 --> 00:53.353 what is the warning He gave 00:53.420 --> 00:55.588 along with that first sign? 00:55.655 --> 00:57.457 It's an important one! 00:57.524 --> 01:00.026 No, Jesus will not come tonight, 01:00.093 --> 01:03.363 tomorrow, this year, next year 01:03.430 --> 01:05.498 or the year after. 01:05.565 --> 01:07.767 You or I may die tonight, and 01:07.834 --> 01:09.035 we'll meet Him in our next 01:09.102 --> 01:11.204 conscious moment, but He will 01:11.271 --> 01:12.939 not return to earth tonight, 01:13.006 --> 01:16.075 not even in a secret rapture. 01:16.142 --> 01:17.043 I'll show that on 01:17.110 --> 01:18.511 today's program. 01:18.578 --> 01:20.180 And I'll also be offering you a 01:20.246 --> 01:23.650 free DVD -- "Is the Rapture Your 01:23.716 --> 01:25.552 Incredible Future?" 01:25.618 --> 01:27.220 So be sure to take down our 01:27.287 --> 01:28.988 contact information that will be 01:29.055 --> 01:30.256 shown at various times 01:30.323 --> 01:32.025 during this program. 01:32.091 --> 01:34.027 Stay with me as I'll be back to 01:34.093 --> 01:36.429 answer these important questions 01:36.496 --> 01:39.265 from the pages of the Bible. 01:39.332 --> 01:40.934 And I'll also reveal what Jesus 01:41.000 --> 01:43.169 gave as the first sign of the 01:43.236 --> 01:45.538 end of the age, and just as 01:45.605 --> 01:48.241 importantly, the warning He gave 01:48.308 --> 01:51.010 that accompanies that sign. 01:51.077 --> 01:52.812 Stay tuned. 01:52.879 --> 01:58.952 ♪ 01:59.018 --> 02:00.887 A warm welcome to all of you 02:00.954 --> 02:02.388 from all of us here at 02:02.455 --> 02:04.424 Tomorrow's World, where we ask 02:04.491 --> 02:06.726 serious questions and give solid 02:06.793 --> 02:08.561 answers--straight from the 02:08.628 --> 02:10.830 pages of the Bible. 02:10.897 --> 02:11.831 We're pleased that you have 02:11.898 --> 02:13.867 joined us on today's program, 02:13.933 --> 02:15.869 and we give a special welcome 02:15.935 --> 02:17.537 to those of you tuning in 02:17.604 --> 02:19.239 for the first time. 02:19.305 --> 02:20.807 Today, I'm asking and answering 02:20.874 --> 02:22.041 the questions: 02:33.987 --> 02:35.455 You've likely heard someone, 02:35.522 --> 02:36.890 perhaps a professing 02:36.956 --> 02:37.957 Christian minister, 02:38.024 --> 02:40.293 say that Jesus can come at any 02:40.360 --> 02:43.696 time--maybe even tonight. 02:43.763 --> 02:44.998 Setting aside the subject of the 02:45.064 --> 02:47.267 rapture for a moment, some have 02:47.333 --> 02:48.768 concluded this based on a 02:48.835 --> 02:51.471 misunderstanding of Matthew 24, 02:51.538 --> 02:53.206 where it tells us in verse 36... 03:02.215 --> 03:04.651 Then in verses 42 to 44 03:04.717 --> 03:06.419 we read what appears to 03:06.486 --> 03:08.087 many as confirmation... 03:30.843 --> 03:32.111 It's true that no one knows the 03:32.178 --> 03:34.781 day or the hour, but that is not 03:34.847 --> 03:36.416 the same as saying He can 03:36.482 --> 03:38.718 come at any time. 03:38.785 --> 03:40.453 These verses must be taken in 03:40.520 --> 03:42.021 the context in which they are 03:42.088 --> 03:44.157 written--in other words, what 03:44.223 --> 03:46.960 goes before and what follows. 03:47.026 --> 03:48.595 If we start at the beginning of 03:48.661 --> 03:51.397 Matthew 24, we find Jesus' 03:51.464 --> 03:52.832 disciples asking about the 03:52.899 --> 03:54.767 destruction of the temple and 03:54.834 --> 03:56.869 the time of His return. 03:56.936 --> 03:59.005 Notice, beginning in verse 3... 04:13.686 --> 04:15.488 His disciples understood that a 04:15.555 --> 04:18.024 series of events must take place 04:18.091 --> 04:20.326 before the climax at the end, 04:20.393 --> 04:22.028 and He confirmed this with a 04:22.095 --> 04:24.397 list of signs to watch for that 04:24.464 --> 04:26.799 would precede His return. 04:26.866 --> 04:28.401 A number of these signs are 04:28.468 --> 04:30.303 ongoing, taking place throughout 04:30.370 --> 04:32.071 human history. 04:32.138 --> 04:33.406 That is why He tells us 04:33.473 --> 04:34.540 in verse 6... 04:41.114 --> 04:42.248 And then in verse 8... 04:46.519 --> 04:47.754 However, when we compare these 04:47.820 --> 04:50.089 signs that Jesus gave in Matthew 04:50.156 --> 04:52.258 24 with the famed 04:52.325 --> 04:54.093 "Four Horsemen" of Revelation 04:54.160 --> 04:56.863 chapter 6, we must conclude 04:56.929 --> 04:59.932 that such catastrophes as war, 04:59.999 --> 05:02.869 famine and disease will take on 05:02.935 --> 05:04.871 greater significance in the near 05:04.937 --> 05:07.140 future as they are precursors 05:07.206 --> 05:08.641 of the Day of the Lord 05:08.708 --> 05:10.643 when Christ returns. 05:10.710 --> 05:12.612 And among the signs given, 05:12.679 --> 05:13.880 it would do us well to 05:13.946 --> 05:15.948 note a very specific one 05:16.015 --> 05:17.517 found in verse 15... 05:29.996 --> 05:31.264 Notice that Jesus refers 05:31.330 --> 05:33.032 to the prophet Daniel 05:33.099 --> 05:34.567 regarding this sign. 05:34.634 --> 05:37.103 We read of it in Daniel chapter 05:37.170 --> 05:39.172 12, where it clearly shows 05:39.238 --> 05:40.873 the time setting to be 05:40.940 --> 05:42.508 "the time of the end." 05:42.575 --> 05:44.177 Notice it in verse 4... 05:51.050 --> 05:52.785 Then, in verse 9 we read... 06:00.893 --> 06:02.829 In verse 11 Daniel records this 06:02.895 --> 06:04.764 message that gives a specific 06:04.831 --> 06:07.066 time between when this 06:07.133 --> 06:08.935 abomination is set up and the 06:09.001 --> 06:11.003 end when the Messiah--Jesus 06:11.070 --> 06:12.371 Christ--returns... 06:24.751 --> 06:27.520 That is 3 years and 7 months. 06:27.587 --> 06:28.654 There are three 06:28.721 --> 06:29.756 settings involving the 06:29.822 --> 06:31.924 abomination of desolation. 06:31.991 --> 06:33.359 Two are past tense and the 06:33.426 --> 06:35.561 third is yet to come. 06:35.628 --> 06:39.565 #1: In 168 B.C. it took place 06:39.632 --> 06:42.168 under Antiochus Epiphanes. 06:42.235 --> 06:44.303 #2: The destruction of the 06:44.370 --> 06:47.406 Temple and Jerusalem in 70 A.D. 06:47.473 --> 06:48.708 And the third one is yet to 06:48.775 --> 06:51.677 come: 1,290 Days before 06:51.744 --> 06:53.780 Christ returns. 06:53.846 --> 06:55.148 Since that destructive 06:55.214 --> 06:56.849 abomination has not yet 06:56.916 --> 06:58.818 occurred, and that takes place 06:58.885 --> 07:01.654 1,290 days prior to the end, 07:01.721 --> 07:03.122 when the Messiah Jesus Christ 07:03.189 --> 07:05.358 returns, we know that He will 07:05.424 --> 07:07.193 not come tonight, or, 07:07.260 --> 07:08.427 at the very least, 07:08.494 --> 07:11.497 another 3 years and 7 months. 07:11.564 --> 07:14.233 But that is merely one sign. 07:14.300 --> 07:16.135 Others precede the Abomination 07:16.202 --> 07:18.037 of Desolation, as shown in 07:18.104 --> 07:20.773 Matthew 24 and elsewhere. 07:20.840 --> 07:23.442 How ironic it is that people 07:23.509 --> 07:25.678 conclude that Jesus can come at 07:25.745 --> 07:28.214 any time when a chapter they 07:28.281 --> 07:30.216 use as proof is devoted 07:30.283 --> 07:31.384 to describing what 07:31.450 --> 07:33.452 must first happen! 07:33.519 --> 07:34.821 It is in the context of these 07:34.887 --> 07:38.324 signs, that Jesus admonishes us, 07:38.391 --> 07:41.194 in verses 32 and 33... 07:58.511 --> 07:59.946 It is only after He gave this 08:00.012 --> 08:02.181 parable of the fig tree that He 08:02.248 --> 08:03.950 mentions that no one would know 08:04.016 --> 08:06.452 the exact day or hour. 08:06.519 --> 08:07.720 But what about a secret 08:07.787 --> 08:08.988 rapture that we are told 08:09.055 --> 08:11.490 can come at any time? 08:11.557 --> 08:13.593 Does the Bible teach it? 08:13.659 --> 08:15.294 And what is the first sign that 08:15.361 --> 08:17.530 Jesus gave signaling the end of 08:17.597 --> 08:19.165 the age and the warning that 08:19.232 --> 08:21.467 accompanies that sign? 08:21.534 --> 08:22.869 I'll answer these questions in a 08:22.935 --> 08:24.837 moment, but first I want to 08:24.904 --> 08:28.074 offer you our free DVD titled: 08:28.140 --> 08:29.976 "Is the Rapture Your 08:30.042 --> 08:32.078 Incredible Future?" 08:32.144 --> 08:33.412 Anyone looking forward to 08:33.479 --> 08:34.614 the Rapture needs this 08:34.680 --> 08:36.482 important resource. 08:36.549 --> 08:38.351 It's free for the asking. 08:38.417 --> 08:40.152 Just ask for the DVD 08:40.219 --> 08:41.821 on the Rapture. 08:41.888 --> 08:43.422 And when I 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09:42.682 --> 09:44.417 Call today and join millions 09:44.483 --> 09:46.152 around the world who are turning 09:46.218 --> 09:48.621 to Tomorrow's World for truth, 09:48.688 --> 09:50.423 prophecy, and hope in these 09:50.489 --> 09:54.060 confusing times. 09:54.126 --> 09:55.094 Call now! 09:55.161 --> 09:56.195 Or go to... 10:04.437 --> 10:06.005 Welcome back. 10:06.072 --> 10:07.440 Before the break I said I would 10:07.506 --> 10:09.575 answer the questions: 10:15.214 --> 10:16.182 And, 10:23.923 --> 10:26.292 The passage most often used 10:26.359 --> 10:28.527 regarding a secret rapture is 10:28.594 --> 10:31.263 found in 1 Thessalonians 4, 10:31.330 --> 10:33.399 beginning in verse 13... 10:51.751 --> 10:53.886 This is the context: those who 10:53.953 --> 10:55.755 have died in the faith and 10:55.821 --> 10:57.556 why those who know the truth 10:57.623 --> 10:59.458 need not sorrow as others 10:59.525 --> 11:01.027 who have no hope. 11:01.093 --> 11:02.661 That hope is, of course, the 11:02.728 --> 11:04.997 resurrection from the dead. 11:05.064 --> 11:06.866 Paul then gives this further 11:06.932 --> 11:09.402 encouragement and explanation in 11:09.468 --> 11:10.736 verses 15 and 16... 11:33.893 --> 11:35.094 Notice the order of the 11:35.161 --> 11:38.364 resurrection--those already dead 11:38.431 --> 11:40.466 will be resurrected first. 11:40.533 --> 11:42.368 Yet, the man-made rapture 11:42.435 --> 11:43.969 doctrine purports that the 11:44.036 --> 11:46.172 rapture protects believers from 11:46.238 --> 11:47.773 the Great Tribulation by taking 11:47.840 --> 11:49.542 them to heaven. 11:49.608 --> 11:51.844 Why take the dead? 11:51.911 --> 11:54.547 Do they need protection? 11:54.613 --> 11:55.981 And let us not forget 11:56.048 --> 11:57.349 when this occurs... 12:06.759 --> 12:08.194 It is only after the trumpet 12:08.260 --> 12:10.396 sounds and the dead are raised 12:10.463 --> 12:11.997 that those living at the time 12:12.064 --> 12:13.666 will be changed. 12:13.732 --> 12:15.000 Read it for yourself 12:15.067 --> 12:16.235 in verse 17... 12:27.480 --> 12:29.081 Then Paul brings the subject 12:29.148 --> 12:30.850 full circle to the purpose of 12:30.916 --> 12:31.884 this passage... 12:41.160 --> 12:42.761 Yes, the subject is not some 12:42.828 --> 12:45.064 kind of rapture, which is never 12:45.131 --> 12:47.299 spoken of in these verses, but 12:47.366 --> 12:49.368 how to comfort one another over 12:49.435 --> 12:51.937 the death of loved ones. 12:52.004 --> 12:53.873 Furthermore, the New Testament 12:53.939 --> 12:55.441 is absolutely consistent 12:55.508 --> 12:56.742 regarding the coming of 12:56.809 --> 12:59.111 Christ--He returns at the 12:59.178 --> 13:01.480 sounding of a trumpet, whether 13:01.547 --> 13:03.749 literal or figurative, but it is 13:03.816 --> 13:05.885 not just any trumpet. 13:05.951 --> 13:07.353 Let's notice this detail 13:07.419 --> 13:09.121 provided in 1 Corinthians 13:09.188 --> 13:13.692 15:51 and 52... 13:33.546 --> 13:34.847 Did you notice that... 13:37.483 --> 13:38.684 And that leads us to the book of 13:38.751 --> 13:40.753 Revelation where we read of 13:40.819 --> 13:42.922 seven trumpets that portend 13:42.988 --> 13:45.291 natural disasters and warfare, 13:45.357 --> 13:47.326 with a spectacular event 13:47.393 --> 13:48.294 occurring at the 13:48.360 --> 13:49.995 sounding of the last, 13:50.062 --> 13:52.097 that is the seventh trumpet. 13:52.164 --> 13:54.867 Let's read it in Revelation 11 13:54.934 --> 13:56.902 and in verse 15... 14:11.550 --> 14:13.285 So far we've seen that Jesus 14:13.352 --> 14:16.222 will not return at just any time 14:16.288 --> 14:18.123 and that the passage most often 14:18.190 --> 14:20.559 referred to by rapturists 14:20.626 --> 14:21.560 has nothing to do 14:21.627 --> 14:23.696 with a secret rapture. 14:23.762 --> 14:25.231 So let's now turn to 14:25.297 --> 14:27.032 the next question: 14:27.099 --> 14:28.334 What is the first sign 14:28.400 --> 14:30.269 Jesus gave leading up to 14:30.336 --> 14:32.404 His second coming? 14:32.471 --> 14:33.706 I'll answer that question in a 14:33.772 --> 14:35.474 moment, but I first want to 14:35.541 --> 14:39.411 remind you of today's free 14:39.478 --> 14:41.847 DVD--"Is the Rapture Your 14:41.914 --> 14:44.183 Incredible Future?" 14:44.250 --> 14:45.351 The Rapture is one of the most 14:45.417 --> 14:47.119 commonly held beliefs among 14:47.186 --> 14:48.687 professing Christians, 14:48.754 --> 14:49.922 but as we're beginning 14:49.989 --> 14:51.090 to see on today's program, 14:51.156 --> 14:53.359 the Biblical evidence 14:53.425 --> 14:56.061 for it is just not there. 14:56.128 --> 14:57.363 Frankly, my friends, 14:57.429 --> 14:59.064 it is amazing how readily 14:59.131 --> 15:00.966 people accept this totally 15:01.033 --> 15:03.068 unbiblical doctrine. 15:03.135 --> 15:05.237 But don't take my word for it. 15:05.304 --> 15:06.205 Check it out from the 15:06.272 --> 15:08.307 pages of your Bible. 15:08.374 --> 15:10.576 Prove it for yourself. 15:10.643 --> 15:12.911 This DVD "Is the Rapture Your 15:12.978 --> 15:14.346 Incredible Future?" 15:14.413 --> 15:16.482 is yours free for the asking, 15:16.548 --> 15:18.250 as it has already been paid 15:18.317 --> 15:19.551 for by members of the Living 15:19.618 --> 15:22.321 Church of God and our coworkers. 15:22.388 --> 15:23.856 You have nothing to lose and 15:23.922 --> 15:25.591 everything to gain. 15:25.658 --> 15:27.760 After this short 15 second break 15:27.826 --> 15:29.295 I'll be back to answer 15:29.361 --> 15:30.929 the question: 15:30.996 --> 15:32.531 What is the first sign 15:32.598 --> 15:34.867 Jesus gave leading up to His 15:34.933 --> 15:37.403 second coming? 15:37.469 --> 15:38.604 This clear and straight-forward 15:38.671 --> 15:39.938 resource will help you 15:40.005 --> 15:42.041 understand this vital truth-- 15:42.107 --> 15:43.008 straight from the 15:43.075 --> 15:44.910 pages of the Bible. 15:44.977 --> 15:46.011 Call now! 15:46.078 --> 15:47.046 Or go to... 15:52.151 --> 15:53.152 Before the break I said I would 15:53.218 --> 15:55.421 answer the question: What is the 15:55.487 --> 15:57.890 first sign Jesus gave leading up 15:57.956 --> 15:59.958 to His second coming? 16:00.025 --> 16:01.193 Perhaps you already know the 16:01.260 --> 16:03.629 answer, but more importantly do 16:03.696 --> 16:05.664 you also know the warning that 16:05.731 --> 16:08.467 Jesus gave along with that sign? 16:08.534 --> 16:10.636 And what relationship does 16:10.703 --> 16:12.871 that have to you? 16:12.938 --> 16:14.340 Three chapters in the Bible, 16:14.406 --> 16:15.474 written by three different 16:15.541 --> 16:17.376 authors, record what is known as 16:17.443 --> 16:19.778 the Olivet Prophecy: 16:19.845 --> 16:24.650 Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21 16:24.717 --> 16:26.819 We find that Jesus and His 16:26.885 --> 16:28.420 disciples had left the Temple 16:28.487 --> 16:30.055 and were going out to the 16:30.122 --> 16:31.623 Mount of Olives just across 16:31.690 --> 16:33.392 a narrow valley. 16:33.459 --> 16:35.127 As they went, the disciples 16:35.194 --> 16:36.895 were in awe of the beauty 16:36.962 --> 16:38.430 of the Temple. 16:38.497 --> 16:39.798 It was then that they asked 16:39.865 --> 16:41.667 Jesus, and He informed them... 16:52.845 --> 16:53.746 That's found in 16:53.812 --> 16:56.181 Matthew 24, and verse 2. 16:56.248 --> 16:58.217 Not surprisingly, the disciples 16:58.283 --> 17:00.052 wanted to know when this would 17:00.119 --> 17:01.720 happen and as they sat on the 17:01.787 --> 17:03.021 Mount, they asked this 17:03.088 --> 17:05.023 two-fold question... 17:12.965 --> 17:14.466 The answer had a former 17:14.533 --> 17:15.534 fulfillment and a 17:15.601 --> 17:17.703 latter-day fulfillment. 17:17.770 --> 17:19.805 The former fulfillment had to do 17:19.872 --> 17:21.273 with the destruction of the 17:21.340 --> 17:23.242 temple that we know from history 17:23.308 --> 17:25.711 took place in 70 A.D. 17:25.778 --> 17:28.347 Incredibly, some scholars 17:28.414 --> 17:30.716 believe the whole prophecy only 17:30.783 --> 17:32.284 applied to the events in 70 17:32.351 --> 17:34.787 A.D., but even a child can 17:34.853 --> 17:36.388 understand that this 17:36.455 --> 17:37.790 prophecy also has an 17:37.856 --> 17:40.125 end-time fulfillment. 17:40.192 --> 17:41.927 Let's read the latter part of 17:41.994 --> 17:43.462 verse 3 once again... 17:49.368 --> 17:50.936 We know the second coming did 17:51.003 --> 17:54.106 not take place in 70 A.D., nor 17:54.173 --> 17:56.708 was that the end of the age. 17:56.775 --> 17:58.277 We also know that some of the 17:58.343 --> 18:00.045 specifics of this prophecy 18:00.112 --> 18:02.080 can only apply to the time 18:02.147 --> 18:04.249 of Christ's return. 18:04.316 --> 18:06.151 As an example, we read 18:06.218 --> 18:08.120 in verses 21 and 22... 18:27.506 --> 18:29.107 There can only be one such time 18:29.174 --> 18:31.310 as this, for as it says, 18:31.376 --> 18:33.612 "nor ever shall be." 18:33.679 --> 18:35.013 And a simple reading of the 18:35.080 --> 18:36.148 book of Revelation, 18:36.215 --> 18:37.950 written around 90 A.D. 18:38.016 --> 18:40.385 after Jerusalem fell describes a 18:40.452 --> 18:42.588 time of worldwide trouble far 18:42.654 --> 18:44.756 greater than anything mankind 18:44.823 --> 18:46.859 has ever known. 18:46.925 --> 18:48.927 Daniel 12 also refers to this 18:48.994 --> 18:51.263 worst of all possible times and 18:51.330 --> 18:52.931 connects it with the time of the 18:52.998 --> 18:55.234 resurrection from the dead at 18:55.300 --> 18:56.668 Christ's return... 19:20.792 --> 19:21.894 Clearly, there can be no 19:21.960 --> 19:23.595 two times worse than 19:23.662 --> 19:25.964 anything before or after. 19:26.031 --> 19:26.932 So what is the first 19:26.999 --> 19:29.201 sign Jesus gave? 19:29.268 --> 19:31.003 Right after the disciples asked 19:31.069 --> 19:32.971 about the signs of His coming, 19:33.038 --> 19:35.841 we read in Matthew 24 and in 19:35.908 --> 19:38.310 verses 4 and 5... 19:50.355 --> 19:52.124 So the first sign Jesus gave was 19:52.190 --> 19:54.560 religious deception, but not 19:54.626 --> 19:57.729 just any religious deception. 19:57.796 --> 19:58.697 It's speaking about 19:58.764 --> 20:00.566 Christian deception. 20:00.632 --> 20:02.467 And regarding that deception, 20:02.534 --> 20:03.669 Jesus gave this warning... 20:07.773 --> 20:09.374 We will take a much closer look 20:09.441 --> 20:10.943 at this sign and Jesus' 20:11.009 --> 20:12.711 warning in a minute, 20:12.778 --> 20:14.212 but I want to remind you again 20:14.279 --> 20:17.115 of today's free DVD -- "Is the 20:17.182 --> 20:19.952 Rapture Your Incredible Future?" 20:20.018 --> 20:21.420 You need to know the truth 20:21.486 --> 20:23.355 about the Rapture. 20:23.422 --> 20:24.323 Don't look to the 20:24.389 --> 20:25.824 ideas popularized by the 20:25.891 --> 20:28.060 "Left Behind" books, but to the 20:28.126 --> 20:29.595 Bible itself for the truth of 20:29.661 --> 20:32.264 the matter, and our free DVD -- 20:32.331 --> 20:33.699 "Is the Rapture Your 20:33.765 --> 20:35.267 Incredible Future?" 20:35.334 --> 20:37.069 goes into greater detail than I 20:37.135 --> 20:38.570 have time to give you on this 20:38.637 --> 20:40.539 short program and it points you 20:40.606 --> 20:42.407 to the relevant passages of 20:42.474 --> 20:45.811 Scripture that reveal the truth. 20:45.877 --> 20:47.879 Don't take our word for it. 20:47.946 --> 20:49.748 Prove it to yourself from the 20:49.815 --> 20:51.883 pages of your own Bible. 20:51.950 --> 20:53.685 So call now and ask for our 20:53.752 --> 20:56.622 resource on the Rapture or go to 20:56.688 --> 21:01.293 TWTV.org/Rapture. 21:01.360 --> 21:03.061 That's all you need to do. 21:03.128 --> 21:04.763 And when I come back, we will 21:04.830 --> 21:06.598 take a closer look at the 21:06.665 --> 21:08.600 first sign Jesus gave leading 21:08.667 --> 21:10.302 to His return and the 21:10.369 --> 21:13.772 reason behind His warning. 21:13.839 --> 21:16.074 For today's free offer call... 21:21.380 --> 21:22.347 Or go to... 21:26.551 --> 21:28.186 This clear and straight-forward 21:28.253 --> 21:29.454 resource will help you 21:29.521 --> 21:31.657 understand this vital truth-- 21:31.723 --> 21:32.624 straight from the 21:32.691 --> 21:34.993 pages of the Bible. 21:35.060 --> 21:36.161 If you're calling for the first 21:36.228 --> 21:37.829 time, you will also receive a 21:37.896 --> 21:39.698 free annual subscription to 21:39.765 --> 21:41.733 Tomorrow's World magazine. 21:41.800 --> 21:43.802 Ten inspiring issues discussing 21:43.869 --> 21:45.737 news, science, and modern 21:45.804 --> 21:47.472 culture will help you make sense 21:47.539 --> 21:48.774 of your world from 21:48.840 --> 21:51.910 a biblical perspective. 21:51.977 --> 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Matthew the 24th chapter... 22:50.535 --> 22:51.870 Let's analyze this. 22:51.937 --> 22:52.938 Jesus said... 22:55.974 --> 22:58.143 It's not a few, but many who 22:58.210 --> 23:00.545 will come using His name, but 23:00.612 --> 23:02.314 what does that mean? 23:02.380 --> 23:04.049 If someone knocks on 23:04.116 --> 23:05.383 your door and shouts, 23:05.450 --> 23:06.351 "Open up in the 23:06.418 --> 23:07.886 name of the law," 23:07.953 --> 23:09.721 he is claiming he represents 23:09.788 --> 23:12.257 the law and its authority. 23:12.324 --> 23:13.625 And when ministers 23:13.692 --> 23:15.393 "come in Jesus' name," 23:15.460 --> 23:16.895 they're claiming to represent 23:16.962 --> 23:19.898 Him and having His authority. 23:19.965 --> 23:21.066 In addition, these 23:21.133 --> 23:22.167 deceivers say... 23:24.603 --> 23:25.637 And by doing so... 23:27.739 --> 23:29.574 There are a few deranged 23:29.641 --> 23:31.176 individuals who claim that 23:31.243 --> 23:32.644 they are the Christ, 23:32.711 --> 23:34.679 but very few follow them. 23:34.746 --> 23:36.782 But false ministers do deceive 23:36.848 --> 23:38.483 many when they claim that they 23:38.550 --> 23:40.118 represent Christ, 23:40.185 --> 23:41.820 even saying that Jesus of 23:41.887 --> 23:44.389 Nazareth is the Christ. 23:44.456 --> 23:46.224 The statement "I am the Christ" 23:46.291 --> 23:49.060 is understood from the context. 23:49.127 --> 23:50.729 Taken alone it could mean that 23:50.796 --> 23:52.197 these deceivers are claiming to 23:52.264 --> 23:54.933 be Christ, but the context shows 23:55.000 --> 23:56.501 that they claim to be 23:56.568 --> 23:58.503 representatives of Christ and 23:58.570 --> 24:01.239 proclaim that Jesus--remember 24:01.306 --> 24:02.707 He is the Speaker here-- 24:02.774 --> 24:04.910 is the Christ. 24:04.976 --> 24:06.812 With such tactics, they deceive, 24:06.878 --> 24:09.915 not the few, but the many. 24:09.981 --> 24:11.550 That is why Jesus began this 24:11.616 --> 24:13.218 first sign by saying... 24:17.122 --> 24:18.590 Few claiming to be Jesus will 24:18.657 --> 24:20.592 deceive very many, but if 24:20.659 --> 24:22.494 someone in the pulpit claims to 24:22.561 --> 24:25.096 represent Him, saying that Jesus 24:25.163 --> 24:27.432 is the Christ, that's another 24:27.499 --> 24:30.368 matter, and that's what we see. 24:30.435 --> 24:32.737 False Christianity began almost 24:32.804 --> 24:34.372 immediately following Jesus' 24:34.439 --> 24:36.708 death and resurrection but 24:36.775 --> 24:38.243 wholly took over the Roman 24:38.310 --> 24:40.478 Empire in the fourth century and 24:40.545 --> 24:43.014 continues to the present. 24:43.081 --> 24:44.349 The Apostle Paul describes 24:44.416 --> 24:45.483 the problem on more 24:45.550 --> 24:47.185 than one occasion. 24:47.252 --> 24:48.653 But let's look at what Paul 24:48.720 --> 24:49.621 wrote to those at 24:49.688 --> 24:52.924 Corinth--2 Corinthians 11... 25:20.485 --> 25:23.889 These were believers, but they 25:23.955 --> 25:25.557 were putting up with ministers 25:25.624 --> 25:27.325 deceiving them with a false 25:27.392 --> 25:28.627 Christ and a different 25:28.693 --> 25:30.996 gospel--a Christianity of a 25:31.062 --> 25:33.531 very different spirit. 25:33.598 --> 25:34.866 He continues his warning 25:34.933 --> 25:36.368 about these deceivers 25:36.434 --> 25:38.103 in verses 13-15... 26:03.828 --> 26:05.463 Consider for a moment. 26:05.530 --> 26:07.198 Is it possible that you have 26:07.265 --> 26:09.501 been deceived? 26:09.567 --> 26:11.703 Consider whether the popular 26:11.770 --> 26:13.905 belief in the Rapture is one of 26:13.972 --> 26:15.874 the many deceptions pawned off 26:15.941 --> 26:18.109 on professing Christians. 26:18.176 --> 26:20.845 Don't you be deceived, no matter 26:20.912 --> 26:23.982 how popular an idea may be. 26:24.049 --> 26:25.984 Request our DVD-- 26:26.051 --> 26:26.985 "Is the Rapture 26:27.052 --> 26:29.321 Your Incredible 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