Title for the sermon tonight is what to do about the end times what to do about the end times now
We finished the book of Revelation
chapter by chapter and
You know
Look, I don't know if I'm gonna offend you with the first few words. I have to say here
I don't know. I don't mean to I really don't want to offend anybody but
You know, you know, I've been a believer. I've been I've been saved since I was four years old
I've been Church
I've been pretty much in Baptist churches ever since even before I got saved and you know
Even after I got saved my Baptist pastor came up to me just to confirm that my mother gave me the gospel
Correct and that I understood it right and he confirmed
Yeah, this man is saved and I remember my old Baptist Church the first Baptist Church
I went to was a Baptist Union Church, but it's not like Baptist Union today
All right
It was kind of it felt like a normal normal church like a normal traditional church
And I remember because we used to clean the church building so the pastor even had this huge Bible
It's just massive. It was a it was an old King James Bible, you know, and he was you know
He preached from the King James Bible himself
So, you know, it's a different sort of different way that the Baptist Union Baptist Union churches were when I was a young boy
But I remember also in that church
We had this library at the back of the building and it's a library had books and videos and you know
The old VHS tapes and things like that and there was a lot of end times material and you know
That's the that's the topic that everyone seems to enjoy
So I remember taking some of those videos home and I would watch them some of that was you know
the I think it was the thief in the night one of those videos popular video from the 70s and
just just other preachers talking about the end times and
You know, I remember one video I watched was about the barcodes and you know
When the barcode was introduced and they'll basically saying this is the you know, this is it
This is the mark of the beast and things like that
But now obviously now that I've read the Bible cover to cover several times. I've grown and matured in the Lord
I just realized how much foolishness there is about the end times
Like how much how much like just so much production so many so many books, you know
The u.s. Recently had a blood moon, you know, where where where was it a blood moon or the Sun eclipse of the Sun?
It was a sonic or whatever it was, right?
But whenever there's something happening in the moon and in the star Sun someone's gonna write a book
Someone's gonna make a big deal. It's just about in the corner. It's all about to happen and
You know, I just find it so foolish and I remember growing up as a Christian
This spies in the end times not the end times in the God's Word
I love God's Word, but just this spies in all the other material and the conversations that people would have in the end times and
You know growing up again growing up in church and then going into the IFB churches later on in my later years
One thing that I found and again, this is part. I don't want to offend anybody
I'm not trying to you know, I want to be a help to you know
I want to be a help but you know the strangest the strangest Christians I came across
In my life, we're obsessed about the end times
Like that that's like the hobby horse. It's all about to happen. You know, the signs are here every technical a every technical
Take home and say it every technological advance. Thank you. You know, that's it
It's just that's it big brother's gonna watch us and you know
Now we're gonna be marked and everything we do is gonna be monitored and you know
We're up to the cash of society and any time some some countries get together for some meeting whether it's a g7
G11 or the UN United Nations or NATO or so, whatever the pecking that nations getting together for some reason. That's it
That's gonna be the ten kingdoms that are gonna give their power to the Antichrist and I just think boy
It's so foolishness and you know, usually the people that I find again if this is you
I'm not trying I don't know you decide for you
You decide if I'm talking about you Brevin
I don't know but you know like and and you know what going through covert the last few years and all that
I just realized how tense some Christians are about every little thing and you know
Could this be that you know the mark of the beast and the vaccination and if you take the vaccine
Are you worshiping the Antichrist and you know, don't you know that it's I don't know patented six six
It or something like this, right and it could be that it's a good around the corner
I've always found these Christians really unsettled really like
Obsessed and some of these people are my close friends that I love very dearly
Not even in my church
But I speak to them on a regular basis because they like the fact that I'm post-trip
They like the fact that I believe that but they don't like the fact that I don't respond or react like they do at
The end times or about every little advancement
You know when I went to my first IFB church my pastor at the time
Which I learned a lot of great truths from I can't remember what I said to him
I just I mentioned something about the end times like, you know pastor
Do you think this you know like what people do right? Do you think this event?
I can't remember what it was, you know could be leading into the end times and my pastor was like well possibly
But I wouldn't worry about it. I was like, oh why he said to me
Well, you know, for example, I'm pretty confident that the Antichrist is gonna drive around in a car
You know, does that mean every time there's like now people have the invented the car right now
You know that that's a sign about the end times
What I was trying to say to me is, you know, Kevin just relax take it easy
You know, don't worry about every little change or every time someone's gonna take cash away from you
We're gonna come to a potential casual society or you know the next Bitcoin development or whatever it is
And it's all about to happen
But you know believers they get obsessed like this. I'll tell you what happens cuz I know I know something I'll tell you what happens
I know couples that don't have kids
Because they're afraid the kids are gonna grow up in you know
The great tribulation and they don't want the kids to go through it
I think it's selfishness to be honest with you. Just that's an excuse not to have kids
I think that's that's been pretty selfish about it
But anyway, there are those that believe that that's you know, there are there are men that refuse to go to work
Oh, why because the economy is about to all collapse and to go to work
You're gonna have to give in to the mark of the beast system
And I just rather avoid that and try to you know
We'll just find our own little compound in the middle of nowhere and live where nobody can trace us
You can't win any souls. You can't do anything for Jesus, but I guess you're hidden in some compound somewhere far away
people overreact
Get you know, and you know, I've even had people say to me, you know during the covert times
And I'm not gonna you know, I'm not gonna say any names
But you know cuz I closed the church down like like every other pretty much pastor did
And then I've got a phone call once pastor you getting paid by the government to you know
It's a closed down the church. Like are you legitimate? Like are you like one of these, you know?
Pro's prophets being controlled by the government's like man, you're ridiculous brother. Like what the hell is wrong with you?
Like and I'm just saying and there's a common thread to all of this
People get obsessed about the end times and you know what? Yeah, that's important
that's an important part of the scriptures, but there's so much more in the scriptures that you need to work toward and
So what to do about the end times, you know
I don't want to leave you the book of Revelation and then now every little thing that happens
Pastors said this was you know in chapter 11. He said this in chapter 14
He said that and I can see why look what happened
You know the common bank has closed down some branches and it's all coming to head
It's all coming to digital currency pastor and I want to run away from all of that and oh my man
You know 5g and then 6g and then 7g and 8g
It's all gonna brainwash us and it's gonna mind control us
And you know our children are gonna grow up and be you know
Half human and half Android or something, right and you know past it's all happening. It's like
Relax, bro, you know relax
What to do about the end times look at 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2 verse number 1. Sorry for that long introduction
But now we beseech you brethren by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and by our gathering together unto him
You know when I think about the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, it gives me a lot of joy
What about you a lot of peace, I'm looking forward to it
I know great tribulations coming first and then Christ has come in the clouds
But I can't wait to see my Jesus Christ in heaven
I just can't wait to see him and say Lord I did my best for you. I tried I tried my best
I'm sorry. I'm sorry for my shortcomings, but I've did my best and thank you for giving me everlasting life
You know, but then look at verse number 2
That ye be not soon shaken in mind
You know, I find all troubled or be troubled neither by spirit nor by word nor by word
I find all troubled or be troubled neither by spirit nor by word nor by letter as from us as that the day of Christ is at hand
You know, I just want to take a different thought that we often think about in this passage
But people that are obsessed about the end times are often troubled. They're often shaken in mind
Okay, and there's often a common a common
denominator with end times obsession and then conspiracy theorists
Theories theories obsession because anything that's happening in the world of conspiracies and I believe there are conspiracies. Don't get me wrong
Okay, I know they're there but I don't care. Okay, because there's always conspiracies. There's always been conspiracies
Alright, but anyway
obsession about that and then trouble like every little thing every little issue is like a
Concern a worry and why because it says here as the day of Christ is at hand
And so of course, I'm looking forward to Christ, but I don't want to be troubled
I don't want to be burdened by thinking about the coming of Christ because we know that when Christ comes is going to be great
Tribulation we know there's going to be a great persecution of the Saints and some people get troubled about what's gonna happen
It's all about you know, when they think about the coming of I just want to rejoice about it
I want to be excited about Christ, you know
My mind doesn't go to being shaken or troubled and you know, what happens if you know, I don't know whatever
You know this this new development that's happened this new wall that's happened over here. Could this lead to the next, you know
Global government the next New World Order which might be New Babylon Babylon the great that we read about
You know in the book of Revelation, I don't know Brevin. I don't know
I don't know when all these stuff is going to take place
But as a past I didn't even though I observed it before I was a pastor
I observed it when I was a young kid the obsession at the end times and the worries and concerns
I remember Y2K and I remember seeing even believers, you know a story in food and storing goods and you know
One woman encouraged my mom, you know start stocking up because it's all gonna shut down and you know
satellite's gonna fall out of the space and land on the earth and whatever right it's all gonna collapse and it's all gonna
planes gonna fall out of the sky and
Boy, I feel like I've already lived and then COVID and then like even before COVID the global financial crisis in 2008 and it's all
About to collapse. It's all about a fool. I think you know
Come on guys. Just just relax
This world is is corrupt
I know that there are there are concerns and dangers and I'm not saying there's anything wrong with preparing for hard times
I prepare for hard times
I always try to make sure there's a bit of a buffer in my ability to you know
I don't live paycheck to paycheck. I try to have a little bit of a space
You never know when a car is gonna break down
You never know when some issues gonna come up or where I can bless a brother or sister in the Lord
Maybe if something comes up for them
I think it's good to be
Somewhat prepared, but I don't want to be prepared to the point where I'm preparing because I'm shaking in mine or troubled
You know by thinking about the coming of Christ, it's all about to happen right now
There's some of three says let no man deceive you by any means for that day
She'll not come except they come a falling away first and that man of sin be revealed the son of perdition
I want to notice the falling away first
There's a lot of different opinions as to what that falling away is but obviously, you know if the falling away involves believers
We don't want to be people that fall away during hard times and and so, you know
I've got some points for you today. Number one. Don't be troubled while we see from that verse. Don't be troubled
Okay, what to do about the end times don't be troubled pastor. We're going to go to cashless society
Don't be troubled
You don't know if the next if they come in cashless society is the one about the mark of the beast
You don't know if the next bit, you know Bitcoin or whatever development is going to be the market
We don't know
You know what?
There can be there can be a global currency completely digital that comes into even in our generation
That is not the mark of the beast that all the nations of the earth
adopts, you know and they accept it and all catch is done away with
The mark of the beast until they ask you to worship the dragon and the Antichrist and put something in your head and forehead
And in your hand, okay with it, you know, you don't have to concern yourself with every little developments
Okay, the first thing I just want to say to you guys is don't be troubled. Okay, don't be troubled
I want you to be at peace
So I like if I if I offended you at the beginning about the end times being obsessed I I just want I want to be
relaxed
You know as I'm supposed to be a shepherd a pastor
I'm supposed to care for the state of my flock my sheep
That God has put in church here at new life and also blessed about this church and I hate seeing my brethren
In my friends from all the churches and concern about this and that are just like don't be troubled
Don't be troubled be excited about the coming of Jesus Christ
Can you come with me to Revelation 13 come with me to Revelation 13
We know that the man of sin is coming that the man of sin be revealed the son of perdition
I'm not going to go through everything all over again
You can go back and listen to Revelation
But I want to remind you of what the best thing you can do for your life
If you are the generation if we are the generation that goes into the end times
Revelation 13 verse number 9. I want you to remember
Okay, the believers that do so well in the great tribulation period
Revelation 13 9 if any man have an ear let him hear
He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity
Here that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword
Here is the patience and the faith of the Saints
Say pastor, how can I prepare for the end times? What do I do about it? Just in case into my life
How about you work on patience and your faith?
Okay, because that is what's going to keep believers
You know serving the Lord faithfully doing great exploits and works in the end times or in any type of difficulty is
When you remain faithful and you are patience, okay when you learn patience and again
We've gone for the fruit of the Spirit not long ago, and we saw a long suffering
We covered faith and long suffering
I don't want to rehash there is going to be some overlap with what I covered with through the Spirit
But coming to the next chapter revelation 14 verse number 12 revelation 14 verse number 12
Revelation 14 verse number 12 it says here is the patience of the Saints
Here are they that keep the commandments of God with us and the faith of Jesus
Again, we see the patience. We see the faith now. We also have the commandments of God
How do I prepare for the end times? What do I do about it? Hey keep the commandments of God
Be patient calm down
Okay, don't be troubled be patient and beef and have your faith placed on the Lord Jesus Christ
So these are qualities that you ought to have just regardless if you're not the generation going through the end times
This is what we should do about it. Okay. This is what we're driven to think about. It's not all right
How do I you know collect enough guns and grenades so I can fight the Antichrist, you know?
How do I you know prepare a bunker and getting ready for the time when there's persecution of God's people
or you know, how do I prepare to make sure that I've got enough crops and and
Food, you know of my land. I've done enough of a of a farm and I'm growing
You know food and I and I've got enough cattle and things to take care of my family during these hard times
It's not just patience faith and keep the commandments of God
That's gonna be the best thing that you can work toward as you think about the end times
It says in verse number 13 revelation 14 verse 12 13 and I heard a voice from heaven saying it to me
Right blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea save the spirit. They may rest from their labors
Look, they're not hiding from the Antichrist that they're laboring. They may rest from the labors and their works to follow them
They're doing great works
And I looked and behold a white cloud and upon the cloud one
Sat like unto the Son of Man having on his head a golden crown and in his hand a sharp sequel
Of course, that's the coming of Jesus Christ in the clouds, but I wanted to notice once again
I really cover this in Revelation, but the believers that are going for these end times. They're doing great works for God
Okay, and now the time of rest comes when the time of the rapture the resurrection of the Saints
They can finally rest from the labor from the persecution that they've gone through
But what got them through all that persecution their patience their faith and keeping the commandments of God
It wasn't making sure they had enough food for the next seven years of great of you know
Although 75 days of great tribulation or anything like that. That wasn't their concern. Their concern was hey
I just want to be a great believer. I want to be a great Christian
Look, you know having if you come with me to second Peter, please second Peter chapter one second Peter chapter one
Look there's great knowledge in this church
We believe in a post-tribulation pre-wrath rapture the Bible is so consistent the Bible clearly
spells out this is the time and time the timing of the law of the law time of Christ return, okay, but
You know what? I don't think my pre-trib brother down the road. Okay, who's saved?
I don't think they're going to necessarily fair worse
during great tribulation
Because they don't have the knowledge that I do
Because my pre-trib brother down the road may very well have greater faith
He might have greater patience. He might be doing a better job keeping the commandments of God and
So hey if it is in our generation, and he's surprised. Oh, I thought the rapture was coming first
He's gonna well. Hey, I've been faithful to God. I've been given his commandments bring it on
Then if this is what that's I believe that's going to be that probably they're gonna know what to do, you know
Let's bring up pastor Kevin and find it exactly the time another rapture
I think no, but I think by the time that all of this happens
They're going to know the truth if they're walking faithfully keep the commandments right there being patient for the Lord
This is how we prepare. This is this is what we do about the end times
I have no idea if it's going to be in our lifetime
To be honest with you if you ask me, you know, I won't be careful what I say
But I don't think it's gonna be my lifetime. That's that's what I think. Okay. I don't think it's gonna be my lifetime
I'm not saying it's not I just I just don't think so. Okay, but then that means pastor
We don't need to be faithful. We don't need to be patient. We don't need to get the commandments
We've got of course we do because even if we're not going to go for a great tribulation
There'll be other tribulation that you go through life and that's going to help you when you go through difficulties and troubles
Okay, making sure that you're walking closely with the Lord second Peter chapter 1 verse number 5
And I know I read this not long ago during the fruit of the Spirit series
But just as a reminder it says here and beside this giving all diligence
Add to your faith virtue and to virtue knowledge and
to knowledge temperance and to temperance patience and to
Patience godliness and to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness charity
Look, this is what do I do about the end times pastor?
Work toward these qualities in your life ask God to develop these things in your life be more virtuous
All right, have a better temperance about yourself be patient be godly be kind
You know have charity one for another
Look at verse number eight for if these things be in you
Okay, that means they may not be in you
Okay, we need to work toward this for if these things being you and abound
They make you that ye shall net neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ
But he that lack of these things is blind and
Cannot see afar off and have forgotten that he was purged from his old sins
Like what's the point of knowing the raptures after the tribulation but before God pulls out his wrath
But I'm not gonna have these qualities in my life
I refuse to work toward fixing my life, but the Bible says you're gonna be blind. You can't see far off
You're not gonna be effective for God if you are that person that goes through the end times
But look at verse number 10 wherefore and rather brethren give diligence
You know, this is like work hard towards
Give diligence look at this to make your call in an election sure
Look and I love this part for here. Sorry for if you do these things you shall never fall
Now we saw that before the rapture there's gonna be a great falling away
Okay, and again we can this we can talk about who that falling away entails
But I don't want to be a believer that far
It's all it's all about to fall. It's a word collapse and it's all about to happen
And
Then I'm worried and frustrated and I'm doing nothing for God except to hide and protect myself from all the evils of the world
You know what focus on the things that God wants you to focus on and you'll never fall
Like I know those characteristics probably yeah, yeah pastor a big deal
But you know what if you have this in your life and you're bound these things
God promises you that you never fall you go through times of difficulties and you'll stay faithful to God
You're gonna have betrayal and rejection. You're gonna be like praise God anyway
And look at verse number 11
For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly
Into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
I told you at the start that I'm looking forward to the coming of Christ
I want to be with him in his kingdom of course we all are okay
But notice that there's going to be abundance for us is going to be rewards
It's going to be you know a treasure in heaven if we work it to all these qualities
When Christ comes back and we can rule with Christ for that thousand year period of time
But we saw in verse number 10
I'll just read again verse 10 wherefore the rather brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure
The next point that I have for you the first one first one was don't be troubled right next one is make your
Calling and election sure you know make it sure make it strong how these qualities
Okay
Knowledge temperate faith sorry it says faith and then virtue and knowledge temperance patience
godliness brotherly kindness charity
Boy, you can ask God to make you abound in these qualities you won't fall
And you'll have great rewards when Christ comes back
You know so make your call in an election sure come with me to 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2 again 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2
2nd Thessalonians chapter 2
2nd Thessalonians chapter 2 and verse number 7
And I want to be careful because I don't want I don't want you guys to walk away
And then be like I'm never going to talk to pass about the end times
If I have a question about something I'm never going to come to him because he thinks I'm crazy
I don't want that to be the result either
I don't might talk about the end times, but I want to do it in the right way with the right spirit
Like not console, man. It's all better. It's all that happened you know
I'm going to say something, but I'll leave it
2nd Thessalonians chapter 2 verse number 7 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2 verse number 7
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work
Now there's a iniquity that's wicked a sin that's already at work at the time Paul wrote this epistle
Okay, it's a mystery. He says okay. It's something kind of like behind the scenes
We don't really see it very clearly, but again those that are in the conspiracy world
You guys know that there is mysteries there are conspiracies there are behind the scenes movements
And so we watch the videos to find out you know
But I just want to show you that look it's been happening in Paul's day
That mystery of iniquity has already been at work
Only he who now let a fool let until he be taken out of the way
And then shall the wicked be revealed that's the antichrist
Whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming
What I wanted to why I wanted to read that to you is that I want you if you get worried about end times
You get concerned about every little conspiracy
Calmly accept that iniquity is at work. You can't change it
Okay, you can't change it. It's been at work even in Paul's day
And you know what I don't see Paul concerning himself too much with the iniquity that's at work behind the scenes
I've seen focus writing epistles starting churches encouraging the brethren going soul winning
I've seen focus on the things that are going to matter for eternity
What I'm trying to say brethren is that look maybe it is all around about to happen
Maybe it is all around the corner
Okay, I don't know I don't think so
But it's always there's always been work behind the scenes like it's been 2,000 years
I don't know how much more time the devil needs to do his work and bring in his you know attempt of an empire
You know his main man the antichrist come and try to rule over the whole I don't know how much more long
It's really taken to 2,000 years
Maybe he needs another 2,000 years to make it happen
I don't know I don't care
We know that it's at work so why am I going to concern myself
But this is what I see on social media
I see brothers and sisters in the Lord and my online listeners I'm sorry if I offend you too
But you know posting on Facebook and why aren't people awake
I've been warning about this for the last five years
Now you can finally see that it's all true
Yeah I mean we've known it's been true since Paul's day
It's not like it's not like you found something new and amazing wow
It's been at work for 2,000 years
I mean you're just showing me something that's happened the last two years
It's not a big deal
Do you guys understand what I'm saying
Like relax
We know that behind the scenes it's all the devil's trying to make this happen a reality
But I want you to notice how he responds in verse number 8 there again
Like okay it's at work alright Paul alright tell me what am I supposed to do with the mystery of iniquity
Am I meant to fight the antichrist
Am I meant to fight the corrupt system
Is that what I'm meant to do
Or he just goes and then the wicked shall be revealed
And whom the Lord shall consume the spirit of his mouth
And shall destroy the brightness of his coming
He gives it one sentence ah this is gonna get destroyed anyway
Oh is that all
What about you know waking up society and waking up the sheeple
And is that no no I just thought about it's gonna happen then God's gonna destroy it
Like that's how much attention the apostle Paul gives to you know the mystery of iniquity
Okay it's at work and then God's gonna destroy them anyway who cares
That's it like next verse that's it it's all over
And then he says verse number 9
Even him who's coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish
Because they receive not the love of the truth
That they might be saved
What's his concern
Salvation getting the gospel out
Alright he goes but these people that follow after the antichrist
That refuse to believe the gospel yeah they're gonna be damned
Even you know what's it called
The mark of the beast
No I was gonna say strong delusion is what I was gonna say sorry
God's gonna send them a strong delusion and hey they're not gonna get saved
Okay we know that okay
But again the third point that I had for you was just calmly accept iniquity is at work
It just is it's just how it is relax God knows
Right you can't change it I can't change it
It's been prophesied in scripture it's supposed to happen
You know like sometimes I'll tell you about one pastor friend that I have
Who was preaching about you know all the new you know surveillance
And you know it's all coming to the mark of the beast
And it's all this and that and I love this pastor don't get me wrong
I listened to a few of his sermons because I was kind of okay
Like I can see where you're coming from looks like you're waking up to things
And you're you know you're starting to realize the wickedness of the world praise God
But then at the end of the sermon it's like okay like you you revealed all these things about you know
Surveillance and as privacy has been taken away and then you know the Lord's coming back at some point
And it's like oh yeah but you spent all sermon doing this but what's what are we supposed to do about it
So I contacted him I said okay I've been listening to your preaching it's good
I agree with what you're saying but I'm confused as to what your call of action is
What are we supposed to do with this and he couldn't give me an answer
And I said look could it be that you're trying to reach out to those in the conspiracy world
Hey you know the Bible speaks of these things yes it does get saved
Is that your purpose and I go oh yeah that's my purpose
But it's like I don't mind I love pastors I love preachers and especially if you're saved
And doing God's work and pastoring is not easy and I appreciate them
But sometimes I see that even pastors get obsessed and about this and that and that development
It's like yeah but what do you want me to do about it like I'm confused
I feel like if I was your congregation member I'd walk away being a little bit scared about the future
Whereas God's not given us a spirit of fear like I'm confused by that
Like you know if I've been preaching through the book of Revelation I gave you fear
I don't want that to be the case I want you to be encouraged
I want you to have a better knowledge okay well that's what's going to happen
I better prepare myself then I better do something about potentially if I'm coming through that time
I'm that generation coming through the end times
What do I do? Let the pastor Kevin say hey increase my faith that's what I need to do
Keep the commandments of God that's what I need to do
That's what I want you to walk away with not thinking oh man it's all about to happen
Matthew 24 15 I'll just read it to you
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet
Stand in the holy place whoso readeth let him understand
Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains
You know what I'm not going to concern myself about every time
If there's a new way to scan when we go shopping or something like that
You know that's not what Jesus says to look out for
You know what he wants our attention if we are going to go through the end times
This is the confirmation when the abomination of desolation takes place
When the antichrist creates an image some statue
Something that is demanded to be worshipped by all people
And if you don't worship that you know that everyone's going to be put to death
And you know that yeah okay whoa that's happened
Big news breaking news this image is set up
Okay now I know in the end times
Like this is the key
This is what Jesus says when you shall see the abomination of desolation
He's not saying when you see a single currency
A single one world currency that's when you know
You know when you see what else
Earthquakes and blood moons and sign eclipses and things like that right
Now you know it's all about to happen
No Jesus Christ says hey abomination of desolation
Already three and a half years into that final seven year period
I mean I just feel like Jesus doesn't even want us to be that overly concerned with it
Until we're smack bang in the middle of it
We shouldn't be like okay now I'm in the middle of it what do I do
Just what we've always done
Go to church be faithful keep the commandments of God
Go soul winning you know and I've really shown that I believe the Holy Spirit is going to be poured out in a great measure to us anyway
We're going to be able to do great works for God
And I'd rather be in a vessel that's been prepared for the Holy Spirit to do maximum works
For Jesus if we are going to go through that end time period
Can you come with me to Jeremiah 29 please
Jeremiah 29
And I'm going to try to fast forward through this
But something else that we learnt from the Revelation series is that there's going to be this world power
Mystery Babylon the great right
And we know that she's been made drunk by the blood of the saints
So she's key to persecuting the people of God
And I don't believe God used Babylon the name Babylon just for no reason
I think we can learn lessons from the Babylon of the Old Testament
I think that's why it's there so we can compare scripture with scripture
And in Jeremiah 29 and look I say this all the time
And I don't think this makes me a popular preacher
But Jeremiah was not a popular preacher
And don't forget that Babylon destroyed or took into captivity the Jews of the southern kingdom of Judah
They were taken into captivity for 70 years into Babylon
And that's the Babylon of Jeremiah's day
And then God sees fit to describe the coming world power as Babylon as well
So I think God you're trying to show us something
You're trying to give us some thoughts and how we approach that
And I believe this mystery or spiritual Babylon
I do believe it's already at work today
Like mystery of iniquity I think it's all at work already
It's all behind the scenes
And again COVID woke me up a little bit to that
When pretty much every nation did exactly the same thing which I find surprising
It doesn't look like each nation is sovereign
It looks like they're being controlled by some other government system
Some other great power whatever it is
Whatever I don't care
Mystery has been at work all these years for the last 2000 years
It doesn't surprise me
But in Jeremiah 29 verse number 1
I'm going to read some of the verses here
And as a reminder
Jeremiah basically is telling the Jews
Just get on with it
It's God's judgement
And we know when it comes to the end times it's God's judgement as well
And it's God's judgement
Just get over it
This is what's going to have to happen
You guys are going to be taken into captivity for 70 years
Some of you guys are going to lose your life
But if you surrender peacefully
You're going to be treated well
And then the false prophets are like
Nah we need to fight this
It's not going to happen
Don't listen to Jeremiah
Jeremiah is a
They even say that Jeremiah is a speaker for Babylon
His allegiance is toward Babylon
Don't listen to what he has to say
Kind of like when someone said to me
Oh you're getting paid by the government to close the church doors
It's just life
It's just human nature
It happens in cycles
But in Jeremiah 29 verse number 1
I want you to look at these words
Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem
Unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives
There were three major times that people were taken into Babylon
So he's writing a letter to those that already were sent there
So it says elders which were carried away captives
And to the priests and to the prophets
And to all the people who Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captives from Jerusalem to Babylon
After that, Jeconiah the king and the queen and the eunuchs and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem
And the carpenters and the smiths were departed from Jerusalem
By the hand of Elisa the son of Shaphan
And Gemariah the son of Hilkiah whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon saying
Okay so this is what God wants to say to these people taken into captivity
Into Babylon
You know they've been stripped away, they've lost their rights
They've been stripped away from their families, they've been taken to a foreign land
They've lost their houses, they've lost everything
All private and personal items have been taken away that now belong into Babylon
Okay
Saying verse number 4
Thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel
Unto all that are carried away captives
Whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon
Okay this is the instruction
Rise up, get ready
Get ready to fight Babylon
Verse number 5
Build your houses and dwell in them
And plant gardens and eat the fruits of them
You know what God's saying to the Jews
Just get on with living a normal life
Go get a house
Go build a garden
Enjoy the fruits of the garden
Look you're going to be there for 7 years
Just relax
Alright
Well that's what I have for you guys about
You know what to do at the end times
Just get on with living a normal life
Be normal people
Okay
You know if you're always on the internet
And every little issue is bothering you
And parts of the next development is this and that
You're not normal
Okay if you think maybe it's best if we just sell up everything
And run to some compound in the middle of nowhere
You're not normal
Okay you're not a normal person
Normal people, even God's people that are taking this captivity
Just God's telling them get on with life
Okay
Look at verse number 6
Take your wives and beget your sons and daughters
Remember what I told you about some people that freak out about the end times
Oh I'm not going to have any kids
Okay these guys have had everything taken away from them
Like they're living in a worse situation than what you are
Okay they actually have a Babylon
That has taken everything away from them
And God says hey have kids
Get married have kids
And take wives for your sons
And give your daughters to husbands
So they may bear sons and daughters
That you may be increased there and not diminished
The next thing pastor what do I do about the end times
Make family your priority
Have families
Get married have kids
Enjoy the family
You know the best thing about COVID
The best thing I think
Was we got to spend more time with our families
You know
Pastor we got to fight we got to fight the system
You know it's hey
My boss is allowing me to work from home
But I'm going to fight it I'm going to go to the office anyway
How about you spend time with your family
You got more time
With your wife and kids than you've ever had before
You know why don't you enjoy that
You know enjoy what God's given you
Make family your priority
What do I do about the end times
Oh could it happen
Let your kids get married
Get on be normal
Verse number 7
And seek the peace of the city
Whither I have caused you to be carried away captives
And pray unto the Lord for it
For in the peace thereof
You shall have peace
Next thing I have for you brethren
What do we do about the end times
Pray for peace
You know what city you're in right now
Sunny Coast
Sunny Coast Lord
I'm going to pray for peace on the Sunshine Coast
Pastor don't you know
There's wickedness there's drunkenness
There's fornication there's adultery
Murder
Yeah but you know what
What I'm going to do I'm going to pray
Seek the peace of the city
Whither I have caused you to be carried away captives
Where they were carried away captives was Babylon
Babylon wicked Babylon
And God says you know what
Just seek peace
Be at peace to the people around you
And why
He goes at the end of verse number 7
For in the peace thereof
Shall ye have peace
You guys want to be at peace
Like we started we don't want to be troubled
We don't want to be shaken in mind
We want to be at peace
Well Lord can you please give the Sunny Coast peace
So I can be at peace
And brethren again
You know there is peace on the Sunny Coast isn't there
Like I'm not being thrown in jail right now
Are you?
We're preaching God's word and I'm not trying to
Change my words out of concern
For censorship or hate speech
Or what have you
I'm just preaching God's word as best I know how
I'm at peace right now
I don't know if you're at peace
But what happens
You've got to watch the videos
You've got to find out what's happening with the mystery of
Iniquity at work
Why? God's giving you peace right now
Enjoy the peace
Who cares about the mystery of iniquity
You know what I'm saying guys
Be at peace
Stop worrying about every single development
Every time there's some change
In the legal system or
Technological advance I got at this time
You know or change
In the financial systems and it's all about to happen
Pastor
Just be at peace
Very quickly you guys know this passage
1 Timothy 2.1 I exhort therefore
That first of all supplications
Prayers intercessions
And giving of thanks be made for all men
For kings and for all that
Are in authority that we may lead
A quiet and peaceable
Life in all
Godliness and honesty
Isn't that
Do you not want that
Quiet and peaceable life
I want that brethren
But I know when I spend time
Thinking on the end times
The peace gets removed
And you know that happens
Why do you want to live like that
Why do you want the stress
And the sorrows and then
Got to tell brother so and so about it
So they get stressed and worried too
What kind of brother in the Lord are you
I want to give you peace
I want to give him stress
It doesn't make sense
What to do about the end times
Pray for peace
Let's continue there in verse number 8
For thus saith the Lord of hosts
The God of Israel
Let not your prophets and your diviners
That be in the midst of you
Deceive you
Neither hearken to your dreams
Which ye cause to be dreamed
For they prophesy falsely
Among you in my name
I have not sent them
Sayeth the Lord
Brethren you see sometimes we have our dreams
Our own thoughts our own ideas
If I just
Change the way I live my life
And I hide from the government
In the middle of nowhere
And I remove my name
Of every registration
And I oh we're married
Oh man we shouldn't have done that documentation
Let's break our marriage
So that the government doesn't know who we are
Who our children are
And I'm going to hide all my kids
And make sure nobody sees anything
And I'm going to wear that
I don't have any foil here
Tin foil hat on my head
No brethren
You know sometimes that's what people think
And you know what there are always
going to be preachers that are going to
Confirm for you to live that kind of life
Like if that's what you want in your heart
It's not going to take long for you to go online
And find some preacher that will confirm
That's the right way to live a life
Listen the next point that I have for you
Is forsake unbiblical teachings
Forsake
Unbiblical teachings
Let's keep going there verse number 10
For thus saith the Lord
That after seventy years
Be accomplished at Babylon
I will visit you
And I love this and perform my
Good word towards you
In causing you to return to this place
For I know the
Thoughts that I think towards you
Saith the Lord
Thoughts of peace
And not of evil
To give you an expected end
Look the last point that I have for you
Is God would have you
To be at peace
Okay
If Babylon rises, mystery Babylon the great
And we lose our freedoms
We lose our rights
Every step we take is monitored
Every dollar we spend
Is known by the government
You know what God says, hey
For I know the thoughts that I think towards you
Saith the Lord, thoughts of peace
And not of evil, don't you know, don't you like that
That God is thinking towards us peace
He wants us to be at peace
To give you an expected end
Hey look, our expected end is to be with
Jesus Christ, to be with God
Salvations, new heavens and new earth
Why do we get so concerned about
What's happening in this corrupt, wicked world
We know what it is
We're passing through
You know we're not trying to fix this earth as it is
We need to be at peace
God wants us to be at peace
He'll never leave us nor forsake us
So Brevin I'll just wrap it up
What to do about the end times
Let me go through those points very quickly
Number one, don't be troubled
Number two, make your calling and election sure
Number three, calmly accept
Iniquity is at work
It's been worked for the last two thousand years
Number four, get on, we've lived a normal life
Be a normal human being please
Number five, make family your priority
Number six, pray for peace
Number seven, forsake unbiblical teachings
And number eight, remind yourself that God
Would have you to be at peace
And not to be troubled, let's pray