How many brought your bibles with you tonight? We're going to turn our attention in the service tonight on the subject of is the Antichrist Alive today and go with me into first John chapter two and as you're turning in the Bible, thank you so very much for being in the house of the lord and thank you for your hunger, for his word. I almost every night when I speak on prophecy, remind people of that incredible promise in the very first chapter. of the Book of Revelation in verse three where the Bible said, blessed are all those who read the words of this prophecy to the church That would be me and all those who listen to them and obey them. That would be you for the time is near and I hope you'll never forget that the Book of Revelation is the only book in the Bible that blessing of god attached to it and I've read I have over 20 thousand books in my Christian library. Haven't read them all, have sped, read, or read or studied many of them but it's amazing to me how various scholars go back and forth as to why the reason why god gave that supernatural special blessing to the Book of Revelation only. Well, I'll let them debate the why I'm just going to receive it by faith and so you receive the blessing of Revelation one three tonight by faith, just raise a hand to the lord and say that's me. Can I also please remind you to all week long, keep praying and writing down down the names of people that you're praying for that need the lord. Invite them to the meetings. Make your best effort and I forget who it was. Who said it? It may have been AW Tozer but someone said before you talk to men about god, We talk to god about men and the word men being generically male and female. and the thought process behind that is is before you try to witness to someone or pray for someone or have a spiritual conversation with someone, you need to talk to god about that person in prayer and pray for them more than your debate and your arguments and your opinions. People need prayer. Don't miss what I'm about to say Only the holy Spirit can convict people of sin and convince them of their need of Christ. Only the Holy Spirit can convict people of sin and convince them of their need of Christ. I was in a meeting here just recently and a lady came to me and she had been praying for her mother who was not a Christian for many years and it got to the point where her mother said that she was never welcomed in her home. If she was going to talk about the Bible or Jesus or Christianity and she said, I took that to heart because I hadn't really spend hardly any time praying for my mother and she said, I set aside time every day to pray for my mother and within a month, she called me, came to church with me and in your meeting, gave her heart to Jesus Christ. So, let's always be mindful of that. We're not selling product communicating, loving truths and that's god's work. Our office always invests in opportunities for you to invite people and either Amy or Tina in the office design these beautiful little invitation cards. We usually send a minimum of a thousand 1025 hundred out to about every event and there are many of these in the foyer pick some up on the way out and you can pass those out pray over them before you pass them out and god might have you put one somewhere where you'd least expect it. Many years ago, I had a meeting in the state of Michigan in an assembly of God Church in Otis, Michigan. Anybody know where Otis Michigan is outside of Lansing and the couple by their own story, they were driving around. It was during the fall and leaves were at their peak colors and they were almost miles away from Otis and had stopped at a gas station and filled up with gas and they were getting ready to leave and the wife turned to the husband. She said, as they were exiting the gas station go back and he said, why did you leave something there? She said, no. She said, I have some of the posters for the Lost Lamb Crusade and Otis and I just felt quickened in my heart to ask that manager if he'd allow us to hang them in the window and advertise and the husband said, we're miles away from Otis and of course, she gave him the snake eyes that only married people will understand and so he turned around and went back to the gas station and sure enough, the the gas attendant allowed them that on the the gas station allowed them to put the poster in the window. There was a couple that lived in the Otis area that happened to be driving in upper Michigan and saw the poster ended up coming to the event named the Evan family and through the years over twenty members of that one family came to Christ. Most of them in that lost lamb crusade in Otis, Michigan and then through the years, some husbands and children and so on but I've never forgotten that story because there was those precious people have been partners with the ministry all these years and every time I see their letter each month and and read their testimony, they often times remind me, don't ever forget the Evans family and it's hard to forget the the patriarchy name is Bob Evans. How many of you have heard of Bob Evans And so Bob got saved in Otis, Michigan and his daughters and sons and son in in laws and in laws and grandchildren and let's just take a moment to pray. Will you just raise a hand for your family? Father, we believe what we said that there's power in prayer and it's not our job to argue and debate people into the kingdom of heaven. but to lovingly preach and proclaim the truth of truth of god and allow by the spirit you to do the work that only you can do. and so we pray for every hand raised not one member of their family lost in eternity's mourning but all saved in Jesus name and all god's people said, amen. I'm not going to receive an offering for lost Lamb. I'm just going to quickly mention if you're a guest or or visitor this week, if there's opportunity given to receive support for the ministry of the Lost Lamb Association. If you're a guest or a visitor, whoever invited you, you're not here to a blessing to me. I'm here to be a blessing to you. but for those of you who are Christians and many of you, how many of you remember when I came to speak as a very young man back in the early 80s, any of the old timers? Remember I, my hair was redder them. It's getting my wife says it's blonde. I said, look again, I think it's closer to white than blonde but as my father said, I don't care what color it turns as long as it doesn't turn loose. So, in any case, II always like say a heartfelt. thank you. This is one of the handful of churches in our ministry of over four decades that you brought us in probably when we weren't seasoned enough to preach and certainly probably weren't worthy to stand in your sacred desk but you're a pastor and your leadership through the years when I was just getting started, Judy and I brought us in and then we've had a relationship for over 40 years with Calvary Full Gospel Church in the free A family and I just want you to I love you to pieces Had a wonderful lunch today with pastor David and pastor JD and my relationship with them through the years is just become like breathing in and out. It's just how quick time can go by when you're with people that you enjoy and then other people you can talk to them for 5 minutes and you felt like you went through 7 years of great tribulation but anyway, tomorrow night, tomorrow night, don't miss it. walk in the supernatural favor of god in the last days, I'm actually going to give you a testimony of how the lord helped me and help the ministry of Lost Lamb. The lord clearly spoke to me. I take some time usually in January for extended fasting and in our extended fast in January of 2018, the lord clearly led me to change some of the dynamics of the Ministry of Lost Lamb and I didn't hear an audible voice but it was just as strong as an audible voice in my spirit. I heard one third, one third, one third and so, begin to meditate on that over the next couple of days and I said, Lord, what are you trying to tell me? And it became clear before that fast was over structure the ministry in the last last days, one third foreign crusades and missions one third National crusades and one third media. I was very strongly involved. Maybe even a little top heavy in missions and foreign crusades and and the rest of our schedule was national Crusades but the weak link in that was media and so in obedience to the lord, I began to develop media and sow into it and study it and god brought people into my life to help me with that. Long story short, by the time COVID came around, we had started a broadcast on Facebook Live entitled Bible prophecy with Tiff Shuttlesworth and by the time COVID came around, we were averaging it. It varied but we were averaging almost every video close to 10 thousand views and it became a significant ministry and I'm not about the views and the numbers. I'm about the people that respond to the programs contact the office and through Email or private message. They they write and say, I heard the broadcast and gave my heart Jesus and I'd like to start your follow up program or I need a Bible and I just begin to notice the tremendous number of materials being mailed on Friday. It often times even now is two large USPS boxes full of first time decision for Christ's discipleship material going out each Friday today. just miraculously II don't even know how to explain it but I was by a pastor in Texas and a message that I preached in our lost lamb Crusade there over 4 months ago on their Youtube channel in the last couple of days. Now, it's up over 400 400 thousand views and the discipleship pastor at the church texted me this afternoon when I got back to the hotel and he said, we're getting hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of comments and many people are writing They prayed the sinner's prayer with you at the end and have given their hearts to Christ and we're following up on them and you know, 400 400 thousand people in 48 hours or so, Do you know how many places I'd have to travel to to preach to that many people? So, god help me and he'll do the same for you and so tomorrow night will be a very practical message that will help you on how to your life, your family, your finances, your career, very practical, biblical information, how to walk in the supernatural favor of god in the last days because I think COVID was a wake-up call for a lot of people. There are a lot of people that everything was going along in life, hunky Dory and then they were unemployed for 4 months and or businesses. I think I read somewhere that 41 41% of restaurants in New York City closed down or went bankrupt during COVID Forty-one. 41%. Well, how many of you know that god knows what's coming? How many of you know that God will give you wisdom before it gets here? The keys to that tomorrow night and then Wednesday night, what will happen to America? in the last days? if you have your Bibles First John chapter two First John chapter two Again, thank you. Between now and Wednesday night for just asking the lord what you might do for Lost Lamb. I'll tell you one of the main things that we're hustling on right now is we're preparing a television program, a full season of television programs on Bible prophecy and we're going to be using those as crusades and we'll be buying out various markets, secular markets in major cities Many of them will be connected with the events that are coming up and we're going to be using them. My hero. How many of you heard me say through the years, Billy Graham has been my hero and one of the things that Billy Graham, I think probably was most noted for and they'll never be another Billy Graham. I'm certainly not in any way worthy to to tie the shoes on his feet but one of the things that Billy Graham did very well was he prepared television broadcasts that the gospel was preached in a way that the common person or the unchurched person or the person who felt felt condemned by religion or religiosity but they can identify with this man who opened the Bible and showed people that god loved them, that god could forgive them and preach the gospel through a variety of messages but always made the invitation and only heaven will reveal how many multiple millions of people received Christ through those Billy Graham broadcasts and so that's what we're doing now. We already have a full season of programming available. It's being edited and we're going to do a professional broadcast We'll be putting that in various markets throughout the United States and Canada. I have a heart for Canada. God gave us a miracle during COVID, and our Canadian charity was approved and you have no idea how hard it is under the Trudeau administration for an evangelical organization from America to receive charity status from Canada Revenue which is their IRS. It took 2 years and a lot of phone conversations with attorneys but lost Lamb Association Canada is approved. We have since opened up a small office in Canada and hired a part time administrator and we're up and running and just getting started but pretty much 100% of what we do in Canada is going to be through television, media, social media. How many of you know the gospel still touches people's hearts and lives? So, pray about what god would have you to do and we thank you in advance Amy in my office. If you're editing, you can begin the edit right here. If you have your Bibles tonight, I'm reading out of first John chapter two and I want you to go down to verses fifteen through verses eighteen and I'll be speaking tonight on the subject is the Antichrist alive. today and I'll tell you right up front before I even read the passage from the scripture, I believe that he is and I will show you why I feel so strongly about that in the but as always, let's start in the Bible. Stay in the Bible and finish in the Bible First John chapter two verse fifteen. there the Bible says, stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you for when you love the world, you show that you do not have the love of the father in you for the world offers only the lust for physical pleasure. the lust for everything we see and pride in our possessions. These are not from the father. They are from this evil world and this world is fading away. How many of you know that we're watching even our own country? A spiritual fading away in our own nation and the Bible prophesied throughout the world in the last days. this world is fading along with everything it craves but if you do the will of god, you will live forever. Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming and already many such antichrists have appeared. Paul's right there and if you have your Bible highlight and make note of the fact that anti is mentioned first with a capital A antichrist capital, A in the singular but then it goes on to say many such antichrists, plural small have appeared and this has been a question through the years by many people who follow our ministry on Bible prophecy. Why does the Bible mention antichrist singular and anti Christ's plural in the scriptures is there going to be one or will there will be several? I'll answer that tonight. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming and already many such antichrists have appeared and from this, we know that the end of the world has come. I want you to make a mental note of the fact that the end of the world as we know it in Bible Prophecy is connected to the revelation and the workings of a man that the Bible calls the Antichrist. Let's take a moment to pray. Father, once again, as we open up the Holy Bible and we read, it's perfect content. We humble our hearts in your holy presence and we humble our hearts before these precious people and what an hour in which we live to that even as I'm speaking here to a live audience, that the potential existed in the days ahead through various digital platforms and social platforms that hundreds of thousands of people can hear the gospel. I pray that you would help me to understand the weight of that and to be mindful that I may be even speaking to people that I'll never see and so help me to make the gospel clear and I that you would do what only you can do by the Holy Spirit. convict of sin and draw people to know Christ and lead us in these moments by that sweet spirit and we'll be careful to give you the praise and the honor and the glory. I pray for all within the sound of my voice who do not have peace with god. I pray for those who do not understand the difference between being religious and being right with god. Help me to make that clear tonight as well and we thank you and praise you and thank you that in the Bible you said that when we call upon your name that you hear and answer prayer and so it be done even as we have said in Jesus name and all god's people said, it has has been stated by demographics that throughout history, from the time of Adam until modern time that well over 100 100 billion human beings have been born. There are currently on the face of the earth today alive somewhere around eight 8, billion people and growing. However, the greatest human being from the birth of Jesus Christ will soon arrive and make his grandiose entrance into this world. through politics. and many People are not aware of this that the Antichrist is not some Marvel super character. He is clearly defined in the Bible as a charismatic political leader that will suddenly come to power and will be brought into a position where he will be the one world leader of a one world government. If you have never heard our message entitled the five political agendas of the last days, go any of our platforms or our podcast channel and you need to listen to that. The five political agendas of the last days and they are found in Revelation thirteen and quickly to give you a thumbnail of what those five political agendas are. The Bible says in Revelation thirteen that there is soon to come after the rapture of the church. the arrival of a one world leader. that's the Antichrist in the Book of Revelation, you'll see the verbiage, the beast. The second beast and the dragon. The first beast is the Antichrist. The second beast in Revelation thirteen is the false prophet and the dragon is Satan and as I've already mentioned to you, Revelation thirteen reveals the unholy trinity. Everything that Satan does is a counterfeit of something that god created for two reasons but the Antichrist and the false prophet and Satan in the last days will counterfeit many of these things that god gave for pure and holy reasons and they will will be used for unholy and blasphemous reasons in this message tonight, I'll actually give you a long list of what is coming that will fulfill what I've just said but the Antichrist is a political leader. He is not Superman. He is not a ghost. He is not a sci-fi figure. He will be according to the Bible. A very intelligent charismatic political leader who will arise out of obscurity and become the one world leader of a one world government with a one world religion, a one world monetary system that will be enforced a one world military. Those five political agendas of the last days out of Revelation thirteen. I hope you'll find those in the archives and listen to them. Somebody asked me not long ago, why even preach or teach on the Antichrist Shouldn't we as Christians just remain focused on Jesus Christ and I've heard various theologians and scholars and ministries through the years emphatic state that we shouldn't give any attention to the Antichrist and what's coming That all happens after the rapture. We just need to concentrate on Jesus Christ. Now, obviously, a lot of what they're intending to say is true. I am not looking for the Antichrist. I am looking for Jesus Christ. whereas my father used to say, I'm not looking for the Undertaker. I'm looking for the Undertaker. I want to be ready the lord. But how many of you know that when god gave us the Bible, he didn't put any content inside of it accidentally Everything that's in the Bible is divinely purposeful and so if god put it in the Bible, those who love god, love his word and those who love his word should realize god didn't just write it to fill a book. Everything put in. It has a sacred responsibility and a sacred understanding. So, in the Bible, you'll find over 100 passages on the Antichrist. Think about that. in the Bible and in Bible prophecy, there are over 100 passages that deal specifically with this man called the Antichrist, his origin, his national his character. even his sexuality and I'll define that from the scripture. His defeat his final judgment, his characteristics as a final world ruler, all in the Bible. Now, if you were attending a Bible college or a seminary, if you had a good professor, sooner or later, somebody would teach you what is called the law of proportion. Well, what is the of proportion when you're studying the Bible, the law of proportion simply means that if god put something in the scripture, multiple times, it has a weight of significance that he's trying to get your attention and wants you to understand something about that. If it has significant weight in scripture, you need to give attention If you receive that same amen. Amen. So, on the pages of the Bible, we actually find ten different titles for this soon coming political leader in Daniel seven and eight. He's called The Little Horn in Daniel eight and 23. He's called the King Insolent and skilled and intrigue in Daniel nine and 26. He is called the Prince who is to come in Daniel nine and 27. He is called The one who makes desolate in 1136 to 45. He is described as the king who does what he pleases. In Zechariah 1115 through seventeen. He is described as a foolish shepherd in second Thessalonians two and three. he is described as the man of final destruction in second Thessalonians two and eight. he is called the lawless one in Revelations and he is called the writer on the white horse and in Revelation thirteen one and two, he is called the beast out of the sea. Now, let me share with you from these hundred passages By the way, you'll be happy to know that I'm not going to preach tonight on all 100 passages because we'd be here for a very long time but I do want to hit the highlights of what the Bible and so if you're taking notes, let me give you the unique biblical facts about the Antichrist because of the law of proportion and because of the 100 plus references on the Antichrist in the Bible, if you study those 100 references and various passages describing the Antichrist, there's some very unique things that will help us to identify him when he appears, the Antichrist will be a master. counterfeit. Very important. studies of the Antichrist and eschatology or end time studies or Bible prophecy studies that would be one of the core values of understanding who the Antichrist is. He is going to be a master counterfeit because Satan has never originated anything but sin God is a creator. now, we don't have time to go on a study of Satan and all of the passages that deal with Satan and his oranges but origins but many of you remember that he was created as a super angel in the beginning and was specifically given supernatural musical abilities and when god created him as an angel, he was given leadership over worship in heaven and even day though. He has been cast out. The Bible says that there are angels that remained who still walk in the mountains of god singing holy, holy, holy is the lord and as we study Satan in the Old Testament prior to his Full, the Bible said that he has been given these leadership qualities as a worship leader. He had supernatural musical abilities that were actually internal and not just external and he was perfect in beauty. He was perfect in beauty but unfortunately, this pride got into his personality and he decided that he wanted more authority than what he had been given. Now, many people through the years who have preached on the fall of Satan have preached as if it was a WWE match or an MMA match but the Bible doesn't say that at all. It said that when he and rebellion against god that he like lightning. fell from heaven and was cast to this earth but unfortunately, many of the angels that were under his authority, he had deceived them and the Bible said that one third of the angels Full with Satan to this earth. Now, a lot of people get a little freaked out over that but the Bible is very clear There really are powers of evil in this people watch things that happen in the world and say, how could anybody and human flesh ever commit such an atrocity Because people really do have influenced by demonic powers and I have seen people that were demon possessed. I hope you never in your lifetime are personally involved in a genuine exorcism but I in my ministry have been involved in genuine exorcism. I have seen demonic spirits cast out of people. I have seen a sixteen-year-old boy that was small and framed producing multiple demons when he was delivered and set free but prior to his exorcism six strong men could not control him or hold him down. I'm not here to give you nightmares. I am here to tell you that in this world today, there are powers of wickedness and evil and there are demonic and Satan along with one third of the angels. habitat this earth Here's the good news. simple math. If one third Full two thirds state and so for every one demon spirit, that are cast down and defeated and weakened, there are two mighty angels and for those who belong to god, to those who repented of sin to those who have right relationship with god through Christ. For those who live in his word and love his word and pray and fellowship in the presence of god. The Bible said, he has given his angels charge over us. Angels follow me wherever go when I flew here to Philadelphia and get off the plane, a lady came up behind me and all of a sudden I heard Tiff Shuttlesworth and I paused and turn around and there was a lady behind me and because we're in an airport, she had a mask and I said, obviously, you know my name but because I can't see your face, I don't know who you are and she told me her name. She said, I was saved in your meetings when I was 16 years old, She looked like based on the mask and my best guess work in her 40s or 50s. She said, I was saved under your ministry. When I was 16 years old, I said, are you still living? Ready to meet the lord? She said, I am and she said, I have never flown before but I have a new job and I have to fly for an interview and training for responsibilities related to that job but she said this morning when I got up, I was so scared about flying. I was sick to my stomach but she said, when I walked on the plane, I saw you there and I thought if Tiff Shuttlesworth on this plane, this plane can't crash and I said, you're right. It'll not crash because a man living in the will of god carrying out a mission by god, living a holy life cannot be taken out until god's timing and God's mission calls for the completion of that task. I was on a plane one time that looked like it was going to crash and people were screaming and frightened. We had a complete flip coming in for the landing and almost crashed on the runway in a terrible winter storm and even the flight attendants were crying and screaming except for one and the lady beside me was freaking out and she looked at me finally after a bit and she said, how come you're not scared? I said because I'm a man of god and nothing's going to happen on this plane that will harm me and because you're sitting next to me, nothing's going to you. She said, are you sure? I said 100%. I shouldn't have said that. She had one of those fancy manicures with long nails. She locked into my left bicep. I had marks in my arm for 3 days but I am here to tell you that as a child of god, I'm not afraid of Devil's devils are not running after me. I'm running after devils. I live in a place of victory for the lord Jesus Christ is the soon Hey, somebody shout hallelujah. Pardon me if I get a little excited. God's been good to me. How about you? but if you're going to preach the Bible, if the Bible has 100 references to the Antichrist, it's ignorance to say we should never preach on the Antichrist god. Put it in there. and we should never be afraid of anything that god put in the Bible. It's all there for our edification to help us, to comfort us We're never afraid of these things because there's protection for those who are in Christ Let me show you how he will become the great super counterfeit. Christ had miracles, signs, and wonders. The Bible says that the Antichrist will have counterfeit miracles, signs, and wonders. Christ will appear in the millennial temple. The antichrist will sit in the tribulation temple Christ is god The Antichrist claims to be god. Christ A lion from Judah, the Antichrist according to Revelation thirteen and two has a mouth like Goliath, Christ makes a peace covenant with Israel. The Antichrist makes a peace covenant with Israel but betrays it. Christ causes men to worship god. the Antichrist requires men to worship him. Christ's tribulation followers are sealed on their foreheads. The Antichrist tribulation followers are on their foreheads or right hand. Christ has a worthy name. The Antichrist has blasphemous names. Christ is married to a virtuous bride. The antichrist is married to a vile prostitute. Jesus Christ sits on the throne. The Antichrist will sit on a throne. Christ has a sharp sword. The Bible said coming from his mouth. the Antichrist has a bow in his hand. Christ enters riding a white horse in the second coming of Christ, the Antichrist will ride a white horse while here on this earth, in the tribulation, Christ has an army, The antichrist will have an army. Christ suffered a violent death. The antichrist will suffer a violent death. Christ was resurrected. The Antichrist will be resurrected. Christ has a second coming. The antichrist fakes a second coming Christ has a 1000 year. worldwide kingdom. The Antichrist has a three and a half year worldwide kingdom. Christ is a part of the holy trinity, the father, the son, and the holy Ghost. The Antichrist is a part of the unholy trinity in Revelation thirteen, Satan, the false prophet and the antichrist, Christ is crowned with many crowns. the anti Christ is crowned with ten Christ is the king of kings, The Antichrist is called the king constantly throughout the hundred passages, we see him endeavoring to be the master blasphemous counterfeit Somebody wrote and asked me on the subject is he Jewish or is he a gentile? It's a debated question and through the years, many scholars and Bible teachers have used various Bible verses trying to support a theological bias that the Antichrist is a Jew but that not the proper interpretation of the verses that are often used. The scripture that is most often used to substantiate that he'll be of Jewish heritage is found in Daniel chapter eleven and down around verse Thirty-seven that says he will neither regard the god of his fathers and because that verse is in Daniel and people assume that Daniel was Hebrew which he was they think that they interpret that properly by saying that the Antichrist is Jewish but that is false. The reason we know that is in first John chapter two verses eighteen and nineteen, the title Antichrist appears in the apostasy of Christianity not from from Judaism. So, proper biblical interpretation of Daniel 1137 helps us to understand that he is going to be a Gentile. Now, once I never be arrogantly dogmatic about that but trust me when I tell you that I have studied this subject for only god would know how many hours over the course of 40 years and I am telling that the weight of scholarship rests upon the fact that he will be gentile. Here's another thing that many people don't know about the Antichrist. He will more than likely be a homosexual Now, this is important to understand before I show you in the Bible where it tells us that I want you in your and by the way, if if you're listening to me you're a homosexual, god doesn't hate you, He loves you. but he hates the sin. that's destroying you. If If you're listening to me and you're a lesbian, god loves you. The last Lost Lamb crusade I had in Spring Hill, Florida when I gave the invitation one night two lesbians that were married had been invited to the meeting but when I gave the invitation, they came to the altar, got down on their knees, ask the Lord to forgive them of their sins, receive Christ as savior and said, we're going to have to make a change. in our lifestyle. If we're going to be living ready to meet the lord. Now, I know in a day and age like this to even have such a discussion. Many people get very upset but I want you to think like an adult for a moment and I want you to use critical thinking Do you want a preacher? Do you want a man of god who's going to waiver with every popular trend in the last days and like we've been seeing in recent days by people in medical positions and CDC and World Health Organization and they have flip flop on their story so many times. it makes it hard to feel credibility for anything that's said and I'm not alone in that. If somebody swears to you that science and data backs up something and then 13 days later tells you that and data says the exact opposite. and then, months later, waffles again and the waffles again. I mean, how many times are you going to flip flop and expect me to believe that you know what you're talking about? That's why I'm not worried about this world. That's why the Bible said, I read that passage to you. He said, don't love this world. This world is fading away. So, all who are outside of Christ are on unstable foundations. And cannot be fully trusted. because god is not their father. but I hope that you are strong enough in spirit and personality. Then, when it comes to opening up the Bible that you would say from a position of humility and faith If the Bible is god's word, then give us a revival of preachers that love us enough to open up the Bible and just tell us what it says. I'm not running for office I have no dog in this hunt. I have no bias in this. Other than 1 day, I'm going to stand before god and give an account for what I did with the Holy Bible. I'm doing my absolute best every time I open my mouth to speak. when I hold this holy book in my head, I spend time and study. I spend time in prayer. I never stand before an audience. I'm prepared. I never stand before an audience without a realization. I have a sacred responsibility to cautiously and carefully and accurately interpret scripture and tell them what it says. So, I'm going to do that. So, don't get mad at me if you get mad at me, that's between you and the lord but I'm just going to love you enough to take a two by four and catch you right between the eyes for a few minutes. If you've wondered why there has been such an unprecedented pressure, upon society, for homosexuality. lesbians, the LGBTQ movement, and on and on. I mean, we're at a place in America. where men have had transitional surgeries trying to be women competing in women's sports, in a biological male body, and it's a travesty. It's unfair. I saw recently and II know that some of you get mad at me but I'm just going to be honest with you. I like boxing. I grew up fighting. I'm a preacher. kid. I have red hair. My legal name is Tiffany. I grew up fighting one of my lost lamb partners is the welterweight champion of the world and MMA fighting and my mother hates it. Matter of fact, she calls it pugs. She doesn't even call it boxing. It's just pugs. Well, that sounds like sin, doesn't it? Boxing's a little more tolerable. Pugs sound like that's sinful, isn't it? Pugs? What is that mom? but one of the things that I've learned through the years is that these crazed laws that are being forced into sports. I recently saw an MMA match where in women's MMA fighting individual. calling himself a woman was biologically a man. built like a man. He crushed that woman's orbital bones around her eye. and hospitalized her and she may never be able to participate in that sport or have certain physical limitations for the rest of her life. Call me old fashioned but that ain't right. the Olympics coming up. They've got a man who for years was a powerlifter and unknown meddled weightlifter who had a transition surgery and they're letting him participate in the Olympics as a woman and the women won't have a chance because he may call himself a woman but he's a man. and if you say such things in the day and age in which we live, people get upset at you. call me old fashioned but the Bible says in Genesis chapter one and god created them male and female and we never had any problem throughout all of human history. figuring out what was what You take two pigs in a farm. in a mud puddle up to their eyes. when it comes to making bacon, they never make a mistake in identifying the proper species I'll stop right there because there are some young ears here. we've become so advanced, quote unquote in our education and wokeness that we're insane and the Bible calls it perversion and wickedness but just in case you wonder why there has been an escalation. young people, you need to hear this. because I guarantee you that if you're in public school or a secular college or university, everything that I'm saying, they would absolutely put me up as some extremist. Well, it's just the Bible but you need to hear this. If you're wondering why there is this unprecedented pressure, in the areas of LGBTQ, it's because when the Antichrist arrives as the master counterfeit, the Bible says, he will have no regard for women Where is that found people always ask that is found in the eleventh chapter of Daniel in verse Thirty-seven. He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for desire of women nor will he show regard for any other god for he will magnify himself above them. all. the Antichrist. more than likely, will be homosexual. He will be gentile. When will he appear? The Antichrist will appear on the world stage at the beginning of the great tribulation and after the rapture, open your your Bibles to second Thessalonians chapter two second Thessalonians chapter two verses six through nine and you know what is holding him back? This is speaking of the Antichrist and you know what? holding him back for he cannot be revealed until his time comes for this lawlessness is already at work secretly and it will remain secret until the one who is holding it back steps out of the way. Now, make note of that, there is something in the earth that is holding back the revelation of the Antichrist and the Bible said he will remain secret until that which holding him back. Steps out of the way. That is referring to the rapture of the church. Now, again, it's hotly debated in certain realms of scholarship. Some would say it refers to the Holy Spirit. Well, without getting into a theological debate tonight. Listen carefully to this, all of the members of the Holy Trinity, the father, the son, and the Holy Ghost are omnipresent. They are present where or three are gathered in my name, I am there in their midst. The presence of the lord is here. The presence of the Holy Spirit is here. If we call upon Jesus in prayer, he is here to listen to the power of his name. Do whatever the scripture tells that we believe in faith in the power and the authority of that name but you cannot remove something that's omnipresent Furthermore, we know that a will be saved after the rapture during the tribulation and no one can be saved without the work of the Holy Spirit. So, I allow for this and I believe it's the best answer to it. The church is indeed filled with the Holy Spirit. So, the spirit filled church is raptured but to go to the extreme of saying the entire presence of the Holy Spirit of god is removed. I think is improper interpretation of what is being removed. It is the rapture of the spirit filled church. Then it says, then after that which is holding it back steps out of the way. then the man of lawlessness, the anti Christ will be revealed but the lord Jesus will kill him with the breath of his mouth and destroy him by the splendor of his coming in the second coming of Jesus. at the end of the great tribulation, Jesus will kill the Antichrist and the Bible said this man will come to do the work of Satan, the Antichrist with counterfeit power signs and miracles when read in the Bible. The one who is holding it back which is how the new American Standard Bible which is one of the most accurate Bibles that you can buy. It translates that the scripture says, he who now restrains it speaks of the church. One Bible scholar wrote this interesting quote, this man will emerge after the rapture probably to calm the chaotic waters troubled by the unexplained departure of so many Christians. He will be primed and ready to speak. He will stand before not only a nation but a world and will win their approval. like a Hitler. He will emerge on a scene of such political and economic chaos that the people will see him as a man with vision pragmatic answers and power to the world. End of quote. I close with this. Why does the Bible mention antichrist singular capital? A and antichrists plural a look at first John two verse eighteen Again, dear children, the last hour here, you have heard that the Antichrist capital, a singular is coming but already many such antichrists small. A plural have appeared from this. We know that the end of the world has come Well, Jesus told us this in Matthew chapter Twenty-four and verse Thirty-six. Jesus said, no man knows the day nor the hour that the son of man will appear not the angels in heaven but my father only Don't ever forget this in Bible prophecy, God is in charge of the timing. prophecy and it is already been set in his eternal chronological holy path and it cannot be escalated and it cannot be slowed down. That's why you have to be careful. I've heard many people in social media and preachers and ministries that I'll not name many of them famous who have said things like, well, if so and so is elected that will speed up judgment that's coming upon this earth or if so, is elected that will give us a greater window of opportunity to preach the gospel. What if so and so is elected in America that will slow down this event and no no politician speeds up or slows down Bible prophecy. Jesus said, not even the angels in heaven know it is in the hands of the father only only god the father has control of the folding of the chronological prophetic events and they were known from the beginning of time are certainly known now and god knows exactly what he's doing America is not in control of Bible prophecy. Our political system has no impact on Bible prophecy. the economy up or down has no bearing upon the speed of prophecy unfolding everything reacts in the world to the destiny of what god has already prophesied. How many what I'm trying to explain to you from the scriptures. prophecy has already been stated. the events that are unfolding. By the way, if you're a new Christian, the next major prophetic event, the rapture of the church after the rapture of the church, 7, years of great tribulation, it will be divided into two parts. exactly in half three and a half years and a second, three and a half years exactly. 7 years. will be the length of the great tribulation. not by our calendar but by the Jewish calendar of 360 days. The great tribulation will be exactly seven times 360, The rapture is a sinless event. We don't know when that will happen but the second coming of Jesus will know the exact day. Now, we'll be raptured but all who know the scriptures know that the great tribulation begins in Daniel eleven when the Antichrist signs the treaty in Jerusalem. The moment he signs that peace treaty, that 7 year trial treaty that will be and if you're left behind and I pray that none of that are listening to me will be left behind but as I saw today as it was forwarded to me that one of the videos that I had spoke on 4 months ago now has over 400 400 thousand views in the last 48 hours and church that had it on their Youtube channel said, we're receiving hundreds and hundreds of comments. We have people that are coming into the office to help answer the questions and respond to the people that received Christ at the end of the broadcast. When you gave the invitation but it very well could be that somebody might be listening to what I'm preaching right now and the rapture has already taken place Here's how you'll know the exact day of the great tribulation when that one world leader travels with an entourage of ten European leaders sit somewhere in a a of prestigious political News worthy setting and his pen signs that document of the Seven-year Trial treaty That is the very first day of the great tribulation. Then, you can add seven times 300 360 to that and you'll know the exact day of the second coming of Christ if you're left behind but nothing is going to speed up or slow down. That's 7 years. Jesus said, if god the father had not shortened that window of time, none could survive. It's going to horrific over 4. billion people will be eliminated from the face of the earth through pandemics. that COVID has nothing. nothing. compared to the pandemics that are coming on this earth to the plagues that are coming on this earth to the nuclear war that's coming on this earth to the judgments of the holy god that are coming on this earth. One medical team, I read their report and they said one of the reasons why there will probably be such an escalation in unstoppable death toll is there's not an agency or a group of agencies on the face of the earth that can even bury that number of people and because there will be multiple billions of corpses laying on the earth, there will probably be diseases related to that that the world has never seen before and will never see again. The Bible says in the war and the culmination of a war in the battle of Armageddon in Israel, that the blood will flow to the horse's bridle things that you can't even imagine in a poorly made Hollywood movie. but Jesus said, the judgment of god so severe in the 7 years of great tribulation that if god hadn't shortened it to 7 years, none could survive and the second half, the second three and a half years will be far worse than the first three and a half years because the Antichrist will actually set it into motion. the second three and a half years when he desecrate the holiness of the temple of god and when he desecrate the temple of god in Jerusalem, the Bible said that will begin the second half of the great tribulation. a second three and a half years and the escalation of judgment in the last half will far exceed the first half and Jesus said, if god the father had not shortened the days none could survive Here it is. Don't miss it. The reason why there is one Antichrist but a reference to multiple antichrists is because the devil is in charge of the unholy Trinity. Revelation thirteen as we've already covered in this series of meetings. Revelation thirteen, we find the unveiling of the unholy Trinity, the Dragon Satan, and the first beast, the Antichrist, the second beast, the false prophet, and the Dragon Satan is in charge of all of the wickedness in the political agenda of the Antichrist on the earth. At this time, the church is gone. The restraining power on the earth is gone. Since Satan is not in charge. of the timing of prophecy, he doesn't know That's why Jesus said in Matthew 2436, not even the angels in heaven know So if the angels that are in heaven, who are holy don't know then certainly the fallen angels that are demonic spirits on the earth. Surely they don't know and Satan is a fallen angel. So don't know. Therefore, the devil does not know Now, don't miss it. Here it is. Since the devil doesn't know the exact timing of final Bible prophecy, he has always had to have kept an antichrist waiting in the political wing throughout the church age. the devil has had to have had some political leader waiting in the wings because the Antichrist is simply going to be possessed and puppet by the dragon. See, So, it doesn't matter that it's multiple antichrists. All he needs is a political body. and he will possessing puppet the workings of the Antichrist So, that's why in your Bible, you see, a antichrists plural. That's why he said already in the world secretly, there are antichrists to Satan doesn't know the timing of prophecy. So, he has always had to have kept one in the wings waiting because when the rapture takes place, he has to have that political leader ready to move into the final unfolding of the end times and that is why there are Antichrist plural mention in first John two but whoever the individual is will be the Antichrist singular capital, A. Did I explain that in a way that you understand it? Say amen. Let me answer the title of the message is the Antichrist alive today. Let me read a of scripture. If you have your Bible, go to Matthew chapter 24. I've quoted from it multiple times tonight. Matthew chapter 24 and go down to verse Thirty-two. there. The Bible says, now learn a lesson from the fig tree when it's branches bud and it's leaves begin to sprout. You know that summer is near in the same way when you see all these things, you can know his return is very near right at the door. I tell you the truth. this generation will not pass from the scene until all these things take place. Heaven and earth will but my words will never disappear. Many notable scholars agree. I agree and feel the same. The fig tree in the Bible was always a type of Israel in the scriptures and so the rebut of the fig tree is a reference to the rebirth of the nation of Israel. in straight language. Jesus is prophesying. When you see the rebirth of the nation of Israel, the generation that witnesses it will not pass until all of these things are fulfilled. That's why many eschatology scholars, eschatology is just a theological term for end times or final times or end events and Bible prophecy. That's why many believe this to be one of the most important prophecies in the Bible. because though the Bible says in Matthew Twenty-four and Thirty-six that no man knows the day nor the hour Some people take that to an extreme. I've heard some people say if you ever hear anybody preaching on Bible prophecy and they give any type of reference to times or seasons, you'll know there are false prophet because the Bible says no man knows the day nor the hour. Well, that's what happens when you read the Bible in a text and don't read the context Whoever preaches that or teaches that if they just keep reading, it goes on to say, you'll know when it's nigh even at the door. So, the Bible agreed, Listen carefully. The Bible forbids date setting So, the proper way of interpreting that is if you hear somebody say that on August 23rd at 3 o'clock in the afternoon eastern time, the rapture will take place. You'll know that person's a false prophet. but it biblically accurate to say, you'll know when it's not even at the door. In the world of eschatology, it is often times called the super side. Well, what's the super sign? The rebirth of the nation of Israel because once the nation of Israel is reborn, it starts the final clicking of the clock. I can't help but laugh out loud. at how many movies end up with a scenario of a clock that starts ticking down. and somebody saves the day by pulling the wire at zero zero. and the world is safe from Hallmark Movies. The Lifetime movies, the Hollywood movies. How many times are they going to use the timer seat? and we've all seen it. 100 times or more. Well, prophetically, when Israel was born as a nation, it starts the final prophecy clock because the Bible attaches to that. The generation that witnesses this will not pass Can I do a practical experiment with some of the older folks that are here to help the younger people? Here's what I'd like you to do and I'm not doing this to embarrass you but if you are alive because Israel was reborn. May 14th 1948. If you are alive in 1948, will you just stand your feet for a moment until I ask you to sit back down. if you are alive. I did that one time. Somebody said I was only 3 months old. If you were alive in 1948, just stand up for a moment and remain standing. If you are alive, some of them, it's taking longer to get up. I understand. Now, just stand up for a moment. Now, young people, I want you to look at around at the people who are standing Thank you. You may sit down. The Bible said their generation shall not pass. until all of these things are fulfilled. at a big youth convention about a year 2 years ago, prior to COVID. I heard a famous youth speaker that I'll not mention referring to young people that are on the earth today and he was trying to preach on prophecy and it was obvious that he had not spent much time studying it but he said to the young people, you may be the last generation No, the people that were standing biblically and accurately are the last generation any generation born after them is a subsequent generation. If you want to get theologically technical, but don't miss the illustration tonight and I thank you by the way for standing up. For some of you that may have been humbling For some of you, it may have been outright painful but the young people that saw that now have a visual and young people. Anytime you read Matthew Twenty-four from now on, when it says the generation that witnesses the budding of the fig tree, the rebirth of the nation of Israel that generation shall not pass until all of these things are fulfilled. in 50 years. None of those people that were standing will be here. in 40 years. None of those people that were standing will be here. in 30 years. None of those people that were standing will be here and I'll stop right there because it's starting to get depressing for some people. So, we don't know the day nor the hour but you'll know when it's not. even at the door. and so young people we are at the door of the final moments of prophecy and that's why you're seeing America in such a downward spiral from the original intent of the Judeo-Christian values upon which this nation was built. That's why you are watching people in absolute boldness and godlessness in political high positions pointing their fingers in cameras, threatening and evangelicals and bible believers and calling us as extremists and trying to pass laws that are leading to things that we don't even want to speak about. That's why you're seeing the pressure of sexual perversions and things that don't make sense and yet you're considered to be an absolute racist if you dare would raise your voice and preach what I'm preaching tonight. It has nothing to do with racism. It's the devil trying to keep the message of prophecy hidden from the ears and the eyes of people For it is your only hope of salvation is through Jesus Christ. the lord because I believe that the budding of the fig tree represents the rebirth of the nation of Israel. If we do the academic math of ages, you could very surely say that somewhere in the wings of the world today, either politically, economically, or financially, because I allow that he could come out of the world of politics. He may come out. I mean, we've seen it in recent years. He may come out of a world of finance. He may come out of a world of religion But the Bible says, no one will know who he is until after the rapture. He cannot be revealed until that which hinders him is taken out of the way. With that in mind, I believe that somewhere waiting in the wings as I preach tonight, somewhere in the world, the Antichrist is alive and well and waiting for his satanic promotion to power but I close with this. I've quoted and read and referred to many passages out of Matthew Twenty-four tonight. Let Let me close by quoting the last verse in that chapter which is verse Forty-four and listen to what it says. It says, be you also ready for in such an hour as you think not the son of man cometh. If all you learn from me preaching on Bible prophecy is one verse. may it be Matthew Twenty-four and verse Forty-four be He also ready. It's the only thing you learn from me in Bible. Prophecy is only the first four words Yeah. Yeah. ready. Bible. prophecy is not given to scare us. Bible prophecy is given to us prepare us You also ready if you believe and receive the word of god tonight. give the lord a mighty hand of praise. I'm going to ask for the musicians to come and people to stand to your feet as I promised you last night, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I'm going to do my best to be done around 9 o'clock. I've actually beat it by a little bit tonight but I never ever preach the gospel without giving people an opportunity to make peace with god. Listen very carefully as the musicians are coming not long ago Rochelle in my office. brought in an Email and she said, I think you're going to want to read this and it was not only an Email but it was also some pictures that this young lady had taken and attached in her Email It was from a 12 year old girl and I take that back. A Nine-year-old Girl in State College, Pennsylvania. home of Penn State and I had done a law slam crusade there some months previous I'm not tell you what all of the Emails said but that 9 year old girl thanked me for coming to her church. She told me in her Email that she and her friends sat on the front row every night and I remembered it. well, I have pictures of it. It was wonderful in that meeting which grew to capacity. They actually had to set seating up in the foyer before that meeting was over. It wasn't a big sanctuary like this. It only seated maybe three or 400 but by the last night, they had to move seating of the foyer for the people that were coming in but the entire front row every night was filled with young boys and girls. All of which who had taken my advice seriously about bringing a Bible, a notebook, and a way to take notes and highlighters This Nine-year-old girl in her Email said, I took Fifty-five pages of notes while you were at our church on Bible prophecy and I wrote her back by the way, part of what I wrote her back. I said, please send me a copy of your Fifty-five pages of notes. That's three times more pages of notes that I had the entire time I was there personally but I've studied it for 40 years and a lot of it's just not just in mind but in spirit but can you imagine 9 years old, Fifty-five pages of notes but the thing that moves me about the Email was her last sentence. She went down to say all of the things that she had learned that week. Beautiful Email touched my heart. I got misty eyed at the last part. Here's what she said. but the most important thing that I learned while you were here, this is a direct quote is that Jesus didn't die on a cross to give us a religion He died the cross to give us a right relationship. with god. 9 years old. That's my prayer for you this week. Don't ever be frustrated if this seems hard to grasp and I do my best to explain it but I know that for many people, it's a lot of information I honestly try every night to to do it in a way that even young people can understand it but my wife always reminds me, she said, for you, it's like breathing in and out but just don't forget that there are people that are listening to you that have just got saved or have never read the Bible But if all you learn is what that 9 year old girl learned, Learn that tonight. God gave his only begotten son to die on a cross. Jesus didn't die on the cross to give us religions. He died on the cross to give you a right relationship with god the father and though it's true, the Bible has over 100 passages on the Antichrist and anyone who preaches the Bible as I've done tonight needs to highlight and teach a lot of the fundamentals and and and the main points of that but we're not looking for the Antichrist. We're looking for the arrival of Jesus Christ. and you've heard me say many times while I'm here, I repeat it. for retention. The rapture is a sinless event. The rapture is a sinless event. There are no specific prophecies that speak to the timing of the rapture. If we are this close, don't miss this. If we are this close to the great tribulation, if we are this close to the arrival of the Antichrist and all of these things happen after the rapture, how much closer must we be to the rapture of the church that Why you need to live every day ready to meet the lord. and so I'd like to pray with you before the service is dismissed tonight and I'm going to give a simple invitation by coming to this
