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There are several crowns available in heaven.

Today I will talk about the crowns. The incorruptible crown goes to the victor, the one who plays to win. To those who love the fight, the challenge and to those who like to win. You are the alpha dog. The one that will do everything that Jesus asks.

24 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! 25 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. 1 Corinthians 9:24-25

You are the one up front and people will follow you. That is the way you are wired and that is who you are.
The crown of righteousness does not go to the victor it goes to the faithful. The faithful is not the person who finishes first but is the one that finishes the race. There were times when you could have quit the race but you stayed in and finished the race. Faithfulness is a choice.
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. 8 And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing. 2 Timothy 4:7-8

Some of you do not feel like champions or conquerors. Maybe you have not had a reason to celebrate because you can’t run to win. Jesus says if you just run and finish I will give you a crown of righteousness.
The third crown is the crown of life. This crown goes to the suffering. It goes to those who have been tried and tested and have been hurt for whatever reason. Something gets taken away, someone leaves you. Some will get tried more than others. You Father up in heaven will not just say good luck. He has seen your tears and your pain. He loves you.

12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12
The crown of Life goes to those who love God. So you might not be the victor, the faithful but you might be the suffering. And God sees you. You will get the crown of Life.
The crown of Glory goes to the servants. In the football game, that is the water boy. Those who serve God’s people get the crown of Glory.

1 And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share in his glory when he is revealed to the whole world. As a fellow elder, I appeal to you: 2 Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. 3 Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example. 4 And when the Great Shepherd appears, you will receive a crown of never-ending glory and honor. 1 Peter 5:1-4

Know what you God has for you. He does not want your perfection, he wants you faithfulness. He wants you to do your best. And you will be rewarded in heaven.

 Believers will be judged for their works not their sins.

What happens when we have been raptured? What happens when we are in the clouds? How does God treat those who surrender to the lamb and those who choose to reject Jesus Christ? There is no way we can create our own rapture. When we get to heaven, what will happen to us? Every single one of us will stand before our creator and God will judge you. Not for your sins, they were settled at the cross. We will be judged for our works.

8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. Ephesians 2:8-9

You do good things because you love your King. Don’t do it because the church says you have too, but do it because you love Him. He has given you all you have.

12 Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God. Romans 14:12

10 For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.  2 Corinthians 5:10

You will be judged for what you have done! God will give you according to what you have done. In heaven when we get judged, we will not be judged for what we did and the quantity, we will be judged for how we did it. Are you asking yourself, what type of Christian am I?

10 Because of God’s grace to me, I have laid the foundation like an expert builder. Now others are building on it. But whoever is building on this foundation must be very careful. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ. 12 Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw. 13But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person’s work has any value. 14 If the work survives, that builder will receive a reward. 15 But if the work is burned up, the builder will suffer great loss. The builder will be saved, but like someone barely escaping through a wall of flames. 1 Corinthians 3:10-15

Remember that your foundation is in Jesus Christ. Now that you know that, what are building? What does your house look like? What is your foundation? And when you come before your Father your foundation will be judged. Remember this is about the quality of work you have done here on earth.

The Church is never mentioned in the Tribulation.

The rapture will come. The visible church will stay behind and the invisible church will be transformed. When Jesus calls we will be taken. What will happen now? If you had a loving parent and you were drowning, would they try to save you? If you were in a burning house, would your father try to save you? Yes, your father would try and save you. Your Father will save you from the tribulation that is coming to the non-believers. Some people will argue but just look in the Bible. A loving Father says, wake up, here is your chance, right now before it is too late, give your life to Christ.

10 And they speak of how you are looking forward to the coming of God’s Son from heaven—Jesus, whom God raised from the dead. He is the one who has rescued us from the terrors of the coming judgment. 1 Thessalonians 1:10

2 For you know quite well that the day of the Lord’s return will come unexpectedly, like a thief in the night. 3 When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape. 4 But you aren’t in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief. 5 For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night. 6 So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. 7 Night is the time when people sleep and drinkers get drunk. 8 But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation. 9 For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us. 10 Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever.
1 Thessalonians 5:2-10

Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when he returns, we can live with him forever. Are you part of the visible or the invisible church? Are you ready for what is coming?

 Jesus will change our bodies.

One day we are walking, then the descent, the command and the trumpets and poof, we are gone. Our bodies will be different than they are now. Right now we are in corruption. God will change our bodies.

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23

How will he change our bodies?

50 What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever. 51 But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! 52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. 53 For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. 54 Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”

56 For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. 57 But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:50-57

When the last trumpet is blown, our bodies will change because our evil corrupted bodies cannot go in the presence of the Holy perfect God.
42 It is the same way with the resurrection of the dead. Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground when we die, but they will be raised to live forever. 43 Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength. 44 They are buried as natural human bodies, but they will be raised as spiritual bodies. For just as there are natural bodies, there are also spiritual bodies. 45 The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit. 46 What comes first is the natural body, then the spiritual body comes later. 47 Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven. 48 Earthly people are like the earthly man, and heavenly people are like the heavenly man. 49 Just as we are now like the earthly man, we will someday be like the heavenly man. 1 Corinthians 15:42-49

Who is that heavenly man? It is Jesus Christ. Someday we will be like Christ. Like his resurrected body. Someday we will be like the Heavenly Man and we will be in his presence.

The Rapture is the removal of believers.

There is a lot of controversy on the rapture. Does it happen before the tribulation, the middle of the tribulation or at the end of tribulation? The rapture is an amazing thing. It is the removal of believers. There is a visible church and there is an invisible church. The visible church is everyone that goes to church. There are believers and non-believers in the visible church. The invisible church is filled with only believers. It is the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. When the rapture happens, Jesus will not call the visible church. The non-believers will not be called. Are you part of the visible church or are you part of the invisible church?

13 Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:13

13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. 14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him. Ephesians 1:13-14

The visible church is born physically but the invisible church is born spiritually. Not by man or woman, not by husband or wife but by your heavenly father when you surrender to him, then you are instantly you are sealed with the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ will call upon his Holy Spirit and when the trumpets sound you will be instantly gone in his presence.

1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. John 14:1-3

13 And now, dear brothers and sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope. 14 For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died. 15 We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died will rise from their graves. 17Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. 18 So encourage each other with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

So will you be ready for the rapture?

The prophetic clock is ticking.

The clock is ticking. You can’t hide from the facts or truth. It will happen whether you believe it or not. You have to decide if you will repent, wake up, believe, and give your life to Christ. What do you want, the wrath of God or the mercy of God? Right now we are in the mercy of God. Right now there is a chance for you to go to heaven. There will come a time when the era of grace will end and Christ will come in his power. There are three things that have not occurred. 1. The rapture of His church. 2. The anti-Christ gaining power and influence in the world. 3. The anti-Christ and Israel have to sign a peace treaty. Why would Israel sign a peace treaty with the anti-Christ? Because they believe he is the messiah. They believe that he is the Son of God. He will deceive Israel. Who will protect Israel when the rapture occurs?

17 “These four huge beasts represent four kingdoms that will arise from the earth. 18 But in the end, the holy people of the Most High will be given the kingdom, and they will rule forever and ever.” 19 Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, the one so different from the others and so terrifying. It had devoured and crushed its victims with iron teeth and bronze claws, trampling their remains beneath its feet. 20 I also asked about the ten horns on the fourth beast’s head and the little horn that came up afterward and destroyed three of the other horns. This horn had seemed greater than the others, and it had human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly. 21 As I watched, this horn was waging war against God’s holy people and was defeating them, 22until the Ancient One—the Most High—came and judged in favor of his holy people. Then the time arrived for the holy people to take over the kingdom. 23 Then he said to me, “This fourth beast is the fourth world power that will rule the earth. It will be different from all the others. It will devour the whole world, trampling and crushing everything in its path. 24 Its ten horns are ten kings who will rule that empire. Then another king will arise, different from the other ten, who will subdue three of them. 25He will defy the Most High and oppress the holy people of the Most High. He will try to change their sacred festivals and laws, and they will be placed under his control for a time, times, and half a time. 26 “But then the court will pass judgment, and all his power will be taken away and completely destroyed. 27 Then the sovereignty, power, and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be given to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will last forever, and all rulers will serve and obey him.” Daniel 7:17-27

3 God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near. Revelation 1:3

Listen and obey what it says, for the time is near. The time is soon. Do you know that the rapture can happen today? Are you ready? Are you 100% ready or are you willing to be 70% ready and take a chance. What will happen if the rapture happens while writing this messa……

 Many end of time events revolve around Israel.

Do you know that the second coming of Christ is to save Israel? Do you know that the second coming of Christ does not occur until Israel becomes a nation? For almost 2000 years Israel was not a nation and Jesus Christ could not come. Now that Israel is a nation it is scary when you start thinking about that. In 1948, the United Nations recognized Israel as a country. Now, in the prophetic clock, there is a bullet in the chamber and the trigger has been cocked. So now that Israel has a homeland that is a nation, Jesus can come.

22 “Therefore, give the people of Israel this message from the Sovereign LORD: I am bringing you back, but not because you deserve it. I am doing it to protect my holy name, on which you brought shame while you were scattered among the nations. 23 I will show how holy my great name is—the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign LORD, then the nations will know that I am the LORD. 24 For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land. Ezekiel 36:22-24

1 Gather together—yes, gather together, you shameless nation. 2 Gather before judgment begins, before your time to repent is blown away like chaff. Act now, before the fierce fury of the LORD falls and the terrible day of the LORD’s anger begins. Zephaniah 2:1-2

In 1967, the Six Day war happens and they capture old day Jerusalem. How does this happen? Only God makes it happen. Now the safety is now off on the loaded gun. It is just a matter of time.
2 Don’t be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don’t believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us.3 Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness is revealed—the one who brings destruction. 4 He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God. 2 Thessalonians 2:2-4

How will Israel allow the anti-Christ to sit in the temple of God? They will not allow this to happen. Something has to happen? What is this?

 Jesus gives us signs for the end of times.

The world has brainwashed to think a certain way. It wants us to think in our little moment and our little situation. God wants us to think Kingdom based. When you think globally then you will think more like God. If you think this way then you will start walking like a champion in Jesus Christ. If you start thinking of your little problems, you minimize the power of God. The bible talks about the end of times and what they look like. What happens when we remove God out of the picture? We become unloving, unforgiving, ungrateful and disobedient. We need God to show us how to love the unlovable and to forgive the unforgiveable. But we want to be God. We want to do it ourselves.

1 You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. 2 For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. 3 They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. 4 They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that! 2 Timothy 3:1-5

4 Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. 8 But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come. 9 “Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because you are my followers. 10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. 11 And many false prophets will appear and will deceive many people. 12 Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then the end will come. Matthew 24:4-14

7 Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. And everyone will see him—even those who pierced him. And all the nations of the world will mourn for him. Yes! Amen! Revelation 1:7

Everyone will see him. Now through the internet everyone will see him. All of a sudden, we will all gasp. When John wrote this was is possible for everyone to see it? Now we have the technology and the stage is set. The game is over and we are in overtime. Are you ready for the overtime?

 The dead believer has walked away from God.

There is the lazy irresponsible believer or church. Are you like Sardis? One who has walked away from God? Do you know where you are at? Every one of us is in one of those three categories or churches. Sardis represents the dead believer or dead church. They go by their work of the past. They are more faithful to their religion then to their King. They go to church because their mom and dad tell them to go to church. Some of us have grown up in that atmosphere. We become victims to false teachings.

1 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Sardis. This is the message from the one who has the sevenfold Spirit of God and the seven stars: “I know all the things you do, and that you have a reputation for being alive—but you are dead. 2 Wake up! Strengthen what little remains, for even what is left is almost dead. I find that your actions do not meet the requirements of my God. 3 Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief. 4 “Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy. Revelation 3:1-4

21 “Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. 22 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ 23 But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’
Matthew 7:21-23

19 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts. Matthew 13:19

Are you all in or not? We need to wake up if we are asleep. Just do it. Do you know that you belong to the church of Philadelphia? If you want to sit on the thrown and have God announce your name then you need to just do it. It is time repent and change your ways. Go back to your King.

 The compromising believer is infected with false teaching.

Get out of the middle of the road. Are you having a tough day? We bring a lot of it on ourselves. The compromising believer loves Jesus but they are not all in. A compromising believer loves Jesus but does not love what goes with Jesus. They want to keep one foot in the world and one foot in the church. They know the gospel but they are not going to conform to the gospel. They are going to make the gospel conform to them. They are going to do what is convenient. The compromising believer is saved but being saved does not protect you from false teachings. Go with the bible first. The Holy Spirit will talk to you but it will always be biblical. Are you studying the bible? Where are you with the bible? Are you all in?

18 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Thyatira. This is the message from the Son of God, whose eyes are like flames of fire, whose feet are like polished bronze: 19 “I know all the things you do. I have seen your love, your faith, your service, and your patient endurance. And I can see your constant improvement in all these things. 20 “But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols. 21 I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality. 22 “Therefore, I will throw her on a bed of suffering, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer greatly unless they repent and turn away from her evil deeds. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve. 24 “But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,’ as they call them—depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you 25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. Revelation 2:18-25

3 For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. 4 They will reject the truth and chase after myths. 2 Timothy 4:3-4

Jesus is asking you if you are all in or not. Are you in the church of Philadelphia or in the church of Thyatira? Do you want protection or do you want suffering. Where are you at?