this morning second Peter chapter number three the Bible reads this second
epistle beloved I now write unto you in both which I stir up your pure minds
by way of remembrance you may be mindful of the words which were spoken
before by the holy prophets and of the commandments of us the apostles of
the Lord and Savior knowing this first that there shall come in the last
days scoffers walking after their own lusts and saying where is the
promise of his coming since the fathers fell asleep all things continue as
they were from the beginning of the creation for this they willingly are
ignorant of that by the Word of God the heavens were of old and the earth
standing out of the water and in the water whereby the world that then was
being overflowed with water perished but the heavens and the earth
which are now by the same word are kept in store reserved into fire
against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men but beloved be
not ignorant of this one thing that one days with the Lord is a thousand
years and a thousand years as one day the Lord is not slack concerning his
promise as some men counts lackness but as long-suffering to us were not
willing to any should perish but that all should come to repentance but the
day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night in which the heavens
shall pass away with a great noise and the elements shall melt with
fervent heat the earth also and the works that are therein shall be
burned up seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved what manner
of persons ought you to be in all holy conversation and godliness looking
for and hastening under the coming of the day of God wherein the heavens
being on fire shall be dissolved and that and the elements shall melt with
fervent heat nevertheless we according to his promise look for new heavens and
a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness wherefore beloved seeing
that you look for such things be diligent that you may be found of him
in peace without spot and blameless an account that the long suffering of our
Lord is salvation even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the
wisdom given us him hath written unto you as also in all his epistles
speaking in them of these things in which are some things hard to be
understood which they that are unlearned and unstable rest as they do also the
other scriptures unto their own destruction you therefore beloved seeing
you know these things before beware lest ye also being led away with the
error of the wicked fall from your own steadfastness but grow in grace and
then in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to him be
glory both now and forever amen and let's pray dear Lord God I thank you for
this church thank you for our pastor just asked that you would just
strengthen him now and fill him with your Holy Spirit as he preaches your
word unto us and in Jesus name we pray amen amen okay we're in 2nd Peter
chapter 3 this morning and look down at verse number 1 it says this second
epistle beloved I now write unto you and both which I stir up your pure
minds by way of remembrance that you may be mindful of the words which are
spoken before by the holy prophets and of the commandment of us the apostles
of the Lord and Savior knowing this first that there shall come in the last
days scoffers walking after their own lust listen to this and saying where is
the promise of his coming for since the fathers fell asleep all things
continue as they were from the beginning of the creation and what I'm
gonna preach on this morning is evangelical boys who cry wolf
evangelical boys who cry wolf what am I what am I referring to well the
Bible seems to indicate here that in the end times there's gonna be groups of
people in general that are gonna reject Bible prophecy they're gonna
disregard the warnings of the end times and when the end is actually near when
the Antichrist actually appears when these things actually start to take
place people are gonna mock they're gonna make fun of it and they're
gonna say where is the promise of his coming for all things continue as they
were from the beginning of the creation and you kind of wonder how is
it that the whole world can actually fall into that trap and not clearly see
what the Bible teaches about this when it's actually front and center right
there and it's you know for all the world to see when the Antichrist appears
why is it that people are just gonna completely disregard it and just not
believe it I'll tell you why because of evangelical boys who cry wolf okay
and the only way you can get to a time like this is by having years and
years of Christian so-called claiming that the world's gonna end and it
doesn't end you know claiming oh man this is it the world's about to end
the red heifer you know the wars that are taking place all these things
that are happy you know the the solar eclipse is taking place this is it
the end is near and then nothing happens and so what happens is that
Christians and I'm using that term loosely begin to lose credibility with
the world because they're constantly coming up with these false alarms these
boys who cry wolf type things and what is that what is the boy who cried wolf
well obviously it's a it's a it's a proverbial story that has the moral
that you know the more you lie about a particular event that's gonna take
place and you give these false alarms eventually a liar when he tries to
tell the truth no one's gonna believe him so when the truth actually comes
when the wolf actually appears when the Antichrist actually comes on the scene
and these same Christians are gonna be like hey it's the Antichrist the end
is near this is it everyone's gonna be like where is the promise of his
coming for since the fathers fell asleep all things continued as they
were from the beginning of the creation you Christians always say this
the world is always ending with you guys and you always have this
fatalistic mentality that the world's about to come to an end it's not
gonna happen and then what happens in the story is that the wolf actually
comes and then kills all the sheep okay you know by giving false alarms
they damage their credibility and reliability in the eyes of others and
evangelical boys who cry wolf always talk about how the world is
about to end and you know most recently you can see this a lot on
social media I see this a lot on social media probably one of the most
popular things right now is the red heifer okay and how you know people keep
saying oh man these these Jews they got the red heifer and we got to watch out
because that means the third temple is about to be constructed and if the
third temple is about to be constructed then you have the Antichrist but hold
on a second since when do you believe anybody who's an adherent of Judaism
regarding any kind of end times Bible prophecy I mean think about that
for a second because here's the thing is that that's not in the Bible the
red heifer is in the Bible Numbers chapter 19 in the Old Testament when
it comes to making an offering without blemish absolutely you can find that in
the Word of God but making a tie to end times Bible prophecy and trying to
show show that in the Bible that somehow it's correlated to the end
times has no significance whatsoever you know you said where does this come
from it literally it's literally a Jewish fable that's literally what it
is because they're the ones who are saying oh man only nine red heifers
have been without blemish have been sacrificed and the Messiah is gonna
sacrifice the tenth one and all of a sudden you have these Christians
evangelicals who are buying into it or saying oh yeah these Jews are saying
this is true I mean come on think about that okay who is a liar but he
did deny that Jesus is the Christ he's Antichrist the Bible says so
it's not a reliable resource for the truth for end times prophecy you know a
red heifer is just a heifer that's red you know and they could be just
lying about the entire thing and just making it all up just to kind of strike
fear in the hearts of the public and really to you know essentially
recruit more Christians to believe that they're the source of knowledge for the
Bible the knowledge of God but obviously that's not true another thing
that pops up a lot or has been popping up a lot recently is the war
between Palestine and Israel Oh Palestine bombed Israel and Putin
said that if America defends Israel that he's gonna defend Palestine or
whatever and this is it World War three but let me ask you a question since
we're in the Bible does it say that World War three is the kickoff to the
end times oh yeah no wars and rumors of wars yeah you know what's funny
about that in Matthew 24 it talks about the wars and rumors of wars and
Kingdom rising against Kingdom nation against nation and then it says this
but the end is not yet isn't that funny and here's another thing is that wars
we're always in war there's always you have a Palestine Israel they've
always been in war every year they're going to war every year they're
shooting missiles at each other every year yeah but this is like you know
Palestine is Ishmael and they're trying to go after Israel and all this
stuff but you know what no it's not it's not sorry you know I understand
that the Bible does say that there's wars and rumors of wars and then
nation shall rise against nation Kingdom against Kingdom but you know
what the truth of the matter is that is not the smoking gun of the end
times this is essentially precursors to the end times but at the end of the
day because we've had so many wars throughout history you know those
aren't necessarily the qualifiers to indicate we are in the end times okay
and Palestine and Israel are gonna be fighting forever I mean it's just what
this is what history is okay you know another one is I recently talked about
this is the solar eclipse where people look at the solar eclipse oh man
Jesus is coming back why because the heavenly bodies are aligning together and
casting a shadow over America there's always a solar eclipse solar eclipses
are happening all the time but all of a sudden because it's in America you
know oh now it's really the end times cuz we're so important or something you
know it's crazy like it's like the the whole meme of like you know movies
anytime an alien you know aliens attack earth it's always America
because America is like the center of attention or something so all of a
sudden the solar eclipse is going over America's like oh yeah for sure
this is it it's going over Nineveh no but you know what I'm sure it was
going to the other cities in towns that had biblical names who cares and it's
like oh you know but it's a fulfillment of Bible prophecy how is it
a fulfillment of Bible prophecy when we can literally calculate when solar
eclipses are gonna take place and so but I'm telling you you go on social
media Instagram Facebook whatever you'll find evangelical boys crying
wolf saying you know the end is here Jesus is gonna come back it gets
hundreds of thousands of likes millions of views hundreds of thousands of
comments and then that day comes and goes and then that person it's you know
who's espousing those teachings just stay silent about it and what happens
is people who are actually looking for the truth but are not diligent to
actually look to the Bible or to Bible preaching what happens is they get
deceived by these false teachers and then they begin to lose faith in the
Bible but you know what the Bible is credible the Bible is authoritative the
Bible has the truth it's people who are interpreting the Bible you know
these people who are interpreting the Bible claiming that the end is near
these are the evangelical boys who are crying wolf okay the Bible tells us to
not give heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men that turn from the
truth and this morning I want to give you a couple points on how to avoid
being an evangelical boy who cries wolf okay because the last thing we
need is a church filled with you know members or just even having a little bit
of members in our church thinking oh man I saw this guy on YouTube and on
Rumble and on Instagram and they're saying this about the eclipse they're
saying this about the red heifer they're saying this about you know the
Messiah the Jewish Messiah then it says this in Hebrew and I just think
we might be there that's the last thing we need you like what
something like that actually happened in our church yes it's happened in the
past where people literally thought we were in the end times in 2020 yet here
we are four years later and let me just let me just explain something to
you regarding the tribulation it's it's takes place over a span of three
and a half years with the last you know part of the tribulation known as
the Great Tribulation only lasting for 75 days and so there's literally
people and they're not here in our church anymore but there's literally
people in our church saying this is it we're in the tribulation and it's just
like what are you talking doesn't there's nothing happening oh but you
know coronavirus and you know crown Corona Corona means crown crown is
given to him just all this nonsense but yet here we are four years later
nothing has happened you said what is that it's a boy who cries wolf so let
me give you a couple points this morning on how you can avoid being a boy
who cries wolf turn with me if you would to second Thessalonians chapter 2
second Thessalonians chapter 2 if you would point number one how to
avoid being an evangelical boy or girl who cries wolf number one don't
jump to conclusions don't be a person who just jumps the gun jumps to
conclusions comes up with the conclusion right off the bat with
minimal evidence to prove it evangelical boys who cry wolf make
assumptions and conclusions with minimal evidence to back it up oh yeah but
I saw a video how do you even know if that video is true you know people
just make stuff up you know AI exists now I mean it's always existed but now
it's more prominent and I saw a video you don't even know what's if it's real
though I saw a video where there's this angel going across the sky during the
solar eclipse it's AI AI is getting really good right now but you know
evangelical boys will take the smallest amount of evidence which is
probably not even valid at all and just make all types of conclusions based
upon that okay they develop a fatalistic attitude based off of
spurious claims now let me read you a couple verses before we get into
second Thessalonians chapter 2 Proverbs 18 verse 13 says he that answer it a
matter before he hearth it it is folly and shame unto him so the Bible
is telling us here don't be a person who jumps to conclusions don't
come to a definite conclusive opinion about something until you have all the
evidence until you have all the elements just wait it out don't lose
your mind don't get all flustered and anxious and afraid don't be this kind of
person it's just like I really think this is it though based off of what
okay don't answer a matter and in fact the Bible says if you answer a
matter before you hearth it you're stupid that's what the Bible is
literally saying why because another word for stupid in the Bible is simple
and the Bible says that the simple believeth every word that's what the
Bible says okay let me read to you from 1st Corinthians 4 for it says for I
know nothing by myself yet am I not hereby justified but he that judgeth me
as the Lord therefore judge nothing before the time until the Lord come who
both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make
manifest the counsels of the heart and then shall every man have praised
of God the Bible is constantly telling us don't jump the gun on certain
things and you know what obviously the one of the most practical ways to
apply this would be if you hear some gossip you hear rumor about something
don't just automatically believe it well this person said this about this
other person so I think it's true you know under the mouth of two or
three witnesses shall every word be established and by the way it doesn't
say shall every word be believed it just says every word shall be
established if you have two or three witnesses that are testifying of
against a particular person that just opens the floor to actually investigate
the matter right but even then diligent inquiry must be made to validate if
that's true or not so what is the Bible constantly teaching us don't jump
to conclusions don't jump the gun don't just believe everything that
you hear don't just don't be a simple-minded person don't do it look
at 2nd Thessalonians 2 verse 1 this is a chapter regarding in times
prophecy it says now we beseech you meaning we beg you brethren by the
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and by our gathering together unto him that he
be not soon shaken in mind so he's talking about the rapture because the
rapture another way of saying it in the Bible obviously the word rapture is
not in the Bible but the concept is but another way of saying is the
gathering together it's Jesus Christ gathering together the elect referring
to believers and taking them to heaven and he's saying don't be a
person who's soon shaken in mind what is that an anxious person right and
he's saying don't be this way don't be troubled he says soon shaken in
mind or be troubled neither by spirit nor by word neither by letter as
from us as that the day of Christ is at hand so he's saying if anybody
comes to you and says hey Jesus is like he's coming like tomorrow he says
if you if someone comes to you and says I have the spirit of prophecy and I
saw a vision and it was Jesus and he's saying I'm coming from my church
tomorrow or in you know June you know and let me say this anybody sets a date
to anything just automatically keep scrolling okay he says if anybody comes
to you with the spirit of prophecy saying claiming that they have some
sort of divine revelation specific only to them to give to the public don't
believe it because no prophecy of the scriptures give it of any private
interpretation the Bible says so that's that's like a main indicator right
there that that's a false prophet if they claim they got some divine
revelation from God and they're not actually getting in it from the Bible
he says nor by word what is my what is my word mean you know you
think of word of mouth someone coming to a person say I heard this person say
that they saw Jesus in the desert this person said they saw him in the
secret chambers or something don't believe it okay or by letter as from us
meaning a fraudulent document claiming to be the apostles of Christ claiming
to actually be inspired to write the Word of God he says don't be shaken or
be troubled by these things because the day of Christ is not at hand and
I'm just absolutely shocked that even though people believe sometimes the
right doctrine you just get the right rumor to go around and they'll
automatically believe it or they'll become troubled by it they'll become
shaken in mind because of it well why because they're jumping to conclusions
they're jumping the gun they think that everything is just gonna come to
an end right away now let me give an example of people jumping to to
conclusions in the Bible go to Matthew 24 if you would Matthew chapter 24 hold
your place there if you could in 2nd Thessalonians if you didn't then
it's okay you know hope you found it the first time you probably find it the
second time so go to Matthew 24 and verse 23 now this is again in context
of end times prophecy of the end of the world and obviously when we say
the end of the world what are we talking about well there's various
elements dealing with that because we could be talking about the rapture we
could be talking about the Antichrist we could be talking about God's wrath
being poured upon the world we could talk about the Battle of
Armageddon and new heaven a new earth but in this particular passage it's
actually referring to the events leading up to the rapture okay and he
says in verse 23 then if any man shall say unto you lo here is Christ
or there believe it not now why is he warning people regarding that well
it's because of the fact that that's gonna happen and people are gonna be
like oh okay let's go so when he says lo here is Christ who is he
actually referring to he's referring to the Antichrist so there's gonna be times
in the end times moments in the end times where a fraudulent video is gonna
come out and say guys I found him he's here meet us at this location
Christ is here and it's not like they don't have the Bible it's not
like they don't have Matthew 24 Mark 13 Luke 21 Revelation chapter 6 it's not
like they don't have the warnings here and people are just gonna be like oh
well this guy said it it's got like over 2 million views so it must be so he
says in verse 24 for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets
and shall show great signs and wonders think about that so there's
gonna be false prophets and obviously referring to the false prophet the
forerunner of the Antichrist he's gonna go show great signs and wonders
why in order to bring veracity to the so-called Antichrist is being God okay
and so when they show these great signs and wonders those videos are
gonna go viral everyone's gonna be attesting and say oh yeah this is God
because only God can do something like this he says for this shall arise false
Christ false prophets shall show great signs and wonders in so much that if it
were possible they shall deceive the very elect so what this is referring to is
the fact that these signs and wonders are so convincing that someone like you
someone like me if it were possible we would be like well maybe it is Jesus
that's how powerful these signs and line wonders are in the end times he
says in verse 25 behold I told you before wherefore if they shall say unto
you behold he is in the desert go not forth behold he's in the secret
chambers believe it not what is he warning don't jump the gun don't jump
to conclusions doesn't matter who says what side with the Bible side with what
the Bible says what the Bible teaches and don't be this person that
just believes every Tom Dick and Harry every single viral video that's
going out every podcaster that claims to know about the Bible and doesn't
matter how convincing they sound if they don't line up with the Bible then
disregard what they're saying yeah but this guy has a lot of credibility he's
just taught some really good things well you know a broken clock is right
twice a day and if you find someone who actually teaches the right things
doesn't mean they're not going to be off on other things right and doesn't
mean they can't be deceived regarding other topics in the Bible other
doctrines go back to first Thessalonians if you would go to go
to first Thessalonians chapter 5 you're in second Thessalonians but go right
before first Thessalonians chapter 5 and so in order for you in order for me not
to become an evangelical boy who cries wolf and obviously I'm referring to
people like the real big Nick okay people like Isaiah Saldivar people are
constantly making these false prophecies of the end and I'm sure
there's others in the Republican libertarian circles that are constantly
talking about this stuff making claims that the end is near but let me just
let you in on a little secret and it's not a secret and that is is that
according to the Bible we've been in the end time since like the days of
the Apostle Paul we've been in the last days since the Apostle Paul because
once Jesus Christ died that that's the clock was taken after that okay
now obviously I'm not saying that it's never gonna happen because it obviously
is going to happen okay and there's certain markers that we should be
looking for but the point is you know don't just believe everything and start
espousing and promoting false prophecies because you're just gonna
look really dumb when it comes and goes and nothing happens you're just gonna
lose all kinds of credibility you're gonna make you're the reason I'm not
saying you but anybody who does this are the reason why Christianity looks
stupid to the world that's why people make fun of Christianity because
they're just like all these false prophecies you guys are always
losing your minds and thinking this and that and you're the reason why when
we're preaching the gospel in the end times when the end actually comes no
one's gonna believe us not no one obviously people are gonna get saved
but some people are not gonna believe us because of this very reason here so
how to avoid being an evangelical boy who cries wolf number one don't jump
to conclusions not just about the end times but even in church okay you know
against an elder received not an accusation the Bible says right but in
the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established don't just
believe every little gossip that you hear about people and if there's no
actual evidence to substantiate the claims number two how to avoid being an
evangelical boy cries wolf listen to this consume more Bible and less media
propaganda consume more Bible and less media propaganda okay now this one is
probably one of the main reasons people become evangelical boys who cry
wolf and it's because of the fact that they're watching too many YouTube
videos they're why they're listening to too many you know podcasts
libertarian Republican podcasts that are just constantly fear-mongering telling
people the end is near giving all the spurious claims and evidence that
to prove that this is it the Antichrist is here and then what does
it do to you does it actually benefit you spiritually absolutely not just makes
you afraid and fear hath torment the Bible says and the Bible tells us that
God did not give us a spirit of fear but of power love and a sound mind okay
the evangelical boy who cries wolf knows little to nothing about the Bible
and more about what their podcaster has to say okay there you famous
youtuber has to say they spend more time filling up on conspiracy theories
than on Bible content they know more about oh you know the the war in Palestine
with Israel more about the so-called modern-day Antichrist and what the
Jewish people are saying about him then what the Bible actually teaches
regarding these things okay now you're what I have you turn first Thessalonians
chapter 5 I'm gonna reach you from 1st Timothy chapter 4 verse 16 listen to
this take heed unto thyself and unto the doctrine and unto the podcast and
unto the YouTube video and unto whatever Instagrammer who has a lot of
followers tells you about no just unto the doctrine continue in them for
in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee now
this is the same day you're gonna save yourself from hell because he's
addressing people were already saved okay in the beginning of the chapter he
says that the Spirit speaketh expressly then in the latter time some
shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines
of Devils so what he's saying here at the very end of the chapter is that
you know if you are just grounded in the Word of God you're reading the
Bible you're not you're not allowing yourself to just be filled with all
types of crazy information out there but you're reading the Word of God
you're gonna save yourself from those doctrines of Devils you understand
you're gonna save yourself from a lot of deceit if you actually just studied
the Bible and there's people out there that have this attitude and you
know this disposition that well in order for us not to be deceived we have
to know about all the evil things of this world you know what I'm talking
about all right I just need to know about every crevice of evil that's
taking place in this world so that I'm not deceived that's not what the
Bible teaches the Bible tells us to be wise concerning good and simple
concerning evil well then how am I gonna you know how am I not gonna you
know how am I avoid all these things read the Bible walk in the Spirit
serve the Lord oh I know that but you know I just I just feel like I
got to know about other things too so I'm not caught off guard no if you're
not reading the Bible you're gonna get caught off guard and in fact if you
know less of the Bible more about media propaganda you're already caught off
guard you're the person I'm talking about look at first Thessalonians
chapter 5 verse 1 very important principle here it says in verse 1 but
at the times and seasons brethren you have no need that I write unto you for
yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord referring to the end
times the rapture so cometh as a thief in the night for when they
shall say peace and safety then sudden destruction cometh upon them as
travail upon a woman with child and they shall not escape but ye brethren
are not in darkness that that day should overtake you as a thief ye are
all the children of light and the children of the day we are not of the
night nor of darkness therefore listen to this let us not sleep as do others
but let us watch and be sober now there's a couple interpretations to what
this actually means one of them being that when it says those who are asleep
they're essentially people who are just not saved okay because he says let
us therefore not sleep as do others but what I think this is actually
referring to are just Christians who are not in the Bible okay because he
says there we should be watching and be sober and let me just clarify this
doesn't mean watch like videos and when's the next war and you know what's
going on wherever he says verse 7 for they that sleep sleep in the night and
they'd be drunken are drunken in the night now let me read to you hold
your place there I'm gonna reach you from Proverbs 23 verse 29 it says who
hath woe who hath sorrow who hath contentions who hath babbling who hath
wounds without a cause who hath redness of eyes now in Proverbs 23
talk about actual alcohol and it's saying that a person who is drinking
alcohol is a person can be can be essentially identified by their
babbling right and in first Thessalonians it says that they that
are drunken are drunken in the night in other words they're like
spiritually intoxicated is what it's referring to not literally but
spiritually intoxicated why because they're consuming you know certain
information that's causing them to be to stumble and to be drunken and to
babble about just conspiracy theories and all types of nonsense
did you hear about what's going on over here I'm sorry you're incoherent I
can't understand what you're saying right now I've been reading the Bible
I was just a Palestine's gonna just do this what I can't you need to sleep
with this off and I can't understand what you're saying I've been reading my
Bible I mean have you ever have you had someone talk to you about those
current events and you're just like I don't know what you're talking about
you don't know about what's taking place in Israel I know the Bible says
it's like Sodom I can't believe you you need to you need to keep up on
what's going on in the world no I don't I I don't you know I'm not an alcoholic
I don't like to drink spiritual alcohol real alcohol or spiritual
alcohol I like to be awake vigilant sober the Bible says so it compares
those who are you know sleeping and in darkness with those who are not sober
they're drunk why cuz they're babbling and the Bible actually says to avoid
profane in vain babbling which shall increase into more ungodliness I don't
know man there's just you know there's a concept about time travel
right now what are you drinking so it's warning against this it's saying
don't be asleep don't be drunken which is interesting because if you actually
stay awake for any length of time like beyond what you should stay awake you
you can actually almost have the effects of being drunk and in fact if
you're driving in that state and you're pulled over even though you don't have
any alcohol content in your body you know the police can actually say that
you're like basically drunk because you're incapable of driving because it's
almost like the same thing sleep deprivation and drinking alcohol to a
certain extent are like one in the same they basically have the same
results okay so a person who is sleeping spiritually is like a person
who is spiritually drunk they're intoxicated with the information of
this world they're intoxicated with the conspiracies of this world and
I'm telling you I can't tell you I literally just got an email a lengthy
email and they said hey I love your content on Instagram but I need you to
answer what's going on with the red heifer I'm like is he talking about
person sir we don't use that language around you know I'm like what is what I'm
like red heifer and he's like yeah this juice of this and and I'm just
like delete because you know what if I gave him an answer they wouldn't be
satisfied with that if I gave them what the word of God says they're not
going to be satisfied with it because you know they have this fatalistic
attitude they want me to say this is it go you know collect gold and food and
just be ready because the end is this week don't tell anybody I told you
don't that's what they want because they're drunken they're asleep
spiritually they're not awake they're not sober he says in verse 8 but let us
who are of the day be sober putting on the breastplate of faith and love and
for a helmet the hope of salvation for God has not appointed us to wrath but to
obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ go to mark chapter 14 mark
chapter 14 so you know avoid being an evangelical boy who cries wolf by
reading more Bible this year and I know this is election year and but you
know what every year something's going on politically every year there's
gonna be a war every year you know the Jews are up to something okay
every year there's something happening in the heavenly bodies and so why don't
you stick to that which never changes because the Bible is the lamp
into our feet and the light into our path man should not live by bread alone
but by every word that proceed out of the mouth of God just read the Word
of God be awake look at mark 14 in verse 37 this is prior to the
crucifixion Jesus Christ is in the Garden of
Gethsemane he takes three disciples with him look at verse 37 he says and he
cometh and findeth them sleeping now previous to this he says hey I need
you to watch okay a watch basically keep vigil be be vigilant but then he
comes back and they're asleep and say them to Peter Simon why sleepest
thou couldest not thou watch one hour watch ye and pray lest he enter
into temptation the Spirit truly is ready but the flesh is weak and again
he went away and prayed and spake the same words and when he returned he
found them asleep again for their eyes were heavy neither wouldst they what to
answer him and he cometh the third time and saith unto them sleep on now
and take your rest it is enough the hours come behold the Son of man is
betrayed into the hands of sinners so obviously they're physically falling
asleep but it depicts what was taking place spiritually as well you know in an
hour of temptation when things are just getting really serious they're
asleep at the wheel they're not paying attention to what's going on they're
not being vigilant and he specifically says that the Spirit truly
is ready in other words you know our spirit as safe people we always
want to read the Word of God we always want to hear biblical preaching
we always want to participate in spiritual activities why because the
Spirit is always ready it's already ready to witness to someone it's always
ready to reject false doctrine and not consume that which is not pleasing in
the eyes of the Lord but hold on the flesh is weak though so you know we as
God's people need to make sure that if the Spirit if we're gonna obey the
Spirit and walk in the Spirit we need to make sure that we're reading
the Bible and you're like well that's too simple you know what things in the
Christian life are just simple sometimes you know getting up in the morning on
Monday and actually opening up the Word of God and actually reading the
Bible a couple chapters or whatever it is that you're planning to do and
listening to some preaching and actually make listen to this actually
make an effort to not listen to media propaganda that is striking fear
in your heart well I just think I got to make a bunker but you know if
you make a bunker and you're not right with God you're toast dude
you're done I don't care how fortified you know how many bullets you got
how much food you got stored up God can make it all rot away he can make it just
all completely disappear he can come he can have thieves come through and break
and steal he can send moths to corrupt your clothing because at the end
of the day that which protects us is not the the material things it's God
and the way we can assure that that's gonna happen is by walking with God
making sure that we're consuming Bible content and you know what it's just a
far superior life to live anyways when you're just reading the Bible you don't
know what's going on you're just happy you're just a happier person some of the
most miserable people are those who are just constantly consumed with this
stuff and I get it you know you might be a disciplined person where you can
listen to that stuff and not let it bother you I have friends like that
who can can get involved in that it just doesn't affect them whatsoever but you
know not every person is like that let's just be quite honest okay let's
just be honest you know not every person can consume large quantities of
YouTube videos and podcasts and videos about you know all the
spurious content and you're not gonna freak out of course you're gonna freak
out about it because out of the the Bible tells us keep thy heart with all
diligence for out of it are the issues of life I was constantly telling
us to guard our hearts because once it gets in there you just don't know
what it's what's gonna become of it go to Luke 21 if you would Luke chapter 21
so be watchful stay awake and in fact you know the Bible tells us
wherefore he saith awake thou that sleepest and arise from the dead and
Christ shall give thee light and this is proof that he's referring to a
spiritual awakening because he also says in 1st Corinthians 15 awake to
righteousness and sin not for some have not the knowledge of God I speak this to
your shame what does it mean wait to righteousness meaning you know be
vigilant in a way regarding spiritual matters pay attention to what's going on
in the Bible pay attention to what's going on in your local New Testament
Church pay attention to what's going on in the lives of your spiritual
brothers and sisters in Christ discipling them being discipled listening to
preaching you know consume yourself with the Christian life amen
where'd I have you turn Luke 21 before we get in there you know I want to make
this little parallel real quick because in Daniel chapter 2 you have to
turn there you know Nebuchadnezzar has his dream and when I think about like
these youtubers instagramers podcasters who have this type of you
know and is right around the corner type of attitude I think of like the
prognosticators I think of the stargazers and I think of the wise men
during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar because these guys are the ones who
are being paid a lot to like interpret things right like they're up there with
King Nebuchadnezzar I mean those are essentially his cabinet of counselors
the prognosticators the stargazers you know the the Wizards these are the
people who everyone looks to for an interpretation in a matter and
Nebuchadnezzar has this dream about and times so the dream is troubling
him and he goes to you know these men that he's paying these men of great
position and stature in this thing in their society and he's like interpret
the dream and they're like well tell us the dream he's like no you got
to tell me what I dream and if you can't tell me that I'm gonna make your
house a dunghill you know trying to motivate them a little bit give it a
little incentive for you who um a dunghill is basically a hill of poop
he's like I'm just gonna destroy you okay so the magicians the
sorcerers they couldn't do it you know these podcasters these youtubers
these instagramers when it comes to actually interpreting end times prophecy
they can't do it even if their life depended on it they could not do it now
they're paid a great amount and so are these youtubers by the way you know
these these charismatic real big Nick types they get paid a lot you know
they got hundreds of thousands of followers sometimes some even have
millions of followers and you know people go to them they're like the
source and all but at the end of the day if you give them just a simple
Bible prophecy scripture to interpret they can't do it you say who did it
Daniel and he didn't want any money he's just like you know what the
interpretations belonging to God of course he ends up giving the
interpretation to Nebuchadnezzar about end times but the point that
I'm making there is that you know a lot of these modern-day sorcerers
magicians prognosticators yeah you know what they're steamed in the eyes
of the world the world loves who they are and unfortunately even some
Christians esteem them as well but at the end of the day they can't make an
interpretation of end times prophecy if their life depended on it and yes
their house will be made of Dunhill one day look at Luke 21 verse 33 this
regarding end times again it says heaven and earth shall pass away but my
words shall not pass away and take heed to yourselves this is proof that when
it talks about being awake paying attention it's not saying pay attention
to the news Fox News Alex Jones or any other outlet out there that's claiming
to give you any type of valid information about the Bible he says
less at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and
drunkenness and cares of this life so that day come upon you unawares so the
way people become drunken in the night is by not only not reading the Bible and
walking in the spirit it's actually by being consumed with the things of this
world the cares of this life so fading was referring to just like you
know eating drinking being married not really caring about spiritual matters
he says if you're the person who just consumed with pleasures the cares
of this life you're drunken in that manner then that day will come upon
unawares he says in verse 35 for as a snare shall it come on all them that
dwell on the face of the whole earth watch ye therefore and pray always that
you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come
to pass and to stand before the Son of Man sounds like being awake means be
spiritual sounds like it means be walking in the spirit reading the
Bible consumed Bible content don't allow yourself to be carried away with the
information of this the misinformation of this world okay go to 2nd Timothy
chapter 2 2nd Timothy chapter 2 how to avoid being an evangelical boy who
cries wolf well number one don't jump to conclusions number two make sure
you're consuming more Bible content than you are media propaganda number
three how to avoid being the evangelical boy who cries wolf stop
forcing current events into Bible prophecy stop doing that the
evangelical boy who cries wolf wants every current event to be a fulfillment
of Bible prophecy the Euphrates River dried up that's a bad that's prophecy
fulfilled it always gets dried up then water comes back and again that's
what rivers do solar eclipse this is a fulfillment of what Jesus said no that
fulfillment happened like 2,000 years ago you're late but they want
everything to be like a fulfillment of end times Bible prophecy you know if you
want some some prophecy fulfilled in your life go win someone to Christ
because when you preach the gospel you get someone saved that's a fulfillment
of what the Bible says will happen when you preach the gospel we are to
view current events through the lens of scripture and if it doesn't fit it
doesn't fit if it doesn't fit it doesn't fit don't try to force the
square peg into the round hole oh no no I know this is it right here this
it's gonna happen now let me give you some examples of this okay back in 2020
you had coronavirus and you know some people in our church were buying into
this nonsense too okay or it was just like coronavirus Corona in Spanish
means crown and so maybe this is like the Antichrist and you know I'm
like trying to I'm like man I'm trying to talk sense into people I'm
like you know that's a stretch and the Bible doesn't say things like that and
it's just like I don't think it's gonna happen though and you know
there here's here's one of the most ridiculous ones that I heard mask the
mask mandate if you take away the s and you add the are its mark I heard
that I heard that it is like all the the vaccine is the mark of the beast
you know and what are they doing they're they're trying to force current events
into end times prophecy end times prophecy when it comes to the
tribulation three and a half years here we are in 2024 nothing has
happened absolutely nothing has happened and I'm telling you there's
people there was people in our church who are just fear-mongering an incredible
amount and people were just buying into it hook line and sinker and you know
they wouldn't come to me about it because they know what I would tell
them about it and say how stupid it is to believe such a thing well you
know there's a lot of people are believing that stuff they're just like
I don't know man you know three and a half years is a long time you know
and but but you know it's funny is that whole coronavirus thing just like
ended that year the whole lockdown thing ended up finishing that year
although there's still people wearing masks so what do you wear it why are
you so bothered by what other people do let people live their lives if
that's what they want to do I don't agree with that but you know what
it's not a fulfillment of end times prophecy other than that people will be
giving themselves over to fables you know the Bible tells us to prove all
things and hold fast that which is good and it was a grief of mine and to
me to hear people say that stuff and then I preach it on it and I talk
about it and people are just like no man you know I think I think this is
it but you know those same people were not walking with God they were
not reading the Bible and it's no surprise that they're not here today
the people who are here today were the people who during coronavirus were
actually reading their Bibles they're winning souls to Christ they're
leading their families they're not troubled or soon shaken in mind about
anything look at 2nd Timothy chapter 2 verse 14 of these things put them in
remembrance charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words
to no profit but the subverting of the hearers study referring to the
Bible study to show thyself approved unto God a workman that needeth not to
be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth meaning have integrity when you
interpret the Bible don't take a current event and just try to just
force it into in times Bible prophecy have some integrity about
yourself and be honest he says the verse 16 so not only are we supposed
to study the Bible he says but shun profane and vain babblings for they
will increase unto more ungodliness and you know what that needs to be
the norm in a church like ours where if someone comes up with some radical
you know unbiblical interpretation and you know they're there it's a vain
babbling we just say I don't want to hear that that's not even in the
Bible well I don't know I think you know what was that guy's name there's
a guy out there it was a politician Adam probably knows who I'm talking about
and his name was like in French it was like mark or Antichrist or
something you don't talk about yeah what is it manual Emmanuel Macron like
Omicron right it's like Emmanuel you know God with us and Omicron and
they're just like I think this guy's the Antichrist there's a French
dude right president of France see that's I I don't know that stuff
because I'm always in the Bible Emmanuel Macron is like the answer no
he's French and I know you're I could see it I get it I get it but you know
it's just like oh the name and they have all this these superstitious views
of names and it's just like you know it's profane and vain babblings but you
know what really makes me mad is that that stuff comes and goes and those
same people where is that now where is thy mouth now right where is thy mouth
now what's all that stuff that you're saying years ago about this you know
it never came to pass it makes me mad the real big Nick put out that
video about the solar eclipse and then it came and went and he just
didn't mention anything about it afterwards he didn't say hey I was
mistaken nothing happened I was really scared you know he just moved on
deceived hundreds of thousands of people struck fear into the hundreds of
thousands of people and just doesn't own up to his false prophecy boys who
cry wolf evangelical boys who cry wolf don't be that way make sure that
you're studying the Bible make sure that you're not looking at current
events and forcing it into end times prophecy go to Matthew 24 again
Matthew chapter 24 and you know sometimes one of the greatest indicators
that you're working or you're talking to a babe in Christ is when they come
up with stuff like that babes in Christ are notorious for this why well
let me read you from 2nd Peter 3 and verse 15 says as also in all his
epistles speaking in them of these things in which are some things hard to
be understood which they there are unlearned and unstable rest rest meaning
twists as they do also the other scriptures unto their own destruction so
let me explain to you how is it that babes in Christ come up with weird
interpretations of the Bible this is how they do it they watch a video of a
guy giving that interpretation using a different version of the Bible and
they did just kind of use the then they just insert King James into it
and claim that they read the Bible and got it for themselves but sorry no
that's not the way a Bible interpretation works God doesn't give you weird
teachings out of the Bible you get that from people who use false versions of
the Bible or don't even use any Bible at all verse 17 tells us you don't have
to turn there yet I'm in 2nd Peter 3 it says he therefore beloved seeing you
know these things before beware lest he also being led away with the error of
the wicked fall from your own steadfastness going back to that same
point of don't jump to conclusions you need to make sure you beware you don't
fall into the trap of just listening to every narrative that's out there and
just automatically believe it okay well what am I supposed to do well it says
in verse 18 but growing grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ to him be glory both now and forever amen
you're supposed to do is just grow in the Lord and you know what I find
interesting is that safe people are constantly going to these unsafe people
for Bible interpretation yeah he's not saved but man he has some really good
stuff in the end times prophecy though how how can you have anything good
about anything to say in the Bible when you're not even saved when you
can't even discern the most simplest of doctrines which is the doctrine of
salvation but yet he's gonna teach us the deep things of God no number four
how to avoid being a an evangelical boy Christ wolf let me just say this have
faith in the timeline that Jesus gave us Jesus gave us a timeline of in
times prophecy have faith in it and I've talked to him too many people
that just like yeah I know it says that but but what if it says that it
isn't settled the evangelical boy Christ wolf isn't satisfied with what the
Bible says they always want some outside biblical revelation some exotic
doctrine outside of the Bible in order to just come up with their
evidence but you know what I'm satisfied with what Jesus said I'm
satisfied with the Bible and you know what if the solar eclipse doesn't
match up anything in the Bible I'm just gonna enjoy the solar eclipse for
what it is and move on with my day that day I just went out like huh
cool and just went to work you know most of the time I was just telling my
three-year-old not to look at it with his eyes but don't look at it no you
don't look at it my four-year-old he's like hey dad I looked at it
nothing happened get inside the house get inside the house but you know
these people who are espousing false teachings about the solar eclipse are
already blind they don't even have to look at the solar eclipse they're
already blind look at Matthew 24 verse 3 says and he sat upon the Mount of
Olives and as he sat upon the Mount of Olives the disciples came on to him
privately saying tell us when shall these things be and what should be the
sign of thy coming of the end of the end of the world and Jesus answered
and said unto them take heed that no man deceive you yeah I mean
seriously so obviously he knew there's gonna be a lot of false teachings out
there in the end times for many shall come in my name same I am Christ and
shall deceive many and ye shall hear of Wars and rumors of Wars see thee be
not troubled I mean can we just obey Jesus there oh man this war why are you
being true Jesus literally said don't be troubled by that for all these
things must come to pass but the end is not yet the end is near he says the
end is not yet for nation shall rise against nation Kingdom against Kingdom
there shall be famines pestilence earthquakes in diverse places oh man
that's another thing all of a sudden there's earthquakes like oh this is it
New York had an earthquake of a four-point whatever this is it it's
earthquake we get earthquakes here sometimes we get earthquakes you don't
even feel them so he's telling you all these things are gonna happen but the
end is not yet and that's not to say that these aren't elements they're gonna
take place in the actual end times but he's telling us here that this is
not the smoking gun of the end times all these things are the
beginning of sorrows go to 2nd Corinthians chapter 11 so the the main
point that I want to make there in Matthew 24 is that Jesus said you're
gonna see these things but the end is not yet don't be troubled don't be
anxious don't be don't be scared don't allow yourself to get carried away
with these false prophecies and so be satisfied with the timeline that Jesus
gave and if you know what what I'm astounded by is people's willingness
to just listen to a YouTube video to you know hours of it sometimes but
you're not spending hours in the Bible actually figuring out what the
Bible says about it because sometimes these videos are filled with just
blatant lies and deceit and just misinformation of things that the Bible
clearly teaches like actually clearly explains and so people message me and
I'm just like well the Bible actually says this if you would have kept
reading in that same verse that same passage you would have seen the answer
but people are too lazy to actually open up the Bible and see it for
themselves number five how to avoid being an evangelical boy Christ wolf
this is a good one listen up be a skeptic regarding claims about the
Bible from outside sources we all need to learn to be a skeptic to be skeptics
here when you hear things you like just I don't know about that
too many people are just like oh I think this is it no be a skeptic
doesn't matter let me say it doesn't matter how convincing the video is
either because again AI is available and AI is gonna only gonna become more
advanced and more accurate and you know video editing is just something that's
very advanced so they can put something on the video make a video about
something to make you believe it I mean yeah all of a sudden you know it's
it's funny over the last 10 years or so you can't just get out just a
legitimate picture or photo or video of Bigfoot just doesn't happen all these
cameras just can't get it can't get a legitimate picture or video of the
Loch Ness Monster even though there's so many videos so many cameras out
there phones now with cameras but all of a sudden recently you know they got a
video of the Loch Ness Monster jumping out of the water very clearly and
jumping back in just conveniently during the time that AI is now very advanced
be skeptical be skeptical about everything meaning don't be a person
who's just like once you see something it's like you know I'm gonna buy into
this hook line and sinker no I just be like you know what I need more proof
I'm not gonna believe it aliens not gonna believe it yeah but there's this
video there's an explanation for it and one of them and it's just not that
there's aliens whatsoever if there's actual like aircrafts that are flying
around at that speed like these uaps and if it's actually real then I'm just
like the government is just making a new vehicle new aircraft I mean people
thought that the stealth bomber was an alien aircraft at one point before it
actually came out to the public because it just looks alien right well
now you have these other areas they have at the speed that it's at but you
don't know what kind of technology you know the government has but let's just
say there is no aircraft like that people are just picked it just lie and
you you got to understand some folks here here's something you can learn this
morning if you don't learn anything people lie stop thinking that everyone
is just 100% honest about everything sometimes people actually lie to you
through your face they're willing to lie to millions of people because they
have some sort of nefarious agenda behind it why would they lie because
they have you know their covetous they want followers they'll do anything for
those things be a skeptic look at 2nd Corinthians 11 verse 3 you could turn
it down brother you lie but I fearless by any means as the serpent
beguiled Eve through his subtlety so your mind should be corrupted from the
simplicity that is in Christ for if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus
whom we have not preached or if you receive another spirit which he have not
received or another gospel which he have not accepted he might well bear
with him he's like I'm afraid that someone comes to you with just a really
convincing argument you might actually believe it you might bear with that
false prophet you might bear with that false gospel you might bear with
that spirit in other words be a skeptic don't just believe everything that you
see or hear you got to make sure you have all the evidence go to 2nd Peter 3
and this is our last verse here what's the sermon about this morning it's
simply this you know let's avoid being a boy who cries wolf because I
don't want to be the one responsible for having a church that promoted false
prophecies and conspiracies that never came to pass so that when the end
actually does come no one just no one believes it because of us no one
believes it because of us there's enough churches and Christians that are
out there like that on YouTube land on Instagram on Facebook here's the
last thing in order to avoid being a evangelical boy who cries wolf get
saved and serve God wholeheartedly okay the evangelical boy who cries wolf is
constantly crying wolf because they're not prepared to meet the Lord so let
me explain something about people who are always freaking out about the end
times the ones who freak out about it are the ones who aren't ready they got
sin in their life they're backslidden I'm not afraid why would I be afraid
for it I'm serving God leading my family winning people to Christ
preaching the Word of God reading my Bible and obviously I want to stay here
longer to read to win more people to earn more rewards to see my kids grow
and you know I love life but I'm not afraid if the end times came in the
next three years I would not be afraid of that it would not freak me out at
all the ones who it freaks out are those who know they're not living
right the ones that number one they're not saved which is the vast
majority of those on social media by the way the vast majority on social
media who are saying these things are not safe which is why they're fear
mongering because they don't even know what's gonna happen to them because to
them is like oh I know the Bible talks about this stuff I know the end is
coming but what does it mean for us and this is why like their their last
statement is always like hey you know we got to make sure we repent of
our sins and you know we got to make sure we do all these things it's
just like you're not saved that's why you're fearing because you have a
spirit of bondage you have a spirit of fear you're not saved but if you're
saved what is there to be afraid of going to heaven are you afraid of
going to heaven and if you're saved and you're walking with God you're serving
God then you know what then we really have nothing to fear we get front-row
seats and we're about to clock out soon type thing but I'm telling you in
my experience as a pastor the ones who freak out about this stuff the
most are the ones who are uncertain whether they're right with even if
they're safe that they're uncertain whether they're right with God or not
or afraid they're scared because they know they're probably not living right
and God's gonna judge them harshly and the time is ticking so they're just
like oh what's gonna happen but it's just like I don't really care what
happens cuz I already know what's gonna happen and I just got to keep
doing what I'm already doing and so if I keep serving God I'm walking with
the Lord I might even see the second coming of Christ I might make it to the
tribulation and if I don't then I go to heaven but if it happens in our
lifetime you know my goal would be you've already heard my goal about this
you know my goal would be to make it to the very end and if they're
chopping off heads may they chop mine off right as Christ comes so as
the head rolls off it comes right back if we could just time that right you
know to me that'd be great would be awesome if you're honestly as a
Christian we shouldn't be afraid of any of this stuff oh what about like
the one world currency we're probably gonna have to use it yeah but
the mark of the beast well we can't take the mark of the beast we're
already saved so then what are we gonna do God's gonna have to send a
raven to feed us cuz I got to meet my protein for the day yeah but what about
all this stuff I don't care I'm not I'm not scared why would I be scared I'm
serving the Lord I know that I'm in right standings with God and I'm not
saying that I'm perfect cuz no one's perfect and I know I got things I got
to work on even as a pastor and as a Christian but that's what I'm striving
to do every single day and the Lord knows that I love him and I know that
he loves me I know that he loves my church I know that he loves my family I
know that he knows that I'm gonna wake up tomorrow and read my Bible and I'm
gonna pray unto him I know that he knows that this week I'm gonna go
witness to someone because I want to tell someone about Jesus Christ I
know that he knows that I have the best of intentions when it comes to
serving him and that I wish to serve until the day that I die and you
know what beyond that I don't think it's necessary to know I think it's just
necessary to just know the Lord and and and just be content with that but
you know people who don't have that surety they don't have that confirmation
I'm sure a lot of you do have that confirmation as well that's why you're
not freaking out that's why we're just kind of like you know because
we're just serving God no you just gotta have a sense of urgency I have a
sense of urgency to preach the gospel I have a sense of urgency to
preach the word I have a sense of urgency to read my Bible I have a sense
of urgency where it matters look at second Peter 3 14 in context once again
of end times it says wherefore beloved verse 14 seen that you look for such
things be diligent that you may be found of him in peace without spot and
blameless say the only thing you should worry about is being right with
God be holy in all conversation and make sure that you're walking with God
and our only concern is I want the Lord to find me in peace without spot and
blameless I want to serve him till the day that I die whether that's when I
die or you know the Lord tarries and I die first or till the end times I
just want to be in the same exact spot spiritually in a sense of like
I'm serving God and when you're when you're in that mode when you're
locked in when you're actually locked in to spiritual matters doesn't matter
throw away the keys you forget the combination you stay locked into the
Christian life and nothing else matters we're just like it's just another
day in the office for us what if they bomb you guys what if they bomb
California they bomb the United States I mean it's like these videos on
Instagram is like oh what if this happens to the world and it's like a
huge comment hitting the world and the world's being destroyed like what would
you do in this situation is like I go like this I mean what can you do what
kind of question is that what would you do in this situation nothing fry
discombobulate I don't know what happens to the body when that happens
it's crazy so don't be an evangelical boy who cries wolf okay you know grow up
be spiritually mature await your righteousness and that's it let's pray
father we thank you so much for your word thank you for the the foundation
of our Christian faith which is the Word of God and thank you for the
fact that it's steady it does not change we can rest upon it Lord and I
pray Lord that you'd help us not to be the boy who cries wolf constantly
worrying about things that are taking place in the news and current events
Lord help us to realize that if we just stay in Goshen we'll be just fine
and may bless this as we go on our way we love you we thank you pray
these things in Jesus name amen