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The antichrist is Satan’s instrument to prevent the Second Coming of Jesus.

There is a counterfeit God in Satan. Satan’s number one priority now is to destroy Israel and the Jews. If the Jews are destroyed then Jesus cannot come and there is no completion. Satan will take the anti-Christ and he will become man. He will create a false resurrection and he will create miracles. The world will bow down to him. He will be the most powerful man on the earth.

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 2:3-4

9 This man will come to do the work of Satan with counterfeit power and signs and miracles. 10 He will use every kind of evil deception to fool those on their way to destruction, because they refuse to love and accept the truth that would save them. 11 So God will cause them to be greatly deceived, and they will believe these lies. 12 Then they will be condemned for enjoying evil rather than believing the truth. 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

1 Then I saw a beast rising up out of the sea. It had seven heads and ten horns, with ten crowns on its horns. And written on each head were names that blasphemed God. 2 This beast looked like a leopard, but it had the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion! And the dragon gave the beast his own power and throne and great authority. 3 I saw that one of the heads of the beast seemed wounded beyond recovery—but the fatal wound was healed! The whole world marveled at this miracle and gave allegiance to the beast. Revelation 13:1-3

4 They worshiped the dragon for giving the beast such power, and they also worshiped the beast. “Who is as great as the beast?” they exclaimed. “Who is able to fight against him?” 5 Then the beast was allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for forty-two months. 6 And he spoke terrible words of blasphemy against God, slandering his name and his dwelling—that is, those who dwell in heaven. 7 And the beast was allowed to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And he was given authority to rule over every tribe and people and language and nation. 8 And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made—the Book that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered. Revelation 13:4-8

7 When they complete their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the bottomless pit will declare war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them. Revelation 11:7

He, the anti-Christ, will go into Jerusalem and he will deceive the Jews. All will worship the anti-Christ. Those whose names do not appear in the book of life will worship the beast. These are the people that do not appear in the Book of Life. Does your name appear in the Book of Life? The Book that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered.

Satan has the evil ministry of deception and destruction. His Kingdom will come and his will, will be done. Satan will try to be like him. Satan will do everything in his power to try and be God. Satan will do everything within his power to create a counterfeit Trinity. He will create counterfeit miracles because he is trying to be like God. He was with God but being with God was not enough. He will give you a temporary success to give you a permanent defeat. Satan will lure us and we will take the bait. Once we take the bait, we start chasing the success instead of chasing God. Satan’s number one job is to deceive you. He wants you to think that God does not love you. How many times have you gone through your life and you have said “God does not love me”. Why does Satan want you think that God does not love you? Because if you think that God does not love you, then you will turn away from God. Then Satan will try and make you think that God does not exist. He wants to distract you so he can defeat you. Satan haunts your mind. There are the 4 names of Satan:

9 This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels. Revelation 12:9

1 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the LORD God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” Genesis 3:1

2 He seized the dragon—that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan—and bound him in chains for a thousand years. Revelation 20:2

8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8

6 One day the members of the heavenly court came to present themselves before the LORD, and the Accuser, Satan, came with them. 7 “Where have you come from?” the LORD asked Satan. Satan answered the LORD, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.” 8 Then the LORD asked Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job? He is the finest man in all the earth. He is blameless—a man of complete integrity. He fears God and stays away from evil.” 9 Satan replied to the LORD, “Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God. 10 You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is! 11But reach out and take away everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face!” Job 1:6-11

The devil will have power in your life if you allow him to have power in your life. You must learn to look eternally to see your finish line and know you are a victor. You are a champion. Victories will chase you because of who you are in Jesus Christ. Follow the beauty and blessing of the eternal God.

We have a responsibility to spread the Gospel to the world.

You need to stop sitting on the seat of salvation and start becoming the missionaries and evangelist that God wants us to be. Your number one priority should be the salvation of your family and your friends. It is time to get to the foot of the cross and surrender yourself to Jesus Christ.
18 Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20

We must go out and make disciples. We must go and baptize them in the name of the Father. Those of you that make Jesus the center of your life, Jesus says “I am with you always”.
5 Then the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand toward heaven. 6 He swore an oath in the name of the one who lives forever and ever, who created the heavens and everything in them, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it. He said, “There will be no more delay. 7 When the seventh angel blows his trumpet, God’s mysterious plan will be fulfilled. It will happen just as he announced it to his servants the prophets.” 8 Then the voice from heaven spoke to me again: “Go and take the open scroll from the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
9 So I went to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. “Yes, take it and eat it,” he said. “It will be sweet as honey in your mouth, but it will turn sour in your stomach!” 10 So I took the small scroll from the hand of the angel, and I ate it! It was sweet in my mouth, but when I swallowed it, it turned sour in my stomach. Revelation 10:5-10

When I hear the gospel of Jesus Christ it is sweet to my palate. It is sour to my stomach because of the number of people that reject the sweetness of Jesus Christ. How many souls will be lost because they have rejected who Jesus is? Are you ready?

The next two trumpets are demonic invasions.

This is not a game. You do not play with God. The next two trumpets are not physical. Imagine a demonic invasion where people will be tortured for 5 months. If you reject Jesus Christ then you reject God and then you must accept the consequences.

The Fifth Trumpet Brings the First Terror

1 Then the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen to earth from the sky, and he was given the key to the shaft of the bottomless pit. 2 When he opened it, smoke poured out as though from a huge furnace, and the sunlight and air turned dark from the smoke.
3 Then locusts came from the smoke and descended on the earth, and they were given power to sting like scorpions. 4They were told not to harm the grass or plants or trees, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 They were told not to kill them but to torture them for five months with pain like the pain of a scorpion sting. 6 In those days people will seek death but will not find it. They will long to die, but death will flee from them!
7 The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. They had what looked like gold crowns on their heads, and their faces looked like human faces. 8 They had hair like women’s hair and teeth like the teeth of a lion. 9 They wore armor made of iron, and their wings roared like an army of chariots rushing into battle. 10 They had tails that stung like scorpions, and for five months they had the power to torment people. 11 Their king is the angel from the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon—the Destroyer.
12 The first terror is past, but look, two more terrors are coming! Revelation 9:1-12

The bottomless pit is the abyss. The abyss is the temporary confinement of demons. Is Jesus the center of your life? If not, you are fighting or playing with something you cannot win. The fifth trumpet no one dies it is just torture. Now the sixth Trumpet brings the second terror.

13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice speaking from the four horns of the gold altar that stands in the presence of God. 14 And the voice said to the sixth angel who held the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great Euphrates River.” 15 Then the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were turned loose to kill one-third of all the people on earth. 16 I heard the size of their army, which was 200 million mounted troops.
17 And in my vision, I saw the horses and the riders sitting on them. The riders wore armor that was fiery red and dark blue and yellow. The horses had heads like lions, and fire and smoke and burning sulfur billowed from their mouths. 18One-third of all the people on earth were killed by these three plagues—by the fire and smoke and burning sulfur that came from the mouths of the horses. 19 Their power was in their mouths and in their tails. For their tails had heads like snakes, with the power to injure people.
20 But the people who did not die in these plagues still refused to repent of their evil deeds and turn to God. They continued to worship demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood—idols that can neither see nor hear nor walk! 21 And they did not repent of their murders or their witchcraft or their sexual immorality or their thefts. Revelation 9:13-21

Is Jesus the center of your life? Why do people refuse to repent? Why do they continue to worship a counterfeit God that allows them to keep their lifestyle? Why do they rebel against God? If you do not make Jesus the center of your life, your children and grandchildren will reject God. Do you want them to be headed to that type of life?

The first four trumpets are partial judgments.

What happens to those people who don’t believe in Jesus? How many people do you know, that don’t know Jesus? When people ask, are you saved? Do you know what salvation look like? If you are not saved, this is what will happen.

1 When the Lamb broke the seventh seal on the scroll, there was silence throughout heaven for about half an hour. Revelation 8:1

Imagine when the seventh seal is broken, there is complete silence. Imagine a nuclear explosion where 1/3 of the world is wiped out. Is Jesus the center of your life? Now image a huge meteor coming from the heavens, and 1/3 of the creatures are destroyed. Now imagine a chemical warfare and fall out where the sun becomes black. Is Jesus the center of your life? Imagine what this is what it will look like. This is the language of today. Here is what the Bible says:

5 Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth; and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.
The First Four Trumpets
6 Then the seven angels with the seven trumpets prepared to blow their mighty blasts.
7 The first angel blew his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were thrown down on the earth. One-third of the earth was set on fire, one-third of the trees were burned, and all the green grass was burned.
8 Then the second angel blew his trumpet, and a great mountain of fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the water in the sea became blood, 9 one-third of all things living in the sea died, and one-third of all the ships on the sea were destroyed.
10 Then the third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from the sky, burning like a torch. It fell on one-third of the rivers and on the springs of water. 11 The name of the star was Bitterness. It made one-third of the water bitter, and many people died from drinking the bitter water.
12 Then the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and one-third of the sun was struck, and one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars, and they became dark. And one-third of the day was dark, and also one-third of the night.
13 Then I looked, and I heard a single eagle crying loudly as it flew through the air, “Terror, terror, terror to all who belong to this world because of what will happen when the last three angels blow their trumpets.” Revelation 8:5-13

If you thought that the seven seals were tough or the four trumpets were tough, He says terror to the third degree. To those of you who are still of this world, that is just the beginning.

There will be worldwide revival and destruction during Tribulation.

There will be people who will see what is going on and they will know there has to be a change. There will be people who will be left behind who are biblical that will recognize that there needs to be a change.

9 When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony. 10 They shouted to the Lord and said, “O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you judge the people who belong to this world and avenge our blood for what they have done to us?”11 Then a white robe was given to each of them. And they were told to rest a little longer until the full number of their brothers and sisters—their fellow servants of Jesus who were to be martyred—had joined them. Revelation 6:9-11

There will be some people that will “no I am not going there”. That is why the bible says that without faith it is impossible to please God. He is a God of Justice. There will be people that will be martyred because they will not take the mark of the anti-Christ.

9 After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands. 10And they were shouting with a great roar, “Salvation comes from our God who sits on the throne and from the Lamb!” Revelation 7:9-10

That is our shout. We will be dancing and singing.
12 I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became as dark as black cloth, and the moon became as red as blood. 13 Then the stars of the sky fell to the earth like green figs falling from a tree shaken by a strong wind. 14 The sky was rolled up like a scroll, and all of the mountains and islands were moved from their places. 15 Then everyone—the kings of the earth, the rulers, the generals, the wealthy, the powerful, and every slave and free person—all hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb. 17For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?”  Revelation 6:12-17

Jesus Christ is the greatest truth. You have a choice to accept the wrath or the grace. What side of the thrown are you on? Do you want a shout of fear or a shout of jubilee?

The four horsemen will create chaos in the world. There will be complete and total chaos in the world. There will be a void in leadership. Wars will break out. Who will be left behind? The un-churched and the un-Christians as well as the Communist, the Muslims, the Hindus will be left behind. The will be a devastating war.

3 When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, “Come!” 4 Then another horse appeared a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to take peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere. Revelation 6:3-4

After a leader tries to control via wars, the next thing that happens is famine. He who controls the food, he controls the world. Those that accepted Christ are in heaven. Those that did not are left with what is left behind. I am not here to scare you but just to tell you the truth.

5 When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living being say, “Come!” I looked up and saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice from among the four living beings say, “A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley will cost a day’s pay. And don’t waste the olive oil and wine.” Revelation 6:5-6

People will be starving. People will be confused and scared. People will be ashamed. Children will die of world hunger. This is the 7 years of tribulation. Because you chose to wait, now you have some tough decisions to make. And the grace of God is still here on this earth. Give your life to Jesus Christ so you will never have to experience this.

7 When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, “Come!” 8 I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green. Its rider was named Death, and his companion was the Grave. These two were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease and wild animals. Revelation 6:7-8

There will never be a more difficult time in history than this. One out of four will die. We have to be the evangelistic team. We have no time for excuses. We need to bring those who need it to the feet of the cross of Jesus Christ. We need to embrace his grace

 After the Rapture the world will look for answers.

The invisible church has been raptured. The rapture occurs and this world will be destroyed. It will look for answers to make sense of total chaos. There will be a lot of confusion. People will wonder who created this, why did this occur. Then regular normal people will look for their spouse or their parents and they will be gone. It will be destructive, demonstrative, the most horrific even in the history of humanity. When all these people disappear, it will be confusing. People will look for answers. In comes the first horseman.

1 As I watched, the Lamb broke the first of the seven seals on the scroll. Then I heard one of the four living beings say with a voice like thunder, “Come!” 2 I looked up and saw a white horse standing there. Its rider carried a bow, and a crown was placed on his head. He rode out to win many battles and gain the victory. Revelation 6:1-2

This horse represents an animal of war. This individual comes in to gain victory and gain success. Lots of people believe that this rider is the anti-Christ. This false messiah will gain victories and win battles because people are trying to make sense of total chaos. Because there is a void in leadership, people will look for someone to make sense of what is going one. History will repeat itself. At this time, this world will look for someone to bring victory and success to a world that is destroyed. The anti-Christ will come in on the white horse and will look like the messiah.

8 He replied, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and saying, ‘The time has come!’ But don’t believe them. Luke 21:8

The rapture will create a void and in will come the anti-Christ. But here is a description of Jesus Christ on the white horse.

11 Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. 12 His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. 13 He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God. 14 The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on white horses. 15From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress. Revelation 19:11-15

The first horseman has no titles and no names. Jesus Crist has titles and he is coming in to wage a righteous war. Jesus comes in with many crowns. He already has the crowns because already has won the battles and the war. He is coming for justice. The first one is coming to take blood and the second one has given his blood. One comes by himself and Jesus Christ comes with his armies. They both look the same but Jesus Christ will come with pure white linen and with a sharp sword to strike down the nations. Do you want to face the devastation that is coming or do you want to be on your white horse behind Jesus Christ?

In the clouds, we will have a marriage ceremony.

Know what you God has for you. You are not perfect. He wants your faithfulness and He wants you to do your best. Not be the best, but do your best.

Back in the time of Christ, your dad would have arranged who you would have married. Even before you were born, they could have decided. Predestination, before the creation of time, God would have chosen who his Son would be. You are the bride.

In the time of Christ, the groom would go to his future bride and he would take her to the house he had prepared. In our culture, the groom stands and the bride come to him. In the culture of Christ, the groom goes and gets the bride. That is the rapture where He will go and get us. Do you know that the woman has a ritual cleansing before the ceremony? That is the judgment when the fire will come in and purify us.
In the ceremony, not everyone is there. It is a small intimate group, and that is the Church.

And finally there is the reception. In the time of Christ, the feast and the banquet lasted 7 days. Do you know how long tribulation is? 7 years. We will have a party after we marry our king and he presents us before all of heaven for 7 years. We will be in celebration in the clouds.

After that is over, he will come. The second coming of Christ will occur. We will be behind him and he will destroy all evil.

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.